many times he is a bloody conflict. watch on odd. see the breaking news this hour to rest forth is reached the city and technical less than 2 weeks after launching a shock defensive. i am here in my home. i did not believe it, and i did not intend to leave it except in a peaceful manner. to carry on prime minister concedes saying his ready to have the power to the opposition these fleet urging cooperation and that the security of civilians eventually the trouble bringing new coverage of the latest trends, shaping the world right now. this is already to national i a michael fortune. now

we're begin with the breaking news from syria right now. we're following where towers forces have entered the capital, damascus. the not here is on, on the. busy slide footage of got the fire in the city, the militants have reported the claim that they have to try to reach it into damascus. of the, capturing the city of homes located know all the capital that somebody would say, the fire thing is the right fit in the suburbs, and all the source has told us the syrian army has been forwarded to southern done by senior officials. the now this video shows people gathering ads a central square in damascus, following reports of the city full guns via can be heard as proud to celebrate the news. now, people are seen standing near a time. however,

it's hard to say to the legal belongs to, here is some more footage from the syrian capital. some local reports say that this video, capt at the mo. busy and when the tar responses to control of the syrian stake, tv, and reduce patient. and the more footage here for obviously you and may seem as may know, apple and the mosque of international airport has suspended operations with all the slides grounded and employees evacuated salvation. now images of an empty check point, our also coming from the syrian capital issue and ami abandoned the facility overnight . mid. the news of damascus being taken by the terrace, the syrian a prime minister released a video and message on social media in which he said he. ready was staying in the country here and was ready to cooperate with the opposition. i hate movies. this

was a lovely lena, jimmy, i call upon all fellow citizens not to touch any public property, because in the end, it is their property. i am here in my home. i did not believe it, and i did not intend to leave it except in a peaceful manner that'd be so that i can ensure the continuity on the work of public institutions and state institutions and facilities and to spread secuity and reassurance to fellow citizen, the man when we extend our hands, even to the opposition, will have extended their hands and confirm that they will not attack any person who belongs to the syrian homeland. discomfort can be a normal country, a country that builds good relations with its neighbors of the world. this matter is left to any leadership chosen by the syrian people. we are ready to corporate with it so that we can provide them with all possible facilities as well as this cost to develop. but now with arctic for a split into obama, each i joined a nearby here industry on a lot of roughly developments from syria, from what we have fully. and can you bring us up to speed what we know so far?

we know that had had a sham to had us an older antique government militias who continued their advance towards damascus on saturday. have claimed the seizure of the syrian capital via social media. now it took them less than 2 weeks from the start of the offensive to where we are now. and reports claim that the army has been instructed directly from senior officials, not to be fighting back. now we have seen the militants and the syrian tv took taken over syrian tv and use channels. and it was also reported that they are going to be given a statement at any moment. now on top of that, the master's international report, the airport as we see, evacuated there on employees and we also saw people rushing in panic to leave uh, but slights has been essentially canceled. nope, this army corps of ocean are re add port guard who has been very prominent, say when it comes to supporting the asset. a government did confirm that you had

this did indeed enter the capital. it was also reported that syrian as the officer would be withdrawn from the ministry of defense and the general staff headquarters . but what we do know about the president himself is that it was reported that he did leave the match because on saturday evening, shortly after he left, his lights disappeared from the radar. it was also reported that 1st 6, lou is the north and then the signal simply disappeared. so, and these are all reports, so we don't really know where he is syrian prime minister as we've seen him. and then jerry did say that he's ready to cooperate with any leadership chosen by the people, but that he's not leaving. he's home and he's inclined to support the continue the off governance. now the militant schools also claim that they're not seeking revenge here. their chief has said that they will be prohibited from taking over

public institutions and the those will remain under the supervision of the prime minister. according to reports, also to have this have released all prisoners from c naya prison, which is one of the largest prisons in damascus. and they are also claiming that they are interested in deepening their ties with serious friendly countries. well, for such a rapid development as it is, it's hard to piece everything together to understand from the standpoint, but we continue to follow what's going on. thank you a month. right. and now let's discuss this live now with the professor of political communication at the university of to ron for why these id professor. these are these good to have you enjoy to be now just one and a half weeks into the terribly surprised the salt. and now syria has fallen from what we see. how did this happen so quickly as you know, i, as you know,

syria has been under lots of pressure and the sanctions as i've been quite devastating, both to the people of san diego and also, but the government, the military as they seem to want to avoid the blood ship and in a fit, syria is a very historic country. it's a very ancient country ation civilization. so they basically have 2 options. one option is to become another, libya that's not a good option. the 2nd option is to become another american as early as students like the jordanian government or the injection government become a client of state of the united states. i don't think the city i was one that i don't think the jordanian people, that's your junction people. one what that's for the and the 3rd option that they

have is to continue the supports for the palestinian people, the palestinian cause it to be named in the this excess of resistance against the american hegemony in this part of the world. and then clinics. some of the mistakes of the previous govern. i, i think you may see the public opinion for today. i think the details option is what the decision people want. and this is the whole, that's a lot of people that have as they did, the 1st option is that the 2nd option is about the 3rd option is the way to go forward. i think all right now the total, they say that they will not seek revenge of the so called new syria will be a place of peaceful coexistence. busy justice will prevail and the dignity of all sara gains will be because of how possible is that. what do you interpreting from all of these? and you know, that's the fault it and,

and if they do one together, you know, as some of those, you know, you're at this stage of a to changing a government that's of on the stage. but once you change your government, then you have to govern yourself and then he wants to govern. you don't want to pay us. you don't want to looting less offices. you don't want that may have and telling him in the country that those are good it. so if the people who are taking the most guess are intelligent enough and the hope is that they are, they should be avoiding the mistakes that's very made. for example, in iraq after the fall off at the almost say this is what we think the mistakes that was made in libya. and lydia is not in a good situation. it also was in the very bad situation for many years after the fall of the the, the, the, the government is so what they are saying is,

it is something that makes sense for the governing body. and the hope is that they can control the situation as city outside of, onto a lot of hardship in the last many years. and, and the hope is that they can avoid more headings in the days that, that that's it, that you're going to see right now of the roster and the foreign minister has set up. busy for an act does use terrorists in the middle east to achieve their political goals. how do you assess the role of these actors in syria right now to your i? i think the, the, the 2nd option is the option that the united states. and is there a lot, so what they want to see is that the terrace elements take hold of the the, you know, at the end of the, they say the i is the but it is another country as a muslim country. and, and we see the added to the is,

are the government to is that up so that they're kind of saying he ends or live in these are cities. and so they do want to see chaos and say the, the do want to uh, to basically implant the profits government in damascus. the, and the they use, they have use for many as the terrorist organizations to achieve these goals. and but, but the hopes that that they exist is that given the fact that it's gonna say, yeah, the, the old civilization, given the fact that city is a way to have difficulties with the government. that is us. or is there any appropriate government? and the hope is that they can control the situation and basically the 10 city in, into the country that continues to resist the american hegemony and,

and fixes some of the problems that the previous government has to do back into non policies. all right, now the, all of a sudden somebody had ruled syria for more than 50 years is a before transition possible, as it is, you know, and they, they have the support that the family have and has a still has, is it is not a small, they decided not to use the, the mail it to me is that they had at their disposal. they couldn't resist the, you have a different segments of this. it in a society that, that is not happy with what you see on the screen right now. but i think they have chosen to not not have this military

confrontation, you know, say of a suffering a lot. and the i take the city and president is realize that the continuation of that situation was not good for the city and people at the end of the day. so the hope is that the pay it pages their name and that we have to wait and see what the deal is because this level forces are not controlling the whole country. the areas in years that we determine in c a is, is not controlled by them. the people who live with is not so far as those of you guys a sense that they're taking over damascus. and so how they deal with that situation is going to get place and that needs to be added. so he has the best option, i think, to basically uh,

continue uh is it with the kind of government officials, you know, you have the civil servants that have been yeah the but okay, so that's a, is running that electricity, ronnie, that the, you know, that is the functions of the government and continue with them continue with them. and basically, a stablish a new government in damascus. and then try to decide which routes they're going to go with with regard to that foreign policy. as you know, they've all this changing that we're moving towards a multi pull. our goal is so it's not good for the new city and government to be confronting russia. russia, as you know, has the military bases in syria and today. and it's not good for them to be

confronting you'd on the excess of the existence. it's not good for them to send it back against the palestinian people. so the whole thing is that they do like these very simple facts. and so that's one option. the other option is 10, so you enter into the libya and that's not good for anybody, except is where he's animated. now, reports came to these really tags and crossing into the syrian boffa zone. how high is the risk of possible escalation is spent over in the region? a you're a part of the city of integrity. the goal of heights is occupied by as where it has been occupied for the 1st. and then since the 1967 law and the at the is there it is, i'm sure i was trying to take advantage of the situation that you seen save you may have. and this is another reason why that new governments in damascus

a should realize that it's not the end of national interest to have. is there any influence inside serious, you know, one reason the government managed to continue? what was the fact that they, they realized that these are these and many kinds of not friends of the city of city and people with it. i hope the new government realizes the same fact. and what days are these want is k us end of what they want to? we can states in the neighborhood, they want to divide the countries in the symbol of the policy of divide and conquer . and this is going to, it is alton, lots of, that's what you, what you saw in libby asked as duffy was a list on it. the whole thing is, you know, the different factions, different,

different people that are taking over damascus. so one bad option is that to these organizations, a set 5, can you try that? this is what's happening to not find us after the after the soviets left the f, one to sunday had the civil war among different infections that were trying to force the soviet union after the pharmacy. so there are lots of bad options. and the hope is that given the fact that said, you guys have suffered their loss and given the fact that the city as inherent this old 7 position, if they can manage that, i think it was in a way to make sure this is there any aggression american english and this is not successful at the end of the day. you know, the city has majority over the majority of anything major is the most sense to have a christian minority. and the christian minority sympathizes with the christian

brothers and protest. this the same way that the muslims in palestine, us and the occupation of this are these under the oppression of this, or it is on the genocide that you see the same things happening because it shifts. so nobody, i don't think anybody in say that he's going to be interested in uh, is ready to influence him and say, yeah it's, it's not what the people want. so if you have it is elected government, it's really elected government to elections. elections. i think you're going to see a government that's going to more or less continue with the support for the sending costs and, and i'm not sure if somebody comes in is, is very, very interested in the 2 democracy in said. now that i had the un says it's closely monitoring the bullet dial situation is serious. do you expect b, u n, or any major international blocks,

the step in and try to help to de escalate the crisis that for you and has some experience in terms of managing countries that are facing difficulties with that with the governance that i think having the un agencies available and as long as make sure that the dominated by western countries is going to be something good for city of leaving syria to elements that don't want to see it as city or that is a strong, you know, said you had it as a large population it's, it's relatively a big country in comparison to 11. i don't know. draw that. and you know, in that price of the was, yeah, so a city or that is a strong, that's functioning. that is prospering. is that good news for?

it is right. it's up with news for the united states and in order to avoid the insect fed asset may cause syria to stop functioning as a country. having un agencies that uh, you know, have experience in nation building is going to be a, i think, something positive as long as dana dominated by the united states. we have to leave here now for these id professor of political communications at the university of de ron. thank you so much for your time. thank you. now syria boss be protected from chaos and terrorism. that's the joints message from for administrative across the region. a blast russia to earlier sat down for tools in, cut off the ministers dress, the need to stop military operations in preparation for launching a comprehensive political process based on un security council resolution 2254.

that would put an end to the military escalation that leads to the shedding of more innocent blood and prolonging the crisis preserve the unity sovereignty independence and territorial integrity of syria. protect it from slipping into chaos and terrorism and ensure the voluntary return of refugees and displaced persons. now the head of news of the cradle has to bond carried over. he joins those now from the route for further discussion. at the bottom, it's good to have you join me now. i know you've been following this develop, but how did the for all of the syrian all me and got been happens so quickly? eh, i'm sorry, still i still are stroking. is that still a shocking situation? because we're talking about a 10 day offensive in which the syrian army essentially the same too great. and in the, in the face of these extremist arm groups that are set off from you leaving the northwest with the support of directly with the support of the us and obviously will be

dropped. and there was absolutely, you know, yeah, it very little class is actually being reported actually seeing this here in army. get the diamond again. um, as offensive uh, move forward saying that they were repositioning soldiers. try that. it was all it made to seem like a strategic choice that uh we or to avoid civilian casualties whether statements set one up there to your other. but uh, i think today we got to say we, uh, we got a certain amount of well certainty that they did the seems to have been a homeless. uh they, they did thinking from the beginning a ride, so its not put off a much resistance. and you know, a, what's happens and what's happened in syria today, it brings to mind what happened in a dentist, i mean, in august of 2021 and just checking the numbers and decide the benefits to be less than 3 months. in 3 months, vitale, one was able to take control of

a gun this time and essentially do a something very similar, which is a face almost nor assistance. almost no, no flashes. i guess they have gotten the army of at the time the us trained army which folded entirely in the face of the tale about visual re today h d is that they visa un designated terrorist organization. and they, they see a national army which uh, mostly is, ranks has a numerous former members of vices of about data a they have done what they, they beat in 10 days with the deed in 3 months. and that is just a unbelievable to consider. and that the many, many questions are left here that none of us really have the answers to. and i would say that the main one here is what was the directive being given to us to see an officer, syria, and then about values that gave being requisition in being withdrawn and being moved out of the way until finally being told that the government had from doing it . exactly. so many questions in there, but certainly as

a days roll bye will begin to see the all folding all on reading off some of these . and the answers to some of these questions that many fear that in such a tower was taking over a good spot, bloodshed for minorities, including the aloe wides. so what do you expect from, from that my best time? well, hey, the h d is leader, right? uh, i will mohammad as of july me did these man who wanted, you know, has opinions on our bunk down. he said, and he's has the problem is right, respect for all sex, all religious sex, a respect to you. we, they, the western media, the headlines, you know, holding h p n a, they diverse, the age heidi's, diversity friend you've had, is a, you know, that there before on that, there revolutionaries, all of these white washing. so i think uh at the very least in the beginning, right. in the short term we are going to see attempts obtain and do they get the

machine again to go back to the example of i've gotten this done right. um. they've vitale been phased on. charles, and for a few months, they seemed to be playing ball with the international community before calling back to their old practices. right. and the situation in syria is that a while they're all practices, you're talking about, you know, a be heading, people a board, not the, not the community with them with the same degree. it's the, sorry, it's 3 miss groups got a hold of a very extreme use, right? they are so losses they, they have a boss or dies band version of islam. that, of that, that, that it calls for verification of the day. or there's a because there's not a photo either. same um and believe system. so i don't, i, i, it's next to see how much control a person like july me, who has been sitting in these for years and making himself rich with you in your money diary and i was selling uh, a with me bridge. when he turned in a,

how much control does he have a reduced form, rotate, a nice inspections. how much kind of see uh, you know, a keep them up, bass i. yes. needs to be useful. uh, we will rebuild the news here in the nation. uh for all, i have many doubts. i have many, many doubts just as defensive. got started a few days. i got a members of the h. d as were rated, keeping each other with members of the syrian national army. they, they did, they were already casualties among their own ranks just because of all the garages resurfacing. so i think what's next for syria? it's a very, very dark chop and not just for syria, for the entire region. what happened today? he's going to have rubber cushions for the entirety of west asia and honestly for the rest of the world. all right, talking about the regional escalation, many politicians have set the success of the terrorist could in danger, serious neighbors. how high is the risk of a possible escalation, if we have to face it squarely to?

well, the thing that made them party is the country. i'm sorry, that is most affected at this moment. this level live on, on these, at this point. and just coming out of a great role at to month of war a did there and be offensive. you serious starts hours of services, fire and live on a begins a as an attempt from you know, these thirty's is randy goals. a us ally is that 6 to cut off to finally cut off, eat on from live on the right from his bottle. so i think for a living room at this point, this is that a country that is in the search of the degree of crisis up to you in a multi, at the front of the crisis is from all angles. and now it's called between a space that is competing genocide and that that, that has been trying to take control of the south of name on it for a while now. and, you know, a bunch of extremist jihad is that are willing to declare war to anyone and everyone, and who's on the elias seems to be to the site and the state. you all are to turkey

or to anyone who pays their bills at the end of the day because these a west carried out. this was a multi pronged effort advisors, was not just the july, the 1 day waking off the same today. and one of the big, serious, he got the orders of once we got the orders he had support from the print, they were using ukrainian drugs and drug bands. and, you know, then you, you, you have to go see it, or a deed act which has already had a, the, to, to expand license, you know, from the country. once a day, troops are massing at the border because they do not the they, they, they obviously don't want to repeat a beast. and i think if we haven't seen a lot of involvement from new york as well, is because they want to see the end of the us probation of the act, which is supposed to come at the end of next year. so if you're lucky, back is also probably not very difficult position and well then you haven't done right on that is um, a losing a major ally in the region is being essentially discuss selected from one of its

main uh, um a one of the manufacturers of the axis of resistance, so i think at this point a suddenly serious going to come exactly what west or blind, there's one and it to be for so long. and you just imagine a beast that really station of, uh, the root of extremism. and essentially it's going to be bulk and then you're going to see it separated into different regions even for the different players a. so that uh, so that the regional company gifting through a mile. and we essentially, you know, just forget about what's happening and guess all i talking about play as though what is your assessment of who is backing all these militant groups that are moving against the folders here and government to the main corporate here is a, started to they have been providing support and the many, many ways to, uh, to h t s 2 days in a, in, in, in syria. and they have opened their borders right. a lot of the fighters that we were seeing during the 1st days of the siding, the they,

they were coming from central asia. they were from becky, some they were wiggers from uh, from uh, from somebody seen jon region of china. a, you know, church in uh, fighters, etc. there were uh, nodding into northern syria through 13. this happened already. this happened already went up. when they knew, shall i see. scarlet face was announced a and almost at the about a decade ago. and you saw the turkey open, his borders, you know, just allow those factors. and now we, we, we just saw a repeat of that. of course you have a new united states. uh, remember, jake solid brothers emails, we'd either again, thing was she just outright says, okay, it is on their side. the syria. h d is, is, you know, the modern days. okay. that they simply run that they themselves in syria. and then at the end of the day, it is around 5. and you cannot disconnect anything of what's happening here in syria, from israel, from to get it from the crisis 11. and from the situation from the genocide, a teen gas as well. just now you know, just before you called.