this istanbul neighborhood was supposed to be the starting point for a huge peace rally today.the istanbul governorship canceled the rally and then the sponsors of the rally called it off as well. trying to deescalate tensions but some committed peace activists have shown up, they have their peace signs some are wearing peace block jerseys and vests but security forces have now encircled the area and many are worried that this area will be cleared soon. many here were supporters of kurdish rights, one reason so many officers were on hands. now strains in an already fraught relationship may be reaching the breaking point once more mohamed al jazerra istanbul. >> zeina, a lot of concern about the shift in policy there. talk us through the different approaches when it comes to turkey and its allies. >> reporter: well, turkey and the united states have had a strained relationship. particularly over policy in syria. now we are seeing increased cooperation. the turkish prime minister is saying that there are still dinners, differences remain but they found common ground. and accordin

mohamed reports now from istanbul. >> reporter: in turkey another attack.me a car bomb targeted a military convoy in the predominantly kurdish southeastern province. two soldiers were killed and another four were wounded. while no group has yet claimed responsibility turkish officials believe the outlawed kurdistan workers party or p.k.k., to be behind it. it's the latest jolt in a volatile 48 hours full of fundamental shifts in military strategy. a country that for so long has been wary of intervening in any conflict now finds itself involved in two. bombing both isil in syria and the p.k.k. in northern iraq. turkish journalist says a skeptical turkish public simply wasn't prepared for that. >> there are too many questions. like if isis is attacking us, why are we fighting the p.k.k.? which is fighting isis in any case. and on top is turkey strategically speaking, and in terms of our spirit, are we capable of fighting two wars in two different countries simultaneously? >> reporter: when it comes to renewed hostilities between turkey and the p.k.k., he beli

sultan in istanbul. i wanted the ship to carry 75 female slaves, four lions, four antelopes and 12 parrots as a big, fat present to the sultan in istanbul. and the captain of the u.s.s. george washington agreed to do it. what's worse is they made him fly the algerian flag above the united states flag. he did that as well. that would give you a sense of how small or puny the united states was. so we were that puny but we had big dreams. there were courageous americans who were furious at the indignity of being bullied by countries like algiers and tripoli. and one of them al eaton, the hero of this book. and he said he would rather be impaled than fly the algerian flag on the masthead of the u.s.s. washington. he was a fearless man and he hated the idea of anyone being slaves. the idea of an american citizen traveling on a summer vacation and winding up a slave in tripoli appalled him. he didn't just complain about it, he did something about it. and we'll find out about his mission. so basically in 1801 t

>> turkey strikes isil targets inside syria and launches raids across istanbul to isil members. you are watching al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. we have an exclusive report from a burundi refugee camp. men are going missing. there are fears they are being recruited to become soldiers. >> convince me that this isn't just a big charade. >> unconvinced, u.s. politicians aren't holding back over their disdane for the iran nuclear deal. and burundi gets spruced up for president barack obama's visit. >>> we begin in turkey. that's where the government has confirmed it carried out air strikes inside syria. turkish police carried out raids across the country. we are following developments right on the border with syria. first of all, tell us about the air strikes that the turks carried out inside syria. >> reporter: these were three air strikes that happened about six hours ago. three turkish f-16 fighter jets went into syrian air space. they hit two isil headquarters and one assembly point in syria. the turkish media has been saying that these clashes with isil are very

in fact, the istanbul governorship canceled the rally and then the sponsored called it off as well. some committed peace activists have shown up. they have their peace signs, some are wearing peace gawk jerseys and vests. but skoont forces have encircled the area and many are worried that this area will be cleared soon. many years we are respects on kurdish rights one reason so many officers were on hand. now trainings in a fraught relationship may break the brauking point once again. the crowd may have dissipated today but the anxiety very much remains. al jazeera, istanbul. >>> at least 13 people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a hotel in the somali cap tar of monthing deshoe. he ran the truck into the motel, and al shabaab taking responsibility for the it. if they're fighting with the african un privately coordinating with indices that use that hotel. >>> u.s. president barack obama has arrived toette yoel ya. it's a keep ally criticized for his record on tell me see and button. >>> right after the report on barack obama's earlier visit to the homeland of his late father

bernard smith, al jazeera istanbul. >>> a vaccine against ebola which last been be 100% is effective, ebola is spread quickly by human contact and 50% of those who contract the disease die. the outbreak spread from guinea to owner sierra sierra leone and liberia. andre helaparesh is also welcomed the news. >> it's a fantastic development. really it's a game changer. having this tool as part of our tool kit to fight the epidemic, to bring it down to zero cases. we really hope to see that this trial is expanded. we'd like to see it used, this vaccine in new areas. >> the chadian army says it has killed 117 boko haram fighters, it carried out an operation against the armed group in the area separating nigeria chad and cameroon. regional fighting against boko haram. >>> in nigeria a suicide bomb are has killed at least five people and injured many more. happened in an area outside mied plaidmaiduguri. be three officials of the be power company should face charges of professional negligence. be radioactive material contaminated food air and water supplies following a massive earthquake and

arwa damon joins us live from is istanbul. turkey getting involved in this is a big deal. >> reporter: it is. it's not necessarily a game-changer when 2 comesit comes to the broader war against isis. it is for turkey getting for the first time actively involved in air strikes against isis targets inside syria. and this makes turkey quite vulnerable to retaliatory attacks especially if we take a look what happened last monday with the suicide bombing that killed 32 people in that border town. turkey has also reopened its front line with another group that it at least considers to be a terrorist organization and that is the kurd workers and going after their targets in northern iraq where they have hidden camps in the mountains, but also going after them in turkey's own borders. we have over the last few days seen clashes breaking out and seen precision attacks being carried out by the pkk against members of the turkish security forces. this nato meeting really an opportunity for turkey to one, ensure it has the full backing of

sarah: on the streets of istanbul, thank you.ut the turkish president was a broad and he was in talks with his counterpart in china, xi jinping. they returned to strengthen ties between the two with trade agreements but the minority group is also on the agenda. there was their treatment by the chinese government. the leader of pakistan's most feared anti-she ate -- anti-shiite group is dead. he was being moved between prisons when a group of armed men attempted to free him. at least 13 other militants died and he was on the u.s. list of global terrorist, and his group is an al qaeda affiliate, which has been responsible for thousands of deaths in packs and since the mid-1990's -- deaths in pakistan since the mid-1990's. and looking at what happened to cecil before his untimely death. his death has sparked outrage. an american tourist has admitted to shooting him, and two zimbabweans have appeared in court over it. reporter: thousands came from around the world to see cecil up close, unmistakable with his black mane, and researche

sarah: on the streets of istanbul, thank you.ut the turkish president was a broad and he was in talks with his counterpart in china, xi jinping. they returned to strengthen ties between the two with trade agreements but the minority group is also on the agenda. there was their treatment by the chinese government. the leader of pakistan's most feared anti-she ate -- anti-shiite group is dead. he was being moved between prisons when a group of armed men attempted to free him. at least 13 other militants died and he was on the u.s. list of global terrorist, and his group is an al qaeda affiliate, which has been responsible for thousands of deaths in packs and since the mid-1990's -- deaths in pakistan since the mid-1990's. and looking at what happened to cecil before his untimely death. his death has sparked outrage. an american tourist has admitted to shooting him, and two zimbabweans have appeared in court over it. reporter: thousands came from around the world to see cecil up close, unmistakable with his black mane, and researche

we go live to our correspondent in istanbul for more. also on the show, a knife attack at a gay pride parade in jerusalem. five people stabbed and police say the suspect has done it before. and the chinese artist ai weiwei greets his son at munich airport. after four years, china finally agreed to let the dissident leave. host: good to have you with us. we begin with turkeys -- turkey's growing aggression against the kurdish military group, the pkk. turkish planes have reportedly hit pkk targets in northern iraq including shelters, dave's, and storage units. the bombings came after and it -- caves, and storage units. an estimated 200 kurdish fighters have died in airstrikes in recent days. let's pull in our correspondent, dorian jones. he is on the story for us. what more do we know about these latest attacks against the kurds? dorian: they follow the killing of three kurdish soldiers in an ambush in turkey. they are backed up by turkish artillery targeting 100 20 targets. this follows a bombardment two days ago which involved 17 jets hi

. >>> the turkish police fired tear gas to break up an antigovernment rally in istanbul istanbul. they say turkey isn't doing enough to stop attacks by isil. the demonstration comes after a suicide bomber killed 30 people close to the border with syria. another hundred people were injured. >> reporter: the explosion happened in the garden of the cultural center in a turkish town. most of the victims were volunteers, due to travel to the kurdish town across the border in syria to carry out. it's not known what caused the blast. turkey's president said it was a terrorist attack by a suicide bomber. minutes after the explosion there was another blast. isil laid siege to the town last year prompting tens of thousands of people to escape to turkey. by january a combination of air strikes, they defeated isil. much of the town lies in ruins. many blame the turkish government for not doing enough to protect kurds who fled the war in syria. >> many accuse their own government of taking a proactive stance in favor of isis, particularly at the time of the siege, the turkish government seemed

we go live to our correspondent in istanbul for more. also on the show, a knife attack at a gay pride parade in jerusalem. five people stabbed and police say the suspect has done it before. and the chinese artist ai weiwei greets his son at munich airport. after four years china finally agreed to let the dissident leave. host: good to have you with us. we begin with turkeys -- turkey's growing aggression against the kurdish military group, the pkk. turkish planes have reportedly hit pkk targets in northern iraq including shelters, dave's, and storage units. the bombings came after and it -- caves, and storage units. an estimated 200 kurdish fighters have died in airstrikes in recent days. let's pull in our correspondent dorian jones. he is on the story for us. what more do we know about these latest attacks against the kurds? dorian: they follow the killing of three kurdish soldiers in an ambush in turkey. they are backed up by turkish artillery targeting 100 20 targets. this follows a bombardment two days ago which involved 17 jets hitt

anchor: dorian jones istanbul. thank you very much. now to other stories making news around the world nasa has been sharing the latest goodies from its pluto flyby mission, new horizons. this animated flyover shows pluto in much higher resolution than we have ever seen but or. -- before. this stunning shot is bhutto's darkside -- pluto's dark side. in austria a landslide has cut off 5000 people from the outside world. aim a den rockslide earlier in the day blocked off the only road into the country's valley. there have been no reports so far of any casualties. you are watching "dw news." still to come, can your car be hacked? hackers have struck fear into the auto industry, spurring chrysler to announce a massive recall. we will hack away on that answer in a moment with business news and more news. ♪ >> 1 out of 8 people's suffering from hunger. the word -- world food program is fighting hunger. join the fight. anchor: this is "dw news" live from berlin. president barack obama embraced his half-sister as he arrived in kenya, the start

istanbul.ow are kurds going to react to this? >> well this was an unexpected bombing because we think that this absolutely ambushing the peace process in turkey as well as a violation of cease-fire between turkish forces and pkk. one hand, turkey now turning to the coalition, international coalition against isis. since isis got occupied iraqi and the syrian cities should take turkish position and foreign policy because we think that turkey has an unofficial relation with isis and now isis policy turn to turkey. turkey use people massacred bombing. why we are saying fighting turkey a lot. policy is down. and now they turn and change their policy. on the other hand time frame, they are attacking and finish the peace process within kurdish people. >> i want to ask you about the relationship that isil and the kurds have. there seems to be a perception by turkey that the two are inter connected, that they are lumped together. can you clarify for us what the dynamic of that relation is? >> well this

anchor: dorian jones istanbul. thank you very much. now to other stories making news around the world nasa has been sharing the latest goodies from its pluto flyby mission, new horizons. this animated flyover shows pluto in much higher resolution than we have ever seen but or. -- before. this stunning shot is bhutto's darkside -- pluto's dark side. in austria a landslide has cut off 5000 people from the outside world. aim a den rockslide earlier in the day blocked off the only road into the country's valley. there have been no reports so far of any casualties. you are watching "dw news." still to come, can your car be hacked? hackers have struck fear into the auto industry, spurring chrysler to announce a massive recall. we will hack away on that answer in a moment with business news and more news. ♪ >> 1 out of 8 people's suffering from hunger. the word -- world food program is fighting hunger. join the fight. anchor: this is "dw news" live from berlin. president barack obama embraced his half-sister as he arrived in kenya, the start

cnn's arwa damon joins us from istanbul. >> reporter: good morning.urkey is in a fairly vulnerable position at this stated and why it called for the emergency meeting. also wanting to ensure it has the capital moving forward in its own anti-terrorism campaign wanting to ensure it has the backing of key nato allies because, as you mentioned, turkey is not just for the first time taking on isis in syria by launching air strikes against isis positions, it has also reopened its front with the kurdish workers party and pkk bombing them, not just in northern iraq but also in some sensitive areas within turkey's borders and there have been widespread concerns that turkey could be facing retaliatory attacks by isis. so concerned are some members of the population at this stage, john that even though there have been unsubstantiated reports at this stage that some sort of attack could take place in istanbul turkey is trying toavoid that. turkey finally opening up its bases and air spaces to u.s. aircraft. turkey probably realizing its policy of sitting on the s

turkey's ramped-up fight against militants there, the isis group, we now turn to our producer in istanbul. thank you so much for taking a moment with us. so as we see this policy shift, how significant is it and what type of impact will it have, do you suspect? >> well turkey's policy over the last week has definitely shifted. it's tougher and it's more aggressive. but we have to realize that it's not just at isis. turkey right now with statements coming out of the prime minister ministery saying they are ready to prepare in all cases on all fronts. what we're seeing in turkey is a toughening of its stance against isis. yesterday, three f-16s took off and hit isis targets inside syria. last night there were ground forces that didn't cross into syria but that fired at isis targets there. but concurrently there was an aerial strike that was going on in northern iraq which targeted pkk or kurdistan workers party assets and locations in northern iraq. all of this is a ramping up of turkey's military posture and is a more aggressive way for turkey to go after what it sees as terrorism, which i

turkey has no plans to send ground troops into syria and we have been following events live from istanbul and we will talk about y.p.g. in a moment but tell us a little more about the arrests we have been seeing. >> reporter: well those 15 arrests on raids in ankora were all foreigners according to kurdish security services and they are the latest in the series of 900 people arrested so far in raids going on really for the past weeks and months but they stepped up just sort of in the last week or so after that suicide bomb attack in near the border with syria. turkey showing it seems a new willingness and determination to try and pick out potential i.s.i.l. supporters sympathizers and supporters living in turkey and arrests also included people from the p.k.k. the government says and members of an extreme left wing group here in turkey and the government says it's not just targeting i.s.i.l., it is targeting what it says are other threats of turkey to the p.k.k. and extreme left laura. >> it seems allegedly that turkey is also striking the y.p.g. what is turkey's military saying about tha

the istanbul governorship canceled the rally and they called it off as well trying to de-escalate tensions. some committed peace activists have shown up and have their peace signs and some are wearing peace jerseys and vests. security forces have now encircled the area and many are worried this area will be cleared soon. many here were supporters of kurdish rights. one reason so many officers were on hand. now strained in an already fraught relationship may reach the breaking point once more. >>> reports are coming in that a policeman has been shot done in istanbul after police clashed are protesters that blocked a main street and attacked them with sticks, stones and molotov cocktails. at least four protesters wearing mask at a funeral of a woman of the liberation party front. >>> at least 13 people have been kimmed a suicide bombing in the mogadishu mogadishu. al shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack. it blames ethiopia for the deaths. they're fighting the african union are coordinated by embassies using the hotel. u.s. president barack obama arrived in neighboring ethiopia. it w

cnn's senior international correspondent arwa damon is in istanbul for us right now.o far, we understand there has not been a claim of responsibility for today's bombing? >> no, there hasn't. but that is not necessarily uncommon. where the bombing took place in turkey's kurdish heartland just 24 hours after the kurd stan workers party, the pkk that turkish jets were targeting in northern iraq just a short while ago effectively declared the 2013 cease-fire dead. all indications are at this stage that they were responsible for this attack. not just because of the location where it took place, but also because of how it took place, and who the target was. the pkk, as of late, has, prior to this cease-fire, has been going after turkey's security apparatus. but, you also have a very complicated situation for this nation that had been trying, at least to the best that it could, to stay out of violent confrontation. not just when it comes to the battle with the pkk, which turkey deems a terrorist organization. but also when it comes to the fighting with isis in syria. turkey

this istanbul neighborhood was supposed to be the starting point for a huge peace rail today. governorship canceled that rally and the sponsors of the rally called it off as well trying to deescalate tensions, but some committed peace activists have shown up. they have their peace signs some wearing peace block jerseys and vests, but security forces have encircled the area and many here are worried that the area will be cleared soon. many here were supporters of kurdish rights. one reason so many officers were on hand. now strained and an already fraught relationship may be rink the breaking point once more. al jazerra istanbul. >> and zeina talk us through the different approaches being taken by both the u.s. and turkey when it comes to this batter. >> reporter: well, we know that they have had strained relations over syria policy. the prime spinster everybody acknowledging differences still remain but said there was enough common ground to reach an agreement. he's not linking the agreement to turkey's knew position it's actively engaging in the fight against isil. what he sa

holly williams is in istanbul. holly? >> reporter: well, charlie, this switch in turkey's position comes in a week in which syria's civil war spilled violently across the country's border. on monday, a suicide bomber killed more than 30 people in a turkish town close to the border, and a government official here told us that he was linked to isis. then today, the turkish military said that five isis gunmen opened fire on a turkish border post, killing one soldier. so, it's possible that turkey fears that it's losing control of its border and has therefore allowed the u.s. to begin using its air base to strike isis. also today, turkey announced that it is building a new wall along sections of its border presumably to try to stem the flow of foreign fighters into syria. >> rose: holly williams in istanbul. thanks, holly. the body of lance corporal skip wells arrived home in georgia today. he was gunned down a week ago along with three other marines and a sailor at a reserve center in chattanooga. service members lined the r

reuters reporter ayla jean yackley joins me from istanbul to discuss that. so what was it that pushed turkey into this fight? >> well as you mentioned, earlier this week, there was a suicide bomb attack in a town called suruc across the border from syria, and that sent shock waves throughout the country. that was not the first attack by islamic state on turkish territory but it was by far the most significant and deadliest and it had to be a factor in turkey's decision to move closer in alliance with the ally the united states. >> sreenivasan: we talked about two set of targets here that tuey is focusing on -- isis and kurdish separatists. they call them a terrorist organization. one person's terrorist organization is another person's freedom fighter, right. what's happening across that front? the pkkis also deemed a terrorist organization by the united states, as well as the european union. but the p.k.k., or at least forces allied with the p.k.k., in northern syria have been coordinating with the united states in its campaign against islamic state, but tur

kurdistan in northern iraq. >> thank you from istanbul and now we go to southern turkey and zana gettingabout this town in syria which has been taken by the syrian kurds and tell us more about that. >> well this was an i.s.i.l.-controlled town south of kobani a stronghold of the syrian kurds. what we understand is the main syrian kurdish fighting force have now taken over the town. i.s.i.l. really has lost a lot of territory to the syrian kurds over resent weeks. the kurds now control more than half of the territory that lies along the border between turkey and syria. and this really is what causes concern in turkey. turkish officials are worried about the growing strength of syria's kurds. we managed to speak to a spokesman of the y.p.g. and did welcome turkish decision to join the fight against i.s.i.l. but y.p.g. believes turkey is more concerned with targeting the kurds and just shows you the growing tensions between turkey and the syrian kurds and the syrian kurds feel the war against i.s.i.l. that turkey declared is a cover up and what the turks want to do is contain the syrian kur

arwa damon, joining us from insti istanbul. do we know who is behind this car bombing, arwa?g, christi. no indication, yet all indications are the pkk. this ambush. the unit that was attacked was responding to a burning vehicle. and the attack comes about 24 hours after the pkk declared the cease-fire effectively dead. this is causing concern among the population that's already struggling with turkey's battle against the pkk, resulting in low-level violence for three decades. you don't have just this particular conflict that's taking place. you also have the conflict that turkey has undertaken, now, it seems more directly, with isis, launching those air strikes from turkish air space into syria. also, over the last few days. as turkish authorities have been launching a massive roundup of suspected terrorists. a widespread anti-terrorism campaign that saw about 600 individuals believed to be or accused of being with isis and the pkk, rounded up since friday. many people very concerned about what is going to happen next. this may not necessarily be a game-changer. but at this s

bernard smith is live for us in istanbul. turkey has been pushing for the safe zone for a while. what exactly is a safe zone in this in stance and how is it supposed to work? >> >> well, randall it seems that this safe zone is panning out to be effectively a protective zone or even a no flow zone without officially designated at such. the u.s. has long been retuck taint to get involved in fighting assad's forces. it wants to fight it says isil, so doesn't want the job of a no fly zone. this safe zone, it seems will go 40 miles deep into syria and run 68 miles along the border with turkey. the idea is to push those isil forces 40 miles away from the border with turkey. what turkey's foreign minister is saying, that effectively therefore, that strip of land will become a protected zone, because of the amount of flights that will be going on overhead, targeting isil forces beyond that area. that will relieve some of the pressures on turkey. it's hoped some of them might be able to go back into that protected zone. >> bernard, do you think there was some sort of quid pro quo here? di

. >> this istanbul neighborhood was supposed to be the starting point for a huge peace rally today. the istanbul governorship canceled that rally and the sponsors called it off, as well, but some committed peace activists have shown up. they have their peace signs some are wearing peace jerseys and vests but security forces have the now enkirkled the area and many worry this area will be cleared soon. >> many here were supporters of kurdish rights, one reason so many officers were on hand. now, strains in an already out from relationship may have reached that the point once more. >> john kerry and ash carter aren't the only officials trying to convince people to accept the iran nuclear deal. iran's foreign minister is now making the rounds in the middle east. visiting kuwait today next he will go to qatar and then on to iraq. many sunni muslim world guff arab countries distrust shia iran. >> violence in el salvador is at its highest rate since the 1980's. almost 3,000 people were murdered this year. in june, the toll was 677. we have a report from the capitol an how the military is

sarah: dorian jones and istanbul , thank you very much. they have moved one step closer to implementation. the security council gave unanimous backing to a resolution endorsing the deal. it could a path to lift crippling economic sanctions provided iran's exit the agreements. the ambassador said it could provide a blueprint. they are in tehran for talks to everyone. >> the highest ranking german politician. he has been meeting iranian president. the first goal is to help german companies rebuild the close ties they want had with iran. it has been suspended in 2001. the price is about 7 billion euros. when sanctions are loosened for the first time, trade volume rose to 2.7 billion euros. ties between germany and iran go back a long time. for years daimler siemens and bosch have been a common sight in the iranian capital of tehran. even an attack on a restaurant in 1992 could not do much harm. the policy has been reborn. business is not the only thing they can talk about. sarah: going on trial in the capital. the 72-year-old refuses to recog

sarah: dorian jones and istanbul , thank you very much. they have moved one step closer to implementation. the security council gave unanimous backing to a resolution endorsing the deal. it could a path to lift crippling economic sanctions provided iran's exit the agreements. the ambassador said it could provide a blueprint. they are in tehran for talks to everyone. >> the highest ranking german politician. he has been meeting iranian president. the first goal is to help german companies rebuild the close ties they want had with iran. it has been suspended in 2001. the price is about 7 billion euros. when sanctions are loosened for the first time, trade volume rose to 2.7 billion euros. ties between germany and iran go back a long time. for years daimler siemens and bosch have been a common sight in the iranian capital of tehran. even an attack on a restaurant in 1992 could not do much harm. the policy has been reborn. business is not the only thing they can talk about. sarah: going on trial in the capital. the 72-year-old refuses to recog

he joins us live from istanbul. good to have you with us. this is thought to be an isil-linked attack targeting youth workers who have come to help the. syrian town of kobane. what do you make of that? this time terror really hit home. the interestingly this took place just ten kilometers from kobane from the syrian border. these youngster socialist youth as they call themselves, were organized to bring aid to kobane including toys for kids. they were a totally peaceful activists trying to help the kurds on the other side of the border against isis. therefore many people think this is an isis attack. nobody claimed it yet and the authorities have not disclosed or yet found who is the attacker suspected to be a suicide-bomber, but it is widely thought to be an isis attack. and many people here are saying that now it's time to wake up for the threat coming from isis. the government should take this more seriously because we're only considering it's a problem inside syria. >> in fact, the turkish government has been criticized for not taking on

china is warning citizens traveling in turkey to be careful and some tourists were attacked in istanbuluring anti-chinese protests. [ speaking foreign language ]. >> hundreds marching protesting against the chinese government's treatment of uyghurs, a muslim ethnic group in western china. they are banned from worshipping and fasting during ramadan. >> we want to go to our senior international correspondent ivan watson who is in beijing. what measures are in place to ensure the safety of chinese tourists going forward in turkey? >> reporter: well the chinese government is advising chinese tourists in turkey to quote, avoid going out alone. that's one of the precautionary measures in this safety warning that has gone out after the chinese government says some of its tourists were attacked and harassed in these anti-chinese protests. relatively small ones that did get a little bit violent? some locations over the course of the weekend. in one of these cases that journalist documented you had ultra nationalists pursuing east asians in one of the main tourist attractions in istanbul. riot po

police in istanbul turkey clashed with protesters.syrian border killed 31 people. at least 100 people were wounded. >>> pope francis is expected to make a statement at an important conference hosted by the vatican in about two hours from now. more than 60 mayors from around the world will take part. the mayors are expected to sign a declaration against modern day slavery. >>> there are reports of gunfire in burundi. the incumbent is running unopposed for a third term. >>> the polls have opened. and i'm joined on the phone by a journalist who is in burundi's capital. in terms of the polls opening. i know there have been violence overnight. what is the situation now? >> reporter: well the polls opened at 6:00 this morning about two and a half hours ago and things got off to a very slow start here. they opened about an hour late and now -- >> i believe we have lost julia steers here who was in the capital there. a crucial election going on there as you know errol. the president there against everyone's wishes said he wanted to try and ru

bernard smith, al jazeera istanbul. >> the quirk into the former kgb agent alexander litvinenko nineears ago has ended. just as the british do, they accuse the russian president of killing the armed dissident. moscow has refused to extradite the suspects. simply doesn't trust the inquire. nadim baba reports. >> initially mystified by his symptoms. only when his symptoms be, litvinenko had ingested the plutonium. how and why he was poisoned? on friday his widow's lawyer said that had been proven. >> when all of this evidence is viewed in the round as it must be it establishes russian state responsibility for his murder beyond reasonable doubt and if the russian state is responsible, vladimir putin is responsible. not on some analogic principle but because he personally ordered the liquidation of an enemy who was bent on exposing him and his cronies. it is. >> alexander litvinenko was a former kgb member who had become vocally opposed to vladimir putin's be regime. scientists found a trail of radio activity at their various hotels and meeting places. on november the 1st 2006, at the mi

we have this report from istanbul, the complex landscape in tuckey is adding to tensions. >> reporter: in turkey, another attack. this time a car bomb targeted a military convoy in the south-eastern province. two soldiers were killed and another four were wounded. no group has yet claimed responsibility turkish officials believe the p.k.k. to be behind it. it's the latest jolt in a volatile 48 hours full of fun dimensional shifts in military strategy. a country that for so long has been wary of intervening in conflict, is now involved in two, bombing i.s.i.l. and syria, and the p.k.k. in northern iraq. turkish journalist said a skeptical turkish public was not prepared for this. >> there's too many questions. if i.s.i.s. is attacking us, why are we fighting the p.k.k. which is fighting i.s.i.s. in any case. on top turkey - are they strategically speaking and are they capable of fighting two wars in two countries simultaneously. >> when it comes to renewed host ilties, it's -- hostilities, it's believed both parties are to blame. >> the military have been seeking a confrontation with p

istanbul i've been there. cosmopolitan town. they have hard core muslim.t want to see gays in the street. >>> now ted cruz trying to sell a book. he's been around. he goes over to buzz feed. what's buzz feed? what is that? >> it's a news aggregate, sort of edgy internet site. >> on the net? >> on the internet. >> so ted cruz goes to buzz feed. was that smart? >> he's hugely popular at buzz feed as you might imagine. he's doing an audition. >> we'll get to that in a minute. >> all right. >> was it smart for him to go to buzz feed. >> he's trying to broaden his appeal. >> does he get liked there? >> i doubt it. >> i'll say mccallem sent me. >> that's right. >> he goes to buzz feed to sell a book. >> kind of. >> not going to get a lot of votes in buzz feed? >> no. >> somehow he gets around to auditioning for a role on the "simpson's." go. >> hi i'm ted with harry sheerer retiring i'm auditioning for any part i can get in "the simpson's." smithers release the hounds. excellent. hidely ho neighbor. kang and kodos in one of the classic episodes. when they run fo

. >> let's bring in cnn producer who is in istanbul turkey, joining us live by phone.o much for taking your time to chat with us. so the question that many people are asking and you heard in barbara starr's report that the ink is not yet dry on this potential agreement. but if the united states is able to base within turkey how significant is that change in the fight against isis? >> turkey is a very geographically important place for the fight against isis. but turkey itself has been having to deal with isis terror in its own country as well. and we saw a reaction from the turkish military just recently just hours ago, turkish fighter jets took off from a southeastern turkish air base and hit isis targets inside syria, taking out three isis targets. two of them isis bases. and one place that's been described as a gathering place for isis ammunition. the operation is concluded but turkish officials are not ruling out the possibility that they will carry out more targeted attacks against isis. so they are saying that they're committed to preserving turkey's national sec

richard engel joins us from istanbul turkey.battle or a battle against the kurds? >> reporter: well here in the middle east it is often very complicated and difficult to know exactly who is fighting whom and who your allies are. the u.s. is celebrating that turkey has made this decision to crack down on isis. nato today expressed its support for that changed policy. turkey, for well over a year has allowed itself to become a transit zone for islamic extremists. so that is one side of the equation. but turkey also seems to be mixing its crackdown against isis with a crackdown against kurdish rivals. and that is a problem for the u.s. because the rival of the kurds have been one of the strongest allies that the americans have found in the fight against isis. so while the u.s. is happy to see turkey apparently having a change of heart, they are concerned that turkey is using the fight against isis as a pretext to settle political scores in this country. >> richard, i've been waiting to talk to you because i always so appreciate you

they are operating in places like istanbul recruiting people bringing them over to syria to join theorist organization so if isis pulls the trigger, turkey could have problems indeed. there's got to be concern about western tourists inside turkey as well as facilities in ankara and istanbul. >> ar a, you have spent a lot of time in baghdad, in iraq, in iraq over the years, the horrible suicide bombing in iraq over the weekend, the death toll now up to 120. some guy pretending to sell ice at the end of ramadan, during people there causing a huge explosion. there seems to be an uptick against shiite elements inside iraq. >> and this was targeting one of the very delicate potential fissure points inside iraq by going after the predominantly shi'a population in the town in the diyala province. and of course you have the horrifying tactics playing out once again where you mentioned theed is bomber as as man selling ice, luring customers in including children. what's happening in iraq and taking place in turkey is isis going after targets that it knows are potentially going to have ramific

cnn, istanbul. >>> now to this u.s.dates to take his job. >> it came during his visit to ethiopia. jim acosta has more. >> reporter: in his first real dive in though 2016 race for the white house, president obama blasted one of the republican field's top candidates former arkansas governor mike huckabee who said the nuclear deal with iran threat enned another holocaust. >> particular comments from mr. huckabee are i think part of a general pattern that we have seen that would be considered ridiculous if it weren't so sad. >> reporter: huckabee ignited the up year when he said the president was ignoring past iranian threats of wiping israel off the map. >> he is so naive he would trust the iranians and take the israelis and basically march them to the door of the oven. >> reporter: responding in a news conference in ethiopia the president sounded disgusted, accusing him of trying to play catch up with the more controversial donald trump. >> maybe it gets attention. maybe this is an effort to push mr. trump out of the hea

. >>> simultaneous operations were carried out in istanbul and three other countries turkish authorities say will help foreign fighters join i.s.i.l. military weapons were also seized. >>> air strikes against group in iraq and syria. in iraq, coalition forces blew up a tunnel network. breaking news now. reports that there's been a blast in central cairo. a witness has told reuters news agency that the early morning explosion could be heard credits across the city. outside the italian consulate. we will bring you more details as they come to hand. >>> to greece, where politician he have voteon a new set of reforms. alexis tsipras says he has won important concessions on restructuring greece's debts. many greeks are opposed to the measures. >> reporter: the prime minister's measures may have convinced some of his party members, but this deal looks like something they have already rejected. some u turn and he admitnone of this was going to be easy. >> translator: despite the closed banks and the huge difficulties had a have woven their way into the issue surprised most of us they rejected t

dorian jones is in istanbul covering the story for us. map out how serious this is. we have heard warplanes have been scrambled and ground troops have been sent in. dorian: this is the first military confrontation between the islamic eight and the turkish army. the exchange went on for five hours. tanks backed up by heavy artillery as they struck against the islamic they after the attack on their outpost. they claimed they killed one militant and destroyed three vehicles. this comes at an area where turkey has built up a massive military presence ahead of what the turkish government said. they would intervene it. if they felt order was threatened. and the turkish prime minister met with the chief of staff. he held a security summit. after those meetings, all measures will be taken to protect the country's security. brent: it sounds ominous when you consider turkey is a member of nato. are they able to keep out of this like? >> we understand the turkish president spoke at length. if the two leaders agree to work more closely, great corroboration or securing the border

dorian jones is in istanbul covering the story for us. map out how serious this is. we have heard warplanes have been scrambled and ground troops have been sent in. dorian: this is the first military confrontation between the islamic eight and the turkish army. the exchange went on for five hours. tanks backed up by heavy artillery as they struck against the islamic they after the attack on their outpost. they claimed they killed one militant and destroyed three vehicles. this comes at an area where turkey has built up a massive military presence ahead of what the turkish government said. they would intervene it. if they felt order was threatened. and the turkish prime minister met with the chief of staff. he held a security summit. after those meetings, all measures will be taken to protect the country's security. brent: it sounds ominous when you consider turkey is a member of nato. are they able to keep out of this like? >> we understand the turkish president spoke at length. if the two leaders agree to work more closely, great corroboration or securing the border

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earlier today the istanbul governor officially banned that 5th from happening. it wasn't too long after that that the they officially called it off. really, the underlying concern was that there could be clashes especially because it was expected there would be a very heavily pro-kurdish attendance at this rally, at this march which in the past has led to confrontations with the police, that that could happen again at a time when there are so much tension, especially between the kurdish population and the government. basically everyone involved didn't want that to happen. they're going to have a small gathering in which they announce their plans going forward. >> we have the live update there. >> there are reports from turkey that police in an in ankara have fired water canons against protesters. >>> the iraqi government said government soldiers are killed fighting isil to take control of two key cities. and how tens of thousands of nepalese people are still living in desperate conditions following april's earthquake. >> al jazeera america, weekday mornings. cat

richard engel is in istanbul. richard, there are a lot of complex dynamics here. let's start with what we're seeing with the air strikes by turkey and the necessary meeting today, this emergency session. >> reporter: we'll start out with the air strikes. it is important, as you pointed out, to differentiate that there are two specific targets that turkey is focusing on. one, kurdish fighters who have often been allied with the united states and isis. and a turkish army statement just a few minutes ago said turkey f-16s were in action a few minutes ago to those kurdish fighters not far from the iraqi border. the u.s. is very happy that turkey is making its bases available, that turkey is taking the fight against isis seriously, but many in this country, many u.s. officials are concerned about the mixing of these two issues that turkey is taking a stand against isis but could also be trying to score domestic political points by attacking its old rival, the kurds. so yes a lot of moving parts, and that played out today at the nato meeting. nato also coming out specif