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i bring golf is good to have you. with this, we begin this wednesday in syria, in the aftermath of the toppling of the sod regime. today, the leader of serious rebel couple of mission said there will be no pardons for officials who were involved in the torturing of people in prison. under bush, allah saw, okay, the l sharah, previously known as of mohammed al galani, has asked other countries to hand over any officials who may have mistreated detainees, and then slid from syria. thousands of prison have been released and families are hoping to find others who have disappeared. the rebel leader l sure are also also held talks with the new interim prime minister mohammed al bush year. he will lead a transitional government to run syria until next march. and it's called, or stability and calm in the country. i asked our correspondent, stella mina in damascus. how often al sure was plans for the transition and how those plans are being received inside siri. who do i hear when i

talk to people is that there is really a risk for clarity these days. we really have to understand that this momentum here is really of a meant some of uncertainty from when that one day to another. the old rules that have been in place for many, many years, not valid anymore on people who are here a little bit, waiting for, for what are the new rules and what will happen in the future. so they really wish for some clarity. and so i hear from some people, but they are at least positive that things are leading in affords direction and that there are some steps taken by forming this into room government for example. but of course some people are all very concerned as well. is the steps that are taken at the moment of really leading into a better future or just a different future when i ask you about another part of the country in the town of

her da honda, to my of else did syrian president bush, allah sides, father hafez to route for nearly 30 years before him. that team was set on fire. how have the rebels, how have they been dealing with other symbols of the regime that was just toppled? or we have to understand that to the is the village where the former president last saw to and his family or from it isn't the hard to the end of a lot talk here. and it is a region where many other ways of living. so it is a very or it was very violent action and the volume that message to was the old regime. and they have been many other actions the last couple of days. maybe even if there were a little bit less linens, for example here, and i must, those people are tearing down old uh,

images and big posters with the heads of houses. although she and i said, uh they are really destroying these things. was there a couple of days ago, royce, off, through the phone, if the regime people were storming the presidential palace here in the schools. there were destroying the furniture and just taking things out and really expressing the anger to what was the old regime. the future of serious, certainly at this, at this point in time is very uncertain. the people that you've been talking with do, did they tell you that they're confident that the is when this rebels will be able to bring stability back to the country? do they trust them? attempt it depends a little bit to, to who i talk and about what comes in like in detail when it comes to economic development. what i hear from people that they are a bit more positive and confident that things might lead to good direction. as the

new prime minister had the, has promised that that should be, you know, to market. and that's your should be connected to the global market. again, so people are really hurtful for that when it comes to freedom of expression of freedom of rights. some people do mentioned that they are bit worried because they're not very sure that this, the new complimentary really emphasized on rights who as they are promising. because we have seen is that h a t s and has uh, in its government and it lip not often a or ways of photos, a freedom of expression. and there has been some, some discretion of the of people use is still a mentor in damascus. forest and i still a thank you. what are the most important questions? who controls which part of syria now the countries h t has trouble grew. say they now controlled the city of yours or the eastern part

of the country, and that's after intense battles with kurdish lead us back. forces city was held by credit scores is only for a few days replacing the house to the syrian governments. military. there was or region strategically important it is home to oil fields. it's a center for oil, refining the finders to see. they also want to advance to other cities east of the euphrates river that are still under kurdish control. giorgio coffee at a is a middle east analyst. he's also the ceo of gulf state analytics in washington d. c. i asked him for his read on the intentions of each ts inside siri. so yeah, thank you for having me on your program. good to be with you. definitely an important development. as i'm sure your viewers are aware of this city is of immense strategic importance. and not only is it culturally importance to syria,

but it's also an economic hub. and i think h t s. teaching there's or taking control of the city is important for the sort of new authorities, the h d, us authorities and their quest to seize power in the resource rich parts of the country. you know, it was just 2 days before aside this government fell when uh the cf dominated by the us bachelors, y, p g took control of the city. i think obviously there was a lot of resistance for many of the local airbus there who definitely reject sort of the ideology of y p g. you're very suspicious of the group seeing it as a foreign orchestrated organization. so definitely a lot of local resistance in for h t s. this was certainly a significant achievement turkish bank forces. they've also been fund encourage in the northeast. how does that fit into each see us as efforts of taking control of,

of different regions in series. so yeah, so obviously really complicated picture in syria. different rebel groups are on important players here. the s n a distinct from h t s is very much allied with turkey. some analysts would probably consider the s n a to be a group of proxy forces operating the has to have on grew up in any event. the fact that s n a has been fighting the y p g. an sd of forces in this part of syria needs to be understood within the context of turkeys, national interests. everything that has unfolded since late last month in syria has provided turkey with unique opportunities to push back against the y p g, which is linked to the p k. k group considered in turkey to really be an extra

central threats. so to get to your question about what this really means for h t s, which is definitely um not as aligns not nearly as align with turkey is the s n a. we're going to have to wait and see what h t s is. agenda really is when it comes to the y p g and other elements under the s d f. umbrella. we don't know if h t s and turkey will reach some sort of understanding or not. when it comes to these questions about the white p g group, but time will tell this new transitional government, do we know how it plans to rebuild syria economically as well? you know, the challenge of rebuilding syria economically is extremely daunting. my understanding is that serious g d p contract is something like 80 or 85 percent. since this crisis erupted back in 2011. last year,

the syrian economy suffered from hyper inflation many of the sectors, the important sectors, and the syrian economies, such as agriculture, hydrocarbons, and really decimated as a consequence of not only the warfare, but also as a consequence of western sanctions that have been pose guns, imposed on syria for a number of years. so it's going to be really difficult to rebuild syria. i think the important point here is that syria will need a lot of time. a understand experts are saying that it would take about a decade to bring serious economy back to what it was in 2011, but what syria really needs to stability and they need a lot of foreign investment. there are going to be so many challenges that the syrians face when trying to rebuild their country's economy. this brings us to important questions about u. s. foreign policy and also the foreign policy agendas of european countries. you

know, whether or not they're going to live sanctions. also questions about the sanctions on h t. s. going to be very important when we look at the prospects for foreign investment in the country is coffee, or we appreciate you taking the time to talk with us a lot of the questions, a lot of unanswered questions about the future of syria tonight. thank you. thank you. as the fall of the assault review means that millions of syrians who flood during the civil war now have the chance to return to their homeland before the dramatic events of the weekend. within 13000000 people were displaced both inside syria and in neighboring countries, such as the turkey turkey, by the way, has the highest number of syrian refugees with around 3100000 registered there. and that's followed by 11 on jordan and iraq. here in europe and germany is home to the biggest population of syrians outside of the middle east. within 700000 are currently registered as refugees or asylum seekers. dw,

as turkish service has been speaking to syrians, it is simple who are both optimistic and anxious about the prospect of going home for always swati, assuming an engineer, it is just the best moment ever. play out of them is o dreams of come to. so you god, they sealed it for 15 years. we have been waiting for these day. you too. so we have been very patient. uh yes, it was very difficult. uh, we suffered jake, we became refugees though. uh, our stay the same as the country was really mouthful. do they mean words? can't express how happy i am the that to me a, to my son's limits shared by so many with whom we spoke, refugees ready to go back to syria and how we are capable of returning to our country and rebuilding it, making a best of them. it was before we were subjected to assets, oppression,

and many hardships. but thank god we survived. we were allowed to live in turnkey. i had known him and i should not be 30. you have what's called us the 2 next. the many here have reactivated long dormant plans to leads that route in that car is mobile phone shop, conveniently sells luggage to june. of course we want to leave in a month for 2 weeks. we're already slowly. i'm to, you know, shop. so we're getting rid of everything slowly, so then i'll go visit the we have our land. so our house that a house is really live and he's also really left for the resume. but i will start from scratch. i came here with a $100.00 on but i'm going to leave with a 1000 over the i got them. you're the same for them to get this up. i came out with nothing. i going back there with not for the i got this of these, they get it done. so for the use of off bad hopes for the best of 2 worlds. for his 2 children dividing time between his native homeland and his adopted homeland hunting and good. really goes there, we are planning to return somebody doing this?

no, but you know, just yet enough money. we have to wait and the worst continue in. good. so there is not a complete government in place. somebody who commits so i'm not going back at this moment. thank 10. the more that option to wait for at least 6 months or even a year. the all, if i go outside of the business there, but i would love to stay with my work here to get to that. what about, do you see them the front of them? beyond the practical, there are the emotional issues in play for so many syrian refugees living in turkey who are considering a return home you, i mean your story and how being and then we serious $100.00 total on this. another part of us the once to say, we have to come like family here and bill comes with other people or the key. i totally agree or sort of many to women married syrian man about and many serial men married touch women want to share that sort of the we are living together and points to select all. thank god. so let me now she,

this is the spot where many syrian refugees expect to cross back into their homeland. one thing they'll have to consider before that moment, the fact that most will lose their temporary protection status in turkey. once they step over the border in germany's role in the middle east, should it be expanded today? germany's defense minister said yes. where is the story is, is travelling in jordan and the rock. he's been meeting with german soldiers in jordan, who have been stationed there as part of the fight against the tara group. ah, yes. german forces are also in iraq. we're the story us will hold talks with the officials about regional stability just days after the regime and neighboring syria was over throw a w. c. political correspondent in a honda is travelling with defense minister per store with his visit to the troops in jordan and iraq. just before christmas, the german defense, minnesota is trying to send a very strong signal that germany remains committed to tying and helping bring

about peace security stability to this region. now there are big concerns of adjust won't be unfolding events in syria. my mean full, the mission here, post abilities in the neighboring country. and one thing is clear germany and europe will have to run to iraq, syria, very high up on there already very long to do list. in terms of foreign policy challenges. if they don't want to be sidelines internationally, that was, you know, how they're reporting their let's take a look down some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world. germany's transfer a lot sholtes as, as parliament to hold a vote of confidence in his leadership next monday. that is following the reason cowell. so it is coalition government now if as expected, he loses that vote. snap elections will be scheduled here in germany next february . these fif has confirmed that saudi arabia will host the 2034 world cup,

saying the means football tournament will encourage social change in the kingdom, including more rights for women. human rights groups warning that the construction and stadiums and transport networks will put migrant workers, lines at risk carbon credits. now they're supposed to be a tool and an incentive to get industries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions . that is what they are supposed to do. they're not designed to facilitate fraud until they do dw investigations together with the german public broadcasters. adf reveal how german authorities may have been tricked. it all started with a tip off. a chinese company had developed environmental projects at oil fields in china that were supposed to save millions of tons of carbon emissions in reality. and inside our told us, they were part of a 1000000000 euro fraud. setting up a real project cost tens of millions, west vacant project,

just purely on paper like out of thin air, you only need to forward your basket of new documents and you gain hundreds of millions of heroes in return. the projects were submitted under a german scheme, allowing companies here to meet their emission targets by investing in carbon saving projects abroad. in the months long investigation dw in its partners, adf acquired thousands of pages of project documents, and compared them with satellite images and photos. we found 16 projects which should not have been eligible under the germans. came a my because they were not building something new. take this project in china is sions, young region. the station collects gas that would otherwise be released during oil extraction. saving more than a $120000.00 tons of carbon emissions a year. the application lists the planned project start date, september 2020. but satellite images from 2019 so that the plant was already there

. the 4 elegy tanks are clearly visible. truck tracks and the security flare suggest that the site was in fact operational more than one year before the application in germany was filed. this project should never have been approved, its not acceptable for the plan to already exist before the application was submitted. and yet, germany's environmental agency green lighted it, as well as 65 other project in china, their total market value as an estimated 2000000000 euros. the agencies president direct messner, told us that none of its employees ever visited any of the projects in china. they relied on the audits conducted by private companies. we only have 3 colleagues in the federal environment agency who deals with all of these projects that they contact the technical data and any detailed uh, in that context,

satellite images. either we cannot say for sure whether the auditing companies were in on the front. but what we did find were many in consistencies in their reports. take this project, which was supposedly visited by auditors 7 times in their reports, they confirmed that the installation consisted of 6 big storage tanks and 12 generators. with satellite images and photos we acquired only ever show 4 tanks and 4 generators. besides very unlikely names, victor was on the side facing tanks, cons be missing. so the inspectors didn't do their job. absolutely not. or even was the order time should be suspended entitlements within these companies. so just to become part of the deception that would be a worst case scenario. the german environment agency has placed 45 projects under suspicion and says it is now working to resend as many of the credits as possible.

the program is close to new applications. the full damage has yet to emerge. one thing, however, is already abundantly clear. it didn't take a lot to defraud a system that was supposed to make a dirty industry, a little cleaner. a dirty story and they talked about that i'm doing now by getting shows that she's from dw investigated team it familiar to our viewers because she hasn't covered a lot of scans frauds and disappears the b one. i mean, if you could clarify for us who was behind this alleged fraud and what, or who was actually the saving the german government or the state. i mean, at 1st glance at the documents wouldn't be quite the documents. it's seems that a lot of different chinese companies had submitted all those projects, but later in our research we saw, but it's only one company, it's a private company by sid badging. and they are doing sort of consultancy for

companies who want to reduce the carbon footprint. what's interesting about it is that the founder of this company is a full more official in the environmental policy sector. so she might have had contacts, we don't know, but she founded this company in in 2011. and from what we know now is but badging common, which is the name of the company that has made up according to our research. all of us documents which related submitted in germany so, so you've got a private company here that is assessing companies and basically if they're cleaning up their academic reporting to german regulators and it appears that german regulators did not do their job or did not do what they were supposed to do is that the case? i mean, many experts say they, they, they didn't do the job properly. i mean that there are some points where they should have been suspicious. for instance, a lot of these projects in the program came from china, which is not a major or purchasing countries. point 1.2, and with this is much more serious. um,

48 out of 66 projects from china were audited by only 2 companies. so 2 private orbiting companies, and they on this course in the as well right now. i mean, we, they are val, people saying, but they, there was collusion between bridge and cobb and, and those to order to companies. i have to say we didn't find direct evidence, but when we searched through the auditing reports we, we've held so many in consistencies that we really have to ask the question if that might have default. i mean, you have reported that this scheme has allegedly caused a bill, you and yours to disappear. i mean, if i had a 1000000000 euros, albert know how to get rid of it or maybe i would, but i don't have that. so we're so many gone. i mean we, we have talked to, to the companies and to some of the companies, i mean they are reluctant to talk to, to do a list, but we,

we could get some information, some sources, and all they told us is, is pointing to badging carpet. so they had a contract with badging, carbon, they transferred the money, was page and carbon most likely to, to an account in, in, in, in hong kong. so it's, let's say a $100000000.00. so if you were also went to china to this one company, i don't know who had shares in it. i didn't, maybe they had also to pay other people. i just don't know, but they got the money was transferred to them. you know, the criticism of the carbon trading is that it's a cop out. it's an easy way out for a big polluters to remain a big polluters. it's not effective. will this investigation, do you think, will it affect to the trust or the lack of trust that people have in carbon training? i mean that's obviously the, the fee of money in the industry have. they said that's how they put it at a good instrument. they say it's a good instrument, a half, and now it is,

is no damaged by a scam like that. and obviously, yes it's, it's a, it's a market which is based on trust price. one expert told us and told us that it's not like discount the bank and you can the, the touch it, you kind of see. and so if, if the trust in the market then is, is gone. but obviously this has repercussions negative triple cash, especially when you know a 1000000000 euros is disappearing. you don't use your dish. ok. we appreciate your reporting. be good. thank. so let's take a look down some of the other stories that are making news around the world. this, our police in the south korea were blocked from reading the office of president hughes. so, you know, over the attempt to impose marshall last week, parliament has voted to appoint a special counsel to investigate and will makers plan 8 seconds impeachment vote against you. the death toll from a question attack on ukraine's south eastern city of separate c a has arisen. his 7 more than 20 others were wounded with missiles struck

a medical facility rescue was there still searching for people trapped under the rubble rushes defense ministry is threatening to retaliate against ukraine for fiery 6 attack and missiles and the military airfield. in the southern ford city of hugginsville, it says 2 of the missiles were shot down while the others caused a minimal damage. the us recently gave you crane permission to use the longer range missiles against russia. before we go to, the absence of humans can all be good for other species. gray seals, for example, are thriving on the english coast line or former code were weapons testing facility has been sealed off to allow the colony to grow. the site is now home to about $400.00. the threatened seals more than 80 pups and been born already this winter one day and more are expected in the next. i'm is you may have 25 people in class

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