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the largest city falls as long as it posited by a side have been unable to hold the ground that gains. they surprised defensive. but how could soon be on the way it's police vladimir putin, a sending russian most of the 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 and balance, and this is the day, the costs and your soul aside will continue until victory is too early to really say was certain the what would come next? did zip on it? i'm a home, so now the target is damascus. we know that the situation in celia was, was not easy before this escalation, as

a has limited military as well as financial resources. we're expecting collectively at 1500000 people that would be displaced then would be requiring our support also on the day of luxury commack, a jag, you are attracted to wells 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 dracula has really gone on in on more than the organization. the and not so upset some of the pos. some of them may be more traditional type of junk. your customers i think the whole business reality is was drones, none of those old dracula customers. welcome to the day we stopped in syria. where is the mrs. rebels are closing in on the city of

homes after seizing alaska and i'm a government forces appear to be unable to amounts 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 from the city. so it 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. while the there momentum has been building since the extra mas rebels successful capture of hama 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 homes 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. funding to body that to be egypt. ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha ha! whose homes? so wanting to know what the target is damascus for the 2 body. let the visible in the advance of the position is continuing to, we are monitoring it. so intelligence and media of the domain name is

cause i would say we hope the advance will continue without any issues. reduce the missing do so has has to lose this. his grip on the country had an unprecedented pace. other friends are bubbling to rebels, have now captured territory south of damascus close to a neighboring jordan, which has responded by shutting its border. citing the security situation in serious south of us in the kurdish controlled east. the curtis led sirian democratic forces captured tears free from the government, reportedly without a fight. after forces were drew. no key players have signaled readiness for talks on syria's political future. the advantage stick with them, i know we were surprised to see the southern and rapids 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 pretty much the city for many in syria and unprecedented conviction that the rule of the sides spanning over 5 decades may be nearing its and let's get more from a report to i guess you had us welcome at gassett. i'm how do people you've been speaking to in syria? i feel about this surprisingly fast defensive to also 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 aleppo 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 total cost through the latest developments, 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 b 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. so what about assets, allies, iran and russia? what are they? you know, this or the ron 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, uh, iran no issues have it back. you waited 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 at damascus, seems like the next step it is and turkey has in fact confirmed this today at alon

was saying that it live uh then how much then homes and next is damascus. so it's fair to go on and saying this, then turkey back to 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 officials say that i believe russia is about to send most members from africa to shore up to the syrian government forces. ukrainian society investments will probably come from russia, 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 us the time. 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. a particularly influential in this central african republic, which cyber security product through the russia, in 2018 as well, my g or the investigative job, this stuff that i for body has been exploring this shadow. well, welcome to the studio i for the so give us examples of what russian messenger is doing in the african on the african continent. well, they're very active and they come in the number of countries in the central african republic. and molly and book in that 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 community agenda 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 off the, the military to buy in the country. so we have made to believe that the russians in west africa really want to secure the countries with, involving from being provided in by gene hudson, 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, been that aggressive to what's the local population. so yeah, all right, well that was the, tell us more than about the human rights abuses. best out there. what evidence do

you have and what are people saying has happened? well, the most that we have seen in terms of rush and the prospect is, has been in the central african republic. that's if you're thinking about slopes that have on africa. and this is a country that is storage in gold and them on resources. suddenly much of this gold on them on the surface, 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. when they came in only bank, it was under 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 from the was. but this mines will 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 has to fight that are both rice,

which is why they would that's why the way that, and that's why we saw incidents of abuse is because they both, i'm not going to sit down and let's if i then you know easily and then pick it by this month. ok. so define a abuse for me because what we're talking about to i will, people are going to get a gun to get killed. so what lines of being crossed. so rip became, and we point of war, right? so women girls and boys became victims of war even less to speak. such kinds of, you know, business as still ongoing and cultural became another to be used been used by the russians, but be able to get confessions out of local. i just went on 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, new evidence is wise based test in many of the people. well yes, we're having victims and i personally have spoken to dozens of gales and even boys with told me exactly what they've suffered 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 to the central african republic to investigate the activities of the group. after the death of you had any pre collision, the front of the group. and what happened to me? i did, but that between cameron and the central african republic. so just the rest of me on the us of the, of discussion, but i'm, it just was the, the end of my life butchered and then all my equipment, phone computer camera, well, office to get to it sounds like dangerous. well, why, why i, i knew, go back, i'm agreeing, but give you that was all the. yes i have left, but listen, what do you have to fill out for douglas, but does he okay, what's it for, for russia? so we can see a russian troop russian mussman is uh uh, bad uh, defending a government's gains rebels defect propping up military john says in exchange for want, what is central african republic in exchange for the gold mines for the ban?

when mines right in molly is in exchange for p like what to that them the government of money based something in the region of about 10000000 deluxe, the versions. but it's also gold in the sun and by the money was devotions of credit this flow. right. ok, since we don't believe it had no mistake, russia, it needs this that needs based on the exchange as it's 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 report for the boss. you. thank you. my pleasure. now what do you do when you're 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 really do something entirely new? well, that was the question facing jackie, because one of the crown jewels of the business automotive industry is a company associated with speech style and spaces sweeping lines,

long bonnets and big engines on paper based sounds like the perfect product. but the company's been struggling, for example, definitely a sales of slant in the face of stiff competition from the likes of bmw, mercedes and audi. 20 to the wrong 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 the

last right cod, without any cause, despite or maybe because of this, the ad has gone to thousands of responses on x and most of them negative one shelf 2 is that rose what was wrong with the old logo? genuine replied, it's been re imagined. so when else posted jaguar took a year off of this, this is our company's fails and 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 or so it's better to say that not everyone likes vase and vision of the future, but the ad has got people around the world talking about the brand. i mean, had long forgotten about people was suddenly excited about the launch of a new jag, and now the big cat is out of the bag. take a look at the john, you a tight 00. scott. if jackie was bray, knew well, it was released,

it was really feel at miami auto week in 2 colors, london, blue and miami, think that it's 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 . been for the big is a global chief strategy officer. the brand consultants they inter brand. it's worked with the likes and forgot to add on the launch of the many under bmw. welcome to the w. what do you think i've had office jag about re launch this isn't bunkers or a stroke of genius as well. you know, start from the context. this was about evolving striving brands. it was really about reviving, inhaling wrong. 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 air in glee and novices. com acres. so in the science book, jack is doing today is revive the truth. 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 strict combine. and from what we see about the reactions from last night's car loan show a concepts called launch. everything is looking pretty good, right? 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. no, i wouldn't say the, i think it's certainly crates of the bows, but it's such some the looks like a drag us very clear on a specific type of audience. we'll have done that around how look and is actually saying will go for the audience and it looks like it's under warranty, and it's the ones something elizabeth provocative wants something, a little bit creative. now. one thing is to spot a nation, the markets, the quite justin will be, is there a markets end up 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 will 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 just diving out this new concept to calm, but we've, we've seen vague bits that they the copy line is copying nothing, delete the old way, those, the slogans that do does space, does these 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 whole it looks like it's pretty well so through sets ending making an impression, searching the being total rising. i don't think the trying to please everyone. i think the trying to please and seduce um and that's a good thing. i think we should always respect crits agency and remember chord service it creates 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 the to resolve 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 angling 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 and 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 utilitarian lability 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 to from ability is 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 of category to be in. now what size and we read to every single type and this sector with changes of all types from technology is 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 going in phones, that's 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 if you're doing this is actually be fair. ready about who you can see in the saw and understanding how the expectations are likely to shift in the next 5 years. even

jack, 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. of 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, swift must has become an annual event in this with the calendar and for a couple in the town of naperville, illinois. not tradition extends to coverage for a house in taylor swift themed christmas decorations its the 2nd. yeah, the scott family have to and the home into ice with the shrine. i say they want to spread her message of peace and joy and of and that's the day you can follow the tape on social media at the w news latest

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