she is on the phone now from ankara. tell us what you might be hearing about this attack. >> the attack -- the powerful bomb blast was herds towards the closure of the business hours in ankara this evening, around 6:15, and it was so powerful, the bomb blast, you could heard it all over the turkish capitol city, ankara. the ankara governor said that nine died, ten injured in the blast so far. but it has taken place in the heart of ankara, close to the military and government offices, and the governor said they are suspected of bomb laden vehicle which blasted when a military service car -- convoy cars, buses were stopped at the red light of the -- close to the military building. and the government condemn it, and said this is an act of terrorism. however earlier the [ inaudible ] turkey has outlawed the terrorist group, warned ankara, that it may target the main city in turkey as the urban warfare in turkey has been continuing, and no group has claimed responsibility, but there is suspicions of pkk might be behind this a

certainly, i was horrified by the ankara station bombing in october.his, i think, is less threatening of regular people, in that it was deliberately targeting the military, but that was which the car bomb traveling along is one of the most heavily used roads in ankara. i drive a long it every second day or so. it's a main artery into the city center. so, you know, regular civilians could well have been killed in this explosion, just because they happened to be passing at the same time. turkey is in a very unstable state at this moment, and this is a threat to all of us. catherine n.: thanks very much for those updates, jasper. for more on the security situation in turkey, we can bring in a guest now. thanks very much for being with us. the director of security at the foundation for -- as we have been saying, we don't currently know who was behind this explosion. where do you think suspicion will land? >> i think it is very difficult to say, indeed, exactly perpetrated organization behind this terrorist attack, because we don't have enough information .

black ankara. let's listen in. >> we have said repeatedly that there's a strong link between them, without success, but this attack obviously, and our efforts will help our allies to understand. we have been saying this repeatedly, and so far what we said was only heard by us, but no doubt sooner or later we'll be able to reach our allies. we have documents, evidence, documentary evidence of those links, and one day these terrorist organizations and those that support them will be judged. as a nation. we are sad only four months ago an incident had taken place outside the station. the main area in ankara. this incident taking place, yet again. has saddened you us. >> i pray to god for mercy for those who lost their lives. and patience for those who are dead, loved ones and close ones. and i'd like to thank you all for your presence >>> we've been listening to the turkish president addressing the public from ankara talking about expressing, in fact, his condolences to relatives of the victims of tha

meanwhile, ankara has launched attacks on kurdish positions. turkey's national intelligence agency had warned in response to the artillery barrages in syria. yet another better conflict that is being played out in this war-torn region. al jazeera. >> the turkish president released this statement following those attacks saying our determination to respond in kind to attacks taking place inside and outside our borders is getting stronger with such acts. he said it must be known that turkey will not shy away from using it's right to self defense at any time, any place, or any occasion. >>> well, earlier i spoke to a columnist villa skype from ankara about the public's reaction to the attack. >> well, of course people are shocked. there has been diverse attacks. there have been a shock certainly, but there has been a president. the difference this time is that the attacks the attack happened at the state district as it's called. >> the united nations said that aid trucks have reached five besieged towns and villages in syria bringing food, water an

ankara is used to such attacks. they've had diverse attacks. and this has been the biggest attack that has happened in the country, and another one took place in ankara. the attack happened right at the heart of this state district as it is called officially called. there are the headquarters of the military. the parliament on either side, and the ministry that was the primary ministry are people frightened that the government can't protect them? >> normally i think that would have been the reaction. it's very difficult to get lots of people's reaction by looking at social media. so at this moment. the prime new source of the people in general turkey, is the tv. tv channels are reporting about the issue, and the tv channels seem to have framed already pointed towards the pkk. and there has been a declaration by the government spokesman that a security organization, foreign security organization might also be involved. i think the turkish people who are keeping up with the news are following a dark web of terrorist organizations who cooperate to

ankara has been shelling forces inside syria as well for weeks.nts to create a buffer zone along the border. that option appears to be off of the table unless nato and turkey's partners agree to support them. the governments clearly feel it is being let down by the u.s. and nato. this latest attack could provide justification for turkey to send forces across the border, but itself position towards syrian-based kurdish groups, continues to be at a difference of opinion with its allies. >> let's join zana hoda not far from the syrian border. and we're going to take all of the initials out of this and just try to poil it down. turkey says it is considering all means of bringing the perpetrators of these crimes to justice. and that may include sending ground troops in. russia is now saying any use of ground troops, what it calls an invasion would be an act of war. it gets more and more difficult by the minute. >> yes, turkey has been pushing for a ground operation in syria, saying this is the only way to end the war, but there is no appetite among its

we go to ankara. the turkish president says all evidence points to syrian kurdish rebels. >> reporter: the pyf and y.p.g. in northern syria, and the links with turkey which touched upon. a link that will help our allies to understand. we've been saying that, and allies will say they understand. and with a link, terrorist organizations and those that support them will be gauged >>> shamal joins us live from there. the finger pointed in the direction of syria. and turkish officials saying more evidence to come. tell us about that. >> what we understand is that the government here has identified at least 14 suspects they claim were behind the attack, belonging to the y.p.g., which is, as you say, the kurdish armed group operating inside syria. it is linked to the p.k.k., the kurdistan workers party, a rebel organisation that has been at war with the turkish states for decades. the government. through president recep tayyip erdogan, and through the prime minister have been speaking in the past couple of h

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we have a report from ankara. >> strong words from the turkish government, both the president erdogan and prime minister pointed the finger at the y.p.g., a syrian based kurdish armed group which the west, the u.s. and allies claim is fighting isil. turkey believe it is an off shoot of the p.k.k., the kurdish separatist group at war for decades now and it considers them a terrorist organization. this angers turkey, because it says the u.s. and allies because turkey is a nato member should not be dealing with the y.p.g. and consider it as a terrorist organization. the turkish authorities identified a 24-year-old syrian occurred as the perpetrator behind wednesday's attack, saying it has detained 14 our culprits it claims were responsible for this. in the past 12 hours, turkish air force planes have bombed kurdish sites in northern iraq as well as shelling sites inside syria. turkey said this latest attack should serve as a wake up calm should serve as a wake up call to the international community that a buffer zone needs to be created inside syria, that it needs ground troops under the

turkey says kurdish rebels were behind an attack that killed 28 people in ankara.cide car bomber has been confirmed as a syrian national, but the ypg has denied any responsibility. the blast on wednesday targeted military buses. >>> uganda is casting their votes in the presidential elections. the president is looking to extend his 30-year rule. his main challenges are both former allies of the president. three decades in power started well, but in recent years his leadership has come under criticism. he began to rebuild the economy damaged after years of civil war, restrictions were lifted and he cut rates of hiv infections. but his critics accuse him of cracking down on the opposition and the media. he signed into law an anti homosexuality law. the decision was condemned by western leaders. >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry says increasing military evidence by china in the south china sea is a serious concern. beijing is down playing reports it deployed surface to air missiles. several countries lay claim to territory in the resource-rich region. >>> thousand

several arrests are made over the deadly attack in ankara.o attack has been linked syrian kurdish fighters come up with the group's leader denies responsibility. medical charity calls for an independent investigation into a deadly attack on one of its locations in northern syria. time for business update with stephen carroll. we have a gloomy forecast for the global economy. panic, but certainly lots of estimates and. a paris-based think tank has warned that urgent action is needed to boost global growth. it has downgraded the growth forecast to 3% this year for the global economy. it expects lower growth for all of the g-7 nations including the u.s. and france. it is recommended that austerity policies should be eased in favor of more public investments. the government is working on its own plans to boost growth. they include tinkering with france's notoriously strong protection of workers. government staff can only be fired in france in very limited circumstances. strictrs claimed the rules are preventing them from hiring new staff. new wor

ankara wants y.p.g. to withdraw from near its border.

>> at least 18 people are killed in bomb attacks in the turkish capital of ankara. >> hedge there, this is al jazeera live from london. i'm julie macdonald. ahead trucks arrive with aid arrive in syria. russia is accused of deploying air missiles in the south china sea. >> hello there, good to have your company. we begin with breaking news out of turkey where there has been a large explosion in the capital of ankara. 18 people have been killed, and at least 60 others injured. these are the latest pictures showing the moments of the explosions. the turkish military said that a bus carrying personnel was targeted and stopped at a traffic light. the explosion happened close to the parliament, government buildings and military headquarters. we're following development from the turkish city. hi there. what more do we know at this stage? >> the president erdogan is chairing an emergency security meeting with security officials to discuss the attack in ankara, a powerful blast in the heart of the capital, in an area where is close to the parliament building. and close to military headquarters.

. >>> you are watching our breaking news coverage of a blast in ankara, turkey. we'll have more on that in just a bit. but we're also tracking a story coming out of california. apple refuses to hack a phone that was used by one of the san bernardino, california shooters. ♪ >>> and pushing the pope to anger. the leader of the catholic church visits the u.s.-mexican border, but not before scolding the crowds. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live in new york city. i'm del walters. a court order is sparking an intense debate over privacy, security and federal government overreach. the fbi has asked apple to hack into a phone that was used by one of the san bernardino shooters. but apple says no. jake ward is live for us in san francisco. and what exactly is it that the fbi wants apple to do? >> reporter: well, del, this seems like a very small deal on the one hand. it just really is trying to get into a single phone. but it has huge privacy implications. the technical implications are fairly straightforward. the fbi is trying to circumvent the pass code lock on ever

with the shelling, ankara wants to give the message. i want to come back or go back to the gate. the thinking is this. ankara afternoon alleppo as the last chance for turkey to make a comeback as an effective actor in syria. ankara fears that if it fails to use it to use the national interest, they will be sidelined in the syrian game. that's why ankara with the shelling wants to give that clear message to all of those actors having stakes in syria that i want to come back to the game. >> reports in the last few minutes say that the prime minister has had a conversation with the german chancellor. he has told her that turkey plans to continue with their shelling in northern syria, but i mean you say they want to send a powerful message. at what point does shelling become something more substantial? >> i think with this shelling, ankara wants to put the agency on the ypg: i mean the armed wing of the defactor political controlling northern syria of the kurdish entity. you know the ypg has two or strategic partners, russia and the united states at the moment. so, i think ankara wan

ankara wants to prevent further y.p.g. advances particularly in the northern soar door close to its border. ankara consider that is a threat to its national security and will take all the necessary measures to prevent this. it wants is western allies to stand with them in this fight. >> for now, turkey's options are to continue the cross border shelling and provide support so the non-kurdish syrian opposition. the west has signaled it won't back turkey's call for a ground operation inside syria and the u.s. signaled it won't choose sides. the escalating tensions are straining longs time alliances and complicating an already difficult process aimed at end are syria's war. al jazeera, southern turkey. >>> we've got plenty more still ahead, including a possible recess in relations in kathmandu after tensions over the new constitution. >>> a holiday in space. we'll tell you why the idea may not be as alien as it seems. >>> hello again, you're watching al jazeera. u.s. war planes carried out airstrikes in libya targeting fighte

>>> turkey says it will retaliate after a car bomb kills at least 28 military personnel in ankara. with the world news from al jazeera. also ahead, polls open in uganda as president museveni seeks to extend his 30-year rule. venezuelans rush to buy cheap petrol before a massive price hike designed to save the economy. the pope leaves mechanics ka with prayers to call an office-- - mexico with prayers to the country >>> turkey's president says a bombing in cat tap will only strengthen the country's resolve. he is promising retaliation saying the fight will go on against what he called the pawns that carry out such attacks. 28 people were killed. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: the heart of turkey''s capital dropped by an explosion only four months after the last deadly attack. this had been caused by a car bomb. the target a convoy of military service vehicles that was waiting at a traffic light. the convoy was close to the military headquarters in the capital as well as the parliament. security officials have said that the initial signs indicate the outlawed kurdistan worke

the bombing in ankara wasn't the first.ince july the southeast of the country has been a battleground. turkey officials want their western allies to sever their links with the syrian kurdish fighters. >> translator: the u.s. must clarify its stance on terrorism. washington's statements are conflicted on the ypg. it's a sign of weakness to act with a terror organization like the ypg in the fight against daesh. >> reporter: but on the ground the u.s. continues to provide air cover to the ypg and its ally, the syrian democratic forces as they push deeper into isil-held territory. the kurdish fighters are closing in on a main supply route that isil also known as daesh uses to move between its strong holds in syria and neighboring iraq. >> it's not about choosing sides here. there's no doubt about turkey's membership in the coalition. obviously there's no doubt about our commitment to a fellow nato ally, and there's also no doubt that some of the strongest fighters against daesh inside of syria have been kurdish fighters. >> rep

ankara, there was that twin bomb attack near the railway station. there was a few weeks ago another attack in istanbul near a tourist site. there is concern. nobody wants to see that violence increase, but as far as they're concerned, there is a general consensus that these attacks are unwarranted and the government has to do what it can to ensure that those militants are not giving a foot hold inside the country >>> thank you for that. our to our correspondent. the authorities seem to ratchet up against the kurds and we're seeing that in northern iraq. >> reporter: yes. the turkish prime minister saying that we will deal a heavy blow to these terrorists. the turkish government has been at war with the p.k.k. since july. they have been targeting their positions in northern iraq since, and the bombardment has resumed over night. but at the end of the day it is linking the p.k.k. with the y.p.g. and turkey's hands to a certain extent is tied in syria. yes, turkish atillery close to the border, but can it invade at the end of the day russia controls th

ankara has been shelling ypg forces inside of syria for weeks now as well.long as syria and its russian allies control the sky, the option appears to be off of the table, unless nato and turkey's partners agree to support them. with wednesday's attack comes increased anger from turkey towards its allies. it feels it is being let down by the u.s. and nato. it's positioned towards syrian-based kurdish groups continuing to be at odds with that of its allies and that difference of opinion looks likely to remain a problem. >>> the united nations has announced it will make its first air drops of food in syria. the world food program says it has a concrete plan for carrying out the operation in the next few days. it is surrounded by isil. food and medicine have now made it into five parts of syria, where 80,000 civilians are stranded. >>> britain's prime minister has said he is in his words battling for britain as he arrived in brussels for a crucial e.u. summit. he hopes to return with a reform package ahead of a referendum on britain's membership of the e.u. but

turkey said kurdish rebels were behind an attack that killed 28 in ankara. the suicide car bomber has been confirmed as a syrian national. the syrian based y.p.g. group denied responsibility. it targeted military buses. >>> a sentencing for massacre in an iraq camp. >>> venezuela's raised petrol prices from the equivalent of 2 cents to 94 cents a liter. it is the first rise in 20 years. virginia lopez reports from caracas. >> according to the state run oil company, fuel subsidies can cost the country as much as $15 billion a year. president maduro said at the current prices, the state was paying to fill up people's tanks. >> this national fund for missions will receive every extra resource needed generated by the venezuelan gasoline prices. >> the magnitude of this price increase in a country that sees cheap petrol as a national right, people didn't wait for president maduro to finish his speech before rushing to petrol stations to fill up one last time. while people want to take advantage of cheap fuel, most feel the increase was long overdue. >> i think it

ankara wants y.p.g. to withdraw from near its border. the u.s. and kurdish allies refusing to give up their gains. >> the syrian government offensive in the northern country side of aleppo enters its third week. pressure continues on the opposition forces on the ground. heavy russian airstrikes throughout the day targeting the last remaining stronghold of rebel force forces, the pressure continues, the syrian government trying to achieve two objectives in aleppo, one is to encircle the rebel controlled east of the city. they are close to that. they are just a few kilometers away from laying siege to the neighborhoods inside that city and trying to reach the border towards turkey, so heavy airstrikes, the opposition facing pressure not just from the skies. it is facing many enemies on the ground. you have the syrian government, as well as their allies, fighters from the lebanese movement hezbollah as well as from iran and iraq and now the y.p.g., the kurdish armed group and its allies are closing in on rebel-controlled areas. >> the battle for syr

a car bomb in the turkish capital of ankara has wounded over 60 more, killing 28, and images on cnn turkbellowing black smoke and a bus on fire. the attack targeted army personnel while they were stopped at traffic lights, and they have launched an investigation into the blast. all right, we want to take you now to near where that explosion took place. our turk us -- turkish journalist is with us. tell us what is happening. reporter: the report is 28 people dead and that 61 are injured. so the prime minister says we are going to investigate actually what happened in ankara tonight, this evening. so 61 people in the hospital, and there was a big discussion on the tv stations, according to the broadcast, and the opposition parties had said that the government has got the responsibility for this explosion because of their syria policy, and again and again, due to the syrian policy. brent: so you are saying that the opposition is saying that the government of president eric on -- president erdogan is to blame. what about the pkk? reporter: they did not mention about the pkk exactly. and they

that's according to the governor's office in ankara. it happened significantly in an area close to the parliament building and turkey's military headquarters. you can get more on that story and all our developing stories, of course, on our website aljazeera.com >>> this week on talk to al jazeera grammy winning cassandra wilson >> singing it from the heart, telling a story >>> she was in a home filled with jazz, she played the piano followed by the guitar and was working by the mid 70s >> there was something that was

has been blamed for recent bombings in ankara and istanbul. which do you see is the more likely culprit? >> i would say i.s.i.l, by just a very small percentage, but the pkk can't be ruled out. that it's a suicide bomb is an i.s.i.l. signature as we've all learned but pkk is certainly a plausible culprit. and we do have to remember that in a very, very distant third there are also these maoist, several maoist groups of turks themselves, unlikely but still possible. >> we heard sonia gallego say initial signs point to the pkk. but wouldn't turkey be inclined to blame it on the pkk given war that turkey is fighting against kurdish groups in turkey and across the border in syria? >> absolutely, you are saying the conspiracy theorists say they're blaming it on pkk, that's crazy talk, making it out to be pkk, even though they can't determine who it is, that is more plausible. >> but wouldn't pkk want to escalate matters further? >> i think if the pkk were in strict control probably not. but it's not clear to me if they really have control over all

so far, nine people linked to the ankara bombing have been taken into custody.nd others have been identified. there will be other arrests in due course. that's all of the information i can give in detail right now. >> reporter: security has become more and more of a concern in turkey in recent months. in october a twin bomb attack killed close to a hundred people outside of the main train station in the capitol. and just a few weeks ago isil claimed responsibility after a man blew himself up at an historic site popular with tourists in istanbul. turkey has been saying that its allies need to support it in its fight against those who it calls terrorists. but as far as the u.s. and other western powers are concerned, the ypg are their allies in the war against isil. now ankara says the international community must rectify that policy. >> translator: the pyd and ypg, and kinked with the pkk in turkey, we have touched upon. we have said repeatedly there is a strong link between them. if evidence of those links and one day those terrorist organizations and those who

every since the bombing in ankara on wednesday, it has intensified the bombardments. the attack has been said to be from the y.p.g. turkey continuing its bombardments on the ground as well. the syrian government and its allies pushing ahead on a number of front lines against the opposition not just in aleppo but in the province of latakia and the y.p.g. and its allies also putting pressure on the opposition taking ground from them in the northern countryside of aleppo. so many different layers in the conflict. the war rages on and no sign that there is going to be a pause in the fighting at least in the near future >>> what is your reading of the comments from moscow from the kremlin saying to bashar al-assad you've got to be on message with what we are saying vis-a-vis the timeline of this. >> reporter: well, the russians have been trying to push for political process, push for a ceasefire, push for the delivery of aid. then we heard the syrian president say we want to recapture the whole country. we're not going to stop the war until every citizen lace down its arms

. >>> a deadly explosion in ankara. the government is launching counterattacks. >> i'm scott heidler in sink for. how territorial disputes in the china sea are causing a rapid military build up >>> welcome to your world this morning. i'm stephanie sy. >> and i'm del walters. the road to the white house heating up. two cases to go until the sarl your and caucuses in nevada. the battle tighter than ever. >> john henry smith is here with more. bernie sanders and hillary clinton locked in a dead heat in the polls, and the republicans running a close race. >> ted cruz inched ahead of donald trump in a national poll, with the backing of 28% of voters. unseeding trump who is at 26%. that's within the margin of error. it's not clear if the survey catches movement in the race. in the latest town hall each candidate talks about why he is the most qualified to be presidents. >> my campaign is not about the past, but the future. what we are going to you. i can say this without any hesitation. i'm as conservative as anyone running f

ankara wants fighters from the y.p.g. group to withdraw from areas. the allies refuse to give up their gains. our correspondent has more from the turkey-syria border. >> reporter: the battle for the northern corridor. opposition groups are holding out. the government's ground forces are just a few kilometers away and the kurdish armed group the y.p.g. is approaching from the east. turkey stepped in. for a second day it shelled positions of the y.p.g. and allies causing casualties. it is an attempt to force it to retreat from territories close to the border. >> translation: the y.p.g. will immediately withdraw from azaz and the surrounding area and will not go close to it again. it will not attempt to shut that corridor ever again. it will not have delusions of using the base to attack the opposition. >> reporter: over recent days the y.p.g. and its allies captured ground from syrian armed grouped backed by ankara. it is taking advantage of the government's push backed up by russian jets against those same opposition groups across aleppo province. the

ankara is a red line, turkey wants to prevent further ypg advances, ankara considers that a threat to its national security and has made it clear that it will take all the necessary measures to prevent this. it wants its western allies to stand by them in this fight. for now turkey's option he are to continue the cross border shelling and provide support to the felon kurdish syrian opposition. the west has signaled it won't back turkey's call for a ground operation inside syria and the u.s. has signaled it won't choose sides. the escalating tensions are strange long time alliances and complicating an already difficult process aimed at ending syria's war. zeina khodr, al jazeera, southern turkey. >> the international red cross says it is deeply alarmed over the worsening situation in aleppo. the agency is asking all appeared to stop targeting the opposition in syria. many have tried to cross into neighboring turkey. >>> the u.n. has decided to postpone talks aimed at ending the conflict in syria. they had been tentatively scheduled for next thursday. special envoy staffan de mistura sa

have been8 people killed by an explosion in the turkish capital of ankara.happened next to a passing vehicle -- a passing military vehicle. correspondent: they chaotic aftermath of this large explosion in the heart of the turkish capital. more than 30 ambulances rushed to the scene. a wide area to the parliament and military headquarters. many locals pay next. -- locals panicked. >> i saw huge plume of smoke. they are scared, but it is disbelief. it is not something that happens in these parts of turkey. correspondent: officials say it is clear this was a well-planned attack. to buses being used transport military personnel was targeted by a car filled with explosives. they were in a convoy, stopped at traffic lights. there is no official word on who is responsible. >> the findings at the blast scene have come under scrutiny. don't know who carried out the attack in such a statement has not been made so far. a security source has pointed a finger at the pkk, a band of curtis stand workers party that has an armed campaign against the government last year. oth

they've made that clear even before the bombing in ankara. we understand overnight there was intense shelling of y.p.g. positions. in a number of towns close to the turkish border the y.p.g. making advances of late, taking towns from the opposition which turkey backs. as of now the opposition continues to control its main base, the town of assas. they have still not approached assas or at least the battle hasn't gun. the shelling is continuing and turkey promising to take all the necessary pressures to rein in on the y.p.g. in syria >>> can you walk through an explanation of the timelining of these talks heading towards what should in theory be a ceasefire. the russians are quite unhappy at this because they wanted more time to get everything in place. >> reporter: the task force charged with implementing a ceasefire in syria will be holding its first meeting today, even though the munich agreement was agreed over a week ago. so they're going to sit down and talk. representatives of a number of countries, including the u.s., including russia.

the bombing in ankara wasn't the first.ince july the southeast of the country has been a battleground between security forces and pkk affiliates. turkish officials wan their western allies to sever their links with the kurdish syrian fighters. >> translator: the fact that the west persists in refusing to name the terror groups makes us sad, despite the fact we have passed many documents on to them. europe and the european union have declared the pkk a terrorist organization. >>> but on the ground, the u.s. continues to provide air cover to the ypg and its ally, the syrian democratic forces as they push deeper into isil-held territory. in syrian's eastern province, the kurdish fighters are closing in on a main supply route that isil also known as daesh uses to move its strong holds in syria and neighboring iraq. >> it's not about choosing sides here. there's no doubt about turkey's membership in the coalition. obviously there is no doubt about our commitment to a fellow nato ally, and there's no doubt that some of the strong

ankara has been shelling ypg forces inside syria for weeks now.ut so long as syria and its russian allies control the sky, that option appears to be off of the table. with wednesday's attack calls increased anger from turkey towards its allies. the government here clearly feels it is being let down by the u.s. and nato. this latest attack could provide justification for turkey to send forces across the border, but itself position tweerds syrian-based kurdish groups continues to be at difference with its allies. >>> a new report, shows the u.s. military struggles to help soldiers who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. the ranged corporation studied 40,000 cases, and shows that two-thirds of troops who suffer from ptsd, don't get the minimum number of sessions they need. the study does, however, point to some improvements. >>> and the fcc voting on new regulations that could cut your cable bill. it would let customers buy cable boxes from companies like google and amazon. the fcc says it hopes the move will help lower your pri

asked ankara to stop. the death of the conservative supreme court justice overshadows a heated debate between republican presidential hopefuls. why more and more women and children are being killed in afghanistan. hope for a return to peace as voting begins in the car to elect a new leader. find out which films and actors are looking to score big this year in the baftas >>> first, turkey has shelled parts of northern syria for a second day. now, these are the latest pictures from outside the town of meneg. that's where rebels have been pushed out from a former military air base. ar car awants the fighters to withdraw from areas that are close to turkey's border - ankara. the u.s. has urged turkey to stop the military strikes around the city of azaz. saudi arabia military personnel and it's have arrived at the turkish air base. the base is used by the u.s. led coalition in the fight against i.s.i.l. >> translation: the latest deployments when it comes to the land forces or increasing our air campaign emphas

our senior international correspondent arwa damon is joining us now from ankara, turkey.ve on these two turkish groups because a lot of us originally thought isis may have been responsible for that bombing in ankara. >> well, at this stage, the turkish government is blaming both the wpg and the pkk. saying they worked together to carry out the ankara attack that claimed at least 28 lives. a bit of history on the two. the pkk is a kurdish separatist group that has been at war with the turkish state for about three decades now. it is a war that has cost tens of thousands of lives on both sides. over the summer, a cease-fire between the two fell apart and hundreds have been killed, while huge swaths of southeastern turkey have been turned into battlefields. now, let's go across the border to syria. the ypg is one of the main kurdish fighting forces enside syria. that is the force that america considers to be its strongest ally inside syria and it has received significant u.s. support in the forms of air strikes at times that have allowed the ypg to make gains against isis in

the governor of ankara says the bomb caused by a car bottom. the convoy was close to the military headquarters in the capital as well as the parliament. security officials have said that the initial signs indicate the outlawd kurdistan workers party or p.k.k. is behind the attack. >> translation: the purpose of this attack is to intimidate our country and to inflict fear into our citizens' mind. we all should be united because the terrorists are aiming to divide us >> reporter: it has not been an isolated incident. in the past few months there have been four deadly bombings in turkey. one bomber blew himself up in istanbul in january. ten died in the attack. the bomber was believed to have been inspired by islamic state in iraq and the levant. last october two bombs exploded outside of the railway astation. more than 1000 were killed in those blasts. one of the deadliest of its kinds. the instability is linked to the war in neighboring syria. turkey has the third war against i.s.i.l. it is also at war with the p.k.k. inside and outside the bord

rising tensions between kurds in turkey have deepened and particularly since the tragic events in ankara. my question is how is turkey's tensions with the kurds affected our ongoing fight against daesh

ankara wants to prevent further ypg advances, particularly in aleppo's northern corridor close to itsr. ankara considers that a threat to its national security, and it has made clear that it will take all necessary measures to prevent this. for now turkey's options are to tin the cross-border shelling and provide support to the non-kurdish syrian opposition. the west has signaled it won't back turkey's call for a ground operation inside syria, and the u.s. has signaled that it won't choose sides. the tensions are straining long-time alliances, and complicating an already difficult process aimed at ending syria's war. >>> coming up in this program, will he stay or will he go in we'll have all the latest as cameron tries to secure a deal to keep britain in the european union. >>> and mass protester over a student leader in india, triggers a debate on nationalism. ♪ ♪ >> let's give you the headlines. the u.s. has launched air strikes in libya, hitting an isil training base. american military sources say a tunisian man who was behind tourist attacks in tu nia is dead. >>> a opposition lea

ankara wants to prevent further ypg attacks ankara considers it a threat to its national security, it also wants western allies to stand by them in this fight. for now turkey's options are to continue the cross-record helling and provide support to the non-kurdish opposition. the west has signaled it won't back turkey's opposition in syria and the u.s. has signaled that it won't choose sides. it's training long. time alliances and complicating an already difficult process aimed apt ending syria's war. >> russia has called for an u.s. security council meeting because it fears turkey could launch a ground invasion of syria. it wants a resolution demanding an end to action which undermines syria's sovereignty. daniel lack is at the united nations. he joins us live now. what do we know about discussions there at the u.n.? >> the meeting is taking place mind closed doors. russia called it today. it's an urgent meeting to discuss its concerns as it said. that occur at this is declaring its support ground operations. wants to launch a ground operation inside syria. the french ambassador and

president vowing to retaliate after a deadly car bombing attack went off during the morning russia in ankara wednesday. 28 were killed. a convoy of military personal necessarily near the parliament was the target. turkish leaders say it was kurdish rebels from syria that are to blame. >> the p.y.g. and y.p.g. have links to the p.k.k. in turkey we have touched upon. we have said repeatedly there is a strong link between them. this attack will help our allies understand. we've been saying this that sooner or our allies will understand and those that

meanwhile, nine people are under arrest in connection with yesterday's deadly attack in an ankara ankara. last night, turkish war planes attacked rebel positions in iraq. >>> the legal face-off between apple and the federal government is growing. apple's refusal to imply with a court order to unlock an iphone belonging to one of the san bernardino killers has attracted support and criticism. don champion is here in new york. don, good morning. >> good morning. privacy versus protection has been brewing for months. now it appears this case could end up going all the way to the supreme court. in the meantime, apple finds itself getting support from its biggest competitor. >> reporter: tech giant google is standing with apple as its encryption battle with the government unfolds. in a series of tweets on wednesday night, the company's chief executive questioned the validity of a court order requiring apple to help unlock the iphone of san bernardino shooter syed farook, saying the move could set a troubling precedent. some iphone users flocked to the san francisco apple store on wednesday to

in october, a bomb attack killed close to 100 people outside a train station in ankara. a few weeks ago i.s.i.l. claimed responsibility after a man gloou himself up after a dark side popular with tourists. al this in syria. as far as the u.s. and other western powers are concerned there are allies in the war against i.s.i.l. the international community ut must go over that policy. >> the y.p.g. in the north, and the link to p.k.k. in turkey touched. there's a struggle between them. obviously it will help allies understand. evidence of those links, and one day the terrorist organizations will be judged. >> early on thursday, turkish operatives bombed tarts. ankara has been shelling forces for weeks. it wants to send ground troops to create a buffer zone. syria and russian allies control the sky. that teems to be on the table. unless n.a.t.o. and their partners support them. attacks include increased anger. the governments feel that it's been let down by the u.s. and n.a.t.o. the position towards certainian the difference of opinion is likely to remain. >> next on the prog

the president is vowing retaliation after the blast in ankara.ars a military convoy was the target. the united nations says aid is being distribute ed in some besieged years in syria. trucks carrying food, water, and medicine to nearly 100,000 people reached villages and towns on wednesday. and the polls have opened in uganda for presidential, parliamentary and local elections. the president is seeking another term to extend his 30-year rule. his main challenging is running for a fourth time. >>> pope francis has wrapped up his visit to mexico with a mass in a city mer near the border wh america. the murder rate there has fallen the city is still considered one of the most deadliest places notorious for its drug violence the pontiff prayed for those who died trying to cross the border in the u.s., adam raney is there. >> reporter: pope francis has departed mexico after a five-day whirlwind tour of this country from the southern border to the northern border here. he says mass here at the u.s. boarder praying for my grass, a group of people he has

ankara wants y.p.g. fighters and allies to withdraw from borders near turkey, but the group refuses to retreat. >>> u.s. supreme court justice antonin scalia has died. >> why are more and more civilians being killed and injured in afghanistan? most have the deaths were caused by groups opposed to the government including the taliban. >>> pope francis is preparing to arrive in the town just outside mexico city. he's expected to lead sunday mass. adam rainy looks at what the town hopes to gain from the pope's visit. >> a sprawling poor suburb on the edge of mexico city, for many represents the problems and promise of mexico, and perhaps that's why pope francis is coming here to say mass. hundreds of thousands of people commute into the capital every day to working class jobs. they work hard and scrimp to save. they are often held back by corruption and violent gangs. jorge moved here 25 years ago. land was cheap. he wanted to be his own boss. he succeeded but after being kidnapped and ba beaten by police,

ankara wants to prevent further ypg advances.ticularly in aleppo northern corridor, close to its border. ankara considers that a threat to its national security. it also wants its western allies to standing by them in this fight. for now, turkey's options are to continue the cross-border shelling and provide support to the non-kurdish syrian opposition. the west has signaled it won't back turkey's call for a ground operation inside syria, and the u.s. has signaled that it won't choose sides. the escalating tensions are straining long-time alliances, and complicating an already difficult process aimed at ending syria's war. >>> amnesty international has released a report that is critical of turkey's role in the refugee crisis, but calls for more on the be done globally. it reports that turkey authorities has denied entry of civilians who are in need of medical care after fleeing aleppo. they have shot and injured civilians attempting to cross the border unofficially. and called on the international community to step up its support