And Russian Forces in yet another push to take control of this rebel held region how much of a chance do they stand this time around what will the human cost be this is inside story. Hello welcome to the show im sam is a than opposition rebel groups in syria have been trying to overthrow the president for the past 8 years now could become the final battle between his forces and rebels the region is the last rebel held stronghold dominated by the armed group a at the height of the of a sham the government with russian help launched a new offensive to retake it live last week dozens of people have been killed in the past few days and tens of thousands more displaced days in cities have repeatedly warned that attacking it live could trigger the worst humanitarian crisis of the syrian conflict Government Forces are now making steady gains as they advance towards the town of moderate and nor man they want to capture the crucial m. 5 highway which links the capital with syrias largest city a
Thanks. Capturing ad lib syrian and Russian Forces in yet another push to take control of this rebel held region how much of a chance do they stand this time around what will the human cost be this is inside story. Hello welcome to the show im sam is a than opposition rebel groups in syria have been trying to overthrow the president for the past 8 years now could become the final battle between his forces and rebels the region is the last rebel held stronghold dominated by the armed group a at the height of the sham the government with russian help launched a new offensive to retake it live last week dozens of people have been killed in the past few days and tens of thousands more displaced a day in cities have repeatedly warned that attacking it live could trigger the worst humanitarian crisis of the syrian conflict Government Forces are now making steady gains as they advance towards the town of moderate and nor man they want to capture the crucial m. 5 highway which links the capita
Push to take control of this land rebel held region how much of a chance do they stand this time around what will the human cost be this is inside story. Hello welcome to the show im sam is a than opposition rebel groups in syria have been trying to overthrow the president for the past 8 years now could become the final battle between his forces and rebels the region is the last rebel held stronghold dominated by the armed group a at the height of the sham the government with russian help launched a new offensive to retake it live last week dozens of people have been killed in the past few days and tens of thousands more displaced a day in cities have repeatedly warned that attacking it live could trigger the worst humanitarian crisis of the syrian conflict Government Forces are now making steady gains as they advance towards the town of moderate and nor man they want to capture the crucial m. 5 highway which links the capital with syrias largest city aleppo. Syrian Government Forces a
With our ally belgium. Were continuing to monitor the situation, including to ensure that all u. S. Personnel and citizens are accounted for. We also stand ready to provide assistance to our friends and allies in europe as necessary. Brussels an international city, that has been host to nato and the European Union for decades. Together we must and we will continue to do everything that we can, to protect our home lanks and defeat terrorists, wherever they threaten us. No attack will affect our resolve to accelerate the defeat of isil. I want to bring in now david lowe a terrorism and security expert live in liverpool. David thank you for joining us. It strikes me that this is not exactly the softest of targets, the airport in brussels, which is the city that is headquarters to nato, the headquarters of the e. U. Council, could more have been done to prevent this attack . Well, you say its not the softest target. I understand where you are coming from. But like many airports in europe,
Capitol, brussels. In the heart of the city, passengers walked along the track after the explosion. Belgiums Prime Minister has appealed for calm and solidarity. This is what we know so far. Belgiums Prosecutor Says a blast at brussels was probably a suicide attack. Two explosions went off at the terminal, and there has been one explosion at malbec station at the metro underground network. At least 34 people have been killed and many more have been injured. The major of brussels says 20 of those deaths were in the explosion at mel beck station. Paul brennan is close to the metro station, neave barker is at the airport. This is his report. Reporter this video was taken just a few moments after the explosions at brussels airport. Eyewitnesss say they felt the blast. I saw a light flash, and a big explosion, and then people started to scream and started to run, and it was at that point we realized there was something going on. Translator we were having lunch on the fourth floor when we he