in north west syria to. the main in the sea again if human rights mention a few minutes ago the old operation. operation based on. a main. date was. the. islamic state a life. for . himself with a suicide vest now my phone tells them down the location and what's significant about it. and the surprise role the surprising thing is. he was killed and nobody told that he might be in the because if you look at the. how they operate in syria. 'd the. old islamic state. in the north east of syria. in the north west. so it's a very long distance between the 2 cities. and all will be between cities controlled by the well let's say the enemies of the it's controlled by the syrian army. by. their allies all these forces. allies controlling all the area between. west. syria and. those that president bush will. reach these days oh huge hole he passed through he has no safe for such organization. so how he reached it specially that it's going to hold the elections on the other 1000000 organizations so it's only me. it's a

himself up with a suicide vest, after being cornered by special forces in idlib province in north west syriae children died with him, alongside several is fighters. a state of emergency has been declared across california as wildfires continue to spread whipped up by strong winds. some 180,000 people in the north of the state have been ordered to leave their homes. vigils have been held in vietnam, for the 39 people who died in a refrigerated lorry not farfrom london. police in vietnam have been taking dna samples from family members who've reported loved ones missing. now on bbc news... our world. in a country where it's expected your extended family will look after you in old age, what do you do if they long ago rejected you? that's a question for most of pakistan's tra nsgender community. one member of the community is setting up pakistan's first retirement home for transgender people. mobeen azhar has been to lahore to meet her. this edition of our world contains adult themes. once upon a time, in the pakistani city of lahore, lived the superglam guru. ashee was the talk of the town, the

us central command says these are pictures of the compound in north—west syria where baghdadi was hidingters in california are continuing to battle the blazes that are being fanned by strong winds and low humidity. one fire is threatening the ronald reagan presidential library. unprecedented ‘extreme‘ red flag warnings have been issued for much of the state. more on our website — bbc.co.uk/news and the news app. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. markets for asia business report. cheer as the fed cuts agi wall markets cheer as the fed cuts again. wall street closes higher after the us central bank lowers rates for the third time this year. the sun shines on silicon valley. us technology giants apple and facebook give investors plenty of reasons to celebrate. welcome to asia business report live from singapore. let's start with the world economy because the us central bank has cut interest rates again, hoping to shield america from the impact of trade wars as well as the global slowdown. the federal reserve lowered the target for its benchmark rate by 0.25%. this

yeah sorry i just wanted to ask you he mentioned it was in the north west of syria and i watching towers about is it known as an i.a.s. stronghold. no in fact no i told this is the surprising issue of. the story. we told before many fold. left. the cold of the islamic state and. to the west to the east. mainly to the district. so when we discovered that. the. distance between. the long distance in syria and all the territories are going to hold by syrian army army by the. old allies so it was so hard to move to the district and the main question is why we should know that if the district is rolled . all right our correspondent reporting from beirut thank you so much for that update thank you. well now let's take a closer look at what we do know about albert darby the leader of the so-called islamic state. the leader of i ask is or was notoriously reclusive and elusive this is the man believed to be. the even that isn't certain. the mujahedeen have been rewarded victory by god after years of jihad they were able to achieve their aim and hurried to announce the caliph and choose the image.

us central command says these are pictures of the compound in north—west syria where baghdadi was hidingrefighters in california are continuing to battle the blazes that are being fanned by strong winds and low humidity. one fire is threatening the ronald reagan presidential library. unprecedented extreme red flag warnings have been issued for much of the state. that's all, stay with bbc news. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. imagine having an extraordinary sporting talent but finding yourself traumatised by the realities of elite—level competition. imagine being defined by your gender and physicality in ways that crushed your own sense of yourself. add to that a prolonged battle with alcohol and drugs and you have the pain—filled early life of my guest today, olympic swimmer—turned—artist, model and now writer, casey legler. what did it take to emerge from the darkness? casey legler, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. you come here having just written a rather extraordinary memoir of your early life, the first 21 years or so of your life. it is

the leader of so—called islamic state group, who killed himself during a military operation in north—west syria straight weekend of anti—government protests in hong kong as demonstrators block roads and clash with police. as you can see in that picture there. and finally to the financial times's international edition, and the story that germany, the european union's largest economy is due to double its annual payment towards the organisation's budget, as the group of nations prepares for life after the uk's withdrawal. they've shaken, they've stirred and now asia's best female speed bartender has been crowned. 16 mixologists competed to make the best and fastest cocktail in hong kong on sunday, as part of the contest called speed rack. it's all for a good cause, too, with proceeds going towards breast cancer education, prevention and research. a short time ago i was joined by the winner, summer lo from blue bar in hong kong who described her feelings. you know, it was amazing and an incredible experience. like this competition is not just incredible experience. like this competition is notjust

reports we have suggests that the radon al—baghdadi may have happened in the idlib region in north—west syriais heartland. is that a place he could be, in idlib? he could have been anywhere. he was originally born in southern iraq, and when he founded the islamic state group and declared the caliphate across iraq and syria, then the last stronghold of islamic state was in north—eastern syria, across the border from state was in north—eastern syria, across the borderfrom iraq, that was taken over by the mainly kurdish forces back in march this year. the islamic state militants were there. that was across from the power base. this is someone who didn't use mobile phones and has tried to stay as far away from being listened on as far away from being listened on as possible. and for good reason. he is very elusive, never gave interviews. he only made one public appearance, when he announced the creation of the caliphate in 2014. that is almost a single image we have of him. then he disappeared for five years. another video resurfaced of him in april of this year, and that was nearly a month after

show the denouement of this operation, and we can run the first lot of pictures, this is in north—west syria is after the us special forces have got out of the compound, and from the air missiles coming down and totally flattening where abu bakr al—baghdadi had been hiding out. in the past few moments, donald trump has been at the white house, and he has been at the white house, and he has said america congratulate you on the operation, and the whole world congratulate you on the success of the operation. many thanks. thanks for joining the operation. many thanks. thanks forjoining us. an inquiry into a police helicopter crash — at a glasgow pub six years ago — has found that it could have been prevented — had the pilot followed emergency procedures. ten people died when the helicopter came down onto the roof of the busy clutha bar — as our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. sirens it was a friday night in november and the clutha bar had been packed with people listening to live music when the police helicopter fell from the sky. are you ok? cctv images released publicly for the fi

us central command says these are pictures of the compound in north—west syria where baghdadi was hidinges that are being fanned by strong winds and low humidity. 0ne fire is threatening the ronald reagan presidential library. unprecedented extreme red flag warnings have been issued for much of the state. that's all, stay with bbc news.

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himself up with a suicide vest, after being cornered by special forces in idlib province in north west syriadfires continue to spread whipped up by strong winds. some 180,000 people in the north of the state have been ordered to leave their homes. vigils have been held in vietnam, for the 39 people who died in a refrigerated lorry not farfrom london. police in vietnam have been taking dna samples from family members

this is in north—west syria, in idlib province, and you can see the us specialforces, delta force, movingon to launch their attack on the base that is housing abu bakr al—baghdadi. the second sequence of pictures we're not going to show. that apparently shows isis fighters engaging us forces, and they're attacked from the air by helicopter gunship. the final sequence of pictures is after us special forces have gotten out of the compound, and you see from the air missiles coming down and totally flattening where al—baghdadi had been hiding out. donald trump has been at the white house. he has said that "america congratulates you on that operation, and the whole world congratulates you on the success of the operation". jon sopel in washington. firefighters are continuing to battle raging wildfires in california, as powerful winds threaten to make the situation worse. a new blaze in southern california threatened to engulf the ronald reagan presidential library but officials now say the building was out of danger. meanwhile thousands of residents have been evacuated, as the wildfires continu

us special forces tracked down al—baghdadi in north—west syria at the weekend and attacked his compound—— responsibility by. members of the committee investigating reality tv watched guest being filmed backstage against their will. mps said the material made a mockery of the after—ca re material made a mockery of the after—care the shows that are provided. the show was act in —— axedin provided. the show was act in —— axed in may following the death of a participant. his quirky phrases and distinctive shouts have made john bercow a well known figure not only at westminster — but around the world. well, after ten years, he's finished his last day as commons speaker. his sucessor will be elected on monday. here's his final moments as his tenure in that famous green chair finally came to an end. order. the question is that this house now do adjourn. on the contrary? i think the eyes have it. the eyes have it. order, order. 2000 service personnel have joined forces with veterans, volunteers and celebrities to try to raise a million pounds in a single day for the royal british legion in lond

as we did before in 2017, and 2018, indifferent operations in different parts of north—west of syria,ria, our aim is still the same. we will neutralise terrorists in that area, we will ensure the safety of our border and we will create a peaceful and stable and calm area, for the return of syrian refugees. we must that but many thanks for your time tonight. turkey's ambassador to the united kingdom. the defence has begun in the trial of two men and two youths accused of murdering 17 year old jodie chesney who was stabbed in the back, near a playground in romford in essex in march. bring us up—to—date with what the jury bring us up—to—date with what the jury has been told. manuel petrovic is the first defendant in the trial to give evidence. he told a jury here today about his life in east london as a drug dealer. he maintained various phones for supplying a number of customers with different drugs, right up to class a and he recalled how on the 1st of march, this year, he was helping out another drug dealer, he said his friend and co—defendant, who had called him saying he needed a fa

off from north syria basic question did the americans leave it would drop from north syria over this to have some bases over there so the operation remains i wouldn't have a north west. in. town in that district it's mainly. under the operated all of the. saudi the. for all the branches. it's. so. can you hear me can we can hear you bassam go ahead we're listening and yeah ok so so is a district is on the control of. and according to the latest use that. was in the house of one of the main leader of one of the action is. the head of the commander of what they called. all the religious guardians so he was his house when the the operation that took place in north west of syria sam bacile you mentioned this operation took place in the northwest of syria what is this significant yount the location. it's the location it's very interesting right now in. the cold the capital of the islamic state and went to the east of mainly to the desert off you know. what it's maybe. we thought that it's a good. organization but the distance between between. and around 700 kilometers from to all these area all these sorts of these are under the control of the syrian army the turkish arm

i don't believe a person in the valley isis leave that was north of west syria because you know hartley that was north of west syria because you know how did he i don't live there and didn't know we know that. most how did he i don't live there and didn't know we know that. land most around a brigade is actually the arrival of al baghdadi there are a brigade is actually the arrival of al baghdadi they have a lot of this guy just against him and a lot of hate to tell about him have a lot of this guy just against him and a lot of hate to tell about him and tell of his group so why they would give them for example that cover on and tell of his group so why they would give them for example that cover up that umbrella the safety amberleigh and that directive is so this is very that umbrella safety amberleigh and that directive is so this is very very suspicious actually a claim by the american president very suspicious actually a claim by the american president so. personally they the american 7th time so i'm personally they the american 7 times and nouns that will buckle back that it was ki

syria mourning the actually don't have official the actions especially from syria 1st of all the operation took place in north west of syria. also going to a new speakers today focused on 3 many poles the continuous off the syrian army deployment in north. georgia borders 2nd the national budget and the getting it was in mean my notes in the newspapers we don't have any official statement from the. u.s. on the other to be likely on the streets that the people off you. the help they hope this will one of the loveliest in the simplicity of the middle east especially in syria now a president shop has been touting this as a very big when. do the factions in syria who are helped with this operation do they feel the same way as mr trump. in fact as i said they don't have official statements going to some opposition syrian opposition sources they said. no. it's so obvious that it's a huge loss for the always this but on the other hand we still have the sleeping says what's called the lone wolves the outrage that they say they're calling both. says will just go on which might do any kind of. action to do that kind of reve

himself up with a suicide vest, after being cornered by special forces in idlib province in north west syriaeath mean for the future of islamic state? also on the programme. praying for the victims of the essex lorry tragedy. families mourn their loss. the government presses ahead with attempts to get a general election. ministers will get a vote before parliament tomorrow. and it was not to be for wales. na rrowly and it was not to be for wales. narrowly beaten on the world cup semifinals by south africa. good evening. donald trump said the leader of the so—called islamic state group abu bakr al— baghdadi has died after a military operation conducted by us special forces. has died after a military operation conducted by us specialforces. he had been described as the words most had been described as the words m ost wa nted had been described as the words most wanted man and mister trump said capturing or killing him had been the top national security priority of his administration. abu bakr al— baghdadi had been under surveillance in northern syria for weeks and was eventually cornered in a

with or for access is and as we know the situation is as complex as ever in the north east and north west of syria now i heard you say in one interview that what distinguishes the syrian war is the sheer scale of destruction which will make life difficult for people for years to come when the white house still it is hopefully sees what do you make them of this very open very deliberate sabotaging of the iraq instruction operated by western governments and the tying of international record structure of funds just specific political outcomes do you think it's fair well you know the debate on the reconstruction riches has been forth in the open and which is basically a big debate which is not that the core of i.c.r.c. has preoccupation we are engaged in humanitarian efforts at the present moment and 1st things 1st i think looking at the dimensions of people displaced within. syria and in the neighboring countries what needs to be done 1st is really to bring back basic services to syrian blood. is to syrians as we interpret those basic services to people is very much still part of a basic humanitarian

he died during a us specialforces raid in north—west syria. 0ur correspondent nick byrant in washingtonn into custody. we learnt today that two men were taken into custody. we have learnt also that al—baghdadi's body has now been disposed of in accordance with the laws of armed conflict, according to the pentagon. they are working to declassify video footage and photographs that were taken during that rate, which should come out over the next few days. what they have been unable to confirm, however, is donald trump's very graphic accounts of al—baghdadi's final moments. he described him as crying and whimpering before he detonated an explosive vest. military chiefs are saying perhaps donald trump got that information from talking himself with commanders on the ground, but they were unable to verify it, and that is highly unusual. normally, you would expect the pentagon to be able to authenticate the words of the us commander in chief donald trump. he has been continuing with his victory lab this morning, but he went to the baseball last night in washington and was roundly booed by the c

white house he said al baghdadi died in a night time targeted raid in italy a province in the north west of syria trump thanked sources russia syria iraq and turkey for their help what he called taking down the world's most wanted terrorist u.s. special operations forces executed a dangerous and daring nighttime raid in northwestern syria and accomplished their mission in grand style the u.s. personnel were incredible i got to watch much of it. no personal were lost in the operation well a large number of baghdad these fighters and companions were killed with him he died after running into a gate in total whimpering and crying and screaming all the way all right we're now joined by our correspondent in washington pablo fully. public major announcement there by the prison tell us. well you've heard some snippets of it fairly it was a very graphic statement from president trump who said the leader of the so-called islamic state of baghdad he died like a dog and a coward now in an almost hour long news conference from president trump and he went into a lot of detail about his death and he said that

abu bakr al—baghdadi blew himself up after being cornered by us special forces in a tunnel in north—west syriaostile to him. al—baghdadi at one time controlled an area the size of great britain, carrying out atrocities which resulted in thousands of deaths. many hostages were beheaded. but in recent years, the group lost ground in the middle east. al—baghdadi's death could not have come at a better time for donald trump. the president has been criticised for withdrawing troops from syria, and is facing an impeachment inquiry by his democratic opponents. mr trump watched the special forces operation from the white house situation room, and gave this description of what happened... we captured a man that should have been caught a long time ago. unfortunately, he wasn't, and he has done tremendous damage. but it was an amazing display of intelligence and military power and coordination in getting along with people. lots of great things happened. so that was a big, big day. before coming on air, i spoke with former cia director and retired us army general, david petraeus. general petraeus, what is

don't believe a person of the isis leave that i don't believe personally i says leave that was north of west syria because what our house and the. north with syria because you know how did he i don't live there and didn't know we know that. i don't live there and didn't know we know that. a brigade is actually that i vote of out of baghdad be they get how it is actually that i vote of out of baghdad the they have a lot of this guy just against him and a lot of hate to tell about him and a lot of this guy just against him and a lot of hate to tell about him and his group so why even would give them for example that is culpable that somebody why they would give them for example that cover that i'm but allowed to safe the amber alert and that directive is so this is very very loudly. and that directive is so this is very very suspicious. to magically be laid. at that point i was an addict and can pick them so i personally think that the american civil times and now i personally think that the american civil times announced that bucket of baghdad he was killed and proved to be fake news computers that

personally i says leave that was north where the past senator lee valley isis leave that was north of west syria because you know how did he i don't live there and didn't know with syria because you know how did he i don't live there and didn't know we know that that. it is but again it's lee is actually that i believe a lot of other battle of baghdad had there this out how a lot of a lot bit of this because i just against him and out of it i'll tell it to him and tell him what his group syria though what i would leave it hamilton and tell of his group so why they would give them for example that cover that amber allowed to save the amber alert and give them for example that cover that amber alert to safety amber alert and then back here and there that was the this is so that it is a very suspicious actually speak claim actually claimed by the by the american american president and so so. i personally personally i think the american civil times announced that will buckle back that they the american civil times and nouns that will buckle back that it was killed and proved to be fake news complete

allies have also advanced deep into northern north eastern syria reaching 30 kilometers reaching the m 4 international highway that connects the east and west syria if they're able to to hold this their positions then they're going to divide the territory under the control of the kurdish syrian democratic forces so the fighting is continuing there is also a humanitarian crisis 100000 people that's according to the united nations have fled their homes as a result of this ongoing military operation well of course the other concern the relevant parties have is of course this incident which is what just near enough 24 hours ago and that's really got the americans very concerned. well yes that incident is just deepening the crisis between nato allies turkey and the united states turkey has been coming under mounting pressure from the united states as well as western countries european union the united states they're telling them we are going to impose sanctions that is a possibility if this operation continues if you cross our red lines but the message from turkey is no we are not backing down we are going to continue with this operation and the

allies have also advanced deep into northern north eastern syria reaching 30 kilometers reaching the m 4 international highway that connects the east and west to syria if they're able to hold this their positions then they're going to divide the territory under the control of other kurdish syrian democratic forces. more than a 1000000 people in japan have been told to leave their homes as typhoon haggart this approaches tokyo the storm is expected to batter the capital with record amounts of rain and high winds concern over safety as forced the cancellation of flights train services and 2 rugby world cup matches. iran is condemning what it calls a cowardly attack on one of its oil tankers government spokesman says it's reviewing evidence after missiles apparently struck a ship off the coast of saudi arabia on friday it also promised to respond to whoever is behind the attack regional security concerns and trade imbalances have dominated the chinese president's visit to india xi jinping is wrapping up what's being described as an informal summit with prime minister in the round of modi the result india revoke the special status of indian adm

were supposed to go to an al us of military base in the west of iraq and from there they were going to monitor the situation in north eastern syria continue their operations and then if need be to deploy from there to northeastern syria if that was the case that seemingly has changed almost overnight now we do know that probably will not be met with the u.s. ambassador and it was agreed that the u.s. troops could come through the kurdish region of northern iraq but now we're hearing that this is only a transit agreement and it just goes to show you that a lot of the decisions that are being made seem to be being made at the very last minute on the fly it seems that the u.s. really don't understand or sorry really it feels like they don't really understand what they're going to do with these troops and we are actually hearing that if they do transit from here they'll go down to kuwait which has a huge u.s. military base in the rebase from there but there is a lot of confusion because it was only a day ago it seemed to be agreed that a lawsuit was going to be the basis for these u.s. troops so we are now hearing that it's only a tr

ireland, for the north across scotland turning to drier and brighter in the west through the afternoon. good afternoon. there are reports today of fresh clashes in north—eastern syriaunited states, to stop turkey continuing its military operation. kurdish authorities say more than 190,000 people have been displaced as result of the turkish incursion, triggered by president trump's decision to withdraw us troops. turkey says it wants to create a 20—mile—deep buffer zone across the syrian border — what it calls a "safe zone" —

north and west, tempter struggling with 11 or 12. this is bbc world news today thousands flee from syria as turkey continues its assault against the kurdsre targets on the third day of the campaign. they say they're ready to have new uk brexit negotiations the both sides say there is still much work to do. it does not mean it is a done deal. brexit is like climbing a mountain. we need vigilance, determination and patience. and a prize for peace, the prime minister who helped and conflicts says he

and that is why he's looking for backing from europe and the west to relocate a 1000000 possibly 2000000 syrian refugees to north east syria in an area currently controlled by searing kodesh militia unquote considers terrorist turkish forces are ready to great what he calls a 30 kilometer deep safe so in that region where the turkish president says he wants to send back refugees it's a hugely contentious policy but uncross says it has the same but these refugees because the people's patience is false running out and let the german ministers it was easy very obliging why is that the case. well i think there is absolutely recognition in europe that turkey has borne the brunt of the refugee flow out of syria 3600000 refugees in turkey an enormous number and in fact the interior minister of germany paid tribute to turkey for that today so certainly there is that recognition and there is also concern that many of those refugees could find their way to greece and then on to western europe if in fact not more is done to shore up this deal with turkey now the the interior minister promised to bring turkey's concerns back to brusse

local allies have also advanced deep into northern north eastern syria reaching 30 kilometers reaching the m 4 international highway that connects east and west to syria if they're able to hold this their positions then they're going to divide the territory under the control of other kurdish syrian democratic forces. more than a 1000000 people in japan have been told to leave their homes typhoon haiyan this approach is tokyo the storm is expected to batter the capital with record amounts of rain falling with. iran is condemning what it calls a cowardly attack on one of its all time because the iran says it's reviewing evidence of the missiles apparently struck a ship off the coast of saudi arabia on friday regional security concerns and trade imbalances of dominated the chinese president's visit to india prime minister narendra modi says the 2 day summit is the beginning of a new era for the 2 nations. become the 1st person to run a marathon in under 2 hours the kenyan finished with 20 seconds to spare. those are the headlines the news continues after a head to head. t. welcome back i want to you head to head on al-jazeera english my guest to

north and west, tempter struggling with 11 or 12. this is bbc world news today thousands flee from syria as turkey continues its assault against the kurds. the bombardment continues with turkish warplanes striking more targets on the third day of the campaign. they say they're ready to have new uk brexit negotiations the both sides say there is still much work to do. it does not mean it is a done deal. brexit is like climbing a mountain. we need vigilance, determination and patience. and a prize for peace, the prime minister who helped and conflicts says he is humbled to receive the nobel prize. hello there and welcome to world news today. turkish warplanes of been striking targets in northeastern syria on the third day ofa northeastern syria on the third day of a large scale offensive. there have been a number of civilian casualties and dozens of fighters from the syrian defence forces have been killed. fears are deepening of a humanitarian crisis. the un says an estimated 100,000 people have fled the towns. in three civilians we re fled the towns. in three civilians were killed when a car bomb went off in the kurdish held town. callin

syria including 70,000 children. some of them end up in camps like this, in bardarash in north west iraq. met kasuma abdul, one of many mothers who now fears she may be forced to raise her children as refugees. when will yoreturn to syria? >> ( translated ): when will it become a settled country, how we need it to be?ai we are ato return - there is shelling, war planes andhe soldiers t. >> reporter: more like her arri at the camp every day from their hes in syria. for people here theruch an incredible degree of uncertainty and that's because their lives pacted by a foreign poli that changes by the day. one thing everyone we spoke with was certain of, was wh blame for this crisis. ): we hold trump sponsible, he betrayed the kurds. children have died, people have been displaced, all these people in these tents-- it'p's fault. he took the decision. he sold >>t the kurds. reporter: kurds like kaniwar abdul hamid told us they believe strongly the american soldiers don't want to ave. >> ( translated ): it's not the was the president'sion.t, it the military has to follow orders. >> reporter: tomo

north of syria by the turkish military and the opposition's national syria syrian national army. russia and turkey haven't been on the same page fully as it was during the operations conducted on the west of the euphrates river which are the operation all of branch and euphrates field operations russia was up against this operation that's why turkey wants to persuade russia plus turkey has said that there are turkey is fine with the syrian regime controlling those areas in the designated safe zone but they want to make sure that those areas under control of the syrian regime are fully cleared of these. mainly the kurdish fighters group why p.j. this is what turkey is pushing for and after the u.s. the session to withdraw from this area this t.f. actually engage with the syrian regime and most call doesn't recognize out both kurdistan workers party which turkey believes it's linked with the y.p. as a terrorist organization so turkey is kind of in between when it comes to these points besides that when we look at the statements by the s.d.f. n y p g mainly on the commander level they don't seem to be willing to fully withdraw from from from the native safe zone area so turkey will push f

rebel stronghold in the north of syria but it is the last major rebel stronghold in the north of syria the last rebel stronghold in that one of the last remaining areas in the west last rebel stronghold in that one of the last remaining areas in western syria that the government does not control just driving through province which is but in syria that the government does not control just driving through province which is the last opposition stronghold in syria the last stronghold against the last opposition stronghold in syria the last stronghold against bashar assad was the ice will lead a shelter like that so it will share assad was the ice a leader's shell to let that sink in. he did not. i have many allies there but nonetheless it was as of. dudie did not have many allies there but nonetheless it was as rational as it was obvious it lib the best place for a 10 russian oil as it was obvious it lib the best place on earth for a terrorist to blend in is a province just the largest al qaeda safe haven serous to blend in is a province just the largest al qaeda safe haven since $911.00 the region is under the thumb over. formally known as $911.00 the region is und

come from the north and i'll oppose area of syria and they will be potentially participating in any kind of military action into syria bigotry analysts are saying that they may well push in west of here around the town called monday with the idea of potentially joining up with turkish military forces further east and as we've been reporting there are serious concerns about the fight against eisel in the sri chinmoy what kind of ramifications any kind of military escalation by the turks would have all that the s.d.f. the kurdish forces across the border saying that they cannot guarantee that they will be able to prevent potentially thousands of i.c.'s prisoners escaping jails that they control if indeed there was some sort of military push by the acts that there are huge concerns of obviously about isis fighters escaping and there are concerns about territory that is thing taken. troll of over recent years from my school i saw moving back into those areas and interesting lee the small thing at least the s.d.f. released a tweet they reporting that there was suicide attacks in the town over iraq which is under their control certainly in the early hours of this morning so tension

west through s.t.l. territory from the iraqi border seen heard reports from near turkey's border with syria. well the map is changing in north eastern syria turkey and its syrian allies are moving into what were kurdish controlled towns. and the syrian democratic forces are pushed from a 120 kilometer stretch of territory along the turkish syria border and 30 kilometers south that is where turkish led forces now control an important supply line the m 4 highway that connects western syria to iraq it seems phase one of turkey's air and ground operation to eliminate what it considers and national security threat on its border has been completed. we will divide the terror corridor 490 kilometers down the middle we will advance 30 to 35 kilometers into syrian territory according to the state's own map which we have declared before. that means there is likely a phase 2 of the military operation that would involve more fighting with the s. the f. who were abandoned when u.s. president donald trump effectively gave turkey a green light to launch the operation a few days ago now the u.s. administration which long called the s.d.f. pa

west as d.f.l. territory from the iraqi border is a holder reports from near turkey's border with syria. i know what the map is changing in north eastern syria turkey and it's syrian allies are moving into what were kurdish controlled towns. and the syrian democratic forces are pushed from a 120 kilometer stretch of territory along the turkish syria border and 30 kilometers south that is where turkish led forces now control an important supply line the m 4 highway that connects western syria to iraq it seems phase one of turkey's air and ground operation to eliminate what it considers and national security threat on its border has been completed. we will divide the terror corridor 490 kilometers down the middle we will advance 30 to 35 kilometers into syrian territory according to the safe zone map which we have declared before. that means there is likely a phase 2 of the military operation that would involve more fighting with the s d f who were abandoned when u.s. president donald trump effectively gave turkey a green light to launch the operation a few days ago now the u.s. administration which long called the s.d.f. partner

troops out of north syria was the safety of those american forces we believe that the turks now intend to go further south than originally expected and to go both west and east which would increase their is zone from beyond the 30 kilometer depth and nearly 440 kilometers wide at the same time we've learned the last 24 hours and it looks like the s.d.f. is cutting a deal with the syrians and russians we should say yes to have does so the surge of forces that are in syria democracy forces defense forces that's right there cutting a deal and now what we're facing is u.s. forces in a trap between a syrian russian army moving north to take on the the turkish army that is moving south it puts us in a terrible position and the protection of safety of our service members comes 1st to me i spoke with the national security team yesterday we talked on the phone i talked to the president and he is concerned and so last night he directed that we begin a deliberate withdrawal of u.s. forces from the northern part of syria syria more on that decision now with rosalynn jordan our correspondent in washington. the u.s. says it is pulling $1000.00 soldiers out of nor

themselves in a military base in the west of iraq where they would mount their operations continue their operations and if need be moved from there back into north eastern syria now we do know the prime minister abdul mahdi met with the u.s. ambassador when they discussed this troop movement it was agreed at that meeting that the u.s. troops could come through into the kurdish region of northern iraq and then go to a no military base that seemingly has changed almost overnight and it just goes to show you a lot of the iraqis we speak to here are wondering what the u.s. policy actually is whether it's being made on the fly whether people of thinking about it let's lot of confusion here in iraq has to why this situation has changed it's a very sensitive topic to u.s. troops on the ground in iraq it's something that a lot of the political parties certainly don't want they say that iraq the americans left iraq and that should remain the case and that the only people that should be here are advisers to the iraqi military particularly when the war against eisel was going on so now we're in a situation where the u.s. troops have been told that they can only transit

north—eastern syria. as turkey advances, still locked up but in harm's way. the conditions are appalling but these are the best prisons the kurds have. for years, they've told the westts. few countries did and now the prisons are overwhelmed. escape is a growing threat. in one crowded cell, we were told we would find ishant mustafi from east london. he is part of a gang thatjoined is from westminster university. he is accused of being a committed jihadist who fought with is until the very end. he claims, like others, to have been tortured in prison. we have demands, demands as humans. there's, you know, stuff that needs to be provided as rights as a prisoner. we are under the coalition, true? we are under the coalition. but british and american troops are pulling back to avoid clashes with their nato ally, turkey. so the men and boys of the islamic state sit and wait. the kurds are left to contain this threat alone, while fighting for their lives. the prisons, now undermanned, are a secondary concern, they warn. some of these jails will fall into turkish hands. one has already been shelled. in another prison is ibrahim akbal from bradford. facebook posts show him ar

north—eastern syria. as turkey advances, still locked up but in harm's way. the conditions are appalling but these are the best prisons the kurds have. for years, they've told the westw countries did and now the prisons are overwhelmed. escape is a growing threat. in one crowded cell, we were told we would find ishant mustafi from east london. he is part of a gang thatjoined is from westminster university. he is accused of being a committed jihadist who fought with is until the very end. he claims, like others, to have been tortured in prison. we have demands, demands as humans. there's, you know, stuff that needs to be provided as rights as a prisoner. we are under the coalition, true? we are under the coalition. but british and american troops are pulling back to avoid clashes with their nato ally, turkey. so the men and boys of the islamic state sit and wait. the kurds are left to contain this threat alone, while fighting for their lives. the prisons, now undermanned, are a secondary concern, they warn. some of these jails will fall into turkish hands. one has already been shelled. in another prison is ibrahim akbal from bradford. facebook posts show him armed an