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But are they clearer or have they made the picture more murky . Join us tonight at 7. 45 here on bbc news. Good evening. The families of the victims of two british extremists belonging to the so called Islamic State group and captured in syria, have called for them to face justice in court. Alexanda kotey and El Shafee El Sheikh were part of a team of four is members whose british accents earned them the nickname the beatles. Us Officials Say the group are accused of executing 27 hostages. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford has more. They became the most infamous gang of foreign fighters in the self styled Islamic State, callous torturers and public executioners of hostages. Jihadijohn, his real name mohammed emwazi, now dead. Aine davis, in prison in turkey. And the two men captured last month, Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh. The two were detained by american backed syrian kurd fighters. Kotey, the kurds said today, was trying to escape into turkey. The gang are sus
And it is day 12 of the Winter Olympics in pyeongchang, and superstar skier lindsey vonn was aiming for gold in her final olympics. Keep watching to find out whether or not she clinched it. Sarah im sarah kelly. Welcome to the program. Thanks for joining us. No words left. The United Nations childrens agency describes the suffering of civilians in a rebelheld suburb of damascus as beyond what words are capable of expressing. With airstrikes bounding Eastern Ghouta again today, monitors assay that more than 270 people have been killed since sunday. No, it is not the first time that ghouta has come under attack. Back in 2013, the government allegedly bombed it with chemical weapons. We want to warn you that you may find the images in our next report upsetting. Reporter for a war that has been raging for nearly seven years, the images are no less shocking and no less harrowing. This boys parents fate is unknown. And what will become of him . In towns already reduced to shells, any hospita
Its taken days of wrangling, but the Un Security Council has finally tonight voted unanimously for an immediate 30 day ceasefire across syria. Its hoped the truce will allow medical help to reach areas that have seen intense bombing, with hundreds of civilians, including children, killed by Government Air strikes. Rebel held Eastern Ghouta is the worst affected zone, and its been impossible for aid convoys to get in to help. The vote had been delayed repeatedly. But the haggling meant that it avoided a veto from russia, an ally of the syrian government. This is how it finally got through, about two hours ago. Translation the results of the vote are as follows. The draft received 15 votes. The draft is hence adopted unanimously. As solution a01 for the year 2018. As resolution. So, that was the moment this ceasefire was approved. To some, it was unexpected. But its been broadly welcomed by all sides. Earlier, i spoke to panos moumtzis, the un Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the sy
Of the finery. Furniture, pottery, wooden coffins. Its only the beginning. Hello, and welcome to world news today. After days of delays, the United Nations Security Council has unanimously agreed on a ceasefire in syria. The hope is the resolution will allow some respite for civilians in the rebel enclave of eastern ghouta, who have been bombed by russian backed syrian forces. The resolution calls for the ceasefire to last 30 days and begin without delay, but we are already hearing reports from activists that jets are still overhead and air raids are continuing. More than 500 people have been killed in the last seven days in eastern ghouta. There is a desperate need for humanitarian assistance. Heres Us Ambassador to the un, nikki haley. The Syrian People should not have to die waiting for russia to organise their instructions from moscow. Or to discuss it with the syrians. And why did the council allow this . There is no good reason we shouldnt have done this wednesday, or thursday, o