military incursion into northern syria. we are not abandoning our kurdish partner forces. >> this as footage emerges purporting to show i is terrorists and their families trying to escape a detention

camp guarded by the kurds. also coming up tonight, the prime minister of ethiopia wins the nobel peace prize for his initiative in resolving the border conflict. plus it's one of hanoi's hotspot for selfie seekers, but vietnamese police are cracking down on a photo craze they say has gone off the rails. and the international day of the girl child aims to promote and empower girls. dw has been around the world asking girls what they are ambitions are. >> equal money a as boys and gis should be president. >> our viewers on pbs and the

united states and around the world, welcome. it was a green light at the beginning of the week. now it's a red light from the pentagon. the u.s. military is warning turkey its incursion into syria could jeopardize progress against islamic. it's calling on its nato ally to stop operations. the united nations has 100,000 civilians have fled their home since the offensive began read a zico. the assault is raising fears of ennis -- of as -- of an islamic state comeback. kurdish forces say they cannot detain a has prisosoners and hod back the turkish military at the same time. >> attacked on all sides, pounded by turkish artillery on friday, sowing death and destruction on the g ground. >> this is the sixth time we heard an explosion in the city. >> this house you see here, there were children playing,

mortar fell and killed the boy. the girl lost her leg. meanwhile a deadly car bomb claimed by islamic state exploded in the kurdish town. turkey is battling for territory held by its enemy, the kurdish led syrian democratic forces. ankara says they will create a safe zone for syrian refugees. u.s. troroops on patrol,l, a few from the conflict zone, a zone they evacuated days ago. threatening sanctions. >> this operation puts our partners in harm's way. it risks the security of isis prison camps and will further destabilize the region. >> cctv footage of a camp holding tens of thousands of family members of i.s. militants

shows an apparent escape attempt. the campus controlled by kurdish forces -- camp is controlled by kurdish forces. turkey is defiant, demanding loyalty from nato allies. >> it's our expectation our ally show solidarity with us. it is not enough to say we understand turkey's concerns. we want to see the solidarity very clearly. >> now civilians who once fled the islamic state are again desperately seeking safety as another humanitarian crisis looms in syria. >> dw's turkey correspondent is on the border with syria, >> on five kilometers away from the syrian border, which is towards

this direction. everybody here, including journalists has to keep a security distance. the turkish military has continued to hit the area all day. they have fired -- the artillery has fired behind me toward this direction. we heard the shelling and the pounding very clearly loudly today, especially in the afternoon. the turkish army says they have taken some villages very close to the border inside syria and they are surrounding some of the bibiggest cities, and while the turkish military says they are making progress, the kurdish fighters say they have so far been able to repel these attacks , very conflicting information we are getting. >> reporting from the border. the white house is piling on the pressure for turkey to end its

cross-border operations in syria. u.s. treasury secretary steven mnuchin says ankara could face powerful sanctions for the military incursion. seeing the u.s. will shut down the turkish economy if ankara goes too far. >> president trump has authorized and will be signing a new executive order, giving the treasury department in consultation with himself and secretary pompeo very significant new sanctions, authorities that can be targeted and any person associated with the government of turkey and a portion of the government. >> that was the u.s. treasury secretary. let's take the story to washington. good evening to you. we've got president trump and his cabinet threatening

sanctions against turkey. what does that mean? >> it means the administration is say and see. a lot of politicians across the political expert -- political spectrum say the administration has tried to peddle back or make a situation which is really bad for them better. this is damage control area this is the only opportunity or impossibility for the trump administration to do anything to put jeannie back in the bottle. those sanctions are authorized. it doesn't mean they will be independence now or tomorrow or the day after. the authorization of doing this and "crippling turkey's economy if the sanctions are implemented, that is on the table. >> it's one thing to make a threat, it's another thing to carry through with that threat.

what you think the chances are that the sanctions will become a reality? >> it's hard to say, and it's a bit of a guessing game. it's fair to say chances are 50-50. if the turks are not scaling back in their incursion, if more pictures come out of the region showing ipg kurdish allies of the united states, kurdish writers, civilians are dying. the trumpet ministry will have a hard time not to exercise the right of implementing those sanctions. it's the only thing they can do. he had no indicication that the turks are willing to do that. sanctions are the only possibility for the white house.

then it is supposed to be seen and how effective those sanctions are. it is one thing to say we can cripple turkey's economy, it's another thing to see if that is true. corks are sanctions being targeted towards individuals? who are these people? >> pretty much everybody who is part of the turkish government and is in the realm of president erdogan. the turkish institutions own the bank. it is feasible to suspects not only individuals will be targeted but also institutions, or parts of the market critical for the turkish economy. if the sanctions authorize this, ththey seem too be really that

harsh, this could be indeed very bad for turkey, but also remember the united states or president has created this situation, self-inflicted since last sunday. >> that is very true. thank you. here are some of the other stories making headlines around the world. clashes have broken out in ecuador's s thousands of indigenous people protested against fuel price hikes for a ninth day. the country's president said he will not back down on the austerity measures, which are backed by the international monetary fund. the e united statetes says it hs approved thehe diploma to 3000 additional troops and military equipment to saudi arabia. is the latest in a series and with the u.s. calls defensive

moves after that attack on saudi arabia's oil facilities back in september. both blamed the attack on iran. former president jacobob zuma wl stand trial for corruption, rejecting his application to halt the case. seen here in file footage is alleged to have taken bribes during h h time as a provincicil economics minister back in the 1990's and later as deputy president of the ruling party. he has denied the charges. staying in africa, ethiopia's prime minister has been awarded the 2019 nobel peace prize for his work to resolve the border conflict with neighboring eritrea. the two countries restored relations in july of last year after years of hostilities. in a tweet, the prime minister expressed his gratitude to all those working for peace. he wrote that the lord -- wrote

that the award is for ethiopiaa and the african continent. we shall prosper in peace. >> he has only been ethiopia's prime minister for 18 months, but the nobel committee was impressed by his push for peace and democracy in that time. >> even if much work remains, he has initiated important reforms they give many citizens hope for a better life and a brighter future. collect's the greatest achievement is the peace deal he orchestrated between ethiopia and neighboring eritrea in 2018, following a long-standing border conflict. war had broken out in 1998 and officially ended into thousand, tens of thousands of people were killed and it was 20 years before peace was finally agreed. wiwithin months of takaking off, abbyby met with the president ad they signed the historic agreement.

ethiopians are overjoyed at the progogress peace has broughtoo their country. >> and only one y year he has brought so mucuch change. he is the one who made freedom of speech possible foror ethiopiansns. cocoect sivann outside off ethiopia h he has a great vision for all africans. he believes in peace, democracy and equality. he is one of the best leaders for africa right now. collect sapi has also mediated other regional conflicts, like here in sudan. at the ethiopian embassy, the ambassador to germany praised him for his efforts to bring peace to the region. >> this is really showing respect -- >> she is with the german africa institute. good to have you on the program. were you surprised?

>> i was surprised because i don't think the media was all about him before the announcement. i think it's a good choice. it's the peace nobel prize and he started a peace prosperous -- peace process. >> the list of things he has done, very impressive area he released journalists who had been in prison, half of his cabinet are women. the prime minister is a woman. he's done things that even here in europe we would envy. where is this progressive fortitude coming from? >> everyone asked that in the beginning. we know he made his career within the ruling party, within

the military. everyone was quite surprised when he became the reformer from inside. when he came to power in 2018, he was at a stalemate, there are massive antigovernment protests there for years. i guess he saw the signs of the time. >> what we are seeing is something we don't see from a lot of african leaders at the moment. these are men in power who chose to go the path of peace and not to wield the power they have indiscriminately. does this say something about him personally, or does it say something about the system in which he is operating? >> i think it is also about him personally. the system is still very much in

place, he also has challenges to face. at the same time while he wants to forge a nationalt the ethnic based state the lies of the ground of ethiopian state. with the political freedom now and the ethnic federal states want even more autonomy. we see that in the rising violence, especially with the upcoming elections. >> ethiopia is a major economic force. he has that going for him to help him, doesn't he? >> the economic system is one that needs reform area he has

started liberalization processes that are long overdue. i guess also the peace process is that rational. he knows the ethiopian state can only prosper in peace. there are some pride attic consequences. >> there is given to take there. the acting secretary-general with the german african institute. we appreciate your time tonight and your insight. thank you. german prosecutors say the man accused of killing two people in eastern germany on wednesday has confessed. the 27-year-old german has admitted to having our right anti-semitic mold deaf somatic motives. the city is in morning two a's after a gunman tried to storm a synagogue packed with jewish work pressures -- jewish

worshipers. the attack has shaken other jewish communities here in germany and has heightened fears over security. dw news has been to visit the jewish community in dessau. >> solidarity with the victims. the jewish community is in morning, including the community's leader. >> we are all shocked, it is awful. many people in our community are now afraid. i'm not sure if they will remain active in our community or not. >> the community has long been afraid of violent attacks by right-wing extremists. >> you just don't know what the

situation might be. you are always afraid someone might be there, not exactly for me, but such things really do happen. here there's always fear. cook's death threats, images of hitler's, this is everyday life for the community. direct attacks also take place. >> we have to live with it. we can't change the situation. what can we do? >> the jewish community is small. have no budget for security measures. it refused to give financial support.

> we have to undertake secury measures. there is no other option. it's about our member's safety. security is expensive but our members lives are more valuable than security measures. if something should happen, who would be to blame? >> after the attack, a police car was stationed. but they do not know how long it will be there. >> she is risking her life, it is the end of the line for an instagram hotspot in vietnam's cacapital in the city of hanoi. >> a century old rail line now flanked by homes and businesses in vietnam's bustling capital.

they have become an iconic backdrop in the instagram era, drawing tourists eager to snap their own photos. enterprising locals set up shops in cafe, making the track a popular spot to hang out. >> the fact you have coffee shops and people living in this area, it's quite remarkable. >> authorities decided to put an end to the fund after a train had to make an emergency stop to avoid hitting tourists. they've put up barricades and signs ordering tourists to stay off the track, no pictures allowed area they have oreo -- ordered the rail side cafes -- who ask it w was a good tourist attraction that we should bebe promoting.

ththe authority y should findd solutis that isislands the two sides, thehe need d ensure sasy and showcasing how beautiful and lively vietnam and the people herere arere. >> t to make suree everyone complies, police are on patrol. many tourists say authorities have gone too far on erring on the side of caution. they will get their photo no matter what. >> tomorrow morning or tomorrow night i will be here. >> the area is a little less lively. for visitors, there will be no more souvenirs like. collect stay off the tracks. the fallout from the ban on a nike coach for doping violations continues to shake athletics. a powerhouse is being shut down

in the wake of salazar's for your band. >> nike's organ proroct has been home to o some of the world's greatest athletes. british four-time gold medalist is likely them up famous of the bunch. -- the most famous of the bunch. the organ project is shutting at stores following the doping scandal engulfing the head coach alberto salazar. he received a four-year band for orchestrating and facilitating prohibitive doping earlier this month. though salazar has appealed the van and been publicly backed by the company, the nike ceo announced the project would be shut down in an internal memo. the situation is a distraction for many of the athletes and is compromising their ability to focus on their training and competition needs. successful runners -- many nike

sponsored athletes will need to find new coaches and training facilities. salazar's case has cast a shadow on results by project affiliated runners. an investitigation has been cald into athletes who train with salazar. >> could any results, olympic results -- with regard to thee principal of liability -- >> the u.s. anti-doping agency made it clear the athletes were ununaware of the doping. >> in our opinion, they were manipupulated. we c current -- we c can't fault that into having to receive medical treatment.

>> with salazar appealing his band, the only thing definite about this situation is that oregon project athletes will need to find a new place to train. collect today is the united nation international day of the girl child that aims to highlight and address the challenges girls face in promoting empowerment. dw news has been asking girls around the world about their lives and ambitions. clark sometimes ac men on the street who was let women like this. i find it t unpleasant. >> people thinknk it is bad beig a girl because you can'tt do o lot of thingngs the boys can do. it's actually in the mindset of people because we can do it.

>> i want to become a pilot when i grow up. >> i want to save the world from being full of plastic. >> i like being a girl. it's nice t to be a girl. >> us girlrls feell bad when we give them morere chores thanan e boys. >> i hope that women and g girls will be respepeed in their society and that men will treatt us with fufull respect and thaht they c goo on a a do whatever ththey would likike to do in the future, theyey can do anything they want, get whatever job they want, be whoever they want. >> i want to explorore new thin. >> i want to be a scientist area did >> making equal money is boys, and girls should be president.

>> she will be president. here are the top stories we are following. united states reddening turkey with a fresh round of sanctions if it doesn't stop its offensive. turkish president erdogan has respond saying the assault will not stop. you are watching dw news live from berlin after a short break. i will be back to take you through the day. a stick around for that. -- stick around for that.

conference twenty four and france twenty four .com. you're watching friends twewenty four and this s live from paris with me charlie james got a very a full day of news to bring to you and we start with our headldlines. turkey says it will not stop it serialal operatition against the kurdish ypypg no matter what. it's putting turkey on notice thing on her a could face powerful sanctions over reaches. iran claims two missiles struck one of its oil tankers off the coast of saudi arabia mysterious assault spiked oil priceses the mid month heightend tensions that see. and finally

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