residents do not want anything to do with this also there are insurgents who call themselves the free syrian army that it has been active on the border with turkey and lebanon mean the free syrian army has been using refugee camps in northern lebanon and turkey's have type provinces as their bases so they get food and training there and only. trained along with urban guerrillas and helped by the french army you could read about it in the french newspaper for example. these rebels then cross the border and again raid neighboring towns and cities in syria. who are they were desert but there are not many of them the syrian army has largely remained loyal to the government there are fighters who came from libya qatar and saudi arabia so it's not quite clear what kind of force the free syrian army is with me after the armed opposition groups inside syria there are also several salafi groups who are responsible for terrorist acts and times committed horrendous atrocities while they may kidnap their opponents execute them cut corpses into pieces and leave them in the neighborhood or how do we classify t

so what happens is that if you well the government gets the upper hand and is defeating the free syrian army a demand comes in to stop the violence and it comes from those who helped the free syrian army conduct their training with all qatar and france were directly involved in helping them get new arms advanced and heavy weaponry and help them reorganize and review their strategy you cannot demand this from the government it is certainly a dictatorship but it's a legitimate government according to international law under the westphalian system and it's suppressing an armed revolt to reestablish control over its territory i understand that bashar assad said yes we should comply with the plan and it will stop the violence because he wanted to buy some time you'll hear but in reality they continue their offensive against the free syrian army and frankly speaking i find it quite consistent and logical that so how do you see the syrian conflict ended at all more scenario so unless of course there is an intervention from outside office i expect that the baathist government will be able to control

jim, perhaps you can just explain for us where the free syrian army lies at the moment in its approach. we had talk of laying down an ultimatum. we've had words of that not being the case. what is the situation? >> well, the free syrian army is very fragmented, and they're on the ground inside syria. it's quite localized in different areas, and then there is voices between people inside and people outside. that seems to be shown up right now, because late on wednesday, we had word from a colonel, who is the commander of the f.s.a. in central syria and has overall command inside the country, him saying that they were setting a 48-hour deadline expiring midday and friday local time for the syrian government to implement kofi annan's plan, especially calling for it to pull troops. but now the overall commander of the f.s.a., who's in turkey, is saying that that's not the case, there is no deadline, and that the f.s.a. is committed to the cease-fire and to kofi annan's peace plan. so, discord ant voices there, not surprising, given the fragmented nature of the organization. but certainly,

. >> ultimatums -- the free syrian army gives the regime a 48-hour deadline. a british mother and father are charged with the murder of their six children who died in a fire. >> fears for spain as the cost of borrowing rises slat -- sharply. a nationwide manhunt is launched in canada. it is 9:00 in the morning in singapore. >> it is 2:00 in the morning in london. broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world. the free syrian army has given the government in 48-hour deadline to withdraw all of its forces from syrian cities and villages or it will abandon any commitment to the international peace plan. 13 bodies were found, some shot in the head. the un security council is searching for a new response to the syrian crisis. this report contains images of the bodies. >> there is no sign of kofi annan's please for peace in syria being heated. -- heeded. syrian forces may have stepped back from this checkpoint and houla. >> at the syrian government, the syrian people, are extremely troubled with this heinous and unjustified terrorist crime. >> today

the free syrian army gives him a 40 hour deadline to withdraw forces. a mother and father are charged with the murder of the six children who died in a fire at their home. >> the cost of borrowing rises. a nationwide manhunt is launched in canada after a human body parts are posted to political parties. it is a love and a clock in the morning here in singapore. >> -- it is 11:00 in the morning here in singapore. >> broadcasting debut is an america and around the world, this is -- broadcasting to viewers in america and around the world, this is newsday. the free syrian army has given the government a 40-hour deadline to withdraw all of its forces. otherwise, it will abandon any commitment to the international peace plan. the ultimatum comes as 13 bodies were found near a city. some had been shot in the head. the u.s. security council is searching for a new response following the massacre of 108 people last week. this warning -- warning, this report contains images of bodies. >> there is no sign of kofi annan's plea for peace in syria. the latest pictures

loose-knit group of revels made up of former army officers in the syrian government, many of them have defected. but many of them are joining the ranks. the free syrian army have given president bashar al assad for him to commit and abide by the six-point u.n. peace plan. after which they say if he does not abide, they have the right to respond and protect and defend civilians. the interpretati means a military escalation inside syria. that's what the inside leadership of the free syrian army says, the exiled leadership which is based out of turkey say they want kofi annan to declare the peace plan dead today, so they can begin to take steps to defend their civilians. there's conflicting reports coming out of the free syrian army. they both degree that the u.n. peace plan is faltering, nearly dead and they're taking it upon themselves to defend civilians. the question is where are they going to get weapons and money. as you heard from ambassador rice, that's a sticking point. there's a concern as to where the weapons will end up. the syrian government says this is the problem it is facing. arms are coming from outside the country, fueling this

syria, the free syrian army has emerged.here's an element of almost civil war creeping into the fighting there. this is syria and just beginning. libya, for example, we don't have a centralized government there. elections in egypt. it really is the first phase that we saw last year. this is just -- it's going to keep going step by step by step. >> each of these -- arwa, you've reported in each of these places. each is obviously different. you were most recently in syria when you snuck into homs. how is that different than what you saw in libya and egypt and elsewhere? >> the dynamics of each country are incredibly different which is why the way they're playing out is phenomenally different as is the international communities attitude towards them. syria is much more complex because of its strategic location, because of the various ways that historically syria really for the last few decades has managed to position itself in such a way that it is regionally and internationally relevant. those factors play greatly into how var

many of these fighters from the so called free syrian army are defectors from the syrian security forces >> we want freedom. our blood is expensive for these mountains, for these trees, for our freedom. our blood is cheap. >> reporter: the fighters have a prisoner. a 19-year-old boy they say they intercepted as he was on his way to perform his mandatory military service and the commander shows the documents to prove it. the prisoner gets an ultimatum. if you want your freedom, defect. the boy renounces the government and agrees to join the rebels. the newest not so voluntary rebel recruit and a conflict that has no end in sight. >> ivan watson joins me. during the revolution in egypt, in tahrir square, we saw all kinds of people. the muslim brotherhood played a small role. in the wake of that they've come more into power. a lot of people will say, look, who are these fighters and are there really jihadists behind them who are going to come into power if they succeed? >> the guys i've seen tend to be community groups, university soldiers, police, i am starting to hear from activists, the

syria, the free syrian army has emerged.here's an element of almost civil war creeping into the fighting there. this is syria and just beginning. libya, for example, we don't have a centralized government there. elections in egypt. it really is the first phase that we saw last year. this is just -- it's going to keep going step by step by step. >> each of these -- arwa, you've reported in each of these places. each is obviously different. you were most recently in syria when you snuck into homs. how is that different than what you saw in libya and egypt and elsewhere? >> the dynamics of each country are incredibly different which is why the way they're playing out is phenomenally different as is the international communities attitude towards them. syria is much more complex because of its strategic location, because of the various ways that historically syria really for the last few decades has managed to position itself in such a way that it is regionally and internationally relevant. those factors play greatly into how var

they can use force well certainly we know some of the people who are involved the had of the free syrian army is in turkey has been all stood by turkey near the syrian border the syrian national council has its own representatives. within but more so also outside of syria the issue is not whether we know all the people who the people are the issue is whether the people that we know are they strong enough to build a coalition that would be representative of the whole of syrian society because that's really key if there is going to be a successful internal opposition it has to give call for. to all the syrians that the area after assad the post assad era will not be like iraq. will not be like iraq it will be a much more stable place and there is going to be light at the end of the tunnel and there is going to be a managed transition for that or all of the constitution says that today support assad for the lack of a better alternative just because their fear of the future. the way to entangle that is really to build that sort of coalition and i think that's really that remains the secret to how

the free syrian army was fighting back. >> we have come into a stage that is necessarily to be safe from the free syrian government . they resume their violence against civilian people. so earlier they -- there are some fighting back the free syrian army and the syrian forces and the militia of the elected regime in some places. in other places there are residential place, residential neighborhoods being shelled by missiles. >> a member of the syrian national council. he is currently in the u.s. city of chicago. he's planning to meet nato officials there when they hold their nato meeting on sunday and monday. he told me he wanted the pressure to be kept up for president assad to resign. >> we've been, of course, we have not been invited since we are not a state or entity. but we do have some side meetings regarding the summit since we are pushing for nato to be a role in syria especially implementing the safety zone inside the syrian territories. the main issue to see if the civilians stay in syria. they need as you were port from nato member states. >> who will you be meeting out of the

is breaking down and we're also hearing that this report tonight now saying the free syrian army is refusing to abide by the u.n. peace plan we need to get some more details on the jews just how widespread that is . what is the future for the peace plan do you think as you've seen it in the cold light of day i mean the free syrian army and some of these areas have already come out and said without the security council guaranteeing civilian protection that it's not going to even attempt to abide by this cease fire talks deeply concerning because this sort of saying this this peace plan on raveling and we've heard for. many many people this is the only viable option right now for ending the situation peacefully without further deaths i mean it's not an easy process and whilst we were there with the u.n. observers traveled with them to some of the very very fierce fighting areas. and i could at the time in my civil war and i was very very wary of using this was that it really is that extreme in some of these areas in the country now the fact that the u.n. are able to travel to these places you

mission thousand it's going to get even high free syrian army and senate is already . the security council guaranteeing civilian protection that is not going to even attempt to abide by this society. so a further correspondent there we bring you more from syria's deputy foreign minister on his country's crisis as he sees it next hour and a press could see more coming up right now former pentagon official michael maloof is there on the line to give us his thoughts on these latest killings in syria michael hi there countries like the u.s. britain france appear to hold the government responsible for the mass killings of the how likely is it that the regime is troops are behind the massacre what are your thoughts. well my my initial thinking is first of all it's a horrific development and it's very very tragic but it's also raised a lot of questions and in terms of the timing. the it's my understanding that this that the town was actually under free syrian army control and if there was shelling that occurred that the massacres that occurred subsequent to that would be ques

the man, all shia pilgrims, were kidnapped in aleppo in syria, apparently by members of the free syrian army, made up of defectors from bashar al-assad's army. this man is a brother of one of the men taken. he said the women were told to leave and the men were kept as hostages to bargain for the release of their own fighters, held by the regular fighters. the conflict in syria is exposing sectarian tensions in libya. this time, the leader of hezbollah intervened. >> the responsibility lies with the state. we call on everyone to be restrained. we can express our spats in civil and peaceful ways. we are going to work day and night so we can have those loved ones among us. >> his request seems to have worked for now, and beirut is commerce. -- is calmer. the three women programs confirmed -- returned. this woman confirms there was shelling close to where the men were taken. syrian security forces mounted a major operation there. suddenly, the focus is on the tension across the border between pro and anti bashar al- assad camps in lebanon. clashes between the sides in recent weeks have left 12 p

ahmed twenty nine year old field commander from the free syrian army was wounded during the baba amr siege earlier this spring together with other injured f.s.a. members he's now having treatment in lebanon but his not stop fighting entirely. we have support from syrian ex-pats everywhere in the world people from britain france saudi arabia also send us money with walkie talkies. from the syrian borders he says every day tons of this aid to go through his hands but for him it's not enough as soon as he gets better he returned to syria. is a selfie a radical sunni group whose influence in this part of lebanon is growing dramatically. their demonstrations in favor of the syrian uprising are also part of the support package every ounce. we also made some of fish a call might bakley one of the founders of the band islamic group suspected of links to international terrorism but he says his input in the syrian revolt in sending the rebels the ideas and encouragement to achieve the ultimate goal. to make all the overthrow of the government will make all the scholars speak for against these

mission that is going to get into high free syrian army and from it is already. the security council guaranteeing civilian protection that is not going to even attempt to abide by this cease fire to. well you know bring more from syria's deputy foreign minister on his country's crisis as he sees it twenty five minutes time he spoke to us. from a conflict. syria's been increasingly from the neighboring lebanon to now with street violence for the second week in a row trouble erupted between sunni opponents of president assad's regime is alawite supporters nazis myth national spoke to locals who fear the religious clashes could spill into another bloody conflict in the region. i and other night of street protests in beirut i was sparked when thirteen lebanese pilgrims were kidnapped in syria apparently by groups linked to the syrian rebels the lebanese capital witnessed what it hadn't seen in years is who i got it out of up here but we're moving to a real war between sunni and shia muslims and this is at least what i see in the last day. the reason the spillover fro

twenty nine year old field commander from the free syrian army who was wounded during the siege earlier this spring together with other injured f.s.a. members his now having treatment in lebanon but his not stopped fighting entirely. we have support from syrian ex-pats everywhere in the world people from britain france saudi arabia they also send us money we buy weapons walkie talkies satellites and smuggled through the syrian borders he says every day tons of these aid go through his hands but for him it's not enough as soon as he gets better he'll return to syria is a selfie every tickle sunni group whose influence in this part of lebanon is growing dramatically. their demonstrations in favor of the syrian uprising a role so part of the support package everything counts. we also meet some officiate omar bakri one of the founders of the band islamic group. suspected of links to international terrorism he says his input in the syrian revolt in sindh in the rebels' ideas and encourage meant to achieve their ultimate goal we will call me to make a call to overthrow the government we will