the syrian victims are under reported because they're syrian. i think this is there is very sad because they're the main source for information and despite that because they're syrians they're being neglected. i know my friend has been kidnapped by isis the last four years. i'm sure if he freed he'd be considered a terrorist though he suffered and fought isis more than any other u.s. citizen. >> charlie: thank you for coming. a pleasure to have you here. thank you for joining us. see you next time. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> rose: funding for "charlie rose" has been provided by: >> and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. >> you're watching pbs. (upbeat music) - [jim] coming up,p, kevin barnes is the founder and leader of the indie rock band, of montreal. after 20 years and 14 albums, he still is much an enigma to those close to him as he is to his fans. - what i discovered through the creative process was that i could get this

the syrian victims are under reported because they're syrian. i think this is there is very sad because they're the main source for information and despite that because they're syrians they're being neglected. i know my friend has been kidnapped by isis the last four years. i'm sure if he freed he'd be considered a terrorist though he suffered and fought isis more than any other u.s. citizen. >> charlie: thank you for coming. a pleasure to have you here. thank you for joining us. see you next time. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> rose: funding for "charlie rose" has been provided by: >> and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. >> you're watching pbs. kacyra: it kind of was, like, the bang that set off the night. rogers: that is the funkiest restaurant. thomas: the honey-walnut prawns will make your insides smile. [ laughter ] klugman: more tortillas, please! khazar: what is comfort food if it isn't gluten and grease? braff: i love cr

the syrian victims are under reported because they're syrian. i think this is there is very sad because they're the main source for information and despite that because they're syrians they're being neglected. i know my friend has been kidnapped by isis the last four years. i'm sure if he freed he'd be considered a terrorist though he suffered and fought isis more than any other u.s. citizen. >> charlie: thank you for coming. a pleasure to have you here. thank you for joining us. see you next time. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> rose: funding for "charlie rose" has been provided by: >> and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. >> you're watching pbs.

seeing more syrians speak about syria. listening to syrians.all heard about the strike, but we have not heard any syrians speaking about how the strike affected his life, what he felt about it, is he hopeful about it? we have heard very few voices. charlie: what would they say? what would syrians say who have been affected by the strike? >> the families that i've spoken -- they were happy. they were hoping that the strike might put a line for assad, and he might think twice before using chemical weapons, but chemical weapons is just one of the weapons being used against civilians. barrel bombs usually killed more than 70 they are in a crowded area. i would love also for someone to counter the russian propaganda -- the russian propaganda. they are saying they are there in syria on the ground. and it was there in aleppo when the strikes started. russia helped isis advanced in aleppo suburbs. the moderate -- the rebels were edited of strikes, one from the sky from isis -- charlie: were they hitting them because they were opposed to the assad regim

the clerk: h.r. 1677, the halt of the wholesteal slaughter of the syrian people and hold syrian human rights abusers accountable for their crimes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. royce, and the gentleman from new york, mr. engel, each will control 20 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. royce: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include any extraneous material in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. royce: i also ask unanimous consent to place into the record exchanges of letters with other committees regarding this bill. the speaker pro tempore: also without objection. mr. royce: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time. mr. royce: mr. speaker, i'd like to start by commending the gentleman from new york, mr. engel, the ranking member, for his leadership in authorizing this critical legislation. mr. en

charlie: or beheaded. >> the syrian victims in general are underreported. because they are syrian.nk this is also very sad, because they are the ones who are doing most of the job. they are the main sources for information, and despite the at, just because they are syrians, they are being rejected. my friend has been kidnapped. sure he would not be granted a visa if he applied. although he suffered and thought isis ideologically more than any citizen. charlie: thank you for being here. it's a pleasure to have you. thank you for joining us. ♪ charlie: oslo is a new play at the vivian beaumont theater. it charts the months of secret nine negotiation in the norwegian capital that led to the historic courts between israel and the palestinian liberation organization. ben brantley of the new york times calls the play as expensive and ambitious as any recent in broadway history. oslo has been nominated for 720 awards including best play, best direction of a play, and best performance by an actress in a leading role. here is a look at the play. in europe, they are calling art nazis. in eur

in fact the united states did support all of the free syrian forces and all of d,ose syrians opposedo assa is that enough, with the support of the united states and other arab countries, to overthrow assad? or not? has he stabilized with russian support his own place so that it 2011, very, unlike him difficult to overthrow and change the regime? >> it's the only way for someone have power over a city -- if the only way for someone to have power over a city is to displace all the residence to another area in syria, how is that person in power? if the only way for this person to be in power is to bomb -- charlie: his own people. >> his own people and destroy the infrastructure of his own country, how could you call this person in power? i don't care how many bombs fall down. you have to have legitimacy with your own people. the legitimacy is gone. charlie: assad has no legitimacy with his own people? >> no. the amount of blood that has been shed! if i have to put in detention more than 200,000 of my own people in order to keep them , if i have to drive out millions of people out of my

atrocities and their apparent tolerance of syrian atrocities has created. we have urged the russian government to hold the regime responsible for these atrocities. reporter: doesn't this -- does this make the case for military action to destroy crematoriums or apparatus here? mr. jones: as the president said, we are not going to signal what we are going to do and not going to do. at this point, we are talking about this evidence and bringing it forward to the international community which we hope will put pressure on the regime to change its behavior. reporter: what makes you so sure this is a crematorium and not some other building? is it this thing with the snowmelt? people are going to look at this, the regime in particular and the russians are going to look at this that this proves there is a building there and snow has melted. it is simply warmer than the rest of the building. mr. jones: obviously, these photos were taken during 2013 until 2017. the earliest photo, august 13 photo, this is during the construction phase. these hvac facilities, the disch

it is what happens to the syrian state.hat is why they will stand with assad until there's some kind of military victory. then a so-called political peace process begins, and then assad is on his own. nermeen: that was stephen: last week on democracy now! can you comment specifically on what he said and also this idea that both the u.s. and russia have that the syrians will be able to decide for themselves, despite the fact that for decades, syrians have not been able to decide for themselves? >> what he said is basically a perfect summary of american policy in syria. not russian policy. syria is a dictatorship. syrians do not have the ability to decide. when they wanted to try to decide for themselves, they had revolution. when people say it is up to the syrians themselves to decide, it is a coded way of backing the assad regime. he said the assad regime as the main fights -- force fighting terrorism. it is false. it is the single biggest cause of terrorism in syria. it is the cause of isis in syria. if you talk to syrians

atrocities and their apparent tolerance of syrian atrocities has created. and we have urged the regime -- we have urged the russian government to hold the regime responsible for these atrocities. >> sir? p >> doesn't it -- does this make the case or is there a consideration of military action, destroying this crematorium, some of this apparatus here? mr. jones: as the president said, we're not going to signal what we are going to do and not going to do. at this point we are talking about this evidence and bringing it forward to the international community which we hope will put pressure on the regime to change its behavior. >> one extreme brief -- what makes you so sthure as crematorium and not just so other building? is it this thing with the snow melt. ? people are going to look at this, the regime in particular and the russians who you're going to look at this and say well all this proves is there is a building there and that part where there is snow melted is simply warmer than the rest of the building. mr. jones: if you look -- obviously these photos d

-- it is up to syrians to decide.hat is an implicit way of saying even our very weak statement prejudice that assad mumust go, even thatat we are dropping. he is operating from a position of what he sees as basically impunity. it is under those conditions under which he carried out the chemical attack. it is also coming under the circumstances that russia was drawing closerero the ypg g and also having a rapprochement with turkey, which is backing some elements of the fsa. in the speculation that assad carrrried out thee attack is forcing russia back to its corner. amy: can you talk about why you feel tillerson and nikki haley made these comments, saying syria, the syrian people should determine who is their president, signaling some kind of change in u.s. policy -- not as if president obama took out assad, but had a differentnt rhetetoric arounund it? >> this is a logical culmination of eight years of obama's policy in the middle east. obama said again and again that sad must go, but did not give the opposition the m

there are a syrian regina forces that have been murdering their own people in the middle of a syrianhat's been underway for more than six years. assad, the president of syria is widely accused of war crimes and is suspected of killing hundreds of thousands of his own people. there is a deconfliction zone, a sort of the safe space, area that is protected by american and other forces. pro-syrian regime forces were in that area today. the united states in essence fired warning shots, get out of this area now. pro-syrian regime forces as the story goes to fox news would not comply. so american forces on the ground called in an air strike which meant u.s. forces, i presume at this moment, i am led to believe planes dropped ordinance of some sort on this area on an attack on pro-syrian forces on the ground and now we wait to find out what has happened in the aftermath. our national security correspondent jennifer griffin from the pentagon will be joining us in just a moment, i am told. this news broke less than 10 minutes ago on the reuters news service and has not been reported nationally

on the syrian war crimes accountability act, aside must be held to account. and a couple of tweets from republican tweets from thom tillis of north america. assad's regime is attempted to hide its atrocities from searing people in the rest of the world. the leaders of russia and iran have a blood on their hands for propping him up. >> c-span's "washington journal", live every day with news and policy issues that impact too. coming up on tuesday morning, georgetown university discusses the security implication of the ransom where computer virus that affected more than 150 countries. then, pennsylvania democratic congressman, mike doyle, the efforts to repeal and replace the affordable care act. and jeff from cbs news talks about his book focusing on his relationship between -- watch c stands "washington journal" 7:0y morning. >> tonight, on the communicators, a look at small town in rural broadband was shirley bloomfield, ceo of ntc a, the rural broadband association. she talks about her organizations desire for rural broadband expansion to become a greater pr

i mentioned the iraqi and syrian sacrifices. we should reflect on the sacrifices of rangers josh you rogers and cameron thomas and est ton lee and again, thank you. i will be followed by special njoy mcgurk. mr. mcgurk: thank you for the opportunity to describe how our diplomatic efforts are working to destroy isis and ensure it cannot return. secretary and chairman just mentioned they destroyed territory to coalition-backed forces. and isis has retaken none of that ground. the reason for that record, our close cooperation between the departments and agencies between the global coalition of 68 members and supporting partners have ininfluenced capacity on the ground. i returned from the region this morning and met some of the brave syrians and iraqis who are living under the terror of isis. coalition-unabled operations have freed people. this is a remarkable record and now working to accelerate these effects with pressure on the capital of raqqa. during my recent trip, i witnessed how our diplomats are integrated to fulfill presi

that is something where syrians will have to work that out. we are not in the business as i said, of nationbuilding operations. as you list layover syria, we see a lot of this happening in areas where opposition controls the teacher salaries, basic worker salaries, paid by the government and it's very centralized states. these are things that have to be worked out. what they are unanimous about is the no return of the regime. this reflects reality when the reconstruction cost of syria are so high in a multiple, multiple billions of dollars. unlike iraq, when there's a government recognized with full global support, the un is on the ground, you have a huge outpouring of international support to help communities recover reality in theory is that until there's a a credible political horizon, the international community is not going to come to the aid, particularly the aid under control of the regime in these areas have been truly destroyed by many of the perfect tab tactics. that's the reality. until we find a critical, credible political horizon

syrian kurds and 20,000 u.s. troops. for is what it would take america to throw the islamic state out of rocca, the syrian capital, without kurdish forces. as to the extradition and the rks chargedthe two tu with violating u.s. sanctions on president quite sure trump will say these are issues decided by the u.s. courts. problem --erdogan's u.s. judges, are, for most of the time -- most of the time, independent. there does not seem to be a judge in turkey that will stand up to erdogan, but american judges don't hesitate to block trump's executive order. rochelle: how is president erdogan lucky to react if we think his demand will not be flash likely to react if we think his demands -- likely to react if we think his demands will not be met? jasper: both erdogan and the declined to say what turkey would do if they got nothing from president trump. my guess -- it is only a guess -- turkey will impose restrictions on u.s. plans flying out of angelique air base to attack the islamic state group in syria and iraq. turk

and here you have a multifaith group of doctors greeting syrians, and syrians are not taught good thingsabout israelis. >> well, they think that we are their enemies, and we're not. we are their neighbors. and, hopefully, the work that iris was fortunate to do will help them understand that we are not their enemies and we can live together in the future. >> and certainly you're proving that. >> i have to say that we are an apolitical ngo, and it's important for us because, as andy mentioned, we are working in 19 countries around the world in israaid. and for us, working together, jews and arabs, was a very -- first of all, it's very normal for us because we are used to doing it in israel, but also being there on the beaches created such a great connection with these people. and i have to say that some of them were surprised at the beginning. we are working with the flag of israel on our shirt. they were surprised, but they were so happy and thankful, and we received such warm reactions and hugs, and we are still in touch with many of them till today, with families that we helped. so, for

state department say the syrian government has built a crematorium to hide mass killings.hey say as many as 50 bodies are put inside every day. we will go to washington for more. iran per touring for -- preparing for a presidential election. we take a look at the islamic republic's jewish minority and their push for greater rights. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. tonight, a shakeup for the european union. the leaders of the two nations known as the engine of europe, president emmanuel macron of france and chancellor angela merkel of germany, agreed the european union needs deep reform. macron called for what he is calling a historic reconstruction. he was visiting berlin just one day after his inauguration as the youngest president ever of france. reporter: a man on a mission. macron traveled to germany on his first full day in office determined to make a start on reinvigorating european progress. it has unnerved some german conservatives but chancellor merkel emphasized common ground after talks. she said france and germany want to deepen their relationship and develop a new ro

a syrian translator.es into care homes. a feeling of duty towards the old, as well as cultural barriers, put them off. but now, more asians are using a new kind of care home that promises a different sort of experience. bbc asian network's rahuljoglekar has paid them a visit. celebrating a hindu festival in style. you cannot escape growing old, but you can enjoy it, mostly if you are in the company of friends and family and an asian carer. these days, families are very busy. they have there own family and children to ta ke have there own family and children to take care of. they don't have time to take care of their elderly. this route has so much under it. but find does not come cheap. £900 a week at least to be that is more than $4000 a month. —— to be the owner defended the pricetag. we have put many ideas into the care home with good food and have a homely environment. they are being built in a hospitality style, like hotel. for many migrants who came to the uk during the post will boom years from ind

if that means he has to work together with the syrian kurds, so be it. america will provide syrian kurds with heavy military equipment and weapons. >> that is not something that mr. erdogan likes to see because syrian kurds are affiliates of the pkk turkish kurds. priority number one for mr. erdogan is to destroy pkk and fight to those -- fight those terrorists. america is providing weapons to the syrian kurds and they end up in the hands of the pkk. we have conflicting interests and you cannot really solve those interest. both of them, erdogan and trump are trying to be nice to each other and basically kick the can down the road. >> did erdogan get anything he wanted on the strip was to mark -- on this trip? >> he is not going back empty-handed. mr. trump said that we americans will support turkey infighting -- in fighting terrorists. it is a nice gesture. america is going to provide weapons to not only syrian kurds but to turkey as well. >> on the story for us tonight, mia, thank you very much. >> the white house national security adviser is doubling d

backed syrian democratic forces retake the ice theps later this group -- i.s. groups later this summer. troops will push on to flush out the militants after the successful recapture of the town of -- and the countries largest town. victory,ened by their kurdish fighters have happy weapons from the u.s. military. the strategic town was taken from the islamic state on wednesday. the fighters will now push on and launch a self-proclaimed caliphate silly and -- caliphate syrian stronghold. it has been targeted with airstrikes by the syrian government and russia in the united states, as well as france. >> the liberation will be at the hands of syrian democratic forces. be the good news will announced once we reached the heart of the city. >> the recapture edges closer to the syrian heartland of the islamic state caliphate, which resides 55 kilometers down the valley. kurdish fighters also capture -- country's largest a crucial prize in the strategy of retaking the city. >> we think the international coalition forces that largely contributed to the city by land and b

syrian government aircraft in action near the city of hama.here in the country, but overall, the violence has eased following the international plan to create four de—escalation zones inside syria. another positive step — russian and us chiefs of general staff have agreed to reinstate the system preventing mid—air incidents over syria. in a phone call, russian general gerasimov and general dunford of the united states agreed to work on additional measures. russia says a new initiative to create demilitarised areas in syria can help pave the way towards more substantive negotiations. translation: the most important thing is that the implementation of the memorandum can help cease the military action among conflicting factions, and therefore end the syrian crisis at the practical level. the initiative is of significant meaning to the political process in syria. the deal to create de—escalation zones in the major areas of conflict in western syria took effect at midnight on friday. the initiative was proposed by russia, president bashar al—assad'

but i want to draw a distinction between hitting a syrian air base and coming up hitting a syrian airave seen no effort, really, to address the politics or the diplomacy of the issue, and no effort to address what syria should be when the war ends. i think president 0bama failed miserably on that, but i don't see any renewed effort from president trump to say, 0k, we are going to lead a diplomatic effort and work with others and see what we can come up with. iron men, just whacking the syrian air force on one of their air basesis syrian air force on one of their air bases is not solving the problem. but it is in saying i will take action when it is merited and i will drop the mother of all bombs on is fighters where they are. this is a man who does things. 0bama, frankly, you were his ambassador in iraq, who made this happen, hejust you were his ambassador in iraq, who made this happen, he just wanted to get out of iraq and get out of afghanistan and it seems he did not wa nt to afghanistan and it seems he did not want to use american military force in any decisive way. donald trump,

the continuation of the syrian conflict will worsen already disastrous conditions for syrian regional states. furthermore, on april 4, the made the largest chemical attack by the regime since august 2013. the syrian regime probably used chemical weapons in battlefield losses along the battlefront in late march that threatened key infrastructure. assess that syria is probably both willing and able to use chemical warfare in future attacks, but we do not know if they plan to do so. we are still acquiring and continuing to analyze all intelligence related to the question of whether russian officials had foreknowledge of the syrian chemical weapons attack in april. as we learn this information, we will share it with this committee. cyber threats continue to represent a critical national security issue for the united states for two key reasons. first, our adversaries are becoming bolder, more capable, more adept at using cyberspace to threaten our interest and shape real world outcomes. growsmber of adversaries as nationstates, terrorist groups, criminal organizations and others continue t

as syrian government forces retook the city, the last remaining opposition fighters and civilians have been granted safe passage to one of the few regions they now control. >> now we can say after an end to the armed presence they are now safe because of the syrian army. >> as they lost ground, the rebels were cornered. ofy say the intensification shelling and the siege left them no choice but to leave. a deal similar to those reached , allowingand damascus them to exit the city with their weapons. now their situation remains extremely precarious. >> we have no money, not even pocket money. i'm an old man and i don't know what to do. whwhere can i gogo? 2011, one of the first major cities to rise up against bashar al-assad. a front that was met by a two-year siege and indiscriminate bombb that would reduce the city to a lunar landndscape. 20,000last two months, syrians have fled homes. >> official campaigning has kicked off ahead of next month's highly anticipated parliamentary elections. the two legislative polls will 18.eld on june 11 and june mainstream parties will be hoping to reg

turkey, which supports syrian rebel groups, agreed to act asa syrian rebel groups, agreed to act as aa guarantor. but in the middle of a signing some rebel delegates stormed out, angry about iran's involvement. while a senior un official described it as an important move forward. deescalation of violence, reduction of what has been seen as a constant instead increase in many areas, including those for areas, all violence. the talks were meant to shore up and often violated ceasefire originally agreed in december. in aleppo, news of the safe zones was greeted with caution. translation: we support any proposal that stops the shedding of blood of the syrian people, but we have no faith in russia or in any proposal that it makes. shortly after the agreement came into force, syrian activists say shelling and gunfire has been heard in rebel held north—western areas. sarah corker, bbc news. a day earlier, it was will the bill pass? now, it's ok, now what? that's what american politicians, pundits and regular people have been wondering after the republicans got their health bill past the hous

russian deputy foreign minister said it was a violation and breach of syrian sovereignty, but u.s. officials say that this was purely a defensive measure. take a look at the map. this attack happened near the military base in southern syria close to the borders of jordan and iraq. officials say the air strike was carried out on our pro government militia, convoy that was shared by u.s. backed syrian rebels fight isis but they say they did not respond to the warning so that is when the strike in attack happen. this is the first attack on pro syrian government forces, so it's a significant development, but that said, the secretary of defense said this is not about increasing our role in the syrian civil war but defending our troops. >> julie: john huddy in jerusalem, thank you very much. we will be right back. stay there. heartburn relief ch. it's fast, powerful relief with no chalky taste. [ sings high note ] ultra strength, new from alka-seltzer. enjoy the relief. new roundup for lawns has arrived to put unwelcome lawn weeds to rest. so draw the line. roundup for lawns is formulate

turkey, which supports syrian rebel groups, agreed to act as a guarantor.gates stormed out, angry about iran's involvement. while a senior un official described it as an important move forward. de—escalation of violence, reduction of what has been seen as a constant instead increased in many areas, particularly particularly those four areas of violence. the talks were meant to shore up an often—violated ceasefire originally agreed in december. in aleppo, news of the safe zones was greeted with caution. translation: we support any proposal that stops the shedding of blood of the syrian people, but we have no faith in russia or any proposal that it makes. and shortly after the agreement came into force, syrian activists say shelling and gunfire have been heard in rebel held north—western areas. the teenage racing driver who lost both his legs in an horrific crash says all the support he has received has made him determined to get back behind the wheel. billy monger crashed into the back of a stationary car at 120mph at donington last month. despite his injuri

ramps up airstrikes, are syrian civilians are paying the price? and leaked documents reveal counterterrorism tactics were used at standing rock by the security firm tigerswan, hired by energy transfer partners. against water protectors who they call insurgents. we will speak with the intercept reporter broke the story and tara houska of honor the earth. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in afghanistan, a massive bombing near the german embassy in the capital kabul killed more than 80 people and wounded over 350 during rush hour traffic wednesday morning. no group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. though, the taliban said they are not responsible. officials have described today's bombing as one of the biggest blasts ever in kabul. it shattered windows more than a mile away from explosion's center and blasted a crater more than 13 feet deep into the ground. among those who were killed was aziz navin, who worked for the afghan tv station tolo tv, and m

turkey, which supports syrian rebel groups, agreed to act as a guarantor.out iran's involvement. while a senior un official described it as an important move forward. de—escalation of violence, reduction of what has been seen as a constant instead increased in many areas, particularly those four areas of violence. the talks were meant to shore up an often—violated ceasefire originally agreed in december. in aleppo, news of the safe zones was greeted with caution. translation: we support any proposal that stops the shedding of blood of the syrian people, but we have no faith in russia or any proposal that it makes. and shortly after the agreement came into force, syrian activists say shelling and gunfire have been heard in rebel held north western areas. at least 29 schoolchildren have died in a bus crash in northern tanzania, in what the country's president has described as a "national tragedy". two teachers and a driver also died in the crash. it's thought the vehicle was going down a steep hill in rainy conditions when it plunged into a ravine near the to

nicole: syrian forces were building a fighting position close to u.s. coalition forces.rompting the u.s. to call the maneuver unprofessional. u.s. military officials say the chinese planes approached an american radiation surveillance plan conducting routine mission in international air space and according to with international law, a u.s. defense official tells fox news the two chinese jets came too much close. u.s. navy plane had unsafe encounter over the south china sea back in february. nicole: let's get you caught up on the global market action. naksal gains, korea's kospi fractional gains. lauren: ftse in london is up, half of 1%. dax in germany up 57 this friday. nicole: keep an eye on brazilian stocks, a very volatile market over the last 24 hours. here is a look right here at home. dow futures up 45, s&p futures up 7. all the major averages are down more than 1% this week. lauren: oil back at $50 a barrel. haven't been since the end of april. right now flipped a little bit. gold down 12.51 an ounce. after futures were down sharply ahead of yesterday's opening, s

many -- huge number of syrians.ordan, another poor country, has absorbed a huge number of refugees. turkey has a couple of million. iran has accepted refugees. so there are very -- thehere are poor countntries that are accommodating refugees, but not the rich countries.. the rich countries, it's s not r business, certainly not usus. it's even a more sererious probm with regard -- for us, moral problem, with regard to central america, but let's keep to syria. so another thing you could do is provide badly needed aid and assistance for those who have succeeded in fleeing the disaster, or who remain in parts of syria where survival is possible, , but are living under horrible condition now, that's all cheap and eaeas, a tiny fraction n of increasing the military budget to cause more destruction. amy: noam, i wanted to, before we get to your book, your latest book, ask you about this latest development in the united states. the director of the central intelligenence agency gave his first major address, and he focused on

but now they are also attacking ground forces loyal to the syrian government.igned to protect british and american special forces like these. they are based in the south—east of syria, where they are training opposition groups fighting is. these pictures were taken last year. the pro—syrian convoy that included iranian backed militias was heading toward a military base near a strategically important border crossing with iraq and jordan. unlike many previous strikes such as this, us officials said the coalition warplanes warned the convoy to turn around before attacking. there were reports that some tanks and trucks were destroyed and a number of troops killed. president assad's spokesman condemned what they call an act of government terrorism, which they said showed that america's claims it was fighting only is were false. russian ministers said the attack was a completely unacceptable breach of syrian sovereignty. the us claimed russia tried but failed to dissuade the convoy from heading south. the american defence secretary james mattis insisted that the air

the syrian army has been bombarding reb will positions, destroying much of the area and recently t d network of tunnels there. in a sort of surrender deal the government has also been allowing civilians and rebel toses leave on buses bound for other rebel-held areas. state media said at least 1500 left one opposition district in damascus today. there are many front lines in syria, and many militias fighting each other. another group the kurdish-led syrian democratic forces said they're closing in on a different target, isis. and within a few miles of raqqa the self-declared isis capitol in syria, u.s.-head coalition air strikes have been paving the way for that advance. >> here in the capitol we keep hearing from people how they have gotten used to the war. it grinds on into its seventh year, people say they have opened businesses or found ways to try to move on as they just don't know how long they'll have to wait for peace. seth doane, cbs syria. >> quijano: in sotd west england today another example that is never too late to try something new. 101 year old d day veteran verdon hay

turkey, which supports syrian rebel groups, agreed to act as a guarantor.ibed it as an important move forward. de—escalation of violence, reduction of what has been seen as a constant instead increased in many areas, particularly those four areas of violence. the talks were meant to shore up an often violated ceasefire originally agreed in december. in aleppo, news of the safe zones was greeted with caution. translation: we support any proposal that stops the shedding of blood of the syrian people, but we have no faith in russia or any proposal that it makes. and shortly after the agreement came into force, syrian activists say shelling and gunfire have been heard in rebel held north western areas. let‘s get some sport now at the bbc sports centre. hello again, mike. the first match in the premier league isjust over the first match in the premier league is just over an the first match in the premier league isjust over an hour away, manchester city could move up to third. 0pponents crystal palace could still technically be relegated. it is a hurdle that we n

do we have an understanding of the president's overall strategy when it comes to the syrian conflict.question will be after the united states defeats isis in syria, what do we do to provide stability to the liberated areas? and i think diplomatically, and in your conversation with clarissa ward, what can the united states and russia do together to provide a degree of stability and safety for people in parts of syria. at the same time the government of al assad begins in power, i would say in partnership with the russians, i don't think the syrians, iranians or turks are viability partners, we tell the russians if you're not willing to work with us, if we can't make syria safe from the year, we're going to provide arms to those we have confidence in. and that would pose a threat to syrian aircraft and even russian aircraft. >> the president now beginning to arm seyria and syria's kurdih fighters. even though syria is against this move. do you think this is a wise decision or is there going to be some diplomatic repercussions here? >> i think the military action is likely to have diplom