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the syrian army's morale has collapsed, says an officer who defected a week ago. they know they are killing civilians and they want this bloodbath to stop. the prevailing mood here is one of despair. people feel trapped and they believe that no one is coming to help. >> in response to the assault on homs, the white house told the bbc that there are not any tools left to stop the violence and it would be unrealistic to expect anything to be done. what steps can the international community take to deal with the assad regime? we are joined by a former adviser to the u.s. state department who currently serves as the president of the council on foreign relations. is the white house being too pessimistic or realistic when they say that there are not any tools for the international community to deal with syria? >> they need to stop the bombardment of that is going on but they are being realistic. there is not much going on. what they can do on things that will perhaps have the desired effect over time through sanctions or some prefer a garmin and opposition. none of thes
the syrian army's morale has collapsed, says an officer who defected a week ago. they know they are killing civilians and they want this bloodbath to stop. the prevailing mood here is one of despair. people feel trapped and they believe that no one is coming to help. >> in response to the assault on homs, the white house told the bbc that there are not any tools left to stop the violence and it would be unrealistic to expect anything to be done. what steps can the international community...
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." >> reporter: the free syrian army has looked lightly armed, able to carry its weapons on foot. in rastan, an officer boasts that they have blown up one of assad's tanks. he directs his comments at syria's most powerful ally, vladimir putin's russia. putin and his weapons are now under my feet, look at how we managed to destroy this vehicle the diplomatic big guns were also trained on syria, taking aim from a summit in tunisia. the u.k. strengthened ties with the rebels. we in common with other nations will now treat them and recognize them as a legitimate representative of the syrian people. >> reporter: the e.u. agreed to freeze syrian assets, the saudis said not enough was being done and called for the rebels to be supplied with weapons. but none of that will quickly help the people who are stuck here. the u.n. says the syrians have been targeting children. this girl was hurt in an attack near homs. >> ( translated ): i was with a boy and he was hit as well, in the thigh. he was bleeding badly. we had just been going to my grandfather to get some bread. >> reporter: militaril
." >> reporter: the free syrian army has looked lightly armed, able to carry its weapons on foot. in rastan, an officer boasts that they have blown up one of assad's tanks. he directs his comments at syria's most powerful ally, vladimir putin's russia. putin and his weapons are now under my feet, look at how we managed to destroy this vehicle the diplomatic big guns were also trained on syria, taking aim from a summit in tunisia. the u.k. strengthened ties with the rebels. we in...
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will that mean backing fighters like these from the free syrian army? the regime has call them terrorists and has vowed to wipe them out. they say that they are trying to protect civilians. >> we are the free syrian army. the armies are outside on checkpoints and outside of the hospital. we are here to respond. >> if the russians have reached some agreement with president assad behind-the-scenes or if they have failed, the results will be felt first and foremast hinder in -- first and foremost here in homs. >> we are in sight of the city and we spoke earlier about why the assault might be happening right now. this place was pretty much cut off that it was not under the huge bombardment. i think the regime has to change tactics. but one is military necessity. the free army is growing in strength every day. i was speaking to a man who is a full colonel who defected and he said that morale is crumbling with the army. he does not give the regime much time while in his opinion the rebel forces are growing in strength. the other reason people believe is that
will that mean backing fighters like these from the free syrian army? the regime has call them terrorists and has vowed to wipe them out. they say that they are trying to protect civilians. >> we are the free syrian army. the armies are outside on checkpoints and outside of the hospital. we are here to respond. >> if the russians have reached some agreement with president assad behind-the-scenes or if they have failed, the results will be felt first and foremast hinder in -- first...
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i have been there with fighters from the free syrian army. on both my journeys, we encountered almost exclusively sunnis. i have places like homs and approaches to what our people withdrawing into the rhone communities. there is this question hanging in the air, rather malevolently, wherever you go, who was a christian, who is a sunni, who is a shiite? they have emphasized they want to have a pluralistic society. i think the impetus for revenge grows greater. todayou're seeing in homs could be serious tomorrow, although we are not quite there yet. >> what about the actions of president assad? do you get a sense that as more international pressure builds up against him, the more intensified his crackdown? >> international pressure has not worked so far. i note the british foreign secretary william hague reiterated today that all diplomatic pressure would be used to get the arab league plans to hand over power. that has not worked so far, and muir exhortation to the regime has not worked so far -- and mir -- mere exhortation to the regime has n
i have been there with fighters from the free syrian army. on both my journeys, we encountered almost exclusively sunnis. i have places like homs and approaches to what our people withdrawing into the rhone communities. there is this question hanging in the air, rather malevolently, wherever you go, who was a christian, who is a sunni, who is a shiite? they have emphasized they want to have a pluralistic society. i think the impetus for revenge grows greater. todayou're seeing in homs could be...
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>> he is desperate to crush this nascent pre-syrian army. the more and more conscripts are defecting and joining these groups, this is a very uncoordinated kind of uprising. but he knows that if he doesn't put it down, it is going to take on a sense of inevitability. the u.s. is trying to get the sense that this regime is doomed and everybody, including the russians and chinese he did get on board. >> the prime minister goes to damascus tomorrow for talks. what is likely to come out of that? >> certainly not very much encouraging. i expect that the president will likened the horrible artillery barrages and mortar barrages tomorrow when he is in town. and will declare that they have taken some positive actions to help it with the humanitarian situation. at the end of the day, the russians are inclined to abandon it, which is a bit strange when you consider that he may well fall. >> thank you very much for joining us with those insights. >> the local military official in the philippines says more than 40 people have been killed by an earthquak
>> he is desperate to crush this nascent pre-syrian army. the more and more conscripts are defecting and joining these groups, this is a very uncoordinated kind of uprising. but he knows that if he doesn't put it down, it is going to take on a sense of inevitability. the u.s. is trying to get the sense that this regime is doomed and everybody, including the russians and chinese he did get on board. >> the prime minister goes to damascus tomorrow for talks. what is likely to come out...
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army. there are all kinds of complications that flow from that. -- the people can hope for the western governments to decide to the freeming syrian army. many people will die unnecessarily until the serbian guns were silenced. it is different in syria. i am not advocating that type of intervention. without some kind of force, a no-fly zone, or garmin the syrian rebels, what we have seen in the last 24 hours, in the last weeks, will be repeated. we will see things get more protest. -- without some kind of force, a no-fly zone, or arming the rebels. >> on the final day of the trial of hosni mubarak, the judge has announced he will deliver his verdict on june 2nd. hosni mubarak along with other officials is accused of ordering the deaths of protesters. his defense maintains he is still president so he is immune from prosecution. the iran supreme leader has said that his country's nuclear course will not change despite international pressure. a team from the iaea was prevented from visiting an
army. there are all kinds of complications that flow from that. -- the people can hope for the western governments to decide to the freeming syrian army. many people will die unnecessarily until the serbian guns were silenced. it is different in syria. i am not advocating that type of intervention. without some kind of force, a no-fly zone, or garmin the syrian rebels, what we have seen in the last 24 hours, in the last weeks, will be repeated. we will see things get more protest. -- without...
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by the fighters of the free syrian army. everything we do is to defend our people. the regime cannot get us, so it retaliates against civilians instead. >> they are certainly paying the price. the shroud is 47-year-old girl -- for a 7-year-old girl. they carefully write her name. like all the dead, she will be buried in darkness. the time is too dangerous -- daytime is too dangerous. there is no family, no prayer, and little dignity. they have to curry, even now, -- hurry even now. there will be many more such desperate and lonely burials. paul woods, bbc news, homs. >> comes on the same day the u.s. decided to close its embassy -- this comes on the same day the u.s. decided to close its embassy in damascus. there was a double veto from russia and china. for more on the violence -- on efforts to stop the violence, i am joined by a former u.s. ambassador to syria. president obama has seemed to rule out any military intervention in syria. what are the options for the u.s. now? >> the u.s. still has a range of diplomatic and ec
by the fighters of the free syrian army. everything we do is to defend our people. the regime cannot get us, so it retaliates against civilians instead. >> they are certainly paying the price. the shroud is 47-year-old girl -- for a 7-year-old girl. they carefully write her name. like all the dead, she will be buried in darkness. the time is too dangerous -- daytime is too dangerous. there is no family, no prayer, and little dignity. they have to curry, even now, -- hurry even now. there...
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uprising, to ensure that support for the free syrian army is coordinated and provided in a way that strengthens civilians. and if we don't move in that direction, the potential for support to the armed opposition to produce fragmented militias operating under very limited control is very high. and i think that's likely to produce a longer, more violent conflict and one in which at the end of the day we could find that it is the fighters and not the diplomats or the politicians who are determining syria's future. so i think the u.s., even though it's been reluctant to do so, has an opportunity now to figure out how to manage militarization in ways that avoid some of those worst-case outcomes. >> suarez: joshua landis, with what steven heydermann just said, is there any outside force now that the u.n. has taken itself out of the equation that can stay assad's hand to keep him from smashing the opposition? >> i don't believe there are. you know, the united states was hoping that either turkey or the arab league would step in militarily and then the u.s. could provide support for that.
uprising, to ensure that support for the free syrian army is coordinated and provided in a way that strengthens civilians. and if we don't move in that direction, the potential for support to the armed opposition to produce fragmented militias operating under very limited control is very high. and i think that's likely to produce a longer, more violent conflict and one in which at the end of the day we could find that it is the fighters and not the diplomats or the politicians who are...
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how many syrians will be killed before the syrian army is given the means to overthrow the regime or at least protect the syrians rising up? >> could arming the rebels make the violence worse? >> we are already in a civil war. to pretend that the violence will get worse is inappropriate and unfair at this point. the asad -- assad regime is committing the same atrocities that were committed by the father in 1992. there is no telling how many people will be killed. at what point do you say enough is enough? >> do you thi the assad regime is bowing to pressure? >> i don't think so. i think it is all tactics at this point. this regime has adopted the thomas jefferson philosophy, either you hang together or hang separately. whether covey an -- kofi anan will lead some sort of intervention remains to be seen. >> on china and russia, any signs they are embarrassed by the violence and may be working behind-the-scenes? >> not enough. and we haven't called the russians bluff. there should be a call to stop the arms shipments until the anan decision has succeeded or failed. we should sponsor a
how many syrians will be killed before the syrian army is given the means to overthrow the regime or at least protect the syrians rising up? >> could arming the rebels make the violence worse? >> we are already in a civil war. to pretend that the violence will get worse is inappropriate and unfair at this point. the asad -- assad regime is committing the same atrocities that were committed by the father in 1992. there is no telling how many people will be killed. at what point do...
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army. these new pictures appear to show shelling of the district, it is not possible to verify when they were taken. a correspondent is witnessing renewed efforts by government forces to seize back towns in open revolt. >> we will to the sound of artillery bombardment. we believe they are using anti- aircraft guns targeting against the town and setting up mortar positions and infantry. >> the european union is united in its response, even if the international community is certainly not. adding to their existing ban on oil imports. assets are now being frozen, and a freeze will apply to assets in the central bank as well. there will be a ban on cargo flown to syria from the european union. it is severely blunted by lack of support from other key powers. >> that remains a major blockage in what the international community can do. >> look out syrian state television is drawing strength from russia's position. >> the russian prime minister says that nobody should be allowed to repeat the scenar
army. these new pictures appear to show shelling of the district, it is not possible to verify when they were taken. a correspondent is witnessing renewed efforts by government forces to seize back towns in open revolt. >> we will to the sound of artillery bombardment. we believe they are using anti- aircraft guns targeting against the town and setting up mortar positions and infantry. >> the european union is united in its response, even if the international community is certainly...
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"free syrian army, may god protect you," they chanted. security forces shot into the crowd, forcing them to scatter. in homs, to the south, there was no let-up in the shelling. rocket and mortar fire was coming in constantly. tanks are firing into the babr amro district, where thousands of civilians are trapped. activists say several children were killed this morning in babr amro. yet in the suburb of khaldeeya, people protested on the streets as they do every friday. they set fire to the russian flag, the russian veto of last saturday's u.n. security council resolution seen as assad's license to kill. they have the support of king abdullah of saudi arabia, who rarely speaks out like this in public. >> ( translated ): we are in frightening days and, regrettably, what happened at the united nations, in my opinion, is an unfavorable move. the confidence of the whole world in the united nations is undoubtedly shaken. >> reporter: today, there was even a small demonstration in isalli, a suburb in the center of the capital, damascus. hundreds
"free syrian army, may god protect you," they chanted. security forces shot into the crowd, forcing them to scatter. in homs, to the south, there was no let-up in the shelling. rocket and mortar fire was coming in constantly. tanks are firing into the babr amro district, where thousands of civilians are trapped. activists say several children were killed this morning in babr amro. yet in the suburb of khaldeeya, people protested on the streets as they do every friday. they set fire to...
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we have just brought into this building by members of the free syrian army and we're told that the government positions are just a few hundred meters out in that direction. we are told they're using snipers and tanks and they have been operating in this vicinity. we have to keep a low and be careful. in the distance, you can make out a tank, a reminder of the force at the government's disposal. this is what the locals have to defend against it, a paltry road block and a few old rifles. we moved to one last town also in the throes of its of a tick of the revolution. it may seem a world away from fringes of europe where the conflict that looks increasingly like civil war is raging. >> as we have heard, an international meeting will take place tomorrow in geneva to address the growing violence in syria. for more on what can be accomplished, i am joined by a former u.s. state department adviser who is a fellow at the woodrow wilson center. it is a really grim image of what is happening and yet we have hillary clinton saying that she thinks that the opposition forces will be increasingly capable o
we have just brought into this building by members of the free syrian army and we're told that the government positions are just a few hundred meters out in that direction. we are told they're using snipers and tanks and they have been operating in this vicinity. we have to keep a low and be careful. in the distance, you can make out a tank, a reminder of the force at the government's disposal. this is what the locals have to defend against it, a paltry road block and a few old rifles. we moved...
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the army is moving strongly against what is called the free syrian army. and the people, two dozen a day, who are being killed day in, day out wait for diplomacy to work. >> we have taken the view from the very beginning, ray, that one death is too many. this has been going on for 11 months. the united states has been very clear that assad's policies are absolutely reprehensible. and need to end immediately. we have imposed very tough sanctions on the syrian regime as have members of the european union. the arab league has called for sanctions. many others have come and the economic pressure on assad is very intense. we're proceeding with a great degree of urgency because we are deeply concerned that assad is now stepping up his violence. he is taking advantage of the absence of the arab league monitors to do even more damage. so this is quite urgent. but, as i said earlier and as the secretary of state said in the security council member- states have a choice to make. are they going to be on the side of the syrian people and the right side of history and
the army is moving strongly against what is called the free syrian army. and the people, two dozen a day, who are being killed day in, day out wait for diplomacy to work. >> we have taken the view from the very beginning, ray, that one death is too many. this has been going on for 11 months. the united states has been very clear that assad's policies are absolutely reprehensible. and need to end immediately. we have imposed very tough sanctions on the syrian regime as have members of the...
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the peaceful protest is is protected from attacks by the rebel-free syrian army. assad, they cry, your days are numbered. but tanks and artillery used by syria's army against the uprising clearly has not detered these people nor the snipers that regularly fire on protests like this. in fact, they say the depth of this uprising inspire them. they tell me they simply will not give up. >> the world should do something or say something at least. make it stop. make the blood stop, please. even if it cost me my life, there's no way on earth we're going to go back to the way they were before. >> reporter: this conflict is deepening. defiance and death mark both sides. a clash that can only have one winner. >> holman: on sunday, the arab league called for u.n. peacekeepers in syria, but there was little immediate prospect of such a mission. in afghanistan, nato acknowledged an air strike accidentally may have killed eight boys last week. coalition officials said the incident, in kapisa province, happened as air and ground forces were attacking insurgents. car bombs target
the peaceful protest is is protected from attacks by the rebel-free syrian army. assad, they cry, your days are numbered. but tanks and artillery used by syria's army against the uprising clearly has not detered these people nor the snipers that regularly fire on protests like this. in fact, they say the depth of this uprising inspire them. they tell me they simply will not give up. >> the world should do something or say something at least. make it stop. make the blood stop, please. even...
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(gunfire) >> reporter: the syrian army is pummeling the city, punishing a town just 30 miles from damascus that dared to revolt. we are smuggled over the border. on our way to meet fighters risking their lives against overwhelming odds. the battle here is intense. the town besieged. assad's forces sweep the streets. hunting down the rebels but the killing is incrim national. ... indiscriminate. amid the sound of shell fire, we see tanks and troops moving towards us. >> the troops are going house to house looking for rebel fighters. there is really no safe place in the front of that advance other than perhaps, we hope, up in these mountains amid the trees here. from a military point of view, the rebels' position seems pretty hopeless. this is a senior rebel commander, but his men are few in number. your lives are now at risk. >> so much. we must go on to have freedom. we must stay in the risk. >> reporter: the currency of freedom here is blood. we witnessed the funerals of two men we're told were shot by snipers. they've been trying to take bread into the town. between them they leave 12 or
(gunfire) >> reporter: the syrian army is pummeling the city, punishing a town just 30 miles from damascus that dared to revolt. we are smuggled over the border. on our way to meet fighters risking their lives against overwhelming odds. the battle here is intense. the town besieged. assad's forces sweep the streets. hunting down the rebels but the killing is incrim national. ... indiscriminate. amid the sound of shell fire, we see tanks and troops moving towards us. >> the troops...
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(gunfire) >> reporter: the syrian army is pummeling the city, punishing a town just 30 miles from damascus that dared to revolt. we are smuggled over the border. on our way to meet fighters risking their lives against overwhelming odds. the battle here is intense. the town besieged. assad's forces sweep the streets. huting down the rebels but the killing is incrim national. ... indiscriminate. amid the sound of shell fire, we see tanks and troops moving towards us. >> the troops are going house to house looking for rebel fighters. there is really no safe place in the front of that advance other than perhaps, we hope, up in these mountains amid the trees here. from a military point of view, the rebels' position seems pretty hopeless. this is a senior rebel commander, but his men are few in number. your lives are now at risk. >> so much. we must go on to have freedom. we must stay in the risk. >> reporter: the currency of freedom here is blood. we witnessed the funerals of two men we're told were shot by snipers. they've been trying to take bread into the town. between them they leave 12 orp
(gunfire) >> reporter: the syrian army is pummeling the city, punishing a town just 30 miles from damascus that dared to revolt. we are smuggled over the border. on our way to meet fighters risking their lives against overwhelming odds. the battle here is intense. the town besieged. assad's forces sweep the streets. huting down the rebels but the killing is incrim national. ... indiscriminate. amid the sound of shell fire, we see tanks and troops moving towards us. >> the troops are...
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army." these new pictures appear to show showing of the district of homs. it is not possible to verify when there were taken, but there is renewed effort by government forces to seize back towns in open revolt. >> we were woken to the sound of artillery bombardment coming in. there is gunfire in the distance. we believe they are using anti- aircraft guns against the town and also setting up mortar positions. >> in response, the european union is united in its response, even if the international community as a whole is not. e.u. foreign ministers agreed to impose new sanctions on serbia adding to the existing ban on oil imports. assets of syrian officials are being frozen. freezes will apply to assets of the central bank as well. there will be a new ban on cargo flown to syria from e.u. airport. europe admits the sanctions are blunted by the lack of support from other key powers. >> do we still have a difference of view with china and russia? yes, we do. that remains a major blockage in what
army." these new pictures appear to show showing of the district of homs. it is not possible to verify when there were taken, but there is renewed effort by government forces to seize back towns in open revolt. >> we were woken to the sound of artillery bombardment coming in. there is gunfire in the distance. we believe they are using anti- aircraft guns against the town and also setting up mortar positions. >> in response, the european union is united in its response, even if...
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the syrian army's morale has collapsed says an officer who defected a week ago. they know they are killing civilians and they want this bloodbath to stop. as the bodies pile up, the prevailing mood here is one of despair. people feel trapped and they believe that no one is coming to help. >> chilling scenes from homs. the u.n. secretary general says that the chinese and russian veto has increased the syrian government to set up the war on its own people. he described the situation as appalling brutality and he wondered how many deaths it would take to stop the slide to the civil war. what, if anything can be done to stop the killings? i spoke to a former adviser to the u.s. state department who currently serves as the council boss as the president -- who currently serves as the president of the council on foreign relations. is anything that can be done at the moment? >> if they mean to stop the bloodshed, they are being painfully realist. there's not much they can do. what they can to will be things that will have the desired effect over time, such as sanctions o
the syrian army's morale has collapsed says an officer who defected a week ago. they know they are killing civilians and they want this bloodbath to stop. as the bodies pile up, the prevailing mood here is one of despair. people feel trapped and they believe that no one is coming to help. >> chilling scenes from homs. the u.n. secretary general says that the chinese and russian veto has increased the syrian government to set up the war on its own people. he described the situation as...
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we have the option, as tom said, of arming the free syrian army which is now a military rebellion. that is what the rebels are calling for. that's what i think most people think is... >> rose: how would that take place? >> well, it means... they're already getting some arms across the boarder from turkey, from qatar, through jordan. and we... nato would probably help that process. that ensures a long and bloody civil war. it means that you're at least helping the folks who are now the opposition but the syrian government still has a substantial advantage. but it's better than doing nothing. the third option is still a military intervention, but it's not going to be the united states bombing anyone. i don't think actually you'd have u.s. planes... >> rose: what would it be? >> what itould be is led by turkey and qatar and saudi arabia going up through jordan and down through turkey, creating humanitarian zones that would allow anybody who wants to defect from the syrian army to be safe and protecting civilians. now, everyone says there's no political will for that. i accepthat. but
we have the option, as tom said, of arming the free syrian army which is now a military rebellion. that is what the rebels are calling for. that's what i think most people think is... >> rose: how would that take place? >> well, it means... they're already getting some arms across the boarder from turkey, from qatar, through jordan. and we... nato would probably help that process. that ensures a long and bloody civil war. it means that you're at least helping the folks who are now...
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do they arm the free syrian army? >> paul, thanks for joining us. now to japan. nearly one year after an earthquake and tsunami devastated the country, new details are coming to light. today, it was revealed the danger posed by the radiation leak at fukushima dai-ichi was so serious that they considered evacuating tokyo. this news comes for the first time international journalists have been allowed on site. we go to roland burke. >> getting ready to face the radiation and fukushima. protection against the contamination, masks. we are being taken to the power station. the first group of foreign journalists allowed in. through the exclusion zone, 12 miles of overgrown fields and abandoned homes into the heart of this nuclear disaster, the source of fear for the japanese people who, for almost one year now, this is where this is being coordinated, the control room in the power station. minute by minute, they monitor the reactors, now stabilized. >> what we have in mind is to prevent the leak of radioactive gases. they have leaked to the paris stations before. >> in
do they arm the free syrian army? >> paul, thanks for joining us. now to japan. nearly one year after an earthquake and tsunami devastated the country, new details are coming to light. today, it was revealed the danger posed by the radiation leak at fukushima dai-ichi was so serious that they considered evacuating tokyo. this news comes for the first time international journalists have been allowed on site. we go to roland burke. >> getting ready to face the radiation and fukushima....
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the men of the free syrian army have only light weapons. they're inexperienced, and have neither the numbers nor the firepower they need. at night, the women mourn the fighters who are losing their lives everyday. "bashir al assad is a dog," she cries. each death makes them hate the government more. a few miles away in homs, the shelling has made civilian life hell. families cower inside, this is the sixth day of bombardment. local men pull the injured and dead from houses blown apart by rockets and mortars. the activist danny abdul dayim wants the world outside to know what's happening in homs. "there's bodies in that house, pieces of bodies in that house. this is a civilian house." medical supplies to treat wounded children are running out. "five children from the same family. five children from the same family. i appeal to the people of aleppo and damascus to take to the streets to put pressure on this criminal regime." activists in idlib took these pictures of tanks on the streets. the rebels had been in control here, but for how much l
the men of the free syrian army have only light weapons. they're inexperienced, and have neither the numbers nor the firepower they need. at night, the women mourn the fighters who are losing their lives everyday. "bashir al assad is a dog," she cries. each death makes them hate the government more. a few miles away in homs, the shelling has made civilian life hell. families cower inside, this is the sixth day of bombardment. local men pull the injured and dead from houses blown apart...
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these are the men of the syrian liberation army, a brand new armed group. britain and the west what the opposition to you tonight. each village and each family is now forming its own separate militia. it is more a self-defense course been a rebel army. ask them what they want from the diplomats in tunisia. >> they are now watching what is happening inside syria. every day, more of the killing from children and women. it is important to have a buffer zone. we need a no-fly zone. >> people gathered across syria as the clamor for change grows. some still dared not show their faces. >> our people are being killed every day. we want this violence to stop. >> this has become a friday rituals for almost a year. they want the right to be heard. >> we want to kill you. >> frayed them, freedom, freedom. -- freedom, freedom, freedom. >> the sheer strength of numbers is not matched by a fire power. they have little capacity to resist. >> some were attacked or daring to protest. our view of the country is limited. we see a lack of help from the outside world. as night f
these are the men of the syrian liberation army, a brand new armed group. britain and the west what the opposition to you tonight. each village and each family is now forming its own separate militia. it is more a self-defense course been a rebel army. ask them what they want from the diplomats in tunisia. >> they are now watching what is happening inside syria. every day, more of the killing from children and women. it is important to have a buffer zone. we need a no-fly zone. >>...
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and in support of the rebel syrian army. this unverifiable footage purportedly showing protestors being fired on by syrian soldiers. at least three reportedly killed. this man hit but dragged to safety. in the same district, this morning a mass funeral for those killed last night. the secret police are everywhere here but the defiance too spirited to stifle. here two protest marches meet within spitting distance of the presidential palace. >> the president will be shocked by today's news that his new referendum has won 89.4% popular support. it guarantees the rights and freedoms of the syrian people and means assad could still be president in 2028. this is homs this morning. >> you want a constitution? is this what god wants? this is what you want. you are killing your people. may god ruin you. may god ruin you. >> reporter: despite heavy shelling in homs the rebel-free syria army appears to be putting up stiff resistance. it's not just this district that is being pummeled by government artillery syrian ground forces reporte
and in support of the rebel syrian army. this unverifiable footage purportedly showing protestors being fired on by syrian soldiers. at least three reportedly killed. this man hit but dragged to safety. in the same district, this morning a mass funeral for those killed last night. the secret police are everywhere here but the defiance too spirited to stifle. here two protest marches meet within spitting distance of the presidential palace. >> the president will be shocked by today's news...
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fighters from the free syrian army are trying to hold government forces at bay. >> reporter: saraquib is home to a deadly game of cat and mouse. the militiamen open fire on tanks which we saw stationed along the outer highway. president assad's snipers hidden in empty buildings try to pick the militiamen off and sometimes government tanks shell the outskirts of the town. including this school which like every other school in saraquid has been shot for the last three months the town's headquarters have been burned down. the place is said to be riddled with government informers and a mobile phone network has been cut. in the town's hospital this morning, we found a woman who said she was shot by a government sniper yesterday. because although these militia men defend sarah keeb, control it they do not. and if government forces ever return, many fear brutal reprisals. "we heard what happened in homs," said this fighter. "maybe it could happen here." even if their military hardware fails to impress, their spirits are remarkably high. also says the primary school teacher, who sits on the c
fighters from the free syrian army are trying to hold government forces at bay. >> reporter: saraquib is home to a deadly game of cat and mouse. the militiamen open fire on tanks which we saw stationed along the outer highway. president assad's snipers hidden in empty buildings try to pick the militiamen off and sometimes government tanks shell the outskirts of the town. including this school which like every other school in saraquid has been shot for the last three months the town's...
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the syrian army kept up its fierce bombardment of the city of homs today. at the same time, rebels managed to get a wounded british journalist, paul conroy, to safety. they said 13 syrians died in the effort to smuggle him into lebanon. we have a report on the ongoing assault on homs, and the world's response, narrated by jonathan miller of independent television news. >> reporter: the images are shocking. this little boy is alive. he looks like an earthquake victim but as man made disaster. his home hit by a rocket. the boy is disabled. his legs are paralyzed. he couldn't run. the doctor, one of the humanitarian heroes, appealed again for help, for being butchered he says. today at the u.n. human rights council in geneva the onslaught branded a crime against humanity. >> more than at any other time, those committing atrocities in syria have to understand that the international community will not stand by and watch this carnage and that their decisions and the actions they take today ultimately will not go unpunished. >> reporter: this person called for an
the syrian army kept up its fierce bombardment of the city of homs today. at the same time, rebels managed to get a wounded british journalist, paul conroy, to safety. they said 13 syrians died in the effort to smuggle him into lebanon. we have a report on the ongoing assault on homs, and the world's response, narrated by jonathan miller of independent television news. >> reporter: the images are shocking. this little boy is alive. he looks like an earthquake victim but as man made...
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the syrian army kept up its fierce bombardment of the city of homs today. at the same time, rebels managed to get a wounded british journalist, paul conroy, to safety. they said 13 syrians died in the effort to smuggle him into lebanon. we have a report on the ongoing assault on homs, and the world's response, narrated by jonathan miller of independent television news. >> reporter: the images are shocking. this little boy is alive. he looks like an earthquake victim but as man made disaster. his home hit by a rocket. the boy is disabled. his legs are paralyzed. he couldn't run. the doctor, one of the humanitarian heroes, appealed again for help, for being butchered he says. today at the u.n. human rights council in geneva the onslaught branded a crime against humanity. >> more than at any other time, those committing aatrocities in syria have to understand that the international community will not stand by and watch this carnage and that their decisions and the actions they take today ultimately will not go unpunished. >> reporter: this person called for an
the syrian army kept up its fierce bombardment of the city of homs today. at the same time, rebels managed to get a wounded british journalist, paul conroy, to safety. they said 13 syrians died in the effort to smuggle him into lebanon. we have a report on the ongoing assault on homs, and the world's response, narrated by jonathan miller of independent television news. >> reporter: the images are shocking. this little boy is alive. he looks like an earthquake victim but as man made...
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in a northern village attacked by government forces yesterday, free syrian army fighters now patrol. the theater is expanding. numbers of dead and injured rising by the day. the russians have brought no diplomatic breakthrough. the revolt has entered a new phase. >> suarez: i'm joined by a person who has been covering the story for "time" magazine. she's where the leaders of the anti-assad opposition have set up headquarters. the russians announced their arrival in damascus and there intention to act as mediators. has there been any response to that overture from the opposition in turkey? >> well, not officially, not at this point. however it's the same thing. the opposition says that the russian government is merely buying asaid more time. for him to continue his killing spree across the country. we heard once again pledges by the syrian president for reforms. and the russian foreign minister was touting an upcoming constitutional referendum as some sort of measure of president assad's willingness to enact those reforms. however, this is the same talk that we have been hearing for m
in a northern village attacked by government forces yesterday, free syrian army fighters now patrol. the theater is expanding. numbers of dead and injured rising by the day. the russians have brought no diplomatic breakthrough. the revolt has entered a new phase. >> suarez: i'm joined by a person who has been covering the story for "time" magazine. she's where the leaders of the anti-assad opposition have set up headquarters. the russians announced their arrival in damascus and...
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fighters from the free syrian army are engaged in a gun battle that started at 3:30 a.m. as they wait the mouizina is broadcasting a eulogy for a dead fighter, a martyr. a tense but momentary lull then it starts all over again. ( gunfire ) they're attacking the government security building across the road. muhabarat headquarters of the hated secret police. ( gunfire ) manny, the filmmaker, finds himself at the heart of the firefight. ( gunfire ) urban guerilla warfare like this is relentless and terrifying. the fighters appear fearless and take crazy risks. ( gunfire ) culdia district. right next to bayada two days earlier. residents pour into the streets to mourn 138 people killed overnight by government shelling. there aren't enough coffins for all those who've been killed, so men are simply wrapped in white shrowds. the atmosphere is highly charged. an imam leads prayers for the dead. >> ( translated ): we pray for our martyred dead. shelling people is what cowards and scoundrels do. >> reporter: back at muhabarat headquarters the battle is raging. free syrian forces h
fighters from the free syrian army are engaged in a gun battle that started at 3:30 a.m. as they wait the mouizina is broadcasting a eulogy for a dead fighter, a martyr. a tense but momentary lull then it starts all over again. ( gunfire ) they're attacking the government security building across the road. muhabarat headquarters of the hated secret police. ( gunfire ) manny, the filmmaker, finds himself at the heart of the firefight. ( gunfire ) urban guerilla warfare like this is relentless...
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we've just been brought into this building by the members of the presyrian army which hold syrian government positions just a few hundred meters out in that direction. we're also told they're using snipers and brought tanks and troops and that they've been operating in this vicinity so we're having to keep low and be careful. in the distance, you can make out a tank, a reminder of the force of the government's disposal. and this is what the locals have to defend against it, a paltry roadblock and few old rivals. at sun down we moved again to one last town in the throws of a particular revolution. it may seem a world away from home but we're just beyond the fringes of europe where a conflict is looking increasingly like civil war is raging and so far the world has been powerless to handle it. ian panel, bbc news in northern syria. >> the situation on the ground there. well, as we heard earlier, an international meeting will take place tomorrow in tunia to address the violence in syria. for more on what can be accomplished i spoke with former u.s. state department advisor aaron david miller, c
we've just been brought into this building by the members of the presyrian army which hold syrian government positions just a few hundred meters out in that direction. we're also told they're using snipers and brought tanks and troops and that they've been operating in this vicinity so we're having to keep low and be careful. in the distance, you can make out a tank, a reminder of the force of the government's disposal. and this is what the locals have to defend against it, a paltry roadblock...
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. >> i was interacting with both syrians and people who interact with syrians to get a sense that the opposition, to the extent that it is powerful, is no match for assad's army because they have sophisticated weaponry. the assad regime still has some backing from the christians to the minorities. on top of it, he is cracking down without committing massacres, genocide-level massacres, which keeps the public opinion at bay, avoiding gaddafi's mistake of frightening genocide and getting massive retaliation. he is cracking down on the opposition. >> very briefly, if you had to put a time frame on this, would you be bold enough to do so? >> before i went to turkey, i would have said that his fall is imminent. i think that it will be within a year. unfortunately, a lot of people be slaughtered during that time. >> thank you for coming. i wish we could come with more optimistic news. in other news, the south african youth leader julius malema has been expelled from the governing congress. they were rolling an appeal that he had lost against a five-year suspension imposed last year for sell
. >> i was interacting with both syrians and people who interact with syrians to get a sense that the opposition, to the extent that it is powerful, is no match for assad's army because they have sophisticated weaponry. the assad regime still has some backing from the christians to the minorities. on top of it, he is cracking down without committing massacres, genocide-level massacres, which keeps the public opinion at bay, avoiding gaddafi's mistake of frightening genocide and getting...
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we watched syrian military helicopters hovering over an air base nearby. and the fear is that it's only a matter of time before the army returns. but if the townspeople are terrified there are also defiant. yesterday afternoon they filmed the prosecutor's funeral and posted it on the internet. we're not afraid of snipers and tanks, they chanted. we will answer this debt with revenge. and this is just one of so many syrian towns radicalized by state terror. this man told us he had been shot twice in the leg for demonstrating against the regime. while his friend says he was tortured for the same offense. his name is hassan. he says he only got home yesterday after almost three months in jail. his eyes reddened, he says, by being granted just one hour's sleep a night. his neck and arms scorched with burning cigarettes. "we were packed 120 prisoners to a room," he told me. "i was only released because the jail was overflowing." what's been most striking about our time here is that this uprising has clearly spread to the remostest parts of this country. >> warn
we watched syrian military helicopters hovering over an air base nearby. and the fear is that it's only a matter of time before the army returns. but if the townspeople are terrified there are also defiant. yesterday afternoon they filmed the prosecutor's funeral and posted it on the internet. we're not afraid of snipers and tanks, they chanted. we will answer this debt with revenge. and this is just one of so many syrian towns radicalized by state terror. this man told us he had been shot...
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clashes broke out on the streets between pro and anti syrian militias. rival factions exchanged heavy gunfire between neighborhoods only a few meters apart. in a small city where opposing communities live cheek by jowl, regular lebanese army soldiers patrol the narrow line. they are wary of being seen to favor either side and few expect this truce to hold. the violence in syria has spilled out to these streets. people who support the assad regime up against those that back the uprising. lebanese troops are keeping the peace. the tensions here on the dividing line are very real. it is the sunni is who dominate here in tripoli. the their fighters are the real power on the streets. the religious leaders are in no doubt to blame for the violence. >> the assad regime in syria is sending its agents to destabilize the situation here, to the liberal and create tensions. >> less than a mile away, posters of bashar al-assad look down on the staunchly pro syrian community. leaders of this largely secular minority reject allegations that they are proxy's for a forei
clashes broke out on the streets between pro and anti syrian militias. rival factions exchanged heavy gunfire between neighborhoods only a few meters apart. in a small city where opposing communities live cheek by jowl, regular lebanese army soldiers patrol the narrow line. they are wary of being seen to favor either side and few expect this truce to hold. the violence in syria has spilled out to these streets. people who support the assad regime up against those that back the uprising....
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more army defectors like these. they appear to be joining the opposition. those who backed president assad say that the west is playing a serious game and the syrian government is up against an armed opposition. >> many syrian exiles have fled the escalating violence into neighboring turkey. a senior fellow at the hoover institution just returned from a meeting with a group of them and he joined me earlier from new york. what was your impression of the groups you met in istanbul? >> thank you for having me. what we are seeing in syria on the ground, we can see that homs is like sarajevo. just like sarajevo had to wait for 30 months before the cavalry came in, i think that syrians understand they are in the same predicament. the syrian exiles in istanbul are amazing people. i had a chance to meet with the head of the syrian muslim brotherhood, the national the a spokesman for the syrian national council. they are extremely puzzled by the indifference of the world. they are very puzzled by the passivity of washington. >> what exactly would they want the world
more army defectors like these. they appear to be joining the opposition. those who backed president assad say that the west is playing a serious game and the syrian government is up against an armed opposition. >> many syrian exiles have fled the escalating violence into neighboring turkey. a senior fellow at the hoover institution just returned from a meeting with a group of them and he joined me earlier from new york. what was your impression of the groups you met in istanbul? >>...
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also people are talking about actively army and the opposition and coordinating of the opposition said that they can mount an effective front or force against the regime and hopefully that will some -- that will produce some incentives within the regime for people to defect or some negotiations or something that we're not witnessing on a daily basis. >> who should be responsible for arming the opposition and aren't we in danger of provoking a proxy war? >> of course. that is the question, whether more civilians will be killed as a result of that. there are some countries in the region, particularly in the arab or persian gulf that have entertained ideas. there is talk of that in this city, washington, d.c. as well. doing that formally is another matter. there is a talk about not recognizing the bashar al-assad regime in the arab league. these are the types of things i think that we're likely to see going forward. >> turning to the arabs bring in a more general context and of course it is widely believed that syria is a product of that movement, what has it achieve? in egypt, we have de
also people are talking about actively army and the opposition and coordinating of the opposition said that they can mount an effective front or force against the regime and hopefully that will some -- that will produce some incentives within the regime for people to defect or some negotiations or something that we're not witnessing on a daily basis. >> who should be responsible for arming the opposition and aren't we in danger of provoking a proxy war? >> of course. that is the...