syrian army to a. strong position on the freight this in order to cross the north through to the north area of syria so that's why they focused on their design and they gave less importance to this was one factor another factor was that the syrian army was pressing and that is not on at the same time was launching. another attack on my idea and i believe that this was the main reason and of course we need to mention the support of the russian air force and the russian military experts and of course iranian forces fighting alongside the syrian army just another aspect to get your thoughts on in another nearby city iraq where the u.s. backed anti isilon peroration is ongoing the russian military say the coalition is using the wrong tactics as they're trying to destroy the city's water supplies which could of course impact greatly on civilians and your thoughts on that aspect . well the technique used by the united states forces whether in syria or in iraq is to cause as much damage as possible for it to

former al qaeda linked fighters filed to fight to the death as free syrian army rebels backed by turkey prepared to me to launch a major operation in northwest sydney province. this is al jazeera live from doha. also coming up. a giant fireball billows into the sky over gonna scapel after an explosion at a gas station several people are killed thousands call for dialogue over catalonia secession bed but spain's prime minister mediation and china tries to clean up the dirty reputation of its electronic waste disposal industry. thank you for joining us on armed coalition led by former al qaeda linked fighters is promising fuz fighting against those who enter its territory in syria is it a province. has released a statement condemning a military operation by turkey and the free syrian army or if they say the coalition is made up of many factions including opposition groups that were pushed into a syrian government forces retook aleppo last december f.s.a. forces cross into edley province from turkey on saturday they're being backed by turkish forces from turkey's border let's go live to he

released a statement condemning a military operation by turkey and the free syrian army or f.s.a. the coalition is made up of several armed factions including opposition groups that were pushed into it live after government forces retook aleppo last december f.s.a. forces crossed into a province from turkey on saturday they're being backed by turkish forces from turkey's border let's get the latest from hashem miles was in gaziantep on the turkey syria border for us hashim what's the latest on this operation has it actually begun. well what we can say for the time being is that the buildup continues all the border in the right highly border crossing called jill because a that's where there's a buildup of reinforcements from the turkish army and also the free syrian army sending more reinforcements some of those factions operating under the umbrella of the free syrian army is inside syria we don't know now what is happening particularly in that buffer zone or no man's land but we do know that the turkish military is carrying out conducting some surveillance missions recall it's als

well i was supporting the free syrian army against. terrorists in the mission that's being coordinated with russia turkish troops are poised at the syrian border but have not yet we believe crossed. the country. also in syria on the rights of islamic states jurors or province another development this week government forces entered the eastern time considered to be one of the last remaining strongholds in the country the russian military also gave aerial support in the latest advances there. ok back to the latest developments of what's happening today open province on the border with turkey we're joined by keith amar is director of a british thing that focuses on the crises in syria the mideast you're very welcome at live province it is one of the last al qaeda strongholds in syria that come turkey on the free syrian army drive. good evening it's actually in the talk but yes the whole point is as we understand from what is being published in the public sphere is that this province is going to be divided into certain spheres turkey is goi

but that they are free syrian army that has been done during the syrian civil war the same fighters can have different flags that have been different maybe uniforms are the same but then you wait mr that's most likely what's going to be there i don't expect any real big fighting happening i think there will be superficial skirmishes mr landon a lot of negotiation mr landis what do you make of that what will happen to the fighters of the sham and what would losing it lead mean for groups like them and syria are they just going to be driven underground well that's a big question so far the turkish operation is not to go all the way to the city. which is the real headquarters of these a list of these al qaeda groups but to take a. band of syria that's closest to the turkish border and get rid of the al qaeda fighters from that area yet. can withdraw already there been reports of some turkish camps and trucks being escorted by the head in a sham fight or so we don't know what negotiations that going on between turkey and he's to had a sham they may fall back allow the turks take this full c

release a statement after the free syrian army or f.s.a. crossed into the area from turkey on saturday. the dominant force in adelaide then is made up of several factions that includes opposition groups that were pushing diddly about the syrian government forces retook aleppo last december turkish soldiers are backing the f.s.a. from the border but they have not yet and the province let's go live to. me at the turkey syria border for us husham what's the latest you're hearing about this operation and what is its objective. well the buildup continues in the right highly border area we're eyewitness heard and the residents in the area say that the build up continues the first syrian army sending more reinforcements to the area some of those fighters and those factions have managed to cross into this area and this is where exactly where get getting a little information what is happening inside syria in the buffer zone in the no man's land between the areas under the control of the free syrian army and the areas and they control of hay at the he

another setback for islamic state has the syrian army liberates the city of. one of the terror groups last stronghold east of the country plus as we review the week's spigots news stories to. her syrian army continues to repel i saw from its correspondent follows the troops as they free another village from the terrorists. the catalonia standoff breakaway region calling for a dialogue with the prime minister orders the catholic president to clarify if he's really declared independence or not. donald trump threatens to pull out of the iran nuclear deal big news this angry european allies who insists around is complying with. eight am sunday morning on this fifteenth of october kevin i would hear it out h.q. this morning in moscow with the news review of the week we're starting with this the syrian government troops have liberated the eastern city of al my dean for an islamic state it's the latest blow to the terror group which is now being steadily pushed from the water on country. the purpose of each victory comes at a high human cost the terrorists a fighting

their weapons we don't think this is going to be the case are they going to fight against the free syrian army and the turkish army in the near future that is going to be the question and this is likely to further give us an indication about the type of military engagements that we're going to see in the near future for the rebels it live remains more of a symbol this is the only place where the minting ground and where against the backdrop of the major military gains that the syrian army has been making with the backing of syria across the country if they lose it this is definitely going to be the beginning of the end for the syrian opposition opposition and for the military planners in ankara is the key question here there's this usual syrian disconnect between what the people who sign up to say in this case the deescalation zones following those talks on a standard of concern signing up to that the reality on the ground is all. something radically different. you're absolutely right and one of the reasons they explain that is basically some of those have been signing of the deal and have abs

for example if we push the syrian army and its allies managed to push. all the way towards the syrian iraqi border it would still be some territory on the eastern of the within iraq which is the west and then bought a province that needs to be cleared israel so both countries are all eyes need to work in tandem otherwise you cannot commit many troops on a very you know extensive border line and be able to protect everything you would have with sometimes it group of one hundred two hundred fighters breaking in then causing havoc just like what happened for example you know pretty attain very recently eastern of homes they traveled about two hundred kilometers actually under the watchful eye of the americans apparently. so it will take some time but it major city after major city is forming and this is very significant which would hopefully affect the model of the remaining fighters and hasten the fall of the this heinous organization maya deen was liberated i suppose you could say relatively quickly particularly in comparison with juries or several parts o

the free syrian army launches a major operation against fighters for mailing to al qaida that doing it with backing from turkey. hello again my name's b.t.w. watching al jazeera live from my headquarters here in doha also coming up. the sixty fifth birthday of the russian president vladimir putin is met with nationwide protests over the arrest of one of his toughest critics. thousands take to the streets across spain protesters in madrid condemn catalonia as planned secession and demonstrators in barcelona present a strong show of support for the move plus. the city remains under a state of emergency as we prepared and i assure you in the public that we are very well prepared new orleans gets ready for what is now hurrican eight a storm that's already left parts of central america with mudslides and flash flooding that killed more than twenty. a big military mission in syria with turkish support us our top story the free syrian army is carrying out an operation in italy a province against former al qaeda linked fighters the turkish president type one says turkish soldiers are backing t

inch by inch the syrian army backed by russia is advancing against islamic state in the province of dead. although each victory comes at a tough price the terrorists are fighting fiercely to retain their last strongholds in the region of the newly liberated village of witnessed a brutal battle. has been able to get first hand experience of the fighting he followed the syrian army across the only bridge over the euphrates river in the area right to the front line he sent us this report. under a bright blue sky through devastated country across the euphrates over the only bridge in the entire province we came to the village of had less than a day ago this was part of the caliphate but no longer from what we were told the syrian army's fifth division did the heavy lifting here much of had has already been swept and cleared but not all it isn't like the movies doors rarely open at the first peek. then came the first warning might have. gotten any no no no. one will. tell you. he was right it wasn't one of the. isis back up had arrived reinforced the jihad ists felt confident enough to pick a

another setback for islamic state is the syrian army liberates this is. one of the terror groups last strongholds in the east of the country plus as we review the week's biggest stories. the syrian army continues to repel eisel from the resort province our correspondent follows the troops as they free another village from the terrorists also to come this hour failed expectations and more uncertainty for spain catalonia president gives. you a signals on the region's independence and madrid orders him to clarify whether he's actually declared it or not and media manipulation exposed the sting operation catches each even before he and his friend from the new york times revealing how they influence what you watch. but i welcome it's just turn two o'clock here in moscow you're watching r.t. on our look back at what's been happening over the last seven days but we'll start with the news that syrian government troops have liberated the eastern city from islamic state it's the latest blow to the terror group which is now being steadily pushed from the water on co

the free syrian army launches a major operation against al qaeda linked fighters they're doing it with backing from turkey and russia. alone welcome to ours as the un life for my headquarters in doha with me and as a piron i'm also ahead you are looking at live pictures from barcelona and madrid thousands take to the streets and spain summoned protest opposite in support of the planned full session of cotton lonia. the sixty fifth birthday of president vladimir putin is met with a call for nationwide demonstrations of the arrest of one of his toughest questions plus. of the city remains under a state of emergency as we prepared and i assure you in the public that we are very well prepared new orleans gets ready for what's now harlequin to a storm that's already left parts of central america with mudslides and flash flooding that's killed twenty five. turkey's president they're the ones as a major military operation is underway in syria's province he says the free syrian army is carrying out the operation against former al qaeda linked fighters with the support of russian airstrikes he

advances the syrian army is on the move both competing to control more territory the syrian government is determined to recapture areas it lost or i sell the rebels and the kurds a confrontation between the kurds and the syrian army may trigger an exodus of thousands of people towards the border with turkey has. the time. to be a worldwide criticism of a decision by the us president to decertify a deal on iran's nuclear program don trump says tehran hasn't lived up to the two thousand and fifteen agreement which restricts iran's nuclear activities in exchange for the lifting of sanctions iran's president hassan rouhani has responded to trump speech he called it a pile of delusional allegations and the leaders of france germany and britain are warning the u.s. against undermining the accord well in a moment we'll have more reaction from there on but first here's our report by white house correspondent kimberly hulk it he's often threatened to tear out the landmark deal with iran but in the end u.s. president donald trump stopped short of pulling out of the twenty fifteen agreement to li

released a statement after the free syrian army the f.s.a. crossed into the area from turkey on saturday is the dominant force in italy brand is made up of several armed factions it includes opposition groups that were pushed into it live after syrian government forces raid took aleppo last december took his soldiers are back in the f.s.a. from the border but they've not yet entered the province. is on the turkey syria border for us this hour what's going on across the border as far as we can tell. p.s. how are we know so funny that the military buildup continues paving the way for what could potentially be one of the biggest military operations to be taken by the turkish military inside syria the free syrian army factions which are going into a sort of spearhead of this military operation have crossed into syria and these are basically pro turkey factions now the turkish military is conducting surveillance in the area sharing intelligence gathering where they took over where the free syrian army we don't know what is happening now in the buf

the syrian army continues to repel i saw from. our correspondent follows the troops as they free yet another village from the town. failed expectations and more uncertainty for spain that as catalonia as president gives ambiguous signals on the region's independence and madrid orders him to clarify whether or not he's actually proclaimed it. and another big story from the week. from. a radio nuclear deal angering european allies who insist is complying with. good morning money was kevin zero in this is art international live from aid q it's just turned ten in the morning is something i haven't weekends going well this is a new survey of the week so we start with one of the big stories to tell you about the syrian government troops that have liberated the eastern city of al my from islamic state is the latest blow to the terror group which is now being steadily pushed from that war torn country. each victory comes at a high human cost that the terrorists are fighting facing to retain their last strongholds in that region that's wha

the syrian army continues to repair lysol from. our correspondent follows the troops as they free yet another village from the terrorists. and now the big news in the week those failed expectations and more uncertainty to come for spain as catalonia as president gives ambiguous signals about the region's independence and madrid now orders him to clarify whether or not he's actually pretty claimed that independence plus. donald trump threats to pull out of the a nuclear deal it's angered european allies who insist is complying with the. sun to the fifteenth of october i'm kevin owen you're at r.t. h.q. today with news review of the week i'm starting with this syrian government troops have liberated the eastern city of my deen from islamic state it's the latest blow them to the terror group which is now being steadily pushed from that war torn country. i i. i. i. just. this. the best. age victory comes at a high human cost the terrorists are fighting fiercely to retain their last strongholds in the region and that's where the village

bit by bit the syrian army backed by russian aircraft is advancing against the islamic state in the province of debt as all although each victory of course comes at a heavy price the terrorists are fighting fiercely to retain their last strongholds in the region and the newly liberated village all have witnessed a brutal battle for example the newly liberated village of hatta witnessed one of the fiercest battles to date following the liberation of the village the syrian army is now heading northwest here further into i saw the territory however before about just down here by hapless in this part of the map but i follow troops right over the only bridge there across the euphrates and from across this bridge he sent us the following report from the frontline. under a bright blue sky through devastated country across the euphrates over the only bridge in the entire province we came to the village of had lot less than a day ago this was part of the caliphate but no longer from what we were told the syrian army's fifth division did the heavy lifting here much of had has already been swept and cl

well meanwhile the syrian army backed by russian air cover is gradually advancing against islamic state in the province of terrorise or but each victory comes at a high price the terrorists are fighting fiercely to retain their last stronghold in the region well the village of happy which has been liberated just quite recently witnessed a brutal battle. well following the liberation of have to live a syrian army is now advancing on ice so positions to the northwest but before that our teams might have gusty of fall of the troops as they moved into hietala they traveled across the areas only bridge over the euphrates river from where he sent us this report. under a bright blue sky through devastated country across the euphrates over the only bridge in the entire province we came to the village of had less than a day ago this was part of the caliphate but no longer from what we were told the syrian army's fifth division did the heavy lifting here much of had has already been swept and cleared but not all it isn't like the movies doors rarely open at the first peek. then came the first war

can use its artillery to pound or break the defense lawyers of tahir salman pave the way for the syrian army to take over the. next phase would be basically the turkish army crossing into. it and taking control of the city as part of the deescalation process but it remains to be see what will be the reaction of the to have this because as you said. this is the most powerful rebel faction in syria it controls the whole of it live province it was affiliated with and with al qaida in the past with branded itself and then merged with different factions and in june they managed to claim control of the whole of their province of edge of so this is likely going to be likely to going to see more intense fighting in the next coming days hashim tell me about some of the potential challenges for the turkish army here. two major challenges here for them to be able to move into it live they will have to ensure that all the pockets of resistance all the mountainous areas the cave networks are clear safe and for them to move into the city now when they move into it live with all the factions hand over thei

free syrian army fighters close to those areas where the kurds also control some territory there's been some clashes between the kurds kurdish factions and the syrian opposition and this gives that could give us an indication about potential confrontation between the free syrian army backed by the turkish army against the kurds the problem is that in those areas kurdish military has been saying that it will never allow the girls to further expand to words. and also to work. because it might create a state of their own all the border with turkey. they want the terrorist organizations so the potential for confrontation between the free syrian army backed by turkey and the kurds is really hard right there thanks for that has been worldwide criticism of a decision by the u.s. president to decertify deal on iran's nuclear program. ran hasn't lived up to the two thousand and fifteen agreement which restricts iran's nuclear activities in exchange for the lifting of sanctions iran's president has no rouhani has responded to transpose each he called it a pile of delusional allegations and the le

released a statement after the free syrian army or f.s.a. crossed into the area on saturday being backed by turkish soldiers who opened fire from the border. as the story. turkish artillery shelling heya to hit a sham positions inside syria the former al qaeda affiliated group controlled most of province and this border area is the focal point of what turkish authorities refer to as a serious campaign. and the free syrian army is sending reinforcements to that i had. the starting point for the new cross border campaign. thank you but which has thousands of fighters is vowing to fight to the death news of the new campaign is raising concerns for civilians in there. if the turkish army enters back by russian planes they have committed a massacre a few days ago and that is for sure and acceptable to me and to any muslim who rejects the presence of our players in our country. the russians are the first and last enemy of the syrian people are backing bashar al assad how can they be supporting the syrian people. the new push by turkey comes after

advances the syrian army is on the move both competing to control more territory the syrian government is determined to recover. it last i saw the rebels the kurds the confrontation between the kurds and the syrian army may trigger an exodus of thousands of people towards the border with turkey. the time where elsewhere in syria government is demanding an immediate and unconditional withdrawal of turkish troops from the north west of the country saying their presence there amounts to a flagrant aggression turkish troops entered syria's northern india province in a cross border deployment that began two days ago more than one hundred troops in twenty armored vehicles of crossed the border to join troops are already inside syria have advanced in to enforce the so-called the escalations out. of thousands of iraqi troops are locked in an armed standoff with kurdish forces in the disputed oil province of kirkuk brief clashes also ruptured between kurdish forces and shia militia backing the iraqi government tensions have been on the rise since kurds held a referendum on independence last mon

starting the preparation and also fighters from the free syrian army are joining the operation there will be the ones just of the incursion into syria and. in. the first phase of this military operation the turkish army will provide logistic assistance to the free syrian army could also use artillery to break the defense lawyers of. a while ago the turkish army issued a statement saying that. the army's chief of staff. officers commanders of the land forces along with turkey's intelligence chief have been in. to visit the army forces stationed there this is quite a significant move it comes against the backdrop of the. agreement with will that turkey iran and russia for the deescalation in. phase two will be quite significant that's where the turkish army is going to. move into it and secure it now we don't know whether the the head of the sharon is going to hand over its weapons surround or fight back and this is this poses quite a security challenge as for the turkish army that does not want to see itself burge down in a protracted conflict inside. by the way the last remaining stro

the effort which is now emerging as one of the most powerful groups now operating in syria of the syrian army has crossed the euphrates and is also competing with the s.d.f. to regain the territory lost to i still the syrian government says that it is determined to continue the fight until we capture all the. other kurdish factions and other syrian opposition groups and this is something that could put the syrian army in collision course with the closing of the coming hours because the syrian army is just about a few kilometers away from the same oil field that was captured today with the as the u.s. so we're talking about still a very delicate situation now facing the. trying to cut some more territory from in the very oil rich province of the. hundreds of buddhists in miramar took part. in a mob state capital against government plans to repatriate nearly six hundred thousand range of muslims who fled to bangladesh several buddhist monks join the protests as guilty as illegal immigrants range of muslims fled or a kind states military began its systematic campaign of what the u.n. describes a

will try to support their local actors including to free syrian army and the turkish military will be coordinating to their efforts in the first place in the second phase of operation so if they are faced with some resistance if some of the rebel groups are trying to take down they will get more involved but this will the other thing is that there may be some tensions in the areas that are. controlled in the afan area so if there are some tensions in that area as well if the rebels are. escaping to other places i think turkish military will be in want but i think in the earlier period the turkish military will try to stay less you more. in the right direction turkish forces crossing the border has been pretty much a negative some people would say a disaster for ankara in the past how do they make sure that doesn't happen again. of course this operation has lots of risks especially now that. some liberals are against it what you see more also in the often area controlled regions there are some patients but this operation needs to be. conducted in order to stabilize that area so we know

while russia is outside yanker is now supporting the free syrian army against. terrorists in a mission that's being coordinated with russia turkish troops are poised at the syrian border but have not yet crossed into the country we believe director of a british think tank on the middle east them or what kalf believes there's not a tussle agreement between damascus. will the very fact that. this time around when turkish observers and troops are heading into the country and we haven't heard from the syrian government that this has gone into you know a further step previously when turkey went into syria for example in northern syria in general blows to drive out isis or. the syrian state did not endorse the operation on the called it in a in an official statement as an aggression. now adays we've heard all previous like one or two weeks ago we've heard the syrian foreign minister say that this is going to be like a test for turkey so this is a step forward which tells you that the cooperation between the countries has taken a step forward and apparently go to what h

and experience of the fighting he followed the syrian army across the only bridge over the euphrates river in the area straight to the frontline he sent this report. under a bright blue sky through devastated country across the euphrates over the only bridge in the entire province we came to the village of had less than a day ago this was part of the caliphate but no longer from what we were told the syrian army's fifth division did the heavy lifting here much of had has already been swept and cleared but not all it isn't like the movies doors rarely open at the first peek. then came the first warning might. go to many no more and. he was right it wasn't one of their as. isis back up had arrived reinforce the jihad ists felt confident enough to pick a fight and we weren't in a good place the syrian army responded quickly but there was some confusion at first. then about or. there will never know how many. five hundred meters from hadleigh village isis is making it still. doesn't it dug in. the hideout house over there. to. try to be harassing syrian troops what they're doing is they'

felicity the turkish army is calling for more reinforcement in the area and the free syrian army is also sending more fighters to the bill how are the border crossing in south turkey from there there were start this major but it's an operation to try to take on the head of the shah in the phase one of the operation with the free syrian army leading the fight of the turkish army providing logistics or also intelligence gathering and some may be using its artillery to break the defense lawyers of the to head in a sham phase two is when the turkish army with crossed into it live. to take part in the deescalation agreement that was signed with iran and russia last month in a stand up but that phase is really going to be a crucial one that's where the turkish army is going to be deeply involved in the syrian crisis trying to maintain security and safety and ensure that no armed groups is engaged in any fighting in the near future in the province of idlib which is the last remaining stronghold for the syrian opposition or has some talk us through what the challenges might now be for the techie

the ground and russian air power from above islamic state stage of the says he was broken by the syrian army a month ago and these are exclusive pictures from the area west several days ago syrian government forces made an important gain in driving out i still from the western side of the euphrates river there washing military has now established a bridge that enables all the cars to cross a separate mission russians to teach it bomb is carried out strikes on a high school and our lives were positioned in the syrian problem since the air is though and in the. her i were her her. her. the remaining terrorists arizona now surrounded by both the syrian army and u.s. backed kurdish forces altie traveled to the city to witness the battle has all correspondent mark with his report from the front line. food out palace once that is sort of most exclusive resort now a modern day fortress out of necessity. for three years the garrison here has thwarted isis attempts to cross the river at times it was a close run thing and we don't have saudi can on him from the onset coming up to the roof was very dan

on the ground and russian app power from above islamic state siege of the city was broken by the syrian army a month ago and these on exclusive pictures from the area where several days ago syrian government forces made an important get. when driving out i saw from the western side of the euphrates river the russian military has now established a bridge that enables almost cost to cross in a separate mission russians are teaching bonus carried out strikes on iceland for a position in the syrian provinces. and in the. remaining terrorists india is there are now surrounded by both the syrian army and u.s. sponsored kurdish forces on the travel to the city to witness the battle here's our correspondent with his report from the front line. food out palace once that is sort of most exclusive resort now a modern day fortress out of necessity. for three years the garrison here has thwarted isis attempts to cross the river at times it was a close run thing and you don't have saudi going on and from the onset coming up to the roof was very dangerous because of the snipers it was really bad but when t

government ground forces and russian airpower islamic state siege of the city was broken by the syrian army a month ago well these are exclusive pictures from the western side of the euphrates river where several days ago syrian government forces made an important game driving out i still the russian military has now established a bridge that enables all made calls to cross in a separate mission a russian strategic bombers carried out strikes on i sill and positions in the syrian provinces as or and it. will the remaining terrorists as all and now surrounded by both the syrian army and u.s. backed kurdish forces r.t. travel to the city to witness the battle here is our correspondent what i guess the of with his report from the front line. for that palace once that is sort of most exclusive resort now a modern day fortress out of necessity. for three years the garrison here has thwarted isis attempts to cross the river at times it was a close run thing and we don't have sort of an animal from the onset coming up to the roof was very dangerous and because of the snipers it was really bad but

the battle against i still in debt as old coffins continues he has been traveling with a syrian army to get first hand experience from the frontline isis is making it. he's. one of the jihad just briefly showing himself while spraying the way on full otoh. following the liberation of the syrian army is now advancing on i still positions to the northwest however years of islamic state controlled of course of massive damage to the village on surrounding area. as witnessed the horrifying legacy left by the terrorists liberating this village was just part of the job holding it is another. day and night the syrian army and the isis skirmish at its edges in the meantime fresh forces poor in in preparation for the next push against the jihad ists still there's more to it had taken less than two days ago after an isis occupation that lasted years and left its mark everywhere these small village even hosted an isis prison and police department. isis doled out their own brand of justice offenses like owning a sim card being a syrian government worker or an infidel carried the death penalty. ma

witnessed a brutal battle for example following the liberation of the area of the syrian army is now advancing in the north westerly direction here further into eisold territory however before the move. was following the troops down in this region right here he crossed the only bridge that's still available over the euphrates and . he sent us the following report right from the front line. under a bright blue sky through devastated country across the euphrates over the only bridge in the entire province we came to the village of had less than a day ago this was part of the caliphate but no longer from what we were told the syrian army's fifth division did the heavy lifting here much of had already been swept and cleared but not all it isn't like the movies doors rarely open at the first peek. then came the first warning might have. gotten any no no no and. he was right it wasn't one of their as. isis back up had arrived reinforce the jihad ists felt confident enough to pick a fight and we weren't in a good place the syrian army responded quickly but there was some confusion at first.

former al qaeda linked fighters vowed to fight to the death as free syrian army rebels backed by turkey prepared to launch a major operation in northwest sydney promise. i'm fully back to watching al jazeera live from my headquarters in doha also ahead . a giant fireball billows into the sky over ghana's capital after an explosion at a gas station several people were killed plus. thousands call for dialogue over catalonia secession bed but spain's prime minister mediation also ahead. the worst mass shooting in recent u.s. history causes a spike in the las vegas gun industry. thank you for joining us on armed coalition led by former fighters is promising fierce

a month ago the terrorists that are left now are surrounded by both the syrian army and the u.s. backed kurdish forces are to travel to the city to witness the battle here's our correspondent with his report from the front line. food out palace once that is sort of most exclusive resort now a modern day fortress out of necessity. for three years the garrison here has thwarted isis attempts to cross the river at times it was a close run thing and we don't have saudi can on him from the onset coming up to the roof was very dangerous because of the snipers it was really bad but when the army broke the siege and they fell back a month ago it would have been suicide to film up here not anymore. these five star hotel seem better days but thanks to its grandiose design and height acted as something of a fortress here indeed as sort and just to show you how close we are if you have a look through this hole at that hospital well everything behind that is isis part of the city of that is sort of across the river they also hold sway this is all their territory that's the euphrates river an

on the ground and russian at power from above islamic state siege of the city was broken by the syrian army a month ago and these are exclusive pictures from the area west several days ago syrian government forces made an important gain driving out i still from the western side of the euphrates river the russian military has now established a bridge that enables all it comes to frogs in a separate mission russia's strategic ball is carried out strikes on i still and a loser positions in the syrian provinces of the pool and in the. old. the remaining terrorists in de arizona are now surrounded by both the syrian army and u.s. backs kurdish forces antti traveled to the city to witness the battle has all corresponded more with his report from the front line. food out palace once that is sort of most exclusive resort now a modern day fortress out of necessity. for three years the garrison here has thwarted isis attempts to cross the river at times it was a close run thing and we don't have saudi can on him from the onset coming up to the roof was very dangerous because of the snipers it was rea

now its syrian army troops successfully reached the outskirts of al my earlier this month effectively trapping isis in the city and of course russian forces have been actively supporting syrian troops to with the russian naval task force launching cruise missile strikes on terrorist positions in al my again while dozens of militants have been killed in a series of russian air strikes across the province in recent weeks and all this comes just one day off the russian general staff announced that islamic state now controls less than eight percent of syria due to major successes of the syrian troops but controlling would you wish that you would see less than a percent of syrian territory. controlled since the real russian war simply will continue its operations against. the principle that are completely eliminated the liberation of diem means that islamic states presence in syria has shrunk further leaving the group wouldn't it and most crucially more vulnerable perhaps the perfect time for government troops to intensify its anti eisel campaign. middle east analyst. he believes it will t