now the nato allies have been at odds over kodesh forces in syria at a media conference the u.s. diplomat promised to curb american support for kurdish militias in the run up to the meeting the turkish defense minister made clear. from washington. we demand that this relationship and by that i mean we want them to and all the support given to the syrian arm of the p.k. k. the y.p. g. so let's take a closer look at the two groups just referred to by the turkish defense minister the p.k. k. right here the kurdistan workers party a group that's been fighting turkish authorities for more than three decades calls them a terror group now the why on the other hand is a mostly kodesh militia based in syria regards them as a branch of the p.k. k. however the us led coalition seized the y.p. g as allies now in january the pentagon announced it was creating a kurdish led security force right on turkey's doorstep in northern syria so in response to a military campaign against codice militias and korea has long been complaining about the us serious codes however washington insists that its we

and troops fire at pro assad forces as they enter the kodesh enclave of to help the white peachy. hello i maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up. in a respite at the un the palestinian president calls for an international summit to replace the u.s. sponsored peace process unicef says the world is failing its poorest babies we report from the second worst country for newborns. and final farewell to move in chiang rai zimbabwe's opposition leader is laid to rest in his hometown. has been no letup in the syrian government's assault on eastern ghouta despite a growing international outcry baum's rockets and shells have continued to rain down on the last rebel stronghold near damascus killing more than two hundred people since late on sunday the u.n. says six hospitals have been hit pushing three of them out of service opposition activists are calling it a massacre france says it's a violation of humanitarian law. has been besieged by the government since two thousand and thirteen four hundred thousand people in the rubble held being bombed by government for

while syrian kodesh fighters and the government in damascus have reached an agreement for the syrian army to enter the free region to help repel a turkish offensive turkey launched operation all of branch last month to clear a free of kurdish y p g fighters who they regard as terrorists linked to the p.k. k. a senior kurdish official told the reuters news agency that syrian government troops will deploy to some border positions within two days so let's get more on this now from a solid binge of a who is live for us now in istanbul what do we know about how this agreement came about between the syrian kodesh fighters and the syrian government. miriam the specifics of this agreement are not yet clear but we've heard at least one people's protection unit commander telling various news outlets including elves there that they have struck a deal with the syrian government to try and protect these areas from the offensive that the turkish government has launched against them this is been ongoing for the last several days we've been hearing about peace talks that have been ongoing between th

assad plans to send troops to a serious opera and that's where the turkish army is fighting against kodesh forces . a recently discovered secret state documents on the practice of forced sterilization. and the international criminal court. testimonies from. every hour welcome to the program.

reports of president assad plans to send troops to syria for the turkish army is still fighting against kodesh forces. in japan recently discovered documents shed light on the practice of forced sterilization which lasted for decades after the end of world war two victims now hoping for state compensation. the international criminal court receives over a million testimonies from afghans alleging war crime victims and perpetrators by among others the taleban islamic state the afghan military and u.s. personnel.

with pro-government forces into an afghan but only so long as those forces are there to eliminate kodesh groups that atoki considers terrorist groups if that's not their goal then so does have a problem. if regime forces enter the city to eliminate the begin why b.g. terrorists then we don't have a problem with that however if we go there to defend the way b.g. nothing and nobody can stop our soldiers now that's part of the region has been embroiled in but her violence for at least a month ever since and clear launched its military operation called olive branch against could it were guards as terrorists. thank you. now this fierce fighting has resulted in multiple casualties as well as civilian deaths on both sides of the conflict talking about civilians those who live in the afan region have hailed their potential entrance of pro damascus government forces into the area. for work goes your car as a citizen of our friend i do not find fault with the syrian forces entering some points on the border as residents of our friend we never wanted partition sure. there is a duty of the syrian go

indeed these post syrian government forces are there to try to help eliminate what he has scored kodesh terrorists but he has warned that the turkish government will stop at nothing if. indeed it transpires that there are still altimeter we will see these pro syrian government forces assisting the syrian kurds for the last month this part of the region has been in broiled in violence ever since and who launched its so-called olive branch operation that it says is targeted at dealing with what it has termed kurdish terrorists. are i was was was i. was was was. was. now fierce fighting in the region has resulted in multiple casualties and civilians on both sides of the conflict as for civilians inside afrin itself they have hailed the impending entrance of these pro government forces. as a citizen of our friend i do not find fault with the syrian forces entering some points on the border as residents of our friends we never wanted partition. there is a duty of the syrian government to defend its borders and protect a friend which is within syrian borders. now ankara launched its military

insists though that the trucks were carrying only civilians food and medicine a statement from the kodesh why p.g. said one person was killed. just. let him out. earlier in the week pro-government forces arrived in africa to try to help repel the turkish offensive that came after the kurds appealed to the syrian government for help the developments put the u.s. in a difficult position that was jacqueline bouvier explained. to the america's main partners in the region are now at each other's throats to put it mildly. my. and as the u.s. tries to avoid taking sides in the conflict they seem to be losing on all fronts turkey a longtime ally looks to be getting increasingly impatient with washington's inaction america has only dared to call for a reduction in civilian casualties in the fight prompting a vicious response from the turkish president. what disappoints us most in this process is the hypocrisy and even the levity of some countries which we consider allies and have deep political and military relations with turkey has had enough of lollies promises and delaying tactics and on the ot

like most dangerous thing because if you look there are twenty five mediums kodesh we've been to the keyboard the both the the live and doing the would not be into it in the civil war in the future because they're exposed. and we don't know if they know how to started but they never know but did know how to end the war and you've managed to tap into and show firsthand that legacy of hate between various different groups you know across borders within syria i want to turn to your latest work this is a film you recently won actually the grand jury prize the twenty eighteen sundance film festival in the world cinema documentary competition so first of all congratulations to you the documentary is called fathers and sons and i'd like to play a short clip and then we can get your take there after. the move over. to. iraq i think. this incredible footage that you shot in this film you were embedded in fact with the on those were front that's of course. you're there in syria what awaits those boys in this film. i mean they are they belong to the family who believe in god he thought the fath

syrian kodesh try to say they reached an agreement with the damascus government for the syrian army to enter the are free region to help repel the turkish offensive turkey launched operation all of branch last month to clear our freeing of kurdish y p g fighters who they regard as terrorists linked to the p.k. k. and u.s. president donald trump has criticized the f.b.i. for failing to investigate the suspect in wednesday's school shooting seventeen people died when a gunman opened fire on a high school in florida the f.b.i. admitted on friday that agents failed to investigate a tip off about nicholas cruz. who had bought the gun used in the shooting illegally president trump said the f.b.i. was spending too much time investigating allegations of collusion with russia during the twenty sixteen election campaign as the headlines talked to our next i'll see you after that in about half an hour's time. michael. you can. see. is a french activist feminist filmmaker and writer a long time anti racism campaigner she has found herself at the center of a debate about racism and free speech in f

held talks lasting three hours with the president of the one the nato allies have been at odds over kodesh forces in syria in the run up to the meeting the turkish defense minister made clear what ankara wants from the united states we demand that this relationship and by that i mean we want them to and all the support given to the syrian arm of the p.k. the y.p. gee let's take a closer look at the two groups just referred to by the turkish defense minister the p.k. k. is the kurdistan workers' party a group that's been fighting turkish authorities for more than thirty years considers them a terrorist organization there why p.g. on the other hand is a mostly kurdish militia based in syria and who are gods then as a branch of the p.k. k. however the us led coalition sees the y p g as allies now in january the pentagon announced it was creating a kurdish led border security force in the region and that move triggered a furious reaction from ankara which started a military campaign against kurdish militias in northern syria the turkish president even threatened to target u.s. forces if they s

was her speech at the social democrats party conference that secured the votes needed for starting kodesh in talks with a conservative bloke. we're going to negotiate and get some more good results that's why voting yes today is worth it. thank the nice and weeks two of the s.p.d. women also came into the focus off the german public first model diana although handicapped by multiple sclerosis she's deputy party leader and state premier of random palatinate and. also deputy leader and state premier from mecklenburg western pomerania all three women have had very different careers within the s.p.d. and they are now and it started off more than twenty years ago within the s.p.d. himself and his asian young socialists she became their leader in one nine hundred ninety five back then she was a student of political science and told george of that in one of her first interviews that she didn't plan a political career. choppin it for you but i don't want to stay in politics for the rest of my life so after being chair i want to look for a real job and for that i need a good degree of whose. knowl

today with airstrikes we have the turks carrying on their opera their operations in the north on the kodesh controlled areas we have of course the russian presence we are seeing of one of the a putin in turkey coming to some agreement coming to some talks about cooperation all saw one agreeing to join into the peace talks which russia has been trying to broker with around and outside government which the other groups have refused to join in but of course it's a very complicated picture and when you have different competing forces who are not cooperating and the americans are not cooperating as we're seeing quite clearly in terms of the syrian russian access hero then the possibility for accidents the possibility for planes going short down and sort of begin to multiply so it becomes a complex picture here i think the hope has to be that these peace talks which the russians and the reunions have been broken along with the assad government which turkey is now joining can begin to have some purp purchase and we can begin to move towards a negotiated settlement which is the only settlement the

be is that maybe by shifting line if we could make a deal with her to and then we can regain the kodesh areas at the same time there is no particular love lost between assad and urge to one because of the early ones previous of poor for various rebel forces including some of those who joined islamic state and therefore he also. must be thinking both ways i could win here i could either get one over another one or by shifting my arms against the kurds i can regain that position and i think you're there must be making those calculations in damascus which is the best way to go here but possibly a win win situation for the assad regime now kurdish y.p. g. forces have said that there is no agreement yet with damascus do you think a deal will now be reached given this announcement. i think it does as i say why in the bones the why b.g. have been affected with both the merkel and the syrian government in the fight against islamic state and the consequence of that is that the car vote this area under their own control but the fact that there are over the peak kid of kurdistan people workers par

backed kodesh fight has a but u.s. support for the wipe each has severely strained relations with turkey as secretary of state rex tillerson foundering talks with his turkish counterpart in ankara shall reports from ankara. rex tillerson didn't receive the warmest of welcomes when he arrived in the turkish capital ankara turkey has been angered by u.s. policy which it believes threatens its national security and president. made that clear during a three hour long meeting with the u.s. secretary of state's in syria the united states has been arming and supporting the kurdish militia the y.p. ji. turkey says the y p g is a terrorist organization that's killed dozens of teicher civilians and soldiers in recent weeks this support for the kurdish fighters has baffled the turks who say the americans should be siding with their nato allies and not with an alcove group according to tillerson the disagreements over syria are being resolved on both ankara and washington will now be working towards the same goal our two countries

now first kodesh off leaving it was awful i knew i had some producers here in berlin and when i said i was going to make this film with him they said heavens you can't work with fast and sunny became fast banal obscene whether you were treated well or badly and you never knew where you were with them when one but you could be someone he currently hated or someone he currently liked and a person auntie carter. not knowing keeps people tents with those who were dependent on him. for and i was in the fortunate situation of not being dependent on him. up and when you bend i always made sure not state the case twenty mopping if you build. it and it's yeah yeah yeah but it's. more done anything rather coarse and he thought for a while and had a better idea he was very competitive he always wanted to be better and most of the time he was. and that was a great pleasure to me because that made me better too i learned a lot because of people who supported him up for the next time i suggested i was seen could be found i was back and he was matter how fantasy design counter vice from investment

its support for the kurds the us defense secretary has admitted that some american backed syrian kodesh fight as a helping fellow cuts battle took if so just near the town of f.e.m.a. . investigators in russia found two flight data recorders as they look for clues to sunday's plane crash outside moscow all seventy one people on board were killed when the solid off airlines flight crashed into a field shortly after takeoff. senior leaders of south africa's ruling party are meeting to discuss president jacob zuma future they hope to finalize a deal for him to leave office before his term ends in twenty nineteen zuma is under pressure to resign over corruption allegations african national congress leader several run opposer says that party leaders will decide on a swift transfer of power and their leadership goodness now. we have injuries eight hundred eight just can't see. on this month. a new this is the case. and it's the big plea. bargain was this isn't this. did not the. state of emergency has been declared in tonga as the pacific island braces for tropical cyclon gaeta evacuation cen

and tuchis troops fire at pro assad forces as they enter the kodesh enclave of to help the white peachy.

but nothing is the latest flashpoint in syria's complex civil war on groups in the region including kodesh fighters eisel and turkey's backed fighters are tangled in a web of disputes and alliances with the united states russia and iran the cut is why p.g. holds the a.t.o. here in yellow which includes areas around freeing the green part shows land controlled by the fighters that took he supports it advancing on a train under the turkish operation called all of branch president bashar al assad's government controls the area to the south now he's had a complex relationship with the white p.g. assad has said he wants to take back control of the whole country while the kurds want an autonomy region in northern syria i'm going to says why p.g. is linked to the p.k. k. the kurdistan workers party it's been fighting for more kurdish autonomy in turkey and other parts of the region but why p.g. has been one of the u.s. led coalition's most important allies in the fight against eisel in syria but turkey has been pressuring washington to stop backing the kurds michael page insofar lower the hudson

israeli forces in gaza that deaths have added to tension on gaza's border with israel and syrian kodesh fighters say they've reached an agreement with the damascus government for the syrian army to enter the frame region to help propel a turkish offensive. to the us now where wednesday's mass shooting at a school in florida continues to dominate the agenda the blame game extended to the role of the f.b.i. and whether the agency was fit for purpose on friday the f.b.i. admitted agents had failed to investigate a tip off about nineteen year old nicholas cruz who had bought the gun used in the shooting legally that prompted the u.s. president donald trump to tweet that the f.b.i. it spent too much time investigating allegations of collusion with russia during the twenty sixteen election campaign and then on sunday the issue of russia collusion of course dominated the weekly talk show circuit. the real issue right now is how do we have a president of the united states not saying what everybody knows to be true russia or interfered into sixteen they're going to interfere in two thousand and

president assad plans to send troops to syria south africa where the turkish army is fighting against kodesh forces. and recently discovered a secret state documents on the practice of forth to sterilization have now prompted victims to break that silence and seek compensation i know i will suffer until the end if only i could be back in time. and the international criminal court receives over a million. testimonies from afghans alleging war crimes perpetrated by among others the taliban islamic state the afghan military and u.s. army personnel. working to the program here at r.t. international we come to you live from the russian capital with your latest world had. with turkey trying to oust the kurds from northern syria as a friend both sides appear to be looking to strike an unlikely alliance damascus is reportedly in talks to assist the kurds or said it would welcome any effort by the syrian army to drive out what it calls terrorists from a friend what i guess the explains africa has turned into a bloodbath a grinding war that is claiming dozens if not hundreds of lives every day. turkis