this is d w news live from berlin after pulling spouses from the rubble in syria it's now the turn of the so-called white helmets to be rescued themselves hundreds of the volunteer rescue workers are evacuated to jordan as part of a rescue plan it was feared they could have been killed by the forces of syrian leader bashar al assad also on the show authorities in iraq struggle to contain growing anti-government protests thousands take to the streets once again to demand jobs and better public subsidies. and german international football of mesut ozil

has finally broken his silence about a controversial meeting with the turkish president i have added one was heavily criticized for the encounter but has now released a passionate statement defending the meeting insisting it was not politically motivated. i'm ground alphas this is news the israeli military has evacuated over four hundred syrian white helmets and their families to safety and join the group is known around the world for pulling people out of the rubble of devastated towns and cities in rebel held territory the government though accuses them of aiding terrorists and it was feared they could have been killed by the regime have they remained in syria. they've been poor. seeing their lives on the line since the

start of syria's civil war the white helmets often seen running toward scenes most people would flee for old to help people injured in ears strikes and shellings like here in aleppo ny they're being best used themselves. israel's military confirmed the evacuations of hundreds of white helmets and their families a humanitarian effort as part of a joint action along with the united states and european countries. it comes as an offensive by the syrian regime is gaining great and restoring government control across large swathes of the countryside where just the syrian army has been advancing towards the israeli controlled golan heights right next to connect where the white helmet volunteers are coming from. an agreement brokered by russia was reached a few days ago to see the rebels hand over territory a rain connector and neighboring daraa to syrian forces those rebels who did not

want to cooperate with the government could leave. most of them and their families are now stranded in iraq three hundred kilometers north of can it aid workers are there to receive them. have all of the first convoys from connector and iraq province has arrived it included certifies buses that were carrying around two thousand people and fifteen i mean our journey and we are displaced from tear up province have just arrived at the crossing point of more like. we are displaced because of the bombing and a fierce offensive as the regime and the russian forces trip was very difficult like on a budget then. these are just the first of four thousand people expected to make the journey where they have come from can it a stronghold of al qaeda in syria is one of the last rebel held areas tonight be retaken by the syrian regime.

so as we heard at the beginning of the report israeli forces have saved several hundred so-called white helmet rescue workers from syria there i spoke to w.'s correspondent in beirut and i asked her to explain how that rescue mission came about well it's really it's not taken any refugees but over the last few years they have treated thousands of syrians to being actually travelling on the other side of the golan heights which is a way to get me out of this mission and jordan has done that too and counted out germany and regina promised that they would leave the white church to these people now the recently sikorsky eight hundred people but now hearing only one hundred twenty two of these people have been rescued some hundred of them are workers with white helmets the workers and the rest of their families this is being done by. because germany britain and u.k. and u.s.

have asked for this to be done and this is because these countries that i mentioned have been supporting whiteness financially and in other ways to carry out carry out aid operations in all this is. why was this group close the golan heights in particular danger now. two reasons one is it being dangerous all this why put in a little boy who thought these abs were completely under the chin seat so even if somebody wants to rescue them it was physically not possible it was physically tough that it basically meant sending boots on the ground and having the military intervention in the civil war and this case you have the border with jordan and you have more doubt as soon as it comes to slightly this president could be discrete but also in this case. why not rebels have already left all that up and complete it is a certain inspection of this territory which is under the control of isis

affiliates of these people who are basically caught between the i succeed and bombing my regime and the russian air force so they do not particularly for carious position and because they could be rescued only israel will be that they're walking on them article in these countries germany canada and us and you have come forward to say let's rescue we can so that's what's happened on trial for an beirut thank you very much. protesters have again hit the streets in cities across iraq demanding more jobs and better public services the unrest has now spread to the capital baghdad where crowds tried to storm the government district rallies began two weeks ago in the southern city of basra but are growing in size and intensity so far at least nine people have died in clashes with security forces. at first the demands were simple clean water and electricity but for many of those protesting

across iraq the problem is not only the lack of infrastructure but the politicians who have failed to provide it. we want to change of the politicians we no longer want just water and electricity it's a shame that we don't have simple rights humans have gone to the moon and have the most advanced technology and we're still calling for water and electricity no it's the politicians who are corrupt. the unrest began two weeks ago in the south of iraq summer temperatures reach fifty degrees celsius and iran has cut off its supply of electricity to its neighbor because of unpaid bills clean water is also in short supply. many iraqis are tired of living without basic necessities after a decade and a half of near constant war and conflict now a year after the so-called islamic state was defeated the public's attention has shifted back to corruption and mismanagement in the government. in

recent days protests spread across the country reaching the capital of baghdad while growing in size and anger. on friday a twenty four year old protester was struck in the head and killed by a tear gas canister while filming this video in basra. he went out daily to search for a job to earn a living for his family but in vain so he decided to go to the protest hoping that the government would respond to their demands but he was shot. the iraqi government is not in a position to make sweeping reforms after an upset victory for populist candidate assad or in may the parties have yet to form a coalition government. meanwhile protesters have announced a list of demands including for jobs and infrastructure to claim they won't go home when they get a promise but when they get results. it was indeed news here are some of the other

stories making news around the world a suicide bombing in northwest pakistan has killed another candidate running in wednesday's general election his driver also died in the blast the pakistani taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack is the latest in a string of pre-election violence earlier this month another suicide blast killed one hundred forty eight people. several thousand people of protested in munich against what they call the politics of fear i was pushing public debate in germany to the right they also criticized germany's interior minister's policy hoped for or trying to close the country's borders. michael's. france is open to judicial investigation into the beating of a protester by one of president security stuff a video surfaced last week showing alexander bin alla assaulting a man and a woman a may day demonstration in paris he was fired on friday but opponents accused of

trying to cover up the incident. in ecuador could be close to evicting wiki leaks founder julian assange from its london embassy u.s. journalist glenn greenwald is reporting that ecuador's president traveled to britain last week to finalize a deal the australian activist was granted asylum and twenty two of void extradition to sweden where he faced sexual assault allegations. gunmen in south africa opened fire on a minivan of taxi drivers killing eleven and wounding four others the victims were reportedly returning from a colleague's funeral when they were ambushed police are still investigating motives but suspect tensions between rival taxi groups behind. donald trump's former chief strategist stephen bannon is reportedly setting up a foundation in europe to boost the far right in an interview with the daily beast

bannon said he'd already held talks with right wing groups across the continent and says he wants the organization called the movement to spark a populist revolt. in formula one lewis hamilton has produced a sensational run to claim victory in the german grand prix the mercedes driver started at the back of the grid but managed to claw his way to the front of the pack allison received a big helping hand from main rivals of austin fetter who crashed his ferarri on lap fifty two to relinquish the lead out of announced its seventeen points ahead of settle in the championship standings. german football mesut ozil has broken his silence on his controversial meeting with turkish president the one he was photographed with out of along with fellow german international gone in may just

weeks before the world cup in russia who has turkish have it it says he said he had no regrets about meeting with out on the insisted it was not a political stunt despite the encounter coming ahead of elections in a post on social media the german international said refusing an invitation to meet with any turkish president would have been disrespectful to his roots as it was heavily criticized for the meeting both in german media and by the german football association. joining me now in the studio to talk more about mesut ozil is a problem for the earliest from d.w. schools of kampala so why has finally released a statement now two months after that move well at this stage we can only speculate because of course like you mentioned going to one who was also pictured with the turkish president released a statement two months ago and senshi that sort of blown over no one's really talking about it now let's not forget that in the past few months a lot has happened in german football of course the world cup and the whole debacle

there and people like you know a scapegoat essentially and so what we suppose i think what probably thought i once again let's stress that we are speculating here is that it would blow over but it was like a snowball effect and i suppose he probably didn't expect that the german football association the d.f.t. would be so critical. of him in previous weeks and also the team manager oliver beer huff of course said that perhaps he should have even been left out of the team that went to russia for the world cup and you know so he did mention sporting reasons but he did also hint at the fact that maybe this photograph had something to do with it but he didn't go as far as saying that. do you think this will will. spend the end of missiles international career for germany well if you look closely at the statement i mean it is a very strongly worded statement now we have two of the three statements that he's going to be releasing and already he is very clear that he's very angry and he has

you know he goes he's very direct in his criticism of the german football association and also. this is a german football great and he's also an ambassador for german football it will be very difficult to sort of go back and then you know involve yourself in the team and it's also been quite a tough week for the german football association is let's not forget that moment ago of course he is the chairman. he was very critical of the german football association so let's see what happens now at the end of the statement we'll see what how far he goes interesting times in german football public for. both thank you very much. so for now you're watching news from above and there's more news coming up at the top of the hour you can always get the latest news and information around the clock on the web site that is of

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