gaytandzhieva's findings as credible. >> bearing in mind that al-nusra was the leading jihadist force in east aleppo, it should come as no surprise that bulgarian and other arms would end up in their hands. the interest in weapons is very great, and the hot spots in the middle east are not a great distance from bulgaria. narrator: according to our own research, bulgaria exported around one billion euros worth of arms in 2016, an increase of about 60 percent over the previous year. a great many of these weapons are reported to have gone to the middle east. our request for a comment from the bulgarian government met with no response. dilyana gaytandzhieva doesn't understand why her research has not been followed up, and why she herself was targeted instead. >> i would say to all those bulgarians who claim that i follow somebody else's agenda, to syria and to see firsthand the bulgarian weapons on the ground with the jihadists in aleppo. narrator: the reporter is fighting to restore her credibility in the face of bulgaria's powerful arms lobby. it's set to be a daunting struggle. michelle: martin engel

she and her syrian cameraman were covering the siege by government troops and hezbollah militias east aleppo was said to be controlled by forces with ties to al qaeda. once the fighting in that part of the city had died down local residents took her to a cellar. there among other items she discovered one hundred twenty two millimeter granted multiple launch rockets made in so part bulgaria. also complete shock for me saying that. this. all this weapon. the reporter published her findings but had very little feedback. in twenty seventeen she continued her research she received leaked documents from azerbaijan's embassy in sofia. is the command. to play. provide the service. there is. to be in syria. maintains that azerbaijani planes took on war materials involved area and carried them from there to saudi arabia and turkey past bulgarian customs and with the permission of the foreign ministry she lists three hundred fifty instances of arms transports the arms were funneled into syria by truck and into the hands of terrorists. here this newspaper. the rome. was interrogated by the bulgarian tha

fifteen months ago so almost slowed by regime and russian forces crushing what's left of the rebel east aleppo had been held by syrian opposition forces including the al qaeda affiliated all nusra front rocket was in the hands of isis the bombs dropped on aleppo were russian and clearing the way for syrian government troops those targeting rocka were american the ground forces were led by kurdish fighters on the aleppo story the bulk of the questions about civilian casualties the deaths of innocents came from western. forces loyal to syrian president bashar al assad and backed by russia executed at least eighty two innocent civilians with rocket those same kinds of questions are being asked by the other side pictures from rock on exactly give us a sense of success it's a virtual ghost city the destruction you can see here of course why i so love militia shelling a vast coalition apple bods. mainstream media narratives are ideologically driven and i think much of the american media was supporting the american government's goals in iraq which were to uproot myself a senior syrian commanders as u

possible and that's really worked in every case except we actually saw in syria particularly in east aleppo in two thousand and sixteen that one of the greatest defeats of the empire since the fall of saigon and this is terrifying to israel thank you max so much i'm sorry we couldn't get to more but i really appreciate it thanks a lot if you go to a quick break but this week i put out web exclusive videos on the insanity coming out of m s n b c as well as the end of penance movement in catalonia spain get those by some scribing for free at youtube dot com plus redacted tonight i'll be right back with more. what do you have for breakfast yesterday why would you put before. your wife. what's your biggest fear when the little bit on the hay when so let's talk a little bit bored you say if you have that. one topic. now i could give you a question. i made a professional is powerpoint show you how artsy america it's good for the greater media landscape he's not all left or all right but we are a solid alternative to the we don't skew liberal or conservative and as you can see from this bar graph

secession from baghdad last month the red cross says the worst fighting since last year's battle for east aleppo is raging in several parts of syria the organization says at least one hundred thirty people have been killed in as strikes and over the past two days sources on the ground accused russia of being responsible for the strikes. at least eighteen people have been killed and twenty five injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a shia shrine in pakistan's southwest the attack happened in the village in baluchistan province no one has claimed responsibility the speaker of the catalan parliament has accused spain's constitutional court of harming freedom of expression after it suspended a parliamentary session planned for monday afternoon as parliament had planned to declare independence you know naturally from spain after two million catalans voted for secession meanwhile more spanish national police have pulled out of a capital and hotel what the government is calling a departure that diploma triggered standoff between rival protesters. stories inside story is up next and i'l

possible and that's really worked in every case except we actually saw in syria particularly in east aleppo in two thousand and sixteen that one of the greatest defeats of the empire since the fall of saigon and this is terrifying to israel thank you max so much i'm sorry we couldn't get to more but i really appreciate it thanks a lot if you go to a quick break but this week i put out web exclusive videos on the insanity coming out of m s n b c as well as the end of penance movement in catalonia spain get those by some scribing for free you tube guy call pleasure and jack tonight i'll be right back with more. the. the mission of news with you is to go to the people tell their side of the story our stories are well sourced we don't hide anything from the public and i don't think the mainstream media in this country can say that the average viewer knows r.t. america has a different perspective so that we're not hearing one echo chamber that mainstream media is constantly spewing. we're not beholden to any corporate sponsor no one tells us what to cover how long the coverage or how to say that

possible and that's really worked in every case except we actually saw in syria particularly in east aleppo in two thousand and sixteen that one of the greatest defeats of the empire since the fall of saigon and this. terrifying to israel thank you max so much i'm sorry we couldn't get to more but i really appreciate it thanks a lot if you go to a quick break but this week i put out web exclusive videos on the insanity coming out of m s n b c as well as the end of pendants movement in catalonia spain get those by some scribing for free at youtube dot com plus redacted tonight i'll be right back with more of your launching on our team america special report tonight this. is one that's. basically everything that you think you know about civil society have broken down. there's always going to be somebody else one step ahead of the game. we should not be. normalizing. we don't need people that think like this on our planet. this is an incredibly situation. the mission of newsworthy is to go to the people tell their side of the story our stories are well sourced we don't hide anything from the p

the red cross says the was fighting since last year's battle for east in aleppo is raging in several parts of syria the organization says at least one hundred thirty people have been killed in airstrikes in there as or over the last two days sources on the ground accused russia of being behind the strikes meanwhile rusher in saudi arabia who backed rival sides in syria's war of agree to work together to unite the opposition but the decision came out of a meeting between saudi arabia's king sell money and the russian president vladimir putin in moscow he's the first saudi monarch in history to visit russia at least twenty people have been killed and twenty five injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a shia shrine in pakistan southwest tack happened in the jar mike see village in baluchistan province human rights watch has documented hundreds of cases in the central african republic of armed groups using rape and sexual slavery to terrorize women and girls victims say they've been targeted by both muslim seleka rebels and christian fighters but not a single person has f

the red cross says the fighting is the worst since the siege of east aleppo in 2016. at least 10 hospitals have been damaged over the last 10 days. the syrian and russian governments are accused of killing dozens of civilians in airstrikes in recent days in deir ez-zor. this is red cross regional director for the middle east, robert mardini. >> we bear witness to the suffering of people. we get testimonies from deirians fleeing raqq and ez-zor par breaking stories to tell every day. it is hard to meet one single family who is left the area who do not have a family member killed on the way to safety and this is unacceptable. amy: and california has adopted a so-called sanctuary state law aimed at limiting police statewide from cooperating with federal immigration agents and carrying out president trump's mass deportations. the new sanctuary state law signed thursday is the most expansive in the united states. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we begin today's show with news that the

the red cross a serious suffering its worst fighting since last year's battle for east in aleppo and one hundred thirty people have been killed in as strikes and bears or over the past two days. and the tension continues in catalonia more spanish national police have been withdrawn but spain's constitutional court has suspended a session of the catalan parliament to prevent it declaring independence. russia and saudi arabia who back rival sides in syria's war have agreed to work together to unite syria's opposition saudi arabia's king solomon has been meeting russian president vladimir putin in moscow is the first sounded more like in history to visit russia and the delegation accompanying him as agreed joint investment deals worth billions of dollars to countries also agreed that syria's territorial integrity and state institutions must be preserved. really mattered less what o.c.s. and as far as syria is concerned we are certainly cooperation closely with russia in terms of the opposition and the scheduled rounds of talks in geneva and of course we fully support the talks in the st

aleppo, 2016. opposition fighters holding the east of the city are losing their grip as syrian forces and their alliesung journalists record their final days in the city in a remarkable story that has won the impact award for current affairs. together they dodge snipers, suffered daily bombardment, and the terror of living under siege. now, scattered around the middle east, they explain the origins of the film. the group also demonstrated ingenuity and resilience and dignity, in the face of extraordinary challenges. as the end neared, the group documented the painful transfer of civilians and fighters from rebel areas. thejudges said this is the most intimate, gripping and moving work of these last days in aleppo. it's like a love story to their city. goodbye aleppo, winner of the impact award. next, the news feature category, for more in—depth films. every president in american history has disliked the press coverage that he got, but what is unusual is none before this has declared war in the first week. he needs an enemy. ollie lambert‘s film follows a week in washington at the beginning of donald t

aleppo, 2016. opposition fighters holding the east of the city are losing their grip as syrian forces and their alliesour young journalists record their final days in the city in a remarkable story that has won the impact award for current affairs. together they dodge snipers, suffered daily bombardment, and the terror of living under siege. now, scattered around the middle east, siraj explains the origins of the film. the group also demonstrated ingenuity and resilience and dignity, in the face of extraordinary challenges. as the end neared, the group documented the painful transfer of civilians and fighters from rebel areas. thejudges said this is the most intimate, gripping and moving work of these last days in aleppo. it's like a love story to their city. goodbye aleppo, winner of the impact award. next, the news feature category, for more in—depth films. every president in american history has disliked the press coverage that he got, but what is unusual is none before this has declared war in the first week. he needs an enemy. ollie lambert‘s film follows a week in washington at the beginning of