want to ensure that the situation in syria does not collapse, that the hts group that overthrew bashir alad in that surprise and click overthrowing of the syrian leader, that the camp —— country does not fall into chaos and that some form of peaceful transition to power as possible. for the moment, we have got some lines coming from this press conference from this meeting of arab countries and also the us secretary of state. we will bring those lines to you. more now on developments in georgia, and the parliament has elected a new president. mikheil kavelashvili, a former professional footballer, who was put forward by the governing georgian dream party. live shots from the georgian capital tblisi. pro—eu protesters continue to gather in the capital tblisi and other cities, and accuse the georgian dream party of dragging the country back into russia's sphere of influence, when research suggests most georgians support joining the eu. the incumbent president and the pro—eu opposition say the process is illegitimate. mari kapanadze is a lawyer and activist in georgia — she was at the protest

the syrian governmenhas been toppled along with dictator bashir al-assad. the rebels took damascus. russian state media reports that assad has fled to moscow, where he's been granted asylum. here's raf sanchez. >> reporter: hey, there, after seizing control of the syrian capital damascus, syria's rebels are now consolidating their power in the capital. the leader of the main rebel group, an islamist group, arriving in damascus, giving an address in a historic mosque in the center of the city. he says he wants to lead a government for all syrians, irrespective of their religion or their sect. remember, there are a lot of fears, both inside and outside syria about this group, which has its origins in al qaeda, which is still considered a terrorist organization by the united states. but the group known as hts is really trying to show the world that it has moderated, that it has changed. it is going to great lengths to try to show that it is not a threat to minority groups, like shias, like christians inside of syria. it's one of the big questions now, how the rebels will govern. russia

over half a century of brutal authoritarian rule by bashir al-assad _ authoritarian rule by bashir al—assadal—assad and his father before him, forced him to resign his office — him, forced him to resign his office and _ him, forced him to resign his office and flee the country. we are not— office and flee the country. we are not sure, we've heard he is in moscow _ are not sure, we've heard he is in moscow. at long last the assad — in moscow. at long last the assad regime has fallen. brutalised tortured and killed literally hundreds of thousands of innocent syrians, the fall of innocent syrians, the fall of this— of innocent syrians, the fall of this regime is a fundamental act of— of this regime is a fundamental act ofjustice. it's a moment of historic_ act ofjustice. it's a moment of historic opportunity for the long—suffering people of syria to build — long—suffering people of syria to build a better future for the proud country. it's also a moment_ the proud country. it's also a moment of risk and uncertainty. as we _ moment of risk and uncertainty. as we ali— moment of risk and uncertai

for the first time since the dramatic overthrow of bashir al-assad one week ago, syrian christians haveended regular sunday services. today our prayers are for a new page in syria's future, says suzan barakat. hayat tahrir al-sham says they are working to show that their right to worship won't be at risk. the biden administration is contemplating whether to formally recognize hts, a u.s.-designated terrorist organization as syria's new transitional government. we went to idlib to speak to its members. what is your message to syria's minorities? that this is a new syria, and the new syria is for everyone. early on, war planes targeted several homes and villages in idlib, including this predominantly christian village. we were shown the church this man first worshipped in as a boy. this is the church. [speaking in a global language] i'm feeling very happy that i returned home, he says. what do you want for christians and other minorities in this new government, this new future for your country? we want hayat tahrir al sham who had faith in god almighty, to rebuild our country. and the u.n

the syrian government has been toppled, along with dictator bashir al-assad. the rebels finally marched into damascus into sunday. matt bradley kicks off our coverage this morning. >> reporter: we've heard from russian state news that bashar al assad and his family are now in moscow, and there's talk that they might be getting asylum there. this is a massive paradigm shift, not just for syria but for the entire middle east. there was talk back on october 7 from the israelis, from the united states, saying that the response to hamas' terror attack on october 7 would reshape or redraw the middle east. despite more than a year of conflicts throughout the region, that hasn't happened yet really until now. and now we're seeing a break in the assad regime. more than 50 years of rule by bashar al assad and his father that has terrorized syrians throughout their civil war and before that. but now we're not really out of the woods. the united states has launched strikes against 75 targets they say are affiliated with the islamic state, they say trying to prevent islamic

the interim prime minister, mohamad al bashir, has called on syrians abroad to return home, followingy there are more signs of life through out the city. i am in one of damascus's food and vegetable markets and as we can see today there is plenty of produce available. syria is very rich in its agriculture and most of the products we are seeing today are coming from rural damascus or from the coastal side, a sign that the traffic and the delivery is continuing. we have spoken to lots of people here today. some of the shopkeepers said that we are going, you know, we have full oxygen now, a sign that they have been suffocating under assad. the others said, "we have a full—time celebration." we can see people picking up their groceries here. this is essential for the rebels to get things back working.

bashir al-assad succeeded his father as president of syria in 2000. assad is known for a brutal rule over syria, which since 2011 has been devastated by a civil war that ravaged the country and turned it into a hotbed of extremist groups. now, for local people with ties to syria, there is some uncertainty about what comes next. but there is also hope for a new beginning. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard spoke with syrian americans at a rally today in san francisco. >> joy and celebration at san francisco civic center plaza. >> nothing but a short of a miracle. something of like, so quick, swift move all across the country. >> syrian americans organizing this rally, celebrating the fall of president assad's regime, the oppressive dynasty they ran from, we all, like, fled the country. >> we were all refugees. we all had to like, go find other opportunities because of the regime has been oppressing us for the longest of time. and now it's all like out of nowhere. it's just gone. >> waking up this morning and yesterday and seeing that all this dark

the former congresswoman has faced criticism for her meeting with syria's now-toppled dictator, bashir al-assad. she said she agrees with comments that the president-elect has recently posted about syria, that the u.s. should not get involved. meanwhile, pete hegseth returned to capitol hill, having a second meeting with joni ernst. ernst said their talk was encouraging, and she will support hegseth through a fair confirmation process. frances? >> chris pollone, thank you. >>> an attorney for shawn carter, better known as jay z asking a judge to deny a woman's request to remain anonymous as she accuses carter and sean "diddy" combs of raping her when she was 13-year-old. she called the claim idiotic. and a blackmail attempt. he accused tony busby, who filed the suit, of engaging in unprofessional behavior. buy spoke exclusively to nbc news. >> anyone who suggests that a demand letter, especially the one i sent is executor or blackmail is foolish. attempting to attack my to take the focus off of the alleged perpetrator won't work. and it won't intimidate us. >> busby has recently filed sev

lasting links with al qaeda or jihadist groups and they are simply after toppling the government of bashir al>> meanwhile, israel launched a wave of air striengs southe lebanon on monday evening hours after the lebanese militant group fire twd mortars at an army post. the attack was the first by hezbollah since a ceasefire went into effect last week. as israel's army chief visited troops monday, the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu accused him of what he called a grave violation of the ceasefire. they said reehl has repeat think violated the ceasefire since it was agreed to last week. the u.n.'s new relief chief, tom fletcher, says the sudanese region of darfur is facing famine and people are being used as pawns in the conflict. human rights groups are describing recent ethnic based massacres as possible genocide. few journalists have been able to visit darfur, which is mainly controlled by the rapid support forces since the war began. our chief international correspondent is traveling with the u.n. team. her report begins in a refugee camp in chad on the border. >> a people disposse

bashir al-assad succeeded his father as president of syria in 2000, and assad is known for a brutal rule over syria, which since 2011 has been devastated by a civil war that ravaged the country and turned it into a hotbed of extremist groups. now for local people with ts to syria, there is some uncertainty about what comes next. but there's also hope for a new beginning. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard spoke with syrian americans at a rally today in san francisco. >> joy and celebration at san francisco civic center plaza. >> and nothing but a short of a miracle. something of like, so quick, swift move all across the country, syrian americans organizing this rally, celebrating the fall of president assad's regime, the oppressive dynasty they ran from, we all, like, fled the country. we're all refugees. we all had to, like, go find other opportunities because of the regime has been oppressing us for the longest of time. and now it's all like out of nowhere. it's just gone. >> waking up this morning and yesterday and seeing that all this dark cloud of oppression is gone and our cou

meeting together in order to agree to support a peaceful transition process in syria after the fall of bashir al

mohammed al-bashir has taken charge as interim prime minister.iously governed parts of northwestern syria controlled by the rebels. he's promising stability and calm as the country transitions to a new government and says he'll stay in the role until march. i'm joined by political analyst, former presidential adviser on the opposing syrian national coalition as well as a former fellow. thanks for being with us on bbc news." you were born in damascus but have lived abroad for many years. what does the toppling of the assad regime mean for syria? did you ever think you'd see these days? >> no, in fact, everybody thought they would remain all their lives without returning to syria or seeing the freedom of the dignity that they called for openly in 2011. this is one of the most brutal and barbaric regimes that we have seen in the 20th and 21st century and i think your viewers will have seen the images coming out of saydnaya, one of many prisons. syrians are celebrating this and they're still a little bit anxious about the security in the country. the

the importance of mohammed al-bashir tells you they are trying to avoid a situation of complete chaosiven the big vacuum the fall of bashar assad is leaving in syria. we know al bashir is a member of the major rebel group that made all these gains and were responsible for the fall of the assad regime in damascus. he previously headed up the government that had been set up in 2017 in idlib, that was a quasi-government not internationally recognized, it speaks to the little government extremes he has, he is an engineer by training. the syrian state media reporting this conversation took place between mohammed bashir and the existing prime minister that they are trying to eep best transition of power as peaceful as possible. the question remains as to whether other rebel groups in syria can coalesce around this new government given their competing backgrounds and how they have competed for different provinces and areas within syria. the other question still stands which is that hts is designated a terrorist organization by the u.s. and other countries around the world. the leader mohamme

his name is mohammed al—bashir. he was ahead of what was called the salvation government.enge is to run an entire country. israel says it has destroyed syria's naval fleet as it continues its attacks on syrian military installations for a third day. israel's defence minister said its forces were operating to destroy strategic capabilities that threatened threatened israel and had acted with what he called �*great success�*. dozens of military installations and airbases are reported to have been hit. israel says it's trying to stop weapons falling into the hands of extremists and has ordered its military to create a weapons—free zone in southern syria. syria's neighbours and the un have called for the israeli attacks to stop. israel has denied reports that its troops are advancing on damascus. turkey's president erdogan has welcomed the capture of two syrian towns which had been under kurdish control. the syrian national army, which is backed by ankara, has been attempting to take over territory ever since the rule of bashar al—assad began collapsing last week. normal life

refugees in the bay area where you can see thecommunity came together to celebrate the fall of the bashir ale than 50 years of family rule, they came out to show that obviously they were happy with the situation changing in syria. many of them hopeful that they could maybe return to a democratically restored syria. also this morning, this is your last day to help out with the salvation army's angel tree program. their doors open at38.30 this morning. you have to 10:00pm tonight to claim an angel on the tree and help donate a toy for a family in need to make sure a kid has a gift on christmas. they'll be accepting those donations until 10:00pm tonight, either christmas maybe at least winter weather. >> why that winter? but there are at this point, especially after the past few days of hazy conditions that have just been really tough for a lot of us with respiratory conditions, especially we're sitting this morning. we do have a gorgeous sunrise from the top of mount tam are dry and mild trend of weather does continue for yet another day to day high pressure. ridges built up firmly in place. k

this is a file for a senior officer in the army of bashir al assad, and it says on the front cover toitor his behavior because he is acting suspiciously. assad ruled through paranoia. those who worked for the state in almost as much danger as the rest of his people. well, diplomatic activity is well, diplomatic activity is now ramping up as regional powers figure out just how they can deal with this new rebel group. qatar will be the latest country to send a delegation. janai? >> janai: all right. our thanks to james and his incredible reporting there. >>> now to former house speaker nancy pelosi facing surgery after a fall during a congressional trip in europe. the 84-year-old democrat just elected to her 20th term injuring her hip and is now in the hospital. maryalice parks joins us with the latest on her condition. maryalice, good morning. >> reporter: janai, good morning. there is a real concern this could be quite serious. we know that nancy pelosi who is 84 years old was hospitalized there in luxembourg overnight and will likely require surgery for that hip injury. she fell down

mr al bashir says he wants to provide stability and calm. the bbc�*s lina sinjab has been speaking with food vendors at one of damascus�*s markets who say there are more signs of life through out the city. i am in one of damascus's food and vegetable markets and as we can see today there is plenty of produce available. syria is very rich in its agriculture and most of the products we are seeing today are coming from rural damascus or from the coastal side, a sign that the traffic and the delivery is continuing. we have spoken to lots of people here today. some of the shopkeepers said that we are going, you know, we have full oxygen now, a sign that they have been suffocating under assad. the others said, "we have a full—time celebration." we can see people picking up their groceries here. this is essential for the rebels to get things back working. they have captured today as well the city of deir ezzor, after the kurdish forces left the area. deir ezzor is very important, as it is rich with oil. by this, the rebels will control resources an

in syria's capital damascus, the interim prime minister, mohamad al—bashir, has called on syrians abroadrovide stability and calm. it comes as fighters have set fire to the tomb of syria's former president, hafez al—assad, father of the overthrown bashar. this is in the town of qardaha in the north—west of syria, home of the assad family mausoleum. rebel forces say they've taken control of the oil—rich eastern city of dair uh zor. a senior commander of the islamist group hts says it captured the city after us—backed kurdish fighters withdrew. meanwhile, israel says it has carried out hundreds of air strikes and hit strategic weapons stockpiles in syria to stop them falling into the hands ofjihadists. the un's called for an end to the attacks that have taken place since rebel factions overthrew the government of bashar al—assad on saturday. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet who is in damascus. yes, in day three of this new order is drawing to a close and as you have been hearing in the news, these are still heady times with emotions still running high, with rebel fighters

muhammad al-bashir is the interment prime minister for the next three months.rnment. he met with the salvation government. u.s. central command chief, made visits to syria and iraq today where he discussed regional stability and the continually changing situation that we are seeing here in the middle east and just getting word from u.s. forces they have defeated more houthi attacks on the gulf of aidan showing why we are seeing changes on all of the different fronts, these iranian backed proxies continue to strike at u.s. forces. >> two u.s. navy distoyers defeated houthi launched weapons. others coming from military force. john kirby with us, white howe house national secured a vicar. boy this happened fastest and unravelled more quickly. for syria. do we know anything about m mohammad al-bashir? >> things are unfolding rapidly. i don't have an assessment for you necessarily from the white house about mr. bashir, what his intentions and skills and qualifications are. as the president said on sunday we will watch everything, not just the rebel groups and opposi

well, syria's caretaker prime miniser mohammed al bashir was one of those who addressed the crowds intoday. the victorious rebels have appointed him and a transitional administration to govern until march the 1st. but the united nations envoy to syria has warned the rebels that they must follow up on their messages of unity and inclusivity in the weeks and months ahead. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in damascus. a little earlier she gave us this update. tojoin us here in the heart of the syrian capital. just listen to the noise around us, the lights behind us. they were just a moment ago firing red tracer fire into the air. even though the main leader of the interim coalition, bu mohammad al—julani, now known by his real name, not his nom de guerre ahmed al—shara, urged syrians to celebrate peacefully today not to fire guns in the air. but there has been fireworks in the sky — you can see behind me. and the square, even though it's now 9:00 in the evening, it's bitterly cold. look, it's still alive with light. this is a day of celebration. although syrians know

mohammed al—bashir said it's time for stability and calm, after more than a decade of civil war.ll that calm last? there's mounting concern about israel's bombardment of hundreds of syrian sites in the last few days, with the united nations' special envoy to syria calling for israel to stop the strikes immediately. israel says it is trying to stop weapons from falling into the hands of extremists and ensure its own security. we will have more on those strikes shortly, but we start our coverage with our international editorjeremy bowen, who reports on the winners and losers of the downfall of president assad. at the border, the biggest and potentially deadliest divide in syria. coming in from lebanon, syrians who fled the war and the assads, desperate to get home. in the opposite direction, syrians desperate to get out — families who fear they'll be singled out for revenge. some because their religious sect supported the former regime, or because the men fought for bashar al—assad. ali read out a facebook post from a small militia, swearing vengeance. so is this such a threat that

just in the last few hours a new interim prime minister has been appointed, his name is mohammed al—bashirs the man who has been running most of the man who has been running most of the province of idlib, the rebel stronghold in the north—west, so he has government experience so he is important for the rebel leader al—jolani because he has stressed a handover of power that keeps public services running. the new interim prime minister has been appointed until march the 1st 2025, so we don't know yet what will happen after that, whether there will be elections or not. the new government also has to be in charge of restoring security, or maintaining security. we have heard complaints from some people here in damascus that there has been some looting but more widely there have been hundreds of israeli air strikes around the country as well as here in damascus. the explosions were very loud this morning. the israelis say they are destroying military equipment, especially chemical weapons and missiles so they don't fall into hostile hands, but there is concern in the region they are targeting so

in syria's capital damascus, the interim prime minister, mohamad al bashir, has called on syrians abroadwants to provide stability and calm. it comes as fighters have set fire to the tomb of syria's former president, hafez al—assad — father of the overthrown bashar. this is in the town of qardaha in the northwest of syria, home of the assad family mausoleum. rebel forces say they've taken control of the oil—rich eastern city of dair uh zor. a senior commander of the islamist group hts says it captured the city after us—backed kurdish fighters withdrew. meanwhile israel says it has carried out hundreds of air strikes and hit strategic weapons stockpiles in syria to stop them falling into the hands ofjihadists. of the overthrown bashar. this is in the town of qardaha in the northwest of syria, home of the assad family mausoleum. rebel forces say they've taken control of the oil—rich eastern city of dair uh zor. a senior commander of the islamist group hts says it captured the city after us—backed kurdish fighters withdrew. meanwhile israel says it has carried out hundreds of air strikes an

the new interim prime minister, mohamad al bashir, has called on syrians abroad to return home. he says he wants to provide stability and calm in the country as day to day life gradually resumes. but many people across the country want to see revenge for the atrocities that happened under bashar al—assad's rule. fighters in syria set fire to the tomb of hafez al—assad, the father of the ousted president. and video from the family's hometown shows a coffin and parts of the mausoleum on fire. meanwhile, large crowds gathered in a suburb of the capital damascus for what they believed would be a public execution against those who committed atrocities under the assad regime. our international editor jeremy bowen sent this update. a warning, there are some disturbing images in his report. if only moving from dictatorship to freedom was as simple as climbing onto an abandoned tank and posing for pictures. but the assad family was in power in syria long before these children's parents were even born. over half a century, a lot of anger built up, and it is being released. sometimes polit

the people running the country now, ahmed al-sharaa, the main commander of hts, has assigned al bashir to run a caretaker government until march to get a sick services running, sewage, roads, textile, internet. beyond that, if hts decides it is not going to allow other groups into a new government, that's where problems may start. john: leila malan allen in aleppo tonight, thanks very much. elsewhere in the middle east, nearly two dozen people were killed in attacks in northern gaza as the war between israel and hamas rages on. medics and residents say israeli troops stormed a school being used as a shelter in beit hanoun and killed several people and detained others. in other parts of gaza, at least nine were killed in airstrikes on homes in beit lahiya and jabalia. the israeli army says it was targeting homes where hamas militants were planning attacks. residents say they keep moving to try to escape the fighthing and that they have few options left. >> [translated] we were sleeping. we're all civilians, this is a safe shelter. they told us to head south, so we left. i went to khan y

the country's new interim prime minister, mohammed al bashir, is calling for "stability and calm".e was appointed tuesday by the main rebel group that took damascus over the weekend. he previously governed a small pocket of rebel—held territory. meanwhile in damascus, some shops have reopened, traffic has resumed and about 40% of government staff are reportedly back to work. from damascus, here's our international editor, jeremy bowen. at the border, the biggest and potentially deadliest divide in syria. coming in from lebanon, syrians who fled the war and the assads — desperate to get home. in the opposite direction, syrians desperate to get out — families who fear they'll be singled out for revenge. some because their religious sect supported the former regime, or because the men fought for bashar al—assad. ali read out a facebook post from a small militia swearing vengeance. so is this such a threat that you want to take your family out to lebanon? you're worried about your lives? translation: yes, sure. the kids, my wife, i'm afraid for them. that's why i'm taking them out to l

the man who once headed the rebel administration in north—west syria, the state of idlib, mohammed al—bashir up a caretaker cabinet in place until next march, they say, but it is entirely dominated by islamists. so how much hope is that the new leadership will make good of their promises that there will be a government, a governance for all syrians? we can now speak to anas joudeh, founder and president of the nation building movement. you were one of the only opposition leaders who was basing yourself here in damascus with all of the risks. i must first ask you seeing umayyad square today, how does it feel? it is complicated. 0f it feel? it is complicated. of course we are happy. this is a dream that we didn't think would come true at all. 52 years of dictatorship, 62 years of bad unitary governing without allowing anybody to move on to talk. this is a dream come of this is syria, this is umayyad mosque of this is damascus. it counts emperors, they don't count by days or weeks, but by empires and dictators, and they can eat and dictators, and they can eat and swallow and take out. how easyi

the country's new interim prime minister, mohammed al bashir, is calling for "stability and calm".was appointed tuesday by the main rebel group that took damascus over the weekend. he previously governed a small pocket of rebel—held territory. meanwhile in damascus, some shops have reopened, traffic has resumed and about 40% of government staff are reportedly back to work. from damascus, here's our international editor, jeremy bowen. at the border, the biggest and potentially deadliest divide in syria. coming in from lebanon, syrians who fled the war and the assads — desperate to get home. in the opposite direction, syrians desperate to get out — families who fear they'll be singled out for revenge. some because their religious sect supported the former regime, or because the men fought for bashar al—assad. ali read out a facebook post from a small militia swearing vengeance. so is this such a threat that you want to take your family out to lebanon? you're worried about your lives? translation: yes, sure. the kids, my wife, i'm afraid for them. that's why i'm taking them out to leb

they named mohammed al bashir to form a transitional government in syria.capturing control of a buffer zone in syrian controlled territory within the golan heights, marking the first time israel has captured syrian territory since 1973. israel striking destroying chemical and weapons arsenals in syria. joining us now is the heritage foundation vice president of security and national policy, she is the author of the forth coming book, the battle for the jewish state, how israel and america can win, victoria coates back with us. thank you for being here. first, take on syria and the impact you see from the al-assad government collapsing, taken over, and the impact on iran. >> this is a seismic event across the middle east, the assads have ruled syria with an iron fist for 50 years and they had the aura of inevidence sinevitableitythat would be for. this ended with the militants, taking damascus, taking over the government, and that is a good thing. assad by no stretch of the imagination was a reliable partner to anyone in the region, he was totally entwined w

foreign terrorist designation, hts seems to have installed this interim leader, right, mohammed al-bashiranding is he's been an administrator in case this control, does he was considering sort of part of hts for the purposes of it terrorist mission? >> i driving assessment. have to go, it would be really fact-based assessment and the people of done it inside the department. i'm not aware of it. we consider him -- >> i mean, it doesn't stop from talking to people but just to be clear, if there is a government interim government formed with members of hts, there will be some limitations on how the u.s. can assist? >> certainly. we're getting into the realm of hypotheticals but certainly if an organization is designated as a foreign terrorist organization known as easily to offer support for such amortization. that's different of course meant to me getting within. >> jimmy choo the relations austin tice that this is part of her conversation with entities on the ground. could you say specifically that like a message you sent to hts as a primary? >> it is a message with center hts. an ugly spe

this is mohamed al-bashir.ead of the stunning 12-day offense. attacks continue to rock the country. countries like turkey, israel and the u.s. have carried out strikes to to prevent not only isis from attempting a power grab, but also to the prevent anyone from getting their hands on weapons left behind by the assad regime. israel has carried out hundreds of strikes including on suspected chemical weapons. bashar al assad fred to russia two days ago. now there has been heart-wrenching scenes of syrians searching few prisons, desperately looking for loved ones who had been locked up. the assad regime had been known for mass incarcerations and torture. people brought k-9s, sledgehammers, shovels and drills searching for what they believed could be these secret dungeons in the prisons. others combed through maps and paperwork, looking through complexes trying to track down rell relatives and friends -- relatives and friends, adults and even kids. >> translator: where are our children? my heart is burned over my br

country around, especially in the years since 2019, when a popular uprising overview owe san hassan al bashirreally pushed the country back many, many years. and if not destroyed a lot of that potential, then it has eroded it greatly. and as we see in the case of gold, it's being misused as a factor in continuing the war. >> "new york times" chief africa correspondent deck lar walsh, thank you very much for your invaluable reporting, and thank you for joining us. >> thank you, lawrence. >> thank you. >>> tonight's "last word" is next. cal an rant. it works on sweat from: stress, heat and activity. it provides 3x stress sweat protection. secret works. [♪♪] ♪ i wanna hold you forever ♪ hey little bear bear. ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm gonna love you forever ♪ ♪ ♪ c'mon, bear. ♪ ♪ ♪ you don't...you don't have to worry... ♪ ♪ be by your side... i'll be there... ♪ ♪ with my arms wrapped around... ♪ okay everyone, our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition for strength and energy. yay - woo hoo! ensure, with 27 vitamins and minerals, nutrients for immune health. and ensure complete with 30 grams of prote

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al bashir ran the rebel government.interests in bolster stability. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel is on the ground with the latest. richard? >> reporter: the sudden collapse of the syrian dictatorship has changed this country and this region profoundly. the entire map of the middle east is now being redrawn by the hour. this morning israel is using the stunning and swift collapse of syria's dictatorship to take over a buffer zone. new footage shows israeli tanks in the golan heights along contested area along israel's northern border with syria. arab states have denounced the move as an illegal and provocative land grab. israel says it's temporary. prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it necessary. our control of the golan heights guarantees our security. it guarantees our sovereignty, he said. israel is also bombing in syria now, striking heavily in and around damascus. israel says it's targeting military and scientific research facilities to destroy stockpiles of chemical weapons. israel clearl

the, uh the a man by the name of mohammed al bashir has been appointed to form a temporary government. he's from the opposition. one of the opposition technocratic governments that had formed to administer free areas of syria in idlib. jolani, the head of fts, met with bashir and assad's prime minister to arrange a peaceful transfer of power. that's a positive sign. the state employees were told to return back to work general amnesty was given to all syrian military conscripts. uh the the new government said all women can wear whatever they want. journalists shouldn't be harmed. they're getting the airports back up. they're going to get the banks back up. uh so, you know, be patient. john kirby, it's going to take a little while, but so far, so good. that's not to say there aren't risks, but it's not an open question. it's a thing that a lot of syrians are working on very diligently and they could use our support by the way. >> hagar i'm curious about the idea as jake sullivan, the national security advisor, put it, of the u.s. working with all groups in syria, including those designa

mohammad al-bashir will oversee the country's transition over the next three months. now, the fall of the assad regime has sent shock waves throughout the whole region. israel says it carried out hundreds of strikes across syria in the past two days on facilities it says contained chemical weapons and long range missiles. idf ground troops have been deployed into a demilitarized buffer zone between the two countries for the first time in 50 years, and the israeli defense minister claimed that the syrian naval fleet was destroyed overnight. still, though, one of the biggest unknowns remains what the collapse of assad means for russia's military influence in the middle east. fred pleitgen has more as syrians embark on a new era after ousting longtime dictator bashar al assad, russia fears the era of its massive military footprint in syria could be coming to an end. >> the former commander of russian forces in syria and now member of parliament, is already warning russia's leadership not to make concessions. any gesture of goodwill in the middle east is perceived as weak

al—assad's father. he served as a senior advisor to hafiz and bashir�*s governments but split with the regime and now livesou forjoining me. now, iunderstand in dubai. thank you forjoining me. now, i understand that you told bashar al—assad in 2010 the regime was going to fall at some point. are you surprised it took as long as it did? thank you very much for receiving me. actually, i'm surprised it took so long. and the main factor in this was the extreme brutality of the regime from one side, and the immense help that came from russia and iran, bombarding and killing people, to crush this, and the third factor was deals between russia, turkiye, to surrender aleppo and many cities, just in terms of — regarding deals between the two countries. find between the two countries. and of course. _ between the two countries. and of course, though, _ between the two countries. and of course, though, when it did happen, it was very quick. you're now planning to return to syria. what are your plans there? what are you hoping for? we're hoping to build a kind of barrage of civil society forces and parties, and syndica

. >> al-awda bashir reporting there. nada. thank you.aeli forces have arrested dozens of health care staff, including a hospital director, after raiding the last major health facility in northern gaza. that's according to gaza's ministry of health. the israeli military surrounded the kamal adwan hospital on friday as part of its ongoing operations in the area. the world health organization says that the raid put the facility out of service, warning at least 60 health workers and 25 patients in critical condition remained inside. now, israel claims that hamas is using the facility for its operations. multiple staff members also reported a massive fire at the hospital, describing extensive damage to emergency units and key departments. the idf, denying any connection to the fire and saying that its troops are operating in the area of the hospital and not inside of it. witnesses and staff say that the idf ordered patients and medical workers to evacuate, despite there being nowhere else to go. >> khan younis they were shooting through the w

toppled the assad's family rule will form a transitional government to present chaos led by mohammed al bashirhe head of the quasi government created by the islamist group. mark champion joins us. there has been a pipit in terms of the rhetoric from this group which had been identified as a terrorist organization by a number of different countries around the world basically saying we want to create institutions. how much do people believe them? mark: i think -- the short answer is whatever the skepticism, which i think will be justified indeed, there is not much choice but to hope they mean what they say. they are the only option in town. they now own damascus and they are taking control. so far they have done everything that you would want them to do. so, you have them saying we will not tear down the institutions and drag civil servants into the street and kill them. they have ordered their soldiers to leave them alone and not touch the institutions and not to touch people in them, including someone like the new prime minister. it was not so long ago that he was part of the syrian government

al—assad — now they are turning to be a civil authority in syria. they formed authority in syria. they formed a government with the leadership of mohammed bashir.o normal in syria as you can see. they are trying to close the prisons, the notorious prisons. they are trying to reorganise damascus airport which was closed for a long time. and they already decided to remove they already decided to remove the curfew from damascus. and my syrian colleagues at bbc arabic are happy that they can move freely in the city. previously, there were barriers everywhere. now they can move freely. the prices are a little bit high but they are trying to deal with it. so this government is trying to return life back to normal. figs government is trying to return life back to normal.— life back to normal. as you sa , life back to normal. as you say. as _ life back to normal. as you say. as this _ life back to normal. as you say, as this government i life back to normal. as you - say, as this government forms, it�*s still very, very early days. the un is warning that it must be inclusive — otherwise there will be terrible consequences.- there will be terrible conseq

bashir in syria. taking his post in damascus from a prime minister appointed by bashar al assad a few months ago.led the civilian government of the group i was describing, starting in idlib, he had just been appointed to the prime ministership of the small regional government, the rebel government that the rebels had said was a civilian administrative government, even though it was islamist in character, and essentially authoritarian or totalitarian. this man is going to be leading the entire country. it looks as though we have heard from the parliament of syria saying they're going to do everything they can to help with the transition. and it looks as though other groups are essentially either throwing their support behind these rebels or not interfering. that is all within the past couple of days. all of this could change at any time. we saw positive signals in places like libya, in places like yemen and other places where it looked as though afghanistan, where we had the taliban who were signaling for years they were going to be softer, gentler, especially when it came to issues like women's r

al-assad's regime doubling down on this aerial campaign. >> yeah. important to point out what effect this might have on civilians as you say, nadia bashir in london. thank you. so much israel has conducted its fourth strike in lebanon since a ceasefire with hezbollah went into effect this week. the israeli military says its warplanes hit hezbollah rocket launchers north of the litani river on saturday. hezbollah forces are supposed to withdraw north of the river under the ceasefire deal, as the idf pulls out of lebanon. both sides have accused each other of violating the ceasefire, but the agreement is still largely holding. meanwhile, in southern gaza, the israeli military struck a vehicle on saturday, killing three. world central kitchen workers. the idf claims one of those workers was, quote, a terrorist who took part in the october seventh attack on kibbutz nir oz. the world central kitchen, for its part, denies any knowledge of the workers alleged ties to the attack. the father of one of the victims spoke out after the deadly strike he was on his way to work at the week he left in the morning. >> then we received a call from nasser hospital i

that is what estate agencies have announced need to syrian president bashir al asad is in moscow.he riaa quoted an unnamed kremlin source, saying that moscow has granted mr assad political asylum out of humanitarian consideration for the prussian tv set company representatives were in touch with the syrian armed opposition for the borough corresponded is in damascus and told us what she has seen on the streets dead today. it this is the capital of the country that has been billed by a dictatorship for five a dictatorship forfive decades. from temperament the father and assad the son. so people are out on the street celebrating and not believing that this is really happening. some of this people we have spoken to say it is like a dream. others told us we feel like we are flying over the sky. people are really out and about with an emotional about what is happening. the main square, as we have seen in this report, was mixed with verbals, shooting in the air and celebratory way but also lots of civilians. the women and children walking around watching this scene. syrians wanted one d

while syrians slowly adjust to life without bashir al—assad there are many minority and marginalised hat this new syria will look like 7 and how inclusive it will be? khaled ales—mael is a syrian writer and journalist. kaled, you've lived under the assad regime. you left syria in 2012. give us an insight into what it was like. . ., , like. that time, when i was born i always _ like. that time, when i was born i always felt _ like. that time, when i was born i always felt like, - like. that time, when i was born i always felt like, how| born i always felt like, how can they survive in this country? when the first information came to me that in the syrian constitution, it sentenced queer people to jail and my main fear actually was as a journalist and a writer and a person who works in media was the law. some people say syrians can be homophobic or rejecting sexual identities, but we didn't know as queer people that they lasted against us, so queer people themselves couldn't stand for themselves because of the law didn't protect them. that is the main fear of me personally in that time

group that toppled the assad regime in damascus, named the new interim prime minister as mohammed al bashirsterday, and a new report has found women are suffering in silence as painful gynaecological conditions are being dismissed by doctors. the report says that medical misogyny means that the nhs fails to prioritise women's health, meaning there is a lack of research, treatment and specialists. it means women are left to suck it up and endure pain for years before getting a diagnosis. and mps are warning it's damaging women's fertility and affecting their ability to get pregnant and have children. those are the latest gb news headlines. more in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> very good morning. thank you for watching britain's newsroom. andrew, of course, is in the studio in london. i am down here in westminster at the moment. it's relatively quiet. there are always protests at the moment around this area because we've got trafalgar square up at that end. we've got parliament

yesterday it was announced i would be a caretaker prime minister who has the same man, mohammed al—bashirwho had headed the rebel administration of the main group in the north—west corner of syria. now he has the task of forging a new administration for all of syria. there are positive signs as the new order take shape, but syrians are also worried that the new cabinet is completely dominated by islamists, despite messaging for the new readers that this would be an inclusive government. this is one of the most diverse countries in the middle east, with multiple sects, and you can see it in all the new quarters, there are all the new quarters, there are all here and they want to believe they have the safe space now as they embark on the new chapter. let's get an idea of the mood on the ground. joining me now is lina sinjab. yes, and we are here in the square... we are also here in the old city of damascus, in the old city of damascus, in the heart of the old bizarro, and behind me is the square, and behind me is the square, and the scene is incredible, the people have gathered and the peop