of the only road with turkey's allies in syria to kill a goodish militia away from the border and tookie is president and a join keeps up the pressure also coming up rallying supporters to take to the streets and build the as a key rule and former president who not just still awaits his fate an appeals court decides today whether he plays in jail. i'm with such a warm welcome to the program. there's been no letup in turkey's military offensive against kurdish militia in northern syria despite international calls for restraint kurdish forces currently control much of northern syria but it's often which you see here in the northwest which is the focus of turkey's latest offensive so why is often under attack turkey is engaged in a decades long conflict with the kurds with their demand for autonomy it feels threatened by the increased presence along its border and fears that the kurds could expand their hold on northern syria turkish president of it if you are now says the operation will move on to the town of bitch that you see there and he says he with forty cords games along the border.

in its fight against the so-called islamic state the tookie sees the white b.g. as a terrorist organization and this is the u.s. to stop backing them. operation all of branches anything but a peace offering following airstrikes the turkish military with the support of regional allies is marching across the border into northern syria turkey's president has pledged an unrelenting campaign against the syrian kurdish y p g a militia which he considers a terrorist group. will handle offering there's no stepping back we have an agreement with our russian friends kind of also discuss that with the u.s. and other coalition forces. amidst the attacks russia has pulled back its ground troops from the region to avoid accidental clashes experts say turkey is looking to russia for further support. this is inevitably going to mean more close cooperation with russia for turkey and. this is probably russians trying to pull turkey more. is it clink the u.s. position meanwhile remains ambiguous having backed the kurdish militia during the war against so-called islamic state washin

scale eighteen this particular conflict in the middle east what he has tricked another conflict with tookie so far now we're faced by with one open ended conflict that is going to be between the united states and then go into that i mean if you're in iran and beyond so far in terms of conflict this is i don't see a particular strategic. way out of this mess unfortunately we had a lot of it coming from the white house but we don't have any effective strategic decisions try into the is committed to situation or cleanest help with the syrians outcome that would be favorable to all. this because the whole journey of a process in the house has been big history yes and i've seen i mean that i'm so i don't want to sound naive here but there is a way out here it's called sitting down at the table and negotiate an end of this have internationally observed elections i have nothing against that. make sure all these foreign proxies leave you make sure the gulf countries stop sending arms and money to these various groups i mean there is a way out it's not that hard there's no political will particularl

to baffled silence we discussed of the latest on the african region where the body of one he says tookie was provoked. thirty thousand soldiers to be trained by united states was extremely provocative to varied human powers to iran to syria and also to believe this and many can move me you know like you is this and this one front and three i believe that. their key and particularly president. realize that this kind of move could lead to a partition of syria and also a partition of picky so that's why he moved and sent his forces. the military and so against the kurds drew international attention with a number of european countries seeing antiwar rallies some of them turned violent resulting in scuffles with police and arrests. was was. was was. i. i. was was was was showing. the annual world economic forum took place in davos this week and the star attraction this year was donald trump who became only the second u.s. president to attend the summit though his visit was unexpected as trump's america first policy seems to be at all it's with the forums improving the state of the world tagli

force that would comply as some thirty thousand personnel most of them could be deployed along the tookie so in the iraqi border and from what we're hearing on the ground we do expect the military operation to grow and no doubt the casualty count too will intensify here painting a picture of turkey's further incursion into syria mideast correspondent paula sleeker thank you. where major pro kurdish rally has taken place in the syrian city of karbala against the turkish offensive in a free hundreds of people took to the streets carrying the flag of kurdistan people are gathering also voiced their concerns over the u.s. role in syria. look i mean you american stance in the region it's unclear unfortunately u.s. is using the kind of islamic states i saw in syria and iraq kurdistan was the largest terrorist organization in the world and we did that for the sake of global security when we got rid of i saw the war started supporting those who fight in the kurdish people so it's a shameful stance by the americans. i mean do you think there will be support from u.s. forces to the west of ukraine

scale eighteen this particular conflict in the middle east what he has tricked another conflict with tookie so far now we're faced by with one open ended conflict that is going to be between the united states and then go into if you cations in iran and beyond so far in terms of conflict and there is i don't see a particular strategic way out of this mess unfortunately we had a lot of tory coming from the white house but we don't have any effective strategic decisions try into the skill of distribution or at least help with the syrians outcome that would be favorable to all parties. in this because the whole journey for process now has been become history yes and i've seen i mean that i'm so i don't want to sound naive here but there is a way out here it's called sitting down at. the table and negotiate an end of this have internationally observed elections i have nothing against that. make sure no all these foreign proxies leave make sure the gulf countries stop sending arms and money to these various groups i mean there is a way out it's not that hard there's no political will particularly

to keep the conflict in the mideast what he has tricked through a good another conflict with tookie so far now we're faced by with one open ended conflict that is going to be between the united states and then go into her. in iran and beyond so far in terms of conflict and there is i don't see a particular strategic way out of this mess unfortunately we had a lot of it coming from the white house but we don't have any effective strategic decisions try into the is committed to situation or at least help with the syrians outcome that would be favorable to all parties. in this because the whole journey of a process in the house has been big history yes and i've seen i mean that i'm so i don't want to sound naive here but there is a way out here it's called a sitting down at the table and negotiate an end of this have internationally observed elections i have nothing against that. make sure no all these foreign proxies leave make sure the gulf countries stop sending arms and money to these various groups i mean there is a way out it's not that hard there's no political will particularly on

misunderstanding over the whole issue but whether that is true or not the facts on the ground all that tookie has started its military operation. ok joining me in the studio now is our correspondent jacqueline vega is going to tell is more detail more information about what's going on jacki was the international reaction to turkey's intervention in syria well the russian authorities have been following this very closely of course and they've said that they're following the situation in africa extremely carefully and they're really concerned about what's happening there calling for restraint on all sides both on the turkish and the kurdish sides just calling for everyone to stop take a step back because this isn't going to help anything there the army command in syria the russian army command in syria also said that they're undertaking measures to ensure the security of their personnel that are present in the african region after the start of this turkish operation and so right now we're just following closely to see what else is going to happen and hope that all sides just take a step back at

far from being able to clone humans i put that question to all science and it's also on the program tookie vows to press ahead with operations dog getting us back to cars in northern syria that despite a warning from washington to deescalate the situation or risk facing a clash with u.s. forces on the ground. and in myanmar officials are moving ahead with plans to repatriate hundreds of thousands of muslims who fled a military crackdown but the united nations says it's still not safe for them to return. plus a much anticipated guest at the well they could all make forum in davos will donald trump be able to reassure the world's movers and shakers that his america first policy is good or to be good for ben. i am. i don't welcome. we begin with a scientific breakthrough in china the baby monkeys that you see here don't just look alike they are identical clones a resurgence created them using the same tilting method that produced dolly the sheep or most twenty years ago but monkeys are primates just like us humans and now the president is being asked are we next me chunk sean and why they mig

says about five thousand people have fled the a three in region in northern syria since tookie began its offensive against kurdish fighters five days ago activists say at least twenty three civilians have been killed. let's get more from now on that breaking story we are joined by a journalist and he's joining us on the phone from jalalabad where the attack is taking place thank you for your time i believe that you are not fall from the save the children office in jalalabad what are you hearing where you are. incident in the. time. before i remember. the. public health. people. from. going on the gunfire. and what can you tell us about the area of gelato bob that this is all taking place and. like her. third. baby. so i guess. they've been. trying to create. something to do the. baby and the dead body. or mr bobby thank you very much for your time on the set journalist hawaiian barber joining us on the phone from jalalabad where that ongoing attack is taking place at the office of the aid organization save the children we will bring you more information on that as it becomes availabl

with tookie so far now we're faced by with one open ended conflict that is going to be between the united states and then go into if you cations in iran and beyond so far in terms of conflict and there is i don't see a particular strategic way out of this mess unfortunately we had a lot of tory coming from the white house but we don't have any effective strategic decisions try into the skill of distribution or at least help with the syrians find an outcome that would be favorable to all parties. in this because the whole journey for process now has been become history yes and i've seen i mean that i'm so i don't want to sound naive here but there is a way out here it's called and sitting down at the table and negotiate an end of this have internationally observed elections i have nothing.

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on top stories tookie has stepped up its drawn disorder against a goodish enclave of often in northern syria the turkish on the end and i'd sit in bed the finds us are trying to clear the area of goodish militia present as dawn has leaving as terrorists. and indian promise in the entire movie has delivered the keynote speech at the world economic forum in davos multitalented india's fostering economy to the political and business elite in the crown he also focused on technologies potential to drive prosperity one at the same time deepening economic divides. not speed one hundred days since the beginning of the me two movement an outcry against how this meant by men in power in this short period the movement has spread around the world bringing down powerful men accused of sexually abusive behavior its impact is still being faced and here to discuss that is for you for social media this was completed first took us to how this came about so of course it began when the new york times published a series of sexual harassment allegations against hollywood producer harvey weinstein but the ha

reconstruction of syria i think that's the plan from moscow's perspective ok one final question where does tookie fit into all of this and its offensive against the why p.g. in northern syria that's a great question i think for turkey it all comes down to one ish the kurds they're no longer interested in serious resolution of the fundamental political conflict in syria they're interested in preventing you know the rise of a kurdish autonomous stay on their border and they're seeking now to you know see you know a create a buffer zone so for turkey it's all about the kurds and nothing more and so i don't expect the kurds to shift their position in any significant way in terms of advancing the genuine peace process that can bring these you know bloody conflict in syria into it so that here to an end good to talk to so many thanks thanks dave. colombia's government has suspended peace talks with the rebels after a series of bombings at the weekend seven law enforcement officers were killed during the attacks on police stations in three cities president juan manuel santos has blamed the armed group f

let's get the latest from our chief political l7 é tooki if. took" time 55? within her own party? i suppose this is the time when most prime minister is the time when most prime minister is have the maximum impact, the maximum power. they can end careers, they can promote others. they never go quite to plan. it is not the first time when there have been tales of post—it notes stuck on walls, one fellow off, the man never got hisjob, the walls, one fellow off, the man never got his job, the wrong walls, one fellow off, the man never got hisjob, the wrong name being given, the wrong person being appointed, all those things have happened. this was going to plan, mainly because there were not many changes. and then suddenly, because they walk up the street in downing street, they go into number 10, the press outside and watching, you know how long they are in there for. there was an hour or two were two people, jeremy hunt, the health secretary andy business secretary, they were both in there and nobody came out for ages. turns outjeremy hunt was arguing not to b