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nomly grouped under the free syrian army. but in fact operating with very little command and control. how is the u.s. responded to the trend? very poorly. it's continuing to insist that continued militarization is a danger and continued to repeat its view that the peaceful protests offer the best hope for political change for syria. and what that means is that as militarization deepens and expands, for obvious reasons, given what we've seen from the assad regime, the costs of not having some kind of strategy in place for more effectively managing militarization and for building a political approach that includes deeper, multilateral engagement with the political opposition, around a program to equip, to train, to increase the capacity of the armed resistance, and to do so in a fashion that would bring them more centrally under the authority of the civilian wing of the syrian opposition. i think the costs to us of not having those kinds of policy tools in place become much, much higher. and i'll just conclude by saying that if
nomly grouped under the free syrian army. but in fact operating with very little command and control. how is the u.s. responded to the trend? very poorly. it's continuing to insist that continued militarization is a danger and continued to repeat its view that the peaceful protests offer the best hope for political change for syria. and what that means is that as militarization deepens and expands, for obvious reasons, given what we've seen from the assad regime, the costs of not having some...
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i mean the groups that are on the ground inside syria either part of the free syrian army. and they are mostly military defectors who have decided to be ordered to kill their own citizens or they are basically groups of civilians who have taken up arms self-defense now with this going for the with a protracted stalemate i would not discount the end to the into syria and into the syrian conflict of. foreign groups that have their own agenda including she had to fight this bet we have not yet seen that evidence yet on the. right round asli middle east expert thanks very much for your insight. thank you very much. greece housefull for the last conditions demanded by the e.u. in exchange for the second bailout still there is no rush in brussels to further release aid as decision has been postponed until monday things pushed through final cuts on wednesday in committed to a written promise to stick to the a sturdy plan after elections but first ration is growing among the greek and other european leaders to greet president lashed out at the u. you questioning what right countrie
i mean the groups that are on the ground inside syria either part of the free syrian army. and they are mostly military defectors who have decided to be ordered to kill their own citizens or they are basically groups of civilians who have taken up arms self-defense now with this going for the with a protracted stalemate i would not discount the end to the into syria and into the syrian conflict of. foreign groups that have their own agenda including she had to fight this bet we have not yet...
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story is very similar the free syrian army is not a credible address there is not a single place where it belongs. to foreign journalists have been killed in syria's flashpoint city of homs the opposition claims the american and french citizens died when an army shell hit a makeshift media center the same accusations were leveled against the regime just over a month ago when a french cameraman was killed in a similar incident later it turned out the government rebels were behind the attack homs as being the scene of fierce fighting between arming the rebels for more than two weeks now. the friends of syria group set up by america its allies meets and chin is here on friday the openly seeking president assad's downfall also has dismissed the gathering as a last effort to resolve the crisis in the head of the foreign affairs committee in russia's lower house of parliament told r.t. the meeting won't paint an accurate picture. yet judging by the statements we have been hearing and the format of the so-called friends of syria one of the sole purpose of the conference is not to find a way o
story is very similar the free syrian army is not a credible address there is not a single place where it belongs. to foreign journalists have been killed in syria's flashpoint city of homs the opposition claims the american and french citizens died when an army shell hit a makeshift media center the same accusations were leveled against the regime just over a month ago when a french cameraman was killed in a similar incident later it turned out the government rebels were behind the attack homs...
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free syrian army representative admitted responsibility before the organization later denied it blaming the government forces a claim. killed by regime. insurgents and terrorists have committed this attack only an insane person could say that the government is killing its officials and officers and destroying its own administrative buildings these armed terror groups were created to commit these crimes and they have committed them in the past and will continue to do so if the west and then are supported by the us is aware of syria's power it realizes that there are people in syria. against the ideology and that's why the u.s. supports undermines their right so that the action instead of the americans was. last sunday the arab league vote still for full political and financial support for the opposition to unify its ranks it is similar call from the leader of al qaida urging muslims to unite efforts to help overthrow bashar al assad recent reports suggest iraqi weapons qatari troops and libyan rebels are role in syria on the opposition side this makes for a volatile and highly dangerous
free syrian army representative admitted responsibility before the organization later denied it blaming the government forces a claim. killed by regime. insurgents and terrorists have committed this attack only an insane person could say that the government is killing its officials and officers and destroying its own administrative buildings these armed terror groups were created to commit these crimes and they have committed them in the past and will continue to do so if the west and then are...
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the free syrian army is a separate organization not connected to the syrian national council, and, of course, the other is the cohesion of the eli elite. although we've seen signs of some of the seniors in the assad regime making contingency plans to move financial resources. to this point they've held together. assad himself probably because of his psychological need to emulate his father sees no other option but to continue to try to crush the opposition. >> i guess my question, sir, was, unless something changes as far as assistance from the outside, do you see a continued stalemate in syria? >> i do, sir. i think it will just continue. we don't stee any short of a coup or something like that that assad will hang in fl and continue to do as he's done. >> the massacre continues. >> yes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i thank the witnesses. it's been very helpful. >> thank you, senator mccain. senator lieberman. >> thanks, mr. chairman. director clapper, general burgess, thanks for your extraordinary leadership of the intelligence community and all you do to protect our security. direct
the free syrian army is a separate organization not connected to the syrian national council, and, of course, the other is the cohesion of the eli elite. although we've seen signs of some of the seniors in the assad regime making contingency plans to move financial resources. to this point they've held together. assad himself probably because of his psychological need to emulate his father sees no other option but to continue to try to crush the opposition. >> i guess my question, sir,...
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army within but it is ok but if you want if you. really do it by mathematics then maybe most of the victories are sunni because the regime is not ok at least the leadership is that if i go to you the secretary in differences is something that is downplayed a lot in west.
army within but it is ok but if you want if you. really do it by mathematics then maybe most of the victories are sunni because the regime is not ok at least the leadership is that if i go to you the secretary in differences is something that is downplayed a lot in west.
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free syrian army recruits entered to admit its responsibility before the organization later denied it claim and government forces a claim ridiculed by the regime a woman insurgents and terrorists have committed this attack only an insane person could say that the government is killing its officials and officers and destroying its own administrative buildings these armed terror groups were created to commit these crimes and they have committed them in the past and will continue to do so if the west and the arab states support their last someday the arab league for food political and financial support for the opposition to unify its ranks it is similar call from the leader of al qaida and muslims to unite efforts to help overthrow bashar al assad recent reports suggest iraqi weapons qatari troops and libyan rebels are role in syria on the opposition side this makes for a volatile and highly dangerous makes one of many western powers interested in fomenting unrest and syria and so they'll turn a blind eye to extreme weapons coming in through borders like lebanon and turkey to create the
free syrian army recruits entered to admit its responsibility before the organization later denied it claim and government forces a claim ridiculed by the regime a woman insurgents and terrorists have committed this attack only an insane person could say that the government is killing its officials and officers and destroying its own administrative buildings these armed terror groups were created to commit these crimes and they have committed them in the past and will continue to do so if the...
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army also sign a major deal which would see the two nations work more closely in civil nuclear technology. armed gunman the from the radical islamist sect boko haram have stormed the nigerian prison freeing one hundred nineteen inmates one guard was killed in the ensuing gun fight off the group youngsters through the prison gate using explosives authorities have recaptured around twenty five of the scape prisoners the sect blamed for killing around three hundred people this year alone as it fights to establish sharia law in nigeria. there secretary general anders rasmussen has vowed to continue putting a victory pressure on a town about to make a share today of the decade long conflict in afghanistan the u.s. and afghan governments have already begun three way meetings with the taliban in coach peace talks later in the u.s. racing to train three hundred fifty thousand police and soldiers to take over after american troops withdrawing twenty fourteen. well rasmussen that was speaking during a meeting in greece a country still negotiating for a bailout to save its tanking economy here is on
army also sign a major deal which would see the two nations work more closely in civil nuclear technology. armed gunman the from the radical islamist sect boko haram have stormed the nigerian prison freeing one hundred nineteen inmates one guard was killed in the ensuing gun fight off the group youngsters through the prison gate using explosives authorities have recaptured around twenty five of the scape prisoners the sect blamed for killing around three hundred people this year alone as it...
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army now also signed a major deal which would see the two nations work more closely and civil nuclear technology and announce joint plans to develop new on man stealth aircraft. armed gunmen from the radical islam a sect of boko haram have stormed a nigerian prison freeing one hundred nineteen inmates one guard was killed in the ensuing gun fight after the group blasted through the prison gate and using explosives authorities have recaptured around twenty five of the escaped prisoners the sect has been blamed for killing almost three hundred people this year alone as it fights to establish a real law and nigeria. leaders from afghanistan pakistan and iran are is in islamabad for talks on ending the decade long war with the taliban in afghanistan afghan president hamid karzai wants pakistan's help to organize talks with the group and the nato chief said he did you know if negotiations were possible but vow to continue military pressure on the taliban nato and the u.s. are training three hundred fifty thousand afghan police and the soldiers to take over when they withdraw in two thousan
army now also signed a major deal which would see the two nations work more closely and civil nuclear technology and announce joint plans to develop new on man stealth aircraft. armed gunmen from the radical islam a sect of boko haram have stormed a nigerian prison freeing one hundred nineteen inmates one guard was killed in the ensuing gun fight after the group blasted through the prison gate and using explosives authorities have recaptured around twenty five of the escaped prisoners the sect...
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of bashar al assad has attacked the city of daraa targeting free syrian army soldiers actually just travel to the city of daraa on wednesday and we've been able to speak to the governor over this area on the ground and with many military there and they've told us that there is no free syrian army in this region right now and actually in generally they say that it doesn't exist such a thing as well called united opposition military force they've confirmed that this fight scene almost every day the military operations but there. against. which i. think this is did they say all of this and foreign soldiers the u.s. has expressed concern that iran and russia are providing weapons to syria that could be used against the rebels moscow says it's only selling non-conventional arms damascus under business contracts and that they're not used in the conflict let's talk now with martin mccauley a russian specialist at the university of london so what kind of weapons does russia supply syria with and what kind of role do you think that can play in this crisis. they would be non-offensive weapons
of bashar al assad has attacked the city of daraa targeting free syrian army soldiers actually just travel to the city of daraa on wednesday and we've been able to speak to the governor over this area on the ground and with many military there and they've told us that there is no free syrian army in this region right now and actually in generally they say that it doesn't exist such a thing as well called united opposition military force they've confirmed that this fight scene almost every day...
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desire to arm the free syrian army from the west and to basically support them to give them kind of sectioned off training areas where they can develop a strong opposition apart from the kind of threat of a sad all suggest that you know the west isn't willing to have you know encourage any kind of dialogue or discourse of tool ultimately they want you know they've now polarized the situation they've now said you know. these evil we need to get rid of him they use those kind of terms evil you know the. ogre or bogeyman and you know the syrian people are vulnerable victims who need to be protected by the west now i think we saw the same thing with good afi and it's always very striking that you know it was only two years ago that assad was seen as the great reformer in syria the west were basically queuing up to talk to him. or asia times correspondent pascoe bar says unlike libya syria won't fall under western influence through intervention because it has a stronger position in the region. well this takes in syria saw much higher compared to libya because this is that directs each act a direct
desire to arm the free syrian army from the west and to basically support them to give them kind of sectioned off training areas where they can develop a strong opposition apart from the kind of threat of a sad all suggest that you know the west isn't willing to have you know encourage any kind of dialogue or discourse of tool ultimately they want you know they've now polarized the situation they've now said you know. these evil we need to get rid of him they use those kind of terms evil you...
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army at the moment i think we can deal much more imaginative in terms of how we talk about intervention. in a way that justice in terms of libya and i mean libya wasn't supposed to happen but libya happened ok all right gentlemen right we're going to go to a short break ok and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on syria state. i i. i . any match once lived is bound. to burn for ever more eternal fire is on think about the possible future. do we old wants to see this on forever. download the official location your i pod touch from the. video. gold costs an r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your posts question. and. welcome back to cross talk time you'll help remind you we're talking about the war in syria. ok i'd like to go back to rami in cairo and i started out the program saying how disappointed i am but i expected that the western powers wouldn't like to call what's going on in in syria's civil war because it has very important political and geopolitical and clip implications but let's talk about another thing that western media and politicians don't like to talk abou
army at the moment i think we can deal much more imaginative in terms of how we talk about intervention. in a way that justice in terms of libya and i mean libya wasn't supposed to happen but libya happened ok all right gentlemen right we're going to go to a short break ok and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on syria state. i i. i . any match once lived is bound. to burn for ever more eternal fire is on think about the possible future. do we old wants to see this on...
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army sometimes the syrian army but the gangs that work for the syrian government a shabby and on the other side the free syrian army and a lot of mercenaries some of them imported from the gulf countries there are advising the free syrian army free syrian army is basically a small collection of gangs of patrols of the contingents like five ten fifteen people maximum. some of the defectors of the syrian army better there are a lot of advisers from abroad as well so when the syrian government says that this is a nice are actually funded by foreign powers they are. basically correct to a certain this extent there is only dishes bought for their movement against the bashar assad government it's true but this they have been legally hijacked but do use our of the armed authorisations finest from abroad because the agenda of all these leaders a school politically different from the so-called syrian people have a they're. just discovered yesterday speaking of armed operations of finance from abroad a lot of people are pointing to what's happening in syria and the attempt at this resolution t
army sometimes the syrian army but the gangs that work for the syrian government a shabby and on the other side the free syrian army and a lot of mercenaries some of them imported from the gulf countries there are advising the free syrian army free syrian army is basically a small collection of gangs of patrols of the contingents like five ten fifteen people maximum. some of the defectors of the syrian army better there are a lot of advisers from abroad as well so when the syrian government...
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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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army and wing of the syrian opposition has claimed responsibility for two massive explosion. in the city of aleppo the blasts have killed at least twenty five and injured some one hundred and seventy five explosions hit a military intelligence complex and a security force base aleppo syria's northern city has been relatively quiet since mass antigovernment protests started in march the government claims it's fighting a foreign funded insurgency and blamed terrorists for several bombings in the capital damascus late last year the violence has escalated in syria since the past week with opposition forces claiming assad's forces are shelling several areas including the flashpoint city of arms and activists are accusing the government of a massacre saying hundreds of civilians have been killed let's get more of the situation from journalist lizzie feelin now joining us joining us live from london i thanks for coming our to you today the free syrian army now claiming responsibility for these enormous blasts in syria today do you think there's any chance that could change nato stat
army and wing of the syrian opposition has claimed responsibility for two massive explosion. in the city of aleppo the blasts have killed at least twenty five and injured some one hundred and seventy five explosions hit a military intelligence complex and a security force base aleppo syria's northern city has been relatively quiet since mass antigovernment protests started in march the government claims it's fighting a foreign funded insurgency and blamed terrorists for several bombings in the...
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army at the moment i think we can be much more imaginative in terms of how we talk about intervention. in a way to justice in terms of lives and i mean libya wasn't supposed to happen it libya happened ok all right gentlemen right we're going to go to a short break ok and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on syria stable. i i. i . well going into the field of science technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia we've got the huge earth covered. me it'll eat me if he. if he feels the. need. for. food. but. it's. still. welcome back to crossfire crime you'll tell to remind you we're talking about the war in syria. started. ok i want to go back to rami and in cairo i started out the program saying how disappointed i am but i expected that the western powers wouldn't like to call what's going on in in syria's civil war because it has a very important political and geo political and what implications but let's talk about another thing that western media and politicians don't like to talk about it and if the the sectarian strife there i mean this i
army at the moment i think we can be much more imaginative in terms of how we talk about intervention. in a way to justice in terms of lives and i mean libya wasn't supposed to happen it libya happened ok all right gentlemen right we're going to go to a short break ok and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on syria stable. i i. i . well going into the field of science technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia we've got the huge earth covered. me...
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it's not like the syrian army this is number one and claims like that happened or in fact just a short and the opposition was not able to prove any of these claims over the past ten months police in egypt have again fired rubber bullets and tear downs to force a crowd of rock throwing protesters away from the interior ministry building in tyro clashes between security forces and demonstrators have been raging for four days now and have left a dozen people dead and thousands injured activists have been venting their anger over the military rulers failure to prevent an outbreak of violence at a football match on wednesday that left seventy four dead correspondent for information has more from cairo. things have been extremely devastating and terribly kilty clearly these are the last two days and also very tragic the code so huge that massacre only one state when seventy four people died in this time heat at one of the city's football stadiums has become by itself the deadliest incidences were barak ousted last february but it's also triggered a new wave of clashes between the police the
it's not like the syrian army this is number one and claims like that happened or in fact just a short and the opposition was not able to prove any of these claims over the past ten months police in egypt have again fired rubber bullets and tear downs to force a crowd of rock throwing protesters away from the interior ministry building in tyro clashes between security forces and demonstrators have been raging for four days now and have left a dozen people dead and thousands injured activists...
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army. starts both from assad and also kind of from the west is. about it's well so i think actually that does tend to be scaremongering these things will be a good place to stay with you let me let me stay with you i mean if you're saying that scaremongering this is internationalizing it ok and this again is what we heard assad must go because when you say when the united states says when britain says when france says somebody has to go they have to go don't they and internationalizing it bringing in the al qaeda element. helps make that happen. well yes of course i think that's true and i think we saw with what we saw with the un security council china and russia vetoed the resolution and now it seems like it's going to go to the general assembly again it seems like they're going to try to have combinations of assad's britain and france are talking about working together to find ways of helping the free syrian army they're just trying to boycott the process because it didn't work for them
army. starts both from assad and also kind of from the west is. about it's well so i think actually that does tend to be scaremongering these things will be a good place to stay with you let me let me stay with you i mean if you're saying that scaremongering this is internationalizing it ok and this again is what we heard assad must go because when you say when the united states says when britain says when france says somebody has to go they have to go don't they and internationalizing it...
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the free syrian army claims it's received weapons and missiles from french and u.s. sources government accuses the rebels of being terrorists acting out of foreign plot and as for national reports from syria there are growing fears within the country that outside interference is feeding. but the borders doors and windows do est despite international isolation syria's borders have remained opened and easy to pass through and that may have played a crucial role in the militarization of the country's conflict almost immediately after the crisis began here last march there were reports of weapons being smuggled through to arm president al assad's opponents one thousand dollars for a truck full of weapons capable of delivering wholesale destruction and death that's how much al qaeda will pay to smugglers usually iraqi or lebanese drivers according to ziad ismail chief of the customs service on the border with lebanon. these people bring we are here to destroy our nation to try to get syrian people on the syrian territory to enemies. syria has more than two thousand kilome
the free syrian army claims it's received weapons and missiles from french and u.s. sources government accuses the rebels of being terrorists acting out of foreign plot and as for national reports from syria there are growing fears within the country that outside interference is feeding. but the borders doors and windows do est despite international isolation syria's borders have remained opened and easy to pass through and that may have played a crucial role in the militarization of the...
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of bashar al assad has attacked the city of daraa targeting free syrian army soldiers altie has actually just traveled to the city of daraa on wednesday and we've been able to speak to the governor over this area on the ground and with many military there and they've told us that there is no free syrian army in this region right now and actually in generally they say that it doesn't exist such a thing as a well coordinated opposition military force they've confirmed that they're fighting almost every day the military operations but they're fighting against separate armed groups which are. mostly consisted they say of army defectors and foreign soldiers. now a new showdown is expected that the u.n. general assembly later on thursday as members are set to vote on a new resolution on syria the attack sponsored by arab states and supported by a number of western countries could put more pressure on the syrian regime let's cross live to our. new york merida russia has already warned it might not back the document and what exactly is dividing opinions over this proposed resolution. well this p
of bashar al assad has attacked the city of daraa targeting free syrian army soldiers altie has actually just traveled to the city of daraa on wednesday and we've been able to speak to the governor over this area on the ground and with many military there and they've told us that there is no free syrian army in this region right now and actually in generally they say that it doesn't exist such a thing as a well coordinated opposition military force they've confirmed that they're fighting almost...
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. >> we have been brought to this building by the syrian army. we are told syrian positions are just a few hundred meters out in that direction. >> the international conference in london tries to map out the future for the troubled african states. >> a woman's baby taken by a dean go 30 years ago. a court in australia -- taken by a dingo 30 years ago. a court in australia may finally decide the answer, and the london olympics. >> this is newsday. hello again. the bloodshed in syria is showing no signs of ending as the international community prepares to deliver a ceasefire to allow aid into the worst hit areas in the country. activists say dozens have been killed in the violence. in the past few hours the un has appointed its former secretary general kofi and non as a special envoy to syria. >> under fire, nowhere safe from the shelling, even this mosque. and verify video, but the devastation shares its story, and and a british photographer injured yesterday. today he appealed for help on the internet. >> i was wounded. any assistance we can get.
. >> we have been brought to this building by the syrian army. we are told syrian positions are just a few hundred meters out in that direction. >> the international conference in london tries to map out the future for the troubled african states. >> a woman's baby taken by a dean go 30 years ago. a court in australia -- taken by a dingo 30 years ago. a court in australia may finally decide the answer, and the london olympics. >> this is newsday. hello again. the...
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the syrian army is so much larger than that again army is not something that they can handle through arming the opposition this is just a stepping stone towards more serious steps that they would take. which means military intervention through turkey probably because the opposition would just lead to mortar along that city violence that the syrian army it would have to deal with with increasing violence so it cannot lead to anything. constructive and finally the state support france's call for creating humanitarian corridors in syria is that a step closer to though toward military intervention. again all of us have to guess if they're bluffing or if they're serious many are hoping that they are bluffing that this is just another step in the typical i don't you know felt like more pressure on the sudan regime they've been doing that for forty years they have so many instruments to do it. but this is starting to sound very serious there's no going back if they if you again he's got to have to do that any in turkey they have so much opposition. to any midstream void within syria the opp
the syrian army is so much larger than that again army is not something that they can handle through arming the opposition this is just a stepping stone towards more serious steps that they would take. which means military intervention through turkey probably because the opposition would just lead to mortar along that city violence that the syrian army it would have to deal with with increasing violence so it cannot lead to anything. constructive and finally the state support france's call for...
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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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army is actually a libyan man who spent much of his time living in oil and he's a very close to the western security services and i think the arab league needs to make sure that there's a severing of the link between nato and the rest of security services and and the first so-called free syrian army the other thing is we need absolute guarantees that there aren't covert operations going on boy western special forces now around and within syria so i think the arab league needs to get tough with the west in order to bring peace and also to tell these free syrian army people that there must be an ego negotiated peace negotiator settlement that is the actually the only way to say the syrian people and to save that part of the world at the moment it seems and the west it seems fortunately is hell bent for more conflict in syria and replaying the horrendous situation that's now in libya let's not forget in libya we've now got roughly ten thousand political prisoners if there was an election tomorrow the libyan people would almost certainly vote for saif gadhafi but of course he's in jail
army is actually a libyan man who spent much of his time living in oil and he's a very close to the western security services and i think the arab league needs to make sure that there's a severing of the link between nato and the rest of security services and and the first so-called free syrian army the other thing is we need absolute guarantees that there aren't covert operations going on boy western special forces now around and within syria so i think the arab league needs to get tough with...
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bashar al assad has attacked a city of targeting free syrian army soldiers he has actually just traveled to the city of daraa on one c. and we've been able to speak to the governor over these areas on the ground and with many ministry there and they've told us that there is no free syrian army in this region right now and actually in generally they say that it doesn't exist such a thing as well call it an aide to the opposition ministry fulls they've confirmed that this fight scene almost every. day the rum into operation but they're fighting against some fries on grooves which i. think insisted they say. foreign soldiers when you showed out as expected at the u.n. general assembly later on thursday as members are set to vote on a new syria resolution the text sponsored by arab states and supported by a number of western countries could turn up the heat on the syrian regime artie's marina porton iowa has more from new york. it is essentially similar or very much the same to the draft resolution that was circulated within the security council that russia and china vetoed it basically endo
bashar al assad has attacked a city of targeting free syrian army soldiers he has actually just traveled to the city of daraa on one c. and we've been able to speak to the governor over these areas on the ground and with many ministry there and they've told us that there is no free syrian army in this region right now and actually in generally they say that it doesn't exist such a thing as well call it an aide to the opposition ministry fulls they've confirmed that this fight scene almost...
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army have in fact come from across the border. they appear shoot and kill and then they disappear immediately they arrive from abroad but they are not from jordan they use this country's border many of them are from africa. we are showing their weapons and legibly seized in military operations now. in the army we don't have weapons from israel and america sniper guns and night vision binoculars advanced developed weapons we don't have it in syria this what we confiscated was killing innocent people and to kill even more so while the international community condemns the other saw the regime and supports its opponents many believe all sides in the conflict should be held responsible for violence across syria and with so many foreign weapons involved it's clear that the crisis thresh is far beyond these borders raef an ocean r.t. reporting from syria. and still to come in the program just a little bit later for you were that of comparing conflicts. but they now call homes the capital of the revolution just as they once called polluti
army have in fact come from across the border. they appear shoot and kill and then they disappear immediately they arrive from abroad but they are not from jordan they use this country's border many of them are from africa. we are showing their weapons and legibly seized in military operations now. in the army we don't have weapons from israel and america sniper guns and night vision binoculars advanced developed weapons we don't have it in syria this what we confiscated was killing innocent...