Details about an ill fated antarctic adventure. Two people have died and seven are under arrest after French Police raided an apartment, looking for those behind fridays paris attacks. Hundreds of specialist officers and soldiers ascended on the area. They were looking for this man. He is believed to have organized the attacks in paris. They confronted gunfire, explosives, and a woman wearing a suicide vest. As Andrew Simmons reports from paris. [ explosion ] [ gunfire ] reporter once again, gunfire and later on explosions in paris. A residential suburb looks and sounds like a war zone. [ gunfire ] reporter its a raid by Security Forces under the cover of darkness, and they met fierce resistance. For more than three hours, the gunfire continued. Translator since 4 00 this morning, French Special forces police have carried out an operation to neutralize terrorists. Seven people were arrested, two have died. Reporter Police Say One of the dead suspects was a woman wearing a suicide vest
Muchneeded boost to businesses in greeces second city. The syrian army backed by russian air strikes says its troops have fought their way into the southern rebel held town. The new offensive focuses on a strategic location on the main road connecting the capitol and the government strong hold, damascus, to the southern city. Syrian rebels say the assault was supported by the heaviest Russian Aerial Bombing Campaign so far in the south. Its part of the governments offensive since russian joined the fight in september. Moscows strikes on syria have killed more than 2,300 people so far. 792 of the dead, more than a third, were civilians, of which 180 were children. Russia has denied its air campaign is hitting civilians. Hashem ahelbarra has been following the story and join us live from turkey. First of all, tell us what is the latest that we know about this attack on the town, and why is this particular town so key . Reporter barbara, the Syrian Government backed by russian fighter jet
Pictures from valley park in the u. S. State of missouri. The governor calling in the National Guard to help out. Top story on the news hour, the syrian army backed by russian air strikes says it has made huge advances. The new offensive is in a strategic area on the main hold connecting the capitol to damascus and dara in the south. Hashem ahelbarra joins us live from turkey. Hashem what more do we know . Reporter the fighting continues, peter, and were getting reports from rebel commanders on the ground that they have regrouped over the last two hours or so, and launched a counter offensive. They say they have destroyed vehicles, and they have managed to control some of the areas. But it remains a fastmoving situation for both sides. The problem that the rebels face as we speak is the russian air strikes. They have been launching air strikes, pounding rebel positions across the area, and if that pattern continues, there are huge concerns that the rebels will lose the area. Reporter a
Struggling stock market. The Syrian Opposition has made a list of demands ahead of u. N. Brokered peace talks due later this month. They say they want to see confidencebuilding steps from the Syrian Government, including an immediate end to the bombardment of oppositionheld areas. Reporter the civil war in syria is almost five years old and its estimated a quarter of a million syrians have been killed. Underbacked talks to restore the peace are due to start later this month. But Syrian Opposition leaders want confidence Building Measures from the government before the talks begin. They want Syrian Government forces to stop bombarding opposition held towns and cities. They are calling for Political Prisoners to be released and they want humanitarian aid delivered to those in desperate need. You cant really enter negotiations while seem are being slaughtered en masse. This would be a sign by the regime to tell the opposition it is serious about negotiations. Reporter the various groups w
Propaganda broadcasts over the border. The love story that has been banned from schools in israel, but is now topping the bestseller list. Hello, im in doha, and ill have all of your sport, including the thoughts of this nan as he looks ahead to his first match as coach of real madrid. The u. N. Says at least 400,000 syrians areallying under siege, completely cut off with no access to food or medicine. It says both the government and opposition are stopping vital supplies from reaching people who desperately need them in different areas of the country. Some in the town of madaya are so desperate that they are resorting to drastic action to stay live. Caroline malone reports. Reporter a protest less than ten kilometers away from towns under siege. They are marching in solidarity with the people inside. Translator we came to lebanon because of the regime air strikes. They destroyed our homes, burned our fields. There is nothing left. The people fled with their families to madaya. They pu