and saudi arabia did back the opposition in southern syria but when damascus was close to victory it convinced many rebels to surrender it is enough for them to reopen its embassy in damascus and this would be tantamount to acknowledge them until they did. bashar to stick but not the players. or definitely clearly in favor of the regime so russia is going to want there's no question about that. with that you have a neighbor like this you need to deal with that many jordanians accuse the assad government of crimes against humanity but public opinion seems ready to accept the reality because of the benefits to the struggling economy now it's a fact that assad would steal syria and everybody wants to. know if you see them push on to the body. when the sea is very good for the number of people who will be or what goods will go there the neighboring countries are on the road toward restoring relations with jordan will first have to pay a political price for their leader. now the e.u. is offering to speed up funds for farmers to help them cope with the effects of drought as year bakes in a

the group's chief has warned other factions from taking part in any talks with damascus. well meanwhile the russian defense ministry has warned that militants in italy are preparing the provocation moscow's that it has intelligence that the hardest star intending to stage a chemical attack and lay the blame on the assad government a strike on cases item using poison laid missiles is planned within the next forty eight hours that some players outside the region are preparing yet more provocations on syrian soil involving chemical weapons with the aim of destabilizing the situation there and undermining the positive dynamics of the ongoing peace process. more the missive warns that it's the white helmets pro rebel group that will be there first with cameras and tweets as they usually are whenever there were rumors of chemical attacks and we reached out to them for comment and as is also usual the u.s. and its power stabbed ready with guns drawn we now see plans for the syrian regime to resume offensive military activities and it would. we are obviously. a better possibility

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latest book reporter a memoir is out now in the past forty eight i was israeli jets of talking to damascus i mean the war seems to be continuing over kind you said that there were actually. two suspects for the chemical attacks that news of which was beamed around the world is the reason why i say britain should bomb syria why do you think money journalists would just said oh there is only one suspect the assad government and well that would happen is with the you're talking about an incident in which syria bashar assad's use of nerve agents against his own people. which is a turkey that was in two thousand and thirteen was a very real from his point of reactionary force there was very hostile to his his presidency. and of course there was constant conflict conflict it was. one of the games and i says later it was a stronghold as we all know now it's bob and bob the smithereens war is awful we americans should maybe be a little more tolerant made to hatred for bashar he had a war it was an awful war and you fought it awfully but so do we everybody does that's the horrible thing about wars

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they had jhana shelter near damascus for displaced persons from the raya. they're safe now but they will spend the rest of their lives as victims of the war. three hundred families found shelter here including children who have never known peace. tinsmith mohamed habib and his family also live here. or. i don't have any work right now sometimes something comes through but most of the time i just sit around. of course. we need many things we can offer the children or things they want the biggest problem is that we aren't allowed to live we don't have any papers they took away our i.d.'s without them we can't go anywhere. and mama. their daughter jasmine has just one wish. and i want to leave here but those who do manage to leave aren't always welcome back like disillusioned palestinians radicalized syrian refugees have become fresh fuel for the raging conflict in the middle east. will iran be the next country after syria to spiral into war the us has been openly threatening the islamic republic for three years iran's population has been waiting for the nucle

hezbollah fighters and their martyrs have become part of damascus scenery. as have those of their sworn enemies israel and the us. the marketplaces and souvenir shops also offer new wares. its all sounds way of thanking vladimir putin for saving his regime. they had jhana shelter near damascus for displaced persons from the radio. they're safe now but they will spend the rest of their lives as victims of the war. three hundred families found shelter here including children who have never known peace. tinsmith mohamed habib and his family also live here. for well i don't have any work right now sometimes something comes through but most of the time i just sit around. and of course. we need many things we can offer the children or things they want but the biggest problem is that we aren't allowed to leave we don't have any papers they took away our i.d.'s without them we can't go anywhere. in mamma mia. their daughter jasmine has just one wish. pompous and i want to leave here but those who do manage to leave aren't always welcome back like disillusioned pales

the refugees to mentor in aid and reconstruction so if we hypothesize and assume that russia and damascus are preparing a large scale offensive on it lip that will definitely produce another huge refugee flow which goes contrary to moscow's interests and also to talk these interests so this is why as my colleague or already mentioned i think the now the negotiations between russia took in damascus are going trying to find a delicate. deal agreement which will define how large a military invasion against jihadists are is going to be in the area and how to minimize all possible consequences and risks connected with that. i mean it's the talk of the town now. and its future what's the general sentiment among the city is now as everyone seems to be preparing for this final minute to push. well if we took mainly are those who are staying in in the area that will soon be attack. people there are scared because they don't know what will happen to them. the first concern is that there is no safe place for them to good tool because turkey closed the border and will most likely not allow anyone to

i'm paraphrasing him but he said russia into the war in syria to stop the isis from taking over in damascus i mean the americans know this and we heard it on that leaked tape. that's the reason russia entered assad for whatever you want to say about him he's not a great democrat but he never threatened the west never even threatened israel but the jihad as have bombed many european countries right now so russia has intervened to help west and help america actually and the said to be him blamed the idea of adventurism russian adventurism that being the examples absurd when you look at the american invasion of iraq just that on its own that two thousand and three invasion without u.n. authorization an absolute disaster which helped lead to the creation of isis that is the definition of adventurism this is pure projection by the us on to russia for its own political in geo political aims and apart from the measures announced on tuesday there's another wave of sanctions due to hit in november is there anything to the timing given that it's the same month of the midterm elections. well it could

of its relation to the country because damascus as a city itself has been largely insulated. it has and that's also a reflection of the fact that that's why it was included in the survey to begin with. you know libya and syria so secure the country for example in tripoli and damascus to the example of cities that have been featured in the survey for a long time while we do not focus for example on kabul in afghanistan or died in iraq we focused on cities that used to be considered quite well developed and doing quite well just relatively recently perhaps before the arab spring and before the war the ongoing conflict and syria however in damascus case it has improved slightly over the course of the past year but not enough to to make you know considerably better off conflict is still the one thing that really ties be the lowest scoring city of course fascinating to talk to you about this for a clown a subject of from the economist intelligence unit thank you for your time thank you for having me and i've had a message on facebook live from allie who said thank you for telling

is steering the situation around we want to know how can damascus have chemical weapons if the u.s. france and great britain destroyed them last year you know what the u.s. answer is we never said that from. the chemical weapons provocation which is being prepared is aimed at keeping al nasra they're counting on using it against the so-called regime as they call it it's do or die for the jihad ists rebels nowhere left to run nothing left to lose and their spawn. the west the gulf which have pumped billions upon billions of dollars into a cause that's on its last legs damascus and moscow a trying to work out a deal terror juice baps avoid the bloodshed but the job just aren't up for it syria russia adamant this swamp of terror and zealotry has no future the. group nature this is the last place for the terrorists so from also points of view this abscess should be removed of course what everybody is fearful of is escalation given the us russian military buildup in the region everyone has a gun pointed at each other and given that this is it the final act of the syrian war the urge to s

and saudi arabia did back the opposition in southern syria but when damascus was close to victory it convinced many rebels to surrender it is enough for them to reopen its embassy in damascus and this would be tantamount to acknowledge them and of the digits. bashar to stick but not the player. or definitely clearly in favor of the regime so russia is going to want there's no question about that. with that you have a neighbor like this you need to deal with that many jordanians accuse the assad government of crimes against humanity but public opinion seems ready to accept the reality because of the benefits to the struggling economy now it's a fact that would steer syria and everybody wants. to see that russia and if everybody. in the sea it's very good for our economy and our people. the neighboring countries are on the road toward restoring relations but jordan will first have to pay a political price for their a man. the u.s. is trying to impose even higher tariffs on chinese imports raising them from ten percent to twenty five the move will target two hundred billion dollars wort

is staring the situation around a glib we want to know how can damascus have chemical weapons if the us from sound great britain destroyed them last year specially in your story. we have the impression that us threats against damascus are aimed at preventing terrorists from being expelled they're. not getting those it's going to learn that the chemical weapons provocation which is being prepared is aimed at keeping al nusra that wish them to kill. we believe these egotistical unilateral political games to a counterproductive we believe all the conflict should be solved multilaterally with open contacts between the countries including regional countries such as tensions mount and ad libbed the russian sense of the syrian reconciliation says it's received intelligence on the delivery of toxic substances to the province it claims the material has been brought in with the help of the white helmets rescue group for use in a false flag attack russia has previously warned militants are preparing to stage a chemical attack on these large gauthier of has more on the potential escalation of th

that it wants now when the us is stirring the situation around it lib we want to know how can damascus have chemical weapons if the west france and great britain destroy them last year. we have the impression that us threats against damascus are aimed at preventing terrorists from being expelled their. social learning the chemical weapons provocation which is being prepared is aimed at keeping al nusra that. we believe these egotistical unilateral political games to a counterproductive we believe all the conflict should be solved multilaterally with open contacts between the countries including regional countries such as tensions mount in its lips the russian center of the syrian reconciliation says it's received intelligence on the delivery of toxic substances to the province it claims the material has been brought in with the help of the white helmets rescue group for use in a false flag attack russia has previously warned militants are preparing to stage a chemical attack artie's more aghast yet has more on the potential escalation of the situation in libya. the stage is set for a f

is steering the situation around we want to know how can damascus have chemical weapons if the u.s. france and great britain destroyed them last year you know what the u.s. answer is we never said that from the chemical weapons provocation which is being prepared is aimed at keeping al nasra they're counting on using it against the so-called regime as they call it shews it's do or die for the jihad ists rebels nowhere left to run nothing left to lose and their spot. says the west the gulf which have pumped billions upon billions of dollars into a cause that's on its last legs damascus and moscow are trying to work out a deal to reduce perhaps avoid the bloodshed but the jar just aren't up for it syria russia adamant this swamp of terror and zealotry has no future the. group which are this is the last place for the terrorists so from all points of view this abscess should be removed of course what everybody's fearful of is escalation given the us russian military buildup in the region everyone has a gun pointed at each other and given that this is it the final act of the syrian war t

if damascus is serious about welcoming back millions of its refugees well it has a lot to do first and foremost most of the country has been reduced to rubble by the war so a lot of people just don't have a place they can call home anymore secondly infrastructure is a big issue because major transportation arteries have been cut and thirdly electricity is so scars that anyone who has a power generator well is a very lucky person. that's why factories like this one are crucial most syrian cities have to survive amid a chaotic and unstable power supply we've been told that when anti assad fighters captured this facility they looted it clean for equipment and left it badly damaged it's fully operational now but lack of power of course isn't the worst that syrians have had to endure lie i swear we were dying of hunger one kilo of bread for one thousand lire you have to eat otherwise you starve to death and. only rice and vulgar nothing that. we were living in hunger and poverty we would wake up in the morning not knowing how to manage to get our daily food children suffered malnutrition th

and saudi arabia did back the opposition in southern syria but when damascus was close to victory.

ahead of the campaign many western media outlets have been doubling down on the narrative against damascus with some saying assad's forces are certain to inflict heavy civilian casualties on the same media though failed to mention that more than sixty percent of the enclave is theirs to me to be under the control of hardline islamist groups that have been accused of war crimes and he's really trying to take some calls from. these you augur a few of the syrian civil war has strong it's now pretty much about this part of the country the northwest basically here in and around it is where you'll find all the armed rebel groups the ones still putting up a real fight no wonder getting hold of this area would be the ultimate success for damascus five days after multiple air strikes hit this one. quiet neighborhood prophets killing thousands of people shattering whatever illusion of safety that may have existed if you listen to this c.n.n. piece and get the impression if the province had been a peaceful oasis till showered by those bombs how about telling the viewers about the dicey melting pot it

weapons there which is obviously a concern by all sides the use of chemical weapons literally by damascus allegedly by some of the terrorist groups as well i mean do you think it will be in damascus as interest to use chemical weapons now potentially if they even have any knowing that it would draw the wrath of america and other states into military strikes on the country. yeah i know i don't think they would have an interest but you never know i mean we're farias sometimes people do stuff just for spite it's not in the syrian government's interest to do that i wouldn't think as i think they do would want to give any excuse for an outside power like the united states to take action even though the action the us take would probably be limited strikes and that's what it is and so far i don't think the u.s. strikes been that effective in syria and that's probably why they shouldn't take them but you know the u.s. has chosen the trump administration has chosen to defend the chemical weapons convention and therefore the syrian government might expect that if they did use something like that th

ahead of a campaign many western media outlets have been doubling down on the narrative against a damascus with some saying the assad forces are certain to inflict heavy civilian casualties the same media though fail to mention that over sixty percent of the enclave is under the control of hardline islamist groups that have been accused of war crimes aren't easily a tracker takes a closer look. these yog are a few of the syrian civil war has strong it's now pretty much about this part of the country the northwest basically here in and around it is where you'll find all the armed rebel groups the ones still putting up a real fight no wonder getting hold of this area would be the ultimate success for damascus five days after multiple airstrikes hit this once quiet neighborhood in profits killing dozens of people shattering whatever illusion of safety that may have existed if you listen to the c.n.n. piece and get the impression it looked province had been a peaceful oasis still showered by those bombs how about telling the viewers about the dicey melting pot it actually is the syrian army ha

however the head of the campaign the western media's been doubling down on its narrative against damascus with some saying that assad forces certain to inflict heavy civilian casualties the same outlets though fail to mention the own claims under the control of jihadi groups accused of war crimes are trying to report. these yagur a few of the syrian civil war has strong it's now pretty much about this part of the country the northwest basically here in and around it is where you'll find all the armed rebel groups the ones still putting up a real fight no wonder getting hold of this area would be the ultimate success for damascus five days after multiple airstrikes hit this once quiet neighborhood in province killing dozens of people shattering whatever illusion of safety that may have existed if you listen to the c.n.n. piece and get the impression it looked province had been a peaceful oasis still showered by those bombs how about telling the viewers about the dicey melting pot it actually is the syrian army has been on a mission to win back land those rebels or even internationally reco

if damascus is serious about welcoming back millions of its refugees well it has a lot to do first and foremost most of the country has been reduced to rubble by the war so a lot of people just don't have a place they can call home anymore secondly infrastructure is a big issue because major transportation arteries have been cut and thirdly electricity is so scars that anyone who has a power generator well is a very lucky person. that's why factories like this one are crucial most syrian cities have to survive amid a chaotic and unstable power supply we've been told that when anti assad fighters captured this facility they looted it cleaned for equipment and left it badly damaged it's fully operational now but lack of power of course isn't the worst that syrians have had to endure lie i swear we were dying of hunger one kilo of bread for one thousand lire you have to eat otherwise you starve to death and. only rice and vulgar nothing that. we were living in hunger and poverty we would wake up in the morning not knowing how to manage to get our daily food children suffered malnutrition

we have the impression that us threats against damascus are aimed at preventing terrorists from being expelled that. the chemical weapons provocation which is being prepared is aimed at keeping al nusra that. we believe these egotistical unilateral political games counterproductive we believe. all the conflicts should be solved multilaterally with open contacts between the countries including regional countries. as tensions mount in the russian the center for syrian reconciliation says it's received intelligence on the delivery of toxic substances to the province it claims the materials been brought in with the help of the white helmet rescue group for use in a false flag operation russia's previously warned militants are preparing to stage a chemical attack artie's what i've gathered here has more on the potential escalation of the situation in the province. the stage is set for a final and it looks like a bloody battle the battle for aid lib tens of thousands of islamists rebels from all over syria and the world against the syrian army and its allies no wonder then that the stakes h

ahead of the campaign many western media outlets have been doubling down on the narrative against damascus with some saying assad's forces are certain to inflict heavy civilian casualties same media though fail to mention that more than sixty percent of the enclave is estimated to be under the control of hardline islamist groups that have been accused of war crimes are trying comments. these you augur a few of the syrian civil war has strong it's now pretty much about this part of the country the northwest basically here in and around it is where you'll find all the armed rebel groups the ones still putting up a real fight no wonder getting hold of this area would be the ultimate success for damascus five days after multiple airstrikes hit this once quiet neighborhood province killing dozens of people shattering whatever illusion of fifty to me if it existed you listen to the c.n.n. piece and get the impression it looked province had been a peaceful oasis still showered by those bombs how about telling the viewers about the dicey melting pot it actually is the syrian army has been on a mis

blamed for torturing journalists and aid workers jaish al islam paraded kates hostages through the damascus suburbs they once controlled only to use them as human shields later this group along with was firmly on john kerry's terrorist list when he was in charge of the state department we've seen pictures we've heard testimony of shocking crimes committed by our by book. by al-shabaab it seems even in london a staunch ally of some rebel groups has lost patients britain won't send anymore cast to fighters and ad lib as it says in the times newspaper u.k. diplomats have admitted the remaining rebel areas are falling into the grip of the hottest t.v. giant sky news came up with a teaser for their exclusive report from edward province on twitter but online many warned by the media's attempts to portray that place as just a rebel held clave so the question is if he'd lived was mainly ruled by al qaida who gave sky news the exclusive access they are not rebels. which rebels did you get access to perhaps they've seen this reporting tactic once before during the siege of syria's economic hub aleppo

blamed for torturing journalists and aid workers jaish al islam paraded kates hostages through the damascus suburbs they once controlled only to use them as human shields later this group along with. was firmly on the john kerry's terrorist list when he was in charge of the state department we've seen pictures we've heard testimony of shocking crimes committed by our by book. by al-shabaab it seems even london a staunch ally of some rebel groups has lost patients britain won't send any more cash to fighters and live as it says in the times newspaper u.k. diplomats have admitted the remaining rebel areas are falling into the grip of the hottest t.v. giant sky news came up with a teaser for their exclusive report from ad lib province on twitter but online many warned by the media's attempts to portray that place as just a rebel held clave so the question is if you live is mainly ruled by al qaida who gave sky news the exclusive access they're not rebels. which rebels did you get access to perhaps they've seen this reporting tactic once before during the siege of syria's economic hub aleppo ac

threats against damascus aimed at preventing terrorist from being expelled there is not the first time the u.s. no matter which administration has prioritised the task of changing dissident regimes above the common goals of eradicating terrorism and extremism we believe these egotistical unilateral political games are counterproductive we believe all the conflicts should be solved multilaterally with open contacts between countries including regional countries. tensions mount in the russian center for syrian reconciliation says it's received intelligent solid delivery of toxic substances to the province it claims the material has been brought in with the help of the white helmets rescue group for use in a false flag operation russia has previously warned militants are preparing to stage a chemical attack. of has more on the potential escalation of the situation in the province. the stage is set for a final and it looks like a bloody battle the battle for adlib tens of thousands of islamists rebels from all over syria and the world against the syrian army and its allies no wonder then t

by russia and damascus as damascus and russia are meted out to the other deescalation zones all of which are basically foreign now to government forces he basically said that the yes you have to have a separation between as he put it terrorists from the civilian population in in it live but this needs to be done carefully using force would be a catastrophe and a disaster he pointed out that turkey already has three million refugees and this is struggle enough the implication being that it doesn't really want anymore to be flowing across borders into turkey so he had a clear message for russia there is russia listening well when lavrov was asked about whether there would be a military solution for he kind of skirted around the issue saying that it was a very complicated. obviously is. some hesitation in russia of the moment about whether to do this or not the damascus troops are there surrounding it but the green light does not yet seem to have been given by moscow they are not ruling it out but they certainly don't seem to be particularly keen on the idea of a full scale military assault

threats against damascus are aimed at preventing terrorists from being expelled that. learning the chemical weapons provocation which is being prepared was aimed at keeping al nusra that which. we believe these egotistical unilateral political games to a counterproductive. we believe all the conflicts should be solved multilaterally with open contacts between the countries including regional countries. as tensions mount in the russian center for syrian reconciliation says it has received intelligence on of the livery of toxic substances that the province it claims the materials been brought in with the help of the white helmets rescue group for use in a false flag operation russia's previously warned militants are preparing to stage a chemical attack artie's morag as the of has more now on the potential escalation of the situation in. the stage is set for a final and it looks like a bloody battle the battle for aid lib tens of thousands of islamists rebels from all over syria and the world against the syrian army and its allies no wonder then that the stakes here like

still putting up a real fight no wonder getting hold of this area would be the ultimate success for damascus five days after multiple airstrikes hit this once quiet neighborhood province killing dozens of people shattering whatever illusion of safety to me if it existed you listen to this c.n.n. piece and get the impression it looked province had been a peaceful oasis still showered by those bombs how about telling the viewers about the dicey melting pot it actually is the syrian army has been on a mission to win back land those rebels or even internationally recognized terrorists who stood in their way were given two options take out the white flag or get a one way ticket to it no kidding some were moved there on buses and that's when the real mess began instead of teaming up various groups and went to war with each other and let's not forget some of the mightiest organizations running the show there moderates. h t s or to. arguably the most powerful and hair raising the very same people who used to be known as moose or syria's al qaida branch and if that name doesn't ring a bell just pictu

is steering the situation around we want to know how could damascus have chemical weapons if the u.s. france and great britain destroyed them last year you know what the u.s. answers we never said that france did the chemical weapons provocation which is being prepared is aimed at keeping al nasra they're counting on using it against the so-called regime as they call it it's do or dive for the g. hardest rebels nowhere left to run nothing left the new rules and this fall. says the west the gulf which have pumped billions upon billions of dollars into a cause that's on its last legs damascus and moscow a trying to work out a deal to reduce perhaps avoid the bloodshed but the job for it syria russia adamant this swamp of terror and zealotry has no future at the. group this is the last place for the terrorists so from all points of view this abscess should be removed of course what everybody's fearful of is escalation given the us russian military buildup in the region everyone has a gun pointed at each other and given that this is it the final act of the syrian war the urge to shoot mig

and saudi arabia did back the opposition in southern syria but when damascus was close to victory it convinced many rebels to surrender it is enough for them to reopen its embassy in damascus and this would be tantamount to acknowledgment of the. bashar to stick but not the player. or definitely clearly in favor of the regime so russia is going to want there's no question about that that. would. if you have a neighbor like this you need to deal with that many jordanians accuse the assad government of crimes against humanity but public opinion seems ready to accept the reality because of the benefits to the struggling economy now it's a fact that would steal syria but the one thing. to see them but i shan't everybody . will see it's very good for economy what people will be. the neighboring countries are on the road toward restoring relations with jordan will first have to pay a political price. to bangladesh now we universities and high schools across the country have been closed for a second day of the protests of the deaths of two students thousands of young people have been blocki

home to one of the largest syrian refugee populations in the city so much so that it's known as a damascus bazaar dotted with shops and cafes that are remind us of a country they want new before war forced them to leave. ahmad martini has added to that mix he owns a shop in the heart of the community selling traditional syrian sweets and this week it's an especially busy time as many customers yun the flavors of home. the idea of eve this to bring people together but like a lot of syrians we are alone many of our families are still back home are scattered all over the place. we have a generation of children who had no idea about the joyful celebrations we had back in syria during so we're making sure we pass on our traditions on to them and so the syrian community does what it can to keep its traditions alive but they're all an estimated twenty thousand who have decided to return home for the holidays but of course there are many here who simply cannot do that. turkey has taken in some three point five million syrian refugees more than any other country madge to has been here for more than

of establishing an unbroken territorial corridor to the mediterranean via baghdad damascus and beirut. for certain western countries as for saudi arabia iran had become the new leader of the great regional game in play it was now a question of doing as much as possible to reduce its implements. riyadh may the twenty first two thousand and seventeen donald trump on his first foreign visit is us president it presents an opportunity to define the new middle east policy of the united states together with these outlines a major strategic turnaround. probably wanted to win back the middle east particularly our set of allies. sunni arab states led by saudi arabia turkey and israel and what he heard from all of those leaders and all of us have heard from them is our ran is the big threat it's us convinced of the dividends from this new approach trump now refused any idea of possible dialogue with iran. saudi arabia has welcomed mr trump's realistic approach to meeting the challenge of iran's extra territorial ambitions in the area and we think it was about time that the us walk up to the fact

well loss of power of retaliation not because of iran's capabilities so for tehran defending the damascus regime as a question of self interest it must not for as of late two thousand and eleven the islamic republic decided to send military advisors to hezbollah in syria to support bashar al assad its efforts to crush the rebellion. to run had its own outlook on the syrian conflict in its size the civil uprising among part of the population against bashar al assad never took place tehran saw it as a conspiracy engineer by the west and israel. tried on was why i support bashar al assad because he wasn't is the legitimate president of syria so we are probably stayed out loud that military advisors of the islamic republic of iran have helped the syrian military the syrian government and the syrian people in order to avoid terrorists taking power over this country and replacing the legitimate syrian government. if you. put iran the country behind the terrorist threat in syria is saudi arabia. and in riyadh the saudi leaders have indeed been looking forward to the fall of bashing assad since t

share as one of its principal enemies radically change the states while continuing to defend the damascus regime the islamic republic was now fighting for its survival as much in syria as in iraq. but the steel. of this is your friend ship with iraq is precious to us. naturally iraq's security is also ours and vice versa. the same is true for syria. and the syrians don't overcome the jihad as it's at home they will enter iraq and then our country. and spread throughout the region that. we turn bad for their well. that is why the security of the muslim world and that of iran depends on the security of syria. at the. so to defend its borders in iran openly send soldiers from excludes force and elite units of the republican guard to both syria and iraq. you know i think it runs influence and commitment in iraq was present well before mozilla in the summer of twenty fourteen really go all the way back to the us intervention in two thousand and three. powerman shia majority government backed by iran the role that arabian militias played. ever since the arraigning presence was both opportunisti