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assad government to do is to give political concessions to agree to implement the u.n. resolutions that have been put in place to engage meaningfully in discussions on a new constitute. but if bashar al assad and his government actually do that political reforms mean he loses his grip on power right now on the ground the war really is almost at a stalemate a frozen conflict if you like if there's bombardment and air strikes here and there but the battlefield has been largely quiet for a year but there is no peace there is no reconciliation when half the population is unable or unwilling to live under bashar assad's rule so now reporting live from a camp for syrian refugees in lebanon a speck of early sentiment i think many thanks indeed. myanmar's ousted civilian leader aung san suu kyi is due back in court as her country reels off to get more bloodshed she faces at least 4 charges including the illegal use of walkie talkie radios and breaching coronavirus protocols. at least 39 people were killed on sunday that's the highest number of deaths in a single day in the crackdown on protests since the military has imposed martial more in parts of young go on me and my biggest city i wa

fighting millions more have been forced to flee their homes now with the forces of president bashar al assad firmly in control of most of the country many are asking if it was all worth it so hot on the other decades of conflict. this is the birthplace of syria's uprising in 2011 but opposition members call this moment the end of the dream of a democratic country it's 2018 and the government has just recaptured the southern province after 7 years of resistance. i almost had a breakdown after all the sacrifices when they raised the flag we felt stabbed the town had a lot of symbolism for the revolution. it was here where the wall of fear was broken we watched syrians turn against the police state we watched them bury their dead demonstrators who were killed by security forces are. going. protests spread to other areas in homs tanks were sent to suppress the uprising. the city which became known as the capital of the revolution became a battleground and. the regime forced us to take up arms and turned the uprising into a war it was no longer possible to face guns without screens. there was a s

the fighting millions more have been forced to flee their homes now with the forces of president bashar assad firmly in control of most of the country many are asking if it was all worth it so you know whether takes a look back at a. of conflicts. this is the birthplace of syria's uprising in 2011 but opposition members call this moment the end of the dream of a democratic country it's 2018 and the government has just recaptured the southern province after 7 years of resistance. i almost had a breakdown after all the sacrifices when they raised the flag we felt stabbed the town had a lot of symbolism for the revolution. it was here where the wall of fear was broken we watched syrians turn against the police state we watched them bury their dead demonstrators who were killed by security forces was still. going ahead with. protests spread to other areas in homs tanks were sent to suppress the uprising. the city which became known as the capital of the revolution became a battleground and. the regime forced us to take up arms and turned the uprising into a war it was no longer possible to face g

millions blame bashar al—assad for their suffering and would like to see him dead.have survived. this was the funeral of a soldier from his own alawi heartland. the years of killing have left syria broken, divided and dangerous. what price victory? jeremy bowen, bbc news. new research into indigenous populations in australia has praised their community response to major challenges including the covid—19 pandemic and climate change. the annual close the gap report focuses on how to achieve health equity in australia — and what steps need to be taken to improve the health and well—being of australia's indigenous people. janine mohamed, ceo of the lowitja institute, who led the report, explained its findings. we really wanted to do this report through a strengths—based lens, and really looking back at the year that was and highlighting the exceptional leadership in the face of multiple crises — the covid—19 pandemic, that we've all been impacted from, we had bushfires here in australia that we are still seeing the outcomes and the impact of from 2019—20, of course, the

millions blame bashar al—assad for their suffering and would like to see him dead.urvived. this was the funeral of a soldier from his own alawi heartland. the years of killing have left syria broken, divided and dangerous. what price victory? jeremy bowen, bbc news. the us house of representatives has passed two immigration bills to provide legal status for millions of undocumentated migrants. if approved by the senate, it would offer a path to citizenship for undocumented young people known as "dreamers" who were brought to the united states as children. the leader of the house, nancy pelosi, said immigrants strengthen and enoble the united states. ronald reagan said, if we ever close the door to new americans, our leadership in the world would be lost. it has always been a pleasure for me to sing the praises of our dreamers. they make us so proud. they have, in so many ways, as the distinguished chair has indicated. so, for us, this is a day of not only passing legislation, but a cause for celebration. we humans may be tired of video calls, socialising on a screen

millions blame bashar al—assad for their suffering and would like to see him dead., assad would not have survived. this was the funeral of a soldier from his own alawi heartland. the years of killing have left syria broken, divided and dangerous. what price victory? jeremy bowen, bbc news. more than 200 protesters have been killed by myanmar�*s security forces in crackdowns since the coup on february 1st. a united nations team investigating war crimes has asked people to collect evidence of atrocities by the military. but the violence has continued and more people have been killed on the streets. the bbc�*s nyein chan aye met the family of a 17—year—old medical student in yangon who died in a protest. a young life cut short. khant nyar hein was a medical student, just 17. he was shot in the head during a protest. kind—hearted and bright, he excelled in education, according to his chinese parents who were born in myanmar. khant nyar heinjoined the protests on 1a march without telling anyone — all heartbreaking now for his parents. translation: | took my bike | and we

much more preferable solution than the christian issue but given the amount of territory that bashar assad now controls what is the likelihood that assad would ever agree to something like that. but surely personally will never agree but it is those around him and the people under is control including members of the louis community that have to make a decision is there a future with him or with someone else i do not believe in regime change anywhere in the world including in syria or whatever i can to syrian people will make their own decisions as they see perhaps an alternative developing there is not under their control but peter do you think we have to be a really that we have to show what we stand for not only what we have but it's ok i want to get in a minute to the to the idea of elections and whether they could actually have a be free and fair but 1st i want to talk about you know we've been talking a lot about the international community why hasn't it done more why hasn't it done action taken action there was the very famous red line that president then president obama talked about

millions blame bashar al—assad for their suffering and would like to see him dead.d would not have survived. this was the funeral of a soldier from his own alawi heartland. the years of killing have left syria broken, divided and dangerous. what price victory? jeremy bowen, bbc news. the bbc has announced it's moving more of its services out of london in order to "better reflect" all parts of the uk. more programmes will be commissioned and made away from the capital. 6 music, for example, is heading to salford. newsnight on bbc two, the today programme and pm on radio will be presented regularly from across the uk. and finally, after a year of disruption and rules and restrictions, how easy will it be for us to get back to normality? in the latest of our series to mark a year after the first lockdown, reeta chakrabarti has been finding out. spring is always an awakening but this year, that need for renewal is intense. 12 months of lockdown have forced shutdown on many people, until perhaps now. # stand in front of you and i pour my heart out...# for maria, a teache

protesters demanding the downfall of president bashar assad's regime were shot at arrested and tortured syria's opposition decided to defend itself and fight back after losing hope in an international intervention. the formation of the free syrian army was announced by rebel military leader. in july 2011 but years later the former air force colonel like many others acknowledged the f.s.a. existed only in. each of the armed groups had their own agenda and they wanted to implement it before the full of assad this cause divisions international powers intervened and supported different groups a unified authority that would serve as an alternative to the syrian government is what the opposition has so far failed to do they control territory they have a base to govern from but it is territory where wars within a war are being fought. by 2013 much of northern syria belonged to many opposition groups that were only united against the common enemy and they share territory with al-qaeda linked groups which wanted to establish an islamic state at the start foreign fighters were welcomed by the opp

their interest now they took refuge in the government they formed a line of defense and president bashar assad basically whether people believe it or not has to take their opinion into consideration now say for example he now goes publicly and say ok we're going to extend the hand to those you know who killed your children now that needs a lot of verification a qualification they need to understand on what terms are we now accepting what we could have accepted or are you president assad accepting what you could have accepted in 2011 and you know spared us all this chaos so it's not a foregone no those people have an opinion and they are now being pressured and the more beleaguered they become you know the more hard it would be for them to provide or to allow their government to provide a compromise what they see now is a one way ticket to restoring syria syria's you know integrity in terms of territorial integrity story and then from there once they're relaxing a little bit probably they can think about providing you know some incentives for others to come and join in a political process but n

bashar al—assad survive the insurgency and he is helped by russia's military and the shi'ite militiasis year. this man's tent is located in a large camp for internally displaced syrians. idlib was the last rebel bastion in the north—west of the country and syrian and russian forces pounded the area for one year from april 2019. during that assault, the man was elsewhere in —— with his family when a missile struck killing several family members. his grandchildren are all he has left now, providing some comfort to a man who has lost everything else. imagine going through all that and then looking after 12 grandchildren as well. amateur historians in france have made one of the biggest ever archaeological discoveries from the first world war. it's the site of a german tunnel on the western front near the city of reims. in may 1917, nearly 300 german soldiers were trapped inside the tunnel during a french offensive — they died agonising deaths by suffocation or suicide. only three survived. our correspondent, hugh schofield, has been taken to the place. these woods hide a terrible secret

flag to mount 10 years since the beginning of the uprising since the pres the rule of president bashar assad well those are the headlines i'll be back with more news after people in power. one day i might be covering politics me too and the next time i hear of micro tossing from serbia the hungry for what's most important to me is talking to people understanding what they are going through so that i can convey the headlines in the most human way possible. we believe everyone has a story worth hearing. mexico has to know a couto is amongst the most powerful criminal organizations in the world it's multibillion dollar revenue gained from trafficking narcotics into the united states it also occurred with his immense homme destroying countless lives and corrupting everything it touches but the city of money so how does it operate in this 2 episode report filmmaker vincent brothers went behind the scenes for finding . can make soko the stronghold of one of the most powerful criminal organizations in the world the sooner low the cartel it's 40 international drug trafficking. and. there are less. h

bashar al assad gassing his own people, right?onder how it is that he was able to maintain power. there are so many players inside of that country between the russians and the iranians, and we know that the united states has essentially deemed him a -- labeled him, i should say, a brutal dictator. but that said, how does he manage to maintain power in this country, considering the atrocities that we have seen leveled against his own people? >> well, basically i think you answered the question right there. if you are in power and you're prepared to use enough force, you can stay in power. the level of force he deployed against his own people in an effort to crush this rebellion was sort of almost unprecedented in a war almost anywhere, certainly in a civil war. i mean he brought in planes to bomb communities that were rebellious. he used these barrel bombs which destroyed whole blocks. whole towns and cities were reduced to rubble by these air strikes. and then when that didn't work on at least a few occasions he used chemical weap

now 10 years into the syrian conflict and president bashar assad there's still in power many syrians say the international community failed them and the uprising turns into a proxy war there's also those that blame the opposition for failing to provide credible alternative leadership saying how to reports on how in-fighting led to wars within the war. protesters demanding the downfall of president bashar assad's regime were shot at arrested and tortured syria's opposition decided to defend itself and fight back after losing hope in an international intervention. the formation of the free syrian army was announced by rebel military leader riyadh in july 2011 but years later the former air force colonel like many others acknowledged the f.s.a. existed only in. each of the armed groups had their own agenda and they wanted to implement it before the full of assad this cause divisions international powers intervened and supported different groups a unified authority that would serve as an alternative to the syrian government is what the opposition has so far failed to do they control terr

some were rebels in the government of president bashar al-assad, who were killed in the fighting.also died when a rocket hit their home as they were about to have their morning tea. his account is not uncommon. hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in the fighting that began with protests that quickly turn violent in 2011. millions more have fled their homes for safer areas within syria, or as refugees abroad. assad survived the insurgency and not -- that held sway over any parts of the country held by russia's military and a ransom shiite militias. he is favored to maintain power after presidential election later this year. his tent is located in a large camp or internally displaced syrians. italy was the last bastion in the country. forces pounded the area for year from april 2019. during the assault, a missile struck killing seven of his family members. his grandchildren are all he has left now, providing someomfort to a man who has lost everything else. katty: imagine going through all of that and looking after 12 grandchildren as well. amateur historians in france

take a look at what else is going on in the world outside your window of syrian president bashar assad and his wife asma have tested positive for covert 19 are experiencing mild symptoms and will continue their work from home syria has officially recorded 16000 coronavirus cases in just over a 1000 deaths yeah actual numbers estimated to be much higher. at least 20 people have been killed and hundreds more injured after a series of powerful explosions in equitorial gamey the blasts flattened a military camp and nearby neighborhoods in the largely city batter the president has blamed negligence by soldiers responsible for storing explosives. to protesters are reported to have been killed in me and 100 security forces fired live nation tens of thousands of returns of the streets to protest against last month's military takeover the u.n. says more than 50 people been killed in me a massive as the coup. jury selection beginning in the trial of the former us a police officer derek chauvin over the death of george floyd just a chauffeur he was later sacked george floyd's next to last may whi

fred let's take a look at some developments in the corona virus pandemic now syria's president bashar assad and his wife have tested positive for cope with 19 after experiencing mild symptoms a statement from their office say they are in good health and will quarantine at home for 2 to 3 weeks israeli authorities have officially started vaccinating around 100000 palestinians who have a work permit for israel and the west bank settlements and a report by the united nations tourism body says almost a 3rd of all holiday destinations worldwide are completely closed to international tourists due to the continued threat from the virus. in the bundesliga on sunday you're not sector scored a late equaliser as cologne picked up a valuable point at home to bremen american forward josh sargent gave bremen the lead in the 66th minute with his 2nd goal in as many games but cologne hit back 7 minutes from the end substitute actor took advantage of a mistake by the visiting goalkeeper to draw leaves cologne 3 points above the relegation zone. in sunday's late game armenia bielefeld and berlin both failed

blossoming of the arab spring people in syria began protesting against the rule of president bashar al assad in the city of durai 15 children were arrested for spring anti-government slogans and that sent people into the streets demanding greater human rights and democracy and the regime of bashar al assad responded with a brutal crackdown that would morph into an all out war where than half a 1000000 people have died more than 5 and a half 1000000 syrians have become refugees 6000000 were displaced within syria losing their home with nowhere to go. it started with a glimmer of hope in spring 2011 the people took to the streets of syria after watching the arab spring in other countries they decided to demonstrate for political reforms and democracy in their own country. but their story ended differently. president assad's regime brutally struck down the protesters. but they fought back a rebel army formed this peaceful protesters joined forces with his battle lines were drawn. one of the bloodiest conflicts of the 21st century began in syria. other world powers used the conflict for their ad

who live in the opposition controlled north unable and unwilling to live under syrian president bashar assad's rule but he says he fears a ceasefire agreed last year will not hold. already hundreds of thousands have been killed millions have been displaced inside and outside the country and there has been no accountability serious conflict is entering its 2nd decade with the majority of its citizens poor and with little hope. what we have been forced to give up on our dreams the international community has failed the syrian people there is no reconciliation there is no peace 10 years of war has divided a country and its people sent to their beirut. miramar security forces killed at least 50 people on sunday the worst day of violence in a month and a half long crackdown on the anti coup movement's state television says one police officer was also killed indonesia has become the latest country to delay using the astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine overbroad court concerns the drug firm says it's review data and there's no increased risk facebook has begun labeling posts about coronavirus in an effo

blossoming of the arab spring people in syria began protesting against the rule of president bashar al assad in the city of durai 15 children were arrested for spring anti-government slogans and that sent people into the streets demanding greater human rights and democracy and the regime of bashar al assad responded with a brutal crackdown that would morph into an all out war where than half a 1000000 people have died more than 5 and a half 1000000 syrians have become refugees 6000000 were displaced within syria losing their home with nowhere to go. it started with a glimmer of hope in spring 2011 the people took to the streets of syria after watching the arab spring in other countries they decided to demonstrate for political reforms and democracy in their own country. but their story ended differently. president assad's regime brutally struck down the protesters. but they fought back a rebel army formed this peaceful protesters joined forces with his battle lines were drawn to one of the bloodiest conflicts of the 21st century began in syria. other world powers used the conflict for their

blossoming of the arab spring people in syria began protesting against the rule of president bashar al assad in the city of durai 15 children were arrested for spring anti-government slogans and that sent people into the streets demanding greater human rights and democracy and the regime of bashar al assad responded with a brutal crackdown that would morph into an all out war where than half a 1000000 people have died more than 5 and a half 1000000 syrians have become refugees 6000000 were displaced within syria losing their home with nowhere to go. it started with a glimmer of hope in spring 2011 the people took to the streets of syria after watching the arab spring in other countries they decided to demonstrate for political reforms and democracy in their own country. but their story ended differently. president assad's regime brutally struck down the protesters. but they fought back a rebel army formed this peaceful protesters joined forces with army does a battle lines were drawn. up one of the bloodiest conflicts of the 21st century began in syria. other world powers used the conflict f

sanctions now she moved to syria to my bashar assad who became president in 2000 they have 3 children she is said to have developed a charity and a business empire and has given several speeches supporting the syrian army just last week it was announced that she and her husband had contracted covert 19 or toby cadman as a human rights lawyer in the founder of 37 which submitted the evidence against her . our roof has been working on this all over the last 6 months and so. many limbs sure. were incitement. to. service them and serve. some of which is what we would call conventional vents so these are grasses a little use of chemical weapons. in sort of. sources . sources in syria. and i'm going to merkel's party has lost out in 2 key regional elections just months before the national german polls to choose her successor the chances christian democrats came 2nd in the votes for the state legislators in pardon votes in bug and economic powerhouse and in neighboring rhineland platen it it suggests growing support for the greens in the social democratic party's merkel's processing its popu

syrian president bashar assad and his wife also have both contracted coronavirus both show a minus it didn't send out reportedly in good health syria has had more than 15000 cases and 1000 confirmed deaths from the virus the testing capabilities and limited in the war ravaged country but the headlines all have much more news for you on al-jazeera right after counting the costs which is coming up next season of life and. hello i'm doubting obligates of this is counting the cost on al-jazeera your look at the world of business and economics this week millions of people could be forced to move a sea levels rise but as the cost of building sea defenses increase we ask why wealthy nations aren't delivering on promised money. big investors hand out billions to start ups every year but women and ethnic minorities are missing out. pos when rich americans don't want to pay high taxes they had south to florida despite the pandemic we'll tell you about the migration that's underway. the warnings about the consequences of climate change are arriving at an alarming pace it's vulnerable countries w

of these are riffing war crimes to choose from what will 60 minutes pick the syrian dictator bashar al assad has gassed the innocent bombed hospitals and schools and made thousands disappear. i don't none of our stuff assad is the biggest war criminal this century i'm not saying he's a good guy but all the chemical weapons garbage you mentioned has been debunked by loads of excellent journalism and whistleblowers from the o.p.c. w. the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons in fact just this week the gray zone reported prominent signatories and 5 former o.p.c. w. officials are calling on the chemical watchdog to address the cover up of its chemical weapons investigation in the syrian city of duma and to hear out the dissenting the scientists whose findings were censored 5 whistleblowers 5 separate officials coming forward and saying the chemical weapons story was horse. how many blows does your whistle need before you acknowledge it is the only blood. it can get can be blown no more that whistle is chafed and tired and blown out and then the bombing hospitals you mentioned well

who live in the opposition controlled north unable and unwilling to live under syrian president bashar assad's rule but he says he fears a ceasefire agreed last year will not hold. already hundreds of thousands have been killed millions have been displaced inside and outside the country and there has been no accountability. serious conflict is entering its 2nd decade with the majority of its citizens poor and with little hope. we have been forced to give up on our dreams the international community has failed the syrian people there is no reconciliation there is no peace 10 years of war has divided a country and its people sent to their beirut now the saudi led coalition says it's intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by yemen's who think which was headed towards the saudi city of hama shade it happened less than 2 weeks after the coalition said it shot down 6 explosive drones directed towards the kingdom nigerian security forces have repelled an attack by armed men in the northwest who attempted to students from a school official say all children and staff are now accounted for and troop

the coronavirus pandemic now and syria's president bashar assad and his wife have both tested positive for colby 19 they're said to show minor symptoms and are reportedly in good health syria has had more than 15000 cases and $1000.00 confirmed deaths from the virus but testing gave abilities are limited in the war ravaged country actual numbers are thought to be much higher and made a recent surge of infections health workers in vietnam have gotten their 1st jobs as the country begins its vaccination drive more than 100000 doses have been distributed to major cities vietnam expects another 1300000 to arrive through the kovacs global sharing scheme in april. israel has started vaccinating palestinians across into israel for work to work on the construction of illegal settlements are also be inoculated a faucet reports on the occupied west bank. after a small pilot program last week in a delay to the start of this process on sunday this is the 1st day proper of a plan to vaccinate more than 120000 residents of the occupied west bank those with permits to work either in israel or inside

who live in the opposition controlled north unable and unwilling to live under syrian president bashar assad's rule but he says he fears a ceasefire agreed last year will not hold already hundreds of thousands have been killed millions have been displaced inside and outside the country and there has been no accountability serious conflict is entering its 2nd decade with the majority of its citizens poor and with little hope. we have been forced to give up on our dreams the international community has failed the syrian people there is no reconciliation there is no peace 10 years of war has divided a country and its people sent her there beirut. syria's future is the focus of a united nations security council meeting happening right now u.n. social envoy care pederson is speaking let's listen in on is just school and. they have been displaced into supersize camps or to sleep in the open in old and grow and abandoned houses all knew to be displaced again and again in beijing and freezing snow they have played syria are often only to face further poverty and discrimination or worse. they have been

she suffered under bashar al assad's regime until 2011 when the antigovernment protests known as the arab spring began. worm's arabic spring star. it's give me a hope. that time to change. the situation we live in or we live with since very long time. joined in the demonstrations and fought for change but the protests were brutally suppressed. it was repeatedly arrested and eventually fled her home and it was the hardest decision my life because i didn't want. her hopes for a new syria dashed. to leave all her friends and fellow protesters behind. she hasn't heard a word from many of them sense. were they arrested or abducted. are they even still alive. her art works to picture this sense of loss. it's mostly. maybe because they're working for the ones who they are here. now she's found her mission 2015 not long after her arrival germany took in almost a 1000000 refugees we can do this chancellor angela merkel famously said in encouragement. down to work. i always find myself somewhere in between and of 2 parts trying to bring them together she also writes for the platform hand germa

opposition to mark 10 years since the beginning of the uprising against the rule of president bashar assad said he was controlled by rebels until 2018 when it was recaptured by russian backed government troops. all rights groups are piling the pressure on the israeli government for the detention of palestinian minors they say israeli authorities show absolute disregard for their wellbeing and next year brian reports a dull obeyed mother says this is the toughest moment of her life it's the 3rd time her 16 year old son's been detained in the past 6 months and this time he's going to prison accused of throwing stones at israeli forces. whenever stones are thrown at the occupying forces they come and arrest me the last time i was put under house arrest i wasn't allowed to step outside the house. he says he had to choose between an open ended saint unsound a house arrest or 2 months in prison. we have always been through hard times but this is the hardest it's the toughest ever to hand over your own child to the occupying forces may god protect him adela lives in the isa we a neighborhood of o

who live in the opposition controlled north unable and unwilling to live under syrian president bashar assad's rule but he says he fears a ceasefire agreed last year will not hold. already hundreds of thousands have been killed millions have been displaced inside and outside the country and there has been no accountability. serious conflict is entering its 2nd decade with the majority of its citizens poor and with little hope. we have been forced to give up on our dreams the international community has failed the syrian people. there is no reconciliation there is no peace 10 years of war has divided a country and its people standing for their beirut. britain's foreign secretary says it is unacceptable that iran is pursuing a 2nd case against gary radcliffe she is the british iranian woman who's been detained in iran since 2016 and is now appeared in court on a new charge this time propaganda against the system as an unfinished her previous 5 year sentence for a separate conviction only last week here is her husband richard rank with we're told is the treatment against the name is tantamount to

serious conflicts in the still no political settlement or transition process syrian president bashar assad has been accused of failing to engage in you had led talks that would eventually weaken his hold on power he may have won the war but he rules over a failed state properties on the rise and people are hungry and say no hunter reports. you know this is syria's reality after a decade of war lines outside bakeries offering subsidized bread so the deepening economic crisis the worst since the conflict began the local currency has crashed it affected the price of food and basic goods the un says 60 percent of the population or more than 12000000 people do not have regular access to food. the salary of a government employee is worth around $15.00 many people are eating just bread and dried meat is a luxury there is hunger and there is anger at the regime but people can do anything but charlotte said may not have recaptured every inch of syria as he promised but he survived the war with the help of russia and iran and the syrian president who has been in power for more than 2 decades is prep

who live in the opposition controlled north unable and unwilling to live under syrian president bashar assad's rule but he says he fears a ceasefire agreed last year will not hold. already hundreds of thousands have been killed millions have been displaced inside and outside the country and there has been no accountability. serious conflict is entering its 2nd decade with the majority of its citizens poor and with little hope. we have been forced to give up on our dreams the international community has failed the syrian people. there is no reconciliation there is no peace 10 years of war has divided a country and its people sent to their beirut. parents holding funerals for their children at least 50 protesters were killed on sunday the worst day of violence in a month and a harsh crackdown on the movement martial law has been imposed in rural parts of the city ngong and on with several areas inland and they demonstrators have defined this and met with live ammunition which killed 6 more people on monday scott had to report. the deadliest area on the most violent day of the anti coupe protests

who live in the opposition controlled north unable and unwilling to live under syrian president bashar assad's rule but he says he fears a ceasefire agreed last year will not hold. already hundreds of thousands have been killed millions have been displaced inside and outside the country and there has been no accountability serious conflict is entering its 2nd decade with the majority of its citizens poor and with little hope. we have been forced to give up on our dreams the international community has failed the syrian people there is no reconciliation there is no peace 10 years of war has divided a country and its people sent to. beirut. one of the darkest chapters in recent history filled with unspeakable horrors that's the way u.n. special envoy pederson has described the situation in syria to a security council conference he's condemned the international community for its failure to help he says a ceasefire is more necessary than ever and must be supported by foreign powers all syrians have seen that the international community has been divided trapped in gear or political competition call

who live in the opposition controlled north unable and unwilling to live under syrian president bashar assad's rule but he says he fears a ceasefire agreed last year will not hold. already hundreds of thousands have been killed millions have been displaced inside and outside the country and there has been no accountability serious conflict is entering its 2nd decade with the majority of its citizens poor and with little hope. we have been forced to give up on our dreams the international community has failed the syrian people there is no reconciliation there is no peace 10 years of war has divided a country and its people sent to. beirut. still ahead on al-jazeera defining moment in libya's war as a unity government is sworn in after a decade of diplomatic failure. the latest twist in a maritime boundary dispute thanks again and somalia. hello they're swarming up nicely once again across the middle east have lost the dust and sand that we saw through the course of the weekend last a clear skies lots of hazy sunshine let's push further north where the weather action is we've seen some big winds

syrian president bashar assad and his wife asked have both contracted coronavirus both show minus symptoms and reportedly in good health syria has had more than 15000 cases and 1000 confirmed deaths from the virus the testing capabilities a limit in the war ravaged nation actual numbers are thought to be much higher amid a recent surge of infections israel has started vaccinating palestinians who cross the border for work out west indians who work on the construction of illegal israeli settlements are also being inoculated a force that reports from the occupied west bank. after a small pilot program last week in a delay to the start of this process on sunday this is the 1st day proper other plants are vaccinate more than 120000 residents of the occupied west bank those with permits to work either in israel or inside illegal settlements in the occupied west bank the process will see them over the 1st 2 weeks getting the 1st dose of the madonna vaccine and waiting a month and then another 2 weeks to get the 2nd dose and become fully vaccinated we spoke to one young man who's a a mechanic who

opposition flag to 10 years since the beginning of the uprising against the rule of president bashar. assad he was controlled by rebels until 2018 when it was then recaptured by russian backed troops. now turkey is defending its decision to strip an opposition politician of his role after he was sentenced to prison for spreading terrorist propaganda it comes amid a move to try to ban his procurators political party which led to protests and parliament prosecutors filed a case against the people's democratic party on wednesday the president's office says it's a front for the kurdish p.k. k. group which i'm correct considers a terrorist organization. and u.s. president joe biden is hinting that his remaining troops in afghanistan may have to stay longer than the deadline to withdraw the taliban insists american soldiers must be out by may the 1st as agreed with the trump administration for leo contre for a has more now from kabul. shop owners in kabul are getting ready for the afghan new year after 20 years of conflict and a dire economic state they welcome a chance to celebrate a happy occas

syrian opposition flag to mark 10 years since the beginning of the uprising against president bashar assad's the city was controlled by rebels and. when it was recaptured by russian backed government troops turkey is defending its decision to strip an opposition politician of his role after he was sentenced to prison for spreading terrorist propaganda it comes amid a move to try to ban his pro kurdish political party which led to protests and parliament's prosecutors filed a case against the people's democratic party on wednesday the president's office say it's a front for the kurdish group which ankara considers a terrorist organization. senior members of the taliban and afghanistan's government have been meeting in moscow in an effort to restart stalled peace negotiations russia the us china and pakistan are calling on the warring sides to observe an immediate cease fire the talks in moscow have been happening after earlier negotiations in doha stoled american troops are scheduled to withdraw from afghanistan the first's. as covert 19 vaccines roll out across the world so have scandals inv

protesters demanding the downfall of president bashar assad's regime were shot at arrested and tortured syria's opposition decided to defend itself and fight back after losing hope in an international intervention. the formation of the free syrian army was announced by rebel military leader riyadh the assad in july 2011 but years later the former air force colonel like many others acknowledged the f.s.a. existed only in the name of. each of the armed groups had their own agenda and they wanted to implement it before the fall of assad this cause divisions also international powers intervened and supported different groups. a unified authority that would serve as an alternative to the syrian government is what the opposition has so far failed to do they control territory they have a base to govern from but it is territory where wars within a war are being fought. by 2013 much of northern syria belong to many opposition groups that we're only united against a common enemy and they share territory with al-qaeda linked groups which wanted to establish an islamic state at the start foreign fi