call me uncle. paul. so he says he's taking control of a key border town is it pushes deeper into syria. rallies against increased military incursion held across europe also to come on the week. more than a week of violent protests in ecuador with the president there refusing to cancel the steroids cuts and environmental action group rebellion has been rallying in cities across the world in the u.k. alone in the house and were arrested. but this generation seems to be saying is you've messed things up for long enough you're not really listening the only way we can actually get your attention is actually by civil disobedience extra rebellion

is without question britain's fastest growing pretty good religion. hello the latest news and look back to it events of the last 7 days you're watching the weekly here on r.t. international and our top story this hour turkey says it has taken control of a key border town as its troops advance deeper into syria. claim their retreat was tactical and chris ground invasion which it calls an anti terror operation was launched on wednesday what turkey wants to create a buffer zone in syria free of kurdish fighters were actually looking at live pictures now from the syria turkey border ankara then wants to settle millions of syrian refugees there who are currently in turkey the u.n. says 100000 civilians have fled to turkey should france into syria. is

a scaping have urged the international community to step in. america and other countries should protect us they are committing sin here our children women is there really no mercy but clearly this is an occupation we are a peaceful people we are talking about displacement and effectively genocide of innocent kurdish civilians innocent communities within that region the kurds have always been on the defensive but now they know they must defend themselves and their families which means that unfortunately they may not be able to police the the camps that hold isis and the isis prisoners it is now going to cause a big vacuum and a significant problem in terms of security the offensive has sparked rallies in europe people in the u.s. france germany in other countries have joined private kurdish protest the operation has also been condemned by the international community but president has threatened

to send refugees in turkey to you if it continues to condemn ankara's actions. but really we have 3600000 syrian refugees in our country waiting to go back home hey european union come to your senses i'll say it again at the moment of our operation you cannot define it as an invasion our job is easy we can open the doors and 3600000 refugees we will send them back to you. defensive does follow president donald trump's decision to withdraw u.s. troops from the region he defended the move though saying the kurds did not help the u.s. during world war 2. we have no soldiers in the area. we've been talking to turkey for 3 years they've been wanting to do this for many years as you know they've been fighting each other for centuries now the kurds are fighting for the land just so you understand they didn't help us in the 2nd world war they

didn't help us with no normandy as an example they mention names of different battles they were there but they're there to help us with their land with all of that big said we like the kurds that move was condemned both in the u.s. and also abroad with republicans and democrats saying that the president is portraying the things you can hit on of looks back now at u.s. relations with the group over decades. it seemed impossible sounded like crazy talk and yet it happened a moment of unity between republicans and democrats as they both condemned america's disloyalty to its kurdish allies the person who united states is in danger of losing the mandate of heaven this is that crazy. which allies in syria or elsewhere in the middle east will fully trust the word of president trump in the future the thing all of these politicians pundits and

channels seem to forget though is that the kurds i used to waking up to a groundhog day of american betrayal the only difference is that it's been going on for more than half a century and hasn't been funny at all. in the fifty's and early sixty's the cia pushed the kurds to revolt against baghdad as part of their efforts to overthrow their leader a bill karim kassim eventually he was toppled by but the new ruler wasn't a big fan of ideal of kurdish independence so he bombed them into submission bombed with napalm kindly provided by the united states. the kurds seem to either have a short memory or a forgiving heart because in the 70s the u.s. was back on their good side iraq and iran were involved in

a border dispute and washington was correctly supplying the minority with weapons once again pitching them against baghdad but then iraq and iran kissed and made up and all of a sudden the kurds were on their own being blown to pieces as they are supposed transatlantic guardian angel was watching idly even the americans at the time admitted that keeping their involvement under wraps. this was simply no excuse this policy was not imparted to our clients who were encouraged to continue fighting even in the context of covert action ours was a cynical enterprise hoovered action should not be confused with missionary work. fast forward to the eighty's and for the us it was the golden decade of big metallic umma dawna and m.t.v. for the kurds it was well just another decade of more u.s. betrayal in the late eighty's saddam hussein unleashed his chemical arsenal against

them an atrocity looking bound to drop the wrath of the world's policeman but it was still a long time before saddam was to turn from friend to full so american wrath didn't go further than statements like these we want to maintain good political and economic relations with iraq but the issue of chemical weapons gets in the way of that. in 2003 it looked like the u.s. was finally ready to make amends for its decades of forsaking the kurds helping them was among the pretexts for the invasion of iraq but then even in washington many took such goals with a pinch of salt the kurds have every reason to believe or think that they will be betrayed again by the united states as a lot of the person contracts the spectacle of are inviting turks in to this war

earlier trying to bribe them into it could not have been reassuring to the kurds even under the turks before trial against betraying the kurds that is your point yeah surely your point isn't that because it betrayed them in the past we should betray them this time and i think we should just we will we will not will not yes they did in 2007 the us let turkey have its way with the kurdish rebels in iraq as ankara launched a lethal bombing raid against them this is of course nowhere near. here you full list by 2019 america had left the kurds for dead a few more times both in iraq and syria. american traditions go beyond partisan lines america loves having turkey on thanksgiving going to the pumpkin patch for halloween and launching fireworks on the 4th of july screwing the kurds over is nothing but a decades long political tradition for america and they will abide by it be the

democrat or republican. ecuador is in the grip of anti sterrett in protest despite president menem re nose military backed curfew imposed on saturday early that day people attacked government buildings and also a t.v. channels office has passed since people 1st flooded the streets to oppose government cuts on fuel subsidies r.t. spanish correspondent nicholas sanchez a donovan reports now from. oh oh. oh. oh. oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh. oh oh oh. oh oh you think about.

the turn that right now oh in an absolute chaos there's thousands and thousands of firsts i says let's try and get closer to the front line just the just a few things and why it's the presidential palace it's heaven they call good part military and police say it's these protests who fought to get their 1st 2 minutes ago while i was doing the live shot when our spanish version we got hit by a guy. there right ok. and that's what we think so you know right the protestors said no it's ok sales stones bricks just like. they use. and police firing back with tear gas with sound bombs

it's a situation of extreme tension in the streets. just to give you an idea. a place suspended any activity in the city center they say it's not safe for doctors and for ambulances instead we've got crews are volunteers that are just taking the dozens and dozens of wounded people to. stop them treating them there it's actually pretty shocking and here fluency measures that were implemented by the government included scrapping the subsidies do you know. gasoline. and that has triggered these protests the monday we had the students then on tuesday we have been degenerates communities today they will move together they join together in the same tens of thousands of people taking over the streets of president lenin moreno poland is going to see and what is going to hit is

a message. certainly riposte so his government there is ministers and say the measures that deal with the i.m.f. $4200000000.00. that struggling with that. but the people say the government is going to say but that it's big business instead of the people and that's why all these people were here protesting this is a national strike the air is heavy with tear gas with smoke it's practically unbearable a tragic day in ecuador sister. because going to be reporting there from katie when fuel subsidies work cut prices reportedly rose by 120 percent leading to knock on inflation on other product decision came as part of a deal made by the president with the international monetary fund back in march in exchange for another lying to the country rainer has so far refused to scrap the cards but on saturday he did say he would have

a 2nd look at the. well before that were a no blame the unrest on former president rafael care and also the venezuelan leader nicolas mature and mr grey are told r.t. that marino though has no one else to blame but himself. it's a difficult time for my homeland the shows the politics of merino in his government he's already been in power for 2 and a half years and he still blames korea for everything economic crisis for security for his political faults and to say that these mass protests of my fault is just crazy. knowing there is a mini merino is not interested in democracy for him the most important thing is to control power control the ecuadorian public so he create projects that can damage the majority but be beneficial for his goals. hong kong protesters are defying a ban on wearing masks during rallies there.

this saturday saw a petrol bomb thrown at the gate of a metro station amid why they clashed with police hong kong's chief executive kerry lamb earlier said it was too early to say whether the anti mosque rule had failed adding that it usually takes time for me to i just like to get the desired result with violence erupting sporadically though in hong kong the atmosphere there is becoming ever more tense as r.t. sestito reports. hong kong has gone from being the economic power of the orient to the face of the fight for democracy but the faces of those trying to rust control from beijing's cross a mosque and the democratic means they're using wouldn't be out of place in hollywood horror film the pudge. and.

the film's premise is that once a year for 12 hours only crimes are allowed modern fact austin rape you name it you've got a free pos and that because of this small window to release all your rage the country becomes crime free for the other $364.00 days it's a small sacrifice for the wider peace and stability and in scenes in really similar to the film's opening hong kong apparently had a pudge of its own. superbug. and you will for. the merchants you service is suspended for shops looted buildings by and the metro disrupted for the fast time and over twice. t. is shopping centers food shops and banks closed down fearing wolf islands from the

found tolls a city which was renowned for its efficiency and convenience is now mired in confusion and to sorta the instability has spooked the markets and seen hong kong's retail sales suffer the biggest drop on record and while the city's 1000000 as a parking must 2 cases for those who can't just rustle up a 1000000 euros to get a fast track residency abroad the options are limited but all we can go anywhere we came from mainland china and we didn't know the stations were closed so now we can this is a big problem for public transport is for everyone the decision to open or close the station cannot be politically if it's everyone's daily life if you save its traditions it's very good if you see trees not many people use the phrase and because of those. extreme we really are fed all the life is also. the entire thing anyway so i think that's kind of ridiculous now there are those who

will say the film shows scenes of senseless violence while the protesters are engaged in a campaign of peaceful civil disobedience and what of course no image shows the full picture for this undercover police officer who was beaten and with petrol bombs by and incensed mob the line is probably a bit more blood with the lenses of the international media zoomed in on the region there's no shortage of scenes just like this and don't worry if it's a slow day but i'm more than willing to lend a helping hand to spice up the show i don't. really. think you. the patch in the film last 12 hours in hong kong with 17 weeks and counting and as those on both sides of

the barricades refuse to back down a resolution seems fall off so there is no end game that's the infinity war that hong kong people are willing to engage in as businesses are crushed as fires battle and if people are forced to pick sides claims that it's all in the name of peace and democracy are increasingly wearing. these protests is no longer our pro-democracy protests it is turning to rival that the protesters most the engage in violence are young people it is because for the past. decades. the hong kong government nor to have a strong policy measures to ensure. the young people after they graduated from school all the university they would have high quality jobs the

porters start our north well organized they do not have a hierarchy to come into the store forty's to protest one thing wrong doing whatever they like leaving the police no choice bust to use a skinny little force to or past then it's likely that the whole situation blew necessitate up biggest external force to come in and it is a scenario that i can anticipate a rich real happened in the short run to become the weekly environmentalist scrape rebellion extinction has been protesting across the world this week causing disruption in major cities well look at hag in a couple of. so

what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race in this on off spearing dramatic development only loosely i'm going to resist they'll see how that strategy will be successful very critical

time to sit down. welcome back now the environmental action group extinction rebellion rallied in cities across the world this week on monday launched a 2 week protest campaign to draw attention to the problem of climate change more than a 1000 activists were arrested they were in london demonstrators tried to shut down major locations like westminster bridge and or say city airport rallies were also held across the globe to from north america to stray for more than 10 people were detained for blocking a major intersection when among extinction rebellions key demands of the government's declare a climate emergency halt the loss of biodiversity and also drastically reduce carbon emissions by 2025 from seeing it as a peaceful nonviolent campaign to potentially though holding all the ingredients of

an extremist movement is some of the reaction we've been hearing. extinction rebellion is without question britain's fastest growing pagan religion and the reason i refer to as a pagan religion is just as all the classic hallmarks of a group of religious fundamentalists a belief that their view is the only view that's acceptable a desire to shut down everything that does not talk to their worldview they fundamental belief that they are in charge and everybody else also go to their beck and call how do you resolve pollution result polluted by technological advancements the technological advancements the extinction rebellion oppose what this generation seems to be saying is you've messed things up for long enough you're not really listening the only way we can actually get your attention is actually by civil disobedience in the footsteps of mahatma gandhi and martin luther king jr and malcolm x. and rosa parks and people who decided that peaceful nonviolent public protest.

displays of public outrage but tamed and controlled because don't forget the extinction rebellion and anybody who's involved in political activism or any kind of change agenda they going to use your actions and activities against you look extinction rebellion of demanding effect we have returned to the stone age removal of economic progress a commitment to not grow the economy so essentially the british government for example has committed to being 0 carbon by 2050 which i think is nominally sensible you can't or shouldn't trust all words that come to our service we had our city contrasts we're not because our numbers in the names become clearer every single year if i can speak directly into the camera my 11 year old son who was at home with the band hollow guys and we had a debate before i came on tonight about does he want to. leave school. take a break for an afternoon or a day to go and protest he was worried about the consequences at age 11 he

understands that the climate is suffering and that rapid change is needed if we do . need to tackle pollution but i will tell you something you regret you reverse the economic advantages that have lifted a 1000000000 people up and say how do you do not make the earth a better place extinction rebellion are lying to you but you have this week now since who is making headlines this sunday powerful typhoon the storm through japan with 10 people reported dead heavy rain and strong winds that have led to landslides and power rescue operations are underway with some 16 people reported missing. and you have to tell being built in new orleans collapsed killing one person injuring 20 a number of people 4 missing there authorities have cordoned off the area as a further collapse. that brings up so that you can watch the weekly more from us at the top of the.

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own welcome to worlds apart from the war in syria made. the winding down of the level of violence has subsided dramatically but return to normal lives still seems like a pipe dream after almost a decade of proxy war is syria now doing 2 years if not decades of proxy piece to discuss that i'm now joined by peter mauer president of the international committee of the red cross mr maher it's always good to talk to you thank you very much for finding time for having me now you are now in moscow to take part in the war. that deals with what essentially are the laws of wars the geneva conventions but this is not how this event is officially called instead it makes reference to international rules governing military operations is it just me quibbling over semantics or has the indeed been a shift on the battlefield from the loss to the rules with the letter i assume being less restrictive. well i think there have been many shifts in the battlefield

over the last decades and recently we have seen that it is more important and maybe did just to teach the generalities of flaws in try and in the geneva conventions to look much more in detail to. the ground rules and the rules of engagements that militaries have in the battlefields to compare notes to look at good experiences as well which have proven to protect civilians better than others and i think this is what this workshop is very much about i think you have seen we bring together more than $103.00 and $4.00 star generals from over 70 countries with which we entertain regular contacts but also which are engaged in their day to day life into military operations so it's the exchange of experience and they have a classical exchange a very practical exchange of experts and this is the 1st time that this workshop is

being held in russia where russia's defense ministry acting as the bounce partner and i assume there are lots of people and cultures who don't like russia's defense ministry as an entity let alone and contact in military zones such as syria have you experienced any pushback on holding this specific event in this country i.c.r.c. has no likes and dislikes of ministries i'm sure you see here in dealing with the low internal intrigues and well we do have we appreciate the contacts with military use of defense with armed forces that's the core activity of i.c.r.c. and we have been very appreciative for after some explanations also of the last 2 years to have agreement from the ministry of defense to host this workshop i think it is important that armed forces who have practical experience and who are engaged . in today's military battlefield site at the same time host and it gives

credibility to a workshop i had the privilege of interviewing him before when the syrian conflict was at its nadir and when the criticism of russia's military conduct in syria was very loud very prominent. as this war is now a drawing to a close hopefully drawing to a close in large part thanks to russia's own efforts how would you characterize russia's observance of the laws of war in syria on itself and relative to other partners other actors well you can easily imagine i.c.r.c. is not here to judge we kick you laid concerns obviously one of the big issues that we have seen recently in yemen in iraq in syria in all the context in the middle east is for instance urban warfare and so one of the big questions today also in the experiences of.