losing aleppo was for many of the opposition the beginning of their and. it is the end of the revolution for me we left humiliated we used to live in dignity they can never go back because i am wanted by the regime and they will kill me but. for the government december twenty two marks aleppo's liberation and the beginning of the end of the war the opposition doesn't see it that way for them just like much of their country no longer belongs to that. route. has announced it's ending airstrike operations against eisel in iraq and syria will bring home its warplanes the country joins an international coalition against iceland twenty fourteen when the u.s. first carried out strikes in northern iraq when australia began its mission i saw held territory the size of britain but this year at last the two main hub. in syria victory was the cleared over the armed groups. continue to provide support to iraqi forces through surveillance and refueling aircraft. the international committee for the red cross says that the number of suspected cases in yemen has reached on

losing aleppo was for many of the opposition the beginning of there and. it is the end of the revolution for me. to live in dignity i can never go back because i am wanted by the regime and they will kill me. or the government december twenty two marks liberation and the beginning of the end of the war the opposition doesn't see it that way for them just like much of their country no longer belongs to them. successfully de mind. just in time for christmas but no traditional services will be held. stronghold in two thousand and fourteen. planted all over the city the. gears of fighting has left most of the city including its churches in ruins. you know who you have maybe we've all been made homeless my brother and i tell you everyone this is what is written for us to god protect us you see what has happened to this church we used to have celebrations here we used to be very happy with no discrimination and the bell used to ring inside their own room and then the kids would come with me to the church and papa no well would come and give me. and just a remind

losing aleppo was for many of the opposition the beginning of their and. it is the end of the revolution for me. to live in dignity i can never go back because i am wanted by the regime and they will kill me. or the government december twenty two marks liberation and the beginning of the end of the war the opposition doesn't see it that way for them just like much of their country no longer belongs to that. route. the international committee of the red cross says that the number of suspected cholera cases in yemen has reached one million the u.n. says yemen is facing the world's worst humanitarian crisis that's also a name has more. more than twenty two hundred yemenis have died from cholera since late april the disease continues to spread in what the u.n. has called the world's worst cholera outbreak the international committee of the red cross says yemen now has one million cases. going to got even though it is figures that we deal with the u.s. one hundred twenty seven humans. are not that good an idea yet but no he's an outbreak of these d.v.d.'s why b

and we always thought that aleppo was but we were forced to live they took it now we're living a very difficult life and no one is helping us. it's been a year since the battle for aleppo came to an end the opposition surrendered its last stronghold people were under siege for months or trapped in a war zone the choice they had was to die or leave their home. the home of the most difficult moment was when i stepped onto the bus and said goodbye to my city i've had that i lost the part of me or hated the world. all more how libby did just lose his home aleppo was the heart of their revolution young men like how to be were hopeful where the rebels captured the east of the city of two thousand and twelve. as a journalist who documented the conflict that followed now he says the years of sacrifice is about to to nothing. they kill their families how can i return to an area under their control i would rather die elsewhere just as long as it is. that young boy who never. and the regime can. of. unity or. just another battle it changed the balance of power in the governments favor and gave i

this is aleppo again, last year. was covering the aftermath of a chemical attack. once the er filled up, the hospital was hit. >> reporter: the nursery was evacuated. then the camera found the neonatal icu. >> reporter: targeting hospitals is the atrocity that started the geneva conventions 153 years ago and led to the creation of the red cross. it is the original war crime. since 2011, there have been more than 450 attacks on syrian hospitals. emergency medicine has been driven underground. every neighborhood air strike delivers too many patients with too little time. doctors improvise with scavenged drugs. and avenged equipment. so many doctors have been killed or fled that veterinarians and dentists are pressed to do surgery. >> you work with the understanding that you might find yourself dead or crippled or dismembered, on the floor next to the people you're trying to save. >> reporter: dr. samer attar is a leading orthopedic surgeon from chicago, who volunteers in syria's makeshift hospitals. >> the bombs would

losing aleppo was for many of the opposition the beginning of their and. so. it is the end of the revolution for me we left humiliated we used to live in dignity i can never go back because i am wanted by the regime and they will kill me. or the government december twenty two marks aleppo's liberation and the beginning of the end of the war the opposition doesn't see it that way for them just like much of their country no longer belongs to them . beirut. i saw has released footage of what it says is the launch of a. helicopter carrying egypt's defense and interior minister the to officials were on an unannounced visit to the north of sinai last wednesday i saw. another helicopter that was part of their own a spokesman for the egyptian armed forces the death of an officer in an attack on the. last week egyptian security forces have been fighting i saw militants in the sinai. the un's refugee agency zoning urging greece to move faster to move asylum seekers from overcrowded camps on the engine islands before winter conditions deteriorate further the camis were b

omar halliday didn't just lose his home aleppo was the heart of their revolution young men like the were hopeful when the rebels captured the east of the city of two thousand and twelve. as a journalist who documented the conflict that followed now he says the years of sacrifices amounted to nothing. they killed our families how can i return to an area under their control i would rather die elsewhere just as long as it is in liberated territory. pro-government forces always stressed the importance of the fight thousands of troops were used in the final push. the capital damascus and. that young boy who ever and the regime can. just another battle it change the balance of power of the government and gave it political leverage. for the syrian government has shown no sign that it is ready to compromise or share power with its opponents where the so-called moderate rebels made their last stand in their defeat that weakened their voice in any political settlement. of the opposition the beginning of there and. it is the end of the revolution for me. to live in dignity. because i am wanted by t

and losing aleppo was for many of the opposition the beginning of their and. it is the end of the revolution for me we left humiliated we used to live in dignity and they can never go back because i am wanted by the regime and they will kill me bro. for the government december twenty two marks liberation and the beginning of the end of the war the opposition doesn't see it that way for them aleppo just like much of their country no longer belongs to them. beirut. well syria's war has been raging now for more than six and a half years fighting in the country began in march twentieth levon as part of the wider arab spring series of revolts against rulers in the middle east and north africa in more than six years of fighting between the government and various rebel groups it's estimated more than four hundred thousand people have been killed various talks on ending the war started as long ago as june two thousand and twelve with so far no significant success in more than five years after suffering a only defeats to the rebels the all and armed groups including i

losing aleppo was for many of the opposition the beginning there and. it is the end of the revolution for me. to live in dignity. because i am wanted by the regime and they will kill me. or the government december twenty two marks liberation and the beginning of the end of the war the opposition doesn't see it that way for them just like much of their country no longer belongs to the. tribe you know for the former yugoslavia has come to an end ceremony was held in the hague on thursday attended by the un secretary general. and the dutch. it marks the end of nearly twenty five years of investigations and prosecutions over the wars in the former yugoslavia and . for the tribe you know has been praised for helping develop international. reports some. say it's failed to bring them justice. is one of the estimated thirty thousand women who were brutalized in the so-called rape factories run by bosnian serb forces during the conflict. the soldier told me to take my clothes off i refused he aimed a gun at my head but to mock me and three me on the bed and. the

my own free will and the reason i do so is because when the russians were destroying the city of aleppo one of the great cities of the world in syria you let me on you let me have my say. new book cos what i said and i thought therefore you were standing up for free speech and for that reason i've never had any qualms about speaking out on r t i'm sure the russians and those living in west aleppo would have a lot to say about what you said about east berlin you and i have debated this in the past of course were i do a bit more later yes great civilised city is now lying in ruins yes but presumably i says days have less of a less of force and they did when you were grieving over obviously the mess casualties occurring in these.

aleppo wasn't just another battle it changed the balance of power in the government's favor and gave it political leverage. it was a. syrian government has shown no sign that it is ready to compromise or. opponents where the so-called moderate rebels made their last stand. that weekend. political settlement. of the opposition the beginning of there and. it is the end of the revolution for me. to live in dignity. because i am wanted by the regime and they will kill me. or the government december twenty two marks. the beginning of the end of the war the opposition doesn't see it that way for them just like much of their country no longer belongs to that. route. well it's time for weather tropical storm had been seems to be a real problem rob yesler is running rather fast than card talkies five days ago precessing so have a look at what we've got currently this is the current of cloud it's the philippines it's been hit by these two tropical storms they both have similar structures similar size some of essential except this was running so quickly so the winds were gale force and this is

losing aleppo was for many of the opposition the beginning of there and . it is the end of the revolution for me. to live in dignity i can never go back because i am wanted by the regime and they will kill me. or the government december twenty two marks liberation and the beginning of the end of the war the opposition doesn't see it that way for them just like much of their country no longer belongs to that. route. wattles has flared within separatist protesters and police and the minister mean it happened during a demonstration against the killing of three civilians earlier this week by security forces police said the victims were caught in the crossfire during an army operation protesters say they were deliberately targeted. now british foreign secretary boss johnson has a message. that there is abundant evidence of russian interference in elections across europe and the us johnson made the accusations john talks in moscow with his russian counterpart sergei lavrov denied the allegations and demanded proof the meeting was aimed at improving strained ties

a team of volunteers risked their own lives to save zoo animals in aleppo. >> reporter: after a year's and towns have been nearly oblit rated. estimated 400,000 people have been killed. residential areas, office buildings, roadways are lying pretty much in ruin amid so much destruction it can be hard to see any kind of silver lining. we did find a story about a team of volunteers who tried to make a difference for some animals that were left behind in aleppo. obviously, the challenge was moving them to a safe place. how do you safely transport full grown lions and bears across borders? take a look. originally modelled after disneyland the sprawling theme park is now a war zone on the outskirts of aleppo. like much of the city, syria's long conflict has laid waste to the magic world zoo. and to the helpless animals inside unable to escape when bombs began to fall. >> apparently there was over 300 animals in the zoo and only 13 survivors. that tells you the horrific conditions that they had to exist in. >> reporter: violence, starvation and disease claimed most of the lives. help came fo

i was touched d of course when i saw w photos comg fromom homs in the beginning, daraa, and then aleppoore and more. and with time, i started also to find conflict started to getet more close to damascus. when it happens to you, to your memories, to where you come from, the effect is way much harder to deal with. syrian cultural life here in berlin is getting more productive even than how it used to be in damascus, because it's mostly syrian peoplele who hae this syrian experience, damascus experience -- they move to berlin, here they are taking advantages from learning about other cultures somehow and taking the best of both cultures. each city, i learn the culture of the city. since i'm here in berlin, there's tattoo, graffiti, techno music,c, a lot of things t thi wasnsn't that much i into. but like, i played basketball in all of those cities, that's something that never changed. i cook syrian food wherever i go at my home. and now i'm starting to mix it with more plates from all over the world, having the advantage of this. so, this is how it gets always, to mixture. mixture is, lik

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residents of aleppo are under siege surrounded by assets troops who are trying to starve them. despite the disillusionment and danger man continues to collect evidence on the ground. by december twenty fifth more than half of the entire syrian population has been forced out of there. in turkey things are not as calm as before. twenty fifteen and sixteen has seen a number of attacks take place in the capital. and in istanbul. the conflict has evidently spilled over the borders of syria and threatens the entire region. but silence hands continue to collect evidence. how i went after iraq old breaking rainfall for southeast a possible strike i think should quieten down as it go through the next couple of days still a fair amount of cloud a little every of low pressure here that was the one that brought the stormy conditions and of victoria some of the wet weather to having to new south wales east coast and the south wales coastal fringes queensland as well just around the gold coast cloud we had some snow over the high ground all of tasmania that's going to continue just teasing a

residents of aleppo are under siege rounded by assets troops who are trying to starve them. despite the disillusionment and danger man continues to collect evidence on the ground. by december twenty fifth more than half of the entire syrian population has been forced out of there. in turkey things are not as calm as before. twenty fifteen and sixteen has seen a number of attacks take place in the capital ankara and in istanbul. the conflict has evidently spilled over the borders of syria and threatens the entire region. but silence hands continue to collect evidence. however we got some very cold weather pushing into north america over the next couple days particularly out of the canadian prairies and down across the northern plains of the u.s. meet this massive cloud rolling its way to sing a fabulous tutting to right as it pushes out of the country down the appalachians then all the way down into the deep south we're going to see a fair bit of wet weather coming through life the stores a lot of the temperatures minus twelve the top temperature in the heat of the day for wh

. >> smith: in 2012, frontline sent a reporting team into syria's biggest city, aleppo. the ad hoc nature of the rebel militias was obvious. (explosions) >> smith: very few had any real military experience. (explosions) >> smith: president obama had to figure out which if any of these fighters could be trusted. >> he wanted to make clear that we had to be very deliberate and careful when it comes to something like providing military assistance to an opposition group. do we know that those arms aren't going to fall into the wrong hands and end up in the custody of a nusra front or an isil, for instance? >> smith: there was a lot of worry, was there not, about where would the weapons end up? >> there were very legitimate concerns. and what one tries to do in a situation like that is, again, gather as much information as possible, but recognize that at the end of the day, there are always going to be risks. there are no guarantees. there are no certainties. >> smith: there were no certainties, but in the summer of 2012, petraeus came up with a proposal. >> david petraeus, t

in september of last year then of course there was heavy fighting over terrorism rained was up in aleppo in east aleppo still in the hands of the jihadists western lepers under attack now with the syrian army and very much help by the russians and that much appreciated much much of syria is not clear i still and there is a very great concentration i think of looking beyond war to what happens post war and of course one of the as fit to the postal situation it will be rebuilding a rebuilding the infrastructure rebuilding hospitals clinics and cultural heritage and also has so hopefully it will be possible for many people who had to flee from the jihad just to be able to return to their own land as it is very much a significant fact and something to be hoped for that's a huge job rebuilding the infrastructure etc will syria actually get the help from western governments that's needed they were so eager of course to help the fight against the assad government are they going to help rebuild that country or not do you think. well i very much hope they will i'll be speaking about this in the h

again around ninety percent of the country russian troops were closely involved in liberation of aleppo palmira twice in fact of the it was all on the euphrates river bank as well. israeli prime minister is trying to rouse support for international recognition of jerusalem as the capital of his country but without much luck so far we get live reaction on this issue after the break. here's what people have been saying about rejected a night with the senate is full on awesome the only show i go out of my way to launch you know what it is that really packs a punch to sleep yampa is the john oliver of harvey americans do the same we are apparently better than blues nothing better to see the people you've never heard of love redacted the night my president of the world bank hate. me. send us an e-mail. seems wrong why don't we all just don't call. me. yet to stamp out this thing comes out to. engage me because the trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. welcome back british newspaper the times has thrown some accusations at this network regarding

command posts all infrastructure training camps etc military operations of the war the liberation of aleppo of palmira twice. as well in addition of course to helping fight your hardest russian troops on the ground have been actively engaged in demining those areas most affected by the conflict as well the active phase of fighting the most battle hardened jarvis according to the russian government is over and now the switch goes over to the political process as well we can have a look now at some of the key moments that the russian troops have been involved in since twenty fifteen. the so-called islamic state of syria and iraq is a state no more for all intents and purposes says the russian defense ministry it has been destroyed as a faction there are still hot spots and isolated pockets vladimir putin added but with the liberation of the west bank of the euphrates river isis has done seven hundred ninety nine days after russia got involved in september two thousand and fifteen when isis was arguably at its peak when the russian operation began isis held more territory in syria than any oth

residents of aleppo are under siege around it by assets troops who are trying to starve. the spider disillusionment and danger man continues to collect evidence on the ground. by december twenty fifth more than half of the entire syrian population has been forced out of there. in turkey things are not as calm as before. twenty fifteen and sixteen has seen a number of attacks take place in the capital ankara and in istanbul. the conflict has evidently spilled over the borders of syria and threatens the entire region. but silence hands continue to collect evidence. hello there we've got a developing system that's making its way across turkey at the moment the satellite picture is showing that area of cloud here and as it works its way eastward it's giving not only heavy rain but also a lot of snow in that snow is giving quite a few problems and will gradually sweep its way eastwards there as we head head into thursday so more snow is expected to be working its way into parts of iraq and iran there during the day for the south it will be rain and even for q.a. there's going

and i'm sure the russians and those living in west aleppo would have a lot to say about what you said about east you and i have debated this.

again around ninety percent of the country russian troops were closely involved in liberation of aleppo palmira twice in fact of davey's all on the euphrates river bank as well. well here's a look back at dyess cells rise and fall in just four minutes. islamic state a group whose name has become a synonym for bombings kidnappings beheadings and tara. was. the group emerged in the early to thousands in iraq as a salih the jihadist militant group and came to prominence in two thousand and three after the american invasion however back then the organization was too weak to terrorize the world but by two thousand and fourteen i saw a grown strong enough to proclaim itself a caliphate a terrorist state with its own currency laws and vast territory both in syria and in iraq that's when the us pledge to crush it i can announce that america will lead a broad coalition to roll back this terrorist threat. our ject it is clear we will degrade and ultimately destroy. the small syrian town of kabbani was the first major loss for i saw. i still fought back and managed to make further territorial gain

aleppo's medical community targeted and in collapse struggled to continue. dr.ammed, one to have the city's last remaining pediatricians, was among a small group of doctors who vowed to keep working despite the dangers. he's seen here as he began his shift at al-kud's general hospital. it's the last time anyone saw him alive. he was killed when aircraft struck the medical facility with missileles. >> we were so surprised and shocked when we saw our colleagues covered with their blood and giving their last breaths. >> neurosurgeon dr. rami khouri's staff at a nearby hospital tried to save victims of the attack including severely injured health colleagues. >> i don't know how to describe that. it's so hard emotionally. it's like you are losing one of your precious in front of your eyes. >> 55 people died in the attack. among them, two doctors, two nurses, a technician and a guard. >> this attack fits the assad regime's abhorrent pattern of striking first responders. >> the syrian government and russia, its close partner in executing the air war, denied targeting t

and i'm sure the russians and those living in west aleppo would have a lot to say about what you said about east you and i have debated this in the past of course were a bit more of this great civilized city is now lying in ruins. yes but presumably i says days have less of a less of force and they did when you were grieving over obviously the mass casualties occurring in the celeb you probably best leave it there ok let's go to jerusalem obviously we're hearing now of drone strikes by the israelis killing palestinians alarming footage of children being rounded up do you think that washington's decision to regulate through islam is the capital of a jewish state is helpful as regards middle east peace but we've also seen reports of rockets being fired from gaza into border is ready towns like strawbs and so on so it cuts both ways but obviously anything that leads to greater violence is to be regretted and although to be first to president trump i think he is the fifth united states president to has said they would move the embassy to jerusalem i do not think it's helpful in bringing a

and i suffered injuries in my city aleppo during an air raid the city was pounded by barrel bombers the injury forced me to quit exercising and now i'm training young children to become future gymnast in the to. the sports team huge interest among residents so far i've maintained a high level physical fitness i still have a good command on my gymnastic moves i am still also prepared to participate in national and international competition i was encouraged to train young children by my father i managed to prepare some young children to be able to compete in provincial national competitions. as i said the sport has a huge interest among children and their parents i lost my dream to the war and i really wish to enable those young children to make their dream a reality. and without these top stories. people have been killed dozens more injured and multiple explosions the afghan capital kabul one of the blasts at the office of the news agency afghan voice has been no claim of responsibility. media outlet that was organizing a gathering which was committed commemorating the great seventh of d

my own free will and the reason i do so is because when the russians were destroying the city of aleppo one of the great cities of the world in syria you let me on you let me have my say and you brought costs what i said and i thought therefore you were standing up for free speech and for that reason i've never had any qualms about speaking out on r.t. and i'm sure the russians and those living in west aleppo would have a lot to say about what you said about east berlin you and i have debated this in the past of course were i do a bit more of this great civilised city is now lying in ruins. yes but presumably i says days have less of a less of force and they did when you were grieving over obviously the mass casualties occurring in the celeb you probably best leave it ok let's go to jerusalem obviously we're hearing now of drone strikes by the israelis killing palestinians alarming footage of children being rounded up do you think that washington's decision to regulator islam is the capital of a jewish state is helpful as regards middle east peace where we've also seen reports of rocket

was able to track down the mosque on a digital map she found that it was located in a village near aleppo in syria where cluster bombs were dropped. digital images cannot speak give us evidence to hold states to account so we can hold these people found. a youtube video. that has helped to develop a verification platform called truly media it's also used by the amnesty international experts the site provides twenty online tools to help verify whether online content is fake or not the hunchback in bag is the project coordinator. for the core. collaborative for a few and so the idea was to let people cross geographic boundaries across different time zones work on the verification of social media our times together and collaboratively before image verification you can use google to reverse a short term or young next so the idea was to bring it all together in this one pop for. all kinds of information can be useful in a verification process where the conditions and even the sun's position can provide crucial information but despite all the technical assistance what's most important is accura

eugene first made headlines after making the long journey from aleppo to germany in two thousand and fifteen born with cerebral palsy and her story has inspired many around the world. you're watching the news coming up next in the bundesliga show there was plenty of drama in saturday's matches including the standout game between dortmund and hoffenheim. in the bundesliga show coming up next. don't forget you can always get your news on the go just download our app from google play or the apple store that'll give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and you can also use the do you have to send us photos and videos. they're watching. and i'll be back at the top of the hour with more thanks for watching. it's. unfolding not over out of a will not succeed in defining this sort o. not succeed in taking the people off the streets because we're tired of the stick trying to show to. take us.

of course none other than lie no messi the first made headlines after making the long journey from aleppo in syria to germany and twenty fifteen she was born with cerebral palsy and her story has inspired many around the world and in skiing norway's. dominated the slopes in the downhill event involved. a single charge to a convincing victory for his second world cup don he'll win this season now tops the overall standings in the world cup earlier american lindsey vonn powered to victory in a super g. world cup race in neighboring france she now takes her record tally of world cup wins to seventy eight. and a quick reminder of the top story we're following for you. conservatives have struck a coalition deal to bring the far right freedom party into government could will become the continent's youngest head of government the new cabinet will be sworn in office on monday. this is. thanks for watching. losing your homeland because of persecution new york city five people wounded a new home in a foreign land with their stories and. these built bridges to the past.

family going back to syria is unthinkable even once the war ends one of five sons was shot dead in aleppo he was twenty two years old. so we're going to look up and i still dream about him all the time. in the last one he laid his head on my lap and i stroked his beard i told the military man that i missed him. the other children try to keep their parents' spirits up eighteen year old amar goes to school in thessaloniki but she's taught herself to speak german in hopes of joining her brothers in cologne and studying further she's tired of living in limbo but i know what it is in and. it's been two years since i've seen my brothers and all of us my siblings it's such a long time but i do miss is this so. in cologne the two brothers have to be patient along with their parents some forty five hundred other refugees are waiting to join their families in germany. for refugee grayson while the family reunification seem to be taking one of the arguments that everything needs to be. with the greek authorities and that. has this message for his parents until he sees them again. i miss you. and i'm