faster. than what you know he. started march thirteenth g.w. . this is d w news live from her land the syrian army makes further advances in eastern guta government soldiers have reportedly surrounded the enclaves in the largest town duma as air strikes pound the last opposition stronghold near the capital damascus thousands of civilians remain trapped. and life is

increasingly desperate as government forces tighten their grip we have exclusive footage for you from inside the besieged syrian town. and welcome to the program syrian government forces say they have made significant advances into eastern ghouta the army has spent the last three weeks conducting an offensive on the area the last major rebel stronghold near the capital damascus the fighting has already claimed the lives of over a thousand people and some observers say chemical weapons have been used well get the latest more correspondent but first this report syrian state television shows government forces rolling into the center of misrata the syrian observatory for human rights says the syrian army has taken the time as it steps up its assault on eastern ghouta. the enclave is the last major rebel stronghold near the capital

damascus assad's forces and night claiming major gains they have reportedly isolated the key times of duma anti-rust moving into the areas around them and cutting off connecting routes opponents and aid groups have accused the regime of using chemical weapons attacks they used gas and they used this to rome and fourscore and they're now not. i mean in just to see days there were already more than one hundred and fifteen people killed most of them children i saw in my so if i work as a journalist and therefore the other with the mostest media center when the building gets a hit but then i'm deaf. we are washed to there to dismount what have been civil ends and children the government strongly rejects the allegation. we absolutely denied the existence of any chemical weapons including chlorine gas.

the united nations has condemned the intensity of the government to so in the last three weeks the shelling and asked trikes have been almost constant wanted to say the bombardment has not killed more than a thousand people. correspondent. developments for us from beirut in neighboring lebanon and thanks for taking the time the syrian army says it advances have divided eastern time to several parts a rebel forces are disputing that claim what are you hearing about the situation on the ground. o.b.v. hearing is a city no museums actually in quite a strong position right now and that's actually not surprisingly dark militarily the rebels are far weaker will they have to sit in a team added with their russian military might the bustle ethel's that they're also using what we've got in here to do that now is that in fact the regime has entered the center that dealt with as an excuse of she claiming and they have once but they

are perhaps always did that of students at the point because of the bells are also persisting under the weather also why take their meds officially not set that it has a need to know what i have seen not that i think we do are being completely surrounded by that which we bought we had a search and this march is the regime it is in these areas and has been the last digital media is intensively bombing all of these areas in is just a matter of time before they get in the world lead. you mention the president constant shelling and that the rebels are obviously fighting back what kind of. wish to call the syrian army they just did not have the ability to take on their actions so less strategy has been more on how to tell the world which of the journalists how their actions are also well in what really did put pressure on the international community on the ground or the op likely that they just do not have

a single. strand as some say. there is you know as if there was even to go on resisting militarily in order they are jews that's not a biggie that even if you can will be lawful orders of the international community can put some sort of pressure on the regime. to lead to the listener to actually seen in many ways as niels there that's for sure including laws now there was a thousand syrians who were on the ground as i'm speaking of those civilians we've been hearing about the horrific humanitarian situation in the district what more can you tell us about the civilians who remain trapped there. well it is a to look at just a human there since may two thousand and thirteen. does being under siege by the one hundred dollars. follow the last engine be able to get their basic supplies their all to and you will be able to ride some of the officials after the

crossing to be a part of the possibly one regionals lot made last year at the start all over stumbles or sorry we also see just being absolute but over the last week it's a complete mayhem it's completely lost people are huddled up in the basements not only able to get out to have a look at what. the deal i dislike is not of lies it's really just nothing to ensure that they're not part of medicine. so it's quite a nightmarish situation and these people and hundreds and thousands of these will sell their course or to get out the others are scared that if they do get out that might either be singled out by wishing or they might die in doing to leave people refugees and essentially our ally with cancer years altogether so it's a pretty hard situation for hundreds or even thousands of people in allston there absolutely and child for our many thanks staying with syria

now w news has obtained exclusive footage that provides a glimpse into the situation facing civilians in eastern guta the video comes from a resident inside the besieged town of duma which has been the target of some of the worst bombing in syria's seven year civil war. six in the morning in the town after. a few minutes ago a bomb struck the a by rousing residents from their sleep alarms they quickly sought safety in their basements. this footage was sent by a resident to his relatives in berlin who passed it on to us. so my name is our son was these. i'm a resident of the town of duma in eastern guta. i'm sitting at home and will show you my every day life and how we live under siege in the midst of war in eastern. hasan abdel aziz is home suffered heavy

damage looking at the furnishings it's clear that he must have been wealthy shipping the neighborhood is in ruins. was home to around one and a half million people that number has fallen to less than four hundred thousand. over there where the pump is there were apartment buildings with hundreds of families. and. the shelling has destroyed everything. so. the people here refuse to give up struggling every day just to survive they have to be creative for. each one of these hoses leads to an apartment where. the residents are fifteen minutes of power there so they can fill up their water tanks during a lull in the fighting many people go into the streets children especially happy to be outdoors but that changes quickly. one

just launched an airstrike. at the greengrocer's hassan abdel aziz has little to choose from the past week garlic cabbage and cauliflower all in small amounts it's been a long time since tomatoes and potatoes were lost office here then i'm stuck in the farms of kuta have all been destroyed there's no longer any arc of cultural where. most people have something or grow things in their own gardens. son of tennessee says the owner of a small shop this elderly man wants to sell the last of his dishes recently his home was bombed and now he needs the money to buy bread but then he won't have any more dishes at home how do you want to eat and drink. what should i eat and drink or eat just once a day. another asked strike on eastern ghouta hassan abdel aziz finds

shelter in his basement dozens of people hide in the town sprawling tunnel system sometimes they stay several days but no place is totally secure against the repeated shelling and air raids. and you can see the full length version of that exclusive report from on the program reporter which we're broadcasting throughout the day you can also find it on our website dot com now to some of the other stories making news around the world british officials say they've identified some two hundred witnesses and a couple hundred pieces of evidence in their probe into the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter that you are now in critical but stable condition and hospital authorities have been seen carrying out forensic work in the cemetery where the former spy's wife and son are buried. donald trump's former white house aide steve benen has made a controversial appearance at

a conference of the far right front nasa now in front's bennett who helped shape trump's america first campaign platform was invited to address delegates and will after repeatedly expressing support for europe's alright movements. the european union's trade commissioner cecilia maelstrom says the united states has failed to clarify whether the e.u. can be exempt from new american import tariffs on steel and aluminum the statement came after trade chiefs from the u.s. the e.u. and japan held talks over fears those american tariffs might spark a global trade war. now to somalia where millions of people are facing an unprecedented drought due to poor rains for four consecutive seasons repeated failed harvests have led to widespread malnutrition farming families have abandoned their homes in search of food and aid elsewhere in a country where most people make their living from the land the humanitarian crisis

is only growing more dire. the heat sets in early in the morning and dolo in southwest somalia women line up for assistance they've been here for about a year back then the drought was at its worst and the sheepherder families lost their animals. want to get out of the well most of us survive on what relatives give us not everyone has gotten help from the aid groups ofa. aid organizations seem somewhat overwhelmed with the constant influx of families donor money from germany has secured this project by unicef and the world food program. workers take care of malnourished children. and mothers are given education on issues like breast feeding or protecting their kids from disease and about nutrition in exchange for registering with the program women get a card that allows them to receive food. and now they have

assistance and livelihood to move through shows. child protection of the serious all of the healthy. but droughts are becoming more common and another issue remains the traditional way of life for livestock herders does little to guarantee one's future these days. in a game on saturday it was leverkusen facing local rivals munching gladbach lucas arielle hit the target for leverkusen late in the first half and then were just seconds left in the match a lhari zero turned provider for julian bond to nel for leverkusen the final score . now let's take a look at all the bonus legal results with the saturday games in the can as we saw leverkusen defeated god bach byron munich demolished hamburg six nil hoffenheim beat all spurred and has had berlin and freiburg ended in a scoreless tie. down had over on sunday stuttgart take on rb leipzig and dortmund

face frankfurt on monday night braman battle cologne and friday night's game shall cut managed a narrow win over mines shall because daniel cally jury outfoxed five minds players before firing off an unstoppable shot in the fifty fifth minute a one nil victory means shocker can sit back and enjoy the rest of the weekend's action in second place minds meanwhile remain deep in the struggle to avoid relegation. now let's take a look at all those results and what they mean for the bundesliga table bar in munich and shall still filling those top two spots followed now by leverkusen in third oxburgh leapfrog gladbach into eighth and in the bottom half of things things are tight from stuttgart down through freiburg braman both for and minds are tearing just above the direct relegation spots. and just

a reminder of the top story we're following for you syrian state television says rebel fighters and their families have begun to leave the opposition stronghold of eastern this as an aid convoy reached the besieged enclave after being delayed for days by fighting. and watching live from berlin join us again at the top of the hour if you can. move in the fight in full details to be taken seriously in the world of war here's what's coming up women. don't know these superheroes. smart smart stay in the gym creasing really dangerous time good job for mom. it's all about.