kurdistan has 1.3 to 1.5 million people in a small area. crushing their economy. oliver: the kurds sense another chance for their own nation. a dream repeatedly denied going back to the ashes of world war i when a secret agreement drawn up between great britain and france divvied up the ottoman empire. is this a chance to draw up new borders? >> not a frenchman and a brit, drawing the maps in versailles. >> the agreement shaped the -- just the reminder president woodrow wilson was the first american president or the only president ever that called for the self-determination of the kurdish people at that time. unfortunately it was never realized. oliver: just a few days ago, your father drew a map, which we have here, is this a map of terrain that could be the start for a kurdish homeland? >> these are the trenches done by the peshmergas and the burms that were built to provide additional security to defend against isis. this is not a political line but we do believe that in principle, baghdad and erbil should come to agreements about their relations. oliver: go in

we know it was a boeing 7117 that crashed near the airport in kurdistan.ated with more on bbc world news. you can find out more on the latest breaking news on twitter. you can also get in touch with me. for now, thank you for watching. hello there, good morning. we've got a weather front draped across the united kingdom to start the day today. from the north—east of scotland all the way down to the south—west of england. either side of that we've got largely dry conditions and quite a range in those temperatures. it's relatively mild across the western side of the uk but towards the far south and east, we could see a touch of frost towards norwich, hovering around about one or so degrees above freezing. so quite chilly here. but further west, it's very mild indeed. nine or 10 degrees, pretty good to start the day in the middle ofjanuary. now, through the morning, mist and fog can be a bit of a problem in some parts of east anglia and the south—east but nothing too untoward. and it is quite chilly here. had further west and we thicken up the cloud and we're

kurdistan has 1.3 to 1.5 million people in a small area. crushing their economy.liver: the kurds sense another chance for their own nation. a dream repeatedly denied going back to the ashes of world war i when a secret agreement drawn up between great britain and france divvied up the ottoman empire. is this a chance to draw up new borders? >> not a frenchman and a brit, drawing the maps in versailles. >> the agreement shaped the -- just the reminder president woodrow wilson was the first american president or the only president ever that called for the self-determination of the kurdish people at that time. unfortunately it was never realized. oliver: just a few days ago, your father drew a map, which we have here, is this a map of terrain that could be the start for a kurdish homeland? >> these are the trenches done by the peshmergas and the burms that were built to provide additional security to defend against isis. this is not a political line but we do believe that in principle, baghdad and erbil should come to agreements about their relations. oliver: go insi

million, for the kurdistan region government, over $720 million.are constantly in discussions and negotiations with them to see how we can reduce. reporter: what do you think it will be unlocked? guest: we are always hopeful, but clearly in egypt, as the economic position continues to improve, we are hopeful. we are in close discussions there on how we can move forward. like all businesses, if you don't get paid, you can't invest. it is a cycle. we need to be paid in order to reinvest. we are in close discussions with them about that. i am optimistic about a positive outcome there. it becomes kurdistan region, the macroeconomic challenges are more significant. we are getting paid small amounts, and we hope that will continue and ultimately we will be able to recover the full amount. meorter: can you talk to about the exploration opportunities you are seeing? about we are very excited our exploration potential. in egypt, we've got three exploration blocks. we are currently drilling a very important well. we are currently in the reservoir section. we

>>mark: 37 people are dead including children after a plane crash in the country of kurdistan and otherring. to his half a dozen there were two people young man one of them was hit by a bullet in we spoke to chp spokesman here was what he could tell us all a police are investigating an asking anyone who saw that freeway shooting to come forward. >>mark: the government is on a loose into people are injured this happening around 9:00 saturday night there christie ave he's been held on attempted murder charges after a house party in sacramento. >>j.r.stone: you concede a fresh bruises on his face to tear at a house party and sacraments or early friday morning sacramento police said one point he left the party and came back with a gun those at a party say his actions were scaring people. >>mark: happening today the 15 annual oakland dr. martin luther king jr. day of service it brings out of the volunteers together to beautify the city oakland it happen from 9:00 this morning at 14:00 locations volunteers to bring work well as water and stir issues that and your doctor came the celebration t

born in iraqi kurdistan.xplains what's in a name. >> translator: i called him trump he says because trump is charismatic and has clear policies. that's why he won the election. >> reporter: he heard trump say he was a big fan of kurdish forces calling the u.s. to arm them in their fight against isis. in his honor he named his recently opened fish restaurant after the donald. and even designed the catchy logo. in iraq's murky waters trump inspired some here to hope he'll also make kurdistan great again. this fish is your standard carp, the way it's cooked is popular and this is a catch. fit for a president. there's no flip flopping here. it takes just 45 minutes for the carp, a bottom feeder to go from the tank to cutting board to grill to plate. no time wasted. >> translator: what i admire about trump's personality is that he's decisive, he's tough and hopefully with that toughness we'll finish off isis. >> reporter: he shrugs off as main campaign rhetoric trump's pledge to cast a wide net banning all muslims

at least 37 we re crashed in kurdistan. at least 37 were killed.e from hong kong to istanbul in turkey. all the crew and seven on the ground are thought to have died. it is thought was bad because of thick fog. carrie lamb is to run for the chief executive job in hong thick fog. carrie lamb is to run for the chief executivejob in hong kong and she is the beijing favourite. it was confirmed hours after the state council accepted her resignation and that of financial secretary jong sank. the contest will be held in march. i have received a lot of support and encouragement, not only from friends and colleagues but also citizens at large. iam humbled by the and colleagues but also citizens at large. i am humbled by the trust and a place in me and their confidence that i am able to take hong kong, the city we love, to new heights. an inquest has heard some of the victims of the 2015 terror attack on a beach resort in tunisia might have been saved if local security forces had acted more quickly. he went on the rampage at the 5—star resort near sousse for

. -- in the case of the kurdistan regional government, over $720 million.orter: when do you think they will be unlocked? guest: we are hopeful, but in egypt, as the macroeconomic position continues to improve, their more hopeful -- we are more hopeful. we are in discussion with the government on how to move forward. like all businesses, if you cannot get paid, you cannot invest. we are in close discussions about that. i am optimistic about a positive outcome there. in the kurdistan region, the macroeconomic challenges are more significant. we are getting paid small amounts, and we hope that will continue and ultimately we will be able to recover the full amount. reporter: can you talk to me about the expiration opportunities in europe? guest: we are excited about our expiration opportunities. we have three blocks. we are currently drilling an important well in the reservoir section. we have some very exciting news. i hope to be able to talk about it in the near future. yousef: up next, we hear from saudi arabia's biggest property developer about their expan

its policies, notjust rely on a security response to these twin threats from islamic state and the kurdistan ambitious policy of human rights, because only ina more policy of human rights, because only in a more liberal political climate will there be unity and reducing opportunities... for the kurdish? and also to prevent islamic state attacks. turkish society is extremely divided, fragmented along ideological, sectarian and ethnic lines, which creates the opportunity for high profile islamic state targets. we have seen a continuing centralisation of power, particularly in the office of president are the one, and after the attempted coup, last year, and an even greater concentration of that powerful top —— president erdo an. turkey seems to be going in com pletely turkey seems to be going in completely the opposite direction of what you believe and other experts believe is the way to deal with these double threats. —— concentration of that power. . they are very unlikely to change course, president erdo an is adopting a more intensive security presence. he also wa nts to intensive security

trump hassan jamil to be precise born in iraqi kurdistan. father, a peshmerga fighter on leave, explains what's in a name. i called him trump, he says because trump is charismatic and has clear policies. that's why he won the election. he heard trump say he was a big fan of kurdish forces calling for the u.s. to arm them in their fight against isis. in his honor. he named his recently opened fish restaurant in this city after the donald. in iraq's murky waters trump has inspired some here to hope he'll also make kurdistan great again. this fish is your standard carp. it's the way it's cooked, it's called muzguf here in iraq. it is bigly popular. and this is a catch fit for a president. there is no flip-flopping here. it takes just 45 minutes for the carp, a bottom-feeder, to go from the tank to cutting board to grill to plate. no time wasted. what i admire about trump's personality, he says, is that he is decisive. he is tough. and hopefully with that toughness he'll finish off isis. nediar shrugs off as campaign rhetoric his pledge to cast

they are often the targets of the kurdistan freedom falcons, a splinter group of the pkk.ussia's ambassador to turkey is at the opening of an art exhibition in ankara. a man should send. he shouts about the slaughter in aleppo -- a man shoots him. few in turkey have hopes that the horrors of 2016 will stop at the end of the year. sarah: islamic state has also claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in the iraqi capital of baghdad that killed at least 35 people. the international poster drive it out of mozilla -- driving out of mosul. reporter: it was packed with women, traveling through a busy market in baghdad's sadr city, when a pickup truck detonated. this was the latest in a string of attacks by islamic state which regularly target children and especially shia areas. the attack came during a one-day visit by the french president, francois hollande. after talks with iraqi leaders, he pledged to extend france's military and humanitarian support for the iraqi government. "we have a common entering -- common enemy. it is terrorism. this enemy, we need to let it down i

turkish media report he is thought to be from kurdistan --hough authorities there police are investigatingther he was part of a terrorist cell, the same one thought to be behind an attack at the istanbul airport which left dozens of people dead. to foreign nationals were arrested at that same airport on tuesday on suspicions of having links to the nightclub attack. the nationality of the pair has not been disclosed. over doesn't have been detained in the wider investigation. -- over a dozen have been detained. >> we have to work harder on security. we don't want any more deaths. .> i don't feel safe i feel that we have to try to feel safe because we have to start somewhere to show that we are not afraid. meanwhile, funerals have been taking place across the middle east are some of the victims. hundreds in israel attended the burial for the youngest of those who died, and 18-year-old arab-israeli woman. >> hoax of this year could bring an end to the war in syria have taken a major blow. rebel groups have threatened to pull out of a piece conference, they say it's in response to the governme

in kurdistan the death toll from a boeing 747 aeroplane crash has gone over 30.will have some of the best squash action from new york and we will have astonishing footage of the solo race around the world. and we have got a report from south korea about an effort to rehouse

in kurdistan the death toll from a boeing 7a7 aeroplane crash has gone over 30. it crashed into a village close to the airport where it was trying to land. we will have some of the best squash action from new york and we will have astonishing footage of the solo race around the world. and we have got a report from south korea about an effort to rehouse dogs who have been bred for eating. if you are a regular viewer, you know you can access everything coming through the bbc newsroom via oui’ screen. coming through the bbc newsroom via our screen. some important breaking news coming from turkey. this is writers quoting a newspaper website, and elsewhere in turkish media, the new year's and elsewhere in turkish media, the new yea r‘s eve and elsewhere in turkish media, the new year's eve istanbul nightclub attack, or the suspect, new year's eve istanbul nightclub attack, orthe suspect, has new year's eve istanbul nightclub attack, or the suspect, has been caught in istanbul. you will remember the attack on new year's eve, 39 people lost their lives and over 600 were

they are both from kurdistan.couple of 100 metres in front of us a couple of 100 metres in front of us here. inside the camp i met mainly syrian refugees. many making the most of the smelly weather. —— smelly —— snowy weather. we did not have papers to record inside the camp one man came out on the terms that we protect as you can see, the snow here is around ten inches thick on the ground and it is still falling. that means families will have to stay here for the time being to wait for this weather pattern to pass before they can carry on theirjourneys to their final destinations. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: more than 40 years after cyprus was partitioned — historic peace talks are under way to try to reunify the mediterranean island. day one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attacks since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry, and it's one of its biggest, but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make peo

they can to facilitate the body to the uk and would urge such as the british government and the kurdistanthe family in every way they can in facilitating the return of ryan lock‘s body to the uk. facilitating the return of ryan lock's body to the uk. in a statement, ryan lock's former schoolmates portsmouth said... the foreign office hasn't commented specifically about ryan lock, but said it was difficult to confirm the status and whereabouts of british nationals in syria. ryan lock told friends he believed in the kurdish cause, but that commitment, it seems, has now led to the death of this 20—year—old former chef who said he had wanted to make a difference. duncan kennedy, bbc news, inch itch itch. one of the largest syrian rebel groups says it's suspended involvement in peace talks planned for later this month. the free syrian army said the regime and its allies had committed "many and large" violations of a ceasefire negotiated by russia and turkey. our correspondent sangita myska reports. this, claim rebel forces, is evidence that the syrian regime is continuing to shell parts of the

they are both from kurdistan.h is just a couple of 100 metres in front of us here. inside the camp i met syrian refugees, many making the most of the snow we weather. 0h, refugees, many making the most of the snow we weather. oh, my card! u nfortu nately, the snow we weather. oh, my card! unfortunately, as it was a last—minute decision to visit the camp we did not have the necessary as to film inside. but one man came out to talk to us on the condition that we protect his identity.” out to talk to us on the condition that we protect his identity. i am a living here for three months. we wait because it is now winter. it is very cold. we have kids, we have families. and after winter, where will you go? as you can see the snow here is around ten inches thick on the ground and it is still falling. that means families will have to stay here for the time being to wait for this weather pattern to pass before they can carry on theirjourney to their final destinations. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on t

in the case of the kurdistan regional government, $721 million. clearly, we are constantly in discussion and negotiations with them to see how we can reduce those areas. helpful.ways the economict, as position improves, we are more hopeful. we are in close discussions with the government on how we can move forward. like all businesses, if you do not get paid, you cannot invest. we need to be paid to reinvest. we are in close discussions about that. i am optimistic about a positive outcome there. and the kurdistan macroeconomic challenges are even more significant. we are getting paid large amounts and we hope that will continue and that we can recover. reporter: can you talk to me about the exploration in egypt? >> we are very excited about our potential in egypt. we have three expiration blocks. bp is the operator in one offshore block. we are currently in the reservoir section and so, we have got some very exciting news , i hope, to be able to talk about in the very near future. reporter: what kind of news? is that the amount that you found? >>

kurdistan come a cargo plane crashed while attempting to land, killing at least 37 people. the crash destroyed two dozen homes. fromoeing was on a flight hong kong and was attempting to land in foggy conditions. the plane belonged to a turkish company. in south africa, president jacob zuma may try to clear the way for his ex-wife to succeed him. appointing herg to his cabinet. that would bolster her chance of replacing zuma as the leader of the ruling african national congress. global news 24 hours a day powered by our 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. mark: thank you. u.s. markets are closed for the martin luther king day holiday. let's look at where equities are trading 30 minutes before the close. stocks falling today ahead of the big policy speech and head of -- by theresa may tomorrow. media, theyn to the are worried that vision will be a vision that leans toward the hard brexit -- hard brexit, which is why sterling is down. the core european bond markets are rising today. periphery bond markets are falling and we see money move into gold. you c

in the case of the kurdistan regional market, more so.e are a negotiations to see where we can reduce those areas. francine: where do you think they will be unlocked? patrick: we are hopeful. in egypt come as the act -- the macroeconomic condition continues to improve, we are in continued discussions with the government on how to move forward. like all businesses, if you don't get paid coming can't invest. it is a cycle. we need to be paid more to reinvest. so we are in close discussions with them about that. i am optimistic about a positive outcome. the macroeconomic challenges are even more significant in the region. so we are getting paid small amounts and we hope that that will continue and ultimately we will be able to recover the full amount. francine: and you talk to me about the expiration opportunities you see at the moment? >> we are very excited about our expiration potential in egypt. we have three expiration blocks. with the bp, we have operated one onshore block in the delta. we are currently in the reservoir section. we've

they are both from kurdistan, is that correct? yes. couple of hundred metres in front of us here. inside the camp, i met mainly syrian refugees, many making the most of the snowy weather. oh, my god! unfortunately, as it was a last—minute decision to visit the camp, we did not have the necessary paperwork to film inside. but one man from aleppo, syria, did come out to talk to us, on the condition that we protect his identity. and after winter, where will you go? so, as you can see, the snow here is around ten inches thick on the ground, and it is still falling. that means families like ahmed's will have to stay here for the time being to wait for this weather pattern to pass, before they can carry on theirjourneys to their final destinations. bollywood star shah rukh khan made his debut 25 years ago, and for some, he is considered to be the biggest movie star in the world. but, speaking exclusively to the bbc, he says he never imagined he would become such a big star. haroon rashid has been to meet him at his home in mumbai, and asked

there are international flights that go into kurdistan and these people depend upon us for supplies and we're basically saying you're not allowed in our country. this is going to be completely, totally demoralizing for them and we need them to destroy the islamic state. what happens with this? there's been no explanation, no coordination with the state department. who knows what's going on in the national security council. this is ill advised. it cannot be carried out and continue as it is. >> rachel, you reported there were 12 being detained there at j.f.k. hamid is the first to be released now. what more can you tell us about how people are being detained, what is the status right now? >> reporter: there's a small number of people who have started a protest here at j.f.k. darwish spoke about how he had been here detained since 6 p.m. last night. he was traveling with his wife and three children. they were not detained. he was the on one of the family that was detained. but now he has been released. he actually said that he liked donald trump but this is a policy, he doesn't quite unde

the plane was supposed to make a stop in kurdistan on its way to his temple from hong kong.>>> we willrn more of a big legal battle over well-known restaurant and bars in san francisco, today the owner of the bar is launching a conference to open a new lefty o'douls. the landlord claims this business name and memorabilia belonged to him. >> a bay area nonprofit hosting a field trip to the movies for african-american girls who normally put their mind to computer coding. >> the mentor believes the screening of hidden figures will serve as inspiration telling the storm -- story of three women who worked at nasa in the 60s and were integral into putting john glenn into space, the fact -- founder of the group says they hope they can learn some history after watching the movie. >> for the second week in a row, hidden figures topping the weekend box office earning 25 point earning $25.9 million. >>> in san jose it is the final day of the 18th annual convention encouraging people to unleash their creativity from the comfort of an animal costume. >> i have heard it referred to as a convention w

turkish media says the manual attack thae nightclub is a 38-year-old from kurdistan. 39 people were killedare gifts this dan -- from kyrgyzstan. it will be the company's first launch since a fireball destroyed their rocket last september. the explosion happened during a test firing of the rockets engine. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am alisa parenti. this is bloomberg. vonnie? vonnie: thanks. let's get to julie hyman, looking at oil and we have a big oil trade today, julie. 2.2%, yes, oil rising by $54.88 a barrel. just to dig deeper, we had opec in late november come to the agreement on production cuts but there are questions about whether they would happen. now we get indications that opec nations and non-opec nation members are starting to cut production, so that is resulting in the game. if you look at the bloomberg, it can look at production on the white line, kuwait produces nearly 3 million barrels a day, and they are cutting production by 130,000 barrels and oman is the other line on two different axes,

the plane that was supposed to make a stop in kurdistan on its way from hong kong to istanbul. >>> president-elect donald trump is promising swift change for healthcare laws. trump told the times of london he is taking executive action on border security is first day in office and offered few details for his replacement plan for obamacare. but the notion of repeal sparked protest, trump's running mate and a formal rival commented. >> you take away health insurance from 30 million people, how many of them will die? >> donald trump won in landslide election.>> for today's holiday, trump has canceled his plans to visit the smithsonian museum of african american history in the dc, he will visit after inauguration day. >>> more than 20 house democrats are skipping the nomination among them, representative barbara lee, jared huffman and the biggest demonstration could happen the day after the inauguration the women's march of washington. tens of thousands expected to travel to dc from across the country. >> if this march can make a difference in the elections to come then i want to be a part of that.>>

and how does kurdistan go back to growth? through oil. oil and gas. so it's in our interests that the united states for these countries to increase production. so it's not that i care about your cartel, you're not a cartel. i think it's inefficient and effective. that's beside the point. i actually have a foreign policy disagreement. so that's where i think there's a mismatch between understanding the long-term effects of the market that opec needs to face and the changes versus what actually is happening in the market -- sorry for taking longer than i should have. >> on your point on that, i think it's quite a critical point. if you look at kind of the shift in the markets and also kind of the geopolitical imperatives for a state such as saudi arabia or iran or, take saudi arabia whether a higher -- whether a agreement holds or not -- whether or not the deputy crown prince's reforms go anywhere. and the point that he was reaching until starting in january as these austerity cuts begin to hit and with the recent oil price you have, you're allowed to h

many kurdistan workers party positions also hit. that group has been attacking turkey since 2015. michelle: delta air lines is warning passengers to look out for farehikes that are joining the are joining the major carriers. execs are all looking for ways to stop decline in prices. the airlines control 80% of our air travel. jonathan: c.v.s. is cutting the price of a cheaper genetic version of the mylan epipen. it will now sell two-pack of epipen for $110. that is a two-back. mylan came under fire last year after the cost of their epipen soared to $600. c.v.s. says the new price is available to insured patients and those paying cash without coverage. 7 on storm watch as a charter plane carrying members of the miami heat had an icy landing last night. a little scarier, too. the plane was arriving at mitchell international airport in milwaukee. when the plane slid off the taxi way. well, slid on the taxi way. it ented up on asphalt. luckily the plane didn't find the way to the grass. the team was in the bucks tomorrow night. they got a thrill on the plane. michelle: if you are think

difficult to say if you are asking what is my gut reaction, i would tend more towards an isis attack or kurdistan workers attack. with the exception of a football stadium a few weeks ago, a pkk and splinter groups tend not to go after these kind of soft targets. attack civilians and rather they focus their eye against the turkish military and police and, i mean, obviously, this bears a very eerie resemblance to the orlando nightclub shooting here in the united states. turkey isis has declared war against. it was very underreported i think two weeks ago just for the holidays that isis had captured two turkish soldiers. the j they have said that turkey is now considered to be, you know, an enormous targt for isis. which is a belated acknowledgment given that turkey suffered the most number of attacks. in 2014 they had something like half a dozen or seven isis attacks and the turkish government previously wanted to downplay this because the focus must have been foreign policy efforts and military efforts against the kurdish separatists insurgency that it has been fighting for 40 years. now it looks

how does kurdistan go back to growth? through oil and gas. thes in our interests as united states for these countries to increase production. it is not that i care about your cartel. i actually have a foreign policy disagreement. think there is a mismatch between understanding the long-term affects of the market that opec needs to face versus what is actually happening in the market. sorry to take longer than i should have. point, if youat look at the shift in the markets and the geopolitical imperatives in saudi arabia or iran, or take it is real-time if the reforms go anywhere. and the point he was reaching in january as the austerity cuts are allowed and you to have more budget room in the saudi budget which allows more domestic constituency support for the deputy crown prince. ,hat makes the case for libya iraq, and nigeria. iran,r saudi arabia or for them to achieve their own economic reforms and have that buy-in, it strikes me that the imperatives that we needed to get more effectiveness of opec in terms of moving the market will increa

but after isis took iraq's second largest city, mosul, and threatened iraqi kurdistan, the u.s.an air strikes. the bombing campaign soon expanded into syria. >> i can announce that america will lead a broad coalition to roll back this terrorist threat. >> reporter: he would later add u.s. special forces, trainers and some troops in iraq and syria, where they remain today. one goal president obama fulfilled was to sideline iran's progress towards a nuclear weapon. two years of negotiations among iran, the u.s. and other world powers produced a deal in 2015. mr. obama struck the deal over strong objections from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, adding to tensions between the two over other issues. brookings institution scholar shadi hamid credits mr. obama for the iran deal, but says: >> i don't remember ever hearing a real, live arab say that iran's nuclear program was their number one concern or priority. >> reporter: he also believes the apparent trade-off-- making the u.s. reluctant to enter the fray in syria where iran was helping assad-- wasn't worth it. >> in the m

many are living in nearby camps for internally-displaced people, in iraqi kurdistan.of them are children. for two and a half years, all they have known is isis. now they and their families are stranded, waiting out a long, cold winter. from northern iraq, special correspondent marcia biggs and videographer eric o'connor report. >> it's a scene of utter chaos. news of food amazing leaves the people into a frenzy, charging the truck as desperate hands reach out to catch bread and water talk to a mob of hungry people. the camps were supposed to be temporary, yet families are facing what promises to be a very long winter. it's painfully cold, down to it's painfully cold, down to freezing temperatures at night, the toxic smell of gas heating the tents is sickening. these are sounds most of these children have not made in almost two and a half years. every day, the children clarm at the gates of this child-friendly space. they get a precious six hours a week here to play, sing and learn. a far cry from the horrors of i.s.i.s. we sat down with a few students in the drawing t

turkish officials blamed the banned kurdistan workers party for the violence. the attackck came after turkish officials said they've identifieded the gunman respononsible for a nenew year'y massacre a at an istanbull nightclub, w which left 3939 pee dead. police released a photo of the suspect who they say remains at large, but have not revealed his name. in syria, state media said thursday at least 11 people died and 35 others were injured after a car bomb exploded in the coastal town of jableh. it was the first attack in the city since a fragile truce went into effect last week. there was no claim of responsibility for the attack, but isis and several other groups were not part of the russian, iranian, and turkish-brokered ceasefire. and with just two weeks until inauguration day, the act now to stop war and end racism are answer coalition now knows where it will be permitted to protest. the national park service granted answer a permit for a small portion of the west end of freedom plaza in the nation's capital. the agency says 24 other permit requests are s

they're heading to one of a handful of camps for internally displaced people, here in iraqi-held kurdistan's a long wait. they're facing a bottleneck from previous buses as the newly arrived register and receive supplies, and at every stage, more screening. both iraqi security forces and the kurdish authorities have a mandate to keep members of isis from escaping through the mass of civilians fleeing the battle, and they've gathered intelligence on tens of thousands of isis suspects, creating a database with a list of names. everywhere we went in the camps, we heard the same story. >> ( translated ): i only have one son, they took him 20 days ago we don't know where he is. he went to get gas and they just took him. he's innocent. ( crying ) >> reporter: aziza says she and her 18-year-old son radwan escaped mosul, only to be ripped apart by local authorities once they arrived at the camp. >> ( translated ): oh my son, i feel safe here but i feel sad that he's not here, the tent is empty. it's been 20 days since they took him. i'm cold and empty without him. >> reporter: this man wouldn't le

they would all like to take this area and make it into kurdistan.ething turkey is not interested in it. >> turkey is not interested in. appears none of these countries named are particularly interested in it. that's the problem. kurds are the largest nationality without a state, the largest ethnic group without a state. and some groups within these places continue to push very, very hard. particularly in turkey's place, they push back very, very hard against that. >> in the case of syria and iraq, the kurds have been militarily successful and have been allied with strategic. this puts kurds at the opposite side of some folks we have working on the ground in syria. some of the people we've got working on the ground in iraq. i mean, without the kurds, we not have made the inroads you're seeing being made in iraq right now. >> in iraq, the turkish government has very good relationships with iraq's kurds because they're governed by a different faction. but the turks see the kurds in syria as being at least idealogically aligned with, if not just a part

the government but baghdad is also cooperating with reductions with the semiautonomous region of kurdistan are hearing from the oil minister that it is not clear whether a six-month timeline will be extended. ahead head of commodity research at goldman sachs says at the moment compliance is at about 86%. crudel lynch says brent will reach a $60 a barrel by the end of the year. we are watching carefully the inventory in the u.s. the uk's brexit plan will become clearer today. when the supreme court rules on whether the process to leave the eu can be triggered without a parliamentary approval. the decision -- if the decision goes against the government, the prime minister plans to rush through legislation to launch article 50 by the end of march. the ruling will be announced at 9:30 a.m. anna is outside the supreme court. this is a little moment -- this is a pivotal moment in the great brexit debate. this is a big legal challenge. the government of healing the november decision of the high court. it said it cannot trigger toicle 50 by themselves start the two-year divorce process from that y

steve: this up here. >> this would be kurdistan. steve: where it is now?omous region. he is the president of that region. steve: this is how he would like to see it? >> politically he would like to see it a little different. what this is like a berm. like world war i, a deep trench and a berm built up along the red line. eventually they would like to see the red line drop down a little bit and a province. the idea however, is that the trump administration is going to have to make some decisions that this administration, obama administration was totally unwilling to make. in the aftermath of this catastrophe in syria, you have got literally millions of human beings who have fled. population of mosul is about million. and they're hostages. brian: when you talk to barzani, the commander, not father. >> both of them. brian: one sound bite you have for us? >> i'm not sure -- that is me sitting down with president barzani and we're looking at this map. ainsley: that is the son. that is the dad. steve: we have two clips from this weekend's "war stories." this is

return of the body to the uk and would urge other parties such as the british government and the kurdistanamily in every sort of way they can in facilitating the return of ryan lock‘s body to the uk. in a statement, ryan lock‘s former school near portsmouth said... the foreign office hasn't commented specifically about ryan lock, but said it was extremely difficult to confirm the status and whereabouts of british nationals in syria. ryan lock told friends he believed in the kurdish cause, but that commitment, it seems, has now led to the death of this 20—year—old former chef, who said he had wanted to make a difference. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in chichester. the time is quarter past three, these are today's headlines... britain's top diplomat to the eu, sir ivan rogers, resigns. he had been expected to play a key role in brexit talks. a man is shot dead by police near the m62 in huddersfield — he's been named locally as yasser yaqub. and as we've just been hearing, a british man is said to have been killed in syria fighting with kurdish forces against islamic state militants. ryan lock h

for decades has had the challenge of a kurdish insurgency, the pkk, which has wanted a separate kurdistannsion and animosity, injuly there was the attempted coup. speaking to our correspondent in istanbul and she was saying it feels for many this is an attack on lifestyle, on culture and a secular way of life. does that bear out? i think you could say that but it‘s only part of it. again we have to be cautious here in that the government message to try to build up government message to try to build up national unity will be this is an attack on all our lifestyles, it‘s an attack on us. the fact is that the islamic state is only really concerned with a specific grievance, which is syria, iraq and turkey. the wider issues, which is will turkey bea wider issues, which is will turkey be a secular or islamic nation, will there be a democracy or will erdogan consolidate a one—party, one—person state ? consolidate a one—party, one—person state? the kurdish question, whether or not we call this secular or islamic, those issues remain to be resolved. importantly, this issue isn‘t going to go away.

return of the body to the uk and would urge other parties, such as the british government, and the kurdistan the return of ryan lock‘s body to the uk. ina uk. in a statement, ryan last couple of minutes‘s former school, near portsmouth, said "we are very sorry and saddened to hear the news about ryan lock. he was a well—liked pupil during his time at warblington school, our thoughts go out to our friends and family at this time." ryan lock is one of several british nationals to fight and die for the kurds. most had no military training, but had wanted to go after seeing pictures of the violence caused by islamic state. this man was a former royal marine from south yorkshire, he became the first britain to die fighting for the kurds. his parents say they are proud british fighters are helping the kurdish people my son asked me, in a phone call — when are the british coming? and i said they they aren‘t. but i have seen, with the volunteers, they are doing and britain is being represented. evenif and britain is being represented. even if it is not being admitted by the government. we are trying

and would urge other parties such as the british government and the kurdistan regional government tof ryan locke's body to the uk. —— ryan lock. in a statement, ryan lock‘s former school near portsmouth said... ryan lock is one of several british nationals to fight and die for the kurds. most had no military training, but wanted to go after seeing pictures of the violence caused by islamic state. this man was a former royal marine from south yorkshire. in 2015, he became the first briton to die fighting for the kurds. his parents say they're proud british fighters are helping the kurdish people. my son asked me in a phone call, "when the british coming?" and i said, "they aren't". but as i've seen with volunteers, they going over. and britain is being represented. even if it's not being admitted by the government. we are trying to help the kurds and fight isis in the best way a lot of young people can. so i'm very proud of them. ryan lock told friends he believed in the kurdish cause, but that commitment, it seems, has now brought tragedy to another british family. a british soldier