can stay in northern syria because of this pose. that is the problem. >> just moving on to the other line of the story in ankara, tell me how the plans will affect people having an immunity or built in clause of immunity stripped away from them. >> you know, the issue is that supporting, openly supporting terrorism, the issue is not that somebody talking in the parliament. they talk everything in the parliament. that's not the problem. problem is if you actively support the underground and collaborate with terrorists and using the immunity, this is not democracy. democracy, you can use democracy against democracy. the issue is now that in keeping the immunity, actually it is the request coming from court because this is of course the decision. prime minister said that we have no fear of stripping out the other m.p.'s who are already, you know this ordered by the court that 506 at the moment that court orders for different m.p.'s other than h.d.p., so lets strip all of them immunity and let the court decide what to do. >> good to tal

-- areas of northern syria will be divide. the announcement was imminent that they would form a federation. the move has alarmed neighboring turkey and drawn criticism from both the syrian government and the opposition. >> reporter: the syrian border town of kabani was almost taken by i.s.i.l. that victory was crucial for the system in the political wing control which would stretch all the way to the border with iraq. there is evidence here of support for the y.p.g. in the conditions that people live, it is just as much backing for kurdish economy. >> translation: i support it. kurds are also people. they deserve to have a home. nobody recognises us. they hit ut wherever we are. >> reporter: now the kurds across the border have stolen the initiative. >> reporter: it is the timing on this, not only just day three of the geneva, even though they weren't invited, managed to insert themselves back into the talks, the announcement comes just a few days before the kurdish new year on march 21. could it be that the kurds want to anno

they are talking specifically about areas they control in northern syria, they includes several citiesfficial with the democratic union party, or pyd said the declaration was made after a meeting. that meeting involved 200 delegates representing kurds, turkmen, arabs and other groups. the announcement was immediately rejected by the syrian government and the main opposition. an official in the foreign affairs director rate of kobani, one of three autonomous areas set up two years ago. he said they will set up what shape they want this autonomous region to take. >> according to [ inaudible ] from the meeting that are going to the second day, the people there agreed on the [ inaudible ] in syria, and now they are discussing about the -- making the final statement -- the final results of the discussions, the final statement. [ inaudible ] this final statement in the coming hours. >>> another development in the syrian story that we were discussing. the u.s. secretary of state mr. kerry saying isil is committing genocide in iraq and syria. >> daesh is responsible for genocide to groups in a

syria. there are reports that the syrian kurds are claiming autonomy in the northern part of country and thisncement is from the pyd the kurdish democratic union party something which could have an impact certainly on the country and the region and james base in geneva to cover the talks going on james but i wonder if i could ask you about your thoughts of what sort of impact if we are talking about an atonomous region in the north. >> just as talks are restarting and we are on the third day of these talks which were stalled when this started in geneva and i think the timing has been chosen by the pyd to make a very clear point do not forget about us because they have been excluded from the talks process. the last time we were here end of january, beginning of february they even turned up in switzerland the pyd and the muslim who is their leader turned up here ready to take part in the process in geneva and he never got an invitation and that is because of an row with russians and strongly want the pyd to be here and of course relations with turkey and russia very very bad. turkey a very big

syria. there are reports that syrian kurds are claiming autonomy in the northern part of the country. the announcement from the pyd or kurdish democratic union party could impact the whole region. an official in the foreign affairs director ate it is one of three groups set up by kurdish groups two years ago. he says that federalism is the best form of government to implement in syria. >> the situation of federalism in north syria is going to be very soon and now the representatives of the component of the north of syria, they are making meetings and discussing the declaration of this federalism. we have gone into the areas, in the umbrella of the administration and under the federalism more components are going to join. there will be more autonomous regions and these regions are going to process their privacy to the region within sharing making the political region and for the country as well. not just for the north syria or for the kurdish regions. it must be for syria in general because this federalism, the equality with an old people is going to be guaranteed >>> let's take a look

but they fought courageously against isis and remain america's most important partner in northern syria, turkey's army has been exchanging artillery fire with islamic state militants. turkey's prime minister says rockets from isis held territory rain down on the turkish border town killing a woman and a 4-year-old child. the cease-fire in parts of syria does not include the islamic state it does include the ancient city of aleppo. elizabeth palmer reports. >> reporter: for three years, in the heart of aleppo, rebels battle syrian soldiers. and by the time the army won, the world had lost one of its greatest cultural jewels. the city's ancient market. there are some things that people on both side of this very bitter conflict have in common. one is the destruction. terrible here in the government controlled area. and down there, where the opposition hold ground it is just as the bad. the other things they share are you see that on every side in a poor neighborhood right on the front line. where tarps shield residents from the eyes of snipers. and families eke out life in the ruins. scan

a former sergeant in the state and was in charge of all isis forces in northern syria. he was also reportedly commander of the group's special forces units. he is on the u.s. list of global terrorists with a $5 million bounty on his head. he was targeted outside of the town which was captured after a fierce battle with the islamic state. holly williams was there. >> al-shadati was liberated from isis last week after a three day battle that left parts of the town flattened. the building still standing are adorned with isis slogans. but it is now under the control of the syrian democratic forces, an arab kurdish alliance backed by the u.s. >> this was the isis police station. the islamic police station. >> reporter: commander told us that u.s. coalition air strikes but some paid a terrible price for the victory. zara suliman's son baz was 20 years old killed in the city. if needed we will all fight against isis, she told us. and we will take revenge on them for the lives of these young martyrs. the syrian democratic forces are little more than a rag tag army. but they hav

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kurdish group, the pyd, has unveiled plans to establish it's own awe t autonomous region near syria's northern border with turkey. it's said to hold already three-quarters of the border that you can see. that's about 800 kilometers long. this expected declaration angered syria's opposition as well as the regime and as well as turkey, which has been at war with kurdish rebels on and off for years. anka ra says it supporting it but the unilateral moves are not valid. it happened at syria's government and the main opposition attended talks in geneva from which the kurds were excluded. laurence lee has more from the turkey/syria border. >> reporter: the syrian border town ckobani was also taken untl they fought them off. in hindsight it was crucial in the proposal for the area with the political win of control which would stretch to iraq. on the turkish side of the border there's support, and in the poverty-stricken conditions just as much backing. >> translator: i support this initiative. kurds are also people. they deserve to have a home. nobody recognizes us. they hit us wherever we are. >> rep

. >>> these areas are along the turkish border in northern syria.ial with the democratic union party, or pyd said the declaration was made after a meeting with 200 delegates. the announcement was immediately rejected by both the syrian government and the main opposition. an official in the foreign affairs director rate of cobahny says they will soon outline what shape they want this autonomous region to take. >> according to the news from meeting that are going to the second day, for people there to delegate, they agreed on the [ inaudible ] and north syria and now they are discussing about the -- making the final statement, the point -- the final results of the discussions with the final statement. we are expecting this final statement in the coming hours. >> okay. let's discuss all of today's developments with our senior political analyst. what is your main take-away point on all of these cascading developments that weave together. >> they are complicating the picture, and we probably expected that to happen. you don't get things resolved in genev

. >> live scenes normal in the marketplace in the city of aleppo in the northern syria. >> people are out and buying, women are even bargaining about the price. before the produce they didn't, they used to be scared. >> reporter: but no one is under any illusion. temporary ceasefire could be shattered any minute. 150 violations by government force he on russian air force. while the russians accused the rebels as more than 30 exchanges. >> the campaign it suffered in daily. >> reporter: in some areas the war never stopped. government forces are trying to advance in different areas. in aleppo's northern and southern country side, latakia's country side as well as the province of idlib, the government is fighting el nusra front and i.s.i.l. neither is included in the ceasefire. opposition fighters fear the government's plan is to besiege the city of aleppo. russian forces were stackin wern the main road. on the humanitarian front the truce hasn't made any huge difference. the u.n. wants unrestricted access to half a million people in besieged areas. so far aid convoice have reached the u

. >> the kurds today announced they wanted and plan to declare a federal stay in northern syria. have they notified oa are about this and how does this affect the overall shape of the operation in syria if they make this announcement? >> this is a political matter, not something that oa are has a hand in. it's really internal. iraq e politics it will not affect one way or the other. our operations against isil. >> and i concern that they could potentially switch from going after the islamic states to ascending that's not a concern. >> as of now they give us no reason to believe they will stop fighting isil. >> you mentioned movement of russian troops, are they support troops at the airbase, are these artillery units that were deployed, who are they? where they located in the country? >> they appeared to be support type troops. the artillery that we have seen remains on feel. we have not seen that move. that's the answer. >> so support troops at the airbase? >> rights. it is hard to tell exactly if they were clerks or what they were. the field of forces remain repealed. >> to follo

the pyd was founded in northern syria in 2003 by kurds who say they suffered years of violence oppressiony the syrian government. the ypg fought along side forces to battle isil in syria. the ypg is accused of affiliation to the pkk, which is viewed as a terrorist organization by syria, turkey, and some western countries. since the start of the war the pyd has gained territory in northern syria helped by president assad's focus on fighting the original rebels and, of course, isil. >>> with me now in the studio a kurdish writer and political analyst. thank you so much for coming in to the studio. why announce plans for federal region right now. is that because the kurdish group has simply been invited to those talks in geneva? >> there is already a political entity. i don't know what you call it. maybe there have been these talks when they have been invited. >> how do they legitimate eye ize those areas that they have taken control of? >> it happened in northern iraq. it was autonomous region unti until 2003 when they claimed legitimacy. now they have administration, and now they--they als

s base of operations in northern syria. he was wounded in a u.s. air strike in a town in syria last week. he was called i.s.i.l.'s minister of war. voting is underway in myanmar to pick the company's president. aung san suu kyi is barred from the role. her party won overwhelming majoritys in both houses in november's election. the pick is a long time confidente of aung san suu kyi and expected to beat the other candidate who is from the military. live to bangkok. wayne hay can tell us more. who is likely to become the president? >> reporter: all signs are that when that vote wraps up in the parliament that it will be the man you mentioned, a 69 year old member of the n.l.d. party. a man with a pretty low-profile, really. certainly internationally. he is close to the party leader and has known her since they went to school together. he is known to be very loyal to her. that's important because while she cannot become president right now, it is believed that the n.l.d. will not give up its hope that she can become president in the future and, in fact,

such as in northern syria, where alshab adde was captured. every time the u.s. gets access to a captured isil base, it gains valuable intelligence. >> as our partners take control, i believe we'll hear more about i.s.i.l.'s criminal networks and enterprise and what it does to sustain them. we are trying to make life difficult for isil. the u.s. would be doing more to back up iraqi troops. carter appears to be referring to a deployment of apache helicopters, saying the u.s. would provide capabilities offered before, but turned down by the iraqis. the provision to retake mosul began in the sense that iraqi troops and coalition air strikes are encircling and isolating the city. when asked if mosul would be liberated. the general said "i don't know." >>> we are learning more today about the boston marathon bombing. the boston globe published details from unsealed court records. three were killed when two brothers set off bombs near the line. tamerlan was killed in a shoot-out with police. joe har survived and talked to police. the report says gentleman har, another

christmas wish grew into a group of international journalists on a press tour came under shelling in northern syria. the tour was organized by russia's ministry of defense. reporters were walking across the village and speaking to locals when the first shell struck a hillside a few hundred feet away . a russian armored vehicle pushed forward to shield the reporters. eight shells landed about were injured. an official said the fire came from the turkish border. in malawi, already half of the children suffer from malnutrition. a relentless drought. at one orphanage, children receive just one meal a day -- and that jeopardy. malawi is one of the world's poorest countries, half of all children under six are malnourished. at the same time, the country and south africa have been affected by severe drought, which means that millions of people are threatened by starvation. the orphanage has its own plantations, but most of the crops have died. due to the drought, the prices of food have risen and now the orphanage may not be able to afford to give the kids food each day. coming up on wavy news 10- a yacht

senior international correspondent clarissa ward went undercover to witness what has scarred northern syrialist in many months to get into the region, much of which has been reduced to rubble and regime bombardment. i'll speak with clarissa in a moment. first, her exclusive report. >> reporter: moving through rebel-held northern syria is difficult and dangerous. as foreign journalists in area with a strong jihadist presence, we had to travel undercover to see a war few outsiders have witnessed. the city of idlib is the only provincial capital under rebel control. this was the courthouse until it was hit by an air strike in december. dozens were killed. this 40-year-old told us he was inside the building when it was hit. his arm was smashed but he was lucky to survive. >> translator: the russian planes target anything that works in the interest of the people. the goal is that people here live a destroyed life, that people never see any good, that they never taste life. this is the tax of living in a liberated area. >> reporter: an hour later, we saw that tax for ourselves while filming in a

some in northern syria or irish, and then they come in, and they are suicide bombers, and they are often found and other towns and they travel to istanbul. the shipment of the explosives are done separately. they come here together. >> a strant of people's thinking obvious to us higher on al jazeera. is that for people who are born and bred in istanbul, is the idea that they are living with the threat of this kind of attack every day. they are living with the tension of that that underpins the day to day existence. what else can the authorities do to fight back against this? >> i think there'll be more emphasis on profiling, and there'll be more emphasis on intelligence, and as the police are discovering the new ways throughs which the people are getting their supplies and they are trained people, there'll be measures. i think the controls at the arrival point on bus and train are being tightened up. i think there's a closer monitoring of stolen cars. in the end, this is a phenomenon that cannot be brought under control even though measures may be taken. >> to be clear on the profiling.

our correspondent, steve rosenberg, has been with russian forces in northern syria. sent this report. teve: the russian army is taking us into the hills of syria. they say they are using a positive fighting to encourage peace and reconciliation. judging by the armored vehicle we are in, progress is slow. a place where is five years of civil war left the village empty. we are told people are returning home. believe there will be peace in syria in your country? >> we hope. we heard from the guard. we hope so. it was russian air power that help the syrian army retake this village from rebels. today, the russian military has brought aid, not airstrikes. we drive to a town. the hills.ust over today, moscow accused turkey of allowing weapons to be smuggled into syria for rebel fighters, and of a provocative military buildup that could damage syria's fragile peace. happens next fits the kremlin's narrative. there is an explosion, and another. a russian general radios for an armored personnel carrier. it is supposed to provide cover as we, and the other journalists, retreat.

life seems normal in this marketplace in the city of aleppo in northern syria. >> translation: our people are out and buying. they're stopping to bargain about the price. before the truce they didn't. they used to be scared. >> reporter: no-one is under any illusion. the temporary pause in fighting could be easily shattered any hunt. the opposition says it has recorded over 150 violations by government forces and russian air force. while the russians accuse the rebels of more than 30 violations. >> translation: the regime is using the truce as a means to regain its strength after the big campaigns it launched and suffered it dearly. >> reporter: in some areas the war never stopped. government forces are trying to advance in different areas. in aleppo's countryside and latakia's countryside and idlib. the government is fighting al-nusra and i.s.i.l. neither group is included in the ceasefire. the opposition fighters fear the government's recent move is part of a plan to be siege the city of aleppo. russian air strikes and government forces were targeting rebel offences on the main highway.

life seems normal in this marketplace in the city of aleppo in northern syria. >> translation: people are out and buying. they're even stopping to bargain about the price. before they didn't. they used to be scared. >> reporter: no-one is under any illusion. the temporary cease in fighting to be shard erred any minute. 150 violations have accused. the regime is using the truce to regain strengths. >> reporter: in some areas the war never stopped. government forces are trying to advance in different areas. in aleppo's north and southern countryside and latakia as well as the province of idlib. the government is fighting al-nusra and i.s.i.l. neither group is included in the ceasefire deal. many fear the government's move is a plan to be siege the city of aleppo. russian air strikes and government forces were targeting rebel defenses on the main highway between the province of latakia and idlib. it is not far from the rebel-held town which is the government's target. on the humanitarian front the truce has not made any huge difference. the u.n. wants unrestricted access to half a millio

turkey has also attacked kurdish forces in northern syria. there are more than 2.5 million refugees seeking shelter. in camps, long ago reached capacity. hundreds of thousands more are expected. in one border town, turks now make up one third of the population. the two groups lived in harmony with many turks benefiting from the arrival of refugees. even though the government has put up a wall, relationships between syrians and turks continue to flourish. >> it is a big day for the keuri gs. they are fine going to get married. they are already married according to islamic law and have a son. >> my wife is syrian, they told us to get documents from damascus, but i cannot send my wife back into the war. >> on the syrian border, there are many turkish-syrian refugees. many refugees have fled from syria outnumbering the 90,000 locals. and more on the way. every day, thousands of syrian refugees head for the border. but turkey, which is already taken a 2.5 million refugees, has begun building camps on syrian soil. the syrian presence in police is v

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in the town of dabiq, a town of northern syria, hence the name of the magazine. like al qaeda, isis never refers to us as americans. isis sees the united states as a christian power and that they'll defeat the crusaders us and bring about the end and the islamic conquest of the world. >> islam, isis is islam, takes 7th century interpretations and says this they're going to literally apply it to today. >> dr. zudi jaser was a medical officer in the navy and was an attending physician to the u.s. congress. he's a practicing muslim and author of "a battle for the soul of islam." after the 9/11 attacks, he was disappointed with the muslim-american response and founded aifd, the american islamic forum for democracy. >> this is not our islam. we believe we need reform to get to the 21st century within our discourse. i see many muslims attracted to this idea of the islamic state. the only thing that inoculated me against radicalization is my love for america and my love for liberty. >> yet, isis continues to attract tens of thousands of foreign fighters including americ

it says the mainly kurdish group now controls 20,000 square kilometers of northern syria.ing the town deprived isil of a strong route. there are also oil and gas fields here. the city was once home to 40,000 people, but many left before the battle began. others fled as u.s.-lead coalition air strikes were called in to prevent isil attempts to take the city back. >> translator: there are those who fled to other towns, some fled to nearby villages. >> reporter: as it retakes ground the syrian defense forces work to create an image of a professional fighting force. here releasing video, showing the help it has offered to an isil fighter. the u.s. government believes the sdf has the most effective fighters on the ground against isil in syria, but not every anti-isil, and onty syrian government group is an automatic ally. here fighters from the free syrian army targeted an sdf vehicle. it is because some fsa groups say they are suspicious of the kurdest long-term ambitions for the territory they control. bernard smith, al jazeera. ♪ >>> germany's federal criminal police say the

them out >>> regional and international powers are waiting to see if kurdish controlled areas of northern syria will declare an autonomous region. a top kurdish official said that an announcement is imminent and they will form a fed raying. it has drawn criticism from both the syrian government and the opposition. >> reporter: the syrian border town was almost taken by i.s.i.l. until the kurdish fighters of the y.p.g. beat them off. with hindsight that victory was crucial in the proposal for a federal system in the areas it and its political wing control which would stretch all the way to the border with iraq. on the turkish side of the border there is evidence to support the ybpg and in the condition that people lives, there's backing for occurred autonomy in syria >> translation: i support the initiative. they deserve to have a home. nobody recognises under the circumstances. they hit us wherever we are >> reporter: kurds across the border have stolen the initial tich. it is the timing of this that is so extraordinary, not only on day three of geneva have the kurds management to insert themse

turkey and the syria government have dismissed a kurdish plan for a federal region in northern syria.errick garland has been formally nominated by the u.s. president for the supreme court. but the senate has already said they will block the nomination. >>> and there were big wins for donald trump and hillary clinton in the latest round of primaries in the u.s. >>> brazil's supreme court is meeting shortly to decide the rules on the impeachment process against the president. it comes as she appointed her controversial predecessor lula da silva as her chief as staff, a move that protecting him from corruption charges. former president strongly deny the charges, and his cabinet appointment now means he has ministerial immunity. >>> the national people's congress in china has approved a new five-year plan which aims for around 6.5% each year by 2020. that is despite growth in 2015 falling to the lowest level for 25 years. adrian brown reports. ♪ >> it's not a place for surprises or displays of discent. as always this was a tightly controlled political gathering, where delegates would make

at least 43 people have been killed by a series of air strikes in the northern syria province of ramadi. the victims include five children and seven women. the area is an i.s.i.l. stronghold and the target of syrian government and russian attacks. activists say there were nine operate strikes in the area. i.s.i.l. is not part of the shaky limited truce which took effect three weeks ago. russian planes have bombed the ancient set of palmyra. syria's state news agency says government forces are advancing west of the city. i.s.i.l. captured that area last may. elections are taking place across africa on sunday. it's a tense situation in the republic of can go where there will be a prolonged time in office for the current president. in niger the first presidential run off with the opposition boycotting the vote. incumbent is more than likely to get a second term. people here are heading back to the poms as well for a controversial rerun of presidential elections there. in senegal a referendum is being held on constitutional reforms including reducing presidential terms to seven to five year

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regional and international powers are waiting to see when the three kurdish controlled areas in northern syrial declare an autonomous region and a top official said on wednesday that announcement was imminent to form a federation and it alarmed turkey and criticism from both the syrian government and opposition and u.s. added its voice for the idea of a kurdish autonomous region and state department said it would be a threat to syria's unification. >> i would say we are very clear we won't recognize any self autonomous or self rule semi autonomous zones in syria and your broader question is as i said really this is something that needs to be discussed and agreed upon by the relevant parties in geneva. >> reporter: the u.s. secretary of state has told russian counterpart the need for a political transition in syria is urgent, john kerry spoke to sergei fedorov on the phone and also emphasized the importance of maintaining the limited truth. their latest call to places representative of the government and main opposition attend talks in geneva. in south africa opposition parties are calling for

elizabeth palmer has reached northern syria. we'll begin with holly. >> reporter: masorat al rashid village was liberated from isis just three days ago. we saw the body of an isis fighter lying in the rubble of a house hit by an air strike. joza khalaf and her cousin khatar told us the extremists held guns to their heads, forcing their way into the women's homes to hide. they said the isis fighters also dressed up as women to avoid capture. the nearby town of al shaddadi was liberated last week. the isis slogans are still there, but the town's now under the control of the syrian democratic forces, an arab-kurdish alliance that is supported by the u.s. so this was an american air strike? commander media kobane told us that u.s. coalition air strikes helped her fighters win the battle here. connecting raqqa, the so-called isis capital in syria, with mosul, iraq's second biggest city, also controlled by isis. but now the road has been recaptured by the syrian democratic forces. colonel tala selo told us his fighters have been given

also ahead criticism of a kurdish plan to declare an autonomous region in northern syria. president obama names his choice for the u.s. supreme court but republicans have vowed to block his nomination. we look at australia's aboriginal people who die younger and have higher mortality rates than their compatriots >>> protests are taking place across brazil demanding the resignation of the president. tens of thousands are on the streets of the city. they're angry over the appointment of her predecessor as chief of staff. critics say the move would shield him from prosecution in a corruption scandal. demonstrations have occurred outside the presidential palace in the capital. >> translation: my relationship with minimum is not one of powers or super powers. it is a solid relationship of two people who are building a project together. i am sorry he is coming, he is going to help, we're going to look at returning to growth, fiscal stability and controlling inflation >>> the judge leading the corruption investigation at brazil state oil company has released recordings of phone t

in rebel-held territory in northern syria, where fighting has largely stopped, protesters have taken to the streets to call for the ouster of syrian president bashar al-assad, a sight rarely seen in recent years. the lull in the fighting has allowed united nations aid convoys to reach towns in desperate need of supplies. 25 trucks made it to the damascus area yesterday. the u.n. envoy for syria said today he hopes peace talks in geneva can resume next week. the philippines' has impounded a north korean cargo ship at a port near manila. this comes just days after the united nations imposed tougher sanctions on north korea for carrying out nuclear weapons tests. filipino coast guard personnel initially boarded and inspected the ship on thursday. it had been headed to china with a load of animal feed. the philippines government says it will deport the crew of 21 north koreans. elon musk, the c.e.o. of the privately-owned space exploration company space-x, says his next rocket launch has a good chance of a nailing the landing and making it easier to reuse the rocket. after, delivering a

turkey talked about the creation of a safe zone in northern syria to provide a safe passage of peopleaping the danger zone. there had been major sticking points over the last 10 or 11 days of very public negotiations like this and private negotiations behind the scenes. there has been some worries about turkey's human rights record. but it looks as if there will be some concerns about the legality of this agreement. what does it mean for refugees, asylum speakers, migrants that have arrived here in the e.u. to be sent to a country that many e.u. countries have questions with over the human rights record. >> now as they are leaving, they will of course -- obviously we can write what they will say. they will say this is the deal we came here to get. but obviously it is the most joined up display of thinking that they have had over the past four or five months. and it seems this has really focused the minds here of e.u. leaders? >> yes, and it's been an inescapable presence on the minds of e.u. leaders, and of course turkey is very much aware of the key role that it can play at easing th