government doesn't have the upper hand couldn't even say that they have won the syrian war which is why people are now talking about normalization when you see that what are you thinking as a syrian activist. well when it comes to people when it comes to people's rights we're talking about millions outside the country we're talking about hundreds of thousands and the camps. winning the war is not the right word winning it may be winning one battle against the people but it's going to be a very long struggle for the people i know that you achieve their rights and of course when. the international community and so are all the forces there actors that are trying to. lift up. of course we will we are going to see them out paved paved in a way that reflects the interactive. absolution from the beginning so that he is when our place in starts it he did not want to confess that there is a revolution that there are people syrian people. want to well want their rights and he said from the first time that there are terrorists and he is dealing with a terrorist issue and for sure when trying t

and that's the syrian democratic forces a u.s. backed alliance of fighters it can happen after achieving objectives which the kind of mass syria is then especially with turkey and iran's involvement makes it impossible so a different take there are some wondering what your thoughts on this and what you think this actually means for the syrian people in syria well there is so much uncertainty about this decision i mean one knows that is this decision surprised even the frustration. it's surprise surprise everyone this year yet and also the. actors the states that are intervening in syria or iran so and it is my aides. saying that they finished isis and so it's the time to withstand the american troops and upon this we can see that it's not actually you if this decision is really going to replace or not because isis is still there and. because that this year was made the problem that we can see that if i see if reports kept coming about our operations from isis in that region so maybe. trying to take back what he's. about to this is

syrian regime. i mean program. a play on prison for being on the right or wrong side in kuwait the syrians prepare for the asian cup they have a new coach. a german like me his new job seems like a very risky adventure because he lives and works in a war torn country run by a dictator if i start to be involved in politics i get lost i cannot do my job and that i have learned from my first the point. in iraq be absolutely focused for your job. already has experience working for terry missions he was the national team coach under the east german regime. he coached iraq during the time of saddam hussein and he coached. and now syria. i'm focused to do my job as a football coach this is my mission and this is my job what other people put in our sport in football if i read all this nonsense that superstars should not shake hands this putin should not be a world cup in qatar and all this. things to put politics in our sport is not very helpful football is similar to ping pong it's just a bit of fun and my game with us mo

millions of syrians are refugees because of the civil war and still there is something called the syrian national football team who do they represent how does it feel to play for so no one speaks about politics because everyone the so focused on that job here. but. can we really separate politics from football. it's what it's. a long way for but it's all presidents a new world even. is joining the changing room is success. it's everywhere around the world it looks like the same procedure when political leaders like. me german football champions. sat chance with the syrian squad but the difference is that former players of the syrian national football team are reportedly missing such as defend their jihad for example. syrian regime. program. at play and prison for being on the right or wrong side in. white the syrians prepare for the asian cup they have a new coach. a german like me his new job seems like a very risky adventure because he lives and works in a war time country run by a dictator if i start to be involved in politics i get lost i cannot do my job and that i have learned from

millions of syrians are refugees because of the civil war and still there is something called the syrian national football team who do they represent how does it feel to play for so no one speaks about politics because everyone is so focused on that job here. but. can we really separate politics from for kong. it's more it's. a long way for. presidents and the world even. is joining the changing room is success. it's everywhere around the world it looks like the same procedure when political leaders like. me german football champions. sat chance with the syrian squad but the difference is that former players of the syrian national football team are reportedly missing such as defender jihad for example. syrian regime. program. at play and prison for being on the right or wrong side in kuwait this. syrians prepare for the asian cup they have a new coach. a german like me this new job seems like a very risky adventure because he lives and works in a wartime country run by a dictator if i start to be involved in politics i get lost i cannot do my job and that i have learned from my first app

government through the syrian security forces under ministers of functions. but turkey equally wants control of this buffer zone to protect against what it sees as the kurdish threat. if you are a liberal you think proposal for a safe certainly comes with the goal of keeping terrorists and terror organizations away from our border. on camera and says syrian kurdish fighters are linked to the kurdish rebel group the p.k. k. widely branded a terrorist organization it doesn't want syrian kurdish militia gaining power on its borders fearing that might encourage the kurdish insurgency inside turkey. this time last year turkey launched its military operation on the former kurdish enclave of a freend in northern syria kurds marked the anniversary with protests they have reason to fear that turkey will strike again that's why kurdish fighters are now reaching out to syrian government troops for protection. so what is likely to come out of today's talks between russia and turkey. really showing joins us from moscow of those talks are taking place dorian johns is in is

i'm really surprised to see just how many syrians are making this journey.y packed with people and families, and i have spoken to some of them who are too afraid to speak on camera. they are going back for many reasons, some of them because they cannot bring theirfamilies over, some of them who are really disappointed with europe and so afraid of raising their children in a foreign land. spending time with the families on this coach, i begin to understand that not everyone was unhappy in europe. some just wanted to be reunited with theirfamilies, no matter what the risk. under the cover of darkness, the family is prepared to illegally cross into turkey on foot. many of these people here are smuggling themselves back along the same route that they arrived in europe. once again, they have packed up their entire belongings into a few bags, hoping yet again for a better life. everyone here is terrified because the greek police could come and pick them up at any time. but they are so close. all they have to do is cross this river and they will get to turkey. with

attacks against on the turkish side of the border because on the other syrian side deeper into. the united states is operating with kurdish find to be turkey considered a terrorist organization this area in northern syria is a bone of contention between the two countries because the turkish troops want to take charge of that area and the kurdish fighters who are backed by the united states do not want to give. the fighters to the government rather and these kurdish fighters have been inching towards the government in case. which is created when u.s. forces pull out something which is a result that neither the united states want this is a conversation between these two presidents where the turkish president shortly united states president that his country is ready to take over security control and he described the recent attack one of the deadliest on u.s. forces there for americans u.s. military servicemen were killed as a provocation and an attempt to derail the u.s. pullout from the area. of the center for middle east. he says deliberately talking directly to the u.s. presiden

every week hundreds of syrians given asylum in germany, are returning home. world's nawal al—maghafi, joined them earlier this year to discover why they're giving up the safety of europe to return to their war—torn country. syrians on the move again. under the cover of darkness and carrying their entire belongings. they are hoping to make a new life. but these people aren't entering europe, they're escaping it. many here smuggling themselves illegally back along the same routes down which they had arrived. everyone here is terrified. because the greek police could come and pick them up at any time. but they are so close. after years of living as refugees in europe, most people here said there are grateful for the shelter. but ultimately, their european dream was a failure. every week, hundreds of refugees are sneaking out of europe. i am joining them on their dangerous journey to try and understand why anyone would give up on safety and security to return to war—torn syria. this is a baden—wurttemberg in southern germany. a far cry from the war in syria. a la

israel takes aim at iranian military targets in syria killing at least four syrian soldiers. down in jordan this is al jazeera law. also coming up the u.s. and turkey discuss the withdrawal of american troops from syria with ankara ready to take over security in the kurdish town. seeking peace voters in the southern philippines cast their ballots in a referendum aimed at ending a decades long conflict. our licensing laws in the death knell for taiwan's traditional medicine industry. for syrian soldiers have been killed in israeli airstrikes on iranian targets in syria the video posted to social media appears to show missiles intercepted near damascus russia says during those strikes early on monday syrian air defenses destroyed more than thirty cruise missiles and guided bombs on sunday israel said it intercepted a rocket fired at the golan heights from syria but a solid binge of aid is live for us now in gaziantep that's on the turkey syria border the russians there saying that syrian air defenses shot down more than thirty israeli cruise missiles what more can you tell us.

attacks against on the turkish side of the border because on the other syrian side deeper into. the united states is partnering with kurdish fight to fight the jihad which turkey considers a terrorist organization this area in northern syria is a bone of contention between the two countries because the turkish troops want to take charge of that area and the kurdish fighters who are backed by the united states do not want to give. the fighters to the government rather and these kurdish fighters have been inching towards the government in case. which is created when u.s. forces pull out something which is a result that neither turkey or the united states want this is a conversation between these two presidents where the turkish president shortly united states president that his country is ready to take over security control and he described the recent attack one of the deadliest on u.s. forces there for americans u.s. military servicemen were killed as a provocation and an attempt to derail the u.s. pullout from the area. and this is director of the center for middle east studies

israel takes aim at iranian military targets in syria killing at least four syrian soldiers. down jordan this isn't a zero live from joe also coming up the u.s. and turkey discuss the withdrawal of american troops from syria with ankara ready to take over security in the kurdish town of man be. seeking peace voters in the southern philippines cast their ballots in a referendum aimed at ending a decades long conflict. on the battle against al shabaab somalia and ethiopia plan a major offensive against the armed groups. at least for syrian soldiers have been killed after israel launched and strikes on iranian targets inside syria video posted to social media appears to show missiles intercepted near the capital damascus but russia says during those airstrikes early on monday morning syrian military air defenses destroyed more than thirty cruise missiles and guided bombs on sunday israel said it intercepted a rocket fired at the golan heights from syria well let us begin to reach alan's in moscow in just a moment but first harry for a set has more on the overnight and strikes. w

attacks against isis on the turkish side of the border because on the other syrian side deeper into. the united states is popping with kurdish fight to turkey consider the terrors. this area in northern syria is a bone of contention between the two countries because the turkish troops want to take charge of that area and the kurdish fighters who are backed by the united states do not want to be. defined as the government rather and these kurdish fighters have been inching towards the government in case. which is created when us forces are not something which is a result that neither the united states want this is a conversation between these two presidents where the turkish president shortly united states president that his country is ready to take over security control and he described the recent attack one of the deadliest on u.s. forces there for americans u.s. military servicemen were killed as a provocation and an attempt to derail the u.s. pullout from the area. somalia's government says it is planning a major attack on the armed group in the next few days the u.s. military sai

the first israeli strikes reported at least in the syrian media on in and around damascus syrian media saying that the syrian air defenses had successfully. struck targets coming in towards syrian territory then later there was a use of the israeli army and the missile system over the israeli occupied golan heights that was reportedly to strike at least one if not more grounds to ground projectiles now this is a serious issue as far as the israelis are concerned usually at least in the northern areas when the on the misuse or when the have been. incoming projectiles in in the past they have often seen anti-aircraft fire this appears to be different it appears to be a ground to ground projectile of some kind and there was speculation that would be some kind of israeli response it seems that response is now on the way slightly longer background to this is what took place last weekend which was first an israeli strike on friday nights before the previous weekend in damascus which was then immediately confirmed just two days later by the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. during th

government and by the russian army and the iranians to come in and support the syrian army and the syrian army and the russian army ever doing an excellent job and everybody recognizes this this this problem now will create a vacuum. when the americans decided that they were going to withdraw from syria there is a risk of creating a vacuum and this this is a big risk and this is a very dangerous situation and it's going to give more momentum for the isis and for the terrorists and this is the problem there should be more coordination and let's hope that in the coming weeks there will be more coordination with the turks the turks are ready to fill out of the vacuum. your previous commentator just said they want thirty two kilometer security zone this is problematic for the syrians because the syrians want to control the whole territory however this can be negotiated and i think russia has a main role to play here in the fight against terrorism i mean you've mentioned. you've mentioned the turks that turkish presence he's offered to handle security as you mentioned in the region in a phone

citizens and he adds in this sense i would like to point out that we have no argument with the syrian kurds his entourage there is jamaal out child with more now from ankara. this by the public statements made by both the american side and the turkish side that bolton's discussions with president raja senior advisor abram callen here in ankara were productive it would seem in reality they weren't as productive as they would like people to believe prior to this much anticipated meeting it was announced that there would be a joint press conference held by both the turkish and the american side the eleventh hour that's press conference was cancelled when i asked the advisor to president of iran dr cullen why that was he said it was at the request of bolton who said that he needed to get back to washington quickly to deal with the border security issue the war with mexico in the standoff taking place in d.c. not necessarily the most convincing of arguments when you think of what's at stake here american military presence inside syria as well as the greater issue of what to do with syria m

at the stadium syrian flags i had it out for free. and some fans have brought a sad picture of this football match at times mimics a propaganda shot. i i. and these other fans of school what. most of the syrians in cool white are foreign workers a community of around one hundred fifty thousand people but barely any refugees kuwait has kept its borders largely close to those seeking refuge from war. but when it comes to football the dogs seem to be more open. syria wins by the way life can be so easy when you support the right team but real life is more complicated. we try to bring back normal life with football we all focus on football we try to do the best boys are extremely hard work us they all fight us for that country. fighters for their country the bigger the success the bigger the stage the potential propaganda. this team makes football fans like me think about the war in syria. in kuwait i have met very nice and tumble people here is one of the score as of yesterday. but this team sucks us many losses. syrian football players

he talked about the fabric of syrian society. i think it was the timing of the decision, which was of concern. that is why you see people coming out of the different political spectrum, who said, i think it is great to leave syria. it becomes a political hot potato, so to speak because it is likely, unfortunately, that we will have more of these kinds of attacks by isis. they are desperate, they are militarily being defeated. they have sleeper cells with the ability to carry out these attacks. you get a lot of bang for the buck. so i think it will be an issue in 2020, but unless it is tied to something much larger, llc it being the issue. >> i don't think it's going to,. up.ome first of all, foreign policy is really an issue in presidential elections. i think if they do talk foreign policy, it will be much larger issues -- china, with russia, so on so forth. the democrats completely agree with trump on the issue of foreign intervention in the first place. president trump's rationale for doing this was, he wanted to get out of the

he is the isis czar as we say and also in charge -- the special envoy for syrian engagement. in a way those two portfolios have been merged. you know, i think this is where i think you're going to see part of his efforts with joel rayburn, getting people back to the table in geneva and seeing if you can come up with a negotiated settlement. this is where it gets tricky because the deescalation agreements which -- and -- which have been put into place because the rooeegime was so militarily weakened, when progress if these zones the regime goes off elsewhere and goes on the offensive. that's the real issue here. we were with the u.s. stayed for a little longer we would have been in a time when things would have balanced out a little more. we had the deescalation agreement in the northwest that could have got talks going. i'm not confident at all that you're going to have an easy outcome to those talks, but we'll see. i think there's that. the overall fight against isis, i mean i think hassan put his finger on it, the military aspect that the nature of the organization itself m

israel takes a mediterranean military targets in syria killing at least four syrian soldiers. alone down in jordan this is a lawyer from doha also coming up the u.s. and turkey discuss the withdrawal of american troops in syria i would encourage ready to take over security in the kurdish town of. seeking peace voters in the southern philippines cast their ballots in a referendum aimed at ending a decades long conflict. lore is sounding the death knell for taiwan's ailing traditional medicine in the street. for syrian soldiers have been killed after israel launched an strikes on iranian targets in syria a video posted to social media purports to show missiles intercepted near damascus russia says during those airstrikes early on monday morning syrian military air defenses destroyed more than thirty cruise missiles and guided bombs on sunday israel said it intercepted a rocket fired at the golan heights from syria army forces report some in southern israel. well in a highly unusual move the israeli military is confirming that strikes have been taking place against targets inside

that 60% of syrian territory. but in other areas were the fight against isis was first and foremost, you had the intervention of turkey which has held for the syrian opposition takeover. in eastern syria were the united states partnered with the ypg to defeat isis. war is not runl by assad in the traditional way that a leader would win back his territory. the way the war has the escalated until now is the military intervention. you can see this on the maps. the problem is the complexity. there are a number of outfits around town that will put out some maps. institute, the institute for the study of war, a whole host of others. he gets down to the realm of which all then other parties are involved. of that war was unacceptable to to neighboring countries and remain so. and israel. israel, the outcome is something they have recently talked and acted to interdict. other aspect, turkey regards the pkk as an existential threat. the united states presents a challenge. the trouble administration inherited a policy that i

israel takes a mediterranean military targets in syria for syrian soldiers have been killed. seeking pais voters in the southern philippines cast their ballots in a referendum aimed at ending a decades long conflict. fed up with the shutdown now some government workers in the us are looking for new ways to make their living and inspire the new england patriots will take on the los angeles rams and super bowl fifty three. heading back to the n.f.l.'s biggest game for the first time since two thousand and two. russia says israeli airstrikes on iranian targets in syria killed at least four syrian soldiers video on social media has to show missiles being intercepted near damascus russian commanders say syrian air defenses destroyed more than thirty cruise missiles and guided bombs russia's foreign minister is meeting the newly appointed united nations special envoy to syria gear in moscow. rory chalons is standing by for us in moscow first let's cross over to a sound a binge of aids use in gaza and temple give us more details on those strikes and so some of what exactly was hit g

he's syrian himself. he is with the tahrir institute and with georgetown working on counterterrorism issues and isis. just to his left, andrew tabler is no less prominent analyst with the washington institute for policy. we are very grateful they are here. my colleague's plane is busy de-icing. we are hoping at some point he'll make it. but we will proceed without him at this point. and i may have to intervene a bit more to discuss turkey-related issues in his absence. but without further ado, i just want to turn to my left to general kimmet for his brief introductory remarks. thank you. >> well, first of all, thanks for putting this together. and i was taken aback that andrew was referred to as distinguished, khan was referred to as distinguished and i was referred to as learned. i'm sorry that it took death of four americans to try to put more highlight on this question of the u.s. withdrawal out of syria. i think the debate has been abysmally superficial. and any time you get a bipartisan consensus on

of the new syrian government. and russian diplomats are in close contact with the rainy and diplomats have done a lot of work to agree on the least of the people to be represented in the committee. all of the agreements reached with the french. germany in istanbul have been reached but unfortunately the constitutional committee has not yet been created but thanks to our efforts we now have a strong and balanced base to launch a new. stable and effective. process we have discussed the issues of finally exterminating the last traces of the terrorist organizations on the syrian soil we have discussed the memorandum on the creation of. we see that our turkish counterparts are doing a lot. to resolve the terrorist threat coming still coming. from syria from the region but we need to work together to remove. the problem still remaining in the region we have discussed what next steps can be taken by syria and russia to stabilize the situation. the position is that ceasefire. should not. in any way interfere with the figh

towards the integrity of the syrian territory now that means that any separatist group that has sort of intentions or even external backing like the ones in the northeast in syria who have the backing of the united states in arming and funding and so long who wish to deter that fact i.e. order that you know deter or disrupt that objective that the integrity and unity of the syrian land then they are going to be fought it doesn't necessarily mean that there is going to be a turkish invasion but the four countries are coding with coordinating with each other and we have to remember that in the terran summit between russia. between russia iran and turkey back in september they. that they spoke openly about contradicting the american project over there because it. disrupts or it threatens the integrity of the state and lack of unity and safety and so on but also more crucially the national security of neighboring countries so they have the right to work it doesn't say the turks have been the loudest so to speak so far in threatening to invade that particular stretch of land but we also n

according to syrian state t.v. and government sources this was an attack which targeted a military checkpoint on the outskirts of the capital damascus this is an entry point into the city it is worth noting that this attack comes after months of relative calm in the syrian capital the word reports that the syrian government and its military were considering removing some of the checkpoint from within the city but this attack shows that there are still security concerns which are never according to the syrian state media there have been a number of casualties in this attack as well this comes as syrian government and its allies especially russian air power has begun targeting areas in north north northern parts of syria this is in the area called it live which is the last remaining stronghold of rebel fighters in the last few months this is an area which is not seen in lot of airstrikes but rather artillery shells and bought up by the syrian government and its allies and there were concerns earlier on that this is a

from what the russians have said it was only the panacea and boot systems that were used to defend syrian positions against the cruise missile attacks and guided bomb attacks etc from israel over. overnight and in the attack that took place at the end of the week and there is as you say diplomacy going on as well we have gear peterson who is the new u.n. envoy to syria arriving in moscow sitting down and having a meeting with sergey lavrov the russian foreign minister this is pedersen's first trip to moscow in this capacity and i think this is really a chance for these people to get to know each other so lavrov in the meeting was trying to impress on get a certain that russia has made numerous achievements as lavrov put a chief ment's in the territory that russia and syria have taken back from the terrorists as he put it achievements in laying the groundwork for the return of refugees and better than present himself was trying to basically show that he is hitting the ground running that in the last couple of weeks or two weeks that he's been doing this job he has been to damascus already

with the syrian government and with. partners. turkish republic. got to go to a difficult task to coordinate this list with their present that they saw the opposition carried out this work in full it was a complex work we agreed with gordon at that with to her and with damascus in a very difficult discussion i could discussion i can assure you that i am sure our turkish friends had a difficult time to. arrange this place with the opposition. but we know. we just know it's not just. miss the present that will confirm it the way we agreed . to what was stated by the turkish party their work was completed and. at the final stage when we should have in geneva we had our some of our partners i think consider this work to be incomplete. you can give me this. it was it was very unexpected for us evident in the internet this is an internet. the general secretary. signed. there and directed directed on behalf of the represented so france germany great britain. the fifth point your special represented them as tour de mistura should not approve any statement

well first of all i think it's brother i'm president to for a syrian diplomat to make such a big threat or issue such a big warning against the israelis i don't recall a syrian diplomat you know making such a warning that to bomb the airport and i you know i would also believe that you know this is. a result of israel's you know israel is the one which has been escalating especially recently particularly since the trouble for president trump and also his intention to withdraw from syria since the time we've seen these escalated is ready attacks on syria are ongoing by elations of syrian sovereignty and so hence we see this strong syrian reaction as a result of this is really a skill ation now we're getting a question what is the likelihood do what could happen we all know that the u.s. has provided israel with diplomatic cover over many issues whether it be its policies towards the palestinians whether it be its policies wars on lebanon which we've seen and i think that the u.s. will probably try and give cover. for the israelis regarding the s get out tree activities in syria but to pr

free syrian army and the local forces and now they left the region and then with. participation in local authorities about one million living there and that's why we have already a model how to govern this region if you forces just just withdrawn from there ok did not to leave a little i was talking about and i wasn't talking about the kurds i was talking about the militia. from the white b.g. because i was saying that they're actually considered as a terrorist organization so i haven't stood on the right because i'm contributing what you are telling but also a little just. let me ask you about a point the president made in the new york times opinion piece present are the one said that part of his try to g. would be to create a stabilization force that would include fighters from all parts of syrian society that would mean also the courage then in that case when it yes of course of course the kurds should be there as well just i may contribute to. done thoughts comments about the article in new york times the new york times articles targets from my point of view is

or against israeli territory the syrian state media is saying that its forces have fought in what it calls hostile targets over syrian air space now the immediate background to all this is what took place during the course of sunday there were reports of an israeli strike or strikes in and around damascus again syrian state media saying that it had struck against those strikes as they came in and then shortly after that there was a report of at least one if not more projectiles being fired from syrian territory towards israeli territory in the reports were that they were ground to ground projectiles surface to surface missiles potentially now that is relatively uncommon what is more common is for syrian anti-aircraft fire to potentially. and to towards israeli airspace with vs space over the israeli occupied golan heights and there was speculation that there might well be an israeli response to a potential ground to ground attack the slightly longer look at this in terms of the background is what took place the previous weekend when there was an air strike against targets inside syri

said, to resolve the syrian a goal upon which we agree. jointly we spoke about the international role and coordination. we are coordinating with russia in the international community. a role to participate in the .olution stabilization of the area. we discussed it at length with his excellency the secretary not to mention the importance of citizensthe security o in order to ensure appropriate administration at the border. the u.s., not to mention --rdinating with russia >> you both have spoken here about syria violent like to ask about how we see that crisis, that situation continuing in the weeks and months to come. secretary pompeo, how do you maintain the anti-iran coalition with your allies in the region even as these allies are welcoming syria back into the full? and at the same time you're receiving significant pushback from turkey which is another key player in this? mr. minister, you spoke about the role of jordan that you see here. are you worried about their departure? is it premature? you see jordanian troops having a role in th

is hammered out has now been thrown into some chaos because the president has taken charge of the syrian issue himself and then started in december fourteenth when the turks escalated they threatened to invade and were bombarding northern syria this forced an escalation beyond the sort of the top state department the national security council people and the president took a phone call to air to one and which point he said we're pulling out this was news to the foreign policy elite who wanted to stay in syria to counter iran and roll back iran so that through everything that chaos then they immediately sort of roll back or. trump statements and then outruns come on again and said we're going to leave and he's gearing up for a national campaign in two thousand and twenty in which he wants to promise the people that he's going to end these stupid wars the way he did for years you know several years ago and and so we're at a crossroads here on the syrian policy and there is a lot of confusion you know it's about the you know it can be all nice and fine if donald trump and its advisors want t

foolish has moved out they handed the area over to the syrian government the syrian army and it was the clem demilitarized zone. patrolled by russian military police one of the who arrived on the seventh of january now the goods weren't acting out of altruism but because turkey was and ease threatening to invade its views the y.p. g p k k it's terrorists. because the turkey is targets in kurds is a russian will took you started to the kurdistan workers' spot to tahrir groups one of the goals of turk to struggle against the p.k. k. in that syrian suits is to save the kurds from the tyranny and suppression of the terror group trumps declaration that he's pulling out of syria suddenly through things into a state of flux us allies the white b.g. who had lived and depended on american protection suddenly face being left alone with hostile turks rebels isis syrians on all sides their own arab allies ready to dump them reportedly and u.s. national security advisor john bolton is desperately trying to secure a future safety for his could this allies we're going to be discussing the president's

some of the reports from gaziantep on the turkish syrian border. this phone call is essentially a continuation of the strategy between these two countries to try and bridge the divide which is being created after the united states decided to pull out its troops and the u.s. president saying words that were welcomed by turkey since then the us president turkish president number of conversations they have also decided that they will be carrying out joint operations against isis this is also a part of the agreement because it was with agreed upon by the two sides they want to carry out joint patrols they want to carry out. attacks against isis on the turkish side of the border because on the other syrian side deeper into. the united states is operating with kurdish fight to turkey considered a terrorist organization this area in northern syria is a bone of contention between the two countries because the turkish troops want to take charge of that area and the kurdish fighters who are backed by the united states do not want to give. the fighters to the

and that's the syrian democratic forces a u.s. backed alliance of fighters it can happen after achieving objectives which the kind of mass syria then specially the turkey and iran's involvement makes it impossible so a different take there are some wondering what your thoughts on this and what you think this actually means for the syrian people in syria well there is so much uncertainty about this decision i mean one knows that this decision surprised even the frustration. it's surprise surprise everyone this unions and also the. actors the states that are intervening in syria or iran so and it is my aides. saying that they finished isis and so it's time to withstand the american troops and upon this we can see that it's not actually you if this decision is really going to second place or not it's because isis is still there and. because this room was made a pond that we can see that if i say if reports kept coming about operations from isis in that region so maybe. trying to take back what he's. about to this is. still not clear.

the way he did for years you know several years ago and and so we're at a crossroads here on the syrian policy and there is a lot of confusion you know it's about the you know it can be all nice and fine if donald trump and it's advisors want to have this sharod played out in public fine ok donald trump is a person that easily changes his mind or he says something different contradicting himself that's all nice and fine we're used to it but the region is and the turks don't know how to react to damascus government is confuse the russians or confuse the iranians confuse and lo and behold the american people finally found out who the kurds are because of all of this so it's just not the confusion in washington it's creating confusion all through the region go ahead subban london. one quick frankly i think the americans never had a policy they wanted to have every change in syria that's a. as far as they can think off anything else after that i don't think anybody knew on the american side they have no idea about the kurdish problem they don't know the differences between the various fick

according to syrian state t.v. and pro-government sources this was an attack which targeted a military checkpoint on the outskirts of the capital damascus this is an entry point into the city it is worth noting that this attack comes after months of relative calm in the syrian capital the word reports that the syrian government and its military were considering removing some of the checkpoint from within the city but this attack shows that there are still security concerns which are left according to the syrian state media there have been a number of casualties in this attack as well this comes as syrian government and its allies especially a russian air power has begun targeting areas in north north northern parts of syria this is in the area called it live which is the last remaining stronghold of rebel fighters in the last few months this is an area which is not seen in lot of air strikes but rather artillery shelling and bombing by the syrian government and its allies and there were concerns earlier on that thi

with the syrian government and with. partners. turkish republic. difficult task to coordinate this list with their present that they saw the opposition carried out this work in full it was a complex work we agreed with gordon at that with to her and with damascus in a very difficult discussion i can discussion i can assure you that i am sure our turkish friends had a difficult time to. arrange this place with the opposition. but we know. we're not just no it's not just. mr present that will confirm it the way we agreed . to what was stated by the turkish party their work was completed and. the final stage when we should have in geneva we had our some of our partners i think consider this work to be incomplete. you can give me this. it was it was very unexpected for us evident in the internet this is an internet. the general secretary. signed. there and directed directed on behalf of the represented so france germany great britain. the fifth point your special represented them as tour de mistura should not approve any statement regarding the constit