u.n. red cross and red crescent. is located just outside the syrian capital damascus it has been occupied by various rebel an islamist groups for years it's been under siege since twenty thirteen and here to the north of kuta in the of the u.n. refugee camp is the humanitarian corridor talk that the aid trucks are using. however it's reported that those desperate to flee goods are via the corridor have been prevented from doing so by rebel shelling and sniper fire the russian military says only two children have managed to escape east and go to us so far. i warning these all the upsetting images of the moment syrian soldiers saved the two children they were clearly in shock i'm a comforted off to reach in the government help position the children say they left with their parents but was separated from them often militants opened fire. and. little hope. and overnight mr lewis well i don't. have many. of the most anyone. can tell you to. never smile you you when.

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u.n. red cross and red crescent. it is located just outside the syrian capital damascus it has been occupied by various rebel and islamist groups for years it's been under siege since twenty thirteen and hit to the north near the u.n. refugee camp is the humanitarian corridor that aid trucks are using however it's reported that those desperate to flee via the corridor have been prevented from doing so by rebel shelling and sniper fire the russian military says only two children have managed to escape eastern ghouta so far. i want these are the upsetting images of the moment syrian soldiers saved the two children they were clearly in shock and were comforted after reaching the government help position the children say they left to go to with their parents but was separated from them after militants opened fire. and you know model shuttlecock as she. didn't know. mr lewis well i don't. know how you worry if you can show you. can never smile you will. that's despite humanitarian efforts to relocate people wanting to fle

u.n. and red cross and humanitarian convoy managed to deliver aid to the embattled area on friday after previous attempts were interrupted by fighting three hundred families in eastern guta gathered to cross into damascus via novak you ation routes set up by russia but it was shelled by the terrorists relatives and journalists waiting at the other end of the corridor also reportedly targeted. you have all sorts of needs inside the world of today the priority remains medical help that we need to. reach with people inside all time and food aid as well. it's been a very bloody two months here the beginning of this year it is really hell on the ground for the children. and the family. that the murder. was. in this situation they have nowhere to go. my colleague spoke to a syrian mother superior working at a refugee camp organized for those trying to flee eastern ghouta there is a will in the rebel side. to keep the civilian under their custody and maybe to use them as a human shield going from a little boat from an alter to the camp is very dangerous. people are shelled and they are sniped and we ha

u.n. and the red cross for their views on russia's efforts to help civilians in eastern good. we were not part of the discussions around the humanitarian corridor or however you know any by any initiative you know alleviate the suffering of people you know we of course welcome. you know our primary goal is that there is a cessation of hostilities that there is a humanitarian cause that is long enough for us to be able to deliver assistance on a regular basis what we call for and what we continue to call for is thirty days at least thirty days station of hostilities so that we can deliver assistance to people in need in. other bits of hard to reach areas in syria what what's important is that most all parties on the ground warring parties and. respect and protect civilians whether there are humanitarian corridors or not so civilians must not be must not be targeted and should be allowed to flee whether through humanitarian corridors or not if they wish and if they wish to remain inside their homes and they are not to be targeted that is clear according to the international huma

u.n. and the red cross for their views on russia's efforts to help civilians in eastern good. we were not part of the discussions around the humanitarian corridors however you know anybody any initiative you know alleviate the suffering of people you know we of course well we you know our primary goal is to that there is a cessation of hostilities that there is a humanitarian cause that is long enough for us to be able to deliver assistance on a regular basis what we call for and what we continue to call for is thirty days at least thirty days station of hostilities so that we can deliver assistance to people in need in. other procedures hard to reach areas in syria what what's important is that most all parties on the ground warring parties and. respect and protect civilians whether there are humanitarian corridors or not so civilians must not be must not be targeted and should be allowed to flee whether through humanitarian corridors or not if they wish and if they wish to remain inside their homes and they are not to be targeted that is clear according to the international

u.n. the red crescent the red cross as well get those basic supplies in reports also that around forty thousand people have actually returned from surrounding areas back into eastern ghouta following the sation those hostilities following that truce the retaking of that area by government forces this is of course no long term solution there still is a whole host of questions to be answered around those rebel groups around what happens to those many civilians as well nevertheless this is a very big step forward in what's been a very dire humanitarian situation in these things router. the saudi crown prince is on a two week tour of the united states at the moment he's already met with donald trump in the white house where lucrative arms deals were on the table but he's also meeting other big names too we can have a look at some of them space x. chief executive in long musk boss tim cook and also microsoft co-founder bill gates among them t.v. host a medium. oprah winfrey is also getting some face time with mohammed bin sound man as are the clintons and barack obama but it's not just the democrati

u.n. and the international red cross or we have directed to humanitarian convoy of four of one hundred forty tons of humanitarian aid into this area and there are some concerns about security and some other issues to be resolved but we believe that the international community needs to be more of. more effective. in providing humanitarian aid. you know the problem is with the people who leave. because they need to be housed somewhere they need to live somewhere we have a lack of basic broader acts and basic needs to be provided to them and we call upon the international community and the u.n. who always speak about how they want to help the civilians to actually help the people who are escaping and fleeing from these areas. held by terrorists in syria that's what the role of the u.n. in the geneva process and the formation of because additional commission. i wouldn't want to make any hasty the assessments. just a month and a half past couple of months have passed since the syrian national congress and sochi of course the un needs to play the leading role in the process but this should also be

u.n. and of the red cross for their views on russia's efforts to help civilians in eastern good. we were not part of the discussions around the humanitarian corridor however you know anybody any initiative you know alleviate the suffering of people you know we of course well we you know our primary goal is that there is a cessation of hostilities that there is a humanitarian cause that is long enough for us to be able to deliver assistance on a regular basis what we call for and what we continue to call for is thirty days at least thirty days just ration of hostilities so that we can deliver assistance to people in need in. other british and hard to reach areas in syria what what's important is that most all parties on the ground warring parties and. respect and protect civilians whether there are humanitarian corridors or not so civilians must not be must not be targeted should be allowed to flee whether through humanitarian corridors or not if they wish and if they wish to remain inside their homes and they are not to be targeted that is clear according to the international hum

u.n. refugee council the british red cross oxfam honesty and a number of other good intentioned organizations you started your speech by talking about example which i thought was very powerful this is your highness who you've met from from accountability tell us about how he's affected by this bill and what his situation that you have is a very interesting back story he's a refugee he was scape from a tear in a tree or had been it would have been conscripted into a very brutal military we have refugees who have for themselves escaping and it's a because all of siblings have been passed down to nurtured so your highness went through saddam and then he went with people traffickers across the sahara two weeks in the back of a lot two weeks in the back of a pick up in the pick up of the war and if they fell out that was them the. would've been left in the they then they were so tightly jammed in the pick up of the can with arms by their side so i was with a table for two weeks and there was from tripoli in northern libya a boat across the mediterranean before they're picked up by the italian navy

u.n. convoy and international red cross convoy trying to enter eastern ghouta. 46 trucks loaded with aid. they are looking to see if they can get the aid in the area. >> thank you, jomana karadsheh. >>> the u.s. embassy in turkey shutdown because of a security threat. only emergency services available with visa interviews and other routine services canceled. embassy officials urging all u.s. citizens in turkey to avoid large crowds and be aware of security at tourists sites. >>> west virginia school teachers entering day eight of the strike. state legislators did not meet the demand for higher pay and better benefits. the governor and union leaders agreed to a 5% pay raise. the house passed it, but the senate version was 4%. the walkout could last for several more days. keeping nearly 277,000 students at home. >>> how many passengers does it take to kill a $40 million tax break? for delta? 13. that's right. details on "cnn money" next. ng kthr hearing aid togy. presenting the all new eargo plus. the world's smallest, most comfortable rechargeable hearing aid designed with patented flexi f

u.n. humanitarian organizations as well as the red cross and red crescent have actually delivered some supplies however we have seen that there are many civilians in eastern guta who have been unable to leave they've been unable to evacuate the city due to the fact that the militants are blocking the humanitarian corridor or these rebels and terrorists want to keep them in the city to use them essentially as human shields and to kind of hold them hostage now we have heard some reports that there was a convoy of seventeen civilians that recently were able to get out of eastern ghouta and russia and syria and the syrian government have been maintaining a five hour humanitarian pause in the fighting in the hope that civilians can flee the area and not get caught up in the conflict however in light of the fighting in the area and the syrian government's efforts to retake the city from the terrorists and extremists at this point there have been a lot of accusations flying a lot of statements are being made about the syrian government and so all eyes are on the u.n. security council now this meeting

u.n. humanitarian organizations as well as the red cross and red crescent have actually delivered some supplies however we have seen that there are many civilians in eastern guta who have been unable to leave they've been unable to evacuate the city due to the fact that the militants are blocking the humanitarian corridor or these rebels and terrorists want to keep them in the city to use them essentially as human shields and to kind of hold them hostage now we have heard some reports that there was a convoy of seventeen civilians that recently were able to get out of eastern ghouta and russia and syria and the syrian government have been maintaining a five hour humanitarian pause in the fighting in the hope that civilians can flee the area and not get caught up in the conflict so people are waiting to see what will take place and what will happen as the security council meets to discuss the conflict in syria and more specifically the situation in eastern guta. here a former russian policeman labeled the siberian ripper being jailed for life for a series of grisly murders that have shocked and

u.n. or the international red cross that they can be there and protect people when they they face this life crisis and uncertainty but saying that it's also important to really recognize the heroic efforts of local humanitarians inside east newton now outside who are really helping their neighbors so that is also the hope i have to see syrian neighbors helping their neighbors so. but yeah the people are not leaving some people are not leaving because of fear of what. certainty that lies ahead erica built in amman thank you for your time. angers mounting in brazil over the death of a popular politician city councilor marielle franco was shot on weapons day in what's being called an assassination she was an outspoken critic of police violence has rocked matheson. brazilian voices raised in i go for a second day after the shooting of mahdi allah franco who supporters say gave her voice to the poorest of rio's teaming for violence. but i'm not here and i'm here not just for mariela but for many other women and people from the periphery we have the idea that it doesn't matter what color you are

was putting an aid convoy at risk airstrikes hit eastern just as thirteen red cross trucks were entering that area and the u.n. as well but more than two million people children risking starvation starving to death in the d.r. see about three hundred thousand of them live in the region where fighting between armed groups has forced millions to leave their homes over the past year. germany has condemned donald trump's new tariffs on steel imports as an affront to allies trump imposed the levies despite warnings of a global trade war saying he needed to preserve american jobs the european union and south korea say they may file a complaint with the world trade organization. what is not that we are looking for a battle we didn't secure prepared for what in your opinion is a peace project we have dialogue and compromise as our god. that is the whole idea with using union we didn't ask for this what we are asking is to our american friends and others work with us work with us to strengthen the international organization the global playbook as the video set said here they might need to change yes let's work to do t

u.n. also called on all parties in the conflict when the violence red cross or regional spokesperson.for leave but people on the ground require a wide range of basic supplies the needles people remain massive the needs are. to. three four etc you have medical needs you have need for access to good source of food you need also access to good clean water you have all sorts of needs inside the water today the priority remains medical help that we need to. reach with people inside all the time food aid as well what happens when a seven thousand five hundred people which the trucks on monday and today were able to provide humanitarian aid to just a little percentage of what who of the people who need the military aid inside meanwhile fresh shelling from eastern guta residential areas of the capital damascus militants fired several missiles and mortar shells which landed close to the russian embassy and the syrian parliament similar assaults have been occurring on an almost daily basis since government forces increase the pressure on the terrorists in eastern guta. the shop will work and we

bill that's conceived by a partnership of good samaritan organizations the british red cross oxfam the refugee council the u.n. he anonymously to name but some and this bill is the support of m.p.'s for from seven political parties conservative liberal s.n.p. do you be liberal like kennedy and green so i want to find going to members right across the house of course sponsor of the bill to do this members from across their school sponsor this this shouldn't be a bill of a party politics is not a little bit red yellow whatever it's about compassion understandable member for orkney and shetland said just a few moments ago humanity as well everybody perhaps to gets what and who invest is this is somebody who is feeling a place that they know that the house of commons procedures make it extremely difficult to secure passage of a private member's bill usually either the bill has to be non-controversial enough to attract government support but it is stopped in its tracks making that very thing happened to other measures only last for i. think neal's bill and child refugees it's not supported by the government but it

u.n. also called on all parties in the conflict to end the violence. from the red cross says that people on the ground require a wide range of basic supplies. the need of people remain massive the needs are. two four three four etc you have medical needs you have need for access to a good source of food you need also access to to clean water you have all sorts of needs inside water today the priority remains medical help that we need to. reach with people inside all day and food aid as well what happens when it's seven thousand five hundred people which the trucks on monday and today were able to provide humanitarian aid to or just a little percentage of what who of the people who need the military aid inside. also on saturday syrian officials have warned on the possible provocations by militants against the government with the use of chemical weapons it led to the attack could happen on sunday. look at two hundred f.p.m. stormed out of interest storage and how my province we found containers with explosives filled with chemicals we also found twenty four tons of chemica

u.n. mandate it's ceasefire will hear about the desperate situation on the ground from the international red cross also coming out british authorities say they now know more about the substance that hospitalized an expiry and his.

u.n. also called on all parties involved in the conflict to bring an end to the violence from the red cross says people on the ground require a wide range of basic supplies. the need of people remain massive the needs are. two four three four etc you have medical needs you have need for access to a good source of food you need also access to clean water you have all sorts of needs inside the water today the priority remains medical help that we need to. reach with people inside all day and food aid as well what happens when a seven thousand five hundred people which the trucks on monday and today were able to provide humanitarian aid to or just a little percentage of what who of the people who need the military aid inside. on saturday syrian officials said that they have evidence of an upcoming chemical attack by militants aimed at provoking an external response against the government the alleged attack could happen sunday look at what are the fumes stored out of interest storage and how my province we found containers with explosives filled with chemicals we also found twenty four tons of

coordinated with the red cross and red crescent the russian military meanwhile has set a humanitarian corridor in an attempt to help civilians escape from eastern guta is the same the u.n. used to deliver the aid russia says though that only two children have been able to leave so far as the militants there have been a file on people to prevent them from fleeing the fate of their parents remains unclear the children share their stories with our colleagues at r.t. arabic. these images showing the moment those youngsters managed to leave the area deeply shocked they were comforted by syrian government soldiers after making a checkpoint the children say they left them to with their parents separated from them as they fled. and. little hope. no. i don't. really. know. never smile you will. is located just outside of damascus and has been occupied by various rebel and islam is groups for years the area has been under siege since twenty thirteen and here to the north of the district at the end of the humanitarian corridor rusher established is a un run refugee camp the facility. he is ready to take in civilians fleeing from east and go to the center office food supplies as w

u.n. also called on all parties in the conflict to put an end to the violence we spoke to the red cross representative about the situation there on the ground. the need of people remain massive the needs are. two four three four etc you have medical needs you have need for access to good source of food you need also access to clean water you have all sorts of needs inside the water to twenty seven thousand five hundred people which the trucks on monday and today were able to provide humanitarian aid to or just a little percentage of what who of the people who need the military aid inside the spike the danger that we were facing we were able to finish it quickly and rapidly and able to go back however the danger was still present and that shouldn't be a recurrence if we are able to reach an agreement between all the parties next week to return back to east alter with more and more aid that we know is much needed inside. meanwhile around ten kilometers from the district more terror attacks on civilians are occurring with fresh shelling from eastern guta hitting residential areas of the capital damascus

river from the red cross says many civilians are still living in dire conditions there was a great and content thursday we entered together with as you know that the president and the u.n. would work twenty six thousand people in the main town of duma or prison mr malvo was with that convoy and he spoke to the people there he found exhaustion and the spirit of thirty years would actually start solving after a few sentences people hiding in basements wealthier of the fighting three families whom with skate years with with lies people hungry but what we need is indeed to be able to go to go soon as possible which would you then call it quits but those remains say just a quick up at the same time as of today together we did see you and i got to get dressed and we have emergency aid to the people who have fled quite now. in two camps close to damascus duration on the ground is catastrophic when you have large numbers of people being all at a scene or leaned back your help you need days and days what the things to fall into place but certainly everybody is now willing and so it's good if you believe that we that. russia is to expel twenty three british diplomat and says rel

committee for the red cross says it's the first time a humanitarian convoy has been allowed into the area since the turkish offensive against kurdish fighters began in january the u.n. estimates as many as thirty thousand people have been displaced by the fighting. russian president vladimir putin has shown off a new intercontinental ballistic missile in his annual address to parliament he says russia's tested nuclear weapons including an underwater drone that would be immune to enemy intercept putin told m.p.'s that the build up is to guarantee global peace but i see it as that would only. be russia has developed a new effective and modestly priced missile were also testing a new intercontinental ballistic missile the new system would carry up to two hundred tons and would be difficult to intercept it can reach much farther and will have a number of nuclear warheads it will be able to penetrate america's missile defense german intelligence officials are warning it's premature to link a major cyber attack on its government services to a russian hacking group on wednesday it was revealed hackers breached the government's computer network and managed to steal data fr

u.n. coordinator in syria says shelling on a rebel held enclave is putting any aid convoy at risk strikes at least and just as thirteen red cross trucks were entering the area the delivery of food and supplies was postponed on thursday because of fighting the u.n. says the shelling happened despite safety assurances from those involved in the conflict including russia earlier the u.k. based syrian observatory for human rights have reported no overnight air strikes or shelling on the eastern ghouta for the first time in ten days when the nine hundred people have been killed since the government offensive there began almost three weeks ago in the holder has more now from beirut in neighboring lebanon. thirteen aid trucks arriving in the besieged enclave of the united nations delivering much needed food to the people who are trapped in a war zone enough food for twenty thousand people far from this is an enclave which is home to at least four hundred thousand people according to u.n. estimates but the food was supposed to have supposed to have been delivered on monday but the united nations was unable to offload the trucks because

overseen by the international committee of the red cross so there so there are some good signs also noises made on both sides about the potential for a u.n. peacekeeping force earlier in the year so there were signs that the conflict was showing some positive developments towards deescalation and so on but unfortunately there's there's been a there's been a tendency since right back to the beginning of this conflict that whenever there are the signs of the escalation the u.s. and its allies will do a move make a move such as this that will add fuel to the fire of the conflict in order to keep it going that's been the that's been a tendency right since the early days of the conflict when when tanks were first sent into eastern ukraine there were signs of fraternizing amongst the troops and the was not going very well at all and so that prompted visits by a number of high level u.s. officials including joe biden at the time who and was then followed up.

u.n. and the red cross for their views on russia's efforts to help the civilians in eastern good. we were not part of the discussions around the humanitarian corridors however any any initiative. the suffering of people we of course welcome we our primary goal is to that there is a cessation of hostilities that there is a humanitarian cause that is long enough for us to be able to deliver this been on a regular basis what we called for and what we continue to call for thirty days of at least thirty days cessation of hostilities so that we can deliver assistance to people in need in the but also when other procedures are hard to reach areas in syria what's what's important is that most old parties on the ground warring parties and you soon will talk to respect and protect civilians whether there are humanitarian quota doors or not so civilians must not be must not be targeted and should be allowed to flee whether through humanitarian coated doors or not if they wish and if they wish to remain inside their homes and if they are not to be so i guess it is clear according to the inter

u.n. estimates the fighting in eastern guta has resulted in more than one hundred deaths in two days the united nations also called on all parties in the conflict to end the violence red cross regional spokesperson says people on the ground do require a wide range of basic supplies the need of people remain massive the needs are. two four three four etc you have medical needs you have need for access to good source of food you need also access to clean water you have all sorts of needs inside the water today the priority remains medical help that we need to. reach with people inside all day and food aid as well what happens when it's seven thousand five hundred people which the trucks on monday and today were able to provide humanitarian aid to or just a little percentage of what who of the people who need the military aid inside. well this week has also seen claims of a fresh chemical weapons attack on ghouta reportedly carried out by the syrian government something though that damascus denies the issue of chemical weapons use in syria was touched upon in a recent n.b.c. interview planted pity do you believe the chemical weapons attacks in syria are fake news. of course fi

u.n. estimates the fighting in eastern guta has resulted in more than one hundred deaths in two days the united nations also called on all parties in the conflict to end the violence red cross spokesperson rafael hodges says the people on the ground are in desperate need the need of people remain massive the needs are. two four three four etc you have medical needs you have need for access to good source of food you need also access to clean water you have all sorts of needs inside water today the priority remains medical help that we need to. reach with people inside all the time and food aid as well what happens when a seven thousand five hundred people which the trucks on monday and today were able to provide humanitarian aid to or just a little percentage of what who of the people who need. aid inside therefore we are always ready once an agreement is reached between the parties to give us the security guarantees to go back inside and deliver more and more humanitarian aid this could happen next week. if all parties agree again to allow us to enter the spike the danger that we were facing we were able to finish quickly and rapidly and able to go back however the danger

u.n. and international parties russia and the syrian government have offered safe passage to opposition fighters who surrendered in eastern guta with the red cross says that shelling and airstrikes targeting syria's eastern goods are came extremely close to an aid convoy in the main town of duma despite assurances of safety from the warring parties airstrikes began shortly after thirteen trucks of food aid crossed into the rubble on klav on friday social media video appears to show fighter jets targeting a number of areas in duma a group say that more than one thousand people have died in eastern guta since the renewed military campaign began on february eighteenth. turkey's president russia type one says that his troops could enter the northern syrian town of are free and quote at any moment the turkish military and its ally the free syrian army have surrounded a free in after seizing control of the neighboring town of genderless turkey began its campaign to push out the syrian kurdish y p g from its border in january one has vowed to take the campaign east to the town of mann beach next where u.s. troops have been deployed the un says it's rec

eastern of all the justice thirteen red cross trucks were entering the area the delivery of food and supplies was s'posed and on thursday because of the fighting the u.n. says the shelling happened despite safety assurances from those in the conflict including russia earlier the u.k. based syrian observatory for human rights reported no overnight there strikes or shelling on the east in the water for the first time in ten days more than nine hundred people have been killed since the government offensive began there almost three weeks ago. so in the hole that joins us live from beirut in neighboring lebanon so those airstrikes just starting as the trucks well entering this means the a delivery operation is over. but yes the united nations really appealing for a cease fire saying that the shelling and the airstrikes are putting the aid convoy the trucks in danger like you mentioned that convoy has now entered the besieged enclave thirteen trucks carrying much needed supplies food supplies is what we understand those supplies were supposed to have been delivered on monday but because of the shelling all the trucks were not off loaded so the united nation

ground are really restricted of the red cross is allowed to deliver a has been a lot of the liver a but a lot of the groups that were delivering aid there for years u.n. a u.n. agencies and other groups have been really restricted on what kind of access they can get so we really don't know how well a lot of these these rohingya in rakhine are doing one thing we do get keep in mind there are still real hinges that are still going over the border into bangladesh not in the anywhere near the numbers of the few months ago but some of the ones that are still coming across a lot of them are still expressing concern that the reason why they left is because they could not get enough food so that's a raising alarm bell dave good about bringing us up to date from myanmar thanks so very much for the information sure. it's to iraq now in the aftermath of the war against so-called islamic state the jobless were of course driven out of their declared capital mosul last year but the liberation of that city cost thousands of civilian lives many children now suffer from the trauma of losing their parents and the horrors of living under islamic state will be speaking

u.n. estimates the fighting in eastern guta has resulted in more than one hundred deaths in two days the united nations also called on all parties in the conflict to end the violence red cross spokesperson ralph says the people on the ground require a wide range of basic supplies the need of people remain massive the needs are. two four three four etc you have medical needs you have need for access to good source of food you need also access to clean water you have all sorts of needs inside water today the priority remains medical help that we need to. reach with people inside all the time and food aid as well what happens when a seven thousand five hundred people which the trucks on monday and today were able to provide humanitarian aid to or just a little percentage of what who of the people who need the military aid inside therefore we are always ready once an agreement is reached between the parties to give us the security guarantees to go back inside and deliver more and more humanitarian aid this could happen next week. if all parties agree again to allow us to enter the spike the danger that we were facing we were able to finish quickly and rapidly and able to go bac

u.n. estimates the fighting in the region has resulted in more than one hundred deaths in just two days united nations also called on all parties in the conflict and the violence we spoke to a red cross representative about the situation on the ground. the needs of people remain massive the needs are. two four three four etc you have medical needs you have need for access to good source of food you need also access to clean water you have all sorts of needs inside water today the priority remains medical help that we need to. reach with people inside all the time and food aid as well what happens when a seven thousand five hundred people which the trucks on monday and today were able to provide humanitarian aid to are just a little percentage of what who of the people who need it terry and aid inside therefore we are always ready once an agreement is reached between the parties to give us the security guarantees to go back inside and deliver more and more humanitarian aid this could happen next week if all parties agree again to allow us to enter the spike the danger that we were facing we were able to finish quickly and rapidly and able to go back however the danger was still presen

u.n. humanitarian chief will meet with told us the d r c next week. is me there's been renewed violence in eastern close as relief workers try to deliver aid the red cross says airstrikes hit the outskirts of duma just as thirteen of it struck into the town the united nations says the shelling happened despite safety assurances from those involved in the conflict including russia. turkish president rage of tayyip erdogan says his troops have surrounded the northern syrian town of a free and will enter it in minutely. after the turkish military seize control of the key nearby town of gen davis helping the troops and founds sarkin allied syrian rebels are trying to push kurdish fighters from the. kenya's president who are kenyatta and the main opposition leader raul didn't get a promise to begin a process of reconciliation as the pair's first meeting since last year's disputed election which was followed by widespread violence across the country. for up to date those are current headlines stay with out to see where the inside story is coming up next we'll see you towards the top the hour. saudi crown prince muhammad an installment has been given a welcome

syrian red cross says a convoy carrying aid for thousands of people is entering the besieged rebel held part of eastern ghouta the twenty five truck convoys heading for the town of duma the u.n. says fighting has subsided there after a deal with the main rebel group that allowed about one hundred fifty people who need medical treatment to go to the capital damascus a deliveries last week were disrupted to bombardment by government and russian forces and least thirteen people have been killed in those latest attacks in eastern guta syrian forces are making advances nearly a month after stepping up their assault they've been cutting off sections of rebel held territory exactly seven years since the syrian civil war began with peaceful protests against president bashar al assad whose family has ruled for more than forty years as a sort of the uprising a group of children scrawled graffiti on a wall in the southern city of daraa. was one of the boys involved and this is his story. my name is some and i'm twenty one years old i was fourteen when the revolutions in the arab world started we used to follow the news on t.v. one day some friends and i wrote on a wall it's your turn d

many from the red cross says many civilians are still living in dire conditions and there was a great and on point was the we entered together with this you can act as an assistant and the u.n. would work twenty six thousand people in the main town of duma or prison mr malvo was with that convoy and he spoke to the people he found exhaustion and the spirit of thirty years would actually start starving after a few sentences people hiding in basements wealthier of the fighting three families who would skate years with with lies people hungry but what we need is indeed to be able to go to go soon as possible which would you then call it quits but those people mainly they just would up at the same time as of today together we did you get a good rest we have emergency aid to the people who have fled quite now a comedy in two camps close to damascus duration underground is catastrophic when you have large numbers of people going all it is think i ordered back your help you need days and days what the things to fall into place but certainly everybody is now willing and efforts but if you believe that we need to. rush areas to expel twenty three british diplomat says relations betw