Russian defense Officials Say more than 2,200 opposition fighters have laid down their arms. The fight for aleppo appears to be in its final stages. The u. S. Has strongly condemned russia, which backs the regime of president bashar al assad. Despite our best diplomatic efforts to reduce the violence and increase the flow of humanitarian assistance, the assad government, backed by the russians, continues to try to bomb innocent civilians. He emphasized the u. S. Will continue to make diplomatic efforts but added hes not optimistic. The Syrian Civil War has raged for six years. The besieged city of aleppo has endured months of intense bombardment that has created a humanitarian crisis. Antonio gutierrez has been sworn in as the next secretarygeneral of the united nations. The former Prime Minister of portugal pledged to tackle global challenges. Already humanitarian and Development Efforts will be insignificant without the active involvement of Member States and the contributions of civ
Russian defense Officials Say more than 2,200 opposition fighters have laid down their arms. The fight for aleppo appears to be in its final stages. The u. S. Has strongly condemned russia, which backs the regime of president bashar al assad. Despite our best diplomatic efforts to reduce the violence and increase the flow of humanitarian assistance, the assad government, backed by the russians, continues to try to bomb innocent civilians. He emphasized the u. S. Will continue to make diplomatic efforts but added hes not optimistic. The Syrian Civil War has raged for six years. The besieged city of aleppo has endured months of intense bombardment that has created a humanitarian crisis. Antonio gutierrez has been sworn in as the next secretarygeneral of the united nations. The former Prime Minister of portugal pledged to tackle global challenges. Already humanitarian and Development Efforts will be insignificant without the active involvement of Member States and the contributions of civ
A court in italy finds him guilty of multiple counts of manslaughter. And donald trump nominates the ceo of exxon mobil to be the next u. S. Secretary of state. Oil and diplomacy. Rex tillerson is a friend of vladimir putin, and his nomination heightens concerns about conflict of interest between the president elect and the president of russia. Brent i am brent goff. Good to have you with us. Rebels in aleppo have agreed on a deal to withdraw from the city and evacuate the people the civilians trapped inside. That is after the Syrian Military always crushed resistance there in the last 48 hours. Residents are now fleeing in their thousands as Government Forces retake control of the last pockets of formerly held areas by the rebels. The military offensive in the city is all but over, having left east aleppo in total rooms. Ruins. Reporter these could be scenes from the devastated cities of europe during world war ii. But this is today, and this is aleppo. Official evacuations hadnt even