orla guerin reports. orla: in the warscape of syria, rebelht fs may be making their last stand.hey have retaken this wounded, empty town in idlib province. but the assad regime and itsar russian backerdetermined to retake all of idlib. not if turkey can help it. its troops are supposed to be observing a cease-fire in idlib instead, its losses are growing. turkey's defense minister told us his battle plans are ready if talks fail. the regime.-- fail to stop the regime. >> hospitals are being hit, schools and civilian areas. it is not just the bodies of children under the rubble, it is the conscience of the international community. orla: you want a cease-fire and you want a negotiated settlement. are you really saying, sitting here today, that turkey is ready for a lot more with syria, which would dragon russia -- drag in>> russia? first of all, we want these negotiations to come to an end and reach results. that is what we are working for. orla: the deadline is no longer this weekend? >> if this is not fulfilled starting at the weekend, you will see our actions. orla: and as the

this report from our international correspondent orla guerin contains disturbing images. la: in idlib, a frantic search in ane rubble after her neighborhood becomes a burial ground. the white helmet volunteers are directed by annas. this is the home his family fled to, hoping to be safe. as the sound of--e' "the's the sound of a boy," he says. .he rushes what they fd, the lifeless body of his son. childhood in ass's syria. whgiere re airstrikes don't spare a two-year-d. then, a last kiss. come.here was more anguish to aid workers told us he lost everyone -- his mother, his wife, and his older son. rebels, some backed by turkey, are battling the regime, trying to prevent r itetaking idlib, what's left of it. among the jihadists in control are militants who were previously linked to al qaeda. president assad and his russian backers say they are fighting terrorists. but the united nations says syria'sou displaced be caught up in a bloodbath. they've nowhere to run, trapped between the advancing regime and e border with turkey, a nato nation. aid agencies say at least seven ch

our international correspondent orla guerin has in this report. orla: payback. in syria today, the turkish military were hitting hard. striking more than 200 syrian government targets. retaliation for yesterday's killing of 33 turkish troops. at the scene today in idlib ovince, resting in the dir o the unifor of turkey's fallen soldiers. pictures filmed for the bbc show the impact of the massive airstrikes. tuey has blamed the assad regime, but moscow' syria' ally, controls the airspace. turkey's defense minister says russia has no excuse. >> even though we told russian advance the location of our troops, the attack happened. after the first strike, we warned them agn. even and balances--even and were hit. orla: --even ambulances were t. orla: the two lears, president erdogan and president putin, who meets in a donation. -- leads a nato nation. >> i call on them to stop their fensive, to respect u.n. efforts for a peacefulack solution. orla: this is what western leaders may be most worried about, refugees heading from already today a trickt since word w out the

our international correspondent orla guerin reports.f syria, rebel fighters may be making their last stand. they have retaken this wounded, empty town in idlib province, but the assad regime and its russian backers are determined to retake all of idlib. not if turkey can help it. its troops are supposed to be observing a ceasefire in idlib. instead, its losses are growing. turkey's defence minister told us his battle plans are ready if talks fail to stop the regime. translation: hospitals are being hit, schools and civilian areas. it's notjust the bodies of children under the rubble. it's the conscience of the international community. you want a ceasefire and you want a negotiated settlement. but are you really saying, sitting here today, that turkey is ready for all—out war with syria, which would drag in russia? first of all, we want these negotiations to come to an end and reach a result. that is what we want, and what we are working for. so the deadline is no longer this weekend? if this is not fulfilled, starting at the weekend, yo

orla guerin, bbc news.a professor of political science at elizabethtown college and an expert on turkey's relations with the west. she says the crisis has reached a very dangerous stage. well, right now there is certainly a very risky however, what we are seeing right now is brinkmanship, basically both parties pushing the situation to the point of a disaster. undoubtedly there is a humanitarian tragedy right now in idlib. it is the last rebel stronghold in syria and turkey is saying that the russia—backed syrian regime is actually breaching the sochi agreement which designated idlib as one of the demilitarised zones in syria. so since december of last year 948,000 people have been internally displaced. so most of them are trying to get into turkey and, last night, turkish authorities have announced that they are going to open the borders with europe so that the syrian refugees can cross into european territories in order to increase the pressure on european allies, in order to give a helping hand to turkey

orla guerin, bbc news, istanbul.un strike action over pensions, pay and conditions. members of the university and college union, are walking out during 1a different days between now and the 13th of march. it's estimated more than a million students will be affected. the family of a disabled teenager with special educational needs, has been at the court of appeal, challenging their local council's school transport policy, saying it discriminates. two years ago, leicestershire county council announced it wouldn't be providing transport for eligible children aged between 16 and 18. instead, it offered parents money so they could arrange travel. but in many cases the cash isn't enough to cover all the costs, for the diabled students. nikki fox has the story. it's an early start for kirsty. it's all right. school today. she's 17 and has learning disabilities and complex medical needs. got to get dressed in a minute, all right? her dad supports her full—time. life with kirsty is fantastic but it's quite full on. right, and

orla guerin, bbc news, istanbul.germany say at least eight people have been shot dead in an incident in the town of hanau. the shooting took place at two shisha bars in the town, which is 25 kilometres east of frankfurt. police and helicopters are at the scene. our correspondent damien mcguiness has the latest. so it appears that according to german media shots were first fired ina german media shots were first fired in a shisha bar in the town, that's where it seems the first people were killed. after that, eyewitnesses say that one oi’ that, eyewitnesses say that one or more, possibly, gunman, escape the scene and a dark vehicle. they have driven to another shisha bar in another pa rt another shisha bar in another part of the doubt, we're according to eyewitnesses a gunman started shooting people inside. police, as you say, have now confirmed that a people in total have been killed in those two shooting incidents. it's thought that more could possibly be injured. there are initial reports from police of five people

orla guerin, bbc news.irector at the cesars, the annual awards for france's film industry, for his film an officer and a spy. mr polanski was a controversial nominee, having been a fugitive from justice in the united states since 1978, after admitting unlawful sex with a 13—year—old girl. he did not attend the event, saying that he feared for his safety. more than 100 women's rights activists protested at the award nomination, clashing with police near the venue. after he was announced as the winner, several actresses left the ceremony in protest. president trump has urged afghanistan to seize an opportunity for peace. an agreement is to be signed in qatar on saturday in the presence of the us secretary of state, mike pompeo. this will set out a timetable for a phased withdrawal of us troops in return for security guarantees from the taliban. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, looks ahead to the meeting. in this serene setting, history is being made. it would be wrong to call this agreement

orla guerin with the latest from across the border in turkey.city michael bloomberg has qualified for the democratic presidential debate in nevada on wednesday. so far in the campaign to choose who will be the pa rty‘s candidate to fight donald trump, the billionaire has not been tested live on a debate stage alongside his rivals for the nomination. our north america correspondent peter bowes has more on the campaign and mike bloomberg's financial influence. money is going to be a huge issue. he has reportedly spent some $400 million already on national television advertising. it's very difficult to sit down in front of your tv for an evening and not see a commercial by michael bloomberg, supporting his candidacy. and that in part is why he has managed to qualify for the debate on wednesday night in nevada, going up for the first time against his main opponents for the democratic nomination to challenge donald trump. bernie sanders is in the lead in that race so far. he's done, so far, very well in the caucus and the primary election that we've

orla guerin, bbc news.a dursun—ozkanca, a professor of international studies at elizabethtown college and an expert on turkey's relations with the west. thanks forjoining us. how likely do you think a major international confrontation is at this point? well, right now there is certainly a risky strategy that is going on. we are at the age of a potential escalation of conflict between turkey and russia, which has, in the last couple of years, been improving the relations, ever since 2016, to be exact. and they have been increasingly engaging in defence relations. however, what we are seeing right now is brinkmanship, basically both parties pushing the situation to the brink of a disaster. undoubtedly there is a humanitarian tragedy right 110w a humanitarian tragedy right now in idlib. it is the last rebel stronghold in syria and turkey is saying that the russian back to syrian regime is actually breaching the agreement which designated idlib as one of the demilitarised zones in syria. so since december of la

orla guerin, bbc news, istanbul.hundreds of passengers are released from a cruise ship quarantined off japan for over two weeks as more people on board test positive for coronavirus. and the un warns of a potentially huge human cost as fighting in syria‘s last rebel stronghold draws close to densely—populated civilian areas. some breaking news that is just coming in from germany. this is in relation to a shooting incident in which it is reported at least eight people have been killed. this was in the german town of hanau and this is being reported by a number of german outlets. are quoting the bilt, other outlets. are quoting the bilt, other outlets are quoting similar figures. police in hanau, a town east of frankfurt in central southern germany, as you can see from that map, couldn‘t be reached for comment at that stage. the motive of this suiting is not clear. the original broadcaster was talking of two shooting incidents which had taken place at two separate shisha bars in hanau. eight people i said to have died

orla guerin, bbc news.best director at the cesars, the annual awards for france's film industry, for his film "an officer and a spy". mr polanski was a controversial nominee, having been a fugitive from justice in the united states since 1978, after admitting unlawful sex with a 13—year—old girl. he did not attend the event, saying that he feared for his safety. more than 100 women's rights activists protested at the award nomination, clashing with police near the venue. after he was announced as the winner, several actresses left the ceremony in protest. heavy downpours are expected to bring more flooding across england and wales as another weekend storm is due on saturday. up to 80 millimetres of rain is expected to fall when storm jorge arrives, delivering another heavy blow for communities who've already been hit by floods. danny savage reports from the east yorkshire village of east cowik. in the village of east cowick, numerous houses are now flooded. the east yorkshire flood plains have ove rflowed i

our international corresponnt or guerin reports from istanbu. --from istanbul. orla: the olive groves of idlib have turned into battlegrounds. nthwestern syria, the conflict is escalating. syrian rebel fighters backed by turkey target government positions in this town. turkishle a provides covering fire. more and more turkish troops on the ground here, and na-- a nato nation pushing deeper into syria's multilayered conflict. it looks like president erdogan is already waging war. heed threhas an offense -- he has threatened an offensive soon to stop this last rebel enclave falling to thee reg and to stop another flood of refugees across his border. that is putting his tanks on a collision course with moscow, whichre backsdent assad and has so far refused to stop his advance. turkey's losses are growing. in this airstrike blamed ony syrian forces. the shadow of war hangs over many innocent civilians. like this three-year-old. her father couldn't spare her the sound of bombings, so he invented a game, and it went viral. [laughter] orla: they have alreadyad to flee once,

until she is old enough to understand what bombing reallyeans, and what dangers her future may hol orla guerin, bbc news, istanbul. laura: she has grown up knowing only war in syria. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, escaping one of the most repressive countries in the world. how arison guard and korea.ut of north laura: on wednesday,an gunman in ge killed nine people in a western town. the authorities artreating the incident as a terror attack, and motivated by far-right, racist ideas. our europe correspondent gavin lee has more on this story. gavin: the aftermath of what looks to have been a premeditated racist attack. the suspected gunman's topics, cafes for smoking so.nted toba it was around 10:00 when police say the attker started shooting outside and inside the midnight bar. he fled by car, drove a mile and a half, and shut those inside the ena by. five victims were of turkish origin. police say thetounman returned is home, killed his mother, then killed himself. forensic teams are searching his property and his car. investigators are scrutini

our international correspondent orla guerin has sent this report. payback.ilitary were hitting hard. striking more than 200 syrian government targets. retaliation for yesterday's killing of 33 turkish troops. at the scene today in idlib province, resting in the dirt, the uniform of one of turkey's fallen soldiers. pictures filmed for the bbc show the impact of the massive air strikes. turkey has blamed the assad regime but moscow, syria's ally, controls the airspace. turkey's defence minister hulusi akar says russia has no excuse. translation: even though we told russia in advance the location of our troops, the attack happened. after the first strike, we warned them again, but it continued. even ambulances were hit. here, the two leaders at the centre of this dangerous escalation. president putin and president erdogan who leads a nato nation. so far, nato isn't rushing to turkey's aid, just calling for russia and syria to end their assault on idlib. i call on them to stop their offensive, to respect international law, and to back un efforts for a peaceful s

our international correspondent orla guerin has sent this report. payback.kish military were hitting hard. pounding more than 200 syrian government targets in idlib province. retaliation for this — the killing of 33 turkish troops in idlib yesterday. serious ally, russia, controls the space. as the fallen soldiers were given a hero's funeral, the turkish defence minister said that moscow had no excuse. the location of our troops, the attack happened. translation: even though we told russia in advance the location of our troops, the attack happened. after the first strike, we warned them again, but it continued. even ambulances were hit. the battle for the limit is continuing. in the last two months, the bombing campaign has also driven almost1 million people from their homes, many towards the turkish border. president putin and president erdogan, seen here meeting last year, have held urgent talks over the phone but they are supporting opposite sides in idlib and so far neither appears to be backing down. as turkey struggles with the fallout in matt but it w

this next report by orla guerin contains disturbing images.ter another neighbourhood becomes a burial ground. the white helmet volunteers are directed by annas. this was the home his family fled to, hoping to be safe. "there is the sound of a boy," he says. annas rushes in. but they find the lifeless body of his son. childhood in assad's syria. where regime air strikes don't spare a two—year—old. then a last kiss. but there was more anguish to come. aid workers told us annas lost everyone. his mother, his wife and his older son. rebels, some backed by turkey, are battling the regime, trying to prevent it retaking idlib, what is left of it. among thejihadists in control are militants who were previously linked to al-qaeda. president assad and his russian backers say they are fighting terrorists. but the united nations says syria's displaced could be caught up in a bloodbath. they have nowhere to run, trapped between the advancing regime and the border with turkey, a nato nation. aid agencies say at least seven children have frozen to death. pre

from there our international correspondent orla guerin reports, and her piece contains some disturbingic search in the rubble after another neighbourhood becomes a burial ground. the white helmet volunteers are directed by annas. this was the home his family fled to, hoping to be safe. "there is the sound of a boy," he says. annas rushes in. but they find the lifeless body of his son. childhood in assad's syria. where regime air strikes don't spare a two—year—old. then a last kiss. but there was more anguish to come. aid workers told us annas lost everyone. his mother, his wife and his older son. rebels, some backed by turkey, are battling the regime, trying to prevent it retaking idlib, what is left of it. among the chartists in control are militants who were previously linked to al-qaeda. president assad and his russian backers say they are fighting terrorists. but the innate of nations says syria's displaced could be caught up in a bloodbath —— but the ni to nation states. they have nowhere to run, chat between the advancing regime and the border with turkey, a nato nation. aid agen

orla guerin sent this report. syria, rebel fighters may be making their last stand. they have retaken this wounded, empty town in idlib province, but the assad regime and its russian backers are determined to retake all of idlib. not if turkey can help it. its troops are supposed to be observing a ceasefire in idlib. instead, its losses are growing. turkey's defence minister told us his battle plans are ready if talks fail to stop the regime. translation: hospitals are being hit, schools and civilian areas. it's notjust the bodies of children under the rubble. it's the conscience of the international community. you want a ceasefire and you want a negotiated settlement. but are you really saying, sitting here today, that turkey is ready for all—out war with syria, which would drag in russia? first of all, we want these negotiations to come to an end and reach a result. that is what we want, and what we are working for. so the deadline is no longer this weekend? if this is not fulfilled, starting at the weekend, you

our senior international correspondent orla guerin sent this report. of syria, rebel fighters may be making their last stand. they have retaken this wounded, empty town in idlib province, but the assad regime and its russian backers are determined to retake all of idlib. not if turkey can help it. its troops are supposed to be observing a ceasefire in idlib. instead, its losses are growing. turkey's defence minister told us his battle plans are ready if talks fail to stop the regime. translation: hospitals are being hit, schools and civilian areas. it's notjust the bodies of children under the rubble. it's the conscience of the international community. you want a ceasefire and you want a negotiated settlement. but are you really saying, sitting here today, that turkey is ready for all—out war with syria, which would drag in russia? first of all, we want these negotiations to come to an end and reach a result. that is what we want, and what we are working for. so the deadline is no longer this weekend? if this is not fulfilled, starting at the weekend,

our international correspondent orla guerin has sent this report.ng their last stand. they have retaken this wounded, empty town in idlib province, but the assad regime and its russian backers are determined to retake all of idlib. not if turkey can help it. its troops are supposed to be observing a ceasefire in idlib. instead, its losses are growing. turkey's defence minister told us his battle plans are ready if talks fail to stop the regime. translation: hospitals are being hit, schools and civilian areas. it's notjust the bodies of children under the rubble, it's the conscience of the international community. you want a ceasefire and you want a negotiated settlement, but are you really saying sitting here today that turkey is ready for all—out war with syria, which were dragged in russia? first of all, we want these negotiations to come to an end and reach a result. that is what we want, and what we are working. so the deadline is no longer this weekend? if this is not fulfilled starting at the weekend, you will see our actions. and as the clock

our international correspondent orla guerin has sent this report. payback.litary. striking more than 200 syrian government targets. retaliation for yesterday's killing of 33 turkish troops. at the scene today, resting in the dirt, the uniform of one of turkey's fallen soldiers. pictures show the impact of the massive air strikes. turkey has blamed the asset regime of moscow, syria's ally, control the airspace. the defence minister of turkey says russia has no excuse. translation: the location of our troops, the attack happened. after the first strike, we warned them again. but it continued. even ambulances were hit. here, the two leaders at the centre of this dangerous escalation. president putin and —— so far nato isn't rushing to turkey's aid. calling for russia and syria to end their assault on idlib.|j calling for russia and syria to end their assault on idlib. i call on them to stop their offensive, to respect international law and to back un efforts for peaceful solutions. this is what western leaders may be most worried about. refugees heading from tu