inspectors are certain of chemical weapons use in syria this is russia's foreign minister says the syrian opposition should be made to sit down for peace talks with the government. and under fire continues its series of reports from the heart of the syrian war this time our correspondent joins syrian troops dodging sniper fire in the damascus. international news and comment twenty four hours a day you're with. four people have been confirmed dead and eight injured after a shooting at a navy yard in washington d.c. witnesses say a gunman was shooting from the fourth floor of people in a cafeteria reports claim two or three gunmen may have been involved in the attack that unconfirmed at the moment several civilians and police officers are among the victims approximately three thousand people who work at the building where the largest of the navy's command systems is situated but let's now get some reaction live from a political commentator john wright live from the u.k. john thanks very much for coming on to the program this is still a very fluid story and we don't have all the facts at the

the syrian issue is highly complex. the destruction of chemical weapons nor the process of political sentiments, going forward there will probably be this problem or that and a peaceful settlement and direction of a political sentiment. as a member of the security council china stands ready to work with other parties and make efforts for comprehensive, proper sentiment of the syrian issue. >> i think is excellently for the statement and give the floor to his excellency, fernando barack, minister of the republican affairs for the republic of guatemala. >> translator: mr. president. we're lamenting for the fact the security council is incapable of stepping up to one of the bloodiest and painful internal conflicts of our time. i am referring to the situation in syria and also in passing to the impact of its neighbors and painful humanitarian costs. despite the fact that on two occasions we came together produce -- produce resolution 2042-2043, the fact that there were internal positions we are all aware of prevented further

security council is expected to draft a resolution for the syrians. in the coming days and according to reports france britain and the u.s. are seeking what they call our strong u.n. resolution under chapter seven that would allow for military intervention if syria fails to hand over its chemical weapons. the u.s. government has come out and said that it believes that the u.n. report actually does back up its own claims that the syrian government was responsible for this chemical attack which russia's position was the russian foreign minister saying understand that he wants steps to be taken in order for the peace process to move forward. that's right russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov says that he thinks that the syrian opposition should be forced to come to the negotiating table in order to proceed with the geneva two peace talks mr lavrov said that the assad government has already agreed to diplomatic efforts without any preconditions but the syrian opposition has not done the same russia believes u.s. and its european partners should be puttin

the syrian government come to believe the hound of chemical weapons dated to a hague based welsh dog while also says its approach to the us some government may change if it finds out he's not playing by the. european diplomats on the right stocks of its lash out at isro claiming its soldiers are wrong the mop and the west bank are not getting it so what about international norm . also there's now one yeah until scotland decides whether to ditch the united kingdom but as the days doing their rhetoric is rushing out with oil the centerpiece of disagreement that. a new yorker deming's demanded the release of students and beaten up and detained by the police during a street protest against a white cia chief moving into the perfect size. for russia under on the wall this is all she was me your initial problem thanks for joining us the international chemical weapons a watchdog says the syrian government has complied with its promise and handed over the last remaining details of its toxic also to the agency this comes as part of syria's chemical dissolve and blonde hama downed by russia and

the syrian bill and the syrian opposition thinks this is like the worst possible thing that could happen for them and i think that they are their right to think that because if this deal that was proposed if it moves forward he has asada will have to put his chemical weapons under international control but he doesn't need chemical weapons in order to defeat the opposition on the battlefield he's been doing very well at that over the over the last few months and it basically puts the united states in a position where even though obama said more than two years ago that i must go and that he has no legitimacy the united states is going to have to deal with him and i think that mr lavrov and others will use this as a lever to try and get people to the table for a geneva two conference but one in which the united states is going to have to drop its very foolish condition that it has to go at the beginning of any process if there's going to be a political process moving forward it is going to be a political process that engages the syrian government with bashar as its head i think this is bad

not to punish the country, not to punish the syrian people. there is no right for the opposition who has not been elected by the syrian people and who reside in paris or in america. >> before you move on to the next points, i have got to get the community in. lisa mentioned credibility. keep the credibility is frequently cited as a reason to go forward. according to keith t doesn't matter. human lives are at stake. ron says the problem is the legacy of iraq for america. there is a lack of trust and "hate to be wrong about chemicals used against syrians and doing nothing to help." is this more about saving face or saving lives for the u.s. >> secretary kerry today himself said it t it's not about obama's red line. it's about the international community's red line. the international community has made it clear that chemical weapons kacannot be used againsa civilian population. >> that's a norm within the international community. so this was the dragger to what led to the international, but for international action to take place earlier, but seein

doubt that chemical weapons were used in an attack in august this is russia's foreign minister says the syrian opposition should be made to sit down for peace talks with the government. and under fire r.t. continues its series of reports from the heart of the syrian war this time our correspondent joins syrian troops dodging sniper fire in a damascus suburb. welcome you're watching r.t. coming to you live from moscow. now six people have been confirmed dead and eight injured after a shooting at a navy yard in washington d.c. let's get more now from our. at the scene thanks for joining us what more can you tell us what's the latest. sure while i'm here on m. street in second you can still hear the helicopters flying overhead me this is still very active scene so a few blocks from the navy yard it's been around since seventy nine is the oldest on shore establishment for the navy in a roughly eight twenty am police responded to an active shooting here now all we know so far is that there's been multiple people shot i've heard the same reports of six people confirmed dead but police wouldn't give

president, the syrian issue is highly complex. destruction of the chemical weapon or process of the political settlement. going forward, there will probably be this problem or that. we hope that all parties will keep this issue inconclusive. uphold the principal of the settlement of the dispute and speak to the direction of the political settlement. as a permanent member of the security council, china stands ready to work with the parties to make efforts for the comprehensive, proper and long-term settlement of the issue. thank you. >> thank his excellency for the statement and i now give the floor to his excellency the of the republic of guatemala. >> [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: mr. president, and our delegation for the last 18 months how to spend lamenting the fact that the security council has been incapable of stepping up to one of the bloodiest and painful internal conflict of our time. i am referring of course to the situation and syria and also passing to the impact on its neighbors and the painful humanitaria

the. syrian regime has been resorting to such types of of if words in order to destabilize lebanon and that's that's the opposition is a v the this is the uprising. is that we have mentioned clearly is that politically we sympathize with the syrian uprising but are you financing from a humanitarian point of view we are helping in the receiving of the few g.'s but we do not try nance we do not smuggle weapons or send. we do not do any of these things. this is something we disagree with and we do not really approve of anything of the sort and we cannot afford it i mean it's pretty obvious that any officials of your party are out of reach for the syrian law enforcement right now but aren't you afraid that they may become targets for hezbollah. well we have been already for quite some time. it is my. certain terrorists. this is something i don't want to live accuse anybody because this is this is the subject matter of the international tribunals to. deal with this matter. for sure for sure this is th

the syrian bill and the syrian opposition thinks this is like the worst possible thing that could happen for them and i think that they're they're right to think that because if this deal that mr lavrov has proposed if it moves forward he has asada will have to put his chemical weapons under international control but he doesn't need chemical weapons in order to defeat the opposition on the battlefield he's been doing very well at that over the over the last few months and it basically puts the united states in a position where even though obama said more than two years ago that i must go and that he has no legitimacy the united states is going to have to deal with him and i think that mr lavrov and others will use this as a lever to try and get people to the table for a geneva two conference but one in which the united states is going to have to drop its very foolish condition that it has to go at the beginning of any process if there's going to be a political process moving forward it is going to be a political process that engages the syrian government with bashar assad as its head i t

the ministers both from the western side and with russia and the syrian foreign minister in fact they met earlier today that is. and is sergey lavrov coming out of that meeting they both agreed that syria would work with russia to stop a strike from the west and also syria had agreed to come to the negotiating table with no conditions that's big news but the biggest news is that syria has agreed to release their chemical weapons arsenal to the international community let's listen to what. i had to say about that. i have listened to the russian foreign minister statement and i want to say that we welcome his initiative as a government can as about the lies of the syrian people and on national security and also because we trust the russian government's judgment and its efforts to prevent us aggression against the syrian people now let's backtrack and see how we got to this exact point it started off with john kerry meeting with his counterpart in the u.k. william hague in london out of that meeting kerry said that syria if they want to avoid a an attack from the u.s. they could turn ove

with the syrians general michael. general michel aoun thank you very much for being with russia today. so a year ago when you were asked about the conflict in syria you expressed confidence that the opposition would lose you still think so. zero zero. zero zero zero. zero what. the crisis it's a stop to. this. compromising you know. between. syria. and giving go. the senate will be before nothing you know syria has to get something. for that so all the process will continue to reach a final. final settlement but you know the opposition is heavily financed by the saudis and the west the western countries aren't even hiding it that they're actually supplying arms to the syrian opposition. beginning in london you see. grace's. face. i see. if they go. no is decided. will be. there were. talking about extremists president assad says that he defines to opposition in two different groups there are the ones who care for the syrian people who want good for their country and then there are you know the jihadist extremists who a

perhaps setting up the case for obama to act alone later on loud who had earlier meet met with the syrian foreign minister said that he promises to support john kerry's initiative and at that point he said he will work with the united states and the syrian government meant to make sure that this is a reality but then we didn't hear anything from the syrian foreign minister immediately we then heard from the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon who echoed this idea that if syria decides to put their chemical weapons into international control and have a destroyed that he pushes for that it was also pushing for syria to join the chemical weapons ban which the international community overwhelmingly supports then we heard from the syrian foreign minister himself who then basically this is the big news right now saying they are willing to go ahead with this proposal this is what sergei lavrov turned in from a remark from john kerry into a proposal if we hear what he had to say. i don't feel it is the will is the reason we saw that statement by john kerry who said there would be no strikes this d

is in the syrian capital . russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov said that russia will turn for the avodah is that aid received from the syrian government according to we each as the syrian government has the the rabble the radical rebels i'll be hind the deadly chemical attack here in the syria last month the little girl we have a lot of information about the oldest chemical attack in ghouta will examine all of this of the security council along with the u.n. chemical weapons report we still have to figure out who's behind the attack but let me just reiterate that we have a great deal of information to work with so that the russian officials confirmed that they received evidence and now we know that they are ready to transfer it to the u.n. security council and that is a breakthrough in the situation of an interview to see russia's deputy foreign minister sergei that quote who is now here in damascus to discuss the deal on chemical weapons design and sad that the u.n. report is biased toward war distorter for

eighty percent of the syrians are. extremists that's not true now they're saying the outsiders are rebels now fighting against the syrian he's minority. in the hundreds there are not more than a hundred. syrians odd in that is union that biased people there are not really extreme as they are not everybody is so and you two of how well a terrorist was just ripping out a hired syrian person and eating it and actually told this to all. of the other day i said when i met with two months ago i said i understand president putin has mentioned this this thing. about the man who took the heart of somebody and ate it. i don't know who is he might be planted or he might be correct that he has a certain revenge or he is a criminal. but he did not see the man who took the throat of event if amos in syria. took his thought and he did not see as well that there are more than one hundred and twenty thousand people who were killed so that one day took his heart is something very criminal and the hundred and twenty thousand people that t

forcing the issue russia's foreign minister says the syrian opposition should be made to sit down for peace talks with the government the u.n. will meanwhile reveal its findings about chemical weapons use in syria and today. he continues its series of reports from the heart of the syrian war this time our correspondent joins syrian troops dodging sniper fire and damascus. and it's revealed that u.s. national security agency is keeping a close watch on international financial operations banking transactions the activity of customers worldwide. news and comment twenty four hours a day this is. now the syrian opposition should be forced to sit down for peace talks with the syrian government that's the message from russia's foreign minister who says that it's time to get the opposition on board the syrian government agreed to destroy its chemical weapons and join geneva talks without preconditions. going off is to tell us more go tell us what steps does the russian foreign minister want to see in order to move this syrian peace process forward while the main message put forward by foreign

report that just came out is the eleventh report of the commission inquiry on the syrian arab republic the mandate of the commission covers violations of human rights and international military law that's warfare and the rules of conduct in warfare particularly covering the plight of civilians and that's what we aim for very much in terms of central a c. of coverage with a view to identifying those responsible in terms of accountability and sadly the situation is still it's a very devastating situation and the killings that torture this amount of are sort of for a jumping in but i want to you just mentioned at the station is getting increasingly more desperate and increasingly more dangerous but i wonder if it could have been different really because what would be an alternative to committing war crimes in a war zone the only alternative i can think of would be not having this war at all so i would like to ask you could decide any specific example maybe from the recent history of a war conducted in a good way in accordance with the laws of war i think the whole point of what we call hi

the syrian islamic front is a syrian nationalists. and then more extremist groups like nusra affiliated with al-qaida and other extremist groups. between these groups you have a larger debate within syria, within the option the future of syria, the tactics that you use. you know, what kind of goals of this movement are. and you have groups like nusra who are an affiliated with eastern syria bumping up with iraq, and then northern syria, which is why they have so many news coverage, they use the brutal tactics. >> and they've been getting arms from their allies. we've been seeing shocking pictures throughout this terrible war. we saw new ones, front page of the "new york times." here we see a still that shows members of a militant group in the north of syria minutes before they executed seven soldiers from the regime who are lying there on the ground. a number of those soldiers appear to have been beaten before they were shot. and with incidents like that one, and you know, the al-qaida-backed groups that have had success on the battlef

i see still the majority it was the syrian people so you believe people who were opposing a sudden the beginning are on his side now because they just don't want. a big part of them. but what about these syrian refugees in lebanon million syrian refugees in lebanon what are their status now because from what i understand lebanon wasn't even able to give them a camp like jordan did are they in a free flow where are they going how are they. going to be where. many of them. the first you know wave. is thrown. where they wouldn't. put a very big problem. because according to the article that i represent the unemployment rate in lebanon doubled in just one year because of the syrian refugee exodus to lebanon where looters moved up to us to do drug you know for them we need the help of the. united nations. to come back to syria. because as a team. our territory but syria is not going to be functional anytime soon even if the war ends it's a country that's devastated by war so if you can't go back if you're in lebanon already so it looks like this refugees will be staying in lebanon what are

the syrian government starts heading towards chemical disarmament the details of which are being thrashed by russian and american diplomats in geneva it's after washington pressed the pause in its war drive against syria. though america is still sticking to its belief that damascus gassed hundreds of civilians in august. who was held hostage by rebels in syria that is challenging this version of events . with the man in question. the n.s.a. online spying scandal spreads even wider universities as well as getting in on the action following secret. personal data from students. just after eleven am on friday here in moscow it's r t with me let's get straight to your top world headlines right now. thirty one people feared dead after a blaze broke out overnight at a psychiatric facility in northwestern russia six bodies have been found so far twenty three people though already taken to safety. france has the latest. the fire reportedly broke out in the evening hours and in me in a wooden an excess of this facility in the northwest of russia near the village of luka apparently this wooden and e

the killing of the syrian people leaving aside the official statement from the syrian national coalition and leading member of the city opposition it mentioned that he was very disappointed and surpriseed by the decision made by president obama because he said maybe the president, the u.s. president, fears any military intervention on syria could have regional repercussions and that's why he wants to cutoff his back with the u.s. congress to cover any mistakes or my wider complex within the region. >> omar, where does this leave the hopes of allies like turkey. the hopes for swift military action? >> reporter: the turks say just after the u.s. president spoke and they said they would respect such a decision because that it's a democracy and if the president chooses to consult with congress it's his right to do so. however they feel that this delay was only prolonged and continueing the killing of the syrian people until now the syrian regime more time and move and prepare for the military strike. and the killing of the syrian people will go on. however, you have on the other hand the tur

the syrian government starts heading towards chemical disarmament the details of which are being thrashed by top russian and american diplomats in geneva it's off to washington press to pull in its war drive against syria. though america is still sticking to its belief that damascus gassed hundreds of civilians in august one man who was held hostage by rebels in syria that time challenging this version of events here and we caught up with the man in question. the n.s.a. online spying scandal spreads even wider universities are as well getting in on the action following secret digital signposts to glean personal data from students. and sleeping patients on staff at a psychiatric hospital in northwestern russia. overnight. cigarette suspected of causing. it is just turned midday here in moscow with. top stories for you right now syria has taken its first steps along the path of chemical disarmament and the u.n. has confirmed it's received documents from the syrian president on joining the chemical weapons convention which bans the use and production of poisonous asians and comes amid u.s. w

indiscriminate shelling by both sides isn't the war itself the biggest crime perpetrated against the syrian people and it's saw who should shoulder the blame want to discuss that i'm now joined by a born and member of the un independent commission that led this inquiry i really appreciate your time sir now if i'm not mistaken this is the tense reported that your commission issued on syria and reading them is becoming increasingly more difficult of the footage and the testimonies of that are getting more and more brutal by the month but without wishing to sound callous i wonder if it's something to be expected when the world it seems is still bound on continuing with this war this war is still being fueled from the outside the report that just came out is the eleventh report of the commission inquiry on the syrian arab republic the mandate of the commission covers violations of human rights and international military law that's warfare rules of conduct in warfare but typically covering the plight of civilians and that's what we aim for very much in terms of a central at sea of coverage with

and are told that this is the syrian army here you know. that's how do you make sure there is too much so you get better. and we leave while governmental forces continue their frenzy for manohla village which despite the claims remains under siege. for a fortune from syria. this just in here on in the program right now as. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry continue their talks in geneva trying to find a diplomatic solution to the ongoing crisis in syria john kerry now saying that he and sort of a left off have agreed to meet again in new york they'll try and do it at the end of september to try and agree upon a date for a second geneva conference we'll keep you posted on that here in the meantime though representing a half of the world's population the shanghai cooperation organization over looking at how it can lend its weight to peace in syria and for that to happen though it's thought that iran will have to play a major role still to come here on r t we report on that organization's summit it starts today including one. now for the m

army and the elf jihadist group we have been in the barracks of the pre syrian army and of the oil for jihadist group as well and we heard a conversation from this office the conversation was between one general from the free syrian army we knew him from earlier as he was the one who was in charge of our detention and another officer from the fruit. which is. the result of a third person who was speaking perfect english and they were talking to him via skype they were talking about the events of the in the damascus suburb and from the conversation it was clear that the syrian government wasn't behind the attack but it. was it clear to you what the motivation was to use chemical weapons to launch a gas attack on civilians in this way what was the motivation do you think was it mentioned what. their motivation was unclear from the conversation but we figured that it would have been absurd for the syrian government to use chemical weapons the regime had nothing to gain from the al guta massacre on the contrary it played into the hands of its enemies the u.s. france and the u.k. an

are key plays in finding a political solution to the syrian crisis and. i have repeated from the very beginning that the roles of russia and the us in resolving the syrian conflict are highly important i faced criticism from some who said that i was wasting my time they said that there was no point in traveling to russia or to do this and i believe that today it became clear how constructive and effective the role of these two states can be in resolving the syrian graters syrian general nine he said then and continue to be that there is no military solution for the syrian crisis will not find a political solution. the syrian opposition will meanwhile get more help from western governments as announced by the french foreign minister and his counterparts from the u.s. and the u.k. and a british defense study has found that nearly half of those fighting against the assad regime either jihad this or hardline islamist well here's how the number of opposition fighters breaks down in that defense report one hundred thousand rebel fighters are split into many diff

the syrians are all about it. ted they had which chemical winds until 45 minutes ago, and now we'll give them away the chemical weapons. now the secretary of state, john kerry, is off to geneva, switzerland to meet with the russian counterpart and they're going to talk about syria. and the syrian foreign minister says we're good to go. we don't think anyone should use chemical weapons. the day after their own president said they didn't use chemical weapons, the rebels used it on them. now it's wrapped up in a nice bow. long statements translated by these people. all fits together perfectly. things don't ever fit together perfectly. catherine herridge is live in washington. this is a bigger mess than any conspiracy theorists could have dreamed up. where are we now? >> well, based on this proposition by the russians, they're opening the door for u.n. inspections on the face of it, inside of syria. having been in iraq in the late '90s when the u.n. inspectors were there trying to confirm whether the iraqi government h

lucy fielder is in the syrian capital. heard a moment ago the reaction to the foreign minister in moscow. any reaction where you are? >> the main reaction has been -- [indiscernible] watching this whole debate with concern. i have been hearing from government sources that the response was being planned. it is the message we have been hearing from officials over the last few weeks. they have seized on the chance to de-escalate to drum is out -- draw things out. back to iraq when inspectors were a crucial partner, month to month of that buildup. that is what syrian leadership is hoping will happen. and how very unpopular that war was. also any strikes, that is something the syrian leadership wants to emphasize. completely understood there could be a response not a strike against syria directly using its allies, i ran -- iran said they would not stand idly by. some way or another. >> thank you for that update from damascus. we'll continue to get more updates. we have not had a formal reaction from the white house. does this c

. >> would that future include negotiations with the syrian opposition? >> exactly. that doesn't mean negotiating with the terrorists. >> i understand that but does it mean that you are ready for, let's say a program of reconciliation with those who have opposed you? are you ready for that? >> of course, we announced that at the beginning of this year. said we are ready to discuss with any political party inside syria and outside syria. >> let's take this down the road into next year. would you be prepared to offer amnesty to all the syrians who opposed your government? >> they didn't breech the door. if they oppose the government they can come to syria without amnesty. only amnesty should be offered to anyone who violate the syrian law. >> do you believe in amnesty as a path towards peace? >> that depends on to whom. if it's to whom they stain their hands with the syrian blood, it could be a part of national reconciliation. >> would that include reparations to the families of those who were killed? >> i mean, it's not the president who should put all these details. t

the syrian government starts heading towards chemical disarmament the details of which are being thrashed out by. american diplomats in geneva to washington pressed the pause button and its war drive against syria. so america is still sticking to its belief that. hundreds of civilians in august one man who was held hostage by rebels in syria is challenging. we caught up with him for a chat. that is the n.s.a. online spying scandal spreads over wide universities to getting in on the following digital sign posts personal data. breaking news this hour here on the. let's get straight to it right now up to thirty five people a feared dead after a blaze broke out overnight at a psychiatric facility in northwestern russia two bodies have been found twenty three people though already taken to safety. joining us here with the latest on this breaking news story here on. the very latest from you please. well roy what we can tell you this morning is that overnight the fire broke out any wouldn't and it's reportedly the men's ward of this facility the eyewitnesses say that before this structure actual

forcing the issue russia's foreign minister says the syrian opposition should be made to sit down for peace talks with the government if the u.n. will meanwhile reveal its findings about chemical weapons use in syria they did today. under fire r.t. continues its series of reports from the heart of the syrian war this time our correspondent joins a syrian troops dodging sniper fire on a damascus suburb. and. it's revealed that the u.s. and national security agency is keeping a close watch on international financial operations monitoring banking transactions of customers worldwide. well he's in comments twenty four hours a day this is. the syrian opposition should be forced to sit down for peace talks with the syrian government or some message from russia's foreign minister who believes it's time to get the opposition on board after the syrian government agreed to destroy its chemical weapons and join the geneva talks without preconditions. has more. the main message put forward by foreign minister lavrov is that time has run out for games this conflict has been going on for too long an

this is coming from the syrian opposition. also final point on that is that the spokesperson did mention that the decision by the arab league would have a symbolic nature because the decisive action would be taken by the country by western countries and are a*eul able and capable of carrying a mil a military try s. >> did they have a plan for a post-syria? that's one of the certains that's holding back, doesn't it? >> reporter: yes, it was. when we speak with the turks they say say there should be a transition of government and building a new democratic city. having achieve that is by backing the the syrian opposition outside syria and inside the country and try and get a transitional period to build on from there. i have to mention that we need to remember turkey is calling far wider action as we heard from the turkish prime minister. and, i think the reason for them not backing a limited action is that because they are scared to have repercussions. remember they have boards with syria because if there's any retaliation or vio

on the syrian issue the russians killed it the syrians weren't serious they tried u.n. envoy is and they couldn't get a political settlement but i am hopeful that there is something about the military strike that scared the russians and the syrians hopefully this means that they will engage in a political settlement that gets rid of the weapons in a timely fashion that also maybe leads talks towards a political settlement a cease fire hopefully assad giving up some power. there's a reason why they proposed the russians and the syrians this.

indiscriminate attack on civilians i think you just laid out some of your major criticisms against the syrian government and that would be launching indiscriminate attacks against civilians something that you mention in this report and in many of the previous reports but you also. make a point in this report that rebel forces themselves often operate from within civilian neighborhoods therefore putting civilians at risk and while i would i think we all would agree with your recommendation that the syrian government should do and my bet. job distinguishing between civilians and combatants i wonder if the commission can offer a specific advice on how to do that at a time with civil war the coverage that we offer encompasses all groups both government and non-government and the humanitarian message that is relayed is one that's relate to all sides so that see nondiscriminatory aspect of our work in terms of covering all actors inside syria as well as a message for those backing them and the current report which is eleventh report. is a litany sadly it's a knee of violations by government groups

the table and talk place. well i don't think that a weak syrian government at least in the eyes of the syrian government supporters on the ground would be in a much better position than a strong syrian government in fact i would argue the opposite of say that the syrian or a strong syrian government that keeps confidence to its supporters on the ground would be in a much better situation to concede you know any. any ground in any possible negotiations in the future and whilst if it is perceived to be very weak in going into negotiations yes it might concede a little bit more but actually that would come down easy on its supporters and it might complicate matters a little bit more actually than they are complicated already not to be fair everybody is saying that. a diplomatic solution is the only solution and they would like to say all sides come to the negotiating table but if there is a military strike what would happen to the chances of that happening. well i think the syrian foreign minister made it clear today that the syrian government will know it will seriously rethink its position from with regards to the

show on the syrian refugee exodus as a financial burden on terrorists rant while a guilty conscience problem solvers to open the door. on the euro crisis builds to a new chris shanda as fresh bailouts missed deadlines and overwhelming debts of threaten to tear apart lots of little stability that leads. us to russia and around the world this is with me our thanks for joining us. and straight off let's get some more perspective on the conference with that mondale ox invited german journalist focusing on this syrian crisis mr welcome to you so you listen say well by the foreign affairs has had to say also your thoughts did that was inspired confidence in you. we really witness right now maybe the most interesting times in terms of diplomacy since the end of the cold war for journalists covering covering the syrian conflict this is the sort of like a diplomatic roller coaster i think we have heard so many contradicting messages especially from the u.s. government with especially within the last two and a half weeks that somehow on the one side that it's surprising that they got an agreeme

for conflict hearty meats imprisoned for an extremist who had been fighting on the side of the syrian opposition to find out why they joined the civil war. take a look at europe's drift to the right as a populist anti migration party a new way of mass murder and this braving response of member of the set to play a key role in the country's government. is artie's weekly news review with me kerry just. syria's chemical weapons must be removed or destroyed by the middle of next year under a deal reached by the us and russia there are six key points in the groundbreaking green mint let's take a look at what they are the exact quantity of syria's chemical weapons will be determined and put under international control but first syria will have to submit a full list of its stockpiles in the week after that these arms coming destroyed under the chemical weapons convention that international specters will get immediate access to weapons storage facilities to begin the destruction process if syria doesn't comply could lead to a chapter seven u.n. security council resolution which allows the use

and to discuss the syrian crisis and the current diplomatic efforts surrounding it with. who served as france's foreign interior and prime minister and he told me earlier why if things the use of force wouldn't and years of bloodshed. i think we should do our best to avoid the use of force we know that the force without law and the force without. diplomatic efforts is always useless that's why the priority to ease negotiation but of course we should go forward and we should have results today we have one result to see the signature by your new regime of the convention on the ban of chemical weapons that's a first step but that's not enough washington is convinced syria agreed to be designed only because of the real threat of being attacked and bashar al assad said that's not the case or do you think well i think you're firmness is part of the game is showing some results but i think the main factor is the willingness of russia to take responsibility and russia taking the lead. making some proposals this is really changing the. figure of the whole fijian army of the of the

indiscriminate attack on civilians i think you just laid out some of your major criticisms against the syrian government that would be launching indiscriminate attacks against civilians something that you mention in this report and in many of the previous reports but you also. make a point in this report that rebel forces themselves often operate from within civilian neighborhoods therefore putting civilians at risk and while i would i think we all would agree with your recommendation that the syrian government should do a much better job distinguishing between civilians and combatants i wonder if the commission can offer specific advice on how. to do that at a time of with civil war the coverage that we offer encompasses all groups both government and non-government and the humanitarian message that is relayed is one that's relate to all sides so that see nondiscriminatory aspect of our work in terms of covering all activists inside syria as well as a message for those backing them and the current report which is eleventh report. has a litany a sad litany of violations by government groups g

says as a son of the fundamental muslim he had to get involved. with so much sunni syrian brothers suffering here i saw on al-jazeera al-arabiya another channels the kids are also suffering i took up arms and i was ready to use them but when i came here i didn't see the enemy in a separate building they show west weapons including handmade bombs and green aides seized from militants these are the instruments of global jihad that chose syria as a battlefield to bring foreign fighters and violence this prison may be full but beyond the walls many men with many causes remain free to continue their fight. damascus syria. maria is one of the few international correspondents on the front line of the syrian conflict and can follow her on twitter to keep track of all the developments in. the in the. online. no one has elected a new parliament with a center right coalition winning a landslide victory over the ruling labor party the conservatives will now form a new government along with the anti migration progress party the populist group once had among its members the mass murdere

suspected of causing the. syrian government starts heading towards chemical disarmament the details of which are being thrashed by russian and american diplomats in geneva it's off to washington the pause button in its war drive. so america is still sticking to its belief that damascus gassed hundreds of civilians in all just one man who was held hostage by rebels in syria that is challenging this version of events we caught up with the man in question. as the n.s.a. online spying scandal spreads even wider universities as well. following. personal data from students. from moscow it's now at ten am on friday. world headlines. well we have reports now of up to at least four dead thirty four feared to have passed after a blaze broke out overnight at a psychiatric facility in northwestern russia three bodies have been found at least twenty three though have already been taken to safety. now joining us here on r.t. the latest on this developing story good to see you again. bring us up to speed no please. rory the fire re