Of fighting in Northern Nigeria. Opposition activists in syria say rebels have withdrawn from the strategically important town of homs shakun in Southern Province recapturing it is a significant victory for the Syrian Military and its allies russia the towns being in rebel hands is 2014. The rebels withdrawal follows days of fighting which saw them firing rockets into government territory and the l. Me has warned its forces that the battle isnt over yet. Rebels have also retreated from the last pockets of land they held in neighboring Hama Province their foothold in hama. Earliest days of the war then the holder has this from beirut. A major blow to the opposition they have lost significant ground what we understand is that rebel forces have withdrawn from the strategic town of and in southern that town was close to collapse saying the rebels have been also forced to withdraw from towns further south in the northern countryside because losing. Would mean they would be besieged in north
[ indiscernible ] well find out. Are you willing to go to war with iran . Youll find out. Youll find out. I have a feeling, and i may be wrong, and i may be right, but im right a lot, i have a feeling that it was a mistake made by somebody that shouldnt have been doing what they did. I think they made a mistake. I think that somebody under the command of that country made a big mistake. Charles joining me now, retired general anthony t after. Youre also the author of the book, double cross fire. We appreciate your expertise this morning. How do you assess what went down . How do you think the administration handled the situation . Thanks for having me. I think what were looking at right here is the president ordered one of two things which could have been a probing attack to see what kind of air defenses the iranians had and then there were a series of decision points built in there to go or no go, based upon the level of defense that we saw. Or it could have been simply a show of forc
been found dead at an indian hotel. at least 60 people have been killed in winter storms sweeping across north america. the city of buffalo in new york state has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. at least 27 people have died there. president biden has approved financial support for the state. here s our north america correspondent nada tawfik. while the worst is over in buffalo, they are not out of this yet. in fact, it will still snow for several hours. the city is expecting another 13 centimetres, but this has been described as a once in a generation storm. we have heard from numerous people how they have never experienced anything as bad, hurricane force winds, near wipe out conditions in the city, and the priority at the moment is, of course, trying to dig out the residence. i mean, vehicles have been buried, the death toll is over 20 people right now, emergency responders fear the number could go up as they clear out of the city. a driving ban is still in effect,
latest. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. a suspect is behind bars following a deadly mass shooting that set the community of buffalo, new york on edge. 18-year-old payton has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of at least 10 people. he pleaded not guilty. police call it racially motivated. it happened in a largely black neighborhood. investigators are also reviewing a 180 page manifesto in which he describes his perceptions of the dwindling size of the white population. governor hochul condemned the racial extremism. here she is. military-style execution targeting people who simply want to buy groceries in a neighborhood store. it strikes us in our very hearts to know that there is such evil that lurks out there. police say the alleged shooter wasn t from the area and traveled hours to carry out the shooting in buffalo. this was pure evil. it was straight up racially motivated hate crime from somebody
shooting. ten people were killed when an 18-year-old white male opened fire at a super market in buffalo new york, largely african-american neighborhood. witnesses describing a scene that s horrifying and heartbreaking. police are calling the attack racially motivated. this was pure evil. it was straight up, racially motivated hate crime from somebody outside of our community. comining into our community and trying to inflict evil upon us. i urge everyone to stay calm, and we are there to protect the citizens of buffalo. the suspect has been charged with first degree murder. investigators revealed 180 page manifesto written by the shooter, peyton gendron. the suspect drove to buffalo wearing tactical gear. the news conference following the shooting, the mayor explains how the shooter came from outside the community to commit the crime. the shooter is not from this community, in fact, the shooter traveled hours from outside this community to perpetrate this crime on the