negotiator. i will not shut up. rather, i will respectfully speak some hard truths. the united states stands ready to work with the palestinian leadership. we will not chase after you. she says she won t chase after anyone because abbas left the room before she spoke. there s been a major escalation by syrian regime strongholds near the capital of damascus. at least 250 civilians killed by shelling and air strikes over the past few days in a suburb. that s according to the uk-based syrian observatory for human rights. the situation so desperate that the uni that unicef, the u.n. s children s fund, responded literally in a statement with no words. in that statement, it issued on the bloody siege, it was blank. now we worn you that some of the video you re seeing here is disturbing. let s go to cnn s reporter from
supreme leader yesterday nikki haley was vocal about u.s. support. we must not be silent. the people of iran are crying out for freedom. this is a new wave of protestors from a demographic new to the political process. they are mainly under 25, angry at the regime s corruption and come from outside major urban centers which are traditionally the regime strongholds and angry the nuclear deal hasn t given them a better quality of life. they re angry iran is spending billions on supporting hezbollah, the wars in syria and other meddling abroad. bill: how is the regime responding? they have threatened to crack down with an iron fist they say but also being cautious at the moment hoping it might peter out over the next few days. in response they ve been airing videos of counter demonstrations from across the
looking for regime sympathizers. it s a convenient place, vital strategic place for isis it has an airport, prison gas fields as well. most importantly it showsres up their southern flank and gives them clear access to major highways to damascus and syria, latter capital, both regime strongholds very significant change on the battlefield today inside syria just after a significant change in the battlefield inside iraq with isis taking ramadi. carol. nick paton walsh reporting live this morning. thank you. i want to you take ta another look at the beautiful 2,000-year-old temple and tombs in palmyra syria, any day isis could destroy these temples or dismantle them and sell them on the black market. the big question why is isis waiting to below these temples. it houses assad regime s most feared detention and torture facilities. let s talk more about that with a professor for mesopotamian
jordan. another blow for the assad regime, which sat comfortably watching isis rise. yet, less comfort for them seeing this very close to damascus. isis fighters calling out for rebels to surrender in the refugee camp. home to long term palestinian refugees. it s been emptied, starved, but very close to regime strongholds in the capitol. clashes continue as major parts of syria s landscape change hands yet again. human suffering beyond quantify in the balance. they said saturday, 90% of that refugee camp was under the control of a mixture of isis, islamic state and the syrian al qaeda affiliate. there is clearly a lot of momentum against the sere yum regime in keierre yas.
a similar, yet less unified mix taking a night into jordan. another blow for the assad regime that sat washing isis rise. less comfort for them seeing this very close to damascus. isis fighters calling out for rebels to surrender in the refugee camp. home to long-term palestinian refugees. it s been emptied, starved, but very close to regime strongholds in the capitol. clashes continue as major parts of syria s landscape change hands, once again. human suffering beyond quantified in the balance. the syrian human right said saturday 90% of that refugee camp was under the control of a mixture of isis, islamic state