and he was graduated from the university of damascus from the department of english language and literature. when he was 18 years old, he was in please, and by the regime for 2 years, then, starting from the early weeks of the, the uprising into the, i guess old with jim he has been involved in the position has been one of the work of voices then she has been having, she has a particular fears, most or any stumble, somebody in the university that he has been the head of the pulls, the go affairs and vision in the, in the, which was the strong hold of the, of, of the position for years starting from 2016 on and while he was in that position has the me to do an official the for them delegations of course, affordable for shows as well. so i'm gonna shut. i did the fact to me that i've seen it though that all of these experience makes me, but i need a good candidate to be the for an off, for the fee is now to use the photon of the, the, the, the minister of the food and if he is another important name, is what have a bus stop being appointed as the, the minister of defense. she was one of the c

and then he has been graduated from the university of damascus from the department of english language and literature. and then having his mazda of degree on board, the go phases in putting on the points, the collisions being stumbles, amy and. busy tricky, then he has been the head of the port fees and it's ration. and the salvation government that was published in north western probus or in the which was for years a strong old or for the position. and he's close the line with the share of the new the fact to leader or of serious so equally important. busy appointment for the minutes off or for the defense. so what have i will construct so that is absolutely important because part of it now that the reduce forces, the review army is dissolved, the minister of defense is going to play a crucial role as is going to be the central defense am central brain. that is really depends on, immediately at phase here, and is going to be a slightly important, especially in the transition period. that name also is a close friend of another china on of course these 2 names be from the same circle, i

and he was graduated from the university of damascus from the department of english language and literature. when he was 18 years old, he wasn't please and by the gym for 2 years. then starting from the early weeks of the uprising into the, i guess the old redeem, he has been involved in the physician, has been one of the work of voices. then she has been having she is a public affairs most or any stumble. somebody is that university that he has being the head of the post, the go affairs and the vision in the you live, which was the stronghold of the, of, of the position for years starting from 2016 on. and while he was in that position has the me to do an official the for them delegations, of course the affordable fissions as well. so i'm going to shut. i did the fact to meet the will see to tell that all of these experience makes a but i need a good candidate to be the for an off, for the fee is now to use the photon of the, the, the minister of the food and the fees and. 2 in for the name is more, have a bus stop being appointed as the, the minister of defense. she was one of the command

he got the graduate just from the university of damascus in 2009 from the department of english language and literature. and then he had his must have degree in political sciences. then it stopped. most of these i'm university in turkey, but he is a close ally off. i'm a shut off to the did the fact the leader of celia now. and so she has been extremely close to him, a close ally to him that they have worked together 12 years before. of course the position taken over to the company when they have formed salvation government in the northwest in progress or if they've so did the share a few. bonnie, the dakota for the minister has served as the head of the particular seniors administration. and of course, getting his tanf, he has the missions with the, with the united nations officials for several international organizations. and of course, international points. you can see guys as well. and i'm gonna shut out the new adjacent towns that these experienced for house of extreme in the household for him to be the new, the for the minister, and to build more and more emissions internationally.

of the ones the coast. this was added to 0, damascus, the universities and schools across it. we have, we have that those hundreds of students failed into this school yard in damascus. ready to enter the classes. it comes a week after the civil position ended, the 54 year rule of president bush on a side with them having of all know who joins us at life on the school in damascus . says sometime it is, the country moves towards something resembling normality. places of education and now we are quite so i'm standing at the university of damascus, the faculty of let's as and as you can see behind me, that is a festive mood just a few minutes ago. that was thousands of students here to been in, set up an 18 chatting for the photos and chatting for change as full freedom in syria. this is just one of the committee is after the public is bad. where to go to the funds, including hospitals, including on site studies that uses other universes, of course, on school, private to screen secondary schools. here at the mazda city, diversity, students have spent hours. so they've been anything

and he has been graduated from the university of damascus from the department of english language and literature that he had he's to, he's must have degree at the political science sizes for almost almost about these . i'm university in cherokee. he was in please. and when he was 18 years old for over the course, the over the course of 2 years by the form of regina. but when much early in the end, the beginning of the city and our prize and it gets a form regina has been involved in the process and aligned with this or position. then it has been serving as the head of the particular seasons vision in the northwest in progress of it live on the demonstration of the salvation government that was dominated affiliated by age. yes. and now i'm at the side of the distracted leader of cd. i thought that all these uh this, this, this experience perhaps would be helpful for shy bonnie to be the, for the minister for the come to know she is officially appointed as the for the minister, but equally important defense minister of the country. the reason that i'm seeing these is equally important b

and then she has been um, graduated from the university of damascus from department of the english language and literature. but then she was arrested imprisoned for 2 years when he was 18 years old. then by the beginning of the seed, an uprising he has been in bold in the present, in the protests, m, m, m a n s, as has positioned himself as an important figure into a position. then she has been the head of the port. think of the theater ration off the in the programs when it was the, the, the, the, the strong gold 12 deposition until nearly 3 weeks ago. and now when he was, of course, at that position, he met several for the dignitaries, un officials for the delegation. so the defect, the leader of syria, i'm a shot i taught that these experience makes job, i need a, a, a suitable candidate to be the for the never. so the minister of foreign affairs, equally important. another appointment was the appointment of the defense minister . so cost to that because it was $1.00 of the commanders of age. yes. so these 2 names are close allies and friends of the. busy form of the shadow, the defect w

alice thought, could be seen being destroyed. 5 minutes since and civilians in the vicinity of damascus university. moses vote, some of the monuments of being removed by a crowd sold over the country. in recent days, we meanwhile is waiting. we'll planes have reportedly attacked targets on the outskirts of serious capital, striking military installations near the city on the surrounding countryside. ahead of that. so the idea showing targeted 2 ports of the countries northwest. hey, tom's, this is way the ground forces are operating in the so called buffer zone. they've illegally occupied in southern syria. this idea. so it's, it shows it's latest actions against reported government military positions as well, is taking to control a roughly full 100 swag alone with a demilitarized zone and syrian territory. it's a un designated area created onto the 1973 our up is ready. war just being patrolled by united nations pace, capers, following the toppling of presidents. a saw that last weekend. they are the scars out rates across the buses and is preparing to dig in for some time due to what is happenin

of the writing there thing. i wonder the students here at damascus university. so this is a, this is a slice of life for the city. yeah. we have one young man and we were driving through and he said, do you feel that? and i said, what do you mean then he said, we're driving through syria without fitting that there will be and this is a strike or a check point where we will be arrested. so this is what life looks like from damascus on day one of a new week where people have started going back to school a summer. thank you very much for your reporting there from damascus to syrian capital. we hope that you're a guest will have a lot more time to read going forward. thank you so much. after more than a decade of conflict and syria, the united nations says 7400000 people remain displaced within its borders. it says 70 percent of the population needs, humanitarian aid and 90 percent lives in extreme poverty. the large cities of a level, hama and homes have enjoyed the worst of serious displacement crisis, with entire communities uprooted because of the civil war. the

of aid. has this report from damascus. the sunday is the 1st working day across the worlds and life is limping back to know lucy, we are outside the gate of damascus university where hundreds, maybe thousands of students have been going in and out through the day that we've been here. and schools have also opened across the country, been hearing reports of various parts of the city of damascus, where people have actually returned back to work in various ministries as well. but we were at one of the ministry of the information ministry earlier on, and they were telling us that they have to start live here a document, it's feet from below 0. there are lots of employees who existed only on paper. there were employees who took with them keys and important documents. somebody went to back to the car as with them who belonged to the former regime. so it is a going to be a difficult transition because they believe that it is now starting from the building block. so for how to run a fast one employee told us that the, this was somebody who was in charge of dealing with the media, but he had to come up and clean the office 1st so that he can start talking to people.

the most of my biological science students of damascus university, i found out about this initiative to instagram. we want to clean up our streets and make them look as good as possible. so we came together to achieve something useful for our community. this initiative is currently ongoing in different neighborhoods in the city of damascus, amid the huge shortage in basic and the such as these. however, they told us that this is our time a now we are, we are the responsible for building a new syria and we will take that burden on our shoulder for a brighter series for all series. this was not going to wash for our just euro from damascus. the at least 33 people, including children, have been killed in an is very striking central garza and at least 50 people have been injured. it's hot and targeted homes and on this right refugee camp. so defense teams have been pulling victims from the russell fee. uh definitely. how about, i don't know how about when these ready, occupation bombs, people in their houses. what do you expect them to do that those injuries are very deep and grave about

the best of the recently hosted by shar, i'll a sides father in the vicinity of damascus university, could be seen being destroyed by militants and other citizens, to multiple similar monuments being removed by crowds all across the country. me some dates english really war planes have reportedly attacked targets in the facility of serious capital, striking military installations near the city and surrounding countryside. i had all of that idea of showing target a 2 ports in the countries northwest. and it comes as really grind, forces are already operating in the so called buffer zone. this idea of fed 8 shows its latest auctions against reported government and the luxury positions. while israel is seeking to control or roughly 400 square kilometers, demilitarized zone in serene territory, it's a un designated area created often the 1973 are a bit really war and has been patrol by united nations forces since following the ice thing of president bashar on the side, on december 8th, the idea of his car died rage across the buffer zone. as preparing the digging for some time is due to

of the form. that is, what children are back to school as a public institutions officer with the mood is up to be up to damascus university. after an entire week of celebrations, students, i gather the t a for one more moment of jubilation. on the 5th, the back on campus, a lot of that as well. i have that. i think i really didn't anticipate this quick reopening. i mean, i was expecting an only after a month from now because all the ministries were to be commissioned and new ones were to be instantly. so indeed, i was happily surprised. but the opening of public institutions just a week after the fall of for some sense, a short message to the city and people, many of whom, what a freight walk else on suffering might have this on, on the southern change. i know, but the initial you 40, it has the boss. they say they are well aware of the, you know, me see of the task ahead of the construction of nation building. and so that's the task to be tackled. the students have a vision logistical bob. the idea is to send a lead. our educate lead our writers, do the secular and enlightenment that they need to come to participate on d

of that uncertainty. in damascus, university students toppled a statue of the late president hafez al-assad, the father ofhe ousted leader, before dragging it through the street. when christians in the capital attended mass on sunday, expressing hope that a new government will respect the rights of minorities. but many say they are still uneasy about what lies ahead and schools reopen their doors in damascus as students and teachers expressed optimism for the future. one student even raised a flag adopted by the rebels. the eu is sending an envoy today to talk to the new leadership, and the un special envoy says he supports the lifting of sanctions on leading rebel group hts. >> we need to see that this is fixed quickly. we will hopefully see a quick end to sanctions so that we can see really rallying around building up syria again. and then my last point we need to see, of course, justice and accountability for crimes. and we need to make sure that that goes through a credible justice system and that we don't see any revenge. >> the israeli government has approved a plan to expand settlements in the gola

during may size and drunken launches in damascus. countryside and i'm a nation depot near to universities and schools across syria have re open their doors. thousands of students have returned to the classroom in damascus. is comes a week after the syrian opposition ended the 54 year goal of the 5 summary. and in the gaza strip funerals have been have for a number of out assume. and so we're killed in these really a tax on down by law. is there any forces carried out as strikes in northern and central parts of the gaza strip over night and into sunday kidding. at least, 2094 for more than 14 months. now schools in guys have become home for tens of thousands of displace palestinians. every shelter is overcrowded with food water and surprise severely limited, in some cases, completely cut off leading to widespread starvation. oh, nor spokesperson luis water rates showed ologist. here is honey mac moved around the camping down, the la a wire inside on this the school, but now it just shows the entire ro bala. there are 16000 people filtering inside the school on the outside. they're all over 50000 people. so $65000.00 people are relying on this from this

begins to return to the straits of the capital of damascus, even as hundreds attend the funeral of a leading anti government active. also in the programs university students demonstrate outside, so it'd be a state television headquarters accusing the broadcast of miss representing them. and carrying propaganda from president alexander, which ended teenage prodigy from india, takes the chest for bus stone. but coming the youngest in a world champion at a tournament in single the i'm anthony out. welcome to and this announce table hosted a crisis summit this weekend on the future of syria. the rebels logically in control of see where you now say they want to establish friendly ties with old countries in the region. and even though bravo factions within syria are still battling for supremacy, there is a sense of normalcy. returning to the straits, in many places, it just stays up to the floor. busha assad government life appears to be returning to normal in the syrian capital of damascus. the curfew imposed on residence after his hours thing. his now being relaxed. shops open again and people out buying clothes and food. so it doesn't tell you about

more than a week after the ouster of bashar al assad in damascus, university students toppled a statue of late syrian president hafez al assad, the father of the ousted leader, before standing on it and dragging it through the street. the statue had been standing at the university for decades. meantime, christians in the syrian capital attended mass on sunday, expressing hope that a new government would respect the rights of minorities in the country. though many said the future was still uncertain and a return to normalcy for students in damascus. as schools reopen their doors. students and school faculty are expressing optimism for the future. the world is watching to see if syria's new government can stabilize the country and move toward a smooth transition. and in the hours ahead, syria will be on the agenda at an eu foreign affairs council meeting in brussels. the un special envoy for syria, who met with the new caretaker government on sunday, says he supports the lifting of sanctions on leading rebel group. it's we need to see that this is quickly. >> we will hopefully see a quic

are, are, does that or no, having the classes, but we just pass along side the, the damascus university here. many of the students are, are just the front of the buildings, accounting front of the fact of these, this chancey not celebrating a new day for syria in addition of the opening of the schools here. now what sort of these are seeing that they're coming up to damascus airport and soon that's also going to get ready for the operations. and did the 1st, the opening tional flies are going to be between damascus and are left with the capital city. and the 2nd largest city of syria, but they said that the domestic flies are also going to resume soon best. so thank you very much for the update that sandra here is resolved to dial reporting that line from central damascus pulse. is there any time for now? stationed in towns and villages in serious southwest, israel's military has expanded its occupation of the syrian golden heights. since the collapse of yasandra she went to see i've been aboard has more from couldn't h, right in southwest, in syria of the house. i was opening to lodge a noble that'd

then he has been a student of english language and literature from damascus university, indeed graduated from the same university. then when he was 18 years old, he was imprisoned by the former regime for over the course of 2 years. but started from the years of this city, an uprising against us that virginia has been actively involved in that and in the process, i guess the regime here, then he is also graduated from the political sizes for me. some of those about these i'm university in charge it, but it never where the position has been quoting us for almost 8 years and north western improvements or fiddler and then went to a position for them and salvation government over there to run this, the cities affairs so a she bonnie, was the head of the, the, the, the, the, the, the put, the cold affairs administration on what he was being that he met several representatives for the dignitaries, delegations, or officials as well. so that the experience has been one of the determining factor that another shot at the defective leader appear to have decided to appoint jim as the for the minutes

in one of the main squares here in damascus and earlier today traffic the famous or infamous, damascus traffic was back in full force. it was also the 1st day were schools of returned university students also returned today, marking their 1st return after the fall of a sudden i said with some a celebratory protest where they took down some statues of uh, the now ousted uh the dictator were seeing some positive economic signs as well. the solution has fallen, but also the subsidies on to has been listed in. so there is been also a spike in a, in the price of transportation and so on. but certainly what is sort of not normal . and what many people here are not used to is the sense of freedom that you feel here on the streets. it's almost unbelievable to some. i mean, i've been covering the events, you know, around the so called eric spring for about a decade now and to see how the story has evolved from 2011 to the brutal civil war . and then where we stand now with but short of that. so it's no longer empower in syria and journalists like myself, being able to work freely here and talk to people here freely and ask them their political opinions on the street in the open. it's

reports that is really troops or advancing towards the capital of damascus to michael millstein is a senior analyst until we have universities, diane center for middle eastern and african studies. and we asked him if he thought israel's airstrikes really are about stopping weapons in syria falling into the wrong hands. basically, yes. you know, the 1st of all the, the offensive, these really events the during the last 2 or 3 days. and it was the fancy, eh, and the main target scores are really 30 targets like, or across and, and then most of these to be in may be size. and because the, the non convention of eh, if a structural office, syria, and i think the law says that this is a favor because the actually a very good at all, they follow the normal excitement from the extra need for the whole, the whole world. and because we learn from the lessons of libya and also your op ed, that after the collapse of, of the saw to reduce is very easy is very a and negative to the situation and effect silver organizations maybe radical. why a control over and fast. and the weapon, and i think that right now to use it is better, not only

of assad. universities are open. i'm actually now in damascusthe university, going to classes. the children went to school this morning as well. public institutions are open, so everything is going back into action. and it seems that, you know, this is the focus of this interim government. in a meeting yesterday, mr al—shara told people, told journalists that he wants to rebuild the country, that he may also nominate himself as a president for syria in case the people wanted him. and it seems that this is the time where also there is international diplomatic efforts to support the transition to power, provided that this transition will be inclusive and that the government is going to be representative of all syrian society, protects minorities' rights, and protects women's rights. so while this new leadership is getting a lot of support from around the world, but also is being watched of its actions and how they are going to move ahead and not turn this country into an islamist state government. syria is under sanctions that really crippled the

university of reading in the u. k. crowds of gather that side, and i a prison on the outskirts of damascus, desperate to learn the fate of relatives and loved ones. the notorious military complex was used to detain tens of thousands of people who fell file of the syrian are seen over the decades. you may find some of the images and all next report. distressing. oh, it's about rushing to see their loved ones. thousands of people, storm serious, most famous prison, near damascus. the many of those contact with family members over the years without knowing their fate and clinging to help. i just found my brother, it's been 6, he is human rights groups estimate. 30000 people were killed in this prison alone. it was nick named the human slaughter house by amnesty international. under now, i was to president bush. charlotte sat tens of thousands of syrians disappeared into the country's network of prisons. the slightest suspicion of defense could result in incarceration. for many, it would also mean torture and death when grandma moody, in 2013 thousands of photos of victims were smuggled out of syria. they are known as the

begins to return to the straits of the capital of damascus, even as hundreds attend the funeral of a leading anti government. actives also in the program university students demonstrate outside savvy estate television headquarters accusing the broadcaster base representing them and carrying propaganda from president alexander porch. and a teenage prodigy from india takes the chest for bus stone, but coming the youngest of a will champion at a tournament in single.

of the nation for solving job without 0, damascus. he knows that what he is on the wrong specialist of george washington university, and he explained why iran couldn't view the new administration as a threat to it. secure with the new student government certainly is not happy with a ryan involvement in syria at the end of the day. of your volumes use the same pretty tech savvy so called what the right hand side cause pac series or, or radical forces to uh, send volunteers to fight on behalf of assad government. so i, there is no, i mean, i'm not surprised that they're not happy with iranians. any iranians are certainly view this as a potential, a threat to their secuity. because aside was one of the very few out of the, there's uh that, you know, with, with what was front of you from his father was assigned to the wrong. so you're on, we'll look at this with a lot of concern. but my guess is that you don't go on to call to bait or read, call to base its influence in the region in syria. and i would not be surprised if yvonne is would try to uh, work something out with a new a government. the not in the last few hours on his right. are

of the nation, the full solve a job without 0, damascus. so you know, somebody is integers, professor of international affairs, a george washington university, specializing in iranian foreign policy, explains why iran could view the new administration as a threat to it. security. as the new student government certainly is not happy with a ryan involvement in, in syria at the end of the day. of the volumes use the same context of the so called what the volume side calls type fuse or, or radical forces to uh, send volunteers to fight on behalf of assad government. and so there is no, i mean, i'm not surprised that they're not happy with iranians. any iranians are certainly view this as a potential effect to their security, because aside was one of the very few uh, beaters. uh that, you know, with uh, was friends of the room. his father was a friend of a wrong. so are you doing well look at this uh with a lot of uh, concern. uh, but my guess is that you don't go onto the call to bait or read call to base its influence in the region in syria. and i will not be surprised if yvonne is would try to uh, work something out with a new a government. c

university of oklahoma. he explained what is behind the collapse of the syrian ami. the syrian army really just melted. there was no money in damascus to pay troops. people were exhausted. there had not been a peace dividend. nobody could rebuild their lives. life looked very grim under this for him going out into the future. there were, we have to remember that there were very heavy sanctions on the machine. america has all of serious, most of the serious oil and gas which it uses to pay the courage in the northeast to police the northeast. and so the regime really had no money. and then, of course, is rails extraordinary attack, which puzzled his butler pen back iran, and it has really degraded the syrian army over the last year with about 3 strikes every week on the syrian army, taking out military factories and iranian the iranian militias and iranian officers so this is a very weekend regime with no allies and um, and the army melted away. and that's, that is the, that is the real, you know, story is extraordinary story here of very little opposition to a rental group which has rebuilt itself and shown extraordinary ability to

university of oklahoma. he explained what's behind the collapse of the serial number in the syrian army really just melted. there was no money in damascus to pay troops. people were exhausted. there had not been a peace dividend. nobody could rebuild their lives. life looked very grim under this for him going out into the future. there were, we have to remember that there were very heavy sanctions on the machine. america has all of serious, most of the serious oil and gas which it uses to pay the courage in the northeast to police the northeast. and so the regime really had no money. and then, of course, is rails extraordinary attack, which come on his by last pen back iran. and it has really been great at the syrian army over the last year with about 3 strikes every week on the syrian army, taking out military factories and iranian iranian militias and iranian officers. so this is a very weekend regime with no allies and, and the army melted away. and that's, that is the, that is the real, you know, stories, extraordinary story here, of very little opposition to a rep over which has rebuilt itself and shown extraordinary ability to adj