the syrian military allegedly crossed the euphrates river in the vicinity. just south of. the foresaid they clearing the way. resistance in the area as well as destroying isis. the various sources. a detachment that is. trained to fight against isis exclusively it has apparently be tough. villages on the eastern side of the river. carries the counterattacks and resisted fiercely sending suicide bombers as well as vehicles packed with explosives in an effort to destroy the advancing syrian forces. also according to reports significant casualties. are being captured but they aren't letting up the pressure determined to throw the syrian military back across the euphrates river something that will be much harder to do that the russians have said they've set up a bridge a temporary military bridge across the euphrates river by which the syrian military could move heavy units. across. the coming days will be. because the syrian military is now kilometers away from u.s. forces so it will be important to watch for any sort of escalation to avoid any unnecessary incidents. and the.

back across the euphrates river. that the russians have said they've set up a bridge a temporary military bridge across the euphrates river. the syrian military could move the coming days will be. because the syrian military. forces so it will be important to watch for any sort of. to avoid any unnecessary incidents. military drills. manufactured. public wealth. when the closest project. we can all middle of the room. welcome back that's return to our top story this hour donald trump has delivered his first address to the u.n. general assembly. is my guest he's an international human rights expert joins me on the line good speak to you dan so donald trump we hear him talking about putting america first defending the interests of one particular nation at a gathering of the u.n. which by its very nature was set up to bring countries together is that appropriate . no i don't think it's appropriate it really shows a town deafness. in don. tromp that he can't even read his audience which as you say are the nations of the

city of that is or across the river they also hold sway this is all their territory that's the euphrates river and cross it is isis it's from there that they shelled the city at will and from there that they launched the occasional raid across the river taking the other bank is key to liberating the city entirely isis still sends fighters and dom's back and forth across the river at night it may take weeks but it is inevitable isis in syria is on its last legs its collapse has been as spectacular as its rise since the beginning of the year the so-called calif that has lost thousands of square kilometers using precious oilfields and strategic towns to the advancing syrian army and the u.s. backed rebels that is not to say it's hoover will that it will be. isis has nothing left to lose according to the syrian military and the families of isis fighters and diehard supporters have allegedly retreated to the town of my idea and they have nowhere else to go in the shrinking caliph at the pass is quite a good indication for what they might do in the future everywhere they were whatever these areas we

the syrian military allegedly crossed the euphrates river in the vicinity. just southeast of the russian air force had spent days clearing the way isis resistance in the area as well as destroying isis. units across was again according to various sources. this detachment that is deployed and trained to fight against isis exclusively to his apparently be tough going. villages on the west on the eastern side of the river but isis have carried the counter attacks and have resisted fiercely sending suicide bombers as well as vehicles packed with explosives in an effort to destroy the advancing syrian forces isis has also according to reports suffered significant casualties a number of jihad has. been captured but they aren't letting up the pressure they determined to throw the syrian military back across the euphrates river something that will be much harder to do now that the russians have said they've set up a bridge a temporary military bridge across the euphrates river by which the syrian military can move heavy units such as tanks and. across the east. the

friday right supreme court suspending their independence and referendum syrian troops across the euphrates river right. being a stand off with u.s. backed rebels battling i saw on the other side. and we visit japan the men check cafe is the country breaks its own record for the number of people reaching the age of one hundred. welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump has made is they beat you at the united nations an organization that in the past he slated he repeated his previous criticism saying the world body is not living up to its potential because a bureaucracy and mismanagement however this time he promised the u.s. the u.s. would help reform the u.n. to make it stronger and more effective our diplomatic editor james bays reports out from new york diplomats were wary about this trumps first trip to the united nations as president. trump has railed against the u.n. many times in the past suggesting it's inefficient and bloated at times this transactional america first president that seemed to question the entire international system the sexist and since the u.n. was set up at the

syrian government troops battling i saw have crossed the euphrates river and they're risking a potential standoff with the u.s. backed rebels on the other side. me on mars the fact a leader was supposed to be among the world leaders addressing the general assembly the seer but uncensored cheney is the site at the state home where she is expected to break her near silence on the military crackdown against her hand to muslim muslims in a televised speech the nobel peace laureate has become a lightning rod for criticism over the treatment of the ranger which the u.n. humanitarian chief has called textbook ethnic cleansing scott heiler has more now from bangkok. were known songs to choose party the national league for democracy enjoyed a sweeping victory in two thousand and fifteen selection it was welcomed as a new chapter in myanmar's history a more democratic one after fifty years of government control by the military. but just over a year in office on song suchi is facing serious international criticism over the army's violent crackdown on the muslim rohingya minority in recovery and sta

city of that is or across the river they also hold sway this is all their territory that's the euphrates river and across it is isis it's from there that they shelled the city at will and from there that they launched the occasional raid across the river taking the other banking is key to liberating the city entirely isis still sends fighters and homs back and forth across the river at night it may take weeks but it is inevitable isis in syria is on its last legs its collapse has been as spectacular as its rise since the beginning of the year the so-called caliph it has lost thousands of square kilometers losing precious oilfields and strategic towns to the advancing syrian army and the u.s. backed rebels that is not to say it's hoover will that it will be. isis has nothing left to new ones according to the syrian military and the families of isis fighters and diehard supporters have allegedly retreated to the town of my idea and they have nowhere else to go in the shrinking caliph it looked like a good indication for what they might do in the future everywhere they were or whatever the areas

troops are close to encircling a pocket of i saw fighters in there as or after crossing the euphrates the river serves as a demarcation line between government allied forces and the u.s. backed rebels syrian government troops have been fighting ice on the west side of the river while u.s. backed rebels are battling the armed group on the east side actually how barra has this update the syrian army the. competing to take over territory that was under the control of the as seen by the americans as a key ally in the fight against. one of the russians provide significant military assistance the syrian army. and the clashes between the as the of of the syrian army this could lead to more tension between the americans and the russians so this is quite a significant development in syria. aid workers say the range of crisis at the bangladesh me a large border is now one of the biggest humanitarian catastrophes in the world they're struggling to meet the needs of more than four hundred thousand refugees who have fled violence since august twenty fifth from a shop or a do it in southeast bangladesh. repo

troops if they enter their territory syrian regime forces crossed to the eastern side of the euphrates river today arizona on monday that's an area claimed by the s.d.f. where its troops battling eisel one man's been killed when shots fired during a pro kurdish independence event in quetta cook kurdish leaders have vowed to hold an independence referendum later this month well let's cross live now to me and ma where the country's de facto leader unsung suchi is about to address the range of prices in rakhine state let's listen in to what he has to say with members of the international community the challenges that a country is now facing and the steps that we are taking to overcome. this yeah i think should not be able to travel to do you all could imagine. well not only voted for the national mood morrisey. in the nation's atlantic city. in fact. the task of carrying out three responsibility.

troops if they enter their territory syrian regime forces crossed to the eastern side of the euphrates river today resort on monday that's a direct claim by the s.d.f. where its troops are battling eisel and one man's been killed after shot so far john a pro kurdish independence event in quetta cook kurdish leaders a vow to hold an independence referendum later this month despite a ruling by iraq's supreme court to suspend it the government in baghdad regional neighbors iran and turkey and the united states want the vote to be delayed. well those were the headlines. of the count in the. deadly attack destroyed her family and left her badly wounded. a long time to california and little girl's journey of love through. progress or family. that would touch the hearts of the people around her ever i was excited when i saw this. on al jazeera wild at this time. this is. your weekly look at the world the business and economics.

they enter their territory the syrian democratic forces spoke out when regime troops crossed the euphrates river what encircling a pocket of fighters in dare's or the river is a boundary that separates the two parties and the syrian government troops have been fighting isis on the west side of the river while u.s. backed rebels are battling the group on the east. explains that situation the syrian army the. competing to take over territory that was under the control of in particular areas in the us and also. but now the situation might change because the syrian army by crossing the eastern riverbank of the euphrates sends a message that he is committed to control all those areas which puts it on a collision course with the. likely to see clashes between the and the syrian army in the coming days but now the problem with this is that the as the efi seen by the americans as a key ally in the fight against. while the russians provide significant military assistance the syrian army and if there are any clashes between the s.d. of and the syrian army this could lead to more tension between the americ

government troops are close to inserting a pocket of ice or fighters india zor after crossing the euphrates the river serves as a demarcation line between government allied forces and u.s. backed rebels syrian government troops have been fighting eisel the west side of the river while u.s. backed rebels are battling the are on the east side. north korea has once again dismissing actions against it as a hostile acts on board that it will stir it to move faster towards completing its nuclear force u.s. bombers and fighter jets have taken part in joint military drills with south korea and japan in another show of force against pyongyang separately china and russia have carried out their own naval drills off the russian far east imports of lot of our stock which china has called on all parties to avoid threatening actions and to ease their rhetoric. the most pressing task for all parties in the international community is to strictly fully and accurately and force the latest u.n. resolutions and not deliberately complicate the issue in fact everyone can see that when it comes to development of the nuclear

troops are close to encircling a pocket of isis fighters and their desire after crossing the euphrates river the river serves as a demarcation line between government allied forces and the u.s. backed rebels. north korea has once again the sinister sanctions against it as quote a hostile act and warned that it would spur it to move faster towards completing its nuclear force meanwhile in another show of force against pyongyang u.s. bombers and fighter jets have taken part in joint military drills with south korea and japan china has called on all parties to avoid threatening actions and to ease the rhetoric. well those are the headlines i have the al-jazeera news hour for you in less than half an hour what coming up next in search of persons russia continues . children living numskull of some sort by at poachers but if you're so dumb as we said they did what you said much that i missed certainly the. church to my stomach abysmal astonishing number of. symbolism. this year. you know it's. just good mutual ups and let us try and you're going to be just one . decimal if you didn't say a word yo

back it crossed the euphrates river. that the russians have said they've set up a bridge and temporary military bridge across the euphrates river. the syrian military could move the coming days will be. because the syrian military is now. u.s. forces so it will be important to watch for any sort of escalation to avoid any unnecessary incidents. drew it is redoubling its efforts to prevent catalonia from holding an independence referendum next month spanish prosecutors have started to question the first of more than seven hundred mayors in the autonomous region over their support for the vote and while the civil guard as raided several warehouses and sees promotional material for the referendum the national government very adamantly opposed the push for independence despite significant local support security officers have been ordered to seize ballot boxes however not all police departments are responding in the same way. and there are three security departments active in catalonia both the state civil guard and barcelona

supreme court to suspend the vote and syrian government troops battling isaw have crossed the euphrates river and they're risking a potential standoff with u.s. backed rebels on the other side of the. north korea has once again this missed the sanctions against it as a quote hostile act and warned that it will simply spur to move faster towards completing its and nuclear arsenal u.s. bombers and fighter jets have been taking part in joint military drills with south korea and japan in another show of force against pyongyang separately china and russia carried out their own naval drill drills off the port of light of all stock in the far east of russia. well fears over a potential conflict on the korean peninsula are damaging south korea's tourism industry the number of visitors especially from china has already fallen by seventy percent but not everyone is put off by talk of missile launches and military drills as andrew thomas has found out with tensions on the korean peninsula building south korea on monday hosted a conference of military leaders from across asia pacific giving the keynote a

at the end of the day we want to encircle and annihilate isis particularly in the middle euphrates riverwhat the russians want? are we able to communicate? we're not able to communicate team-to-team, russians and americans. >> that's what they have communicated to us. put at the end of the day as you know, actions speech louder than words. we have to work our way through that, from our perspective make sure that our airmen, our teammates on the ground, our soldiers and our partners are in a position to continue that fight against isis. >> shepard: our understanding of things is that we're bombing more targets in syria, isis related, than in the past. is that because there are more targets or is it something else? >> well i think it's combination of what we've been able to do to develop targets. over time, as we've spent time using our intelligence, surveillance, and recon says assets we have a better understanding of the environment. the second big piece is the sirrial democratic forces are on the move. in ra" a, the great success, along with the middle euphrates river valley that, drive

syria we've got exclusive footage from durban store with the terrorists being pushed across the euphrates river. again threatens north korea saying military action is a possibility while the state department defends is approach to the press.

fighters in yellow there and if we zoom in a little bit zoom down and there's a city and the river euphrates river as see how the red now spreads across the river and nuts where we've heard today that syrian government troops have crossed to the eastern bank to secure their hold on the city but this means that they could be well marching closer to a standoff with u.s. backed forces operating nearby let's bring in our zeros hashim i about was covered this conflict extensively for us here on al-jazeera a big development the syrian forces crossing the euphrates river which is supposed to be what they're calling a de confliction zone right how dangerous a situation we're facing right now well both the syrian army and the competing to try to take over territory that was under the control of a but there was a this is general sentiment that the syrian army will stay east so west of the euphrates worthiest if will maintain its presence. of the east of the euphrates no the syrian army is changing tactics it's moving east which puts it on a collision course with the as the f. it issued a warning saying that

stories islamic states last breath in syria we get an exclusive look across the euphrates river. the west bank is now being liberated from the terrorists. again threatens north korea saying military actions a possibility. defends his approach to the crisis. will be devastating i can tell you that devastating for north korea the president certainly. is a very effective communicator. and a creature who. many security trial would question why police didn't prevent some of his all of us.

government has confirmed if they carried out the attack and this blue line that you see is the euphrates river which is the dividing line between the two sides as they squeeze out eisel from the neighborhoods india is sore now is unified to say that they will not let the government cross the river euphrates river that is and the syrian regime is insisting that it will target all those who stand in its way including u.s. backed fighters. it's also worth noting here come on that according to the syrian observatory for human rights nearly eight hundred people have been killed in the last four months the deaths have been attributed to iceland tax u.s. led coalition strikes and russian attacks. from everything you describe it sounds like this is a very crowded battlefield is it really putting the screws on iceland taking away territory compared to where they were a year ago say absolutely you seeing these new forces emerge these forces which have been void by a coalition of international actors you see the iraqis forces in the iraqi military squeezing in on ice and from the iraqi front then you see

india as zoar now is unified to say that they will not let the government cross the river the euphrates river that is and the syrian regime is insisting that it will target all those who stand in its way including u.s. backed fighters it's also worth noting here that according to the syrian observatory for human rights nearly eight hundred people have been killed in the last four months the deaths have been attributed to iceland tax u.s. led coalition strikes and russian attacks. now if you're in the us and feel like protesting against or for something saturday could well be the best day for it's there more than fair to events planned for washington d.c. including approach demonstration called the mother of all rallies that also be a left leaning event called the mosque protect american democracy while the neighboring state of virginia is bracing for a new confederate states of america. is in richmond virginia for us to tell us what this is all about the organizers have said the extreme right isn't welcome at this rally well they be attracted to the event. what's interesting about introductio

quarter of an hour into the program welcome back the syrian army has reached the euphrates river after retaking two more districts in the south east of the city of terrorists or from eisel earlier this week the russian navy supporting the syrian military in a number of targets close to the city. russia's defense ministry say. communications posts as well as a munitions death posed were destroyed seven cruise missiles were launched on thursday from two submarines stationed in the mediterranean offering during three years of terror starvation and ongoing fighting and terrorism war locals are nonetheless trying to bring some sort of normalcy to their. lives. and i do. not mean up five now. i didn't get me in my neck like that a static. i there had he lived. that. schooner so to come i don't hog i mean any names. before but i've known. adam of hundred ever wanted dead or. alive and all these. many many and often maybe even a shot a long. train to steady want to live in my house i sit in. my beckett humorless no more no more you mock. the sort of. many many she. rushes the fence ministry ho

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troops if they enter their territory syrian regime forces crossed to the eastern side of the euphrates river to darrow's or on monday that's an area claimed by the s.d.f. where its troops are battling. one man's been killed when shots fired during a pro kurdish independence event in quetta cook. kurdish leaders have vowed to hold an independence referendum later this month but let's cross live now to me and ma where the country's de facto leader and sang suchi is about to address the range of prices in rakhine state let's listen in to what she has to say to share with members of the international community the challenges that our country is now facing and the steps that we are taking to overcome them. this year as i shall not be able to do you often would imagine. and i know. you have nothing more to see. in this is pretty simple to. me in fact. the task of carrying out three responsibilities democratic transition peace and stability and development. none of these challenges are easy or simple. transition for us is a transition to democracy after half a century or more of authoritarian rule.

it's along the euphrates river and in the north of syria moderate kurdish an arab groups that are to some extent under the influence of the us a fighting i saw in our newsroom. and quite successfully that's evident if you look at the partial liberation of raca as we all hope that this city will be fully liberated from the terrorists in a month or two so you know and finally have a steady flow of positive news from syria both when it comes to the peace process and also the fight on terror we can only hope it wholesale eba trying to bring us right up there from those talks in kazakhstan playing. and that is the news for now far more will be here at the top of their with all the latest developments from a busy day of global news stay with our international. here's what people have been saying about rejecting the night with you i suspect it is full on awesome the only show i go out of my way to launch you know a lot of the really packs a punch oh yeah it's the john oliver of r t america is doing the same we are apparently better than that and see people you never heard of love right back

meanwhile the russian military has managed to establish a bridge over the euphrates river near the city of david saw the battle for that city's not yet over but humanitarian convoys are now regularly delivering aid locals can finally get basic food that they haven't seen since i still proceed to the city children seeing some kinds of fruit for the first time in their lives. as the details of what these people have been through is indescribable. and saw. how to. get in there he didn't take. my left hand you can have the video we can hear about it we can read about it watch it but we won't truly understand. the need to our own money make. one last thing i mean and as always it was the young and the elderly hit hardest that died first and again none of them are ok let's do it do it. had it is not it i do agree insulin is to me so now i know. if it wasn't hunger it was isis shelling if not that i lack of medicine but the city survived life even did as ordered is still far from normal but at least it will be starving to death and the more of the times when people would fight to the death wit

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