have seen that people coming out who's gatherings in damascus in the may of squared in made on district in mazda district. and today in the university of damascus students as well for the testing the, the, the, the does. i'm the gym and the rebels. and also show we just sold a database with the government here. so then now the issue is, is that those who are leading the rebels are the remnants of the old regime, the senior members of the all the regina, they have no credibility. many people are seeing these people, this leaders of the rebels as the ones were associated with the mass killings, with, with the, with the mask. because that to us these, that heavy equipment that the of the last 14 years. so they do not have, it could have the ability to really choose by people in masses. however, on the other hand, the governments and also people in damascus when talk to them, you can see that they're worried that these kinds of conflicts and clashes cool somehow sort of the beeping, the that make the sick that individuals in the country. just remember, this company has just got out of a 14 years of roots of war, civil war and which was

so since yesterday only has these several gatherings. meetings of people here in may at square universe to of damascus students in the morning they were demonstrating. and i guess the rebels and sort of data through with the government as well in me down the district. and also in most of the districts, is that for lots of places, most best squares in, in, in damascus. and i've seen people gathering, attempting in support of the government. the reason for that that, that, that, that the government has the support of the people here, or the people in damascus that are so much, i guess the rebels now is because these reputable woman is being mad by the remnants of the old regime. and many of them people like the deadline or the mix that still have these are meeting the, the rabbits there and they have quite a horrible cool. they have been associated with that choice has been committed against serious over the last 14 years of the brutal civil war. so that's net, that's why now that they want to come back or as they see quite a course liberties in the course of a heavy is it is, it is definitely remind th

of squared in damascus. and also on friday in the morning that i've seen the students of damascus university coming together, protesting the rebels and solving the sort of benefits with the government. so here the main issue is that those who are leading the rebels are the senior members off the old regime. so that's why they do not have the could i have the ability among people and many people are associated with them with the mass murder that is with a mass killings with the atrocity of, with the master. because it had been committed in the last 14 years. so in that sense, they're not worried that these, the, these leaders of the rebels are going to really create a strategic tract for the country for the long term. however, having said that, there is one concern both this is being offered by the officials here. and also when you talk to domestic is people here. those are seeing that this country celia has suffered from the sick that you can test in the last 14 years. and then afraid of these ongoing passion, ongoing crashes that it's much fluid and depend these ethnic esick that individuals in the company

territory on the outskirts of damascus under the guise of protecting the country's drew's community, which has come under attack. so is the mrs forces now, that hasn't been university welcomed by the trees to be and see what you're saying is ready as a manipulation old that cause in order for it, is route to grab more more territory. so there's a very real danger that the country is going to plunge once more into a civil war. and of course, the free democratic and stable syria that we've been promised, well, perhaps, is not quite overseas. and many things with dazing as far as the corresponding states. when he's speaking to his live from day rate, thank you. it seems that issues like recession energy prices and michael and climate, not the biggest priorities and most you lead is ok. sufficient was in brussels. have instead of green to boost the blogs, military spending button unprecedented 800000000000 euro. i've received threats from russia. the european council calls on the board of governors of the european investment bank, e. i b to urgently continue to adapt the best practices for lending to the defense industry. notably by reevaluating the list of excluded ac

damascus. well, joining us here on the studio, assign a lottie on professor of public affairs and director at the center for as long and global affairs at stumble, design university. it was great to have you with us on the challenges here in this town. and so we would just hearing from our correspondents in damascus that one of the rebel leaders has course in the escalation, what are the prospects for that at the moment? but really depends whether they are working alone or they're working on behalf of a foreign government or foreign forces. because if we look at the situation, it is who benefits most from the instability and the lack of security in syria. and since the beginning, since, even before the essence of gene fell in on december 8th, it was is what it was trying to take advantage of the weakness of the state of the determination and security. it has occupied almost $450.00. so it cannot the square, it has a cold for the establishment of at least a dual state, if not the state, then a capital. and somehow under the protection of them, a pass code on the sea, an army not to the cross south of damascus. it has destroyed most of the depots and the munition o

damascus? it's probably hillary is a distinguished public policy fellow at the american university of favorites. he joins us live from boston. now from a hello to you. what all the alice sighed loyalists ultimately trying to achieve then it's not a 100 percent clear, but this is a very typical situation where you have a autocratic or a dictatorship government that has run a country for decades in serious case 5 decades 50 years. and once they're over the throne, there are large numbers of they're loyalist, so you heard that was a down percent. and iraqi had it with people old enough to remember chesko and romania, the lawyer list of the former shame, who totally in charge had total power over everything. certainly find themselves isolated a and with no power. some of them start organizing in small groups. some of them and just local rebellions and the saw them try to get together and create a bigger movement them to try to carve out on a time was region. so it could be any of the goals that this think would be feasible. but i don't think it's realistic for them to be able to carve out there on

somebody is where the defense source to enter the outskirts of damascus and protect this cruise community. this is somebody who is not being university welcomed by the jews community. they're saying this is a manipulation by the way, the government to capture more mold on. so the situation is an incredibly volatile at this stage and of course series that last the split into areas under the control of, of the gilani government us set in the north. of course the turkish brought forth is and in the north east. these, the cody forces which about to cause by washington, so that we're going to have to see how this one plays out with the west, an image of this free and democratic this new syria perhaps, isn't it a stable as we've been led to believe our, to correspond to steve sweeney with the breakdown. thank you, steve live from a root. well, to discuss it further, the events on fully in syria. let us turn our attention now to the head of news of the west asia focused. i'd let the cradle esteban cut are you, esteban? thanks for your time today. given the term or let we're seeing in post at a sad syria or the latest splashes. a surprise or

this is sad that i'll just go to damascus. joshua alone, this is direct to of the sense of the middle east studies at the university of oklahoma. he says that the rest of the violence in syria this is very bad news indeed because it demonstrates that the government is really not in control of the biggest was of what's going on in syria of typically on the coast. because many militias streamed out of northern aleppo and it live area to join in what was really a paroxysm of violence and, and i can say that to 3 of my wife's cousins. we who we've spoken to so far, all of them had their houses ransacked. people came to the door, knocked, demanded that they open opposite. they would have killed them if they did not. and, and asked if they were out of whites and then proceeded to steal every thing in their house, their, their jewelry, their watches, their phones, took the car keys and took their cars. uh this this is um they were just terrified and 11 cousin uh we talked to last night, havent been attacked yet, but she was, she was just could not stop herself from weeping. she was worried that people were moving in the n

address and send that with the latest live in damascus to and joining us on set as sold on bought a car professor of public policy at home on ben felicia university. thank you very much for your time. is always missed about a car. so as we were hearing it sounds like government forces have regained control in the main cities in the north. west fighting is continuing in the countryside and some of the mountainous areas. how much of a threat of the people, the format side loyalists, and those who support them? how much of a sweat do they have a main to the government? the legacy they do the constitute to us. right. but i don't think it's as serious as was fear though, originally. and this is the 1st major incident since the government changing. and so. yeah, and i don't think it's all about just the loyalist of, for i said there are some genuine concerns amongst the other lights, which we must also take into consideration. these people have disproportionately serve the assets in terms of number in the past. they were more ad are presented in the army that was dissolved, they are more represented in all the bases that are being regularly hit by the

damascus. thank you to. so and joining us on set this sometime by the cobb professor of public policy at home, i've been felicia university. thank you very much for your time is always missed about a cab. the fighting has been taking place and out of what areas. what does this tell us about the divisions that still very much existence area? well, it's in no way inevitable, it's would have happened should have happened given the way the politics have taken a, an almost exclusive. so need direction in terms of the leadership. and i think this is something that plays on the shows of mind all the time. what you wanted to do is to avoid dividing syria. you also wanted to avoid dividing the politics in a way that is done now in driving it. where the, the, you know, along secretary of the lines are rolling rather than do the public good good of the whole country. but that in the case of the allies is particularly sensitive because they have held for a long time, the pilot in the country. it's a small minority, they don't exceed 10 percent of the population, but they were a disproportionately represented particularly in the milit

damascus. thank you to so on joining us on set to so on bought a car professor of public policy at home. i've been felicia university. so as we've been hearing the port city sound like they've been mostly secure, with the flashing is continuing in the countryside in the mountainous areas around those cities. how much of a threat do for my do ask that, lauren, this and this support as opposed to the new sylvia and government the i don't see the think it's about the i said lawyer list per se. it's about data lights in general. and it's very important to appreciate that these people may do maybe after 10 percent of the population. but they all could buy more than 90 percent of the senior post under a side. and they were led down by a side and his regime when they fled the country and left them behind. but also i don't think there were as well come bias shedra and his government for their own good reasons because they've been associated with a lot of that 12 cities committed against the majority to send me a. so i think that there was really need for more political work on behalf of emma to share a to reassure these peo

damascus. federal task force in the united states is planning to conduct visits to 10 college campuses, which they say has seen incidence of anti semitism. amongst them is columbia university web demonstrations in solidarity with palestinians, sparked a national student protest movement, hundreds of students of face disciplinary action for their involvement. now 3, assuming the university's saying they were unfairly suspended for the political views. also, as christian salumi reports from new york in columbia university has been under locked down ever since police were called in to clear out an encampment last year, forcing student protesters to get creative here to students, to disrupt a history of israel class at bernard college, columbia sisters school, the move led to their explosion, which led to a, sitting outside the school president's office calling for the students to be reinstated. so for their calls for amnesty like calls to die, best from israel have not been answered at the it was extremely disoriented, but these 3 graduate students are taking a different approach. they're suing the university in the how would you describe the disciplinary process to go throug

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