syrian observatory human rights says villages north of aleppo have so far been targeted.t says the border town was also struck. northern iraq airstrikes hit the headquarters of the p.k.k. in the mountains. from turkey zeina khodr reports. >> reporter: tuck i is at war on two front. its jets are now hitting tagger he's cross the border in iraq and syria. a day after beginning an air campaign against isil in syria turkish jets for the first time in years began hitting p.k.k. or kurdistan workers party positions in iraq's mountains. the p.k.k. immediately declared the already strained 2013 ceasefire with turk at dead. turkish officials are not fazed and talk about a long-term fight. >> translator: whenever we see a decrease in or the fan irving of the threat, then, of course, we will make a reassess think. the third wave of operations are a part of this. >> reporter: this is a major shift in policy. for turkey, isil declared war when it bombed a cull tar center in the border town on monday. but many here believe turkey's decision to actively engage in the fight against the a

could drive out syrian opposition groups from aleppo and the important border crossing. it's no coincidence that turkish jets targeted i.s.i.l. close to the pront line. it seems turkey is hoping for a long-held demand inside syria will emerge. >> our aim is to get rid of the i.s.i.l. threat in syria and iraq. after that the safe zones will be formed naturally. >> this may come at a price. the peace process with the separatist movement seems to have ended and turkish police conducted raids against hundreds of p.k.k. and i.s.i.l. sympathizers. it seems the government believes there could be attempts to destabilize turkey from within. >> you mentioned that the people where you are on the border areas are squared. what do other turks feel about the two-pronged attack against i.s.i.l. and the kurds. well, undoubtedly people are worried. it's been a while now that you know, turks are - were afraid that turkey would be dragged into the conflict in syria. a lot of people here have been saying that there's so many players in the syrian conflict. we could be attacked by anyone any

and turkey are working together to clear aleppo from isil. >> turkey's fear that syrian kurds or isil could drive out syrian opposition groups from aleppo and control the important border crossing of kilis. it is no coincidence that turkish jets targeted isil close to the border lines. >> our aim is to get rid of the isil threat, syria and in iraq. after that the safe zones will be formed naturally. >> but this may come at a prize. the peace agreement seems to have officially ended. and police have conducted raids against hundreds of suspected pkk and isil sympathizers it believed that the government believes there may be attempts to destabilize turkey from within. >> we have this update. >> a major shift in turkish military strategy, now turkey going after isil targets in syria and pkk targets in northern iraq. turkey today effectively lumping isil and the pkk together officials here today saying that most those groups comprise a huge terror threat against turkey. now the prime minister gave a call to the president of iraqi kurdistan, in which the prime minister said that so long as

and turkey are working together to clear aleppo from i.s.i.l. it seems turkey is hoping for a safe zone inside syria will eurge. >> our aim is to get rid of the i.s.i.l. threat in syria and iraq. after that safe signs will be formed naturally. >> it may come at a price. a peace price seems to have ended and turkish police have conducted raids against hundreds of suspected p.k.k. and i.s.i.l. sympathizers. it seems the government believes there could be an attempt to destabilize turkey from within >>> president obama call on turkey to confront regional threat and promote equality for women and girls. it's the first time the u.s. president has been to the country. >> the corruption and cronyism and tribal. >> sometimes confronts young nations. what the stories tell us is an arc of progress from from engagement with the wider world, foreign rule, and speaks of incredible progress. >>> the visit was viewed as a homecoming, catherine wambua-soi has been on the streets. >> reporter: thousands lined the streets, some from early in the morning to cut a

could drive out syrian opposition groups from aleppo and control the important border crossing. it is no coincidence that the turkish jets targeted isil close to the front lines with turkey-backed syrian rebels. it seems that turkey is hoping that it's long time demand safe zone should emerge. >> to get rid of the isil threat in syria and even iraq. after that the safe zones will be formed naturally. >> but this may come at a price. the peace process with the pkk separatist movement has officially ended as turkish police have conducted raids against pkk and isil sympathizers. it believes that there may be differents to destabilize turkey from within. al jazeera southern turkey. >> now turkey is going after isil targets in syria and pkk targets in northern iraq. they effectively lump isil and the pkk together officials here today saying that both those groups comprise a huge terror threat in the domestic security of turkey. they have given the call to the president of iraq in which the prime minister said that so long as pkk kept attacking turkey, that turkey would take any measu

. >> in syria, an alliance of rebel groups is reported to have started an assault in aleppo. they fired hundreds of rockets and missiles into many areas. a statement by the rebel group says the goal was to liberate the city to ensure it's ruled by sharia principles. i.s.i.l. destroyed the famous statue of the lion of alat outside the city of palmyra. the u.n. cultural agency u.n.e.s.c.o. says i.s.i.l. is looting ancient sights on an industrial scale, selling the treasures to middlemen to raise cash. >> children caught up in syria's war are being sexually abused. 271 documented cases of children recruited as soldiers have been identified. the numbers are higher. some of the images in this report may be disturbing. >> this girl lost her parents when a barrel bomb hit their house in aleppo and she is among 40 million affected by the war in syria. the united nations says many more like her are not only facing death, but abuse. nearly half were subjected to torture, and numbers could be higher. >> it's documented allegations of sexual violence against children by syria government

he heads the opposition syrian turkmen assembly fighting force in aleppo cooperates with the free syrian> translator: we are not just fighting isil, but the ypg as well. the ypg changed the.coming afy, and we believe they will do the same in other areas. the region should be under fsa forces who are mainly turkmen who are from the area. >> reporter: there is a powerful opposition alliance in aleppo, but it includes the al-qaeda-linked al-nusra front. the coalition won't work with them. there is an agreement to train and equip a moderate rebel force, but fewer than 60 men are in the program because of strict vetting requirements by washington and while there is a deal to take on isil, there is still uncertainty surrounding the operation. >>> the british government has apologized to the well-known chinese artist for rejecting his visa application because of an alleged criminal conviction. the u.k. reversed its decision and granted the artist six months on visa. it earlier said it was denying him a visa because he failed to disclose a criminal conviction on his application. his lawyer said

the group's presence extends south to aleppo province. turkey reached an agreement with the u.s. to defeat isil in northwest syria. there's still no agreement on which syrian opposition groups they will support in the joint fight. the syrian kurdish fighting force, the ypg, backed by the coalition is positioned just a few kilometers behind that bridge. it says it's ready to advance, but turkey does not consider them as partners. the u.s. however, backs the ypg with air strikes. this allowed the group to control more than half of syria's border with turkey. turkey is concerned that the kurds plan to carve out their own place in the area and that's why it made clear the decision to allow u.s. jets to take off from his territory does not involve helping what it calls a terrorist organization. >> translator: this has been brought to the attention of the united states. within this context giving air support to the ypg is not one of the elements of our agreements with the u.s. >> reporter: it's not clear who will then replace isil in northwest tursyria. this man heads the turkmen assem

. >>> the syrian army has carried out airstrikes and launched raids in the northern city of aleppo. this follows a major assault by the alliance groups and the capture of a military base. government forces control most of aleppo while different rebel factions control the east. >>> battling to keep some semblance of normal life we have more from a rural town where they go to work, they go to school, they go to the bakery even though isil fighters are nearby. >> just going to work here is risky. city council members survived this attack by a suicide-bomber. the attacker killed one of the guards. these bullet holes are from another attack. al-asawi has learned to stay away from windows. >> there is an important strategic location that connects with three provinces. if the isil terrorists are able to take out fallujah they will be out to provinces. the. >> daily rounds here are a bit different. tribal fighters hold one of the last lines of defense between isil territory and baghdad. this bunker on the outside skirts is the last point not controlled by isil. what is inside of here is an

threatening syrian opposition groups in their strongholds in aleppo province. the growing strength of syria's kurds. syria's kurds or the ypg linked to the pkk turkey says it will be a red line if kurds create a state in northern syria. officials even blame u.s. air strikes in helping kurds gain ground against i.s.i.l. now to address turkey's concerns. >> translator: turkey doesn't wand the ypg to take more territory. it withdrew its support but will not last forever. >> turkey's fear is that syrian kurds could drive out opposition from aleppo and could control the border town of killus. it is no doubt turkey back syrian rebels, long time demand for safe zone will eventually emerge. >> our aim is to get rid of the i.s.i.l. threat in syria and iraq. after that the safe zones will be formed naturally. >> reporter: but this will come recently conducted raids against hundreds of suspected pkk and i.s.i.l. simple thighsers. there could be attempts odestabilize turkey from within. zeina khodr talk us through what's been happening there? >> reporter: well, this is rea

. >> 15 people have been killed after government forces dropped barrel bombs on the city of aleppo. the strikes targeted a residential building. aleppo has been divided between the government and rebel fighters since mid-2012. >> an iraqi court sentenced 24 people to death over the murder of hundreds of shia soldiers last year. i.s.i.l. fighters killed up to 1700 soldiers as they carried out the offensive through north iraq. many were fleeing from the camp. a military base north of tikrit. the court didn't say wh the poem sentenced were linked to i.s.i.l. >>> yemen's government laid out conditions for a temporary ceasefire, there seems to be little prospect coming as aid groups warn that the humanitarian situation is worsening by the day. we have this report. >> the ambulances keep coming with more wounded people as the fighting in yemen continues. this is a functional hospital and there's little power to keep machines running. everyone is relying on generators and fuel. this is a fighter for the pro-government forces calling themselves popular resistance. he was warned against figh

could drive out syrian opposition groups from aleppo and control the important border crossing. it is no coincidence that turkish jets targeted isil close with the turkey-backed syrian rebels. it is hoping that the long-time demand for the safe sown inside syria will emerge. >> i think the aim is to get rid of the imthreat in syria and iraq. after that the safe zones will be formed naturally. >> but this may come at a price. the peace process seems to have officially ended and turkish police have recently conducted raids against hundreds of suspected pkk and isil sympathizers. it seems that the government believes there could be attempts to destabilize turkey from within. >> what are you action are you hearing from where you are on the border? >> there is a lot of worry right here. about two kilometers behind me that is syria beyond that hill. a lot of the kurdish population here, they were already concerned because they had been saying for quite some time that they thought they were going to be targeted by isil. they said that isil fighters were able to come and go from inside

in northern syria, government forces continu to batter insurgents in and around the city of aleppo.here was a major offensive against multiple targets to liberate aleppo from the assad regime and to implement sharia law. shiba, east of tokyo, was hit with floods. authorities have recommended the evacuation of more than 10,000 inhabitants. e.u. parliament president was in kiev to talk with ukrainian president bush and go -- the ukrainian president. having political talks, he said, were the only ways to end conflict. and "dw news" anchor kitty logan brings us this report from the front lines. kitty: the villages are paying the price of fighting just east of the village here. >> we were hit by an 82 millimeter mortar. luckily, it went into the garden. our children were inside, so were we. kitty: two rebels blame ukrainian forces for the damage, but others blame both sides. they have sent a team to investigate and spent -- osce has sent a team to investigate. >> there is no light or. -- no life here. no life. it is just an existence. kitty: evidence of the use of this heavy weaponry bei

but activists say that they've managed to capture a military base in aleppo. the base is considered as angle entrance to other government-held areas in the western parts of aleppo. >> well, the united nations envoy to yemen is hopeful a cease-fire can still be reached between the country's warring side. they made the comments as the united states called for a humanitarian halt in the fighting for ramadan. but on the ground the saudi-led coalition has launched more strikes. ed one yemeni city has successfully managed to keep the fighting at bay. in the central province troops and local describes the forces. >> a bustling market is a rare sight in yemen these days. it's rush hour. there has been heavy fighting in the city, and fighters remain vigilance to maintain peace. they call themselves popular resistence forces and say they prevent houthi fighters from closing in on theircy 37 they monitor all traffic in and out of the city. >> at the front where the fighting goes on we're still resisting. it's happening 20 kilometers from maryib city. in maryb the power o

. >> the syrian army has carried out air strikes and launched raids in the northern city of aleppo. major assault by an alliance of rebel groups. activists say the rebels have managed to capture a be base north of the city. the government controls most of the western part of syria's largest city. >>> elsewhere in northern syria kurdish fighters are just five miles from be i.s.i.l. answer defacto capital raqqa. syrian arabs are questioning that cooperation. zeina khodr reports from the turkish border. >> are syrian airbus nor longer arabs are no longer welcome in raqqa. forced to pledge allegiance to the group after the the kurdish rebel group,. >> they give us 24 hours to leave or else they would behead us. they are afraid of the kurds and they are worried about losing raqqa city. i.s.i.l. has been digging trenches around the city's perimeter. >> the ypg closed the main route that i.s.i.l. uses to be come from turkey. the ypg has no plan to advance towards the mainly arab city. they say any future battle in raqqa would have to be held to avoid ethnic tensions. activists operate secr

aleppo has been divided between government and rebel control since mid 2012.he bombardment of gaza, more than 2,000 palestinians were killed during the israeli bombardment. more than 10,000 were wounded. the u.n. said 75% were civilians. israeli victims 66 soldiers, five civilians killed, and 470 soldiers and 260 civilians were injured. 18,000 homes in gaza were destroyed and many more damaged. it could lost cost $1 billion to be rebuilt but so far not a single home has been replaced. >> mohammed has not climbed these steps in nearly a year. they used to lead into once a large home he shared with his extended family. now all that is left is republic after an israeli tank shelled it. he lost more than his house. he also lost most of his family. >> these photos are all that he has left of his wife, three sons sons daughter-in-law and grandson who were all killed in the strike he has been able to barely make ends meet, and that hamas has not done enough to improve things. hamas and fattah are too busy busy fighting to help us. only god can help us. >> internation

in northern syria, government forces continu to batter insurgents in and around the city of aleppo.as a major offensive against multiple targets to liberate aleppo from the assad regime and to implement sharia law. shiba, east of tokyo, was hit with floods. authorities have recommended the evacuation of more than 10,000 inhabitants. e.u. parliament president was in kiev to talk with ukrainian president bush and go -- the ukrainian president. having political talks, he said, were the only ways to end conflict. and "dw news" anchor kitty logan brings us this report from the front lines. kitty: the villages are paying the price of fighting just east of the village here. >> we were hit by an 82 millimeter mortar. luckily, it went into the garden. our children were inside, so were we. kitty: two rebels blame ukrainian forces for the damage, but others blame both sides. they have sent a team to investigate and spent -- osce has sent a team to investigate. >> there is no light or. -- no life here. no life. it is just an existence. kitty: evidence of the use of this heavy weaponry being use

activists in aleppo says rebels have managed to capture a military base in the west of the city but a syrian military force says the attack has been repelled. the government controls most of the western parts of the city but other faction he hold the east. >>> kurdish fighters are just 50 kilometers from i.s.i.l.'s de facto capital raqqa. most serious default to the armed group since it declared its caliphate. syrian arabs are question this cooperation. be zeina khodr reports from the syrian turkish border. >> syrians nor longer welcomed in raqqa. living under i.s.i.l. these kurds were forced to pledge allegiance to the group. after the kurdish fight be force the ypg advanced towards raqqa i.s.i.l. accused it of coordinating with the coalition. >> they ar grade of the kurds and they are worried about logs raqqa city, i.s.i.l. has been digging trenches around the be city's perimeter. >> reporter: closed the main route i.s.i.l. uses to supply rack ca from turkey. the ypg has no plan to advance towards the mainly arab city. the kurds have said any future battle will have to be let by ara

and turkey are working together to clear aleppo from isil. >> turkey's fear is that syrian kurds or isil could drive out syrian opposition groups from aleppo and control the important border crossing of kilis. it is no coincidence that turkish jets that target isil are close to the kurdish rebels. >> the peace process that stop a decades long pkk movement seems to have officially ended and police have officially conducted raids against pkk and isil sympathyers. it seems that the government believes that they they will try to destabilize turkey from within. >> near the turkey-syrian border with this update. >> a major shift in strategy now turkey going after isil targets in syria and pkk targets in northern iraq. turkey today effectively lumping isil and the pkk together officials here today saying that both those groups comprise a huge terrorist threat to the domestic security of turkey. now prime minister gave a call to the president of iraqi kurdistan in which the prime minister said that so long as pkk kept attacking turkey, that turkey would take any measures necessary to protect its

opposition groups from aleppo and control the important board crossing of kilis. it is no coincidence that turkish jets turkey is hoping that it's long-time demand inside syria will emerge. >> our aim is to get rid of the isil threat in syria and even iraq. after that the safe sides will be formed naturally. >> but this may come at a price the peace the police have conducted raids against hundreds of suspected pkk and isil sympathizers. the government believes there could be attempts to destabilize turkey from within. >> let's go live now to kilis on the turkish-syrian border. we're following developments from there. on one hand you've got turkey's allies concentrating on the fight against isis, and the kurdish fighters are the good guys, and then you have turkey bombing the pkk. where does this leave the peace process in turkey? >> well, according to the folks on the board with syria they believe that peace is effectively over. they have stated un unequivocally that they believe that the bombing of the target in iraq they believe that truce is over. they have not

the citadel is in the city of aleppo. an explosion damaged parts of the walls. there are conflicting reports on who is responsible for the blast. the monitoring group says syrian government forces set off a bomb in a tunnel dug beneath the citadel by opposition fighters. but syria's state-run news agency blamed terrorists for the bombing. the citadel is located in aleppo's old cit o oy,nef several unesco world heritage sites in syria. the fortified structure is said to have withstood attacks by christian crusaders in the middle ages. experts warn that syria's cultural assets are under increasing threat as the civil war drags on. earlier this month islamic state militants reportedly destroyed a historic statue in palmyra. the ruins there date back to ancient roman times. >>> nobel peace price laureate malala yousafzai has taken another step to advocate for girls' rights to education. she opened a school in lebanon for syrian refugees. a ceremony was held in eastern lebanon. supporters of malala set up a fund and paid for the school. it is for girls aged 14 to 18.

-based syrian observatory for human rights says more than 40 people have been killed in aleppo sincehe first round of talks between afghan officials and the taliban have ended and are set to resume after the holy month of ramadan. pakistan hosted the initial summit aimed at hosting nearly 13 years of war in its maybing state. kamal heidler is our man. >> translator: although it is not clear as to who was representing the afghan taliban, the pakistani foreign office has issued a statement saying that meeting between representatives of the afghan taliban, the afghan government and the presence of representatives from the united states from china, with full backing of the leadership, met about 45 minute's drive from islamabad. those talks were held in a chordal atmosphere. pakistan thanking all of the parties, including the afghan taliban for participating in those talks. now although the afghan taliban are on the offensive in one province and have gained fresh territory, there is also the emergent threat of isil which is trying to make inroads into afghanistan. on that count the afghan

at least 18 civilians have been killed in a residential neighborhood of the old corner of aleppo city the observatory is saying that at least one child died and 35 homes were destroyed in the attack. news has been coming into us in the last hour or so that three spanish journalists have gone missing in syria when they were reported from the aleppo region, according to the president of the spanish press federation. there has been no news since july 12. smoke rising into the air amid the smell of burning tires once again, all near the entrance to the tunnel here in france. protesting ferry workers once again temporarily blocking french road access to the undersea rail tunnel linking france to britain. the strike again causing delays for travelers trying to cross from france to the u.k. and vice versa. reporter: billowing black fumes. ferry workers this tuesday block access to tunnels. setting fire to piles of tires they close access to the main road that allows entry to the crossing. employees of the euro tunnel-owned ferry link service are angry at the potential job losses. a spokesman

and we like what had we saw in aleppo and these other places. they're going to fight to hold on to key cities along the border. they use those for revenue and recruiting. they use it for safe passage coming from other areas of the world. they'll have to use resources to keep it in their territory. >> does this open the door to possible egyptian involvement? >> we have intelligence on the ground. we're getting intel reports because we're continued to hit targets inside of syria. perhaps egypt gets involved. now you're seeing the beginning of the end of what i think the neighboring countries want to take down in the assad government. there will be a no-fly zone very soon. while they're saying that is not the case case right now you'll see them go after the syrian fight whose are dropping the barrel bombs. >> are we seeing a shadow coalition inside the solid coalition that we hear so much about? >> i don't know if that's the case as yet. you're sees excitement that turkey is in the game. the fact that we can use air bases is important. but they hav

running low on weapons, rebels in aleppo use what they can. here transforming a gas cannister into a bomb. complicating the bombing, the presence of kurdish fighters. until now, the most effective fighting force against i.s.i.l. driving towards raqqa and on the front lines. kurdish y.p.g. forces are attempting to stop the islamic state of iraq and levant. more battle lines are drawn and fighting fronts open as the war in syria gets far more complicated and dangerous every day >>> talks in vienna on a deal to end iran's nuclear programme hit a new phase. six world powers negotiating with tehran have until tuesday. talks continue until monday night >>> banks in greece could be days away from collapse if a bailout package is not agreed on. european leaders are open to talks, but want athens to act quickly. they are meeting greek prime minister alexis tsipras on tuesday. jacky rowland has more. >> reporter: tonight the country's economies account for half the eurozone. the views of the german chancellor and the french president is important. angel

the armed group's presence extends further south to the countryside of aleppo province.has reached and agreement with the u.s. to defeat isil in northwest syria. the syrian kurdish fighting force, the ypg, which is backed by the coalition is positioned just a few kilometers behind that bridge. it says it is ready to advance towards jerablos. turkey does not consider them as partners. >> the u.s. backs the ypg with air strikes. this allowed the group to control more than half of syria's border with turkey. >> this has already been brought to the attention of the united states. within this context, giving air support to the ypg is not one of the elements of our agreement with the u.s. >> it is not clear who will then replace isil in northwest syria. for turkey this man could be the the answer. he is from jerablos. he heads the opposition syrian turkman assembly who's fighting force cooperates with the free syrian army. he says they are cooperating so they can recapture their villages and return home. we are not just fighting isil but the ypg as well. the ypg changes the de

fighters have been gaining ground around aleppo.ewhere rebels are trying to make inroads into the government-held city of latakia. it's one of a few cities under full government control, and has seen months of fighting. >> photos of alleged torture and executions by the government has been shown to the u.s. congress. pictures were taken and smuggled out. they were put on display as critics of the obama administration accuse it of abandoning attempts to end bashar al-assad's role. tom ackerman reports. >> reporter: these are images of horror leaving little to the imagination, a body scarred by am pew takes -- amputation gouging and starving. they were taken in two damascus military hospitals on the order of the syrian government intelligence services. the unidentified man who claimed to take the photograph is code name assessar, a former -- seizar a former military photographer. he defected with more than 50,000 images of torture. syria dismissed them as forgeries, the fbi and others are convinced they are authentic. a sample on disp

but air strikes near aleppo would bring u.s. operations closer than ever to the syrian regime's air defensive. turkey is a key u.s. ally but only agreed to allow the u.s.-led coalition to use its interlink airbase last week. after a spate of violent attacks including a suicide bomb that killed over 30 people. turkish officials linked it to isis. people here are bracing for more terrorist attacks now that the turkish government has launched air strikes against isis. and scott a pentagon official said today that this new plan could mean more u.s. military personnel based here in turkey. >> pelley: holly williams in istanbul for us tonight thanks. president obama has called america a big messy democracy. well, today in africa he visited the alternative what would appear to be the most orderly democracy on earth. last may ethiopia's ruling party won re-election with 100% of the vote. it's hard to believe when you meet the people that major garrett found while traveling with the president. >> . >> same. >> ethiopian journalist edom k

the temperatures come down a little for aleppo and syria. here but we have been picking up a flow coming in off of the mediterranean. the wind changes again. once we lose that the temperature comes up. get to sunday back up to 41 for aleppo. baghdad stays at 49 to 50 degrees. no real changes there. as a matter of fact, we haven't been far behind baghdad in terms of temperatures here in qatar over the last day or so. yesterday, humid conditions and all the sudden the wind changed coming up from the desert southwest and the temperature popped up to 48 degrees you about 46 degrees at the moment. looks as though it will stay that day. it will be frightfully hot. >> richard, thank you. >> now a woman's been killed until sri lanka after a gunman opened fire after the finance minister left. police say unidentified gunmen traveled in .2 vehicles and escaped after the shooting. parliamentary polls are due next month. >> one of the world's most complex border disputes is set to end on friday. more than 50,000 stateless people who will are locked betwe

and insurgent groups assault aleppo and syrian troops responding with deadly air strikes. conner powell has the latest from our mideast bureau in jerusalem. >> reporter: significant fighting across syria, rebels connected with al qaeda's affiliate in syria launching a massive attack on aleppo today. reports suggest their progress has been mixed, and amid very fierce fighting rebels seizing several syrian military sites and equipment, but also being pushed back in other areas of aleppo. the stakes are very high in this key city. aleppo is an area that extremely important to the assad regime if it were to lose it would signal a serious weakening of the ability of the syrian government to project its force and military might outside of the sort of maybe city of damascus and into other crucial areas of the country. but nearest damascus the regime troops are supported eded by lebanese hezbollah fighters. this is a strategic city that sits on the main highway that connects beirut to damascus. it's an area that rebels have controlled really for several years now and it's an area

it's unlikely it would go all the way to aleppo city. that would be an enormous military target.f it could just move in far enough to be able to number i.s.i.s. away from the border so that they no longer can touch the turkish border, that would be significant in itself militarily because that would affect their link to tot side world, essentially. >> ifill: jane ferguson, reporting for us tonight in turkey, thank you. >> woodruff: president obama continued his visit to africa today, making a personal push for peace and calls for democracy. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the star-spangled banner greeted the first american president to visit africa's second most-populous country. but after the pomp, the president spoke of urgent business, not in ethiopia, but in its neighbor to the west: south sudan. since the u.s. helped midwife the founding of the world's newest nation in 2011, civil war has left tens of thousands dead and displaced two million more. >> our hope is that we can actually bring about the kind of peace that the people of south sudan so desperately need. >> reporter: the president

. >>> and the government has averaged rates in the northern city of aleppo. this followed a major assault. government forces control most of western aleppo while different rebel factions hold the east. >>> egypt's president el-sisi has been visiting troops in the northern sinai peninsula. on wednesday isil fighters carried out a coordinated attack on security forces in the region. the fighters targeted army check points for several suicide bombs and laid essential to a police station. the army said that at least 17 soldiers and 100 fighters were killed. >>> fighting in the eastern libya has killed more than more than 25 people. the army as the u.n. recognized government battles fighters from the bengahzi. different parts of the city. the rebel groups say five fighters were killed. three civilians are also reported to have been killed. at least one of the mill that members were shot dead just days after disputed parliamentary elections. it happened as police carried out raids on unsuspecting homes. >> it's been a difficult week for people who live in valley ti

. >>> a syrian army has carried out air strikes and raids in the northern city of aleppo. alliance of rebel groups. >>> u.s. officials say talks on iran's nuclear program may go beyond the july 9 deadline. progress has been made and they're optimistic they'll reach a final agreement. >>> well the greek economic crises has pushed unemployment to record levels and young people have been badly hit. highly qualified greeks go broad to seek work. nadim baba has met some of them. >> he has a steady job in community relations but dimitri is 30 years old and the kind of person who might be creating his own business in greece if the economic outlook was less bleak. >> if you have spent so much time studying obviously you need to have a good job. if there are no good jobs in grease then you will have to do something for yourself. and the obvious solution is to go to another country. >> reporter: and since the 2010 crisis that logic has been driving a so-called greek brain drain. between 2010 and the start of this year an estimated 200,000 greeks left to live abroad. that left less t

. >>> the syrian army has carried out airstrikes and launched raids in the northern city of aleppo. it followed a major assault by an alliance of rebels. activists say that they had managed to capture a military base in the west of the city. but a syrian military source said that the attack had been repelled. the government controls the west as syria's largest city while different rebel factions own the east. >>> turkey is stepping up security along the border with syria. a military convoy carrying high ranking soldiers have arrived in the eastern conference. they have deployed military equipment needed to contain the heavy fighting north of aleppo. >>> u.s. officials say talks on iran's nuclear program may go beyond july 9th deadline. both sides say that the progress has been made and they're optimistic that they will reach a final agreement. our diplomatic editor james bays has more from vienna. >> negotiators have been working around the clock. we understand that there was one meeting from the lead eu negotiator and two deputy foreign ministers of iran that went on until 3:00 a.m

assad essentially admitted aleppo may fall to them. i do not see the moderates playing a role.nk it is too late for the moderates. this is a dilemma the united states faces. charlie: where are we with respect to syria? steven: we are in for a longer period of violence, a vortex taking in surrounding countries. the united states has a different perspective from turkish allies. the turks believe if you bring down the assad regime, you go down a long way towards resolving. the break in american policy is that we do not believe it. there is no horse to bet on. if a sock goes -- assad goes the killing will continue. charlie: thank you so much. thank you for joining us. see you next time. ♪ ♪ rishaad: it is thursday and this is "trending business." ♪ live in sydney and jakarta, we're watching numbers. samsung sinking after a misfire. samsung underestimated demand. the world leader retained its list and is still the strongest lender. agent dominates the rankings and asia dominates the rankings. profits come in ahead of expectations. tell us what you think about our top stories. follow

. >> turkeys fear is that sir yap kurds or isil could drive out syrian opposition groups from aleppo and control the important border crossing. it is no coincidence that turkish jets targeted isil close to the front lines with turkey backed syrian rebels. it seemed turkey hopes its long time demand inside syria will emerge. >> getting riddle of the isil threat in syria and iraq, after that the stay of zones will be formed naturally. >> this may come at a price. the peace prices seems to have officially ended and turkish police have recently conducted raised against hundreds of suspected p.k.k. and isil sympathizers. it seems the government believes there could be attempts to destabilize turkey from within. >> turkey's renewed airstrikes against p.k.k. targeted in northern rack are the first since the truce greed in 2013. turkey has had a strained relationship with the kurds and is worried about the expansion of kurdish territory in northern syria. >> turkey shares a border with syria, stretching from iraq to the mediterranean sea. a kurdish administration is largely oversee egg the k

the syrian observatory for human rights said that villages north of aleppo have been targeted. the border town was also struck. in northern iraq, airstrikes hit the headquarters of the p.k.k. in the mountains. zeina hodor is following events for us from southern turkey. >> the people in southern towns are afraid of possible retaliation now that turkey has declared war on isil, as well as the kurdistan workers party the p.k.k. the town behind me is the syrian town isil controlled territory. as you can see it's a pour rouse border. the turkish army sent reinforcements, stepped up controls, but that is doing little to ease people's concerns. the territory is important to many players first of all isil. isil has lost control of all border crossings. this is the last stretch of territory it controls. to my right the kurds are issue control, syrian kurds. they control territory all the way up to the iraqi border. to my left is the syrian opposition groups. turkey has two main objectives. it wants to degrade and defeat isil but also wants to contain syria's kurds and it doesn't want i

the military operation was in response to a major assault by an alliance of rebels in aleppo. activists say hundreds of rockets were fired into government held areas friday. a syrian military source said the attack has been repedal. the government largely controls the west of syria's largest city while different rebel factions are in the east. >> the syrian kurdish fighting force is 50 kilometers from isil's stronghold raqqa. the y.p.g. advance was described as the most serious and symbolic threat faced by isil since it declared so called caliphate. the kurds are the u.s. led coalitions only partners on the ground, and syrian arabs are questions this cooperation. we have this report from the syrian-turkish border. >> they have been expelled from their homes syrian kurds are no longer welcome in isil's capital city. families moved north to the border town which was under isil's control only two weeks ago. living under size as i will, these kurds were forced to pledge allegiance to the group. after the kurdish fighting force, the y.p.g. advanced. >> they gave us 24 hours to leav

they admitted that aleppo may actually fall to them.lly don't see the moderate playing at all. i think it is too late for the moderates. this is a dilemma the u.s. faces. charlie: where do you think we are with respect to syria? steven: i think we are going for a significantly longer period of violence. this is a vortex taking in the surrounding countries. the u.s. has a different perspective from turkish allies. turks believe if you bring down the regime, you go a long way towards resolving the isis problem. the break un-american policies we just don't believe it. there is no horse to bet on here. if assad goes, the cast will likely continue for some time. charlie: with that, had to stop. thank you so much. thank you for joining us. see you next time. ♪ ♪ >> countdown to lift off. the fed signals a rate hike is coming. china snaps a three-day losing streak as hopes of state support overcome waning interest. and facebook sales beating estimates on advertising. welcome to "first up." i

. >>> video posted online is said to show the it was attack of aleppo. activists have accused government officials of using gas on monday. the attack is said to have happened near a research compound. observatory human rights said that 400 people have been killed meanwhile, a supply route that sits on a main road between al raqqa city and the syrian border. now it's been reported but boko haram has asked to swap prisoners for the school girls they kidnapped from chibok last april. president burhni said he'll do all he can. >> the sisters are among 203,200 girls kidnapped by boko haram in northern nigeria last year. boko haram says it forced some of the girls to convert to islam and marry fighters. president buhari met some of the school girls' parents to show he's committed to bringing them home. >> this will come to an end sooner or later. >> since the girls of chibok were seized, too many were too afraid to stay and fled the town. some moved to abuja. this man brought heartache and anger with him. he said his niece was kidnapped. >> the security of our

the country carried out airstrikes in the syrian province of aleppo. nine militants from the islamic state are reported to have been killed. the turkish foreign ministry confirmed it is also writing -- often rising u.s. to use its airbases. >> a major shift in turkey's strategy toward the islamic state. they have been reluctant to fight isis. until now. fighter jets bombed positions in syria in early-morning raids on friday. this development after a soldier was killed in a border class -- clash with militants. >> as of this morning, our armed forces destroyed the i.s. targets, which have the potential to threaten turkey on the syrian border. the success ratio of 100%. >> president erdogan said they were the first step. in other shift in policy, turkey said it would allow the united states to use the air base to launch strikes against i.s. within a certain framework. turkey shares a border with syria and these areas have been sites of growing insecurity. 32 people, many of them kurds were killed in the order town in his and islamic state suicide bombing

. >> after government forces dropped barrel bombs on the city of aleppo, the strikes hit a residential areas. the government has been divided between rebel and government fighters since 2012. >>> an iraqi court has sentenced 24 people to death over the murder of mainly shia soldiers last year. i.s.i.l. killed more than 1700 soldiers many were killed were fleeing from camp spiker. didn't say whether the group was connected to i.s.i.l. >>> series of conditions that are unacceptable to houthi rebels, they want the houthis to withdraw from areas where there's been heavy fighting including ta'izz and aden. asian stock markets have had a jittery launch, since mid june chinese share prices have had a melt down losing a third of their value. china has banned large shareholders from selling their stock. china has also pumped billions into the market to help the market. now up by 1.3%. japan is's nick is'sappjapan's nikkei is up 7%. >>> lot of individual investors like pensioners have the most to lose. >> this is not a story just of the stock market drob. really you need to think about two thing

it is believed the men disappeared during the northern city -- in the northern city of aleppo. spain will ask for help to find them. officials in the british city of birmingham have discovered what may be the oldest surviving copy of the karana and the world -- zuran in th -- quran in the world. mohammed is believed to have died nearly 1400 years ago. you're watching the news, live from berlin. retraining that yellow jersey. all of that and more in one minute and we will be here with business. hang tight. brent: you are watching dw wor ld. news i should say. greek parliament set to vote on the latest reforms. they must vote and the party must approve the measures. ben is here to talk wall street and a tough day for text talks. ben: partly due to disappointing reports, that is weighing on global equity markets. is it a result of overly high expectations? >> absolutely. if you look what happened the last couple of weeks, we racked up some recent gains. a huge rally and that means expectations for those stocks before earnings season were really high. and what you have when you hav

it is believed the men disappeared during the northern city -- in the northern city of aleppo. spain will ask for help to find them. officials in the british city of birmingham have discovered what may be the oldest surviving copy of the karana and the world -- zuran in th -- quran in the world. mohammed is believed to have died nearly 1400 years ago. you're watching the news, live from berlin. retraining that yellow jersey. all of that and more in one minute and we will be here with business. hang tight. brent: you are watching dw wor ld. news i should say. greek parliament set to vote on the latest reforms. they must vote and the party must approve the measures. ben is here to talk wall street and a tough day for text talks. ben: partly due to disappointing reports, that is weighing on global equity markets. is it a result of overly high expectations? >> absolutely. if you look what happened the last couple of weeks, we racked up some recent gains. a huge rally and that means expectations for those stocks before earnings season were really high. and what you have when you hav

. >>> people have been killed in aleppo by shelling that is said to be carried out by the syrian army. at least 19 people have been killed by two car bombs in the iraqi capital. one of the blasts hit a busy commercial street. the other struck the-- >> airstrikes follow one of the deadliest car bombs in iraq on friday in which 150 people were killed and more than 100 were injured. >> this is where the bomb went off on friday. the islamic state in iraq and the levant quickly claim responsibility for the explosion. angry young men in this predominantly shia town has been out on the streets protesting what happened. even president obama has sent condolences. no one cares. >> they blame the sunni muslims of this town for allowing isil fighters in, allegations that they deny but refuse to say on camera but fear revenge attacks. >> the people have lost all faith. they say the only people who can protect them from attacks likes these are the shia militias. they say they're the only one who is have the power to be able to take revenge. that's what they want, revenge against the people who perp

out heavy airstrikes against rebel positions this friday, this in and around the northern city of aleppoit is in response to a major offensive on the city by islamist groups. the branch of al qaeda is said to be among the groups fighting. another development at the pentagon -- a claim seven major that the claims that a major top corner for suicide bombings as well as a recruiter of funds and fighters was killed. now to frustration and confusion in greece. with just days to go before one of the most important votes in the country's modern history many voters are unsure about what is at stake. this friday, rebel campaigns in the bailout referendum will hold campaigns in athens, this for yes and no supporters. the prime minister is calling on voters to vote a resounding no to cause tremors in europe. alexis tsipras: if the yes vote wins, the banks will open with a deal that will not be viable. but if that is the decision of the greek people, either from fear or from pressure or choice, we will respect it. if the no vote wins and a know is stronger, i assure you the very next day i will be i

the syrian army launched raids in aleppo. it's followed an alliance of rebel groups a capture of a military base. . the rebel attacks have been repelled. government forces controlled most. fighting in eastern libya killed more that 25 people. the army of the u.n. recognised governments. the rebel groups said that five fighters were killed three civilians were reported to have been killed. at least one opposition member has been shot dead overnight. days after disputing parliamentary elections, that's after a series of raids on opposition homes. there has been violence during and after elections on monday we have more. >> reporter: it's been a difficult week for people in the volatile neighbourhoods bujumbura. usually at night we hear gun fire in the morning fire, and when we wake up people count the number of the dead. we are not seeing protests. opposition members are scared, saying there's a crack down, the police are wondering what is going on, why they are quiet. they allege that opposition members are arming themselves,