she used to come close in a cruise. geo political conflict went oh you, she was on the run. starts december 18th, on dw, the w. here's life from the serious problem. it says it's ready to help build a new country. and rebels between outgoing probably been expects a day after by shaw sides please to rush to the islamist rebels are hosted serious long time. realism begins with the control promising for the security continuity. the new transitional government crowds converge on toria syrian to present the mask us hoping to discover what happens to the loved ones as workers date to access the underground selves. web presence of the lease to offend house, syrians around the worlds i celebrate the southern removal of russia aside after 24

years. and that includes here in germany, which famously opened its doors to almost half a 1000000 syrians clean. simple, simple. the i'm so very welcome to the program. we started in syria where people are now asking, who's in charge following the departure of long time lead a special aside tribes in damascus, a celebration the revel. takeover, i believe that i'm a 100 out july. the has met with outgoing prime minister mohammed kazi, july the to discuss the transfer of power. or based after parliament said it would support the people's will to build a new country in rome. any city and refugees and neighboring countries are looking to make the way back home. joseph, who is our middle east experts and director of the institute for public and

international affairs who joins us from the basement. welcome to dw, now that a savvy is gone. is it a negligible but h t s will lead an interim government a good evening and thank you for having me. it is inevitable, actually, so far. i mean, h t s or what has become the interim authority, syria is calling the shots as you have said that you have heard it today. the former prime minister was running on the side of the south, has resigned, and the h t. s. and learning person has appointed in a strange way constitution that he ordered institutionally and you know, probably minnes service close to, to the moment. now having said that, i think that the ground is much more complex and confused. a little bit more, let's say to realistic it shares is by far of course the dominant group in the, in syria today. however,

it's not the only one. there are other functions within the core additions up to the most cuz from the north, meaning with july and the chest. and then you have another section which is this is so i missed, i would say people coming from splinters from the pharmacy or an army and other rebellious groups that are a bit more secular. who are mindy active in the south of syria and, and the said that it's on my status. and then you have the political, the deals. see right here beside the body of the negotiations, it off what we call the deluxe or the for us here in national gunston, which is also a coalition of various left is the sometimes it's not me is and all the forces. so the situation is very complicated. because of course on the ground to be in damascus, july me is the strong my so so far he is going to shop. but all of this is very constrained also by an international conundrum. over here to the warehouse

countries like turkey, the gulf states may need to amendments rusting, playing a role, the europeans, probably you're wrong in a way or another, and tomorrow us under the so i think it's now a situation in flux and we'd have to wait to see where things were finally, really wind up, right, is the potential but then the, the country syria will frog bends splinter. and we'll be looking at a different map and say, 10 years. i think it's, i mean the risk is there, of course, but it's very early to say that i think that so far and we have to acknowledge that so far signs are more positive than negative so far and i hope that they will remain in this in the state, you know, after the collapse of the region that has ruled the sierra for more than 5040 years with an iron fist, and they are very rude to the mother to have such

a bloodless transition. today in damascus is almost a mentor and condemned. i think that many of us should salute up. now, of course, the risk of splintering and fragmentation exist. first of all, the territory today and sir, i spend a lot to night. did you have the cost of your area? i mean, the area of the white community that is still in the unknown state. of course, there are some negotiations priority going on to these people. accept the author or 10 value of the code is function. the code is 33 in the northeast of syria, where probably a lot of people like the americans maybe do is re these a little bit. the russians. we've tried to negotiate with the new power in damascus . sort of central, okay, is this, as you say, the fragmentation of sera? it's very easy to say, okay, that's very clear. the us and britain uh,

siding at the moment that they might take h t. s. off the bat i designated the terrorist at a group list. i'm a sensible idea. sure. no, it's a sensitive below. no, it's uh this is really what do you think? i mean, these people know empower on my side unless that's for me to have been sent due to by all these countries. they can look at the same time, do the up and not find a way to negotiate or to talk or to work with the new board in damascus. now of course, you're off the fast side of this government. they've got to say we don't do the government but not to reach this, but this would be the 1st of all, very hypercritical, 2nd, very unrealistic, politically, and probably in the wrong wrong going to for elective. but you know, this shows also how i mean, vain and spirit of these a, this of fabulous organizations, because western countries, other thing that the for bit them says off to him to really, i mean,

the people who are in charge, you're like them or not. this is not the question that's very clear. thank you so much for guiding us through that. so joseph joseph, who is from the institute for public and international affairs. thank you. measure . thank you. look all of the outside. the regime has many syrian refugees in tuck a hoping they'll be able to return home soon. the winds refugee agency says tech is registered around $3200000.00 citizens. our day after rebels seize control of damascus, 0, a refugee aligning a board of trustees into like a at the top of how well uni, such as are 90 percent of families in syria and living in poverty. gold and 16000000 people dependent on ad, russia more as a syria response director for save the children. she joins us from the jordanian capital. i'm a welcome to

d w. how would you describe the situation in syria at the moment? or at the moment is the situation failed, was there is some hope and joy. there is some aspirations for a lot of syrians to syria and outside the country as well. however, it is coupled with fear and uncertainty of what's coming next. how the situation look like. everyone is afraid of getting into another of another series of violence. having lived when nearly 14 years of conflict in syria and so no one wants to see this happening again. and everyone is hoping for a piece for transition of the power in syria, and hopefully having a chance finding the for a lot of families in terms of, in a syria to realize their dreams, to have better teachers, to be able to attend their education, their livelihoods, to rebuild the country in the way they see best for the future eventually. and so

it has the rebel alliance that's now in charge of have they given any indication of how or indeed, whether they might change things with people living in poverty. moment it's, it's unclear yet how, thanks with cheese, but as a human, a turn, organizations see the children together with our peer organizations, with a united nations, with the u. n. agencies. we are committed to continue our presence in syria throughout the country and to make sure we continue to deliver human data and the systems to deliver on our commit to words of people they need to work children and families who suffer to out to for 10 years of conflict, and at the same time, to, to left up to our ambitions on behalf of the children together with the children and their families when it comes to started. so can you up the can nomic recovery, early recovery activities to start thinking based building,

social cohesion resilience building to, to bring in some desire change to, to these people's lives and to kind of help them to go back to even better situations to where they aware before the 14 years of conflict. so we are hopeful that together as mentoring community as civil society organizations would be able to work together with the syrians inside and outside of syria to, to bring in this best buy a ration for this. a glimpse of hold off for a better future into more realistic and to bring it down to, to, to really work and to react. well, so besides are 2nd for, for that and we wish you well with your assets ration laura's from safe, the children. thank you. well, crowds are gathering outside and i, a president on the outskirts of damascus, desperate to the site of loved ones. the notorious military complex was used at the

time, thousands, tens of thousands of people who fell file off the syrian regime of the decades. you may find some of the images in, i'm next report, distressing, or the russian to see their loved ones. thousands of people, storm serious, most famous prison, near damascus. the menu lost contact with family members over the years without knowing their fate and clinging to help. i just found my brother, it's been 6, he is human rights groups estimate, 30000 people were killed in this prison alone. it was nicknamed the human slaughter house by amnesty international under now, i was to president bush. charlotte sat, tens of thousands of syrians disappeared into the country's network of prisons. the

slightest suspicion of defense could result in incarceration. for many, it would also mean torture and death when grandma moody, in 2013 thousands of photos of victims were smuggled out of syria. they are known as the cesar photos approve of human rights abuses under a set as hopes for a new era as well. many say it would be hard to forget crimes be a sap family committed against so many of their own people. the thoughts they were criminal regime, we only received pain and torture from them. freed prisoners are joining the crowds and the streets of damascus. but for many families, there is still an agonizing wait, a have to find out whether their loved ones are still alive or so wide helmets of volunteers. and that's

a report to digging to try and find people who are missing what, how much has a private civil defense organization developments he has paid help us and say this is mo i love. builder is one of the volunteers and joins us from sonata, which is just north of it, like welcome to dw, and can we start with, with, with you? how did you feel when you learned that the sides regime had for him? i was more than to be honest. no, was going to start this feeling that a gene that the simplest me from winehouse and other pacific, when it gets theme that killed the my brother, the, to this destroyed cd and still in the future and lived many, many families were destroyed by the city. no, it's got this drug, this feeling we were watching every single minutes. so c,

as in can use the watch close to everything. is undescribable feeding? unbelievable. feeling better. you are for, you know, no bombing can all ducting. no messing people, not. and nothing will have been as have been before you're thinking of new way, new stage of the building, celia now as you uh, so as you told the, you'll do your or just that. now families are looking for level ones voice contact over the past 2 years. every single city and knows many people who loved and a whole school mess homeless, a whole list, someone in the over the past 2 years and nothing is known about the brand. every, it's gum, it's, it's hot or but it's was the kids dog can take the kids of the, you know,

one expecting this moment. right. well let's talk maybe a month ago, but it had been and now 50 as agreed. she didn't be able to are free, they can go back to their country, they can have the jazz, have the fuel chart to rebuild it again. okay, thank you so much for that for, for just explaining how you feel about that now that, that people, uh, gathering at beside naya prison give us an idea of what this prison wrap presents and how it represents that the outside regime nothing was not going far of from what, what it minutes they said about the humans, lots of the house of southern how's that? it's the presents for cn. something likes at night is that if it says no, i'm not, not like that. go goes and never goes out. no fuel,

number of people who went out of prison for sunday and every everyone who was the deep by the team when he comes uh, comes back only to his family. first thing, the discount is the, the people above the heretic address of the is a how that if you want the treated them the and back then everyone says that they were not allowed to raise their heads. everyone said there is no who knew was nothing. anyone who would see just see the guards, see the soldiers would be killed. absolutely. we'd be killed this bad reputation of this. uh no, it's the end of this. uh hey, uh this, i don't know uh who to start and tomorrow. oh no. yesterday it said they will see

what they call about the missing prisoners under the go on until now after we deployed 5 teams and they said 4 hours and digging. i mean, the trying to locate the prisoners on to no, we don't have any information to confirm that there are prisoners right. as to how many people uh, how many people do you think you're looking for? how many is still missing? no one can answer this question because danny gene the only the criminal sort of this weekend. as a service question, i'm give you a status or something that we can do because the maybe they kill them before they leave a number of because number of the prisoners and still a few or not, no one is still under the prison. maybe we can. we are just so the room was this uh,

we would say we are running uh empty circle, you know, is maybe there is no one on the head and see a sense or there are no heads themselves. thank you so much for talking to vanessa is found a smile. abdullah volunteered with the syrian white homes. we'll take a look now at a couple more repercussions of this story. starting with russia, which is called the motors, amazing and un security council. the discuss events in damascus, crime lab has been receiving regimes biggest back coming loose in the us in our face, the potential loss of k, military and naval bases, and with at least single staff as soon as embassy in moscow have foisted the opposition slide. these right, the forces have moved into a demilitarized buff is only syria along these ready controls going on highs. israel says it's

a necessary and temporary measurement because they fixed the truce, ended aside, so just left that post as well. alex, a strategically important territory for decades. ago, but most country still the got it as positive, syria. will syrians reflect the civil war in that country spread out across the wells? many in our flooding, the streets of van adopted the countries to celebrate the sudden and stunning. and they saw the families rule about includes here in germany, the government has posted solidarity with the diaspora and the balance of its freezing all new assignment applications from savings. on the, on the day our sides rule ended. berlin felt like a giant party, syrians in the city celebrated the allister of their long term ruler from dawn till dusk. i sought his gun. finally, we've been dreaming about this for so long. german,

these chancellor welcomed events with caution. for the change on does, today we stand with all syrians who are full of hope for a free, just and safe. syria is gonna get start off on what math has now is that syria can quickly live in law and order. and the law and order are established that, steven, this all religious communities, all ethnic groups and minorities, must enjoy protection. all syrians must be given the opportunity to live life and dignity, and self determination. we will just and exterior and governments by this message at the syrian embassy. a woman offers prayers overcome with emotion. like many of her compactor, yet she now wants to go home. now my, now there is freedom in my country, syria. no, but shaw. thank you. god,

thank you. germany. thank you. berlin, thank you to all the people here in germany for helping syria comes through. what do i need country? thank you. germany, a sentiment voice by many refugees when they 1st arrived at the height of the european migrant crisis. under, i'm gillum, mac of berlin offered protection to women, men and children who were fleeing serious, brutal civil war. and citizens welcomed them, a bus and train stations with signs and gifts. the thank you very much to many. thank you. the menu syrians is still remembered the day of the so called durham, and welcome culture fondly, but times have changed since 2015. durham, and these large syrian community has become a key political issue. and despite the uncertainty overhauls filled syria's new

fiber, a vacuum. berlin announced it would hold decisions on asylum applications for syria and citizens just over 24 hours after they were given. reason to celebrate. last date of the political correspondent, thomas barrow. if the german government's decision to suspend said an asylum applications seemed to premature, give them the situation inside saying that it's still unclear as well. some have indeed criticize it as being premature. but it's precisely because of the situation that is unclear precisely because there is no clarity on the ground that the german government decided to hold those asylum applications. when the government government, another governments decide on the side of applications, they not only decide those applications based on the individual case. they also look at the general situation in the country of origin. for example, by looking at reports that are published by the german 4 administrator,

the german 4 administrative, german interior ministry. other ministries simply do not have clarity as to what exactly is happening now in syria. and more importantly, in which direction the country will go on. such as the german government decided to act with caution by holding those asylum applications and saying that they can only essentially decide on the side of applications when they know exactly what the situation on the ground is in syria. okay, so just just typically if, if, if, if your application has already gone in and was being processed, everything has now stopped. yes, there it is basically like of pause button if you, if you will. and that essentially means that around $47000.00 applications from syria, national currently in germany, will be affected by this whole. now you can think that that is a big number. some have said that it's a relatively small number. if you think that overall,

there are just under 1000000 syrian nationals here in germany, but it's still 47000 applications that are essentially now being halted in germany . there are some who are view of this decision positively to hold these applications. but as i also stress the, they has also bring criticism by those who believe that this is happening to pretty much only the country. germany, of course, is gearing up for the possibility of an election in february migration has been a massive issue. is regime change in syria likely to at change? that's the size of the issue here in germany, as i very much believe that there is already changing the size of that debate here in germany. because when you think not only about this current decision when it comes to hold asylum applications, but in general, the overall topic of migration and more over the topic of political change in syria . all these issues are already part of the political debates here in the country as

different political parties gear up for those elections that are going to happen in february next year. so basically, each political party is already positioning itself accordingly. when it comes to redeem change in syria when it comes to the migration debate in general when it comes to halting these applications. so you've seen, for example, politicians from the conservative side of the political spectrum, saying that the german government should even consider encouraging syrians to return to their homeland. but on the other side of the political spectrum, from bodies like the social democrats of the greens, they are basically saying that this is too late for such a political debate right now here in the country. but overall, we can definitely say that these issues that are happening in syria and in the broader region are already affecting the political debate here in the country as political parties gear up for those very important elections in february. click well then about of a you countries of also and just changes to that policies towards

a site and to what syrian refugees of asylum seekers is. thing in you, in brussels responding to this a briefly, if you wouldn't mind terms. well, it's not only a job, many of these is important, so it's also all street suite on friends. they have a noun similar discussions, and this has to do as well with the fact that migration is an important topic also beyond germany. so it will be important to see exactly not only how many continues to photo this debate, but also how the european countries do this as well. thank you so much data every political corresponding to thomas. this is a reminder of our top story at this hour. there is a, celebrating the removal of long time uh, a special attachment set. the company has to be transferred to assignments. russia rebels who asked them compliments with the outgoing 5 minutes to say if it goes to a set based on the w, i close up takes a look in your shop fishing industry with billions of us idea of how have to world

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