to check out the 9 dodge your journey and get in by the this is dw news live from berlin is low. miss fighters advanced in a surprise offensive and northern syria revel. units celebrate. after entering the 2nd biggest city, a level hundreds are reported dead in battles with government forces. also coming up, protesters clash of police for a 2nd night in georgia as anger grows over the suspension of talks on joining the european union. the

american isn't staying, it's good to have you with us. rebel fighters have entered and have taken over most of serious 2nd biggest city of a level. that's according to the syrian observatory for human rights. heavy fighting between the mostly islamist rebels and government forces has been reported across the city. syria is military says has inflicted heavy losses on the rebels who have been advancing on a level for days. reval fighters were seen celebrating in the city. hundreds of people reported killed the escalation, fighting as some of the deadliest in years. and it comes after weeks of simmering violence. let's take a look at the groups involved in the offensive and why it's happening now. major fighting erupt again in serious civil war. a day after staging this surprise attack on government held positions in the north, the rebels moved on to a level showing the city of the syrian state media said the army,

backed by its headline. russia responded with strikes on an searches positions and a lot of it blip country sides. the syrian army says the assault is being led by the higher custody, and i've shown, or h t s a militant group which controls much of northwestern syria. the i t. s. is led by, i'll tell you this form of syria branch. it consists of multiple different insertion groups. some with solid 1st and jihad is spelled yellow, geez, maybe reject the influence of foreign forces, such as turkey, russia, all the united states, but others approved. it's a complicated coalition, but what does unify them is their opposition to syrian liter busha? assad government has been displaced for 5 years. but thank god, i'm now fighting to re claim on land from the grip of the criminal regime. we will persevere on this policy and call on young people to join us in the struggle to

take back our country as long as i don't own shallow. since 2020, the atn sign of a ripple groups have been mostly paced and the blood province area was subject to a turkey and rush. it broke a truce, but outside of it lived, there were large parts of syria, still controlled by rebels. opposed to assets government, including along the border with the rock. us spect curtis forces maintain large parts of the north and turkey, along with the syrian national army control a so called buffers on along the tuckers border with the offensive. the rebels may be trying to capitalize on the of the complex current free writing. elsewhere with assets allied iran, reeling from israel's defensive on hezbollah and 11 on and with rushes resources stretched with its war and ukraine. but the offensive and the syrian government's response has left many civilians in the following line. groups of refugees helping

fling the fighting, heading to shelters. and the province i'm saying is what happens. all of the people started leaving, but we stayed until the morning. but as i was preparing breakfast for my children, a plane flew overhead. as soon as we stood, we ran into the visits on the front of the united nations is calling for an immediate, the escalation, and an end to the most intense fighting northwest. and syria has seen in view and we can now speak to fall was yours. yes, he is professor of middle eastern politics and international relations at the london school of economics and joins is from is temple this morning. welcome to the w. um, what are the rebel groups hoping to achieve in the city of a level? well they want to, i mean the over arching aim is to destroy the said region. we have reports that

they have and to edit though i look for is the 2nd largest. c city in a city is the cultural capital of syria. it wasn't economic powerhouse, it's captcha by the so you and government in 2016 was a turning point in the war and the se in will. and the question is, well, it's captcha when and if the rebels capture alco, would it really be a decisive moment as the size of, as the 2016 moment for the arrival of this time? and just how well equipped are these rebel forces? do they have what it takes to actually hold their positions in the city of a level? you know, this is a very important question. you're asking. uh, i mean we have been really watching the rebels videos and they're using really heavily heavy um, including the drones, drones, have replay, the image of pop in that it will fence it effectively,

really targeting the so you in uh army position and they seem to be really well equipped and this tells you a great deal that the rebels both is flemish and the nationalist had been really put banning for this moment for a long time. it was amazing shock, really a military way. what surprises me the most is that many so you, all me positions have folded vague ripley. i mean, the advance has been very quick, very shattering. and the question that the, so you and government, and most of us really trying to understand will the syrian government be able to mobilize enough forces to stop the advance of the rebels will say, i'd be able to read, constitute its forces and defy with russia and you're on really a send a arms and support for the sea and regime. it seems to me that yes, russia and you're on have promised. and then in the, in the past 24 hours to send reinforce inforcement for the city and government,

we have to wait and see how this particular advance, shocked at that really unfolds in the next few days and next few weeks as well as you just mentioned remarkable how little resistance the syrian government forces seem to have shown as the rebels approached. what does that tell us about perhaps the kind of support that the rebels have among the civilian population. just how much support is there for this initiative as offensive rather against the assault or shame? or it's really very surprising. what surprises me the most is the vendor abilities of the government. a venerable, the city of all me is, is, is right. is that tax on the so you ami have really undermine and we can this are you on the considerably the president by shuttle as a allies, russia and you're on uh, preoccupied somewhere else in the ukraine,

in the killing field of the ukraine in gaza and 11 on and also what we need to understand is that the rebel seemed to have really fully less created a joint military operation rules. and yes, they do have some support. the fact is you're talking about so i was in the rebels . both is slammed as naturalist and you have this trouble coming to about that and really shopping. the said regina and the city, an army seems to have been really caught nothing yet. it's early. it's still early . we need to be really cautious about making generalization. the say, an army is mobilizing a uniform is reinforcements are arriving. and who knows, they might be able to really reverse and re take some of the towns and villages, even though what we're seeing is the re igniting of the c animal that has really never. and it has been simmering for the past 4 years. and which seems to me very

bloody phase at so i was under the place people hundreds of being killed. this is the last thing we need of the war zone. and them at least after what we have seen in guys at 11 and elsewhere. and the reason that was, i was as professor of middle eastern politics and international relations at the london school of economics. many things indeed for all of your insights or thank you let's, let's take a look now as some of the other stories making headlines. this our part of kosovo could lose electricity due to an explosion at a crucial water canal. comfortable as prime minister, i'll be and course the has blame. the incident on neighboring serbia calling is a terrorist attack. the damage, canals supplies water to cooling systems of 2 main coal fired power plants. serbia has not commented on the allegations. chad is terminating and military and security agreement with france. this former colonial power is expected to me. the withdrawal

of hundreds of french soldiers stationed in a central african nation reflecting frances dwindling influence and its former african colonies. a people have been up, it'll be lucy for a 2nd to night. tens of thousands took to the streets to protest against the ruling george and dream parties announcement that is suspending accession talks with in europe in union. the government accuses the you of disrespecting george and values . critics said george and dream has become authoritarian at is drawn georgia closer to russia. this was the scene in typically sees main boulevard. angry crowds faced off against police for a 2nd. after george's government said it was freezing talks to join the european union. oh, this trace, it is quite tons, as you might see on the background,

there is a riots police mobilized right next to the problem and we can hear that some of the protesters are the protesters are sorry, the parts of the police has been using the uh want to cut on when what people so think that they would lease requirements squared for few minutes and they will come back again and which makes it quite the police to discuss the crowd. the protesters say the ruling georgia dream party is dismantling democratic rights and pulling georgia into a must goes or bid. we're not fighting only a good reinforcement comes in. we're finding is wasa, we're fine. and you're just watching the scene based countries norm as amount of resources, money and everything, which is no inactive. so there is why i do us a lot they do is of that democratic world support to 10 people. the protesters

already have the support of george's pro western president and they sent me this today. i can say with confidence that the resistance movement has the guns. that's because it is your movement initiated by you. without any wants instructions or demonic. freed less than 10 years of peaceful constitutional resistance movement towards it and attendance philadelphia to with it. but it's not a so he that really clear on that show the vast majority of george and support e. u membership. george and dream also says it wants to join the blog eventually. but people here have taken to the streets because they sense their european aspirations are slipping away. all right, let's switch gears now and take

a look at the holiday shopping frenzy that did not go quite as expected. a recent us seizure of thousands of fake gibson guitars and a port in los angeles proves that even pricier, luxurious gifts can be a scam. because even to an experience i guitars could easily pass as real there just as some of the 3000 counterfeit instruments ship from asia into the united states. gibson, a legendary american guitar manufacturer calls craft. all it's guitars in the u. s . have these guitars been authentic? there a total worth would have been more than $17000000.00 euros. so, you're watching the w news coming to you from berlin. here's a reminder of our top story. a war monitor says is from as fighters have taken over a number of districts in syria's 2nd biggest city, a level, the syrian observatory for human rights reports heavy fighting between rebels and

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see the world as he's never seen it before. the drive now to dw the, the mechanics. the guy has dedicated his life to becoming a foot bonus, but he's had to face some of the toughest challenges imaginable. since arriving in england from if he up here in 2021 has been moved around the country and in and out of temporary housing. his twice been forced out on to the streets as anything in the box and the king cross warehouse. but i'm not the only one, many young people in you assigned them the king. cause in manufacture, waiting, causing this very frustrating. and if we had a,

a name in this, how the system works, you have to wait and then why don't they give you doing the task that it's more, it has to be the message. despite being apart from this family and living with constant uncertainty. because it keeps the sports at the heart of his life. lloyd my eyes, i see my everything making me focus on things. that's what makes me focus on my life. his determination is clear, but can someone without a home really make football his life? because he is still think so and will soon travel to the homeless wills come. he has become used to of becoming the toughest challenges. the in 2020 his home city of ad. but came on the seats in the civil rule between the c o. p and national defense forces on the cheek ry people's liberation front. mckayla

and his family were bystanders. when the will reach the hometown. we're not ready for this industry within the city, we just do our daily lives. and then suddenly they come shooting me. kid, my friends, i can hello my friends, kid was a, do this even. whoops. come to me to my mind. so when i remember i couldn't even sleep an estimate. it's 600000 people, died in the war, including let. if mckayla is brothers and some of his cousins, millions more were displaced. mckinney was one of those due to the perilous crossing from ethiopia to europe on the smugglers boat before ending up in the infamous calais refuge account, known as the jungle. eventually of the countess attempts to cross the channel to england. it was uh, really scary. i never thought that were gonna be out some this,

the noise explains for this. i can tell you how i would do this. its a big got protection that he felt he had to take any chance to leave. mccain is still loans for his homeland. yeah, let me see so much so much. yeah i, i missed my friends. i missed my from everything is i can say like, my city that i, i, i really miss the 3 years on from his departure and with asylum. finally granted, mckayla is now looking forward. he has a room and a supposed to commendation house in north london and his enjoying life in england. he has been welcomed into these here in community in the city and found plenty of friends to football. 55, you must be kind the oldest type to the head to the best. if you want to support friends indication,

describe the system is very helpful for benefits. you like me. this is why i really appreciate that one of us can see. even in the tough times he never stopped following history. mckayla was in the youth team of one of each of his talks. ups for me is for 20 is like my life since i was kid. and it's left with what and then might adjust my coaches. they would respond to my father don't, don't look and stuff is to tell him to tease. we had a good the big stadium of the city is, draws our house scores foot my back and then go play the just to let. yeah. it was like, easy for me to play for foot since coming to england, he's been in and out of loading the flux. but now i think tom's has come his way. he's been selected to play for england at the homeless world cup, and so south korea, the tournament gathers hundreds of homeless people from all over the globe for weeks on the street soccer tournament. every year. i'm heading now. i'm doing what

i love plain support approaching and, and a huge in preparation has been training every day at a local punk soon his talent was noticed. coach semi so mccain a training alone and now trains and advises him on how to get a professional contract. for sammy, the way mckayla deals with such challenging circumstances makes him stand out. it takes resilience. it thanks. i for some days it comes to know, so i mean each you said i'm opening that up to you. that's it. okay. don't worry. we'll check a few after that after the 20, sometimes i see like it wants to drop and it's always that. okay. so let's, let's call it today. no, no, no. i have to good just right. it just something especially is something unique that i'm sending a lot of players and other people, so i don't have the so i cannot come to training. i'm cold. no, no matter what,

east racing outside, it doesn't affect somebody sees real potential in mckinney ability wise, the premier, she plans that i see. and you know, there's no difference that you have to prove it. the only if it's paid off in south korea. mckinney was top score as england qualified through the group stage, then helped his team visa, usa and indonesia, and the knockouts his team accessing the appreciated his contribution. i liked him as a person. as a moodle. why? amy's go big time, i put in the clinic to finish off this get into a professional team. we can also gained a lot from the bonds formed in korea. i made many fantasy i engaged is a lot of mission. this is the wonder force, wonderful. it can hear me stories the about,

the plan to suppress fits here. they have amazing background, you know, they made it this far so you're really proud of them. and, and i love many things from this terms i can face a huge expense. and so i'm very excited on the pitch. it all came down to the final against mexico, the most successful nation of all time in the tournament. the mexicans got off to a fly before doubling. indeed, sooner of the english recruit as mechanic got them up and running, his gold saves the momentum with england suddenly dominance. the equalizer soon followed tool. the men in watch were suddenly dreaming with confidence. taking the lead for the 1st time by their opinions would not lie down, spell of precious, finally bringing it to 3. 0, then it must be intense physical battle. and also bull incident changed everything

the mckinney was send off the england full to the end, but just couldn't hold on mexico eventually one the main stars who with the 65 when that is so i couldn't get over the line, the experience of a different culture and city and the chose to meet people from all of the world was invaluable to mckinney. stuck in london, the pain of the defeats and stones things was, i mean very center. then those are fine. i was expecting the window to the one week and very half,

so it was like then the session i've been thinking unfortunately, was, was to come soon after 9 doing mckinney was told he'd been evicted because his landlord wanted to sell the house. it was a bishop at the moment. uh before me, it's hot, but i'm just starting from scratch now. yeah, it's hard for me on the move. he's thought from a loan in this struggle. there are an estimated 350000 homeless people in england from a population of see a 1000000. and in london, the situation is even worse. one in 53 people in the capital, a homeless and nearly 5000 people sleep rough across the city. every night of 18 percent on the previous year. i think we're facing unprecedented numbers of people coming to the streets. jenny, to best us as the director of housing and services at london homeless chevy see the passage from my professional experience, the worst i've ever seen. that because there are ways to move people up the street

or to prevent people from becoming homeless, we just don't have the accommodation available. so it is a constant struggle in his view, young people like mackenzie have been hit particularly hard by government policies . but the ousting of the country's conservative government, monday, the earlier this year office some shoots of hi. my impression is this government is going to look at water hardens and for as much as we can say, the government policy will build will build $1500000.00 additional hines. they didn't get built overnight. so it's the between now and then. and one that says doing the same thing over and over again, it's just not working. so i say, i think there is hope, and i think there is a need for quite radical change. mccain is certainly never lost his home. and for nowadays, that has been rewarded. the management of his old house has changed and he's got

a new room really live. i can do my own things now i can think i can do i once. i think the 2nd thing to know when you don't have foss, this is tough. so, but now i can do my own things. evans, because of my support a medication was yeah, things are looking up fast having been through the london housing system before because it knows it's unlikely to last put in the secure pass by london. this lack of house thing such and in the, in the minutes, we always have to focus throughout the order. since i left, you know, you've done, you can be homeless tomorrow. you don't know, i'm anyways, i left on this, but for now i can say, i'm say 10. i'm focused, i'm happy with the place to sleep suicide. he can once again dedicate all his energy to fulfilling the dreams he's carried with him on his journey from otwell. yeah, i'm going to pay for that. this is a message i'm,

i'm really for the day if i'm going to looking for watson my life now. next now is a bank to sign any club, any forklift, so which i'm working on. it's my own is my courts, the people i don't know me, i don't me so that helping me know. so looking for us as you know, i'm just doing what i have to do and then we'll see what's uh what's, what's the help of finding a home and finding x, not one, a human necessity and the other a lifelong passion. the 2 main forces in mikaela is life rarely compliment each other, but he's made at this fall by boxing the arts and he shows no signs of stopping. now the, the truly right

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