Fresh attempts are being made to find a diplomatic solution to end the syrian conflict. The syrian foreign minister has reportedly flown to moscow to discuss these proposals by the United Nations envoy. Meanwhile, activists say at least 20 people, many of them children, have been killed by government shelling in the north of the country, and in a setback for the government, the countrys military police chief has defected. Then he says he felt the army was no longer acting in the interests of the syrian people. The officer in this video identifies himself as the head of the military police. He says the syrian army is not protecting a country. Instead, it is destroying cities and committing massacres against unarmed civilians. His defection is another blow to the regime, which is trying to contain rebel advances. The opposition is again reporting successes. This unverified internet video is said to show bubbles seizing a town on the turkish border. Rebels seizing a town on the turkish bo
Fresh attempts are being made to find a diplomatic solution to end the syrian conflict. The syrian foreign minister has reportedly flown to moscow to discuss these proposals by the United Nations envoy. Children, have been killed byayt government shelling in the north of the country, and in a setback for the government, the countrys military police chief has defected. Then he says he felt the army was no longer acting in the interests of the syrian people. The officer in this video identifies himself as the head of the military police. He says the syrian army is not protecting a country. Instead, it is destroying cities and committing massacres against unarmed civilians. His defection is another blow to the regime, which is trying to contain rebel advances. The opposition is again reporting successes. This unverified internet video is said to show bubbles seizing a town on the turkish border. Rebels seizing a town on the turkish border. The fighting continues, but in damascus, u. N. Sp
Welcome to the journal on dw. Coming up in this halfhour the defense minister defects as rebels say they are making gains in some parts of syria. Ceremonies being held in several Asian Countries to remember the victims of the deadly 2004 tsunami. We took a look at a mexican priest who set up a shelter for migrants seeking their fortune in the United States. Fresh attempts are being made to find a diplomatic solution to end the syrian conflict. The syrian foreign minister has reportedly flown to moscow to discuss these proposals by the United Nations envoy. Meanwhile, activists say at least 20 people, many of them children, have been killed by government shelling in the north of the country, and in a setback for the government, the countrys military police chief has defected. Then he says he felt the army was no longer acting in the interests of the syrian people. The officer in this video identifies himself as the head of the military police. He says the syrian army is not protecting a
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