to start your journey get in by the as serious as when his rivals are on the advanced, capturing both towns and more territory. having taken a laptop, i'm hom, either i'm not pushing onto that next major objective homes. serious, the largest city falls as long as the president, bashar assad has been unable to hold the ground. the games they surprised offensive . but how could soon be on the way it's police vladimir putin, a sending russian boston risk from africa to a syrian ally? so will i make a difference or a serious 13 year civil war entering its final phase? i'm filling out in berlin and this is the day. the

costs and your solar side will continue until victory is too early to really stay with certain t well with complex did zip on it. i'm a ton. so now the target is damascus. we know that the situation in syria was, was not easy before this escalation, as a has limited the victory as well as financial resources. we're expecting collectively around $1500000.00 people that would be displeased and will be requiring our support also on the day and luxury commack a jag you are attracted, the world's attention when it launched a bold new re brand. but is it a stroke of genius or commercial suicide? i think it's fair to say that drank u a has really gone on in,

on more than the organization. lots of set some of appear as some of the maybe more traditional topic junky with customers. with in the hall of business reality is was drones. none of those old dracula customers welcome to the day we stopped in syria. where is the miss? rebels are closing in on the city of homes after seizing alaska and i'm a government forces appears to be unable to manage and effective resistance ever since the rebels loads that are offensive. last week, taking homes would bring them a step closer to capturing the capital, damascus, and toppling president assad. government texture miss troubles on the outskirts of some city that is released by the rebels. showed them just

a few kilometers from the city, often described as the main artery of syria across roads linking the capitol, damascus to the coast, and the rest of the country. their momentum has been building since the extra miss rebels successful capture of homer. for the 1st time ever was the strategic and the symbolic. when for those opposed to president assets rule anticipating their next move. russian airplanes, allied with serious government, started bonding the bridge, connecting come to homes and stuff just so the destruction of the bridge has been confirmed by the u. k. based war monitor. the rebels have advanced regardless. now holmes is the last line of defense between them and the syrian capital turkey which backs the syrian free army and provide support to other factions to confirmed

. that's where the rebels are headed next. wanting to body that to be exhibit homa han, uh, hulu. it is homes, so wanted to know what the target is, damascus. so i need to, buddy, let go on with your visit with the advance of the opposition is continuing to, we are monitoring it. so intelligence and media of the domain name is because i would say we hope the advance will continue without any issues, will reduce the missing do so has has that loses his grip on the country had an unprecedented pace. other friends are bubbling to rebels. have now captured territory south of damascus close to neighboring jordan,

which has responded by shutting its border. citing the security situation in serious south of us since the curtis controlled east. the curtis lead syrian democratic forces captured territory from the government, reportedly without a fight. after forces withdrew, now, key players have signalled readiness for talks on serious political future. the advantage stick with the man of we was surprised to see the southern end rapids. the collapse of the syrian government forces on the front lines so that the factions took control of large areas, imposing a new, political, and military reality was not the city for many in syria, and unprecedented conviction that the rule of the sides spanning over 5 decades may be nearing its end. let's get more from a report to i got you

a honda welcome at gassett. i'm how did people you've been speaking to in syria? i feel about this surprisingly fast defensive fulfill. it's been insanely fast that people have not had time to process so far. but in recent days that seems to have change. what i'm hearing now from people in a lippo specifically is that the dust has settled. and there's this conviction now which is quite unprecedented, that this area is never going back under the control of the regime. now this, i've never heard from people in those kinds of areas before. it's because people still believed there were afraid that the rebel at that the government would retaliate against the rebels. that there would be another case like a siege on a level like we saw in 2012 to 2014. but this time, it seems people are now convinced that's not happening. they say the government is no longer capable of carrying out that kind of brutal retaliation. okay,

so took us through the latest developments of the rebels have been closing and as you said, they are advancing towards homes. but that's not all. there's also a new offensive on the southern front. they have captured that are near the border with jordan and the kurds have also captured territory on the east side is actually losing territory in all directions right now. and it looks like the as law mc state has also captured surgery. so everybody is grabbing what they can right now in syria, except for assets. he's losing control the territory. okay, i'm, so what about uh, sides uh, allies, around on russia. what are they, you know, this iran has sent drones in order to carry out more air attacks. they said they have to intensify those kinds of aerial rates. but they have so far been an

effective and russia as well has carried out some strikes. but both the iran, milly, she does have evacuated from certain areas and russia has evacuated. it's nationals . it's called on all russians to leave syria, which indicates that, you know, they're afraid of really losing their grip on syria. ok, so if this continues and damascus seems like the next step it is and turkey has in fact confirm this today at alon was saying that it live at then. hallmark then homes and next is damascus. so it's fair to go on and saying this, then turkey back, rebels are obviously gonna head there and turkey would have this kind of until. okay, gotcha, thank you for that data. what is that got you a homicide? so when is the crises in gulf in the world

become ever more complicated and into connected ukrainian intelligence official site? i believe russia is about to send most members from africa to shore up syrian government forces ukrainians. the side of the masters will probably come from russia's africa . cool. that's a re branded version of a state funded wagner. group graphic and cool has established a foothold across the continent. so exactly where it's most of it is active and in what capacity it's hard to ascertain what is now, is it the heavily involved in northern and western africa? much investments are fighting in libya, civil war, as well as probably not be onto west and ministry. jones, as in molly akina faster news. yeah, i particularly influential in this central african republic, which cyber security factors, russia in 2018 as well. my g or the investigative journalist for the full body has been exploring this shot of the world. welcome to

the studio i for the so give us examples of what russian messenger is doing, and they advocate on the african continent. well, they're very active and they come in a number of countries in the central african republic. and molly and booking at fossil and most of the simply images and for the central african republic, they have been helping the government fight like this. it have bills that have sort to over to be copied. so monday says 2016 and the in molly the invited by the court and communities and to help fight. i guess you had his info just because i live in the living part of the country. and the name is your wish for the money recently. just of the, the ministry to buy in the country. so we have made the belief that the russians in west africa really want to secure the countries with, involving from being about even by geologist and such as well that that sounds

great. does it that sounds like a good thing? what should be a good thing? now if they're doing what, you know, the way i'm trying to send that to do. but they've been involved in all my level of human rights abuses, this information and the they have been doing, you know, the things that they ought to have not to be doing. especially when it comes to, you know, being that aggressive to was the local population. so yeah, all right, well it was a tell us more than about the human rights abuses. stop at what, what, what evidence do you have and what are people saying has happened? well, the most that we have seen in terms of rush electricity is, has been in the central african republic. that's if you're thinking about subs that have on africa. and this is a country that is storage in gold and then one resources. suddenly much of this gold and then one of the associates in areas that are controlled by a levels. and when the restaurants were invited by a precedent for that in 2016 to at least come in and help show the copy

though. that was very close to being by thinking better both or when it came in only bank, it was the government control. but the russians had an agreement with the central african government that they were going to have access to the google and then one mice in exchange for security, brenda was. but this means when not in areas where the government controlled. so for you to be able to take control of this mess, you have to fight. and that's why the rebel as if i did have a rice, which is why they would this way the way this. and that's why we saw incidents of abuse is because they both, i'm not going to sit down and let's just fight then you know easily and then pick up by this month. okay, so do you find a abuse for me? because what we're talking about to i will, people are going to get a gun to get killed. so the lines of being crossed. so rip, it became a weak point of war, right? so women girls and boys became victims of will even less to speak such kinds of, you know, business still ongoing and culture became

a letter to be use been used by the russians to be able to get some officials out of local. i can find out minus one the russians felt well working closely with the rebels. so we've seen cases of a big troll arrest, extrajudicial cleans, and as i said in the early of the women, and you'll have it as white space tested, many of the people, yes, will have been victims. and i personally have spoken to dozens of gales, and even boys will have to admit exactly what they've so far in the hands of the solution. but i'm just, i also have been a victim of really butcher my delicious. last december, i traveled for the central african republic to investigate the activities of the group after the death, if you have any privilege in front of the group and what happened to me i did, but that between cameron anderson's, let's go to public. so just the rest of me on the, on us of the, of discussion, but i, me just, i was the 10 to my life butchered and then all my equipment,

phone computer and camera well pumps to get to it sounds like dangerous. well, why, why i, i knew, go back, i'm agreeing by giving them. so i, you're like, yes, i have lived by listen. what do you have to fill out for douglas, but to see okay, what's in it for, for russia, so we can see a russian to russian master is uh, bad uh, defending a government's gains rebels. the fed propping up military john says, in exchange for want, what republicans in exchange for the gold mines for them on my right in model. it is an exchange for p like what to that them the government of money based something and division of about $10000000.00 in the last of the versions. but it's also gold into sold and by the money was do motion. so start at the slow right. okay, so it's really, really bad and obviously russia needs this, that needs based on the exchange as its subject to lots of functions of moment,

fox that i think thank you so much for coming in and talking to us for the investigative reporter for the boss. you thank you, my pleasure. now what do you do when your well class brand is in decline? we carry on this before i'm trying to sell the same products in the same companies, or do you re, does something entirely new? well, that was the question facing jackie, because one of the crown jewels of the budget automotive industry is a company associated with speech style and spaces sweeping lines, long bonnets and big engines on paper. this sounds like the perfect product, but the company's been struggling like the sales of slant in the face of stiff competition from the likes of bmw, mercedes and audi. in 2021 job, you took the bold decision to digits, petro passed and reinvent itself as a make of exclusively electric luxury vehicles. last month, it's marketing team gave the world the 1st glimpse of the company's new vision

savings. but what's missing the say? well, that's right, call ad without any costs, despite or maybe because of this, the ad has gone to thousands of responses on x, and most of them negative $1.00 shelf 2 is that rose what was wrong with the old logo? genuine replied, it's been re imagined someone else posted jaguar took a year off of this. this is our company's fail,

jog your replied. this is not the end. this is the new beginning. and another use of posted what the actual how is this to? it's jackie around said the future. so it's rather than say that not everyone likes space and vision of the future, but the ad has got people around the world talking about the brand. maybe had long forgotten about people was suddenly excited about the launch of a new jazz. and now the big cat is out of the bag. take a look at the judge. you a type 00. the 1st kind of jag you was brave. knew well, it was released, it was be, feel at miami auto week in 2 colors, london, blue and miami paint. that is only a concept called won't go into actual production, but it does offer an idea of the 3 old electric jags that will go on sale from 2026 . and for the big is a global chief strategy officer. the brand consultants they enter brand. it's worked with the likes of forgot to add on the the launch of the mini under bmw.

welcome to dw i. what do you think i've had office jack you had re launch. this is a bulk of sort of stroke of genius as well. you know, start from the context this was about evolving striving brands. it was really about reviving inhaling. well, because the reality to today is that there are phone more people that celebrate thing. jack is heritage than people actually wanting. jack is cause so won't jack is really trying to to is to be loved by some rather than be blindly remembered by many. so if you're a museum, you can leave off the task. but commercial businesses need to keep it relevant and it's in its heyday. if you think about it, jack, it was one of the most terribly in novel to call makers. so in a sense, what jack is doing today is revive the attitude. so i'd say it's

dumbed up pretty well. it's capitalize the attention of the wells. everyone's been talking about it and this launch has created a sense of anticipation, the only wells comp final would have been able to create. so on the whole a strip to combine and from what we see about the reactions from last night. it's called on to a concept called launch. everything is looking pretty good, right? i'm just so you see this as crew as being about creating a buzz rather than going for a particular demographic or a target market. this is just about showing that, hey, what we're back and we really quite lovely. you know, i wouldn't say that i think it's something great to the boss, but it's such some the looks like jack is very clear on a specific type of audience. we'll have time to read and homework and is actually saying, we'll go for the audience and it looks like it's an old eunice,

the ones something a little bit provocative. want something a little bit creative. now. one thing is to spot a nation, the markets, the question will be, is there a markets in the nice? so will jack will be able to seduce these people and it looks like some have been seduced. but will they be able to then transform these, this demographic into funds and in 2026 when the actual commercialization of the cause happens with. ready lights on into customers. i think that's a big question by we'd be very surprised if jack you hadn't actually done the homework and spots and some interesting and attractive can see in the segments. tell us about a watching you you make of this styling of this new concept to calm, but we've, we've seen vague bits that they the copy line is copying nothing,

delete the old, me, those, the slogans that do does space, does this concept called live up to that as well, you know, it looks like it's certainly made an impression. and i think the one thing that lots of people have noticed is that it does look like a dracula. and so rather than the, you know, jagger is easy. it's actually the dracula of a these, which is quite interesting. so it's doing away with some of the troops that make most tvs not particularly attractive. there's lots of technology and so on the how it looks like it's pretty well slipped through. so it's any making an impression and certainly being total rising. i don't think the trying to please everyone. i think the trying to please and seduce son. and that's a good thing. i think we should always respect crits agency. and remember chord

service equates a little bit of controversy in some cases, a little bit of outrage and spin the case with jaqakira. but typically that's when the classics actually begin. now, you know this become a big drawers out, some that's the sides in the this wouldn't be the 1st time. the outrage then turns into an operation and commercial success. but let's, let's be clear. this is a massive gamble. we have an ailing brands, a bad thing, the, the, the farm on the luxury electric vehicle. i as i understand it, the old jags now will be electric at the time, but certainly in the u. k. sales of evolves applied to the if not a folding under around the world. we're looking for a cheaper models that everyone is shocking about how it's important to keep the chinese out because they can actually produce these causes a reasonable cost as well. yes. so, you know, you could look at it this way,

you count out china, china, and so yes, of course is going to be market is try to compete. and 5 for those can see him is the more driven by about goods. but the certainly as a market for those can see him is that see that call as being an expression rather than just the utilitarian visibility to. and i think that's what jack you a is a, is trying to to. so i would look at this as being a luxury item, not simply a tool from the b. let's see. is it a big batch? absolutely, but i would say that as we speak, the inside car industry is a big batch because there's no cause a category to be in. now what size and we read to every single day in this sector with changes of all types from technology as the right dimensions to

consumption, habits regulation, industry, policy trades, policy and so on. so yes, it's, there's a batch. but inside the lens, making an informed bats, and we have to presume that jack is as bad as an informed one is the right thing to do. and the last thing i doubt is the right thing to do in so good ones has actually be very clear about who you can see in the saw. and understanding how the expectations are likely to shift in the next 5 years. even if you have then i think that is a sounds but fascinating analysis and we thank you for it. months i didn't come from the brand consultancy entered bound. thank you so much. thank you. the 10 years ago, some taylor swift 5 has got a christmas tree. i may have received a surprise packages wrapped by the cigna myself. ever since then,

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