they got caught up in fierce battles in the capital damascus and in the southern city of daraa. president bashar al assad's forces have been carrying out air strikes in some places. they have warned opposition fighters in the commercial capitol aleppo to surrender or face full-scale attacks. >>> the escalating violence prompted u.n. officials to end their observer mission in syria. monitors pulled out of the country after failing to get both sides in this conflict to stick to a cease-fire. things are just as bad if not worse than when they arrived four months ago. nhk world's yujiro fotori got into damascus and filed this report. >> reporter: we entered damascus for the first time since forces broke out in july between president bashar al assad's troops and opposition forces. historically, syria developed as a trade hub between the east and the west. the old town of damascus is on unesco's list of world heritage sites. the violence that spread to damascus has left its mark on the city's beautiful streets and building. in this residential area the buildings have been scored with

the insurgents raided a military depot on monday in the southern city of daraa. government forces areution fighter jets to support troops attacking the commercial capital aleppo and other cities. tens of thousands of aleppo residents are fleeing the attacks and heading toward turkey. they are living in shelters and hoping to cross the border. nhk world's watanabe has more. >> reporter: here, this is the entrance checkpoint from syria to turkey controlled by syrian opposition force. several hundred people waited at the checkpoint on monday for the turkish government to issue entry permits. the checkpoint is located about 50 kilometers north of aleppo and controlled by the free syrian army. refugees line up to receive water and baby formula from the opposition forces. children are playing with shells scattered around their shelter. a 48-year-old man told nhk his house was burned down by government forces. he fled from the suburb of aleppo four days ago with his seven children. >> translator: i'm frustrated that my family has to live in a refugee camp without our fr

cease fire during ramadan celebrations breaks down with six fatalities in syria's southern city of daraa the return to violence comes after the u.n. officially ended its four month long observer mission to the country. plus one a growing number of belgians see the rise of radical islam in the country as an imminent threat muslims claim they're being demonized and accuse the media public igniting religious hatred. toward the we speak to our tally on who wrote an official government report concluding that it's illegal for israel to build west bank settlements other discussion it's right now. with me i have tellus a son a noted attorney and also the author of a two thousand and five israeli government sponsored report that documented the illegality of the building of outposts on the settlements thank you very much for joining us here on r t there has just recently been another report also a government sponsored the levi report there found exactly the opposite that these outposts in fact are legal in the country of law how is it possible to have these contradictions mired poor in flying on t

a close to escalating violence heavy clashes are reported in damascus and in the southern city of daraa claiming get smaller. and libya arrests thirty two people for alleged links to a bomb blast that came a year off the rebels took control of the country all those detained allegedly belong to a network of khadafi loyalists and been receiving financial backing from abroad. by next year knoxy we speak to. who wrote an official government report concluding it's illegal for israel to build the west bank settlements she tells us a bit more during the discussion right now. with me i have tellus a son a noted attorney and also the author of a two thousand and five israeli government sponsored report that documented the illegality of the building of outposts on the settlements thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. there has just recently been another report also government sponsored the levi report there found exactly the opposite that these outposts in fact are legal in a country of law how is it possible to have these contradictions mired poor in flying on the supreme court of just

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but the free syrian army has been very active in the mosque is, -- damascus, daraa. i think we get the idea of government troops and their garrisons fighting a sea of insurgency. things like the highway that goes through homs to aleppo becomes important. being blocked by guerillas, we see the response escalate. let's look in some video we have got. this is what happens when men with guns blocked the highway. syrian army, the playing ever- heavier firepower. we have frozen the image there. this is one of two objects that flies down toward this town. it is actually a heavy artillery system. either way, it is the type of weaponry the assad regime has taken for possible use against israel, here being used against insurgents. >> that is a lot of what is called collateral damage. aleppo now is the site of a major attack. >> exactly. the government has been left in their wretched position there, really. there has been a discussion about are they getting weapons from saudi arabia. we do not see any signs of it. there are men with kalashnikovs taking on the syrian army. it is

amid escalating violence heavy clashes being reported now in damascus and in the southern city of daraa claiming yet more lives. in libya arrests of thirty two people for alleged links to a bomb blast that come a year after rebels took control of the country all those detained allegedly belong to a network of death the loyalists and have been receiving financial backing from abroad . or those are the headlines on r t coming up next though inside on a tough and dangerous battle between eco activists and the big boys in the major corporations this is art. this is sacred land killing. the waters from kalish naresh come out of the mountain hundreds of. this if they destroy kill us that one people. will die without most of our ancestors one is about this. there where. i'm father marco antonio i don't know as i got on. the scene i was born in krakow marco dollar twenty thought tobe a one thousand nine hundred two know your birth date me there i lived most of my life in the universities and i was taught to learn from cement schoolrooms about our brother the nature and up individual of his her

. >> translator: the syrian government has deployed armored vehicles in daraa. the suburb is completely surrounded with more than 20 checkpoints spread over three kilometers. yesterday, an entire district was completely set ablaze. >> translator: the city of homs is 90% destroyed. there's no food or medical supplies. >> reporter: lebanon doesn't have established refugee camps like those in turkey or jordan. about 250 people have taken shelter in this school. not far from the border. this is a 30-year-old farmer. he arrived three months ago from the city of homs with his wife and their four children. their home was destroyed in the fighting. his 75-year-old mother was finally able to cross the border a day ago. the family is running short on supplies and depends on meals provided by humanitarian groups. >> translator: the world has abandoned us. we don't have a home. we don't have any food. and we have no clothes. >> reporter: the refugees worry about the possible attack by pro-government militias. hezbollah is one of the most powerful political forces in lebanon

so the violence we're seeing no it's not a syrian products i went to daraa. which. which was the whole the beds the year before where the trouble started. also that it's near to the jordanian border it's not a coincidence that the trouble started at the border there. at the border. because this underlines once again the influence from abroad i mean. if you're in the situation in syria what's really. a syrian. or a city and problem trouble would have started from. our homes a lot of. outside forces and governments are interested in the to destroy syria why because you have to remember the city has a very strategic position in the area in the middle east in the region i think the main targets as a matter of fact is. that because iran is such a powerhouse in the region it's so strong. they know that to take out iran first they have to take out syria and i'm quite convinced if they would succeed to destroy syria the next order to get will be hezbollah in lebanon i wonder if these two allies are taken out. they will concentrate one hundred percent on the you know who are

and also from damascus in daraa. where what to do is it messes civilians without any political. position and you know they were counting on us telling us stories that were expecting the contrary of what we were seeing on the television so we took position for the objective truth good real information. and also for saudi verity because lonely by scholarly you had to help opposition where you had. people detained so you were also helping the opposition yes it's what we call a position the civilian or push you know position which is not under any party and not out i'm not out of. you have you have always been today peaceful demonstration ok. so we had. to free to set free people. also if there is a need of humanitarian help even we had the opposition meeting in our monastery and first appeal for the bailout and recourse invasion was a molester i'm sure very well aware of all the criticism that has been thrown your way what is your relationship with the assad regime. if you know i have nor the nation's ship. religious entity and our of footy is religious it's not political. it's not

and also from damascus in daraa. where what to do is read less of the civilians without any political. position you know they were counting us telling our story as it were expecting the contrary of what we were seeing on the television so we took a position for the object of truth. real information and also for solidarity because lonely by scotty you had to help opposition where you had. people detained so you were also helping the opposition yes it's what we call opposition the civilian or push your position which is not under any party and that i am not out of. you have you have always done today peaceful demonstration ok. so we had. to free to set free people also if there is a need of humanitarian help even we had a position meeting in our monastery and the first appeal for the day i logged and recourse in gates and was in our monastery and i'm sure very well aware of all the criticism that has been thrown your way what is your your relationship with the assad regime. you know i have normal relationships with. a

and also from damascus in daraa where what to do as a witness is civilians who is out of any political. position and you know they were counting on us telling us stories and said put it except to the contrary of what we were seeing on the television so we took position for. objective truth. good information. and also for sunday that it because only by scholarly you had to help. position where you had. people detained so you were also helping the opposition yes it's what we call opposition the you know pushing your position which is not under any party and that i'm not that. you have you have always been today a peaceful demonstration ok. so we have. to free you to set free people. also if there is a need of humanitarian help even we had opposition meeting in our monastery and the first appeal for the day i logged and recourse invasion was a monastery and i'm sure very well aware of all the criticism that has been thrown your way what is your relationship with the assad regime. if you know i have no more of the nation's. religious entity and i would of thought it is a religious it's not

after months of fighting but still the guns ring out and these images appear to show a neighborhood in daraa in southern syria just seconds after it's been shelled by the government. syria is burning and bleeding, a country tearing itself apart in spasms of horrible violence. >> schieffer: holly williams joins us now from just over the syrian border in turkey. holly, there are reports now that the rebels now have the capability to shoot down syrian aircraft. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: when you talk to the rebels they say they need antiaircraft weapons and now a photograph has emerged on the internet of what looks like a rebel holding an s.a.-7, a heat seeking antiaircraft missile system. potentially that type of weapon could be a game changer in syria. but what we don't snow the condition of those weapons, how many of them the rebels might have or even if they know how to use them. >> schieffer: thank you very much, holly. thank you. the third time was a charm for the u.s. olympian. the device that can save the life of a new child waiting for a new heart and the secretary

it's a striking contrast to the rest of the country just fifty kilometers west lies daraa the city where the syrian uprising began and we're going out to buy bread is sometimes a major risk but for the residents of suede that is no coincidence populated primarily by the jews a religious group that incorporates elements of all major faiths sway that has so far proved syria's most successful peace laboratory the locals say it's because their culture breeds tolerance. and the list is very different there's a basic right guaranteed by humanity in psuedo we have people of different political opinions we all respect and accept each other as human beings that's why sweden hasn't witnessed any confrontations we can differ politically but we still want to preserve our homeland we have people who are against the government but they're also going to violence then no army checkpoint on the streets and nor fear of rebel snipers on the rooftops business is slower than usual but the outlook is a bit these hotel opened its doors just two weeks ago its general manager is convinced that tolerance both pol

been killed in clashes between government forces and rebels and the fighting in the southern city of daraa comes at the end of the u.n. observer mission in the country i followed the law in fighting on sunday as many people spent the day praying to mark the last day of ramadan some. residents of aleppo the country's commercial hub went out to sweep the streets of course littered with debris and shrapnel up to three weeks of battles. on a boy visited one in southern delicious see how people there are trying to build better lives for themselves to spite the ongoing bloodshed. to reach all in syria have become painfully accustomed to neighbors and relatives coming to pay homage to yet another of the fallen there few tears at least in public the dead are considered martyrs now and have been but the sense of loss is suffocating. the sound was an army captain who was taken down by a sniper in damascus and learn from what i want to see to his killers is that violence is the worst solution it only leads to more violence this is six victim in the village of dying in southern syria all of them were

escalating violence heavy clashes have been reported in the capital damascus and in the southern city of daraa are claiming yet more lives and moscow has voiced its regret that the observers mandate can be prolonged with only a small liaison office left behind to support future peace efforts and more evidence has now emerged that syrian rebels are receiving increased deliveries of weapons from libya brought in lebannon the opposition also claims british intelligence is aiding the rebel attacks on government forces but amid all the violence there are some syrians trying to do what the warring factions have failed to do and that is bring peace as r.t. talks on a boycott of reports. to reach all in syria have become painfully accustomed to neighbors invalides coming to be home much to yet another of the fallen their few tears at least in public the dead are considered martyrs now and haven't but this sense of loss is suffocating. her sound was an army captain she was taken down by a sniper in damascus and learn from what i want to see to his killers is that violence is the worst solution it only

forces and rebels continued on monday in the suburbs of the capital damascus as well as in a leper and daraa the antacid activist group syria's observatory for human rights says about one hundred twenty people have been killed russia has warned against taking any unilateral action and so saying that dialogue between the regime and the opposition is the only way out and editor of syria tribune ali mohamed says any reckless western interference will only leads to catastrophe. the western countries are only after their own interest and they don't care about the syrian people despite the shame of this every single day if they cared about the syrian people but would work with russia with china with every other nation on earth to bring an end to. it's violence love to hate it and feed it with more weapons and money when i hear obama talking about chemical weapons out of the blue i can tell you with no doubt that they are preparing a chemical weapons scam the question is why would the syrian army use chemical weapons the syrian army is winning in every single battle it's having against the rebels s

the syrian free army are foreigners so the violence we're seeing no it's not a syrian products into daraa that it's near to the jordanian border there it's not a coincidence that the trouble started at the border. because this underlines once again influence from abroad a lot of outside forces and governments are interested to destroy syria. to pick out iran first they have to pick up syria and i'm quite convinced if they would succeed to destroy syria the next door to get will be hezbollah in lebanon and one of these these two allies or taken outs. they will concentrate one hundred percent. more from christianson of the syrian friendship association in just over an hour here on r.t. . lawyers defending guantanamo detainees say that they are being silenced inside military tribunals banned from any mention of all legit torture in the prison attorneys say the restrictions mean they cannot properly defend their clients they are set to challenge the rulings with pretrial hearings for five men charged over a nine eleven set to start on thursday and were delayed by a day because of a train cras

five eastern temples he was also affected with homes being destroyed in the course of the city of daraa or forecasters expecting tropical storm isaac to strengthen into a hurricane before hitting the florida keys on sunday. to give a country save you need the hardware to measure today's ever more sophisticated threat russia thinks it's got the answer and our g.'s you got a piece going up has been watching the new equipment in action will seek and destroy the airplanes helicopters only women you name it the s four hundred crore and can locate and hunt down almost any flying target. first the target is spotted and identified then the system starts monitoring it all following its course then the command makes the call to either eliminate the target or not after getting the green light the system opens fire one of the strong suits of the system as it's more it can literally create full scale defense anywhere on the ground within minutes. of course preparation takes now more than five minutes and everything's done by three people one officer and two conscripting soldiers. this is still can s

activists have blamed syrian security forces for killing more than three hundred civilians in the town of daraa near the capital the government said it carried out an anti terror operation in the area the syrian president is valid to stand firm in the face of what he describes as a foreign plot against his nation let's get more on this from the anti war coalition going to be live now from washington well the french leader has called on the syrian opposition to form a provisional government saying france would recognize it what do you make of this . well it's most important to remember that france is the former colonizer of syria the colonizer along with the british in the middle east it's very odd and ironic in fact completely hypocritical to have the french government saying to the syrian opposition you form a government and we'll recognize you i mean that's just a script from the good old days when the colonial powers operated through proxies in in syria in egypt wherever a colonialism was and that was most parts of the world what we see now is an escalation of the foreign intervention if fra