is no different from the p k k that is the kurdistan workers' party that kurdistan workers' party has been bombing teicher cities and attacking tucker soldiers and policemen and even talkers that in some respects over the past several decades so for the turkish people any price is essentially there's no price really high enough to pay in order to ensure the defeat of a group they consider to be a terrorist organization iran's president has called for unity across the political spectrum of mass rally celebrating the thirty ninth anniversary of the islamic revolution it's still the overthrow of the shah of iran and the creation of the islamic republic a sign romney's comments follow last month antigovernment protests when sales of people arrested didn't tell him when we have differences over a couple of issues or when political factions have different views there is no reason to fight or chant slogans the ballot box is the answer bring the ballot box and do whatever people say. we should observe universal political rules we should stand together. a north korean delegation has left south

that is the kurdistan workers' party very kurdistan workers' party has been bombing targets cities and attacking turkish soldiers and policemen and even some respect over the past several decades so for the turkish people any price is. there's no price really high enough to pay in order to ensure the defeat of a group they consider to be a terrorist organization many thanks steve. given the news out from out of syria still to come on the program a threat to democracy that's what critics in the philippines call president to taze push to change the constitution such as. to map out the entire population this genetic makeup the hope of finding cures for diseases in sports six years on from egyptian football's worst stadium disaster mastery fans return to the. iran is marking thirty nine years since its islamic revolution hundreds of thousands of people have been taking part in mass rallies and president hassan rouhani has been speaking in france freedom square the one nine hundred seventy nine revolution saw the overthrow of the shah of iran to keep the creation of the islamic republic let

terrorist groups with ties to turkey's banned kurdistan workers party turkish forces began a campaign against the wife. of a fleeing region last month. now tributes are being paid to one of india's biggest movie stars sri davey. the fifty four year old died of a heart attack while attending the wedding in dubai making her debut in just four years old she acted hundred films right those are the headlines al-jazeera world journalism is not a crime continues next. i am looking at why my colleague much the same has been in jail in egypt for a real year without trial. he is experienced and as covered several pollutions as a foreign correspondent. as an egyptian revolution in twenty eleven was a huge challenge for him here what was he like to work with and you know mahmoud in a wellness in the can with or was it what i was certain. of and i came to tell them what can them and he made them that man with a better hope are behind the saffi you have. to live and what money i would still have from a then that's just a tad million dollars k. faith and a lot. of the really elements said going in t

is no different from the p k k that is the kurdistan workers' party that kurdistan workers' party has been bombing tucker cities and attacking tucker soldiers and policemen and even talkers that since in some respects are over the past several decades so for the turkish people any price is essentially there's no price really high enough to pay in order to ensure the defeat of a group they consider to be a terrorist organization the u.n. is calling for an immediate and unconditional deescalation of fighting in syria to address a worsening humanitarian crisis according to its world to its food agency the world food program nine million syrians need food assistance more than thirteen million people require immediate aid such as medical supplies of those three million are in areas that the u.n. describes as besieged and hard to reach all the five million people have fled the country since the civil war began in two thousand and eleven joining us now via skype from damascus is yacob kern who's the syria country director for the world food program good to have you with us the scope of what

journalistic work here and the fact that he did interviews with leaders of the outlawed kurdistan workers' party the p.k. k. which is from a journalistic point something journalists do they do listen to different sides of a conflict in order to understand what's going on and yes the state prosecution is asking for a jail time of up to eighteen years but since he was not demanded to stay here in turkey there were no no bans and he can actually leave for germany i wonder whether he will be back and actually be appearing in court any time soon again. many journalists who were. tell us about the situation other reporters well yes right there are dozens of other journalists still in turkish prison still behind bars and why this has been a very happy day for dan his huge l. it has been a terrible day for several other turkish journalists well known turkish journalists who were charged today. with a terrorist propaganda in the name of the so-called green movement and actually they were sentenced to life times in jail this is a very very harsh sentence for journalists so of course this day has mixed emo

which turkey claims is a terrorist offshoot of the kurdistan workers' party or. turkish forces are now closing in on the city of af. all of the siege of the city center will start rapidly in the coming days. turkey's offensive has further complicated an already bewildering web of alliances and rival recent syria that will become even more complex if turkey encounter syrian forces aligned with the kurds. all right let's get you the latest on those breaking developments syrian pro-government fighters entering a kurdish held efrem despite turkish threats dorian jones is in istanbul during what are you hearing well we are getting reports that a force of maybe several hundred possibly five hundred. syrian backed militias and possibly elements of his blog which is linked to iran have deployed in a large convoy into the afternoon they appeared according to video released on social media to be carrying heavy weapons even possibly tanks have been deployed with this heavy force it is now our latest escalation and it's very worrying situation how has turkey reacted to this

, the acronym that stands for the northern syrian kurdish militit, is affiliated with the kurdistan workers partythe pkk, which the u.s. and eu do recognize as a terrorist group. is he right? >> the fact that there is an association between these two groups is a fact, in the sense that they share a certain ethnic heritage, political affiliation. having said that, they are two separate organizations with two distinct histories and goals. to claim that ypg is a terrorist threat to turkey, he has to substantiate that. the turkish government has never actually provided any facts to substantiate that the ypg has engaged in acts of terrorism in turkey or targeting turkey as opposed to the pkk. the pkk has done that, but as far as ypg is concerned, that is not the case. erdogan is conflating these organizations and presenting them as one in order to provide a justification for his government intervention into syria. your opening statement appears to indicate that you would agree with erdogan, so would you say in fact ypg is a terrorist organization? i would say definitely the pkk and the ypg are one in

is the kurdistan workers' party a group that's been in conflict with the turkish authorities for more than thirty years. considers the p.k. k. a terrorist organization the wife is a mostly kurdish militia based in syria seen by the u.s. led coalition as a key ally in the fight against i still however regard it as a branch of the p.k. k. now in january i started a military campaign against kurdish militias in northern syria that's after the pentagon announced it was creating a kurdish led border security force in the region and the move triggered a furious reaction from ankara which has long been calling on the us to stop arming the kurds however washington now seems to be denying it ever actually supplied their weapons in the first place. we have never given heavy arms to the y.p. jews so there's none to take but in terms of weapons the united states has provided weapons to the syrian democratic forces for use in iraq we need to arm and train and equip their pressure help the kurdish government in erbil and strong and starch allies we should be using we should be doing the kurdish reg

is the kurdistan workers' party a group that's been fighting a turkish authorities for more than thirty years and quote considers them a terrorist organization the white p.g. on the other hand is a mostly kurdish militia based in syria ankara regards them as a branch of the k.k. however the us led coalition sees the white b.g. as allies in january the pentagon announced it was creating a kurdish led security force right on turkey's doorstep to northern syria in response i launched a military campaign against kurdish militias and cross has long been complaining about the us arming syria's kurds however washington insists that his weapon supplies a limited. we have never given heavy arms to the wife e.g. so there's no one to take but we need to arm and train and equip their pressure and help the kurdish government in erbil and strong and starch allies we should be using we should be doing the kurdish region to be that been. really proven to be the most really do is not a long standing. supporting the kurds or the peshmerga who are on the front lines fighting isis now the turkish governmen

kerry that's the kurdistan workers' party a group that's been fighting turkish authorities for more than thirty years both ankara and washington consider them to be a terrorist organization on the other hand america and turkey have different opinions on the syria based kurdish militia group called the peoples protection units or why p.g. anchor regards them as a branch of the p.k. k. there for terrorists but the us led coalition sees the y.p. g.'s being allies in the fight against islamic state in syria in january the pentagon announced it was creating a kurdish led security force right on turkey's door step in northern syria in response and lord's the military campaign against kurdish militias they're threatening a possible direct clash with u.s. forces. rex tillerson arrived in the turkish capital he was met with a large number of protests against his visit. author and journalist karen luka feld who's been specializing in coverage of the middle east believes that the u.s. has underestimated the conflict between turks and kurds seem to have not a really good idea of the situation on the

is the kurdistan workers' party a group fighting turkish authorities for more than thirty years both ankara and washington consider them a terrorist organization on the other hand american turkey have different opinions on this so we are based kurdish militia called the people's protection unit saw the white p.g. and co regarded as a branch of the p.k. k. and therefore terrorist but the us led coalition to seize the white p.g. as allies in the fight against islamic state in syria in january the pentagon announced it was creating a kurdish led security force right on turkey's doorstep in northern syria in response. to a military campaign against kurdish militia turkey has long been complaining about the us arming syria's kurds however washington insists its weapons supplies a limited. we have never given heavy arms to the y. p g so there is no one to take back we should be using we should be. driven to be that this. really proved to be the most. now the turkish government considers these kurdish forces operating in syria to be terrorists and feels quite threatened by them and has been

right here the kurdistan workers party a group that's been fighting turkish authorities for more than three decades calls them a terror group now the why on the other hand is a mostly kodesh militia based in syria regards them as a branch of the p.k. k. however the us led coalition seized the y.p. g as allies now in january the pentagon announced it was creating a kurdish led security force right on turkey's doorstep in northern syria so in response to a military campaign against codice militias and korea has long been complaining about the us serious codes however washington insists that its weapons applies unlimited. we have never given heavy arms to the wife e.g. so there's none to take but we need to arm and train and equip their pressure and help the kurdish government in erbil and strong and starch allies we should be using we should be doing the kurdish region to be the biggest smoothers really proving to be the most reused long standing. of support in the kurds or the peshmerga who are on the front lines fighting isis now the turkish government considers these kurdish forces o

is the kurdistan workers' party a group fighting turkish authorities for more than thirty years both ankara and washington consider them a terrorist organization on the other hand american turkey have different opinions on this syria based kurdish militia called the people's protection units all the white p.g. and regards it as a branch of the k.k.k. and therefore terrorist but the us led coalition sees the white p.g. as allies in the fight against islamic state in syria in january the pentagon and loudest it was creating a kurdish led security force right on turkey's doorstep in northern syria in response ankara launched a military campaign against kurdish militia they're threatening. to have a clash with american forces while. in has been following this story. as tennyson visit to the turkish capital produced any specific results yet well it's hard to tell now at this moment there seems to be an agreement that the countries will normalize their relations with each other but on the principle issue of disagreement which is u.s. support for kurdish forces in syria neither side seems w

is the kurdistan workers' party a group fighting turkish authorities for more than thirty years both angry and washington consider them a terrorist organization.

that's the kurdistan workers' party a group fighting it is for more than thirty years both ankara and washington considered them to be a terrorist organization then on the other hand america and turkey have very different opinions about the syria based kurdish militia called the peoples protection units or the y.p. g eight and to regards it to be a branch of the p.k. k. therefore terrorists but the us led coalition sees the y.p. g. is being allies in the fight against islamic state in syria. in january the pentagon announced that it was creating a kurdish led security force that would be right on turkey's doorstep in northern syria in response and korea launched a military campaign against kurdish militias they're threatening a direct clash with american forces on the scale of morgan has been following the meeting between the u.s. and turkey and whether it's likely to produce any significant results. there seems to be an agreement that the countries will normalize their relations with each other but on the principle issue of disagreement which is u.s. support for kurdish forces in syr

the kurdish wife p g a terrorist organization and an extension of its outlawed p k k or kurdistan workers' party which it's been fighting for decades the turkish military plans to create a thirty kilometer buffer zone near the border president reject type and one has warned people in the area to evacuate. portions. mark one of the it's up to those in the area whether to evacuate the places where terrorists are present or not as we have openly declared without playing games we'll continue to clamp down on terrorists regardless of whom they are accompanied by nobody should expect us to act according to the statements of those who do not even respect their own words al jazeera zumo el shell sat down with the turkish foreign minister and asked him about the operation in northern syria. there had been white p.g.p. terrors from region and they were sending harassment fires and the rockets to turkey to different parts of turkey and it became a serious threat to our security and also to our borders we warned you warned the countries who have been engaged with them nevertheless they increase the harassme

the kurdistan workers party with which turkey has been in conflict for three decades russia controls the airspace over threaten but ahead of the turkish operation it withdrew hundreds of its soldiers from near the city kurdish fighters held after in six years ago after the syrian president bashar al assad's soldiers left northern syria let's go to our guests now joining us from istanbul messmate the yangon and affiliates of the political science department at the university of bill kent in berlin sell a muslim member of the diplomatic committee of tev demme the movement for a democratic society that's an alliance bringing kurds together in northern syria and joining us from moderate so in italy on skype is joshua landis director of the center for middle east studies at the university of oklahoma welcome to you all joshua coming to you first who's going to end up fighting whom here. i don't think this is it is-i need to avoid fighting and it should be a win win for everybody because turkey gets to stop its invasion over twenty turkish soldiers have been killed so far syria gets to rea

is the kurdistan workers' party a group fighting turkish authorities for more than thirty years both ankara and washington.

is the kurdistan workers' party a group that's been fighting turkish authorities for more than thirty years considers them a terrorist organization there why p.g. on the other hand is a mostly kurdish militia based in syria and who are gods then as a branch of the p.k. k. however the us led coalition sees the y p g as allies now in january the pentagon announced it was creating a kurdish led border security force in the region and that move triggered a furious reaction from ankara which started a military campaign against kurdish militias in northern syria the turkish president even threatened to target u.s. forces if they stood in the way of the operation and crew has long been complaining that the u.s. is failing to deliver its promise to stop militias however washington now appears to have changed its messaging on the issue. we have never given heavy arms to the wife e.g. so there's none to take but in terms of weapons the united states has provided weapons to the syrian democratic forces for use in iraq we need to arm and train and equip their pressure and help the kurdish governm

g to be terrorist groups with ties to turkey's banned kurdistan workers party turkish forces began a campaign against y b g in syria's northern african region last month. tributes are being paid to one of india's biggest female movie stars sridevi died of a heart attack at a wedding in dubai she was fifty four making her debut at four years old she acted in more than one hundred films roger up to date inside stories next. nigeria is missing schoolgirls dozens more are abducted by boko haram the government says it's a national disaster but what's it doing to fend off the threat and reduce public anger this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. more than one hundred nigerian schoolgirls were kidnapped from the village of dopy this week presumably by the armed group boko haram and if this all sounds eerily familiar to you it's because it is boko haram abducted two hundred seventy six school girls from nearby village in two thousand and fourteen and many of them are still missing president mohammad who bihari had declared boko haram defeated but these kidnappings suggest oth

is the kurdistan workers' party a group fighting turkish authorities for more uncertainty is both ankara and washington consider them a terrorist organization however america and turkey have different views on the syrian based kurdish militia called the people's protection units or the wife p.g. and her regards it as a branch of the p.k. k. and therefore terrorists but the us led coalition sees the wife e.g. as allies in the fight against islamic state in syria when in january the pentagon and state was creating a kurdish led security force on turkey's doorstep in northern syria in response and her launched a military campaign against kurdish militias they're threatening a direct clash with american forces when tillerson arrived in the turkish capital he was met by a large number of protests against his visit earlier we spoke to the president of the kurdistan national assembly of syria a bus eve believes the differences between the u.s. and turkey we can't resolve. this so us knows clearly that turkey has a lot of support for islamist group or in the only way to stop that is using the ku

terrorist groups what's taught is to turkey's banned kurdistan workers party or turkish forces began a campaign against the wife e.g. in syria it's an organ a fitting region last month. as early as disgraced former prime minister silvio berlusconi has been speaking at a rally for his fourth. in milan a week from parliamentary elections discone can't hold office. because of a tax fraud conviction he's still kicking to make yet another political comeback possibly as a kingmaker in a future government. christian leaders in israel have closed the church built of the size where jesus is burial is said to have taken place to protest against a new tax the church of the occupied east jerusalem as a significant site for christians they believe jesus was crucified and buried there before resurrecting the church leaders in jerusalem say a proposed tax on church property as part of a systematic campaign against them by the israeli government. now traditional medicine plays an important role in many african cultures but in south africa conservationists are getting increasingly worried about that

so-called terrorist groups with ties to tell he's banned kurdistan workers party. kosovo's prime minister is promising to revive one of the region's largest companies to help fight youth unemployment but the plan is far from straightforward as no neighboring serbia says it owns the mining for cost if it wants to develop under similar reports from attributes or. trap show used to be one of the former yugoslavia is biggest companies mining plentiful minerals with good profits and thousands of jobs kosovo's war changed that you don't have to look far to see damaged buildings and the conflict two decades ago decimated this business now the few miners who remain a part of a dysfunctional company that's cut into these a kosovar albanian miles and we've recently been celebrating their country's tenth anniversary of independence not far away is the other half of trips run by the minority cause of all serbs they're more likely to listen to serbia's government than their senior management at the firm's headquarters on the south side of mit's of pizza leaves a process at the

that's the kurdistan workers party a group that's been fighting to shortages for more than thirty years both ankara and washington consider them to be a terrorist organization on the other hand american turkey have very different opinions about the syria based kurdish militia group called the people's protections unit saw the y.p. jeep anchor wrote in regards the group to be a branch of the p.k. k. therefore terrorists the us led coalition sees the white beaches being allies in its fight against islamic state in syria in january the pentagon announced that it was creating a kurdish led security force right on turkey's doorstep in northern syria in response to a launch the military campaign against kurdish militias they're threatening a direct clash with u.s. forces now until a sin arrived in the turkish capital it was met with a large number of protests against his visit and u.s. support for kurdish forces in syria ankara claims any support for kurds is an acceptable branding their forces terrorists in washington argues that its support is limited in that it doesn't pose a threat to tur

that's the kurdistan workers' party it's a group that's been fighting the turkish authorities for more than thirty years anger on washington consider them a terrorist organization and on the other hand american turkey have very different opinions about the syria based kurdish militia called the people's protection units or that y p g ankara so this is a branch of the therefore they're terrorists the u.s. led coalition says the white b.g. is being allies in the fight against islamic state in syria in january the pentagon announced it was creating a kurdish led security force right on turkey's doorstep in northern syria in response and to launch their military campaign against kurdish militias they're threatening a possible direct clash with u.s. forces. rex tillerson arrived in the capital he was met with a large number of protests against his visit was originalist karen felt has been specializing in coverage of the middle east thinks that the u.s. has underestimated the conflict between turks and kurds. they seem to have not a really good idea of the situation on the ground they overst

acronym that stands for this syria northern syrian kurdish militia is associated with the kurdistan workers party the p.k. k. which the us and the e.u. do recognize as a terrorist group is he right well that the fact that the that there is an association between these two groups is a fact in the sense that they share a certain. you know i think heritage political affiliation having said that they are two separate organizations with two distinct histories and goals for arabs who want to claim that. that wife is a terrorist threats to turkey he has to substantiate that the government the turkish government has never actually provided any facts to substantiate that the wife has engaged in acts of terrorism in turkey or targeting turkey as opposed to the p.k. the p.k. has done that but it as far as why piccies concerned that's not the case so what i don't is doing is that sort of you know. conflating these organizations and and presenting them as one in order to provide the justification for his government's intervention into syria if you suspect your opening statement appears to indicate that you wo

is the kurdistan workers' party a group that's been fighting turkish authorities for more than thirty years and current considers them a terrorist organization the y. p.g. on the other hand is a mostly kurdish militia based in syria regards them as a branch of the p.k. k. however the us led coalition sees the why peachey as allies in january the pentagon announced it was creating a kurdish led security force right on turkey's doorstep in northern syria in response to a military campaign against kurdish militia has long been complaining about the us army syria's coast however washington insists that its weapons supplies a limited we have never given heavy arms to the wife e.g. so there is none to take but we should be using we should be telling the kurdish region to be that this matters really proving to be the most really do is now the turkish government considers these kurdish forces operating in syria to be terrorists and feels quite threatened by them and has been a long outspoken man doing that the united states and its support for these forces . why does the u.s. troops and where

considers the people id and the wife to be terrorist groups with ties to take his banned kurdistan workers partyturkish forces began a campaign against wife e.g. in syria's northern african region last month. tributes are being paid to one of india's biggest female movie stars sridevi died of a heart attack at a wedding in dubai she was fifty four making head debut it fully is old yet to more than one hundred films rodger up to date inside stories next. nigeria's missing schoolgirls dozens more are abducted by boko haram the government says it's a national disaster but what's it doing to fend off the stretch and reduce public anger this is inside story. hello and welcome.

that's the kurdistan workers' party it's a group that been fighting the turks or forty's for more than thirty years both ankara around washington considered them a terrorist organization and on the other hand the us into a good have very different opinions about the syria based could ish militia called the people's protection units or the y.p. g ankara regards them to be a branch of the big ok and therefore terrorists but the u.s. led coalition sees the white b.g. as being allies in their fight against islamic state in syria in january the pentagon announced that it was creating a kurdish led security force right on turkey's thoughts that in northern syria as a response to a lot of the military campaign against kurdish militias they're threatening a direct clash with u.s. forces and to listen arrived in the turkish capital was met with a large number of protests against his visit author and journalist karen lojka felt has been specializing in coverage of the middle east believes that the u.s. has underestimated the conflict between turks and kurds they seem to have not really a good id

who they see as just another branch of the kurdistan workers party an organization anchor also considers to be terrorist has been fighting and bombing several tarka cities for decades and also there is still supports for that however the advancements is being considered to be sluggish considering the might of the turkish military it is the second largest nato member in terms of military size the turks say that the reason why you dislike bush is because they are trying to prevent civilian casualties not something that the currents would contest but having said that i mean within the space of three weeks several towns and cities have been captured it does appear to be a stable advancement by the turkish army and it would seem that their targets of capturing are free and is something that is very much within their grasp to child their life that forgot their invitation to the south korean president to visit him dag and then hosted kim system for talks in seoul on the sidelines of the winter olympics it's actually going to aim has more now from call no. in the presidential blue house in the c

is the kurdistan workers' party a group fighting turkish authorities for more than thirty years both ankara and washington consider them a terrorist organization however america and turkey have different views on the syrian based kurdish militia called the people's protection units or the white petri anchor regarded as a branch of the p.k. k. and therefore terrorists but the us led coalition sees the white p.g. as allies in the fight against islamic state in syria. well in january the pentagon announced it was creating a kurdish led security force on turkey's doorstep in northern syria and in response ankara launched a military campaign against kurdish militias they're threatening a direct clash with american forces went to listen arrived in the turkish capital he was met by a large number of protests against his visit earlier we spoke to the president of the kurdistan national assembly in syria of us he believes the differences between the u.s. and turkey will be hard to resolve. so u.s. knows clearly that turkey has a lot of support for islamist groups in the only way to stop that

turkish army has some experience in that because they've been fighting a group called the kurdistan workers party the p.k. k. they deem that a terrorist organization as is the u.s. in europe and they say that the y b g is linked to that group even though they deny it but having said that the white p.j. a lot of acronym sami but the y.p. did this is their home turf it's mountainous so certainly they have the upper hand when it comes to that and i think you know looking we've been here throughout this campaign all along the border there's been intensive air strikes and shelling all along this border area and it's still only just a few pockets of the f.s.a. and the turkish forces have been able to control it so i think it does give an indication that this could be a lengthy battle all right stephanie back at that time so much the attorney general of the maltese says the supreme court is planning to impeach the president a country has seen unrest after judges ordered the release and retrial of political prisoners were called also reinstated twelve m.p.'s who were expelled for siding with the oppositi

is the kurdistan workers' party a group fighting turkish authorities for more than thirty years both ankara and washington consider them a terrorist organization however america and turkey have different views on the syrian based kurdish militia called the people's protection units or the wife p.g. anchor regarded as a branch of the p.k. k. and therefore terrorists but the us led coalition seized the white p.g. as allies in the fight against islamic state in syria well in january the pentagon announced it was creating a kurdish led security force on turkey's doorstep in northern syria in response ankara launched a military campaign against kurdish militias they're threatening a direct clash with american forces. when tillerson arrived in the turkish capital he was met by a large number of protests against his business. well let's discuss this issue with president of kurdistan's national assembly in syria shaker thank you very much indeed for joining me and hopefully you can hear me i can certainly hear you which is good do you think that this meeting will ease the tensions between wa

to be terrorist groups with ties to the banned kurdistan workers party will turkish forces began a campaign against the y p g in syria's northern a free region last month three days of air strikes have pounded a rebel held port in western yemen displacing thousands of people who were already in need of aid and many whose he finds his have reportedly been killed by the saudi led coalition attacks on hard data in test has the story. one of the saudi led air strikes spared little here but data is the strategically important port city in western yemen saudi warplanes have repeatedly targeted surrounding neighborhood since thursday reportedly killing dozens of who the fighters and civilians before the start of the civil war nearly three years ago today the port handled around seventy percent of yemen's imports including critically needed food and humanitarian supplies since then it's become one of the most complex front lines controlled by who the rebels it is either being bombed or blockaded by the saudi coalition but in recent months the us government which backs the saudi led bombing campaign

is somewhat has some experience in fighting a guerrilla warfare with the p k k that's the kurdistan workers party which turkey pleasing to the white b.g. but when it comes to the white p.g. inside a foot in sami it is their home turf they know it well and they've been preparing and some of the turkish special forces we spoke to will tell you what kind of sort of tunnel systems they also have in place it's concrete built very very difficult to find so they are aware that this is a difficult battle or a good software from stephanie decker on the border. now the opposition in the maldives has decided to file a motion to impeach several senior government officials including the defense minister and the attorney general it also wants to file a no confidence vote against the parliamentary speaker the political unrest began last week after the supreme court ordered the release and retrial of political prisoners judges reinstated twelve m.p.'s who were expelled for siding with the opposition now if they return to parliament the ruling party will lose its majority earlier the attorney general said the cou