the special envoy briefing reporters on the anti eisel fight in syria under a summer eleventh mcgurk knew everyone in the region and he reportedly told colleagues this week the president's new policy on syria would make it impossible for him to continue in his post. already both congressional democrats and republicans have called trump's syria decision dangerous and deployed jim madison's departure from the pentagon now those who had been fighting alongside the americans are looking to these legislators to try to change the white house's mind dear senator lindsey graham south carolina kurds in syria appreciate your strong opposition on the wrongfulness of trumps unilateral decision to withdraw from syria and your principled stance on standing by your kurdish allies the next step in fighting eisold now certain as the trumpet ministration declares it won't be u.s. forces and resources leading the charge rosalyn jordan al-jazeera washington staying with washington the us government remains partially shut down after politicians failed to break an impasse on the budget spending the stando

brett mcgurk the u.s. envoy to the global coalition of fighting i saw has resigned in apparent protest at president trump's abrupt decision to withdraw u.s. troops from syria comes as turkey says it has put on hold a planned cross border offensive against kurdish held territory in northeast syria says it's awaiting the outcome of a meeting in january on the pullout and he's fifteen people have been killed in two car bomb attacks in somalia's capital mogadishu a vehicle laden with explosives was detonated at a military checkpoint near the presidential palace and other smaller attacks close by appeared to target civilians going to work. at least ten people have been killed in sudan during four days of protests against the rising cost of food and fuel demonstrators angry about high inflation which is running at around seventy percent cities about bharat good arraf and the entire white nile state an hour and emergency rule thousands of people attended the funerals of four palestinians killed by israeli forces

diplomat dealing with eisel brett mcgurk quit in protest against president trump's abrupt decision to withdraw u.s. troops from syria as a state department correspondent. us president donald trump made two major foreign policy decisions this week he said he's pulling seven thousand u.s. troops out of afghanistan and trump is pulling out all two thousand u.s. service personnel from northeast syria a decision he's been defending on twitter. on syria we were originally going to be there for three months and that was seven years ago we never left when i became president isis was going wild now isis is largely defeated and other local countries including turkey should be able to easily take care of whatever remains we're coming home. defense secretary jim mattis quit in protest on thursday on saturday it was revealed that a top u.s. diplomat in charge of coordinating the fight against eisold is also quit the military mission is there enduring defeat of isis we have obviously learned a lot of lessons in the past so we know that once a physical space is defeated we can just pick up and leave

key members of his administration resigning last year his defense secretary james mattis and brett mcgurk eisel special envoy what this shows president. all of his predecessors were whether republican or democratic is only concerned about himself we have a moral responsibility to the kurds because without them we would not have destroyed the caliphate in a statement on monday the pentagon made clear to turkey the united states does not back turkish operations in northern syria believing it will have a destabilizing effect on the region president trump campaigned in 2016 promising to withdraw the united states from foreign wars now with the 2020 u.s. election just a little more than a year away it appears potential voters not his senior advisers are the ones trying cares about pleasing most can really help at al-jazeera the white house so let's take a look at how others have responded to trump's decision nikki haley who served as strom's 1st u.s. ambassador to the u.n. said we must always have the back so if we expect them to have our back the kurds were instrumental in our successful figh

visited syrian territory captured by kurdish rebels activists photos show him with brett mcgurk the us president's special envoy against i saw a fighter as have recaptured territory from my soul including iraq the group's self declared capital in syria has some how about has more from your turkish border with syria. there's been no official explanation of the visit. area but however we do understand that at this particular moment then there will be a need to rebuild. the united states of america is hoping to tap into saudi arabia's deep pockets to be able to rebuild the area that has been damaged by months of fighting between the. now. we know from activists. in iraq. where local officials and also. russian committee but this is an issue that could. be considered. one of the main kurdish factions operating within the coalition as a terrorist organization it could be also an indication of the saudi arabia is definitely going to play a bigger role in the future in syria still ahead on al-jazeera the un's human rights. council intervention the perpetrators of atrocities against. are not.

against isis has quit of a president donald trump's sudden decision to pull troops out of syria but mcgurk departure follows the resignation of u.s. defense secretary james mattis. and the u.s. government remains past a shutdown after politicians failed to break an impasse on budget spending summits about but adjourned until thursday. now it's been two years since al jazeera journalist mark what he was saying was arrested and jailed in egypt he hasn't been charged with any crime despite international calls for his immediate release as imprisonments been repeatedly extended. reports. for two years saying has been locked inside an egyptian prison his right to trial denied his legal rights reject it the al-jazeera journalist for recurring role in. two thousand and sixteen to visit his family after he landed he was questioned and detained he's been in solitary confinement ever since without being formally charged he suffered a broken arm and was refused proper medical treatment egyptian prosecutors accuse the qatar based journalism broadcasting what it describes as false news and of receiving

envoy to the global coalition to defeat brett mcgurk has quit over president trump's decision to pull troops from syria. the us federal government is partially shut down off the senate failed to approve payment for a double trumps controversial war and only mexican border. at least fifteen people have been killed and more than twenty five injured in two car bomb attacks in somalia's capital mogadishu. the head of a united nations mission tossed with monitoring a fragile cease fire and yemen's strategic port city of data has arrived in aden is due to meet government representatives before traveling to the rebel held capital sana'a and then on words to her data port city is a key gateway for aid and food imports me baka has worn the story. arriving in aden the head of a united nations monitoring mission patrick is a retired dutch general with experience of some of the world's worst conflicts the t r c sri lanka and cambodia other members of the un team touched down in yemen's capital sanaa the group will be heading to the strategic port city of the day where they're tasked with monitori

would say to those critics of the president's wrong for wanting to get out of syria getting rid of mcgurk the madness is not a bad decision at all i know that both resigning but they were on their way out in yuma i work for madison that is was a guy that worked on you ron you said i have three concerns iran iran iraq you had a secretary of defense did nothing to conquer iraq he was against leaving the j.c. if your way he was against carrier one in iraq and syria and he's been very weak on your watch the president now has not returned or to get a secretary of defense there will be aligned with the national security council aligned with you with the secretary of state and aligned with the cia now this was the lone holdout and it's something that a lot of people don't know is that madison mcmaster did not get a lot now this would not take any of mcmasters phone calls he would not be part of the n.s.c. interagency process madis was the lone holdout on an effective policy or iran on iran in iraq and syria madison mcgirr with voices it's a new one is not a problem let's not let's not be worried

against eisel has quit over president donald trump's sudden decision to pull troops from syria brett mcgurk departure follows the resignation of the us defense secretary james mattis the american government remains partially shut down after politicians failed to break an impasse on budget spending is the result of a standoff over funding for president from his planned mexico border war the senate's now been adjourned until thursday when those negotiations produce a solution that is a trap of all parties which mange sixty votes in the shadow of. a majority in the. presidential sugar at that point we will take it up almost on a floor. senators will be notified one of voters go to. and in the main. their discussions and negotiations can turn or a group of protesters have attacked police officers during demonstrations in the french capital paris fighting broke out when protesters started throwing objects at the offices the so-called yellow vest protests began moment five weeks ago against plans to increase fuel tanks which were later scrapped. the u.n. teams landed in yemen to observe the depar

and the turkish offensive could in fact strengthen the islamic states same warning we heard from mcgurk who is a former u.s. special envoy for the fight against isis so are you not worried about a resurgence of eyeful are you saying that these statements are simply incorrect. we are determined to fight against dying unabated we have fought against them along the turkish syrian border on the turkish soil on the iraqi side when we help them in fact in mosul and other places we will never tolerate values to come back in any form of shape or shape they're in syria or in iraq or somewhere else but let's remember this is not only one country's responsibility it is the international community's responsibility and in fact it's the failure of the international community that they have not been able to help the syrian refugees bring a political solution to the conflict and destroy isis once and for all and just for the sake of the i'm allowing to jump in there what what we can do in fact without a full capacity to make sure that isis doesn't come back in any form or shape but we will coordinated

is going on the still political machinations occurring here in erbil in the last few hours brett mcgurk the special representative to the the u.s. special representative to the anti eisel coalition has been speaking he's been speaking about the referendum for the kurdish independence which is due to take place on the twenty fifth of september he says that they don't want the referendum to go ahead and he's presented a plan from the u.k. the u.s. and the u.n. to president was on it is only really one country in the world that wants to see this referendum go ahead it's israel everybody else would like to see this referendum be postponed they say it's bad for the region stability. twenty three people including twenty one teenage boys have died in a fire at an islamic boarding school in malaysia students and teachers could be heard screaming for help as the fire blocked the only exit to the dormitory which had its windows covered in metal grilles. reports. it took more than an hour for firefighters to put out the flames at the. school in kuala lumpur by then many people mainly teenage boys

envoy to the coalition against isis brett mcgurk had made sure that you do sides reach an agreement before the referendum so there is still a lot of dealings between the two sides now publicly both sides were very defiant both sides made their point clear and for them to actually sit at the table and negotiate this is session steps that will take a long time but i mean mustard bizarrely is very clear he said that time for the failed partnership in iraq is over meaning that there is no way out of this look at it in a way or in another you take a road of negotiations or not in the end there will be secession and after that they will be a declaration of independence how long that will take is something nobody knows how many thanks of zeros hoda abdel-hamid in abele. the u.s. russia and china have all weighed in after comments made by the north korean foreign minister on monday we on the whole accuse the president donald trump of having declared war on pyongyang russia says that using sanctions against north korea is a strategy that's almost exhausted and china for its part says they'll be no

without consulting the people most directly concerned now just days before his resignation breath mcgurk gave a speech in which he said that it would take years to completely dismantle i saw pointing out this cell structure insisting that they are a very powerful organization with good cells and groups and contacts all around the globe so that was the advice from the u.s. former u.s. envoy to the global coalition of course not present at that meeting today just one of the many changes that have happened since the global coalition last met al-jazeera is mike hanna there for us in washington d.c. thank you mike well syria was just one of the topics donald trump discussed in his state of the union address on tuesday the overall message was a call for unity in a divided u.s. congress but some democrats denounced the speech as one filled with fear and falsehoods has congress continues to refuse to fund a border war with mexico insists he will get it built while trying to also confound a second summit with north korea's leader at the end of this month this time in vietnam south korea and japan

any ballot box will be seen as an act of aggression the international community also reacted brett mcgurk who is the u.s. special representative to the coalition said that this referendum would not be supported by the u.s. on the iraqis and the kurds needed to get together and concentrate on the fight against and that's also a view echoed by the british foreign office. across the kurdish region flags at. and waving and nationalism amongst this distinct ethnic group is the fever pitch ordinary kurds and their leaders see this referendum as their migrant a charge for self-determination and their own nation state something they've been striving for for naming a century however some party say the time is not now but they may back the popular movement that seems to be on track to hold the referendum despite the objections of iraq the united states and opposition across the region. that appeal. to neighboring syria now where soldiers from the u.s. backed syrian opposition forces have been killed in asterix. it's not clear who carried out the strikes syrian democratic force fighters have been tr

visited syrian territory captured by kurdish led rebels to this photo showing him with brett mcgurk the u.s. president's special envoy against eisel. there is intensifying international pressure of being involved over the violent repression of writing double standards the united nations and the u.s. government holding military responsible and to calling for stringent measures to deal with the crisis and solve a bit of its ripples. tens of thousands of ranger refugees are coming to bangladesh every day they see their homes are being burned and they're being chased by buddhist moms. they describe desperate conditions and having little to eat. in miles military denies the allegations of abuse and insists it's going after what it calls terrorists but the international community doesn't believe the claims by the military we really hold the military leadership accountable for what's happening with the writing area what's most important to us is that the world can't just stand idly by and be witness. the atrocities that are being reported in the area. that. there has been no let up in extrajud

went to some of the territory captured by kurdish led rebels activist photos show him with brett mcgurk the u.s. president's special envoy against isis national harbor has more. there's been no official explanation of the visit by mr. this argument for gulf two. area but however we do understand that at this particular moment then there will be a need to rebuild. iraq and the united states of america is hoping to tap into saudi arabia's deep pockets to be able to rebuild the area that has been damaged by months of fighting between the eyes now we know from activists whole solar thermal in iraq have this ever him battle with local officials and also with a reconstruction committee but this is an issue that could raise concerns here in turkey because turkey consider why fiji which is one of the main kurdish factions operating within the as the a coalition as a terrorist organization it could be also an indication of a saudi arabia is definitely going to play a bigger role now in the future in syria. five people have been killed and sixty arrested in a new wave of protests in the west afri

insight or politically appointed republicans that that resigned not like jim mattis did or brett mcgurk the counterterrorism adviser they resigned over principle and over difference in issues these are people that had differences because of one of the riots one of them feel she resigned before the july 25 cool but had cautioned against this have a look at have a listen to to go back and look at what she had to say what was the type away from from what she had to say of those proceedings begin to go to this point about how trusted senior advisers were being kept in the middle why i think what fiona hill brought to the table and of course she was responsible on the national security council staff for russia and she's been rushed out he's been there the whole time probably one of them. as leading experts on vladimir putin as it was useful to have her inside but what she saw and what she was told by ambassador john bolton was to go talk to the senior national security council lawyers that rudy giuliani and others were run ending a run at running an endgame around the national security counc

fight against isis has quit of a president trump sudden decision to pull troops out of syria brett mcgurk departure follows the resignation of the us defense secretary james mattis. and the us government remains possibly shut down not the politicians failed to break an impasse on budget spending as a result of a standoff and funding for president trumps planned mexico border war if the senate's not been adjourned until thursday. a group of protesters attacked police officers during demonstrations in the french capital hours fighting bipap and protests that started trying objects at the offices the policemen were surrounded and forced to flee on their motorbikes so-called yellow vests protest began at a five weeks ago against plans to increase fuel taxes for late spring after. a un team was landed in yemen to observe the departure of saudi amorality backed government forces and who the fight has been the key port city of the data the two sides agreed to a ceasefire in the port city during talks in sweden. and fifteen people have been killed in two in somalia's capital mogadishu and. the co

went to some of the territory captured by kurdish led rebels activist voters show him with brett mcgurk the u.s. president's special envoy against eisel a pakistani court has formally charged the ousted prime minister nawaz sharif his daughter and son in law with corruption opening a trial that could see the former leader jailed for twenty sixteen panama papers revealed the family had used offshore companies to buy expensive properties in london and their wealth did not match their income the sharifs insists the proceedings are part of an opposition fueled conspiracy atika hain ports. supporters cheered on miriam sharif and her husband mohamed saft are as they appeared in court in islamabad when they left they were formally facing corruption charges still sending a defiant message and denying the accusations. even if you know they should stop wasting their time and not so the country and the nation if they hand down a punishment then let them do it but they should stop making a mockery of the constitution or deprive the family of basic human rights a fair trial they should stop making a

from the pentagon to the state department is that this was not on the table let's hear from brett mcgurk he's the special representative on this issue he was speaking to reporters literally just days ago and let's do what he had to say it's fair to say americans will remain on the ground after the physical to free to the caliphate until we have the pieces in place to ensure that that defeat is under . so obviously this was not on anyone's agenda till that phone call between president erdogan and president trump and there have been a lot of cries from capitol hill senators calling this catastrophic quite stupid just to use some of their words but in the way the system works the united states there's very little they can do if the president's as commander in chief says the troops are coming home when the troops are coming home ok thank you patty in washington d.c. let's broaden things out with james bays that the united nations what more have you got james. they were not expecting this here the u.s. is closest allies have spoken to some of them there is surprise there is confusion there is

fight against his quick spur the president from sudden decision to pull troops out of syria brett mcgurk departure follows the resignation of the u.s. defense secretary james mensa's. the american. government remains partially shut down after politicians failed to break an impasse on budget spending the senate has now been adjourned until thursday. december the twenty third marks two years since al jazeera correspondent what hussein was put in a jail in egypt he was arrested at cairo international airport on his way to see his family his case has been delayed and has never been referred to a court he's one of at least twenty five journalists in prison egypt reporters without borders says that under president abdel fattah el-sisi his leadership there's been a witch hunt against reporters in egypt is ranked one hundred sixty first out of one hundred eighty countries in the world press freedom index this year jail nineteen journalists were reporting what it calls false news well markets imprisonment has been repeatedly extended despite many calls for his immediate release kucha lopez for th

fight against isis has quit over president donald trump's decision to pull troops from syria brett mcgurk departure follows the resignation of defense secretary james mattis who had also opposed the withdrawal. partial shutdown of the us federal government has begun off the politicians failed to end their deadlock over spending trumped refused to back down on funding for his border war forcing congress to adjourn without a budget deal. the head of the u.n. team monitoring a cease fire in the port city of a day that has arrived in yemen on friday the security council voted to send observers to oversee the truce between the rebels and the saudi and the rotty backed yemeni government. hundreds of people have taken part in funerals the funerals of four palestinians killed on friday by the israeli army warners gathered in gaza for the burial of the men who were killed in weekly protests against the israeli and egyptian blockade of the territory things have demonstrated at the border every friday since march. and palestinians say they are increasingly frustrated and helpless living in the occup

envoy to the global coalition to defeat eisold brett mcgurk has quit over president trump's decision to pull troops from syria. the u.s. federal government has partially shut down after the senate failed to approve payment but don't trump's controversial wall along the mexican border. and at least fifteen people have been killed more than twenty five injured in two car bomb attacks in somalia's capital mogadishu. thousands of people in serbia have taken part in an anti-government protest for a third successive saturday demanding policy changes and accuse president alexander of becoming increasingly authoritarian those weak opposition politician bo christopher which was attacked with his supporters accusing the government of intimidation. french police have used pepper spray and tear gas to disperse demonstrators as the yellow vests protest continued in paris for a sixth weekend the interior ministry says there were only around two thousand protesters in paris half the number recorded last week the recessions began more than five weeks ago against plans to increase fuel tax and low tu