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Added on the 11/10/2019 18:51:56 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says he has "no indication" that Turkey is "willing to stop" its operation in Syria. SOUNDBITE
The pilots of a downed Russian jet were shot at by Syrian rebels as they parachuted into Syrian territory on Tuesday. One died while he was still in the air, but the other is alive after being rescued by Russian forces.
Turkish forces sweep into Syria to rescue soldiers surrounded IS militants while guarding a tomb, prompting Syria to call the operation an act of "flagrant aggression". Mana Rabiee reports.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns a strike on an Iranian consular annex building in Syria one day earlier, Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari tells the Security Council, after the attack -- which Tehran has blamed on Israel -- killed at least 13 people. "Let me be very clear, the inviolability of diplomatic and consular premises and personnel must be respected in all cases in accordance with international law," Khiari says. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).