al-jazeera. a quick reminder now of our top stories here on al-jazeera turkey's foreign minister says tarkus troops will fight forces loyal to syrian president bashar al assad if they enter the northern on a free to defend kurdish fighters activists have staged a lie down protests outside the white house over gun control laws in the wake of last week's school should take in florida. and an internal report released by the charity oxfam must reveal three of its workers threatened witnesses during an investigation into sexual misconduct in haiti. there were any media say rescue teams to find the wreckage of a passenger plane that disappeared in the zagros monckton's emergency workers have rushed through my internets tend to rain and temperatures of minus sixteen degrees celsius to get to the site the assman airlines aircraft went down in for weather on sunday killing all sixty five people on board iran's president has on rouhani has ordered an investigation into the accident mohamed el baradei i report. distraught family members still near her bed st into one where fifty nine passengers and six crew m

post provides a critical counterpoint challenging mainstream media narrative at this time on al-jazeera. turkey says it won't stand by syria and pro-government forces join us backed kurdish fighters in a free and. hello again i'm adrian finnegan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up reports that a third former aide to donald trump is expected to plead guilty of the ongoing f.b.i. russia probe plus. jubilation without a goal of eighty political prisoners are released but opposition leaders say that's not enough. and why some drivers are worried about a change in direction for the popular jeepney in the philippines. so he's threatening to battle syria pro-government forces if they protect the kurds and then all that enclave of a free and the warning came soon after syrian state media said that the militia will be entering the region within hours the kurds are asked the syrian government for help to repel a turkish offensive it could mean. syrian link forces directly confronting turkish troops who've been engaged in an operation against kurdish fighters since last month syria's kurdish

at this time on al jazeera. turkey threatens to fight pro-government forces in syria if they support kurdish fighters in a free. or entire this is al jazeera live from london also coming up from backs bipartisan efforts in washington to improve background checks on gun purchases after the florida school shooting. dozens of opposition leaders a reunited with their families in sudan after a surprise decision to release them from prison. and jeepneys under threat the passage of time overtakes the philippines favorite minibuses. turkey's foreign minister says turkish troops will fight forces loyal to syrian president bashar assad if they enter the northern men cave of a freend to defend kurdish fighters the syrian state news agency reported that pro-government forces would enter a free within hours to join what it called the resistance to turkish aggression announcement follow what appears to be an agreement to help kurdish y p g fight is now free and we've been fighting to repel a turkish offensive there for a month it's

al-jazeera. the top stories on al-jazeera turkey says it will fight forces loyal to syrian president bashar assad if they enter the syrian all crave of afraid to defend kurdish fighters in syria state news agency has reported that pro-government forces would enter the area within hours she joined what it called the resistance turkish aggression it falls in agreement with the kurdish y p g phrases in the free has been battling to repel a turkish offensive there for a month yes any change it would in the question is why the regime forces are entering the area if the regime forces enter this area to get rid of terrorism yes that's good but if the regime forces enter this area to support or keep the other militias there the no we are against that. a mass funeral been held in the iraqi city of basra for a group of shia fighters who were killed by eisel eisel fighters killed at least twenty seven men during sunday's ambush in the outskirts of how we in northern iraq they were disguised in iraq army uniforms of be tended to man a fake checkpoint the governor of nearby kirk cooke warned isis still poses

al-jazeera. hello there i'm getting my donald here in london the top stories on al-jazeera turkey says its troops will fight forces loyal to the syrian president if they enter the northern afraid to defend kurdish fighters so a state news agency says syrian forces would enter a frame within hours to join what it called the resistance to turkish aggression steph decker has more. on the. syrian state television and now says that force and loyal to president bashar al assad will be deployed to a free in. turkey launch an operation against the people's protection units or y p g who are in control of the province almost a month ago and calls the y.p. g a terrorist organization the united states considers the group its most effective ally in fighting eisel. this new move by damascus in africa could mean its allied militia directly confronts turkish troops turkey's foreign minister was defiant. if the regime is in train the cleans the p.k. k. in p.y.t. when there are no problems however if they come in to defend the y.p. g. than nothing and nobody can stop us the supplies to efren as well as members and

al-jazeera. hello there i'm julie macdonald here in london the top stories on al-jazeera turkey says its troops will fight forces loyal to the syrian president if they enter the northern enclave are free to defend kurdish fighters syria's state news agency says syrian forces would enter our freedom within hours to join what it called the resistance to turkish agr.

but al-jazeera turkey has warrant cyprus and greece not to explore for gas near its coastline cyprus says turkish warships are blocking an oil rig from reaching a location in the eastern mediterranean where an entire oil company wants to drill turkey it's been a long running dispute with cyprus ever maritime boundaries claiming certain areas fall into turkish jurisdiction turkey has occupied the northern half of cyprus since one nine hundred seventy four. so last year millennium is all who are doing them is our warships. off a security unit a closely following order developments in the region with the instruction to make all kinds of interventions when necessary we have vice foreign companies who carry out activities off the coast of cyprus not to overstep their abilities and their limits canada's government says it's looking at changing the way juries are chosen for criminal trials this comes after an all white jury made up of twelve people acquitted a white farmer in the murder of a twenty two year old indigenous man. more colton bush he was in a vehicle with several others when he

kurdish militia which the turkish government considered terrorists in an exclusive interview with al jazeera turkey's foreign minister said his country has no interest in annex in parts of syria if there is a threat other side of the border and international law and the un charters and resolutions security council resolution actually give a right to that country to eliminate that threat so this is what riyadh doing we are there to eliminate the terrorist organization we are not targeting the kurds. not syrians i mean the syrians not our ups not to mention. we have no interest in syria's territory integrity or properties this is our in our aim is to defeat this terrorist organization and actually through defeating. terrorist organization or cleaning this area from the terrors we're supporting. the countries territory interact with. and you can see the full interview with the turkish prime minister on talk to al-jazeera that's on saturday of four thirty g.m.t. you can catch the game on sunday at eight thirty and nine hundred thirty g.m.t. saudi arabia and the u.a.e. are attempting to end the standoff b

who exactly shot down the plane a group formally linked to al qaida says it did it but al jazeera sources in turkey suggest both the turks and the russians are blaming a moderate group backed by the u.s. stephanie decker reports from the turkey syria border. a lot of. this is a russian fighter jet shot down by opposition forces. i mean remember the pilot manages to eject but he didn't survive. for these syrian fighters it's a huge symbolic victory. russian the syrian government have intensified their bombardment of province over the last two months government forces a slowly capturing territory in the south what is the last remaining syrian province under full rebel control. they're inching closer to the city of soccer which lies on a strategic road linking the northwest all the way to the capital damascus territory that is now almost fully under government control. and in syria's complex web of regional and international allegiances some say this offensive has been well planned and has further implications been there are some people who are in fact wondering if there is a tacit agreement between t

at this time on al jazeera. turkey threatens to fight pro-government forces in syria if they support kurdish fighters in a free.

al-jazeera. well i get it returning and here in doha with the news from al-jazeera our top stories this hour turkey is threatening to rattle syrian pro-government forces if they protect the kurds in the hold an enclave of a free and a warning came soon after syrian state media said the militia will be entering the region within hours turkey considers the kurdish y p g to be a terrorist. military sources say that i saw fighters in iraq have ambushed a convoy of she have alicia on the outskirts of the ija they say that at least twenty five shia fighters were killed in the attack by members of i sold the skies to iraqi army uniforms and an internal report released by oxfam has revealed three of its workers threatened witnesses during an investigation into sexual misconduct in haiti the charity released the report after being criticized for a lack of transparency of accusations that its director in haiti used prostitutes. more than eighty political prisoners have been released in sudan the group includes prominent opposition leaders they were arrested last month after protests against the rising cost o

how we begin in syria where a russian jet has been down the province al jazeera sources of turkey and russia claims the group behind the attack. backed by the us russia's defense ministry has confirmed the plane's pilot managed to eject himself but was killed in a subsequent ground fight russian planes have been targeting rebel fighters alongside the syrian government ally since december with more than thirty fighters killed in high precision strikes on saturday alone stephanie deck reports from the turkey syria border. well this is a russian fighter jet shot down by opposition forces. i mean remember the pilot manages to eject but he didn't survive. for these syrian fighters it's a huge symbolic victory. russian the syrian government have intensified their bombardment province over the last two months government forces a slowly capturing territory in the south what is the last remaining syrian province under full rebel control. they're inching closer to the city of soccer which lies on a strategic road linking the northwest all the way to the capital damascus territory that is now al

after year simply changes its form and never seems to end stephanie decker or jazeera on the turkey syria border still ahead on al-jazeera allegations egypt is fighting armed groups with the help of israel. a rocky ride for senegal's only passenger triumph we explore the ambitious plan to link east and west africa. hello there we've seen a lot of wintery weather over parts of japan recently and there's plenty more snow still to come the satellite picture is stirring all the cloud that we've got over us at the moment to real areas of snowy weather first one over hokkaido and the second one a bit further towards the south but we're going to see plenty more snow out of these two systems as we head through the next few days some of that snow is likely to be very heavy and could well cause us a little bit of problem we have disruption towards the west here it looks like it should be fine and dry and the temperatures in beijing getting a little bit higher than they have done this time getting to three degrees now towards the southeastern parts of china the temperatures here have been recovering shanghai or monday will

war that year after year simply changes its form and never seems to end stephanie decker al-jazeera on the turkey syria border in iraq three people have been killed and another injured in a roadside bomb explosion in the capital baghdad it happened in the shahadah neighborhood south of the city so sad bombing in pakistan's northwest and swat valley has killed eleven soldiers and wounded thirteen others the attack a targeted an area in kabul used by troops for exercises the taliban says that it was behind the blast the armed group controlled the region in two thousand and seven to two thousand and nine on africa in islamabad. where did it cord coming out of cupboard richard. then turned on their doors for home are the main center of swat valley richard miniter city the attack area said to have been a suicide bomber. penetrated into a ground military camp where the storage areas were playing while it barred and then did their navy. rear door did it eleven soldiers didn't go see where captain would carry a carrot you know there is no room there is now a trigger member dead back into targeted. the pa

while parrot and know the terrain this could be a long and difficult fight stephanie decker al-jazeera on the turkey syria border the yemeni government and secessionists have swapped prisoners in the southern city of aden the government's headquarters were overtaken by during three days of fighting in the city or than twenty people have been killed in the battle between the southern council session this and government forces meanwhile russia has dismissed u.s. and u.n. supplied evidence that iran supplied missiles to yemen's who think rebels russia says is inconclusive and that it would oppose any bit to slap sanctions on tehran russia's ambassador to the u.n. argued missiles used by the rebels may have been shipped to yemen before an arms embargo was imposed in twenty fifteen. german politicians are demanding to know why well known car makers funded research into secret tests on toxic it was all seems b.m.w. and volt been have been implicated in the scandal after a research group did tests on monkeys and humans dominic cain has more from berlin . these are troubling times for germany's carmakers. n

who exactly shot down the plane a group formally linked to al qaida says it did it but al-jazeera sources in turkey suggest both the turks and the russians are blaming a moderate group backed by the u.s. stephanie decker reports from the turkey syria border. well this is a russian fighter jet shot down by opposition forces. i mean remember the pilot manages to eject but he didn't survive. for these syrian fighters it's a huge symbolic victory. russian the syrian government have intensified their bombardment of province over the last two months government forces a slowly capturing territory in the south what is the last remaining syrian province under full rebel control. they're inching closer to the city of soccer which lies on a strategic road linking the northwest all the way to the capital damascus territory that is now almost fully under government control. and in syria's complex web of regional and international allegiances some say this offensive has been well planned and has further implications been there are some people who are in fact wondering if there is a tacit agreement between the ru

that year after year it simply changes its form and never seems to end stephanie decker al-jazeera on the turkey syria border ok let's take a closer look at the two groups of could be involved in the dining of this plane high attack iraq samore h.t.s. is an alliance of rebel groups it's claimed claimed responsibility for the attack now it's dominated by al qaida is former affiliate in syria which used to be called the almost a front then those naso which al jazeera sources understand is being blamed by turkey and russia its name translates as the army of victory and it's linked to the free syrian army the groups being backed by the u.s. which advices the director of the center for political military analysis of the hudson institute he's joining us now live from washington d.c. thank you very much indeed for your time as always do you think first of all talking about the incident involving the aircraft is this market changing tactics of equipment levels for the rebels or do you think this is actually just been a lucky shot. so far i would tend more towards the latter i mean some reports say it wa

diffuse responsibility maybe their objective the turkish foreign minister has spoken to al jazeera about turkey's cross border offensive in northern syria an operation was launched nearly two weeks ago in a free to target syrian kurdish waikiki militia which the turkish government considers terrorists medlicott a suit says his country has no interest and the nixing parts of syria. if there is a threat other side of the border and definitional law and the un charters and solutions security council resolution actually give a right to that country to eliminate that threat so this is what riyadh doing we are there to eliminate the terrorist organization we are not targeting the kurds. not syrians i mean any syrians not our ups not to mention. we have no interest in serious territory and or properties this is our in our aim is to defeat this terrorist organization and actually through defeating. terrorist organization or cleaning this area from the terrors we're supporting. the country's territory interact with it and you can see the full interview with the turkish foreign minister on talk to al-jazee

al-jazeera. with the top stories on al-jazeera the u.s. and turkey have agreed to normalize relations and work together over the conflict in syria the secretary of state rex tillerson has been holding talks with his turkish counterpart. in ankara times have been strained in recent months of the u.s. support for kurdish fighters in syria i think that you will never reject the other doctor to our relations are going through a critical stage we are either going to mend fences or go in a different direction and we've come to an agreement to take joint steps together of course we need to take steps and yes of course both parties have expectations of each other we have expectations in relations to fit hoola glenn and the support given to the way by the u.s. we have stated our expectations quite clearly well the secretary of state regs to listen says the u.s. and turkey share the same objectives in syria but also want to over its operation against kurdish fighters in africa and we recognize the legitimate right of turkey to secure its borders we take it ser

unit video seen by al-jazeera appears to show free syrian army fighters standing over her body in a village near the turkish border more now from al-jazeera stephanie deca. turkey's been focusing on pushing the y. p.g. away from its border areas with footy and there's been heavy outgoing artillery not just now as you can hear but really throughout the two week period that this offensive is now carrying on its nor any easy flight the f.s.a. those the free syrian army fighters they've been pushing along these borders as well along with turkish soldiers they've taken some areas but there are still certainly pockets of why p.g. along these border areas and just briefly also particular when it comes to the civilians inside these areas we understand that from those villages most of them have fled farther inside to syria to seek safety but very very difficult for them because no aid can get in to are freed and as you can hear along these villages along the border it is a very ongoing campaign a judge in brazil has ordered the return of former president lula da silva this passport was taken last week after a court upheld his conviction for corruption that increased his j

al-jazeera colombo. turkey's proca dish people's democratic party has elected new co-leaders at its party conference in ankara one of the former joint leaders. announced he was stepping down last month after more than a year in prison the left wing always has a male and female co-chair so you is at the event in the capital ankara. the new leaders of the peoples the most what's a party or a cheapie entered the hall to an end to see a sick welcome from supporters perrin bulled on and says i are the new co-chairs of the party following their rest of their predecessors so locked in demo touch. we will fight together we will win together a little reach our destination. similar to us isn't jail awaiting trial on multiple charges including allegedly links with the kurdistan workers party or p.k. k. turkey the e.u. and us list the p.k. k. as a terrorist organization they g.p. ses its role is purely political but it regards the be kicking as freedom fighters for the kurdish pows. these tens of thousands who turned out her

war that year after year simply changes its form and never seems to end stephanie decker al-jazeera on the turkey syria border a suicide bombing in pakistan's northwest and swat valley has killed eleven soldiers and wounded thirteen others the attacker targeted an area in kabul used by troops for exercises the taliban says that it was by in the blast the armed group controlled the region between two thousand and seven and two thousand and nine more now from the islamabad. where did it go it's coming are. also just about ten kilometer from the center of swat valley with good names alerted to the attack area that could have been a suicide bomber who penetrated into a ground inside a military camp where they were playing while they bought it and then dead there naked and we had gold that eleven soldiers including a captain located thirteen wounded now i checked their member dead back in two thousand and eight some of the pakistani military has been now that's what the dollar bond from. the get the. sense there and on the military and they. will what they're meeting this what we thought the barn is n

the turkish foreign minister has been speaking to al jazeera about turkey's cross border offensive in northern syria the operation was launched nearly two weeks ago in africa in targeting syrian kurdish y p g militia which the turkish government considers terrorists may have a lot to cover so lou says his country has no interest in annex in parts of syria if that is a threat other side of the border and international law and the un charters and solutions security council resolution actually give a right to that country to eliminate that threat so this is what we are doing we are there to eliminate the terrorist organization we are not targeting the cuts not serious i mean any serious not our ups not took months and we have no interest in serious territory intricate or properties this is r m our aim is to defeat this terrorist organization and actually through defeating a terrorist organization or cleaning this area from the terrorists we're supporting . the country's territory interactive and you can see that full interview with the turkish foreign minister on talk to al-jazeera on sa

backed different sides trying to solidify their spheres of influence stephanie decker al-jazeera the presidents of turkey and russia have discussed the african operation and a phone call turkey's. over the actions of the syrian government which is russia's ally a sum avenge of a house more harm istanbul. the first batch of kurdish fighters has reached the city of free and that's according to s.d.f. which is a u.s. backed force and these kurdish fighters have travelled from the city of aleppo this is a city which is under the control of the syrian government forces syrian fighters have been saying that this group proves their point that kurdish fighters off the viper e.g. the people's protection units have been allied with the syrian government all along there is expectations that more contingents off who government militias not regular syrian government forces will enter the city of against this operation that has been launched by the turkish forces called all of branch on the diplomatic front we've been hearing from presidential sources that the turkish president has been speaking to his russian counter

the turkish foreign minister has given an exclusive interview to al-jazeera about turkey's cross border offensive in northern syria and her launched the operation nearly two weeks ago in a free to target syrian kurdish y p g militia which they consider a terrorist organization never that covers only says his country has no interest in the next in parts of syria if there is a threat other side of the border and definitional law and the un charters and resolutions security council resolution actually give a right to that country to eliminate that threat so this is what riyadh doing we are there to eliminate the terrorist organization we are not targeting to curt's. not syrians i mean any syrians not our ups not to mention. and we have no interest in syria's territory integrity or properties this is our aim our aim is to defeat this terrorist organization and actually through defeating. terrorist organization or cleaning this area from the terrors we're supporting. the country's territory interact with. well you can see the full interview with the turkish foreign minister that's on talk to

that year after year it simply changes its form and never seems to end stephanie decker al-jazeera on the turkey syria border the syrian government says u.s. accusations that it's used chlorine in an attack on rebel held eastern lies without evidence the volunteer rescue group called the white helmets says three people were killed in thursday's attack on the own place and many more were injured if that's true it will be the third time in a month that clothing's being used by the syrian government italy's prime minister has condemned a drive by shooting targeting african immigrants warning hatred and violence will not be allowed to divide people police arrested a man who'd been making a fascist salute after six people were shot in. out of refugees in germany have marched against hate crimes in the eastern city of corpus it follows two recent knife attacks by syrian teenagers refugees say the incident is being used by far right groups to stoke tension in the area i least eleven soldiers have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in northern pakistan the soldiers were playing volleyball in karbala t

al jazeera. the presidents of turkey and russia have discussed the ephron operation in a phone call turkey's russia tifr don't want war over the actions of the syrian government which is russia salah some avenge of aid has more from istanbul the first batch of kurdish fighters has reached the city of freedom that's according to s.t.'s which is a u.s. backed force and these kurdish fighters have travelled from the city of aleppo this is a city which is under the control of the syrian government forces syrian fighters have been saying that this group proves their point that kurdish fighters off the right b.g. the people's protection units have been allied with the syrian government all along there is expectations that more convenience of militias not regular syrian government forces will do this city against this operation that is being launched by the turkish forces called all of branch on the diplomatic front we've been hearing from president from sources that the turkish president has been speaking to his russian counterpart and he filled in the consequences if the syrian government continues on i

we should all be in doha with the top stories from al-jazeera the u.s. and turkey have agreed to normalize relations and work together over the conflict in syria the secretary of state rex tillerson has been holding talks with his turkish counterpart. in ankara ties have been strained in recent months over u.s. support for kurdish fighters in syria think though you.

al-jazeera. the u.s. and turkey work to improve their strained relations president regicide the end of the long mates with america's top diplomat. hello and welcome to al-jazeera live from my headquarters in doha.

stephanie decker al-jazeera on the turkey syria border you know turkey says eight of its soldiers were killed in the offensive against kurdish fighters in syria's a freeman region on saturday and process some of them died when their tank came under fire the losses make it the deadliest day for turkish troops since the olive branch operation began more than two weeks ago the palestine liberation organization has moved to cut ties with israel p.l.o. leaders met in ramallah in the occupied west bank on saturday they voted the palestinian government to draft a plan to cut off political economic and security contacts there's been growing tension since december when u.s. president donald trump recognized jerusalem as the capital of israel the palestinians want east jerusalem to be the capital of any future state italy's prime minister has condemned a drive by shooting targeting african immigrants warning hatred and violence will not be allowed to divide people police arrested a man who had been making a fascist salute after six people were shot in march at our town the u.s. secretary of stat

al-jazeera colombo. still to come here on al-jazeera we look at the how the public in turkey viewing the military offensive targeting kurdish fighters in syria . and does she in fame get ready to elect a new leader here in dublin i'll be looking at the political journey of gerry adams who's headed the party for decades. how i think northern parts of the middle east may will see a little more cloud over the next couple of days it should be largely dry the levant saying that class just spilling in from the mediterranean times it may be thick enough for a few spots of fine but nothing much to speak of the temperatures in beirut spiked added around twenty three degrees or so for much of iran it should be settled it should be sunny or tehran getting up to around eleven the south has little bit of wintry weather just around the the high ground there for afghanistan maybe a little bit of rain sleet and snow a couple it around four or five celsius over the next couple of days temps just getting up into the low twenty's at this stage as we go on through our sunday night is the cloud is pushing its way further south

a month to allow the sick and wounded to get out and aid to get in bernard smith al-jazeera a man tensions between turkey and kurdish militia inside syria are escalating kurdish why p.g. rockets have struck tech is soil engineering and killing civilians jamal are shy al has been meeting some of the the victims whose lives have been affected by the violence there are on our receivers mourners outside his home and his mind is elsewhere he's still trying to process the death of his daughter for mom who was killed last week she had just turned seventeen. here's some bill daley was injured in the same attack when a rocket fired by the kurdish militia the wipe e.g. hit their home in the early hours of the morning. resumed your look because we were sleeping a lot sun woke me up i couldn't see anything for a second it was pitch black when i looked up there was a hole in the ceiling the wall next to me had collapsed i felt incredible pain on my ankle. doctors say that while bill k. will be able to walk again his leg will never fully recover he won't be able to run or jump again. the mourners here don't want to sh

al-jazeera. and again. the headlines on al-jazeera the united nations envoy to syria has called on russia iran and turkey to urgently reinstate deescalation zones designed to reduce violence the u.n. security council is set to vote on a draft resolution demanding a thirty day cease fire. at least four hundred sixteen people have been killed in government airstrikes there this week now activists say forces loyal to president bashar assad have begun firing rockets to cause fires and other news the government of nigeria as your bay state says security forces delayed their response to the abduction of dozens of schoolgirls because they were worried the air force would mistake them for boko haram fighters. suspected of kidnapping the girls from their school on monday nigerian government is already under fire for falsely claiming the girls have been rescued. u.s. president donald trump is not backing away from his controversial proposal to teachers to prevent school shootings he's under pressure to pass tougher gun laws after last week's mass shooting at a florida high school trumps addressing a major gathering o

turkey this is strictly. for thank you very much for talking to al-jazeera thank. you. february on al-jazeera south korea has the twenty eighteen winter olympics can records be broken al-jazeera will bring you the latest from pyongyang china the big picture examines the present day crisis in venezuela by exploring the divisions rooted in its past senior officials will meet to discuss the biggest security challenges facing. will be nine from the munich security conference partition borders of blood looks at the troubled legacy of the events that shaped the indian subcontinent and in a series of special reports we look at new trade and travel routes which are opening up the world february on al-jazeera. the palestine national locust was first founded in the one nine hundred thirty s. but has had to be revived in two thousand and ten all was very important for me to sing in palestine no musicians from all over the world come together to perform in the occupied territories soo good for us it's like every palestinian living in the poor felt it was the first time they perform

al-jazeera colombo. also new still to come for you here on al-jazeera including these stories we'll look at how the public in turkey is viewing the military offensive targeting kurdish fighters in syria. and as she in fame gets ready to elect a new leader here in dublin i'll be looking at the political journey of gerry adams who's headed the party for decades. i will say some rather nasty weather pushing across the eastern side of the u.s. over the next couple of days of the moment we're looking at snow sliding for the plains through the midwest with that northeastern core as we go through a sas day that wintry mix will feed its way up through new england so that east assad of canada head of that there is the model weather around new york at around nine degrees celsius heavy rain though see that's setting in there across that eastern side of texas into really louisiana mississippi alabama all making its way further east was the model there winds out d.c. gets up to around eighteen celsius because see how it's getting into double figures for new york really heavy rain here possibility some localized flooding just ar

al-jazeera investigation. of silence this time. pro assad forces come to the aid of syrian kurds in a frame bringing them into likely conflict with turkey. and our intake of this is al jazeera live from london also coming up trumps facts better background checks on firearm buyers as pressure for gun control mounts after the florida school shooting. at least seventeen people are being killed in mozambique after collapsing rubbish heap buried several houses. the campaign against sexual misconduct takes center stage at this year's bafta awards. and the turkey's foreign minister says turkish troops will fight forces loyal to syrian president bashar al assad if they enter the northern end of a freend to defend kurdish fighters the syrian state news agency reported that pro-government forces would enter freedom within hours to join what it called the resistance to turkish aggression you know it's meant follows what appears to be an agreement to help kurdish y p g fighters in a free and open fighting to repel a turkish offensive there for a month. it's a move that further complicates the conflict turkey sees the y.p. g. as a terror group but e

unit video seen by al jazeera appears to show free syrian army fighters standing over her body in a village near the turkish border more now from al-jazeera is stephanie deca. turkey's been focusing on pushing the y. p.g. away from its border areas with footy and there's been heavy outgoing artillery not just now as you can hear but really throughout the two week period that this offensive is now carrying on its nor any easy flight the f.s.a. those of the free syrian army fighters they've been pushing along these borders as well along with turkish soldiers they've taken some areas but there are still certainly pockets of why p.g. along these border areas and just briefly also particular when it comes to the civilians inside these areas we understand that from those villages most of them have fled farther inside to syria to seek safety but very very difficult for them because no aid can get in to are freed and as you can hear along these villages along the border it is a very ongoing campaign leaders of the palestine liberation organization will meet in a few hours to discuss ending the oslo accords and suspending the recognition of israel the palestinian president d

city of offing a development which raises new complexities for russia and turkey in the war a kurdish spokesman told al-jazeera they're calling on the city an army to protect outfitting from turkey should tack on the forces could arrive within two days that could mean seven forces that are directly confronting turkish troops in the city where they've been engaged in an operation against kurdish fighters since last month cities kurdish why p.g. has been a key u.s. ally fighting eisel there but turkey is vehemently opposed to the group which has been fighting for more kurdish autonomy some avenge of it has following following the story from istanbul. when it comes to fruition this deal would not be a surprise because kurdish fighters the people whose production units are white b.g. have been in negotiations with the bashar al assad government for a number of days now sources have been telling us that there are sticking points including the man with reconstruction of kurdish fighters into the city and government forces there giving up of heavy weapons by these kurdish fighters and giving up all of their military

turkey says the y.p. g. is a terrorist group al jazeera has obtained a un report which accuses the saddle of coalition in yemen of killing dozens of children in airstrikes last year the study focused on the period between july to september so as the saudis bear the greatest responsibility for the deaths they've been protests in kenya after the government arrest of a second law embolden tuesday's mock inauguration of opposition leader rhino dingo protesters clashed with police in the capital nairobi where lawyer mcgoohan in a gooner was taken from his home in a dorm raid three private t.v. stations are planned to broadcast the event remain off the air despite a court ruling allowing them to resume operations and thousands of people in pakistan have held mass citizens demanding the arrest and execution of a police officer after a male model was shot then it was the second day of rallies after the killing of twenty seven year old nucky masood in an operation on wednesday his family denies the police claim that he was a criminal but those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera of the talked about

al-jazeera investigation let's put all of silence this time. well every. welcome if you're just joining us you're watching the al-jazeera news our lives headquarters here in doha these are your headlines the u.s. and turkey have agreed to normalize relations and work together over the syrian war the secretary of state rex tillerson has been holding talks with his turkish counterpart took a sword and current times have been strained in recent months over u.s. support for kurdish fighters inside syria south africa's new leader cyril ramaphosa is expected to outline his priorities were he to the verses first stage of the union address later on friday. has promised to revive the economy and to tackle corruption which critics say was widespread under his predecessor jacob zuma. ethiopia's parliament is planning to hold talks after the sudden resignation of the prime minister desolations announcement follows nationwide antigovernment protests as elaine says stepping down was vital to achieve necessary reforms. zimbabweans are waiting for the body of the opposition leader morgan chang right to return from south africa the zimbabwean government said it will help pay for a state funeral for the founder of the cou

al-jazeera. seven turkish soldiers all killed in the northern syrian district of green turkey it says the operation is crucial to defeat what it calls terrorists and establish a buffer zone but how much of a challenge is that and could this lead to a quagmire for this is inside story.

al-jazeera. the top stories on al-jazeera syrian state television says pro-government militia will join us backed kurdish fighters in a frame within hours they'll work together to repel a turkish offensive turkey's foreign minister says it's no problem if syrian forces enter a friend but warns of consequences if they support his fighters so. the question is why the regime forces are entering the area if the regime forces enter this area to get rid of terrorism yes that's good but if the regime forces enter this area to support or keep the other militias there the no we are against that. military sources say eisel fighters in iraq of ambushed a convoy of sheer militia on the outskirts of how we are they say at least twenty five share fighters were killed in the attack by members of i so disguised in iraq e army uniforms. search and rescue teams have reached the size of a plane crash in iran according to media they facing mountainous terrain and temperatures of minus sixteen degrees celsius the assman airlines aircraft went down on sunday killing all sixty five people on board an internal report released by oxfam has revealed that three of its workers threatened witnesses during an investigation i

is not an option catherine saif al jazeera bria central african republic still to come here at al-jazeera a dispute over gas ignites more tension between cyprus and turkey. plus no mohammed downs in east africa says impose a second dying clothes from the west is killing the local industry. hello and welcome to international weather forecast now if you look at europe's weather we've still got some heavy snowfall affecting parts of the balkans through up into austria some heavy rain across much of italy cold air across eastern parts of europe so minus level in moscow relatively quiet conditions across much of u.k. low countries through germany france into the iberian peninsula now as it moves the forecast on twenty four hours you can see how the snow begins to die away still some rain. across parts of italy but generally dry conditions across the balkans but the cold air for the east is going to begin to swing further towards the west in the coming days that's certainly going to be the story for europe in the coming week to ten days on the other side of the mediterranean we've got this low pressure center giving us some showers for coastal parts of china

latin america al-jazeera has come to fill a void that needed to be filled. turkey and the u.s. work to improve this strained relations with the war in syria top of the agenda. hello and welcome to al-jazeera live from my headquarters in doha with me and as a brand i'm also ahead south africa's new president prepares to give his first state of the nation address as the country waits to see who survived the pose that would appoint to his cabinet. who are you is that. is very much in the zimbabwe's new opposition leaders look to the future following the death of morgan chang arrive plus. the year of the dog millions of people around the world celebrates the lunar new year. the u.s. secretary of state has been holding talks with his turkish counterpart as the two countries what to repair strained relations rex tillerson and metal. but syria high on the agenda there have been heightened tensions in recent months of a u.s. support for kurdish fighters and syria to the kurdish y p g as a terrorist group turkey is the fifth and final leg of middle east oil and jordan looks at why the u.

al-jazeera. the philippines president roh rigger to turkey wants to change the constitution and switch to a new form of government he says it's a way to decentralize power to the regions and help alleviate poverty critics say is just a trick to keep government officials in jobs. small former philippines president for didn't marcus ruled with an iron fist for decades his martial rule was seen by many filipinos as oppressive in one thousand nine hundred eighty six the people power revolution removed him from office ushering in a new era of democracy the one nine hundred eighty seven philippine constitution was drafted with an emphasis on bringing about social justice past presidents have tried to change that constitution in the hope of prolonging their stay in power president reagan detector is making another attempt this time to change to a federal form of government he wants to decentralize power from what he describes as an imperialistic monella and improve life for those living in rural areas no person should be deprived of life liberty or edgar's c.-a who helped draft the present constitution say

syria which used to be called the al nasra front then there's josh which al-jazeera sources understand is being blamed by turkey and russia it's name translates as the army of victory and its link to the free syrian army the group's been backed by the united states well richard white says from the hudson institute he says there's no evidence that a u.s. but group shot down the plane. it's very convenient to blame the u.s. for their and so i suspect that if you mean if they make such a formal statement just saying it was a us the us gave the missiles to terrorists and the terror shot it down and turkey and russia are going to unite against the us sure but the evidence does not at the moment present that the turks as hard as russia turkish us relations really complicated their crisscrossing ties with the kurds with the two countries as three countries on other levels so i am sure they want to avoid a repeat of what happened two years ago when the turks were blamed for shooting down a russian plane so we may see them blame the us but beyond that i'm not expecting any formal action in some reports say it was brough