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consider this on al jazeera america >> this is aljazeera. >> from the aljazeera this is the news hour. coming up. turkey is allowing iraqi turkish fighters to cross the border. >> a string of bombings leaving dozens dead across iraq. >> celebration in nigeria as it is declared ebola free.
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>> plus, bike fees be ware. three engineers studenting that invented a bike that can't be stolen. >> well, we begin with the developments in the syrian town, that is where the forces are battling the armed group isil and the kurtds are getting help and they have dropped weapons and medical aide and getting the help from turkey and allowing them to cross the town reenforce. we are on turkey side and joining us live from there, so they have weapons, did they get the types of heavy weapons they have actually been asking for?
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>> well, they haven't detailed for us exactly what they have got, but sufficient enough for them to say certainly the kurdish spokesman saying that the weapons they have gotten are very, very good. he says that they have probably got enough, they think they have enough to push the forces out of the town but not enough to clear the whole area ofs the issuesl forces, the kurds need more weapons to come and as you mentioned grateful for the support that has not arrived but hoping it is going to come and with more weapons they hope to finish the battle in a few days. >> how much of a shift taking place in the turkey policy and what are the officials saying
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there? >> turkey has resisted the pressure to do more military to help out. they have provided few humanitarian assistance and 180,000 refugees on this side of the border, but it doesn't want to arm the syrian kurds, views them assal lies to the workers, pkk. so it sees by arming the kurds it is arming by the people that one day could turn the arms on turkey. >> thanks for that. >> now bringing zana and can the kurds there in iraq spare the fight herbs to go syria? >> very good question.
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their forces are stretched thin for over four months now. they share a one thousand kilometer border with the islamic state and it has been a struggle to hold this line. they have lost territory just today in east of the country, and we understand a suicide truck bombing against the forces close to the mosul dam and it is hard to send the troops. we understand from the commanders on the ground they are upset because they are really facing a strong well warmed enemy. now the president of the government, a few weeks ago said they were read you the send the forces to help the kurds but saying that under the time of pressure and demanding that the krg actually do something to help out. but up until this moment, we still have no confirmation from the government officials, or if
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spokesman that they are sending troops to the border town. >> now clarifying things here, turkey has a very different relationship with the kurds in northern iraq than the kurds in syria? >> yes they are seen as theal lies of turkey and grouping the factions and including the leader of the pyd and leading the battles and it is also the only fighting force and what we understand from the leader, we were speaking to the pyd leaders just yesterday and he said that he's under a lot of pressure and what they want from him is power and allowing the other parties to operate on the ground in the
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self-declared region in north eastern syria and they want him to do if he gets the weapons he's demanding. it is a very complicated web of alliances and the different groups areal lied for the competing power and the middle, the millions of kurds in syria and caught in the conflict and their fate is yet to be decided on wlorpt they actually reach a deal. >> now to south, and in iraq 15 people have been killed by a car bomb across the city. 48 people were wounded when the devices going off in different neighborhoods and baghdad 17 people killed in a suicide task by a mosque. the people were leaving the
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mosque after the midday prayers. >> we are likely to see more of this sectarian violence as the month is going on. this is the holy month and the beginning of the islamic calendar. in the years previous a strike in the violence. and huge parts of the territory and expecting this to be a bloody month more than the previous years and we have seen 87 attacks, separate incidents and suicide bombs and nearly a hundred people hospitalized and 60 people killed across the country and this kind of statistic is getting people worried here in iraq. isil is no fans of the shira and they are a target for them and using the sectarian language and violence to further their gains, and while this is going on, we
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still have isil fighters making the gains. and they are moving towards the city and giving them a base in which to attack baghdad. that is a very worrisome. the air strikes are making a difference, particularly iraqi air strikes have beaten the group back, but still a powerful force. baghdad is surrounded by tree sides by the isil fighters but they don't have base. that is their next strategy to get a base to enter baghdad. >> and between the authorities and the rebels, the agreement means that they are taking part in the security and the administration of the province and this is days after the rebels took control of the town, that is just from the border of
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saudia. first, we are taking a look at why yemen is so divided. >> another town in yemen falls to the fighters, this is in the province, yib, in the hands of the rebels from the north, against the wishes of the people living there. it is showing how divided that the country is. they are a posed to the government and which they accuse of marginalizing them. they have moh moved to the south. . in the center is the capital and
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unable to contain the fighting. another force is al qaeda. its fiepghters are moving up an taking advantage of the fighting to north. and the wider geo political situation. on sunday, a spokesman saying islamic protects the fighters in yemen and part of the successful islamic awakening. that concerns leaders in saudi. they are worried about the group and the impact on the pe
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innocence lens 24r5. they are trying to capitalize on instability. >> we are joined live from the yemen capital and is the advance slowing down? >> parts of the country it is, in the province of yib, they have retreated and making gains in other provinces, they were forced out from the town of dar. the main gain so far is as mentioned is the province, it is a key province, because it has a
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small port and that port used before according to government to smuggle in weapons, allegedly coming from iran, that is causing concern. >> the prime minister is busy with meetings today and is he finding a way out of the crisis? >> so far not, he's talking to almost all of the political countries in the world, sources were present in the talks telling us that there are differences on the names of candidates as well as the sheer of every political block. another source, a different leading among the political parties say that they may get up to six ministers, six posts in the new government.
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if that leak is confirmed that will be the first time they have made such a gain. so it is part of a new earned and political influence. >> thank you. >> you are watching the aljazeera news hour. coming up... party for the people's president, the streets are coming alive as they celebrate. how young educated decide born women are changing the face of farming in canada. and to sports, wta finals in singpoore. >> nigeria is declared ebola freebie the wto and no reported cases of the virus in the
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country for the past six weeks and the wto is saying that the success in preventing new cases show has the virus can be contained. we have joined live now from africa and how did nigeria get over it when other countries are continuing to struggle? >> well, they acted quickly and identified and isolated and deployed health workers all over to find people that may have come into contact with the man from liberia and having follow up visits. the government announced they are deploying more healthcare workers to the other areas. i spoke to a young doctor and excited about going out there, and of course, he's nervous and people saying are you crazy, but
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they want to manage the ebola crisis. now, this has an affect on the people directly affected by ebola and some people lost family members and they are struggling to cope. >> christina became a nurse because she wanted to help people. but the last person she tried to save had ebola and she became infected with ebola and 30 years old and pregnant. her husband is sick she's dead. >> i feel lost. i feel left alone. >> the man who infected christina came to nigeria from liberia in july and collapsed at
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the airport and taken to the hospital where she worked. he was the first case in nigeria. the government officials say 8 people died from ebola and most of them healthcare workers. measures are in place by the government and trying to contain the virus. it is process that everyone has to go through. it is taking your body temperature. and then you are asked a few questions. >> the world health organization is saying that the country can be declared free from ebola after six weeks, that is twice as long as the incubation period for the disease. there was relief and excite in liber liberia. there are thousands of daily follow up visits, but continuing
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to be cautious. >> it is not over until it is over and that means it has to be over in liberia and any where. before we can relax. >> this certificate is saying that dennis is ebola free. this is an achievement he's not ready to celebrate. it is not going to bring back his wife. >> heart breaking case there. could there be perhaps cases though in remote areas that the authorities are not aware of, what does ebola free really mean? >> i mean, there could be. it is a huge country, 117 million people and the big main city and commercial capital, millions of people in the city.
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there could be a case or here there but the government is saying they are confident they have things under control. what dennis wants the government to learn, or hopes that the government does, better prepared for next time. next time if there is outbreak act faster than they did and identify the people and isolate the people and make sure that the healthcare workers are better protected and the people, so they don't die. and issue a stigma. he says that he got fired. his boss told him not to return to work. he said they can't risk the employees catching ebola and the neighbors don't want him in the area. we had people telling us are you sure, are you crazy? stay away from him. there is a lot of stigma in the
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country. they have dealing with that. educate the people that ebola survivors are people, they are nigerians and want to return to society and they want emphasis on that and monitor the entry points into nigeria. >> absolutely, thank you. >> eight agencies are expressing frusation on responding to the eye sis. >> the public health officials gathered here to discuss the ebola crisis, all sharing the same message, this is unprecedented outbreak of the disease, it has torn families and communities apart and it is wreaking havoc of the economies
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of the countes affected. in terms of the international community's response it is moving into gear, but much more needs to be done, and yes, in the initial phases the response was far too slow. how do we feel about what we are seeing right now? there is a sense of frustration about how the international community has failed to live up to the challenge presented by this epidemic. the international community is unprepared and far too long unwilling to listen to the very clear warning signs that we gave. >> for the region, they spoke emotionally about how her country the suffering from the terrible outbreak and only one dock for for every 75,000 lie beerians and 96 healthcare workers died from the disease and the predictions are that
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their economy will shrink. her country needs more of everything. >> we need more equipment. we also need more solution and medicine to treat the symptomses of the disease. thirdly, we need more body bags for people who have died from this disease. >> all the experts agree that the pryty priority is getting the outbreak under control and talking about the future, and build the health system and infrastructure in africa and other parts of the world and if a future outbreak it is controlled and the spread of the disease is cut off as soon as it appears. >> hong kong's protest leaders rejected the claims by the city's leaders that the exterj forces are involved. they refused to name the communities that are to blame. the demonstrations are entering
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the 4th week. the protestor are demanding free and fair elections in 2017. the chinese government is saying any campaigner that is approved can run. >> attempts of starting a pro democracy failed in hong kong. it remained under tighter control from beijing. the only umbrellas are at the bus stands for the gamblers or held by the tour guides. hardly raiseed in protest or even support of hong kong's protestor. p and on the news sprawling university, one lonely yellow ribbon, the similar bomb of the hong kong movement. >> what the protestor are doing
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is illegal. they don't have permission for the action. >> for such a tiny place, it is relying on the economic support from china. we don't need to get involved in politics. >> trying to get the students involved cost him his job so says bill. >> as a whole more conservative and concerned about a sense of order and economic prosperity. >> he now has to make the one hour ferry trip to hong kong to find work and taking part in the activism. he atempteded to start a movement and that led to the police arrested the organizers. >> despite the attempts by the authorities to close it down,
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95% wanted direct elections and the issue is simply too controversial, china is too powerful to pick a fight with. a few of the lawmakers hopes that rest on the generation of the students to find a voice. >> they learn from hong kong and taiwan. for the new generation, better connection with the young people in hong kong and taiwan. for now, it seems that it is largely choosing the path of obedience and for them, it is a safer bet. >> indonesia's president is giving a welcome by thousands of supporters. sworn into office in the capital. >> the supporters promised to give him a big party and that is
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what he got. he was accompanied at the palace by thousands. >> he promised a revolution and that is what we need. >> the political opponents all attended and included that led a hostile opposition. >> i say let us all work hard together, shoulder to shoulder, because this is a historic moment and we have to work, work and work. >> he's called the people's president. and the people are throwing him a huge party. tomorrow the real hard will start. cutting fuel subsidies and
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improving the country's slowing economy. 34% of the parliament is facing a serious challenge. >> there is definite opposition, especially from the public and also from opposition political parties, but he's at a peak of his public opinion support and this is a very controversial movement, very needed for the economy to real e locate the budget. >> many celebrating the start of a new era. the president has been given five years to improve the life. >> still more to come in the aljazeera news hour. conservation is pushing to change from the overfishing and will the plans be foiled by political policy. plus... >> a bicycle is the most widely used and easily stolen form of
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transportation in the world. in chile where a new invention to put an end to all of that. >> and peyton manning passes a milestone. we have all of the details in sports.
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