is the free syrian army the people who carried out that attack on their army and who is the free syrian army anyway i know people that oppose us had all their lives they are against the free syrian army and it is interesting to see what the tactics of this nebulous group obviously now like to al-qaeda what their tactics are going to be they obviously have no compunction of killing civilians and it is a war i think everyone watching the syrian conflict ration has to decide which side they're on you can be balanced or impartial about a war right it is a war which side are you on if the violence and terror attacks do you finally force assad to step down will the rebels be able to restore peace in the country. the rebels have no chance i think of taking over the country but again i mean with this press t.v. journalist. it is that idea that i think every one of your viewers should think about martha gellhorn that. journalist said objectivity is no place for the war and it's a very sad time for journalists in syria today thank you very much author and journalist afshin rattansi always good to

it's the free syrian army the people that carried out the attack on the iranian quds who is the free syrian army anyway these are nato backed militants the free syrian army is a nato backed militant outfit i know people that oppose assad all their lives they are against the free syrian army and it is interesting to see what the tactics of this nebulous group obviously know like to al-qaeda what their tactics are going to be they obviously have no compunction of killing civilians and it is a war nine eleven was nothing as what may happen if the wobblies backed by nature when the americans get to power in syria. the united nations general assembly is in internet second day in new york one of the day's most anticipated speeches was that of iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad another one was the debut of egypt's president mohamed morsi and marina part of ny are full of both in new york. the u.s. delegation in the israeli delegation boycotted president ahmadinejad's speech due to. israel's remarks he made since arriving in new york a few days ago in addition the canadian delegation walked

the people who carried out that attack on their own we had who is the free syrian army anyway these two backed militants the free syrian army is a major you backed militant outfit the new people that oppose us that all their lives they are against the free syrian army. is interesting to see what they. need to be list group obviously know. what their tactics are going to be the obvious you have no compunction of killing civilians and it is a war nine eleven was nothing as was. backed by major when the americans get to power in syria. join us and she has also found a way to be heard by world leaders in new york think using the u.s. of silencing the truth and creating a world of secrecy is still holed up in ecuador's embassy in london bought r t provided him with a link to share his views r.t. sara furthur has the details. despite having been told that the hole in the at the end of the here in london we want this latest on the full attention of all powers as if they can find such lightning at the u.n. conference now in his address. this is president obama and the us from the one hand t

the legitimate government of the syrian people meanwhile syria's largest rebel group of the free syrian army has promised to expand their offensive and will now start targeting civilian airports rebels have warned international airlines to avoid damascus and aleppo they say planes arriving at those two locations are part of an alleged arms smuggling network for the government it's feared any aircraft landing there civilian or not could now be a target for the free syrian army but that is not the only tactic employed by opposition fighters that is causing international concern as artie's reports it was another disturbing example of the many atrocities committed throughout the syrian war a truck bomb with homemade explosives headed for a checkpoint to the entrance of syria's largest city. but the men that are loading it aren't assad forces they're one of the many groups fighting under the banner of the free syrian army and their captive is said to be a member of this should be a militia with very close ties to the outside government the video filmed by the new york times and turn into an on ai

free syrian army control. the reason is simple, they say. the air bases, that stops fighter planes from taking off and dropping bomb on them. of course the syrian government has plenty of other air bases with aircraft with long enough range to target anywhere in the country. that does seem to be part of their strategy. also when you look at other conflicts, if they get control of those air bases, there's always that possibility they could fly in much-needed supplies themselves. certainly if they get international backing and support for it. so there's a double incentive to get those big concrete strips air bases. >> do you have any information on reports of new explosions in damascus, as well? >> reporter: yeah. we're getting reports from the state news agency in syria that two ieds went off in damascus. they say four people wounded. these appear to have gone off in the center of damascus close to a security battalion building is how we understand it at the moment. we don't have more details. there's certainly the images that we're getting fr

the government and it's feared any lending the millions on not could now be a target of the free syrian army but that's not the only tactic employed by the rebels that's. a serious question as artie's lucic of reports it was another disturbing example of the many atrocities committed throughout the syrian war a truck bomb with homemade explosives headed for a checkpoint to the entrance of syria's largest city. but the men that are loading it aren't assad forces they're one of the many groups fighting under the banner of the free syrian army and their captive is said to be a member of this should be a militia with very close ties to the outside government the video filmed by the new york times and turn into an on air segment by the b.b.c. captured about human rights groups called evidence of an attempted murder a potential war crime under international law review of rebels from the free syrian army trying to use a prisoner as an unwitting suicide bomber in their attacks on government forces now the cameras didn't follow the prisoner who had no idea that while being blindfolded he was actually

an attempted murder a potential war crime under international law review of rebels from the free syrian army trying to use a prisoner as an unwitting suicide bomber in the times when government forces and the cameras didn't follow the prisoner who had no idea that while being blindfolded he was actually embarking on a suicide mission he simply thought that he was being given his freedom the very next morning he was said to have a scaped after the bombs failed to detonate and the b.b.c. had aired a story on august twenty second but this glimpse into the darker side of some of the tactics now being used in the uprising never aired again the story was also pulled from the b.b.c. website the network told me that this was due to copyright issues and this very video raises the question about whether such tactics may be more widespread among the opposition than what has been previously documented they have yet to draw the same level of scrutiny as the crimes committed by the government were tallaght in syria is met with more whether by the government or the rebels the violence seems to be the name

already heard massive twin blasts have rocked the syrian capital ultimately targeting the army's come on the headquarters already the rebel group the free syrian army claiming responsibility for this enormous bombing in the capital let's discuss it further now with patrick henningsen a political analyst for the current affairs website how u.k. call him joining us live from london patrick a pleasure to see you today let's talk about the blame game here very quickly before we delve deeper in the matter too enormous a blast to end damascus targeting a government building who's responsible here why target such a major facility in the heart of the major city. it's clear now that the the hell that's been unleashed by the u.s. and their allies in the gulf states has now reached new levels of violence in the heart of syria in the capital of damascus so this is this is the result of eighteen months or two months two years of progressive of planning and trying to get into the country and having foreign fighters all over all over the different regions of syria and now the violence is coming to damascus it's very very sad to see the country descend

. >>> the free syrian army is expanding its control into northern syria. that's where the anti-government force has moved its command center from its former base in turkey. this was revealed in a statement the rebels posted on the internet. a leader of the free syrian army told nhk by telephone that with more liberated areas in the northern part of the country they can fight better with the support of the people. the move could divide the country into northern and southern regions. fighting continues in aleppo and damascus. a rebel in aleppo claims the free syrian army shot down a jet and drove government troops out o ft city center. after capturing a government check point along the border with turkey. >>> a major avalanche has swept away climbers on mt. man jaslu. nepali's police say the mountain avalanche killed at least seven climbers including one german national. five others are still missing. so far 13 people have been rescued but bad weather interrupted the search and rescue mission. nepal's government says many people were on the mountain when the

promised to expand their own offensive and a new battleground civilian eight points with the free syrian army warning airlines to avoid damascus and aleppo they say planes arriving at those two locations are part of an alleged arms smuggling network for the government and it's here to any aircraft landing these civilian on launch could now be a target for the free syrian army but that's not the only tactic employed by the rebels that's a raising serious questions as artie's you think often are reports. it was another disturbing example of the many atrocities committed throughout the syrian war a truck bomb with homemade explosives headed for a checkpoint to the entrance of syria's largest city. you love us ok but the men that are loading it aren't assad forces they're one of the many groups fighting under the banner of the free syrian army and their captive is said to be a member of the should be a militia with a very close ties to the government the video filmed by the new york times and turn into an on air segment by the b.b.c. captured about human rights groups called evidence of an attemp

at the moment the free syrian army is not heavily armed well enough to win any battle against the syrian army the syrian official army just like what has been happening in the past months but it is definitely have really aren't enough to harm civilians and to endanger the lives of many syrian people the fact that these countries keep sending money and weapons and also what they call logistics support or means of communication which are used to mainly to broadcast atrocities they commit against civilians and while the. countries norway this is no match for the syrian army was a very serious question what exactly do you want by sending these and this is what it is and now very briefly because we are running out of time i do want to get this last question in turkey and its western allies are now pushing for for protected save zones inside syria it's a move that would certainly amount to foreign intervention now and carter says it needs to protect civilians what's your take on that. it's actually funny how can you protect civilians by imposing water you want to protect civilians you have to

they call themselves the free syrian army. their commander, abu bakri, said they now controlled half the city but that government forces were advancing. >> (translated): the day before yesterday, there was increased artillery shelling and shooting of mortars and mig planes attacked. we've retreated to create a second defensive line so we can counterattack. >> narrator: abu bakri never expected to be a rebel commander. >> (translated): i finished compulsory military service in 2006, and by allah's grace went on to study economics at the university of aleppo. that was me until the revolution started. >> takbir. >> allahu akbar. >> takbir. >> allahu akbar. >> narrator: ghaith continued his journey into aleppo. abu bakri said god willing he'd see him on the front line in two days. >> we are being smuggled into aleppo by rebels and activists. we're taking a long route through side streets, through residential neighborhoods and through villages, and it's a very complicated process. we have scouts moving ahead of us. we crossed a cou

as i mentioned the main peaceful opposition group doesn't really support the strategy of the free syrian armydoesn't support the syrian national council. and. and in the chief cities of aleppo and damascus the population was well and more than half of the syrian population lives most of the population behind the government supports the government so a couple of weeks ago a free syrian army also netted him so so the problem for us here in aleppo is seventy percent of the population is a boy and has always been that way so they can't win with that lack of popular support unfortunately because they're getting this huge flood of weapons from outside they can continue to destabilize so that's unfortunately they may be able to keep that war going for some time doesn't mean they're actually able to win all right live from the u.k. independent political analysts down glazebrook thank you for your time ok thank you and so have for you later on r t the disillusioned and disciplined charts. when young people go off sometimes they can go after hours because they have nothing to do use unemployment in the

the rebels that whatever they do they will still enjoy this twisted support at the moment the free syrian army is not heavily armed well enough to win any battle against the syrian army of the syrian army just like what has been happening in the past months but it is definitely have really aren't enough to harm civilians and to endanger the lives of many syrian people any foreign military intervention in syria would spell total disaster for the peace effort in the country that is according to u.n. peace envoy to syria lakhdar brahimi who made the statement just a day after taking the baton from his predecessor kofi anon and as artie's oksana boyko reports it's a position echoed by moscow. russian foreign minister officials have already commented on this latest development the deputy foreign minister get out a good deal of sad that rats like these is a direct result of be irresponsible policy to arm syrian rebels in the meantime his boss russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov was talking to you students here in moscow thank you once again reiterated that if international players are really int

meanwhile, events on the ground are being driven by the military grouping calling itself the free syrian army. its leader was a colonel in the syrian air force. he says the free syrian army numbers 100,000 fighters. others say 30,000 is more accurate. for more than a year, this group of army deserters and volunteers has been fighting a guerrilla war accounts to powerful military with mixed success. if it is close to any political group, that appears to be the syrian national council. the opposition seems the united about post-assad iraq. >> after assad false, i think a democratic unpatriotic government will be formed. they will take power on an interim basis and draw up a new constitution. >> once assad has left, national of reconciliation is what counts. since he has been stirring up syrians against each other. >> for now, assad does not look like he's leaving any time soon. his military opponents are few and we can is military opponents are divided. -- political opponents are divided. >> the berlin international literature festival is getting underway. authors from around the plant have bee

reenforcements to the commercial hub to try to tip the fight in his favor, but a commander of the rebel free syrian army says his troops now control 60% of the city. >> translator: the government aircraft have dropped fewer air explosives that cause widespread burning. they are using large bombs made in iran. >> government forces are reported to have killed 35 citizens in air strikes on monday alone. the rebel commander says islamist militants from libya and other countries have joined other groups of opposition fighters, but he denied any relationship between his troops and militants from abroad. >>> iranian leaders have opened up the country's main nuclear facility for the first time. the president of mongolia visited the site in the central town of natanz. iran's state television showed the president inspecting centrifuges used to enrich uranium. he was shown around by agency chief. the mongolian president said he understood the uranium is being used for peaceful purposes. the facility is iran's largest uranium enrichment plant. iranian politicians are keen to work closely with mongolian leaders beca

the rebels that whatever they do they will still enjoy this twisted support at the moment the free syrian army is not heavily armed well enough to win any battle against the syrian army of the syrian official army just like what has been happening in the past months but it is definitely heavily armed enough to harm civilians and to in danger the lives of many syrian people in syrian rebels as new threat to target airports isn't going down well with the international community including russia in moscow our foreign minister sergei lavrov reiterated his stance that the path to peace doesn't lie in arming one or the other parties are going to boycott has more details. meanwhile russian foreign minister officials have already commented on this latest development the deputy foreign minister again not a great deal of sad that perhaps like this is a direct result of the irresponsible policy to arm syrian rebels in the mean time here last russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov was talking to you here in moscow thank you once again reiterated that if international players are really interested in tryi

syrian army in the heart of damascus. the clashes there followed dole bombings -- dual bombings. >> both the free syrian army and a radicalroup in lebanon have claimed response ability. >> the bomb struck around 7:00 a.m. local time. the second explosion reportedly went off just 10 minutes later. online footage is said to show the general staff command building after the bombings, which sparked a gun battles in the streets. authorities said a massive fire broke out after the explosions. the streets around the complex were littered with glass and debris. state media reported that suicide car bombers were responsible for setting off the blast in the heart of the city. the information minister said in an interview that the explosions had caused some damage but that no army commanders had been injured. the rebel free syrian army pledged to launch a fresh assault and also announced that it is moving its command center to syrian territory for the first time. the group had been based across the border in turkey. >> germany is creating new, clear rules on the religious circumcision of boys in an effort to ensure that those who ca