is a terror group but in northern syria the americans say they're supporting kurdish forces not the p.k. k. specifically the kurds are the most effective fighting force against the islamic state in syria and they've been very successful in that that's the american purpose but the turks regard the kurds and the why b.g. as a dire threat to u.s. president trump promised that he would stop being and training could fight is but the pentagon never made that official now tikki is furious about reports of a new u.s. backed border force of thirty thousand personnel with the syrian democratic forces a group of largely controlled by the could ish y p g they will reportedly deploy along the border of turkey iraq to the southeast and the euphrates river valley the dividing line with assad's military how the american backed could just wipe e.g. posted this online in december purporting to show clashes with turkish forces it's enough rain in northern syria the same could. be one now says he will launch a military operation in the coming days we'll get there are many kyler despite it all we believe we

the safety and protection of tens of thousands of people in southern italy but in rural hama in northern syria northeastern syria where ongoing hostilities have reportedly calls hundreds of deaths and injuries of civilians tens

well let's get more on the turkish air strikes on kurdish positions in northern syria. t say, the turkish government doesn't see it that way. turkey feels threatened by the kurdish militia in syria, known as the ypg and insists they are linked ina kurdish the ypg and insists they are linked in a kurdish militant group in turkey, the pkk. the ypg have been the main force fighting the islamic state group. they have cleared the jihadists from vast swathes of syria, increasing their own territory. the kurds now control a huge strip of the border with turkey, including these conclaves. that worries the turks who fear that the ypg linking up with other areas they hold and creating an autonomous zonein they hold and creating an autonomous zone in northern syria. turkey has been incensed us support for the ypg which it sees as terrorists. it's as american arms given to them and up with kurdish militants across the border in turkey. —— end up. the ypg are effective fighters with american support. washington wants and corrupt a pullback in turkey risks a major confrontation with e

well, let's get more on the turkish air strikes on kurdish positions in northern syria. just say the turkish government doesn't see it that way. turkey seems threatened by the militia in syria known as the white pg and insist they are links to the outlawed kurdish militant group in turkey the pkk which has been fighting an insurgency here since the 1980s. the white pg have been the 1980s. the white pg have been the main force fighting the islamic state group. the kurds now control a huge strip of the border with turkey, including the enclaves of manbij and afrin. that worries the turks who fear the ypg linking up with other areas they hold and creating a contiguous, autonomous zone in northern syria. turkey has been incensed by us support for the ypg which it sees as terrorists. it says american arms given to them end up with kurdish militants across the border in turkey. the ypg are effective fighters, as seen by their pummelling of is. they've got their american support. washington wants ankara to pull back and turkey risks a major confrontation with its nato ally. russ

in london the battle for free in northern syria is intensifying turkish backed forces are fighting the kurdish wiping gene for a strategic mountain for syria turkey border turkey is accusing the white p.g. of firing shells into its territory on saturday three civilians were killed in killis in cross border fire meanwhile turkey's military says that it's killed daily five hundred kurdish y p g fighters in the past week in northern syria it says the fighters whom it calls terrorists have been neutralized in the campaign to take out free tickets military is trying to drive out kurdish fighters from the border area let's go live now to that border area in killis on the turkish syria border is al jazeera as stephanie deca president has been talking about the strategic importance of the hills that we can see behind you there stephanie. yes he mentioned that had spoken to a commander on the ground that hopefully he was going to take a mountain that it would be taken very soon you mentioned strategic yes it is because it is that close to the turkish border now we are in chemist's that you ment

separatists within its own country and is now shelling kurdish militia in the afreen region of northern syria reports from near the turkey—syria border. it began today, operation olive branch. turkish f—16 fighter it began today, operation olive branch. turkish f—16fighterjets pounding an enclave of north and syria under the control of the syrian kurdish militia. rebel fighters are on the ground as part of the offensive. turkey sees the ypg as a terrorist group. links to their own pkk. they have been fighting an urgency here in turkey since the 1980s. it is a dangerous operation because the americans support ypg in the fight against islamic state. this —— operation puts turkey in confrontation with its nato ally the us to america's support for the ypg has consistently infuriated the turkish government and the regime has said they will shoot down any turkish jet violating syrian airspace. yet they have gone ahead, determined to reduce the territorial control of the ypg, fearing that they will consolidate territory. this operation could bog turkey down in a long and potentially deadly military

called a week after turkish troops launched a ground and air assault against kurdish forces in northern syria several has the police officers are on jussi at the protest amid fears violence could break between the kurdish and turkish communities. there for a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. a u.s. trade commission has ruled against punitive tariffs imposed by the trump of ministration on canadian aircraft bombardier c. series was facing three hundred percent import charges after u.s. plane maker boeing complained its competitor had unfairly received government subsidies. philippine president go to terrorists he has voiced support for myanmar's embroils leader aung san suu kyi. said sees the nobel prize laureates who's facing international condemnation for failing to address the atrocities committed against muslims are. both south korea's president in has visited the scene of a hospital fire that killed dozens and injured more than one hundred of his visitors came as authorities ordered an investigation into the cause of the blaze the building in the southern say

both sides the turkish army and syrian rebel fighters crossed into the kurdish enclave of in northern syria on saturday is controlled by the kurdish militia which has been a key u.s. ally in the fight against us but turkey sees the wife as a terror organization and has urged the u.s. to stop backing them. operation all of branches anything but a peace offering following airstrikes the turkish military with the support of regional allies is marching across the border into northern syria turkey's president has pledged an unrelenting campaign against the syrian kurdish militia which he considers a terrorist group. will handle offering there's no stepping back we have an agreement with our russian friends and have also discussed it with the u.s. and other coalition forces. i mean it's the attacks russia has pulled back its ground troops from the region to avoid accidental clashes experts say turkey is looking to russia for further support. this is inevitably going to mean more close cooperation with russia for turkey and a logical outcome of this is probably russians threatening to pull turkey.

going to move further east to monday each which is part of a larger kurdish controlled area in northern syria while offering is a smaller kurdish controlled enclave but in money that's the area where u.s. troops also station because they are supporting the y. p.g. the kurdish militia in syria seeing them as proxies in the fight against the so-called islamic state so turkey is basically by moving further east it's basically risking a confrontation with a nato ally there but the local threat perception the threat perception and is that with this kurdish controlled area in syria they could be something like a kurdish corridor or something close to a kurdish state actually develop along the border and this is increasing fear us that further separatist notions could come up within turkey's own kurdish minority and that's why turkey is so determined to continue and expand this military operation a majority of turks at home according to. the government strategy that you just mentioned in northern syria but as you mentioned if this offensive continues to expand could we see that public attitude chang

italy in northern syria. up till kerry mohammed lost his home when the syrian government bombed aniston hama in december he arrived in ram a refugee camp in the province fifteen days ago with his wife and five children the fifteen year old former stays he had very good business back home but he had to leave it all behind the family went to singe or first taking refuge in a cave but the safety they found there didn't last for long government forces were advancing on the area abdel and his wife sharon asked say they were afraid of being killed and i'm not happy and not used to living right this here you don't feel free we are sleeping with our children one we were hiding in a cave when the regime forces a dance towards our lads we were afraid they would kill us and left in the after the bombardment in the east hama a lot of people moved to sunder who faced few bombardments of tyson of the regime started their fight we had to leave again and stay out in the world sleeping under trees aid organizations came to u

there's been no letup in turkey's military offensive against kurdish militia in northern syria despite international calls for restraint kurdish forces current the controller much of northern syria you can see that in the shaded area here but it's an afghan here in the northwest that is the focus of turkey's latest offensive so why it is often under attack turkey's engaged in a decades long conflict with the kurds over their demand for autonomy a state it feels threatened by the increased presence along its border and fears the kurds could expand their hold on northern syria and the turkish president. says the operation really move onto the town of big and he says he with fort what he calls the games along the border. the turkish town has size only a few kilometers away from the fighting come back to brock and his friends are discussing turkey's operationalise branch nobody here believes in his wish to make sure. that we don't know the area around our freedom well so we cannot really say how long it will take but yes it may take a long time. to sink. possibly a month that's what i thin

borders for decades and doesn't want to see them gaining more power in neighboring syria box in northern syria the americans have long been supporting some kurdish forces the kurds are the most effective fighting force against the assad government and against the islamic state in syria and they've been very successful in that that's the american purpose but the turks regard the kurds and the y. b.g. as a dire threat they label them terrorists. although u.s. president donald trump promised he would stop supporting kurdish fighters the pentagon never made that official the reported thirty thousand strong u.s. backed border force would primarily come from kurdish led syrian democratic forces and would deploy along the syrian borders with turkey and iraq and along the euphrates river valley the dividing line with syrian government forces one of the syrian war's detectable trends last year was the emerging axis of cooperation between russia and turkey often joining together to criticize steps taken by the united states while if today's developments are only thing to go by that's a trend that looks

separatists within its own country and is now shelling kurdish militia in the afrin region of northern syriaayton reports. heading to the border, a turkish invasion force is getting ready. so far, these tanks have not crossed into syria. the turkish government wants the world to see what it is doing, releasing this video of leaders directing the operation. translation: depending on the developments, our land forces will carry out necessary activities as well. apart from the turkish armed forces, there are also components of the free syrian army participating in this operation. these are some of those free syrian army fighters moving through turkey to join the battle. just like the turkish government, they are opposed to the kurdish ypg setting up enclaves inside syria. some of the fsa factions have already joined the fighting against them. turkey sees a huge threat in northern syria because of the kurdish forces, and these forces are supported by a us—led international coalition which includes britain and some european countries. they see a threat in that region. this is what they are fighti

attack other parts of northern syria.t an effective machine. it makes some sense for president erdogan for domestic politics, because he is allied with far right groups and he is worried about challenges from within his own party. this might end up within his own party. this might end up strengthening president erdogan‘s position, but it is very risky, because we have seen turk yip not secure o‘—— turkey not securing success in other battles with isis. even a demoralised isis. the french president has suggested the uk could get a bespoke trade deal with the european union after brexit, but again warned it could not expect full access to the single market unless it accepted its rules. in an interview to be broadcast in full on the andrew marr show tomorrow, emmanuel macron said he respected, but regretted, the brexit vote. this special way should be consistent with the preservation of the single market and you should understand that you cannot by definition have the full access to the single market if you don‘t tick the si

the banned kurdistan workers party the offensive by turkish forces against the wife militia in northern syria has also drawn protests in neighboring lebanon. the turkish embassy was the target of the protest in beirut while the battle with guns and tanks goes into its second week in northern syria the kurds have now started a campaign to win hearts and minds in other parts of the world. but street protest song going to stop turkey's president and russia tired of the one he's announced his forces will now push further east to a town called man beach there no one should take issue with this because the real owners of man beach aren't these terrorists there are arab brothers there. or they keep afterwards we will continue to fight up to the iraqi border until no terrorist is left. other one threat to attack the entire kurdish controlled area of syria is in direct contradiction of the interest of his nato ally the united states just hours before a senior white house adviser had called on to take his troops unarmed fighters out of the conflict zone he appealed to other want to focus on the longer

news there's no let up in turkey's military offensive against kurdish militias in northern syria despiteinternational calls for restraint the united nations says the fighting has already displaced five thousand people. it's all your news for now it will be with you at the top of the next hour with another full bulletin thanks for being with us. from. the. center. seat. fine to. discovery. video and audio podcast and language courses. in the d w media center at media center dot w dot com.

turkey has intensified its offensive dubbed olive branch against kurdish militia in northern syria a war monitoring group reports at these fifty four killed so far have been killed on both sides now the turkish and allied syrian rebel fighters crossed into the kurdish enclave off in the northern syria on saturday off in is controlled by the kurdish why p.g. militia which has been a key ally of the u.s. in its fight against the so-called islamic state the tookie sees the white b.g. as a terrorist organization and this is the u.s. to stop backing them. operation all of branches anything but a peace offering following airstrikes the turkish military with the support of regional allies is marching across the border into northern syria turkey's president has pledged an unrelenting campaign against the syrian kurdish y p g a militia which he considers a terrorist group. will handle offering there's no stepping back we have an agreement with our russian friends kind of also discuss that with the u.s. and other coalition forces. amidst the attacks russia has pulled back its ground troops fro

plan to form a thirty thousand strong border security force in northern syria is being rejected by turkey russia and syria itself turkey's president says washington is trying to create a terror army and he's pledged to quote drown it before it comes into being the u.s. says the force will secure areas along syria's border to the north with turkey and to the east with iraq it will be mostly made up of fighters from the syrian democratic forces but the s.d.f. is led by kurdish fighters that turkey views as allies to the p.k. k. a banned kurdish group active inside turkey. syria says the plan is an attack on its sovereignty and russia is describing it as a plot to partition the country from moscow or a challenge reports it's the youth but russia's foreign minister had a stark rebuke for the us on monday speaking as a media conference in moscow surrogate lavrov said the creation of his own controlled by u.s. backed rebels risks syria's territorial integrity turkey's president also opposes the plan he's attacking reports of the u.s. backed kurdish border force russia type says turkey will laun

situation of a power struggle taking place there and people trying to carve out their own slice of northern syria let's discuss this now with dr scheiner car bias is the president of the kurdistan national assembly of syria. the turkish ground operation against the syrian kurds i mean it's well under way they told people it was happening but it was already happening when they told them so they're always going to stop this at any point could it develop though could this become a fully fledged war in such a sensitive region. could you repeat the last section i didn't he just went in is this going to develop into a into a full blown conflict do you think given how sensitive the region is. i'm sure it does not help destabilize the region i'm sure they would cause more radicals to come into the region you know we have to look at the underlying issue to the turks they do not oppose kurdish entity created anywhere doesn't matter whether iraqi kurdistan syria or turkey or iran so they're against the kurdish people there are not against terrorist organization as they claim everybody asks for their god giv

has failed to flush out what he describes as terrorists from the kurdish enclave in northern syria why do kurdish groups why do they pose such a threat to turkey well to keep a long story short the turkish president and the government and considers the syrian kurdish groups terrorist groups with close links to the banned kurdistan workers party the p.k. case that has waged a decades long fight incites turkey the serious syrian kurds are actually denying those slings you have to know that as well but anchor as especially feel fool off a so-called kurdish corydoras developing along its borders which might then inspire further separatist notions among turkey's kurdish population. the story for us tonight and tell you thank you very much. and the. headlines around the world of the iraqi government has condemned to death by hanging. the woman. to join the terrorist organization. that killed at least nineteen people and wounded. officials say. they were all. u.s. vice president has met with. the men discussed the president. recognized. urged. trust and confidence in the two state solution be

name of the operation is declared as eliminating the power of the y p g across northern syria so they define it in a more broad the way but militarily it's an extremely risky move because we can compare this against the turkish militaries displayed. performance in our bob for example two years ago when they were carrying out an operation against the demoralized isis in a town which is way too similar smaller than a much smaller than our friend bob and it took the operation took three months and ice has inflicted heavy casualties on turkish soldiers at that time and also we can compare turkish military capacity in the urban warfare urban clashes inside turkey against probably k.-k. fighters at that time and if you compare this to with afrin which is a much less accessible territory compared to above and a much larger area and turkey will be facing against them a motivated disciplined force which is well armed and in this area is actually a pro predominantly kurdish area so it will all these things will make the military very risk inside syria but also this can inflame the fighting insi

backed kurdish militias in northern syria that's despite a warning from u.s. president donald trump to limit the advance or risk confronting american forces on the ground in a phone call with the turkish president trump said that the incursion in the african region quote risks undercutting shared goals but present redshift erda one is pushing back sources in turkey are now saying the white house hasn't accurately summarized that phone call and that trump did not share concerns about the escalating violence for in kurdish y p g militia there have played a key role in helping u.s. backed forces against the so-called islamic state the turkish government calls the terrorists. the shuttered turn of yielded this evidence of the force that turkey has brought to be enough turkey's government is determined to press on with all of brunch which to them has been a success so far. the operation will continue until the threat is removed. but the kurdish why p.g. wants the world to know that they would surrender the enclave without a fight. we will resist and will not allow

turkey says its offensive in northern syria wants to all pantelis the stablished a security zone along the border. and a welcome to al jazeera live from my headquarters in doha with me elizabeth purana also ahead. israel's prime minister hosts the u.s. vice president as palestinians boycott his visit over trump's jerusalem declaration . ending the trip by violence and the fallout from the sex abuse scandal pope francis says goodbye to pollute after holding mass a million people plus. in the far east of indonesia is facing a serious health crisis i'm stuck reporting from the us market region in the south of where children die because of undernourishment and measles outbreak. russia has for the first time weighed in on turkey's offensive in northern syria that it may not accept as plans to create a buffer zone but his operation in a free district is now in its third day. that's trying to push out why b.g. fighters and create a so-called safe zone thirty kilometers deep to protect its border russia which is on the opposing side of turkey in the syrian war says it's keeping a close eye on

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despite international of course for restraint coalition forces currently controlled much of northern syria and you can see this here in this map the shaded area and that is off in the northwest there which is now the focus of turkey's latest offensive so why is a free and under attack turkey's engaged in a decades long conflict with the cards over the demand for autonomy a state turkey feels threatened by the increased presence along its border and fears that the kurds could expand their hold on northern syria turkish president richard you are now says if the operation will move on the town of mom bitch that is right up there in the north and he says he will prove what he calls the games being played along the border. the turkish town has size only a few kilometers away from the fighting come back to back and his friends are discussing turkey's operational if branch nobody had believes in a swift victory. we don't know the area around so we cannot really say how long it will take but yes it may take a long time. how long do you think. possibly a month that's what i think but i'm not a sold

in northern syria is linked to the p.k. k. which is considered a terrorist organization the good issue organization in turkey what do you make of those claims i mean sure they all saw that or stated that they have ideological ties but at least i mean. id is not k.k.k. the democratic administration of cunto on africa is not completely pick a case or i mean if although there are some political or ideological ties you can say it's completely the same now you are in touch with the kurdish community in exile living here in germany what do they feel about this offensive and what kind of action and they planning i mean they started just on saturday the day the offensive started with their protest actions and more or less all european cities where kurdish people are organized and. not just in the kurdish jaspar and europe but also in other parts of kurdistan and countries they are mobilizing daily they are preparing for a central demonstration or rally on saturday in cologne but all the people i mean they are very furious they want to

turkey has intensified its offensive all of branch against kurdish militias in northern syria the turkish army and syrian rebel fighters crossed into the turkish enclave of freeney in northern syria on saturday. is controlled by the kurdish y p g militia which has been a key ally of the u.s. in the fight against so-called islamic state but turkey sees the wife as a terror organization and has urged the u.s. to stop backing them turkey's president right chip time era to one. there will be no letting up until the job is done. operation all of branch is anything but a peace offering the following airstrikes the turkish military with the support of regional is marching across the border into northern syria turkey's president has pledged an unrelenting campaign against the syrian kurdish militia which he considers a terrorist group. will handle offering there's no stepping back we have an agreement with our russian friends and i've also discussed it with the u.s. and other coalition forces. i mean it's the attack russia has pulled back its ground troops from the region to avoid accidental clas

kurdish militias in northern syria. also ahead doll trial this first day at the world economic forum in davos gets underway with that meeting alongside u.k. prime minister. the us leader is expected to promote his america first agenda at the gathering in the luxury resort. all these questions by the president is coming don't want to listen to him they can leave. us a moscow neighborhood is left for a model student kills his flatmates post the details online before committing suicide . one minute past eight pm here in the russian capital thursday january twenty fifth i'm you know neal this is our t. international our top story president trump is in the swiss resort of davos for the world economic forum he's already spoken to british prime minister trees in may when our team. is there to. after their meeting both donald trump interest in may talked about how wonderful their conversation was how much they appreciated meeting one another and what a wonderful relationship the two countries have with one another donald trump

backed kurdish militia in northern syria. the moscow neighborhood is left stunned after a model student killed his flatmate and post the grisly details online before committing suicide. it's five o'clock here in moscow and you're watching our international live from last year with me in india today welcome to the program president is in the swiss resort of downforce for the world economic forum he's expected to push his america first policy to the global elite. is following developments. the white house has confirmed that donald trump will be bringing with him his signature brand of economic nationalism both to his speech on friday likely while he meets with other world leaders throughout the next two days and his transportation secretary yesterday didn't mince her words when given her recommendation of what people can do if they don't want to listen to that message america first is a continuation of the american affirmation of american exceptionalism so i don't think well i think this you know all these questions are why the

turkey deploys tanks to shell kurdish fighters in northern syria,

turkey has intensified its military offensive against kurdish militias in northern syria despite criticism from the international community the united nations says the fighting has already displaced five thousand people and left vulnerable civilians trapped in korea says it will press on with its operation against the kurdish militias on its border it regards them as terrorists. tactics townhouse size only a few kilometers away from the fighting come back to brac and his friends are discussing takis operational if branch needed to have believed in a swift makes three. we don't know the area around offering well so we cannot really say how long it will take but yes it may take a long time. how long do you think. possibly a month that's what i think but i'm not a soldier. takis military is continuing its operation was no reduction in intensity all day tanks and artillery are aiming across the border members of the protest free syrian army are marching towards the afrin region they are supporting takesh troops in the operation against the syrian kaddish militia groups. and they are a lot more

and turkey's president visits the command center for the offensive against kurds in northern syria many turks backed the military action but the risks of bound for opponents of this campaign will have more from our correspondent in istanbul. also ahead day four of the world economic forum in switzerland our senior business editor ben physical and is there. u.s. president donald trump is set to eclipse this gathering of the global elite with another america some step closer to getting a new government formal coalition talks between for all americans conservatives of the social democrats have now kicked off more than four months after germans went to the polls now both leaders were upbeat going into the talks machall saying she's confident that a deal can be agreed quickly now there's a lot riding on the outcome in addition to the future government the political future of both party leaders is very much at stake here's what they had to say as the talks began this morning. you get this flooding down on the spirits not go it's important to me is that we make even clear what impulses we want

also ahead over people flee kurdish held territory in northern syria turkey its military operation to dislodge the armed groups. what do you say a report based on documents leaked by edward snowden's claims not the view this national security agency is using voice recognition software to spy on people. but also ahead germany social democratic party are far from within its own south three degrees to form a coalition talks with. twenty four hour news live from moscow this is r t international my name's union only a welcome to the program our top story u.s. vice president mike pence has announced that america's embassy in israel will move to jerusalem next year. president trump has directed the state department to immediately begin preparations to move the united states embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem and that united states embassy will open before the end of next year well this announcement by the american vice president is hugely controversial and no doubt will be met with the same kind of backlash that met the announcement by the american president donald trump last month when he s

is not really in a position to militarily take on the turkish army in northern syria so you know what what secretary james mattis has said is that the u.s. purpose the u.s. reason for staying in syria at this point past the defeat of isis is to prevent syria regaining control of all its territory you know he's being quite explicit about that. that depends on the kurds remaining. allied to the us and willing to too willing to maintain what was really. a temporary expedient even for the u.s. to to use these kurdish forces against islamic state.

a stan, this one, i think is northern syria? northern syria?hern syria. support the anti—isil mission of the last couple years. last couple years. satellite imagery and we can figure out where they are. out where they are. —— the existence of the bases. of the bases. control parameters —— patrol providers, etc. providers, etc. connected as soldier travel between outposts. outposts. in areas like this what is the answer? answer? think that the general cultural shift has to happen. shift has to happen. to be entirely innocuous, what can be done with it. this is exercise data. data. the most for tile situation —— volatile situations. volatile situations. that has been captured unwittingly from devices that we may have? from devices that we may have? strava is reallyjust the tip of the iceberg. iceberg. population, but really, this isjust the tip of the iceberg. the tip of the iceberg. might be on the private services of cuba. what kind of information. —— private services of uber. private services of uber. identities of people who produce this matt

tonight, turkey's incursion into northern syria is in danger of escalating as rockets fired from within syria land in turkey, killing two people and wounding several others. president erdogan has also vowed to expand the offensive eastwards, where they risk approaching u.s. forces stationed in syria. donald trump has warned turkey against the move, but the fighting intensifies. >> the shattered turn of evidence of the forces that turkey has brought to bear on freedom, as turkey presses on with operation all of branch -- which, to them, has been a success. >> the operation will continue until the threat is removed. >> the kurdish ypg wants the world to know they will not surrender without a fight. >> we will resist, and we will not allow the enemy to invade our land. we will never retreat from here. >> those do not appear to be idle words. missiles crashed into this turkish border town, causing panic as worshipers attentive to free the wounded from the rubble. the death toll rises on both sides, as president erdogan promises to expand eastwards. u.s. troops stationed in northern syria mi