they don't want them to expand their territory in northern syria.e afraid that they are going to link their enclaves in aleppo province to areas they control in the east. they are already controlling more than half of syrian territory along turkey's border. so that has been happening on the ground, again, we cannot point fingers on any group, because no one has claimed responsibility. but many observers are saying the very fact that the military was chosen as a target, could somehow link the pkk to this attack. because they have targeted the military in the past, especially over the past few decades, turkish security positions across the southeast. but this undoubtedly is a major attack in the heart of -- of the capitol. >> it's a major attack in the heart of the capitol, and actually turkey's ruling party, a spokesman is saying that the explosion in ankara was an act of terrorism, so perhaps that hasn't come as any great surprise. of course we know this could be an act of terrorism eventually contributed to internal or external actors, but if we lo

turkey is dead scared of syrian kurds dominating northern syria and setting up an autonomous zone therethe terrorist expert who was speculating on television a while ago thought that this could be a way of the syrian kurds saying, "you attack us, we will bomb you." catherine n.: i'm sure there will be plenty of speculation. very briefly, jasper, this is, as you mentioned, the second large-scale attack in ankara since last summer. you live in the city. how safe would you say people there in ankara feel given this context? coldr: i think this puts a shiver up everybody's back. certainly, i was horrified by the ankara station bombing in october. this, i think, is less threatening of regular people, in that it was deliberately targeting the military, but that was which the car bomb traveling along is one of the most heavily used roads in ankara. i drive a long it every second day or so. it's a main artery into the city center. so, you know, regular civilians could well have been killed in this explosion, just because they happened to be passing at the same time. turkey is in a very unstable

correspondent: the syrian army with its russian and iranian doctors insist their advance into northern syrias deliberate areas from terrorists . today russia denied suspicions that its airstrikes hit hospitals, implying this was a propaganda ploy. >> the western media about supported russian airstrikes on victims in syria have grown like a snowball. it started with one hospital in the morning. by the end of the day it had risen to 5 hospitals and schools. correspondent: there's no excuse for targeting innocent civilians, but at the same time the battlefield around aleppo is complicated. beingte rebels are attacked. more extremist fighters from the linkeduster of font are to al qaeda and designated a terrorist group by the united andons, which is why russia syria insist they are bombing legitimate targets. rebel positions in northern syria are the syrian kurds, keen to extend. they're working with the americans against the so-called islamic state controlling the territory in red. they're are using the syrian-russian push for their anyand, turkey is receiving push out the border as a security

security council to intervene and stop turkey's shelling in northern syria. zeina hodr reports from the area. >> the battle for the northern corridor, opposition groups are still holding out government's ground forces are just a few kilometers away and the kurdib armed group, the ypg, is approaching from the east. turkey stepped in for a second day. itshelled positions of the ypg and allies causing casualties. artillery bombardment is not just a message to a group turkey calls a terrorist organization. close to the border. >> the ypg will immediately withdraw from azez and the surrounding area and will not go close to it again. it will nots attempt to shut their corridor ever again. it will not have delusions of using base to attack the opposition. >> over receipt days, the ypg and its alleys cap tufrd ground from syrian armed groups backed by ankara the syrian's government pushed backed up by russian jets against those same opposition groups across alleppo. province, the u.s. in the fight against isil has called on the kurds to stop taking ground. the group s

russia says it rejects accusations it womed hospitals in northern syria. at least 50 civilians were killed on air strikes on five hospitals and two schools in aleppo and idlib. the u.n. says the attacks sigh lated international law. humanitarian affairs chief has urged the security council to take action in yemen. it is estimated that more than 21 people are in need of some form of aid there. myanmar's newly elected parliament is trying to agree assess fires with multiple rebel groups. last year the outgoing government signed a nationwide ceasefire agreement. more than half of the armed groups didn't. it is at the heart of the conflict. there are more than 130 ethnic groups with eight prominent minorities across the country. many have armies and there are dozen sz fighting government forces. the conflict began in 1949 soon after independence from britain. power was concentrated at the hands of the majority of the berman computer excluding ethnic minorities. it has suffered armed conflict ever since. tens of thousands of people have been killed or wounded.

syria's ambassador has defended its ally. >> we have credible information that the so-called alliance led by the u.s. led alliance struck the hospital in the northern part of syria, but, of course, as usual, the easiest way for them is to trigger a campaign against the syrian government within the media to accuse and defame the syrian government or our allies, the russians, of doing so and being behind such criminal act against a hospital >>> aid convoys have been given commission to head into seven besieged areas in syria. it follows discussions with u.n. envoy staffan de mistura. >> reporter: the battle for aleppo enters its third week. there is no sign that a u.s. russian deal to pause the fighting will happen. but there is a sign of hope for the hundreds of thousands of syrians living in besieged areas across the country >> what our understanding is, that the government of syria has approved access to seven kafraya in idlib; and madaya, zabadani, kafr batna and mouadamiya al-sham in rural damascus. and humanitarian agencies and partners are preparing convoys for these areas to depart in the coming days. as the special envoy pointed out, he said

over the weekend in northern syria, the turkish army began shelling syrian kurdish fighters after they seized an airbase north of aleppo. how does that fit into everything? >> basically, you have got a between territory kurdish-controlled northwestern syria and isis-controlled central northwestern syria, a territory that has been held by non-kurdish rebels. now they are being defeated. government,an backed by russian aircraft, have been advancing into that strip. so the kurds have thought they should take what they can get before it falls into syrian government's hands, so they took the town of azaz and took the manaa airbase to turkish artillery began shelling on saturday and continued on sunday. today, on a plane to kiev, turkish reporters were told that the turkish itinerary forced the syrian kurds to withdraw from veaz, and if they did not lea that airbase, turkish artillery would render it unusable. he said, we are warning the syrian kurds, if they do not heed our warnings, they will get reaction. he reminded everybody that turkey had warned russia about turkish airspace and then

. >>> we begin in northern syria where turkey shelled kurdish fighters. ankara wants y.p.g. to withdraw from near its border.

we also want to strengthen the kurds in northern syria. they are joined a conglomeration , build a coalition force with arabs and christians under the banner of the syrian democratic forces. they put out a political platform. it makes clear they want to be part of syria.

kurdish-controlled territory in northern syria. the pentagon is only saying u.s. forces in syria are consistently looking for ways to increase efficiency. clarisa ward is the first journalist to visit aairfield amid a deepening relationship between the u.s. and its kurdish al allies. she joins us live from erbil with this cnn exclusive. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, christine. as the u.s. ratchets up its military presence inside syria with at least 50 u.s. special forces troops on the ground, it is also exploring military ways to pursue the fight against isis beyond just airstrikes. now, we managed to find this small agricultural airstrip in a remote corner of northeastern syria. when we arrived on the scene, it was clear that works were ongoing. there was a large berm of freshly dug-up earth that was clearly intended to obscure what was going on behind it. but we could see the runway quite clearly. we saw a tractor. we saw workers on the scene,

>>> a grim search for survivors in northern syria after air strikes hit two hospitals and school building monday killing at least 22 people. eight others missing and presumed dead. the group doctors without borders claim the attacks on the field hospitals were deliberate. it comes days after world powers agree to a cessation of hostilities in syria due to take effect on friday. cnn's jomana is joining us. you wonder if anything is off limits. >> reporter: absolutely, alison. these attacks are drawing international condemnation with rights groups saying attacks on hospitals could amount to war crimes in the case. here is what we know. in idlib province in the north. doctors without borders hospital they support in the area came under attack. they say it was struck several

also accuses russia of bombing a doctors without borders hospital in northern syria, reducing it to a pile of rubble. killing at least seven doctors and patients. no coalition or u.s. planes were operating in the area at the time.

has told the german chancellor his country will continue to strike back at kurdish fighters in northern syriaurkey wants the syrian kurd irwin ypg fighters to withdraw from areas they have captured in northern aleppo. they are saying they will push b back any advance from isil. the syrian government has called on the u.n. security cowen sub sill to intervene and stop turkey shelling in northern syria. a report from the turkey-syria border. >> the battle for syria's northern corridor. opinionzition groups are still holdi has it's being targeted b russianjets. the government's ground forces are a few kilometers away. the kurdish armed group is approaching from the east. turkey stepped. for a second dayshelled positions causing casualties. it is an staement to force it to retreat from recently captured territories close to the border. >> the ypg will immediately withdraw from azez and the surrounding area and will not go close to it again. it will not attempt to shut the corridor ever again. it will not have delusions of using base to attack the opposition. >> over recently days, the ypg and all

do they use that as a pretext in northern syria, or do they prefer their allies to do that? >> they have been quite on this to go with plate toe and europe, but nonetheless, the numbers are at odds. so the subpoenas is on it's own, or to continue basically to continue being critical of the ally at the same time. what is more likely to continue is the challenging offer of the y.p.g. on the other side of syria. but from turkey's soil. so does that mean turkey might also intervene turkey might intervene militarily. i don't think so. even though i don't rule out, and limbed incursion into the area. >> the preference be to step up military action, as opposed to those in northern syria? >> well, with the p.k.k. is already on going, and it is already quite -- >> not much more they can do then. >> they have just killed six soldiers on a military convoy, in the turkey. so the fight with the pkk is already on going. in northern iraq, but the question but in syria, will turkey intervene, of course i can't see and it will continue it with shelling of the syrian -- the p.y.d. inside of s

. >>> coming up, deadly air strikes in northern syria destroy a doctors without borders hospital. >> and the pope continues his historic trip to mexico. his plans for today as he's set to visit mexico's southern border. >>> a big drug bust and where the drugs were found made it even more unusual. preparations for (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, sheriff's office is abduction. a woman told police she was abducted from palm beach county and she was found on the side of the road. she was taken to the hospital where she is being evaluated. >>> the pope's trip to mexico today. we have a live look at the pope mexico's indigenous people. the pope is now halfway through his five-day tour of the yesterday he celebrated an 300,000 people and also visited a children's hospital in mexico city. >>> in australia, police carried out a massive

airstrikes have destroyed to hospitals in areas of northern syria.ne of the tacks deroyed a hospital supported by doctors without borders. the agency says it of its staff are missing. -- eight of its staff in brussels. are missing. there's a summit for european leaders scheduled later this week. daniel is here now with business news. the boss of the european central bank is banking on better future for the euro. daniel:that is right. it could all change, europe's banks face challenge when the system was healthier before the financial crisis. there's also been an indicator of for new stimulus measures in the eurozone. >> there has been more action taken to stabilize the euro zone economy. that includes the addition of more monetary easing in the 19 nation bloc. >> we are ready to do our part, as we announced at the end of the last monetary policy meeting in january, the council will review and possibly reconsider the monetary policy stance in early march. >> the central bank is set to take a closer look at the effects of the low oil prices. the bce al

>>> accusations of war crimes as hospitals are bombed in northern syria. welcome to al jazeera live from doha. also to come on the program. opposition supporters and the police clash in uganda just days before elections. china opposes the u.s. plans to deploy an advanced missile system in response to north korea's rocket launch. hope francis denounces the exclusion of mexicans indigenous people from society. fighting has intensified in syria days after world powers agreed to a cessation of hostilities. dozens of people have died on air strikes in hospitals. at least 50 civilians including children, were killed. five medical facilities and two schools were targeted in northern syria's aleppo and idlib provinces. the u.n. has called the attacks of blatant violation of international law. france and turkey has said strikes constitute war crimes. implementing a truce would be difficult. bashar al-assad says any efforts to end the violence should be about creating stability in syria. >> translation: the question of a ceasefire in a week, who is capable to bring

charity calls for an independent investigation into a deadly attack on one of its locations in northern syria. we will speak with the international president. france going to make it easier to fire workers? the latest government plans. panic in one australian town. we will have more live from paris. ♪ molly: eu leaders are meeting today for what promises to be two days of intense talks. if a deal is reached to keep britain in the eu blog, david cameron will campaign for the u.k. to stay in the union ahead of the country's recommended -- referendum. eu commission president sounded optimistic. >> i'm quite confident that you will have a deal. -- we will have a deal. we have more from brussels, where the summit is taking place. how do things look? quite confusing. we just had the commission president whose personality is all over the eu u.k. draft deal. he sounded quite optimistic and confident that a deal would be struck in the next two days. eu --st last night, the president said there was absolutely no guarantees that a deal could be struck. he said there were still huge differences that had

turkey has renewed its shelling of kurdish positions in northern syria despite calls from the u.s. to halt the strikes. these are the latest pictures near the air base. ankara wants kurdish fighters to withdraw from its border with syria. u.s. supreme court justice scalia has died at the age of 79. he was one of the court's most conservative members. his death on could shift the balance of power in the court allowing president obama to add a liberal justice in his place. his replacement issue took super stage at the republican candidates on the stage. they turned on each other in the most hotly contested show down so far. pope francis has had tough words for mexico's religious elite warning them that they must stand up to the drug trafficking gangs. the catholic leader will say sunday mass in an area not far from the capital and one of the country's most violent places. there the police and street gangs are among the hazards of daily life. adam rainey has more >> reporter: the sprawling poor suburb on the edge of mexico city. for many it represents the problems and promise of mexico

. >>> we begin in northern syria where turkey shelled kurdish fighters. ankara wants y.p.g. to withdraw from near its border. the u.s. and kurdish allies refusing to give up their gains. >> the syrian government offensive in the northern country side of aleppo enters its third week. pressure continues on the opposition forces on the ground. heavy russian airstrikes throughout the day targeting the last remaining stronghold of rebel force forces, the pressure continues, the syrian government trying to achieve two objectives in aleppo, one is to encircle the rebel controlled east of the city. they are close to that. they are just a few kilometers away from laying siege to the neighborhoods inside that city and trying to reach the border towards turkey, so heavy airstrikes, the opposition facing pressure not just from the skies. it is facing many enemies on the ground. you have the syrian government, as well as their allies, fighters from the lebanese movement hezbollah as well as from iran and iraq and now the y.p.g., the kurdish armed group and its allies are closing in on re

five medical facilities and two schools were targeted in northern syria's aleppo and idlib provinces. the u.n. has called the attacks blatant violation of international laws. france and turkey say the strikes constitute war crimes and syria's president said implementing a truce would be difficult. bashar al-assad said any efforts to end the violence should be about creating stability in syria. >> translation: i will hear about a ceasefire within a week. who is capable to bring this all together in a week? no-one. who will make them aaccountable. we're speaking about foundations on the conditions that all these terms are met. the cessation of operations may be did with security >>> the iraqi defense minister has been holding talks with u.s. ambassador with baghdad to retake mosul from i.s.i.l. the army is deploying thousands of soldiers to a base 70 kilometers south east of mosul. iraq's second largest city was taken over by i.s.i.l. in 2014. it is the last day of campaigning in uganda ahead of presidential elections on thursday. the leader was detained twice as he tried to hold his fi

[ ♪ ] >>> turkey and france both say air strikes on hospitals in northern syria are war crimes. >>> hellowelcome. you are watching al jazeera, live from the headquarters here in doha. with me peter dobie. the other top stories today. police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at ugandan opposition supporters days before the election. pope francis condemns the treatment of mexico's indigenous people and says the world should, instead, ask for their forgiveness, and the afghan who is turning war relics into works of art >>> the top story - condemn nation of air strikes hitting four schools and a hospital. the security council calls it a violation of international law. turkey warns of serious and bigger consequences if russia doesn't end operations in northern syria. two offices and two schools sheltering fighters were attacked. a hospital, supported by doctors without borders was hit in idlib. the group says the building was deliberately targeted. zeina khodr on the turkey syrian border. >> reporter: there's no red line on the syrian war. a school, a hospital and other locations were hit by wh

at they tell us the entire building collapsed and troops have been on the offensive in northern syria under the coverage of russian air strikes. on friday, the u.s. and russia brokered troops for a cease-fire in syria. >>> a developing story and a shocking scene at a popular bay area tourist destination. two people shot dead at twin peaks. san francisco police are trying to piece together clues to nab the gunman. stephanie chuang live there. >> reporter: you can see why it is so popular, not just for tourists but for locals, a shot of the city and the bay bridge. people come here all times of the day and night. there is one patrol car there and another one right here. the officers said they are here because of the security concerns, because it was so packed yesterday because of valentine's day and should be tomorrow as well because of presidents' day. they have been controlling this since the shooting just after 2:00 yesterday morning. when officers arrived, they found three that had been shot, a 20-year-old died here at the scene and a 22-year-old at the hospital and an 18-year-old a

the ongoing government offensive has cut through the heart of rebel territory in northern syria. this has severed opposition supply license but they are still fighting back. a number of factions have created a joint command and calling on all hen in the area to take up arms. the opposition is fighting for its survival in this corner of syria, groups described as the moderate rebels and this is one remaining road that supplies the rebel controlled eastern districts of aleppo city. for now, the cost telelowe road is still open. keeping it that way is vital to keeping 300,000 people supplied with basic necessities. it is the only way in and out. but the syrian military has said that it is just a matter of time before its troops and their allies reach this junction that would allow them to close the circle around the city and yet another opposition controlled area in syria would find itself under siege. aleppo is not the only battle ground. there are many front lines in syria and the government is on the offensive especially in the southern province of darra, government and its allie

announcement that kurdish fighters are trying to change the demographic, if you would like of northern syria>> reporter: this is probably one of the more significant accusations leveled against the ypg, and their political front, the pyd, the kurdish fighters have been looking for some sort of autonomy from syria, and they are linked with the kurdish fighters who have been looking for autonomy from turkey as well. and what they have been accused of by amnesty international and other human rights organizations, as well as the turkish prime minister, was that they were trying to clear out the northern villages and towns from their arab occupants so when there is a resolution to this conflict, when it comes to dividend i having up, maybe, power in different place,s, then the demographics have changed. and that's why turkey says it is essentially keeping over a hundred thousand refugees on the syrian side of the border, but they don't want them to come into turkey, because they say they don't want to essentially give a freehand to the kurdish forces and the russians. >> thank you very much indee

german chancellor angela merkel his country will continue to strike back at kurdish fighters in northern syria wants the syrian-kurdish y.p.g. fighter to withdraw in areas they have captured in northern aleppo. but the y.p.g., who have the support of the u.s., are refuse to go give up their gains and say they will push back any advance from isil. the syrian government has now called on the u.n. security council to intervene and stop turkey shelling from northern syria. al jazeera's zeina khodr reports from the turkey-syria border. >> reporter: the battle for syria's northern corridor. opposition groups are still holding out as it's been targeted by russian jets. the government's ground forces are just a few kilometers away and the during dish armed group the ypg approaching from the east. turkey stepped in. the message has called on the kurtz to stop taking ground. but the group says it doesn't plan to retreat. >> translator: we recently captured the air base. our aim is to reach isil-controlled territory. we want to fight this terrorist group. turkey wants us to return. this won't half. we ar

the two groups are now battling for the same territory in northern syria. meanwhile, a car bomb in the turkish capital, ankara, on wednesday has brought tensions between the u.s. and its close ally turkey to a breaking point. the attack on a military convoy killed 28 people and turkey's blaming a kurdish group. the same group that america's backing in syria in the fight against isis. today, the turkish president recep tayyip erdogan, demanded that america declare the kurdish group a terrorist organization. the kurdish group denies any involvement in the bomb, but could have big ramifications for the fight against isis because, scott, the u.s.-led coalition uses a turkish airbase to launch strikes against isis in syria. >> pelley: holly williams, thanks. the show of respect was unanimous today for supreme court associate justice antonin scalia. hour after hour, mourners filed past his casket in the great hall of the court. prayers were led by his own son, a catholic priest. here's our chief legal correspondent jan crawford. >> reporter: justice scalia arrive

. >>> the passenger designed an airstrip in northern syria to strengthen military operations against isis. the strip was used for crop spraying aircraft. this drop and go strip will help the u.s. supply the kurds and the arab tribes allied with them and assist the handful of u.s. special forces deployed to >>> today, president obama will

but it's more likely to retaliate in northern syria against the y.p.g. i talked about the complications that would create within the u.s. alliance. it would further complicate the syrian war which is complicated as it is. >>> the united nation says aid trucks have reached several we sieges towns in syria. the delivery is part of the agreement with the syrian government to allow aid in to areas where people are stranded. here is rob matheson. >> reporter: a ray of hope in the midst of war. over 100 trucks carrying humanitarian aid spreading out towards some of syria's besieged towns. near the lebanese border they are bringing medical surprise and a mobile clinic as well as food. thousands here are trapped by forces supporting president assad. which include hezbollah fighters. aid workers say at least 40 people have died of malnutrition in the town since october. >> we'll have people who are able to bring the medical support kids but actually make the assessments for people in need who have often been in extreme knew tisch and food shortage. >> reporter: t

battle on syria's northern boarder. kurdish fighters pounded. aim taken at the rich elite, plus... >> i'm jonah hull with the soldiers of oden. protecting the citizens from refugees. >>> he hung in in a survival epic, now leonardo dick caprio wins big. >> a lively push for the premier league. 2-1 win by arsenal title rivals - now just two off the top >>> rising tension on syria's border with turkey. >> thele prime minister says tischingy will keep fighting back. turkey wants the y.p.g. fighters to withdraw. where they have support for the u.s., they are refusing, pushing back advances from i.s.i.l. syria's government is intervening. zeina khodr reports from the turkey city. the northern countryside of aleppo enters. they continue on the opposition forces on the ground. there are russian air strikes targetting the last remaining stronghold of forces, like the -- the pressure continues, the syrian government trying to achieve two areas in aleppo. close to that, just 2km away from the siege to the neighbourhoods in the city, and trying to reach the

we want to strengthen the kurds in northern syria. the kurds in northern syria have joined a conglomeration, built a coalition force with arabs and christians. i've met a number of them under the banner of assyrian democratic forces. they just put out a political platform an exclusive want to be a part of syria, they want a positive relations with her neighbors which means turkey. they don't want to interfere with those neighbors. this will remain a work in progress but something we're going to work on everyday. most important we will continue to work with turkey to protect itself against the pkk militarism which is dangerous and which is killing turkish soldiers and police officers everyday. >> now we move to mr. sherman of california. >> first i know that visa waiver program was mentioned earlier about the idea that those to visit libya, i want to point out that visa waiver program is not the right that we extend to all europeans, or in reducing it, does it show we would hate europeans but we don't provide visa waivers from people f

corridor of syria, that is in the northern aleppo province close to the turkish border, turkey does not want to see the y.p.g. expands. it has been taking territory from opposition groups supported by turkey. like you mentioned earlier, there have been intense bombing, turkish military targeting positions of the y.p.g. inside syria. they want to stop that advance. they don't want the y.p.g. to link territories that controls in the west of syria. already they control half of the syria border area with turkey. like i mentioned, turkey considers this group a terrorist organization and turkey has been trying to press its allies for ground operations saying that this is the only way to end the war. the west has no appetite for such an invasion and they say lead to full fledged war >>> you mentioned the russian. the modalitys of the plan for a ceasefire, the implementation of that and talking to the relevant people surely that's going to be very difficult bordering on almost impossible. >> reporter: yes. we understand that the task force charged wi

. >> doctors without borders hospital destroyed, in northern syria. at least several people have died. activists say the russian warplane targeted the clinic. a missile also struck the children's hospital in the neighboring province killing at least five people, including several children and a pregnant woman. the attacks comes days after russia and other world powers agree to temporarily cease-fire. it's set to begin later this week. >>> pope francis is denouncing how mexican indians has been exploited and excluded. they should learn from their culture. pontiff was celebrating with a deeply symbolic visit. and the center of indigenous celebrated mass in three native languages. >> jeb bush is getting a little help for his push in the white house from his brother, former president, george w. bush. the former president, campaigned in south carolina. it will be the first time since leaving office. the bush campaign hoping for a strong showing in south carolina, that handed out primary victories. >> and they are hosting the national town hall meeting tomorrow. called millennials and polit

dalia al-awqati told us that her charity, mercy corp, feed and clothe 500,000 people in northern syria every month. >> it's not much, but it's essential to keep a family alive. >> reporter: now they're racing to get food parcels to families in aleppo city, fearing more starvation in a country senseless war. and as if syria's war wasn't complicated enough, today some american-backed rebels told us they were attacked by kurdish fighters who were also supported by the u.s. now, the kurdish fighters say it wasn't deliberate, but, scott, this shows just how difficult it is for the u.s. to unite different factions on the ground in syria. >> pelley: holly williams, thanks. so what can the u.s. do to stop the war? for that we turn to margaret margaret? >> reporter: well, today the u.s. is trying to broker an immediate ceasefire. today secretary kerry pushed both russia and iran to stop attacking syrian civilians in aleppo and allow in aid to besieged areas, but the russians haven't been quick to agreed agree to that. in fact, vladimir putin's military has cut off supply lines to the u.s.-backe

the attack which took place in northern syria's aleppo provi e province.to work and was about 300 meters away from the homent when he saw two missiles coming from planes hit the building. the hospital had over 50 staff members, two operating rooms. now the 40,000 local residents are left without any access to medical services. the president of msf says the organization is helpless against these sort of attacks but that it won't stop their mission. >> unfortunately, it's not the first time. since early january 2016, five medical structures reported by my organization have been bombed in syria, in three provinces and also in the south. >> reporter: in a separate attack, the women and children's hospital in azaz syria was also hit. the head administrator showed cnn inside the head operating room where they pulled at least six infants to safety after rubble fell on them. it's believed a surface-to-surface missile struck the hospital's entrance, leaving at least a dozen people dead. it's not immediately clear who is responsible for either of these attacks. lind

german chance letter angela merkel his country will continue to strike back at kurdish fighters in northern syria. turkey wants the kurdish y.p.g. fighters to withdraw from areas they captured in northern aleppo. the y.p.g. who have the support of the u.s. refuse to give up their gains. they refuse to push back. >> reporter: the battle for syria's northern corridor. opposition groups are still holding out. the government's ground forces are a few kilometers away and the kurdish armed group the y.p.g. is approaching from the east. turkey stepped in. for a second day it shelled positions of the y.p.g. and its allies causing casualties. the bombardment is not just to a group to a terrorist organization but for them to retreat. >> translation: the y.p.g. withdraw from azaz and the surrounding area. it will not attempt to shut that corridor ever again. it will not have delusions of using the base to attack the opposition. >> reporter: over recent days the y.p.g. and its allies captured ground from syrian armed groups backed by ankara. the group is taking advantage of its groups across the province. th

of them children. >> what we are saying zaina is intense battle it would appear for the northern section of syria on the border with turkey. >> yes, the so called northern kwar kwcorridor and the wpg an the group wants them to link it to areas they controlled further west and turkey wants that area to remain under the control of the opposition groups that it supports because it doesn't want to see the ypg expand and on the border and to the ypg today they already promised selling their positions and the prime minister saying we will not allow aziz to fall and really what happened this morning, the attack in aziz was a message there is no red line but turkey saying it won't allow it to fall and they are saying really promising a harsh response and russia answering turkey back saying we are not happy with what we are concerned about is turkey's aggressive behavior and the relationship between turkey and syria deteriorating and the fight and battle for the northern corridor continues but i can tell you the ypg and kurdish militia is on the advance and a few kilometers from azis. >> dana with the ver

we're live next. >>> a grim search for survivors in northern syria after air strikes hit two hospitalsbuilding monday killing at least 22 people. eight others missing and presumed dead. the group doctors without borders claimed the attacks were deliberate on the field hospitals. this comes days after the agreement of the cessations of hostilities in munich. we have jomana karadsheh with us. jomana, mnf hit again? how did this happen? >> reporter: it drew a lot of international condemnation. attacks on medical facilities would amount to war crimes. you mentioned msf was hit in a span of several times in a span of few minutes. this is the fifth such attack on doctors without borders since january. there is no claim of responsibility. it is not clear who was behind the attack. there is a lot of blame pointed toward the syrian regime and russian allies. the syrian ambassador to moscow came out and blamed the u.s.-led coalition saying it was an air strikes by the coalition that hit the msf hospital. officials dismissed that. saying they did not have operations in the idlib area. in aleppo p

real victor is vladimir putin because inside to his triumphant military progress in the northern syria benefit which is he gets to by driving out the refugees, societal cleansing, ethnic, religious, partly political, by driving them out towards europe, he divides nato and divides the european union, and putin's philosophy is if the european house is on fire, they won't pay attention to what the neighbors are doing. lou: just to put further spin into, this europe is preparing to restrict what has stood as an emblem of the european union, that is passport-free travel. among the member states. we're watching a number of states, including germany now itself, as you suggested, sweden, hungary, others. they're simply taking control of the borders because they have no choice, and that itself is going to change the dynamics of the european union, some would argue and are arguing that it threatens the european union which has 10% unemployment, which has mired some say right now in recession. problems are growing to cataclysmic proportions, don't you think? >> well certainly i do. i don't think

syria border. tell us why there seems to be an escalation on the northern border between syria and turkey. >> well, yes, doreen, like you mentioned, an m.s.f. health supported agency has been destroyed. multiple airstrikes is what we understand, doctors without border confirming the facility has been destroyed, there have been casualties and this facility really serving 40,000 people that in region. they now don't have access to medical services. the province is controlled by the opposition and often comes under attack from the skies. this i also a devastating blow and is not the first time. a week ago in the southern province, an m.s.f. supported facility was also hit, the 13th facility to be hit in the past two months alone. services inside syria has all but collapsed, hospitals have been hit. the m.s.f. calling on the warring sides to respect these facilities, because targeting them is against international law. that is in idlib. in azaz, the hospital, a school and other locations were also targeted, people were killed. as azaz being close to the turkish border is part of an ongoing battle for a

we begin in northern syria. ankara wants fighters from the y.p.g. armed group to withdraw from near syria's border with turkey. the u.s. backed y.p.g. and kurdish allies refuse to give up their gains. the pressure continues, the syrian government trying to achieve two objectives in aleppo, one is to encircle the rebel-controlled east of the city. they are just a few kilometers away from lying siege to the neighborhoods inside that city and trying to reach the border towards turkey. heavy airstrikes, the opposition facing pressure not just from the skies. it is facing many enemies on the ground. you have the syrian government, as well as their allies, fighters from the lebanese movement hezbollah as well as from iran and iraq. you have the syrian government, as well as their allies, fighters from the lebanese movement hezbollah as well as from iran and iraq and now the y.p.g., the kurdish armed group and its allies are closing in on rebel-controlled areas. >> the battle for syria's northern corridor, opposition groups are still holding out being targe

turkey reviewed its positions in northern syria. after the u.s. asked it to stop >>> these are the latest pictures. the death of a u.s. supreme court justice antonin scali resulted in a heated debate between republican presidential hopefuls. there's bickering between president obama and republicans or who should replace him >>> a new u.n. report says more than 11,000 civilians have been killed or injured in afghanistan in 2015. most are calls by groups opposed to the government. the research shows a 4% increase in casualties on the figures here. there are more than 1,000 civilians. there are calls for moth deaths and injuries, following the calls from i.e.d.s. the u.n.'s mission in afghanistan noted an increase in female casualties. we go to our correspondent, who is in the capital. >> what happens with the alarms numbers of casualties of women and children. this mission was not to analyse the cause for the matter. they looked at violence in the past cover of years, 2014. it coincides with the pull out of u.s. and international forces. troops that

. >> russia says it could categorically reject accusations it bombed hospitals in northern syria. 50 civilians died on monday in air strikes on five hospitals and two schools in the provinces i of aleppo and idlib. the bombings amounted to war crimes. the attacks violate international law. >> in response to the accusations against russia, the syrian ambassador to the u.n. defended its ally. >> we have credible information that the so-called alliance led by - u.s.-led alliance struck the hospital in the northern part of syria, but, of course, as usual, the easiest way for them is to trigger a campaign, hostile campaign against the syrian government, within the media, to accuse and defame the syrian government, or allies, the russians, of doing so and being behind such criminal act against a hospital >>> the u.s. president obama says the ongoing campaign does not come from a position of strength. >> the fact that vladimir putin had to send his troops and aircraft and his - and invest this massive military operation was not a testament to great strength. it was a testament to the weakne

meanwhile, ankara has launched artillery attacks on positions in northern syria. one group the ypg controls almost all of the northern border with turkey. turkey's national warned of artillery attacks in northern syria, another bitter conflict played out in this war torn region. sonia gallego, al jazeera. >>> national security contributor doug ol va onvant os us. hello doug. >>> good evening, antonio. >> i.s.i.l. has been blamed for recent bombings in ankara and istanbul. which do you see is the more likely culprit? >> i would say i.s.i.l, by just a very small percentage, but the pkk can't be ruled out. that it's a suicide bomb is an i.s.i.l. signature as we've all learned but pkk is certainly a plausible culprit. and we do have to remember that in a very, very distant third there are also these maoist, several maoist groups of turks themselves, unlikely but still possible. >> we heard sonia gallego say initial signs point to the pkk. but wouldn't turkey be inclined to blame it on the pkk given war that turkey is fighting against kurdish groups in turkey and acros

fighting isil in northern syria that a turkish army will stop them from creating a free corridor on turkey's southern border and that could worsen the fragile truce. >> let's go now live from the turkish city near the syrian border. we know that a ceasefire has been in place for two days, but we are getting reports of some violations. what are you hearing on the ground? >> to follow up on what we heard in the report there, the first 24 hours according to the syrian national council, the main opposition body that was part of the negotiations for this cessation of hostility said it had note 15 violations as of today, sunday, until now, activists have point to at least eight violations, most of those by the syrian government, the syrian air force but a few attributed to the russian air force. the problem poses that in terms of monitoring the cessation of hostilities, it is very difficult, because even the mechanism that was put in place with rewards to this deal doesn't allow for people on the ground, so u.n. peace keepers, for example or other international bodies to be on the ground to indepe

many people here told us they're fearful that northern syria arabs are being expelled to pave the way those loyal to the regime. after this man lost his leg eight months ago. he sought refuge elsewhere but that was bombed too. >> translation: they are bombing our towns to empty them of the indigenous groups. >> reporter: ankara says it is refusing to let these people in. turkish aid agencies are delivering food and blankets, but the prime minister said accepting refugees would be contributing to what his government says is the goal of changing the demographics of syria. there isn't a city in syria that hasn't been affected by this civil war and there isn't a child here who doesn't seem haunted by all the death after destruction. these children are too young to differentiate between nationality. unfortunately for them they have been born into a war that appears to be carve up their homeland along those lines >>> a ban on international adoptions was imposed by the government three years ago in response to child abuse reports from the u.s. what was supposed to protect children now has op

execute council to intervene and stop turkey's shelling in northern syria a report from the turkey/syriaorder. >> the battle for syria's northern corridor. opposition groups are holding out the russian government ground forces are a few kilometers away. the kurdish arm group, the ypg is approaching from the east. turkey stepped in. for a second day, it shelled positions of the ypg and its alleys causing casualties. the art i willery bombardment is not just a message to a group turkey calls a tear ri69 organization. it's to force it to retreat from territories close to the border. >> the ypg will immediately withdraw from azez and the surrounding area and will not go close to it again. it will not attempt to shut the corridor ever again. it will not have delusions of using a base to attack the opposition. >> over recent days, the ypg and its alleys captured ground. the kurdish group is taking advantage of the push backed up by russian jets against those same opposition groups across aleppo province. the u.s. allied to the ypg has called on the kurds to stop taking ground. the group says i