sergey lavrov says russia gives its full support to staffan de mistura's efforts, but the syrian people need to lead the way. >> we need to clarify what is the opposition, the moderate opposition and should become the partners with the negotiations. there needs to be a mutual understanding. this is the key principle reiterated in vienna. the political process should be syrian led, owned by the syrian people, who define the destiny of the country. >> on the grounds governments have retaken control of a highway, joining aleppo to hama. it is critical as a supply route to bring in future weapons. >> reporter: the outcome of an aerial bombing campaign laid bear. this video uploaded is said to show damage caused either by russian or syrian military trials in the city of raqqa. there's no way which to independently verify this. the free syrian army says it is not one of the groups. >> we are in a state of war with the russians, they are bombarding the possess of the "three muskateers." if they want to coordinate, they have to stop all matters forever. a traditional stage under the sponsorship

special envoy staffan de mistura to discuss how to initiate talks between mr. assads government and the rebels fighting his regime. but even if hope is on the horizon, big problems remain. namely, boiling tensions between two other nations at the summit -- saudi arabia and iran. thus far, the saudi and iranian foreign ministers have used the vienna talks to blame each other for syrias problems. question. what change has president obama made in his demands regarding syria to give momentum to these talks? eleanor? eleanor: some months ago he indicated that the u.s. would accept a trarpe stay for assad. they weren't demanding that he get out immediately and then about 10 days ago the president basically upped the ante with a military intervention saying that the u.s. would be sending in special ops, a couple of thousand soldiers, i believe. i think the idea of getting more muscle behind the military intervention in syria on both the u.s. and russian part is so they have kind of equal leverage at the talks and this is the first time, as secretary kerry pointed out,

special envoy staffan de mistura says this time the talks could be different. >> my message was one word, momentum. the momentum in vienna need not be missed. think about a few weeks, few months ago where we were, where, in fact, we didn't ever dream to have russia and the federation and the american sitting and heading the same table. on one side having saudi arabia and iran on the other, plus other countries. >> stark divisions remain. opposition forcers shelling the government controlled city of latakia is backed by saudi arabia. they say that president bashar al-assad must go for a political solution to be achieved. russian and iranian allies say the focus should be on defeating i.s.i.l. >> the syrian army inflicted losses on a terrorist group. the importance of the fight is the breaking of the siege on the heroes, how important is the airport, encountering the attacks. we cut the supply routes. control of the airport is an important step in the control of the largest region. bashar al-assad's future should be determined in an election. solving the solution of the bashar al-assad's r

is now facing an even more difficult task, special envoy staffan de mistura has been asked by the keyrs in the conflict to restart a diplomatic process and work on a nationwide ceasefire. world and regional power whose met in vienna agreed on a diplomatic process and u.n. has to get the government and opposition to sit down for talks to clear the way for elections and a new constitution but the players have first to agree on a list of government members and opposition representatives who will be allowed to take part in those talks. the end to the war cannot come fast enough for those effected and the bargaining may take a while and the warring sides do not recognize each other and no fate of bashar el assad and more fighting as they try to gain the upper hand on the ground to be able to make gains at the negotiating table, beirut. >>> coming up, later in the program and telling you why some candidates for the u.s. republican nomination think children of undocumented workers are a big threat and report from hong kong where thousands of refugees say they are isolated and kept away from

un envoy staffan de mistura has met with representatives of more than 230 syrian groups. our own special envoy, michael ratney, has also been in constant communication with syrian representatives, and i have met with syrian opposition leaders myself. so this is not about imposing anything on anyone. we are trying to come together as stakeholders to create a framework which can ignite the united nations negotiating process. but the syrians will be the first to tell you that they need help from the international community to get there; and what they especially need is a consensus about how to achieve a political transition that will free them from the stranglehold of extremists on the one side and the stranglehold of a dictator on the other, and allow them to shape their own destiny. now, i want to underscore: the leaders of the responsible syrian opposition are not focused on revenge; they have no desire to prolong the war; and they understand that compromise will be required. but at the same time, it's simply not possible to go back to the situation that existed before th

is facing an even more difficult task and staffan de mistura has been asked by the key players in theconflict to restart a diplomatic process and work on a nationwide ceasefire. world and powers met in vienna last month agreed on a u.n. led diplomatic process and has to get the government and opposition to sit down for talks to clear the way for elections and a new constitution but the players have first to agree on a list of government members and opposition representatives who will be allowed to take part in those talks. the end to the war cannot come fast enough for those effected but the bargaining may take a while and warring sides do not recognize each other and there is no agreement on the part of bashar al-assad and more fighting as each side tries to gain the upper hand on the ground to be able to make gains at the negotiating table, beirut. >>> a memorial march will be held in nigeria for champion of the government and it has been ten years since he was executed and confronted the shell and sentenced to death after being found guilty in involvement in four murders in a case

special envoy staffan de mistura visited damascus following talks where world powers and regional rooifersssed syria and called for a nationwide truce and renewal of peace talks and at the same time there are efforts by some members of the u.n. security council to enforce a resolution to stop bombs by syrian government forces and britain's ambassador to the u.n. said it is important for what he called the indiscriminate bombing to stop because it kills and terrorizes and also one of the causes of the flood from syria and it will oppose any resolution because it believe it will jeopardize diplomatic efforts that so far failed to end the war, beirut. >>> approved tougher measures against rock throwing and raised the minimum prison term to three years and voted 51-17 approving a series of amendments to the law and say parents of a minor in prison to the rock throwing will be denied state benefits for the period of the child's prison term. the occupied west bank a palestinian radio station has been raided by israeli forces and in hebron was taken off the air and shot down and accuse the statio