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>> reporter: its been a startling 36 hours. the key thing to take away is how this has damaged u.s. standing in the region and potentially set the isis fight against isis back by four or five years if it continues at this rate in the last 36 hours. before that time we were headed to kobani where there were a number of troops stationed, but things deteriorated incredibly rapidly as we left syria in somewhat of a horror. heres what we saw. >> a seismic change in syria now, yet the darkness never s...

Information or rumors that the syrian regime is coming, theyre moving fast to kurdish territory to seize as much territory as they can. this is the town of kobani, kurdish 24 hours ago and now swarming with regime forces. down with turkish president erdogan. the border was almost calm, yet were told as we left were welcome back any time. but now we should run. its time certainly to leave this border behind us. the question of what comes next may be in syrian regime hands. we began a similar trip...

It is appears with the militia backing them up and cutting that territory in half and it seems the northern part they managed to split in two is falling into regime hands. questions about what happened to the civilians. obviously the history of this bodes badly for men who may find themselves in the regime hands with execution or torture and we hear tens of thousands fleeing. some walking kilometers on foot. this humanitarian crisis may just beginning. outside world or western world powerless to...

George howell. >> cuba marking the life of long time leader fidel castro with week of tributes. 21 gun is a lieutenants will be held in meend sunday. on pennsylvania castros -- of course the island following in reverse the route that he traveled to power in 1959. >> syria regime forces have pushed into two neighbors. it appears to be the start of a long threatened assault to seize the area from rebels. media reported government troops are in full reports of the neighborhoods. only parts are in r...

Against isis extensively. he joins us along with our hong kong bureau with perspective. ivan, goodie to see. when you see was happening on the ground in syria, what can you tell us about these isis gains? >> well, they seem to have moved in two completely different directions in a very short period of time, some 48 hours, capturing that desert city of palmira, very well known for its magnificent ruins, but also notorious because it houses a prison that the -- the assad regime used to hold his op...

Likely topics. well plea view that meeting, update the latest cabinet picks coming up. back to aleppo, breaking news. 24 hours ago there was a window a slight window of hope for the civilians. they thought there would be a chance to escape the bombing and the bloodshed. [ explosions ] that window slammed shut with the crash of artillery shells. our nick paton walsh takes us inside aleppo giving us a glimpse of light inside the destruction with an eye towards the biggest challenges to any kind ...