let's get off this now, since at least for the violence has to offer the breaking news right now to was policy is reach the syrian capital a less than 2 weeks after long. take a shock offensive. i am here in my home. i did not believe it, and i did not intend to leave it except in a peaceful manner. a, syria and foreign minister as a, he's ready to hand over to the opposition peacefully, jean cooperation and mat in the security of civilians to guarantee the in the capital. so i'm local, they've taken to the streets to celebrate, but the takeover of damascus from lady all those day, the homeless fearing for the safety

the what this is, are the international reaching you live from the russian capital with the latest from around the world. i a michael portrait now would begin with the breaking news right now. we're following from syria where towers forces have entered the capital of damascus. here was the footage of guns fire had listed the militants have obtained, they have penetrated into the capital. shortly after capturing the city of the whole of homes located further north and all the swords has told you told us that the syrian army officials have ordered their troops to surrender. the video shows people gathering up a central square in damascus, following reports of the cities, phone,

gun fi icon. the hood as crowds celebrate the news. however, our source is on the ground, say that there are many others who remaining in their homes, fearing for their safety. and here is some more footage from the syrian capital and local reports say that this video capture at the moment when the towers forces to control of the syrians, big tv and redo it, has waters and the arrows if it goes from the syrians. but main, the airport, the mosque of international, the airport has suspended operations with all slides grounded and employees evacuated from the visual re. and this video allegedly shows terrace entering the premises of the syrian presidential palace. unless enough gunfire has to do so, that's as the bus driver on the sides. whereabouts remained on the niceties wide. now, the images of an empty check point are also coming from the syrian capital. the syrian army abandoned the facility of an item made the news of damascus being taken by the

toad risk. sir. and from minutes to earlier release the video message on social media in which he said that he was staying in the country and was ready to cooperate with the opposition. i hate movies. this was a lovely meaning to me. 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 so that i can ensure the continuity of the work of public institutions and state institutions and facilities and to spread secuity and re assurance to a fellow citizens. we extend our hands even to the opposition, will have extended their hand and confirmed that they will not attack any person who belongs to the syrian homeland. this country can be a normal country, a country that builds good relations with its neighbors and the world. but 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. now social media images apparently show the syrian prime minister, leaving his home to hand over his official palace to the terrace that i've taken over an office in the hotel in damascus. a report say that he has met with the militant needed to discuss the political management during the transitional period . and he did to hold a free electrons to allow this year, and people to choose the leadership the r t r i be corresponding to wi fi. step rooney has more details now from the syrian capital. yeah, the shots are being fired all over the city and, and its surrounding skis. they are fired by members of armed groups celebrating their victory an entry into the syrian capital. they believe that they have a stablish power in damascus. the sounds of explosions are also audible,

but these are undoubtedly not clashes, but celebrations. entering the syrian capital turned out to be a very easy task for both armed groups and militants operating in the vicinity of damascus. each other, the syrian troops very quickly abandoned their positions and command post. there were only minor clashes which quickly subsided. soon these groups announced that they had reached the building of the general director of radio and television, as well as the center of the capitol into my head square. there has been a series of statements by the leader of high a test for your i'll show him in one statement is he banned all military formations from entering any government institutions. the key stress that this band will remain in effect until the official transfer of power is carried out, and that these institutions remain under the control of the former prime minister for the time being. in turn, prime minister mohammed ali said that the syrian government was extending its hand to the citizens of the country for cooperation. he called for the preservation of state institutions and facilities. stressing that the syrian council of ministers

is ready to cooperate and provide all possible assistance so that state affairs are transferred smoothly and consistently and the state institutions are preserved. the people who gathered on the streets of the syrian capital have pulled down the monument to boss as father for my president. half is all the side. he rules the country from 197 to one until these death in 2000 militants, broke this past 2 into pieces and carried its head off down the streets. now let's discuss the develop, but now with ours, you correspond to mine my each are joining me right here in this to do all my events on folding in quick succession and but what would say best didn't spot today? can you walk us through what has been going on? and the whole development was very quick. i mean,

it was less than 2 weeks since the start of the offensive. and this is where we are now, but this is not out of the blue. this definitely has been on the mind of many for a long time. it's no secret that the united states has long been financing the rebels for over 10 years. so the context here is very interesting because while the united states now claims that it will not be involved in the situation and made the developments it previously made it clear on many occasions that its plans are different. let's just take a look at this footage from us officials directly stating that aside is essentially the enemy and that he needs to go. so it needs to go. it's time for side to get out of the way our side has to go. features syria can't include aside the world, will not waiver assad must go the only way the civil war will end is a new government without mature thoughts. now they are clear in that footage alone,

but there is more in the hillary clinton e mail archive. they were not shy in expressing that they are not very fond of assets at all. if you ron reaches the threshold of nuclear weapons, it will be much easier for to run to call on its allies in syria and hezbollah, to striking israel, knowing that it's nuclear weapons will serve as a deterrent is real in response to a ron's own actions. let's go back to syria. it is the strategic relationship between a ron and the bush sharla side regime and syria that allows the run to undermine is real security not by direct attack, which has never happened in 30 years of hostility between iran and israel. but through its proxies in lebanon, such as has by which are supported, armed and trained by iran, through syria, the removal of the assad regime will put an end to this dangerous alliance. these really leadership understands perfectly well why defeating assault is now in its interests. even jake sullivan, that's the same official who is now saying that the united states will not put his

foot in syria. and these developments had previously stated in a lift email that the rebels own washington side. so of course, one can make their own conclusions here, but it does seem that their intentions were never really hidden. meanwhile, former us army general couldn't have explained better washington strategy in the middle east. i mean, that's a strategy that dates back to that case and syria makes the list of countries that the united states wants to change. one of the generals, call me any sits, or you gotta come in and you gotta come in and talk to me a 2nd. i said, well, you're too busy said no, no let's. he says, we've made the decision. we're going to war with your rack. this was on or about the 20th of september. i said, we're going to war with the rack. why? he said, i don't know. he said, i guess they don't know what else to do. so i came back to see him

a few weeks later. and by that time we were bombing in afghanistan, i said, are we still going to war with a rack? and each at all, which worse than that, he said he reached over on his desk. he picked up a piece of paper. he said, i just, he said, i just got this down from stairs named zachary defence office today. and he said this a memo that describes how we're going to take out 7 countries in 5 years, starting with the rack and then siri 11 on libya, somalia, sudan, and finishing off your ran i said as a classified. he said, yes sir. i said, i said, well, don't show it to me. so go through the countries again. well, starting with the rack, then siri and 11, i'm then libya, then somali and sudan, and then back to where ran. i mean, he mentioned the 7 countries including libya and a rock, and we know how that and the know syria is also on the list. and there's a lot of examples here. add that to us as new rhetoric of not getting involved just

seems a little bit to on trustworthy me. as the days we see the end game here is all pointing towards the rhyme and what is going to be. so it's like an ongoing project that has to be completed somehow. now, as it is, this has been washington's as duration for syria, for more than a decade now. but talk to us, what do we know about the, the us bands when it comes to a new president pretending to the oval office? of course we may say that the because our statements from the previous administrations and they may not be relevant anymore. but then again, when you look at donald trump statements and we've heard many of them, and he's echo in the same similar sentiment to the previous administrations. i mean, we remember in the interview, donald trump stated that well, us troops will remain in syria to take the country's oil. while he also confirmed that he did indeed want to take a side out i would have rather taken them out. i could add it well, said matt,

as didn't want to do it matters who is a highly overrated general. i gave her a devices after he was gone. i get, i did a great job, but i, she is a 100 percent of the callaway to got rid of them. took out the solemn h, as you know, took out al bag, daddy. you know what i did? i left the troops to take the oil. i took c o l, the only troops i have are taking the oil, they're protecting the oil. now it is interesting to listen to that because amid these recent developments, donald trump took to x and he essentially said that the united states should not be implicated in syria anymore. of course, western media is also a white washing at these that you had is the group. and if you connect the dots together, that might be for a reason. but it is important to note that recently that they there was some sort of a try to normalize relations with syria. i mean from the arab league or italy also restore and is to put matic relations with the country. the you also said that it

was time to rethink the relations with a sub. so it looked very promising, but we will have to wait and see what the next step is going to be. and we'll wait and see. so waiting game, but my, my job, thank you for bringing us up to speed that moscow top diploma to reiterate that process called and hostilities in syria. so to get lab rav also highlighted, how far are the actors are using terrorists to do their job, political bidding? we absolutely convinced will feel the disability to use that or is like 3 of the who do it a shot to achieve geo political purposes as it is being done. no. oh country as being a big becker, not only of scenery but also of iraq. hopefully be a flip on and the it is not,

it is not our fault that folder resolutions which will adopt it when they meet at least issues. some of the, for example, iraq was boomed out of the state which without any discussion and the security council, the strongly reiterated cherry thorough integrity. 7, see, and do you need to of this year and the republican, we called for immediate and of hostile activities. we stated all of us that we won the resolution $2254.00 to be fully implemented them for this purpose called for the dialogue between the government and digital deposition is provided in the resolution. you know, a case it's not about being concerned with was the

impression they make on the people with those things and the which we believe. and if we quote, failed, since 2015 pulled failed to keep this year in state. so if we could organize the process, we uranium and do a few colleagues which is called us the process. this in itself was a very fail from process. uh, nothing goes mostly it will diplomacy. but the events which uh, with this thing today that really geared to undermine every thing we have been doing during those years. and meanwhile, in solving the syria, fig smoke is seen over the city of wida, which has been taken under the control of the terrorist forces after classes with the syrian army on friday, local armed groups issued a 24 hour ultimatum to government troops. to leave the area and prevent bloodshed

by the idea of has go from the has move districts into the buffer zone between these roll and the syria, him the golan heights a bit, the ongoing event. and he said he was making the move for security reasons. and stress, but it's not in the ferry game. syria is intent on the fast in accordance with the situational assessment. following the recent events in syria, including the entry of arm personnel into the buffer zone, the idea of has deployed forces in the buffer zone. and in several other places necessary for its defense to ensure the safety of the communities of the golan heights and the citizens of israel. despite the idea of troops crossing the border and jointly see you only. busy in man i came, does not believe that he's, well, we'll seek any further explanation. right? no way. it doesn't know how to behave what to do as a result of the cool that the email is celia and the working closely the

situation. but in the meanwhile, it doesn't want to pick any risks in case that would be something for the trade show on the sewer inside the police are out. so these are precautions, military precautions. so what, what would you say? it is all being opportunistic here. i don't think it advantage of uh, a window it i do see a no, there's no way up to it is. it's not trying to do anything. it's just, it's taking precautions and waiting to see who exactly took over a sticky go over there with gaming, syria. it's not clear the conflicting reports and that i basically don't like these that there was groups that the, it took over instead of a shot. it awesome. all right, well what are the implications to israel safety now that's on all kinds of should, has taken power in syria. is israel see if i'm better off with this development

on the show them may be because the you on the was the biggest thing. i mean, easily i lost the control on syria and it was not to be able to have any military presence in syria on the border with these or most of the, with these also, this is on the show of them is the people we've heard about. let's wait and see if this is how this groups are taking control. there might be more dangerous than the run. you would you now for more on this less cross live to a journalist they be do i type? joining me right now. david is good to have you do i me so. so key it has to be your best hopes that new syrian leadership will go. i mean the effort to fight against the separatist. what are your thoughts in that regard as well? of course it's so normally that the guy is gonna hold for the but what's the new serial leadership? we don't know where things are going right now. it's not very clear. one thing is

for sure that had to her shot and the rebranded almost upfront, that is currently the biggest player in syria. does it seem to have the, the international legitimacy to continue, that we saw it in the us security council that it was still branded as a terrace organization. so how would you move forward with a tourist organization to power and syria? when so many players such as the u. s. a who were supporting the fall of us today? are they going to support the was of hire a to do some uh government. i don't think so, however, but i do believe that there are going to, the class has already started between the, the certain dual credit courses and other armed forces that's are backed by turkey . and i believe that's going to continue. and it's going to be a very lovely bottle because we all know our i car looks to towards the

kurdish militants and the northeastern and part of the syria. all right, now while the, the west is likely welcoming the fall of damascus and us bank goods of see the oil fields in the east of the country. there, you will see this as the next battlefield in the country yet going forward. yes. well, many are branding just us as a new page in the history of syria, that the war is over and peace is coming, but i person will see it like that. that's all i really that this is the start of something much bigger. it is a much bigger, flat force area and a lot more a lot more a blood sugar is coming. because as you said, the card sold the very important parts and resources of syria. they hold the border crossings with a rack which are very strategic. they have their own vision and they are, they also have interest on the both sides actually damage or so on,

some parts of the rock, lots of iran and parts of turkey itself. so this is not going to sleep is not getting arrest is going to continue. and i believe what we're seeing now is just a new, a new war that's a rough day. starting is, are you now in their article, the telegraph was quick to pin the blame for a new refugee crisis in europe on what's in and he's a so called fellow in syria. is there any marries to that? or is that just another example of shifting the blame on russia? well, the, the was always going to blame rochelle for everything that is clear that's not going to change. but for a review g crisis. well, 1st of all, let's look at the river. do this for you. a crisis is something that exists exist in jordan 11 on in iraq in turkey. the word tons of biggest publishing us here in norfolk cheese and then you'll have in europe. and they have been saying for

a long time that they're just waiting for us to fall. so the refugees can go back. we're going to see how they're going to deal with them now because i don't believe anyone would be going by. so maybe some, some more affiliated or have fallen affiliated with, had to be a shovel or other all of those groups that were under this freeze here, normal berella might be returning into short term just because of joy will happen, is believing that to have a safe haven by the long term, i believe there's going to be a bigger refugee crisis across all borders that are around syria. and russia today has got to watch it today is in the bug situation because they did lose one of their stalls in the middle east. one of the original partners in the middle east, and i don't know how the, how to future syria and government if there is going to be a unified government, is gonna look towards rochelle. we're, we've already seen how as yolanda himself has spoken about russia in the end of the

problem is even to, to evade russia at some point. so the pressure on russia will continue. that's what adults adults about how it will pay out. if it goes to syria, we will have to wait and see. you worry. all right. all right, now in the headlines we see the media and west of all specials attempting to whitewash the terrorists to let the insurgents on slot if i see it and has even interviewed the leader of the militants despite the west itself, recognizing the group as terrorists. but what do you make of that time? is it a dangerous ship? let me ask that. that is a dangerous shift and this is not the 1st time it seemed to us doing that. the day i've done this and i've gotten a style. they've done this in ukraine, they've done this all over the world. and just like they get support to these groups, they withdraw support at the as quickly. i know we do know that the tons,

$1000000.00 bounty on the head of the 10. you allow me to leave it on here today to show you that does not mean we both the, his service status has not been resolved. and they said they both come to fall of a sub, but they still have not voiced support for july, which i believe that the, this is there to gain by the us trying to secure some points as they always do. trying to act like there is room for vacation and room for negotiation with them. but when the time strikes they're, they're going to let them go and try to. yeah. over to him or start a new war or we run them as a terrorist because i believe the long term strategy here is not deceased ability is area, but the instability and syria because with stability, we saw the us is weaker. israel is weaker and turkey is in a hot position. they don't last ability in the region. that's all. and i don't believe some of the things coming in now. the speed of the,

of the fall is what seemed to have called so many by surprise. was this year at all mean not prepared or the something that we are we all i not seen. but when it comes to the river ration, i believe they were prepared. they had been training for years. they have a lot of new equipment which unfortunately today, which is very scary, isn't that has they'll have to do shop. we know they have make for the 9 i fighter jets, we know that have to 90 tags that have a wide range of missiles. so of the ballistic. it's very scary to, to know that these are the has of, of radicals today. but i believe that will do. there was a vacuum in the police or political leadership. somehow, it just disintegrated without anyone noticing the one really knows what happens. we still don't know what happened to the charlotte side, the prison and just disappeared. uh, we saw conflicting reports of the key backend such as iran,

iraq and washer the 1st days were saying they're going to support the government supporting the army. iraq said that the security and unity of syria is the security and unity of a rock. and they even try to, to send the 10s of thousands of people to help support the syrian army. and that was fault in the early hours by a, by a, by the us out though become a crossing we heard one saying that they will support the government and, uh, and the army with all day. huh. we heard you from the russian to 4 minutes or so your level that they're gonna provide air cover and technical weapon we have uh some military support, but that never happened. the military never fall back. uh, we didn't even see an advice on heavy weapons towards damascus. or towards any of the cities that were just people with, with

a k 40 sevens on motorcycles and toyota pickup trucks. so there's definitely something behind the scenes that is happening. and time will tell them what actually went down. because this was not a very conventional cool or so at all me. now, the idea on the other hand has confirmed it's deployed forces and they occupied golan heights buffers zone. now, do you believe that's? that's simply sees on the key. i'll take situation to do that. or it's been pop of a grandparent and all the while of course of israel's hand. and this was clear from the very beginning. and if you've noticed, uh when the were announcing a ceasefire 11 on nothing, you all came out and said, yeah, we did not achieve our target, we did not eliminate as well, but we're doing just to combat the run between ad. she said,

i will not go into detail and then he issued a very direct sweat and 2 samples on our side and said it is playing with fire and us now people did not know how to take that will have to happiness. in the beginning, it was believed that the syria was stood on the sidelines, all of the war and girls underwear 11 on bought today. actually the way it seems, it looks like sir you, i was actually that the central business, especially logistically with providing arms. uh, transportation, a safe haven for uh for providers to me to train, etc. and i think today they are paying the price for the spin and i don't think the israel's plan is to just stop securing kinetic. they've already met many officials and official uh, the both of us have boasted maps that showed us with the securities on is going to go well into the region. and i believe that is a preparation to fully an x, the golan heights,

and probably more. all right, not many fear that the insurgents and tal risk taking of a good spot bloodshed for minorities, for instance. do you think it's likely to happen that way as well? you mentioned the cnn interview of galani. when he was asked about his extreme reviews. he said we were to where your that were due and they have changed. you don't really change if you, if you set out with a very extremist agenda, this based on bloodshed. because if we believe, if you remember the 201-213-1415 even beyond their songs, there are anthem's their speeches. everything was read coming to slaughtering. you found that we're coming to salter she as soon as we're against them all away. it's christians, those records you, it didn't matter. they said that we've got a salt forever. lots. while, if you all have that mentality, how does that change?

if you see yesterday, when gilani came up to speak about the, the taking over home. she said, i call in all the fighters to treat people with respect and not to hurt anyone. that is because he knows that the people under his command cannot be controlled in the sense that we saw a lot of videos coming out of a level where people are being harassed. where, where they were trying to put on a good face. but anyone watching it? it's look like for us then when you see someone woke up like, hey, you're a christian. how do you feel? and the person said, well i'm, i'm ok with you being here. because the, the behind, the camera is not a journalist, but as someone who's so far more intimidating, but people are scared right now. luckily, there has not been a lot of bloodshed, which is, which is the very weird part. let's not forget that the, and.