went to the syrian town of latakia to see by yourself what's tearing the country apart. like duckie bears a special significance for syria and for the president bashar al assad his father is from a village near the city in which the population is predominantly hourly rate just like the rest of the province so when protests broke out here in march the two qana personal twist the protests began here in march of this here this is one of the main buildings this is one of the main squares in the city of latakia where the syria tell headquarters located. on the right in the middle of it syria tell us a company telephone company which was owned by one of the cousins of the president and the protesters expressed their hatred towards the regime by looting the place and then burning it violence returned to the talk again just a couple of weeks ago claiming more than thirty lives antigovernment protests broke out in the sunni part of the city officials said they were battling with armed groups which they say have infiltrated the area now what's the story here the story goes accordi

on the ground in latakia and even the reports that. the soldiers are firing from type to time to peaceful demonstrators but i have to emphasize and this is very important to these reports are very hard to verify because of international journalists are not allowed to move freely here in the country as the syrian government because it's dangerous. so these reports are very hard to vary by also i have to say that we have been able to speak to one of the opposition leaders here in damascus and he has sad situation is very hard very difficult but not hopeless because people are in the past saying people needs reform reforms they want reforms but they have patience and they are ready to wait because they've been waiting for more than thirty decades now and they're ready to wait a little bit more but of course not too much. many parties griffen are talking to us from the heart of the uprising torn state there. now with r.t. still to come why the sky's the limit at the international air show a. stunning performances going aerobatics teams fro

or earlier when asked about the events that transpired people on the streets in the sunni part of latakia spoke of gunmen fighting government troops in the. story provoking forces so. some buildings were damaged but not significantly some people unwilling to speak on camera gave us views critical of the assad regime saying the government is to blame for failing to deliver a five month old promises of reforms this they say forced the people are storing up protests the reluctance of people to be interviewed may not be surprising given that we were accompanied by an armed military escort throughout our trip on the surface it seems to be life as usual but once you take a closer look signs of unrest come through so we got to the sunni part of the town and there are no signs of any fire coming from the side of the sea where the old wooden ships were but there are definitely signs of battle you can see by the ball of holes in the walls at this point it's pretty clear to say that syria is at a crossroads people are scared and that here is the only thing that is holding this nation. together if yo

her lifeless little body lying on a sidewalk in latakia.rson on the tape can be heard calling president assad an evil man, a dog and a pig, two major insults in arabic. later the child wrapped in a white shroud, blood washed off her face, a large piece of cotton over her wounded eye. the syrian government has blamed all casualties on armed gangs, terrorists they keep saying. before we talk more about the death of this child we want to show another video to you. a man lying in the street. the man who shot the video says they can't get to him because of sniper fire so they use a wire to pull him in. it is unclear if the man was unconscious or dead. again we can't independently confirm the details of this story. with but we have seen videos of this so many times before, dead or wounded protestors lying in the streets and people risking their lives to reclaim their bodies so they can be buried by their families, something the regime often tries to stop. now to the death of that child. a short time ago i spoke with a human rights activist. >> in

on the ground in latakia and even the reports that. the soldiers are firing from type to time to peaceful demonstrators but i have to emphasize and this is very important to these reports are very hard to very far because of international journalists are not allowed to move freely here in the country as the syrian government because it's dangerous. these reports are very. very odd also i have to side we have to go to speak to you want to know the opposition leaders here in damascus and he has sad situation is very hard very difficult but not hopeless because people covering the protests say people needs reform big reforms they want three forms but they have patience and they are ready to wait because they've been waiting national for more than two decades now and they're ready to wait a little bit more and of course not too much. and still ahead right here on our t.v. you may have heard the saying if it bleeds it leads it certainly is the case for the mainstream media plus she's still missing in paradise but there is a new clue but the

her lifeless little body lying on a sidewalk in latakia. person on the tape can be heard calling president assad an evil man, a dog and a pig, two major insults in arabic. later the child wrapped in a white shroud, blood washed off her face, a large piece of cotton over her wounded eye. the syrian government has blamed all casualties on armed gangs, terrorists they keep saying. before we talk more about the death of this child we want to show another video to you. a man lying in the street. the man who shot the video says they can't get to him because of sniper fire so they use a wire to pull him in. it is unclear if the man was unconscious or dead. again we can't independently confirm the details of this story. with but we have seen videos of this so many times before, dead or wounded protestors lying in the streets and people risking their lives to reclaim their bodies so they can be buried by their families, something the regime often tries to stop. now to the death of that child. a short time ago i spoke with a human rights activist. >>

these under five images showed troops pulling out of latakia. authorities say that soldiers have stopped armed terrorist groups. but this is what opposition activists claim really happened. attacks by soldiers. even gunboats offshore shelling the port city. part of the area under attack was a palestinian refugee camp. thousands have reportedly fled the fighting. activists say this was part of a four-day campaign to crush opponents of the regime. they claim that at least 30 people were killed and many more injured. again, it is not possible to verify those claims and these pictures. amid the chaos, where it is clear is that this uprising shows no sign of ending. president a side appears determined to stay in power -- president assad appears determined to stay in power. he has the political and military support to continue. but there are reports of divisions within his government, of some allies slipping away. and on the streets, there is still no letup on the calls for the president to step down and protests and demonstrations continued in many p

on the ground in latakia and even the reports that. the soldiers are firing from type to time to peaceful demonstrators but i have to emphasize and this is very important these reports are very hard to verify because international journalists are not allowed to move freely here in the country as the syrian government because it's dangerous the european union is to prepare plans for an embargo on syrian crude oil it's also suspended assistance to damascus by the european investment bank james denselow a middle east analyst based at king's college london says the moves could prove decisive the americans have been very clear they know their influence and ability to change their behavior is limited they've always said that have to reach out to countries who are closer to syria and russia is one such country and a very important country so i think the americans will now and the europeans especially really have to work hard to persuade the russians that they are right on syria russia is currently wrong for that is the next important step and

syria said security forces continued bombing and shooting anti-government protesters on thursday in latakiain the country's northwest and the central city of homs. >>> britain and france said they will push for a u.n. security council sanction on syria. they met to discuss the issue on thursday. >> we believe that the time has come for the council to take further actions to step up the pressure against those who are responsible for the violence against the citizens of syria. >> britain's deputy ambassador to the u.n. later told reports that european nations will seek to adopt the legally binding resolution. such a move would be stronger than the chairman's statement adopted earlier this month condemning the syrian government. in response, syria's u.n. ambassador bashar gentleman fafie said the security council is acting on misleading reports and he added 9 u.s. is waging a diplomatic war against the country. ja'afari also said syria is ready to accept the u.n. fact-finding team on human rights in damascus this weekend. >>> israel has launched an air raid on the palestinian controlled gaza s

march of this year this is one of the main buildings this is one of the main squares in the city of latakia syria itself headquarters located on the right in the middle of it syria tell us a company telephone kompany which was owned by one of the cousins of the president and the protesters expressed their hatred towards the regime by looting the place and then burning it violence returned to the top again just a couple of weeks ago claiming more than thirty lives and government protests broke out in the sunni part of the city officials said they were battling with armed groups which they say have infiltrated the area now what's the story here the story goes according to the protesters according to the opposition answer majority of the western media sources is that there were warships stationed right here in this bay and there were shelling the sunni part of the town which is all along the coastline right over there and in the middle of that part of the town is the palestinian camp but you have to keep in mind that according to the u.s. administration who were obviously monitoring the situat

palestinians are on the run after government forces attacked a sprawling refugee camp in the port city latakiadeo posted on the web appears to show tanks and security forces outside the camp. this is the third day in a row the military has struck the city. activists say about 30 people have been killed. >>> in iraq, authorities suspect al qaeda involvement in a series of simultaneous bomb attacks in 17 cities there. the bombings yesterday killed at least 63 people and wounded more than 250. the attacks included suicide bombers, and explosives planted in parked cars. and even light poles. >>> u.s. military officials say moammar gadhafi's forces in libya launched a scud missile at rebels near the port city of brega. they say it landed in the desert on sunday, causing no injuries or damage. the missile attack came as rebel forces advanced on the libyan capital of tripoli. >>> in pakistan this morning officials say a u.s. drone missile strike killed four militants. it happened around dawn their time, in north waziristan. a tribal area on the afghanistan border. a stronghold for taliban and al qaed

crackdown a far less welcome in a similar offensive against so-called terrorists and the coastal city of latakia the opposition claims government troops killed almost fall to civilians while human rights groups report the number of deaths in the country could be almost as high as two thousand some say assad is simply using his army to silence peaceful demonstrators across the country. the syrian army hasn't met any resistance in the cities across the country work and maybe there was some so-called bandits among protestors and maybe they use the momentum to spread cants but if so where have they been when the army. armed groups is just a theory invented by the state they have an excuse to enter the cities. in new liberated there is or life seems getting back to normal the markets reopened and roads just days ago were empty again filled with cars but reminders of the recent troubles arms to hard to find and the most obvious one is fear most refused to talk to our camera. too scared of jail assad's opponents say. is the real objective of assad's military operation if that's the case it seems to hav

armored vehicles and tanks events of the syrian coastal city of latakia forcing local residents to flee according to activists and the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton called on all countries to stop buying syrian oil and gas. in the streets once again crack down a little my protest on friday and it's the people probably killed in the violence on the education security council plans to meet on thursday discuss further sanctions against the syrian government. and germany is marking the fiftieth anniversary of the construction of the berlin wall ceremonies in the capital started with a memorial service and a minute's silence to honor those who died trying to flee from communist controlled east germany to the west the wall spread for nearly one hundred sixty kilometers dividing the city for over twenty years at least one hundred thirty six people are known to have been killed trying to cross a bridge however the exact number is still disputed. or actually with the main news stories for you of the weather update that's next here on r.t. you stay with us live here in moscow. keep. at

other stories from around the world armored vehicles and times have ended secret coastal city of latakia valsin local residents to flee that's according to activists a day earlier the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton called on all countries to stop by eight zero all in a gas can i asked him if the government troops once again crack down on nationwide protests on friday with sixteen people reportedly killed in the violence the united nations security council plans to meet on thursday to discuss further sanctions against the syrian government. new clashes between pro and anti kadafi forces erupted iran became the coastal town of zawiya and libya the government denied the rebels had captured the city according to colonel gadhafi spokesman a group of fifty rebels had been repelled by government troops after they opened fire and tried to move into the town so we is just fifty kilometers from tripoli is a key target for rebels who hope to cut all the capital from the outside the world and months of deadlock around setting thousand people have been killed in libya since the uprising bega

stories from the rest of the world armored vehicles and a tiny glimpse at the syrian coastal city of latakia also local residents to flee according to activists there the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton called on all countries to stop buying syrian oil and gas now it's going to came after government troops once again clamp down on nationwide protests on friday with sixteen people who are totally killed in the violence the united nations security council plans to meet on thursday to discuss further sanctions against the syrian government. germany has marked the fiftieth anniversary of the construction of the berlin wall ceremonies in the capital started with a memorial service and a minute's silence to honor those who died trying to flee to the west from communist controlled east germany the wall stretched for nearly one hundred sixty kilometers and divided the city for over twenty eight years at least one hundred thirty six people are known to have been killed trying to cross the wall but the exact number is still disputed. the former cuban leader fidel castro turned eighty five this

reported killed in tennis land in a sea assault by government forces in syria's key coastal city of latakia the operation continues a brutal crackdown on several cities to root out protesters demanding president bashar assad step down the protests have. dramatically over the past five months but around two thousand civilians dead in clashes with government forces the continuing bloodshed has caused the international community to line up against the state's handling of the uprising and to demand an immediate end to the violence and according to journalist neil clark president assad's recent promise to allow a multi-party system you know many of the opposition supported by the us appears to be. two days ago president. he was going to allow a multi-party system in syria but i think the opposition have been emboldened by the support they're getting from foreign countries such as the u.s. in france and so i think that's what's really treated is very dangerous situation where we could be heading into civil war and we don't know too much about you because you know we're also seeing things in the w

at least nineteen are reported to have been killed in the port city of latakia where the syrian military has launched its latest crackdown on anti-government protesters warships are reportedly shelling residential districts in the key port city which was once a summer tourist hot spot arab nations are also learning up against the government crackdown on civilians demanding the violence stops immediately international pressure is also mounting on the syrian leadership with the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton calling for economic and political ties with the country to be cut patrick from the online a political magazine spiked believes president assad is ignoring the people in his own. clamping down on freedom of speech and freedom of expression which is the cornerstone of any democracy is not sending out a message to the syrian people that he can be taken seriously or trusted in his promise is a tool there is a sense from a really the ease by which he started to say this is the end of you know single party rule and he will start to think about elections and the way in which he prev

in a city of latakia their i.d.'s were allegedly taken away and their cell phones were taken away as well they were held there for several days and then and then apparently were released well when we actually went there a few g. camp and spoke to the palestinians themselves they said that yes there were disturbances in the city yes there were unknown people starting with skirmishes with the army they are caught in their muslim quarter of town where the camp is faced so the palestinians actually asked for refuge they were provided they were provided an option to go to a stadium so go two thousand out of seven thousand have went to the stadium they stayed there for three days they said the authorities have provided them with food and shelter and water and then they returned to their homes while you're watching r t and still to come this hour premature preparations. u.n. and wanted nobody's go home israel trains at arms itself lawyers ahead of september's vote on the recognition of a palestinian state but as they get re

this day of a thousand people happen killed since troops seized control of the northern port city of latakia the director of the center for research on devise ation and michel it to the gulf school says the hype around the syrian crisis is big olcott straightforward rules. i think that this is really part of the public relations campaign to to denver is the syrian government without addressing the fundamental coals of the crisis this is no peace for this movement it is an armed insurrection by. well organized mercenaries. and it is confirm. not only by government sources let's examine israeli and lebanese also say the protesters have heavy machine guns so. i think. the united nations decided to move to remove its is no essential so stuff essentially. as a prelude to tomorrow's session of the united nations security council. let's take a look now at some other stories from around the world this hour un prosecutors have announced they want to speed up the trial of general came luggage concerns over his poor health they want to try sixty nine year old love it for the stripper needs a massacre f

vehicles and tanks events of the syrian coastal city of latakia forcing local residents to flee according to activists and the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton called all countries to stop buying syrian. government troops once again crackdown on nationwide protests on friday sixteen people reportedly killed in the violence and nations inoculations security council plans to meet on thursday to discuss further sanctions against the syrian government. any government has agreed to forty five and a half billion euros in emergency austerity measures over the next two years they come as approved despite resistance from local governments who said the move will damage economic growth prime minister berlusconi said the measures will meet the wishes of europe's central bank which had been demolished italy balance its budget a new austerity plan includes an extra so-called solidarity tax for high earners. germany is marking the fiftieth anniversary of the construction of the berlin wall ceremonies in the capital started with a memorial service a minute's silence to honor those who died trying

in syria intense government plants and sea assault on the coastal town of latakia is thought to have claimed another twenty in the latest out in the brutal crackdown on protesters that seen over one thousand seven hundred killed since march local pressure is mounting on the country's president to kick start reforms and stop the bloodshed as made some promises weeks ago that is journalist part of r.t. yeah right western support the opposition is moving the five. days ago sad said it was going well now multi-party system in syria but i think the opposition in boulder where i support radiating from foreign countries such as the usa france think that's what's really crazy is very dangerous situation where we could be heading into civil war and we don't know too much about the opposition we're all this week we're seeing things in the west who are very sort of wise to you because you know they look oppositional to trey's what's right there are simply friends asked again across the course i'm sure the opposition who are like that but when we contrast it with the situation in bahrain we didn

reported killed and terrorists london c s sold by government forces in syria's key coastal city of latakia the operation continues a brutal crackdown on several cities protesters demanding president bashar assad step down but protests have grown from articulate over the past five months with around two thousand civilians dead in clashes with government forces the continuing blush it has caused the international community to line up against the state's handling of the uprising and demand an immediate end to the violence and according to journalist neil clark president scientists have promised a multi-party system has brought no i really wish. you and if us appears to be able. to. said it was going to allow a multi-party system in syria but i think the opposition have been emboldened by the support they are getting from foreign countries such as the usa in france etc i think that's what's really crazy was very dangerous situation where we could be going into civil war and we really don't know too much about you who we are. seeing things in the west who are very sort of close to you because y

crackdown are far less welcome in a similar offensive against so-called terrorists in the coastal city of latakia the opposition claims government troops killed almost fall to civilians while human rights groups reported number of deaths in the country could be almost as high as two thousand some say assad is simply using his army to silence peaceful demonstrators across the country over them. the syrian army hasn't met any resistance in cities across the country were. maybe there was some sort. protest maybe they use the momentum to spread. but if so where have they been when the army. armed groups is just a theory invented by the still used to have an excuse to into the cities. in union to break then he saw life seems getting back to normal the markets reopened and roads just days ago were empty out again filled with cars but reminders of the recent troubles too hard to find and the most obvious one is fear. syria. or the uprising may not be so clear cut globalization and less michel to standoffs king told r.t. that some of the so-called peaceful protesters are packing some serious fire power i