subscribe to the documentary. this is it when you use live from berlin could be the final battle against islamic states u.s. backed kurdish an arab forces are close to ousting the hottest from their last urban stronghold in syria but he threatened turkish intervention is putting victory in doubt also coming up keeping the planes flying with no one one hundred days to go before the u.k.

is due to leave the european union that steps up its planning kicks britain crashes out with no breaks it deal we're live in brussels for reaction and remembering the dead berlin marks the second anniversary of the christmas market terror attack you saw with the vehicle left twelve people dead and dozens injured. on little rock it's good to have you with us everyone american backed forces are close to gaining control of the last syrian territory held by so-called islamic state syrian democratic forces the s.d.f. made up of kurdish an arab fighters have captured the town of hazing and are now in the process of clearing out islamist fighters as he lies in the valley of the euphrates river close to the border with iraq it's the final urban stronghold of the jihadist militia which once can. substantial territory in both syria and iraq

but as the mainly kurdish inches closer to final victory over ah yes turkey is threatening to launch an assault against the kurds further north of port of daniel has sent this report now from the front lines in syria. peace people have escaped the clutches of the so-called islamic state best stranded in a camp two hundred kilometers from the front line. traumatized exhausted but free. after days of rain and cold weather the conditions are atrocious but it's better than being under the guns of the i s fighters locked in regard battle on the banks of the euphrates. used does as human shields so the warplanes can't attack from the sky. they were planted mines everywhere and they don't want to let anyone escape. or. the

criminals dirty thieves they took everything from us our money as well and then they left. the battle for the last bit of territory held by ass is a tough one. the militia has lost nearly all the land it held was around five thousand fighters are putting up fierce resistance their leader abu bakr al baghdadi is thought to be among them. dozens of members of the s.t.'s have been killed in recent weeks and that's despite our support from the united states and other allies. they've put booby traps and mines everywhere we were advancing but slowly and we have to take care to avoid civilian casualties. this is what's left by the fighting the streets of hygiene the former terrorist stronghold most of

the people who live here have fled. the mainly kurdish s.d.f. has captured the center of the town and most of the outskirts from my ass. fighting is continuing in the surrounding villages to jihadists are still managing to stay john bush is a hit and run attacks. yes fighters try every day to attack our units and recapture the villages but we are pushing back with all we have. the american backed s.d.f. is now facing a potential enemy on another front. victory over the i.r.s. in the euphrates valley is within reach. but now turkey is threatening to march into code controlled areas on its southern border and caressed sees the kurdish fighters as terrorists. these threats help yes precisely now when we're making gains in the fight for hygiene turkey threatens an

offensive in northern syria. and that's bad news for the people still on the ice control not everyone has been able to flee thousands are still trapped in the last pocket of highest territory. now with just one hundred days to go before britain is set to leave the european union the european commission has revealed its plans to deal with a no deal brics that they outlined measures aimed to avoid disruption in key sectors like air traffic and financial trading british citizens residency rights would also be protected but new restrictions on trade and travel would come into force among the british trucks would lose rights to carry goods into the e.u. and british people traveling with pets would face a border checks. now with time running out on a settled exit of britain out of the e.u. the rift between brussels and london appears to be deepening let's get more details now from our brussels correspondent might just say the e.u.

commission has come out with its no deal doomsday plan and it doesn't make for comforting reading. it does not at all and you mention people traveling with paths another thing that is on that list is for instance that goods on trucks will be allowed to enter the european union for another nine months after a no deal brax it but really the most interesting details in that list of contingency plans that includes a total of eight sectors is what is not on that list because all the things that are not on that list you will have a cliff if cracks and situation in other words they will disappear and for instance what is not on there is the passport ing system which allows banks and financial companies to treat freely from the u.k. with the u. all of this will come to a halt at the end of march also what's not on that list is the medical sector what's not on the list is veterinary checks or fishery all these things will come

to a halt and that is what will cause the real catastrophe of a no deal breck's it i mean with the amazing thing of course now is that the possibility of a no deal scenario is center stage at the e.u. from its perspective it looks determined to make a no deal the least attractive and the most painful option for the u.k. that's right and we have to make clear here we're looking here at the directives these are not small deals that will provide a managed brax it if you want so there are time limited they can be withdrawn uni laterally any time and the e.u. has made clear in a press conference these are also things that they have unilaterally drawn up in their own interest it's take it or leave it for the u.k. for the trucks for instance if you allow our trucks in we allow your trucks in but this is a take it or leave it it's not going to be negotiated how much a gay or of this is just scaremongering to get british lawmakers to finally sign

off on the deal that is currently on the table. i doesn't want of course some tactics here because clearly the e.u. is very keen to get a deal done i mean this is the bread to go she ever has emphasized that over and over again we do want to deal we are facing a lose lose scenario but a cliff edge breaks it would be a catastrophe more for the u.k. them for us but still for us it's a problem but of course having said that the you also made clear that no deal is better than a batch deal so they will not walk across all the red lines they have drawn only to get a deal they're not desperate that is the message sent from brussels today garrick matis reporting from brussels thank you. are as we have just been now with some of the other stories making news around the world. u.s. president donald trump has banned the bum stock a firearm attachment that enables a semiautomatic weapon to fire sustained rapid bursts the gunman who massacred

fifty eight people in las vegas back in twenty seventeen is using a bomb stop. luxury brand product has were drawn a line of accessories over complaints of racist black face imagery a facebook post showing the figures in a new york shot went viral last week in a statement prada said we a core all forms of racism. several promises in southern thailand are struggling with severe flooding following to rental rate authorities are warning people living in low lying areas to prepare for evacuation some twenty five thousand homes are already affected. berlin is marking the second anniversary of the terror attack that left twelve people dead and dozens wounded in the german capital family and friends of victims drawn berlin's mayor and other officials at a ceremony at the site of the attack exactly two years ago a rejected asylum seekers from tunisia came to nice omri hijacked

a truck killed its driver and then plowed into a crowded christmas market obvious cape but was shot dead by police in italy the few days later. we met up with a survivor of the attack whose life has not been the same so ever since i think. from an egg as i turned around i saw the truck just in the nick of time it was already in the square coming towards me it passed by me within half a meter of call and it was a horrific sight. straight out of the attack there was a deathly silence you could have heard a pin drop out of it was a brief moment of total silence porton. two years ago under the asphalt survived to have referred go deal islamic extremist on his arm reply to heavy truck into a christmas market in berlin plats killing twelve people shots was able to jump out of the way severely injuring himself in the process it with the middle of i

witnessed a lift but i didn't see all twelve people die but i did see four or five die that was intense from seeing people lying there injured on the ground and i was injured myself the next morning i woke up in my bed in my clothes in my jacket and my shoes everything was smeared with blood. now two years later police and heavy barriers protect the christmas market. a memorial pays tribute to the dead. but it's rarely comes here anymore he still struggles daily with memories of the attack and isn't trauma counselling shots are searching for answers to many unresolved questions he doesn't miss a single meeting of the committee investigating the attack. only to have i want a clarification i'm still looking for answers and that's important to me and to the other relatives and victims who aren't here who don't have the energy to come here

so that we can at least answer their questions or if you give up now there's a danger that the subject gets forgotten and it definitely shouldn't be forgotten shots blames the authorities saying they could have prevented the attack by keeping close tabs on memory of putting him under arrest he no longer works in his former job as a truck driver he received nine thousand euros in compensation and now lives of unemployment benefits. the attack has become part of his daily life. i'm not one of them had to come i'm still struggling with it if it's always there at the back of my mind. i'd like to know why i had to experience something like that so often that i mean with what went wrong that all. shots will keep on doing what he's doing criticizing the authorities and raising awareness so that the twelve people who died on bridge at platts will not be forgotten.

you know transition now to football with men's losing last night defending champs by munich have a chance to get the bonus they get title back their title challenge back rather on track they face life six later this evening and a victory would bring them to within six points of government at the top of the table. haven't lost their thirst to retain the bun as they get title this season yet they have had some hiccups against some unusual suspects one match day twelve promoted side dusseldorf managed a three three draw in munich which gave the defending champions a serious wake up call. in byron's following home match the defending champions were wide awake eighteen through nuremberg no problem thanks to their informed ace robert levin don't ski despite their current momentum byron's nico kovach knows rb live six are a viable opponent you have to shut off your own for

a lot of sick basically play the same way as us and i quickly when they're attacking which i have a striker is capable of causing problems when they find space behind the defense. that he could to come in rb life six front line scoring duo use of posts and t.-mo vanna each scored a brace last time out the tandem will be gunning to help life seek leak frog buyer in the table. just murky here as we've seen already this season it is possible to points in munich if we could take hold three points not be very happy if we didn't if buyer fail to take advantage of dortmund slip by beating leipsic even more pressure will now to an eco kovach each. and are underway for a late go of our main headline the us backed kurdish an air forces are close to

ousting so-called islamic state fighters from their last urban stronghold in syria but a possible to action adventure has put the fight against the extremists in doubt. but washington use only her iraq in berlin on behalf of the entire team thank you so much for spending this part of me to the. letter we walk out there when we want it now in the percent of americans in some plane and allies will experience friendship listen hard. lines look at the.