this is the day of the news coming to you live from berlin the syrian army enters a key could on to deter a turkish attack damascus says it's entered among bitch at the request of kurdish forces anxious to prevent a bloodbath but is this the end of the kurdish hopes for nationhood as a crucial ally of the united states is said to abandon them also coming up campaigning closes in bangladesh ahead of the country's election on sunday prime

ministership cutscene are expected to secure the ports jump but opponents say she's locked up good critics to win it. and indonesia's struggle to get back to duty life after last weekend's devastating tsunami we meet the fisherman whose boat has gone and so have the tourists who used to buy this couch. in a warm welcome to you i'm on the cima the syrian army says it's entered the kurdish held town of mam binge where turkey has threatened an offensive the flashpoint town in northern syria has been under kurdish control since they captured it from the support islamic state in two thousand and sixteen when turkish back to syrian rebel forces started massing them on ridge earlier this week the kurdish militia of their

own large damascus to intervene turkey views the wife b.g. as terrorists and has threatened to attack the town. i spoke to our correspondent in beirut earlier and asked her for more on the syrian army's presence in mom bitch well it's very clear the syrian soldiers are on the ground right now they're poised at a city and flag in it is not yet nor how many of them are there yet but it's also to a certain extent it's relevant because on this side of the border which is in syria the two major players now since the u.s. has announced that it will be withdrawing its troops would be the syrian soldiers and the kurds and the girls have been invited the sit ins to come in the way b.g. has said that we're moving out of this area we would like the city of forces to come in and avoid a turkish invasion that because the kurds know once the americans leave they will not be in a position to give a fight to the turkish forces but the sit in government backed by the russians and

the iranians can and until it's more why uncle is expected to try and attack among bridges what is its strategic objective there. right in the beginning of the syrian war under the one goal that turkey had was to avoid the kurds from having contiguous territory along its southern border which is north of syria now kurds are strong in several other areas including in the war the also managed to have a stronghold in. the turks think of these gods as this this is the be kicking in turkey is the way in syria and if these forces are strong along their border that will mean that secession is and within turkey will get stronger and there will be more terrorists attack all door do on a supporter of several other groups because he seemed to be sympathetic to him brother who said he supported region islamist groups as well and some moderate ones as well but one call that turkey had was to never let the cards have this corridor

or this contiguous corded or along their border that is why they're expected to attack mambas we will be over there not is a question that still needs to be answered the post-war or the russians and talking about specifically the scenario as to how to deal with it because thus far the turks have not usually responded to city of soldiers being in mom bitch and then you seem to indicate that these developments are linked to us president trumps decision to pull out american troops from syria because us troops have given some bit of protection to the kurds who had led the fight against islamic state in the region. that is absolutely correct it's entirely linked to that the curves have lost their leverage now we've got to remember when the started fighting the so-called islamic state they did it because they themselves faced a very imminent threat from islamic state because this entity this terrorist organization was against any kind of minorities so they perhaps faced very simply extract from the next it's the first the fight there when this fighting is

happening in libya benefits on their minds with the kurds are also hoping to have some sort of a contiguous territory just as has happened in iraq remember you have been out on a must read recently because the american elements then support the kurdish forces on the ground in iraq so they thought well let's try we're going to have a contiguous territory those hopes will christ when turkey moved in after it then they probably will have some sort of the autonomy which is a stated goal of the s.d.f. that is the sort of entity that the y.p. these are part of but with the american forces leaving even that is not going to happen to the kurds are basically back to square one. hundred were in beirut thank you very much for that analysis. let me now bring you up to date with some other stories making news around the world russia has completed a sixty kilometer security fence along try me as border with ukraine moscow annexed the crimean peninsula in two thousand and fourteen in

a move which the european union says violated international law since then more than ten thousand people have been killed in fighting between moscow backed separatists and you create an army in eastern ukraine. a risky boat carrying over three hundred refugees as arrived in southern spain spanish activists pulled the mostly african refugees to safety from the waters off libya one week ago but it's early and mortar had denied to both permission to bring them ashore. is really all . has died at the age of seventy nine his daughter said on twitter he died of cancer also claimed novelist and assist who wrote extensively about the israeli palestinian conflict his memoir a tale of love and darkness was a worldwide bestseller. the president of the democratic republic of congo joseph kabila says sunday's delayed election will go ahead that's despite the decision to

suspend voting in some areas until march is also on sunday in bangladesh final campaigning has wrapped up in bangor this as the country prepares for elections now one hundred and four million voters in the predominantly muslim country will be casting their ballots prime minister sheikh hasina is seeking a third consecutive term in office and a fourth one. tensions are high in the country the opposition says thousands of their followers have been arrested by a parties at least ten people have been killed and hundreds injured in pre election violence khaleda zia the former prime minister and leader of the main opposition bangladesh nationalist party is not allowed to run she's. serving prison time over corruption charges the opposition says those charges are politically motivated. and sheikh hasina have been locked in a decades long fight for control of bangladesh it's often known there as the battle

of the two big guns but in both sports hasina on course for a resoundingly win on sunday here's more of. a final show of support for bangladesh as ruling party the awami league ahead of sunday's election polls here indicate prime minister sheikh hasina is on course for an historic victory. hope the voters will be able to exercise their voting rights peacefully if we can translate the support we have from the people into votes at the polling station we hope to definitely win the election. because support comes along with widespread criticism of the slide towards authoritarian rule in the country. has seen his chief rival that was national unity front scully disease but she's been in jail since february after being found guilty for corruption her party says the conviction was politically motivated this election campaign has been mired in

mistrust and violence the opposition bangladesh nationalist party says some eight thousand of its members have been arrested. but new opposition coalition leader kemal hussein has kept on campaigning. i would appeal to the people you must be courageous voting is our right this is how we show ownership of our country. accusations of harassment and intimidation have raised concerns about the credibility of the vote. security has been stepped up in the capital dhaka and across the country internet services have been severely restricted this authorities claim in an effort to fight propaganda. we stay in asia and rescuers in indonesia searching for one hundred

fifty people still missing after saturday's tsunami this after officials warned of fresh danger from the. weekend and the possibility of another tidal wave saturday's deadly raids killed at least four hundred thirty people for the survivors return to normal life has not proved easy. has this report. sometimes the sea is a friend sometimes a photo mark says he's a fisherman in love one west java who is look to the sea for his livelihood and as a source of food. i could make as much as fifty euros a week from fishing curing the monsoon season we depend on our store it's where we sell food to tourists. this has to be my store the tsunami swept by now it's gone. to mark still has his home and his family is safe but without their

livelihood the future is uncertain. they used to be many people on the beach every die. they came from nearby cities and even from jakarta. now there is no one. it is the waves rolling into the beaches of west java that bring in many local tourists indonesians who want to escape the crowded and frenetic pace of nearby jakarta come here for a quick break especially during the holiday season a few days ago these waves turned into a giant tsunami and fears of a second one are keeping vacationers away turning this once tourist spot into a ghost town. the government gave us. no money to rebuild our store. and that will not be enough unless we receive regular assistance.

the obvious things that the tsunami took away were lives and homes but the waves have also left people in limbo uncertain about what tomorrow will bring in business news stock markets around the world have been on a roller coaster ride making this week a one to one foot in vesta's europe started slow but eventually most indices ended the week up it's a different story in asia where japan's nikkei fell on his final trading day off two thousand and eighteen the in the first post of its first annual loss and seventy s. a twelve percent decline that for break the nikkei a seven year run in positive long list winning streak since decades. the nikkei's closing ceremony ended with a traditional. that despite there being little to cheer after this year's historic

decline. between the u.s. and china as well as security issues in the second half of the year have heightened tensions market triggers appeared one after another this year such as the saudi issue in the middle east and briggs it which are likely to draw gone into the new year. the us china trade war and brags it has played a big role in the twelve percent decline in twenty eighteen with no end in sight to these major geo political challenges it looks like the index is set to continue its bumpy ride in the new year. now for some sports and to sailing weather why don't some boat crew are saving a particularly sweet victory after winning the prestigious sydney hobart york trace last year the boat crossed the line first but was stripped of the title following a near on collision earlier in the race this time there were no such problems for

the australian vessel as a drac top a ninth win in the seventy fourth edition of the event but it ended up being one of the closest races in a while do it's completed the route in one day nineteen hours seven minutes and twenty one seconds. what's that celebration i will stay in the region and you know the debt new tennis season is getting underway when roger federer heads towards australia and one lucky couple even had the swiss tennis maestro crashed part of their wedding federer was touring the famous line still in pinnacles in western australia when he stumbled upon the newlyweds or wished each other good luck with freddie really looking to different his australian open title in mid january he got some early packed in against him looking girls and he likened the landscape to the mood. that's

it for me and with that she might have won.