is couto into the turkish government at the same time he can't accept p.k. k. linked websites calling for attacks on turkish facilities and even offices of germany's governing parties but he does see germany as an ally of the kurds turkish enemies i think we're getting a lot of sympathy but the state and government are pursuing the wrong policies and we oppose that just like we oppose the turkish state and government but not the turks themselves. while the german government tries to appease ankara the rage among kurds like john c. of us is growing as is the danger of more violence between kurds and turks in germany streets. imagine discovering that you lost your job by finding someone else sitting at your desk that's exactly what happened to one of poland's most famous t.v. personalities she was known for being impartial objective and critical in her reporting values that many say upset the ruling law and justice party as poland's government seeks to gain more control over the media journalists like beata toddler are coming under increasing pressure. journalist

p.k. as you said in the beginning to your report. t j k is definitely experiencing a military defeat at the moment the turkish army is pushing with the entire force there and being i will say the syrians not only from turkey but also within the syrian territories where the people have been forced to leave their areas now they start order to come back i say i'd expect turkey russia and syria they will make a call for ration order to create further safe havens i just need a twenty second answer from you say was washington's reaction going to pay to this as some i said incursion by turkey into syria into iraq what's washington is washington going to say briefly. i think washington can not do anything because it is not the decision of washington but rather from i'm going to and i'm going to get the minister move now much more stronger in washington the same bochy from the middle east technical university in ankara thanks to be on the program. for the twists and turns of correlations between the u.k. and russia the diplomatic standoff came to a

present to one as an ounce of the operation against p.k. k. fighters in sin joe has begun however the iraqi joint operations command have denied that what they've said is that the operations command confirm that the situation in of austin joe and the border areas was under the control of iraqi security forces and there's no reason for troops to come across the rocky border and into those areas now what sources are telling the reuters news agency is that the p.k. k. fighters actually withdrew from a couple of days ago now this is also being backed up by the iraqis who say there was no unusual military activity in that area and other p.k. do have a very long history in iraq there predominately based in the can deal mountain region on the border with iran and any turkish operation against that group has taken place in that area so although the iraqis are denying this it's clear the president or the want has said to the peak of fighters that he will go off to their bases wherever he sees them but whether this actually happened or not is still a ve

first refused to allow the demonstrations suspecting that the banned kurdistan workers party that p.k. k. was behind it but of course as the green lines the rally was heavily policed mostly to prevent clashes between the kurdish protestors and turkish nationalists. among the organizers was one of europe's biggest kurdish associations. with this process we wanted to send a signal condemning the war in a freeing the attacks carried out by nato ally turkey would go against international law and we want to ask the german government to intervene immediately and stop their ally turkey to. the turkish military launched its offensive against a frame almost two months ago and chrissie's the y.p. g. militia who control the region as an offshoot of the kurdistan workers' party and is determined to stop them. absent the other stories making news around the world greek authorities have been searching the aegean sea for survivors of a migrant boat capsized at least sixteen people are confirmed dead three people managed to swim to land and raise the alarm they've been taken to the greek island of sampl

to ban any kurdish events or associations or protests in order when assuming them to be linked to p.k. k. and here also we have this issue today there were two protest march coming in here and the police is always stopping the protest march because of the band flags of a child and he could kate but there's another thing many politicians from left wing parties on the parliament from german parliament as well as actors and artists have come out in support and they have actually registered to see events today as well so in the end it has been allowed and is taking place right now and people are speaking also german politicians like van fixing i've been talking here in support of the kurds you notice our boss thank you for joining us. bonus league of football now and the relegation battle hots up this week and freiburg are looking for a win in friday's game to all but to secure their safety but a new schuchardt would be a tough proposition the visitors haven't lost a game since new coach tough uncorked came in and are going for an unlikely european spot mario gomez pushed a cart in front for

is an offshoot of the kurdish nationalist p.k. k. group it claims it's made up of terrorists and is a threat to its national security. across the border news of africa's capture was met with jubilation by turkish president and one and his supporters most of the terrorists have already fled with their tails between their legs are special forces and members of the free syrian army are cleaning the remains of the traps they left behind in the center of proffer in the symbols of trust and stability are waving instead of the ranks of terrorists. one of the first actions of the turkish backed fighters was to demolish a statue commemorating a legendary kurdish figure. there are also reports from the syrian observatory for human rights of looting right across the city. but the kurds remain defiant with an official warning that the war with turkey has now ended what they called a new phase. was that the how are our forces and afghan will be a nightmare for the turkish troops and its allies the resistance in africa will continue until the libe

such as what we see by the so-called syrian democratic forces which are more or less there by the p.k. k. which as he and other countries say this is a terrorist organizations this this organization has been used by the united states to fight isis and we heard that isis has been defeated so how far did this so-called operational pause is really affecting the so-called fighters against against isis we really don't know who's not states has declared more or less that the fight against isis is isis has been defeated and trump has been beating the so is this really pretty part of a pressure tactic for turkey to stop its attack on a free in what is this really a usual but racial laws against isis i think it's water for political announcement that anything else well how big is the threat still then from the so-called islamic state in syria well if it is always there because the fundamentals of the conflict that is not are still on the ground and they could lead to isis to isis three it's again the previous and the disenfranchisement of the sunni majority of syria which was a great part in the

now there is a step by france saying that they will be maybe eighteen between two and also is some p.k. k y p g leaders have stated to reuters yesterday that france would be considering troops so there's a diplomatic traffic between two countries right now also turkey's foreign minister made it shosholoza had to form told this morning with his french counterpart but i can say that on korea hasn't well come these moves this initiative by france and. the prisons are gone was saying that this is over once limits to to make a call for meditation between a terrorist organization as turkey calls and between a country but also there's also one more thing by turkey's present. and when i must call in and president are gone have a random form talks actually from time to time like almost a week and the statement from ankara is that among cruel and statements and actions are different so. what they say is mike ross say something different on the phone at three in a different way so probably it seems like there is going to be a diplomatic tension for a while but france is also now saying no word on sy

he doesn't agree with calls from the p.k. k. affiliated website for attacks on turkish establishments and german government party offices but he does see germany as an ally of the turkish enemy. we get a lot of sympathy but the states and the government are making the wrong decisions and we're fighting against that just like we're fighting the turkish government but not the turkish people themselves. john sivits his anger is growing and he's not the only one a potential sign of more trouble to come here in germany. and i have here over to have here now with a much anticipated decision by the federal reserve in the us that's right level one that didn't surprise us at least not this time policymakers at the federal reserve have once again raised short term interest rates the quarter point uptick is the fourth such rise in the span of a year an indication that the reason to konami growth in the u.s. is expected to continue this meeting affect governors is the first under new chairman jerome powell was nominated by donald trump last

president no one is announce of the operation against p.k. k. fighters in has begun however the iraqi joint operations command have denied that what they've said is that the operations command confirm that the situation in of arson john and the border areas was under the control of iraqi security forces and there's no reason for troops to come across the iraqi border and into those areas now what sources are telling the reuters news agency is that the p.k. k. fighters actually withdrew from sindar a couple of days ago now this is also being backed up by the iraqis who say there was no unusual military activity in that area another p.k. do have a very long history in iraq there predominately based in the can deal mountain region on the border with iran and any turkish operation against that group has taken place in that area so although the iraqis are denying this it's clear the president or the one has said to the peak of fighters that he will go after their bases wherever he sees them but whether this actually happened or not is still a very di

remember i told you we can they will flee we will chase the work and with our friend the p.k. k. went to we'll go there to operations that have begun. or president everyone says turkish forces will soon move to our friend to take control of the kurdish stronghold of tal rafah which is in syria's aleppo province this is where civilians as well as kurdish militia fighters fled after turkey seized afrin and the turkish advance against kurdish forces will not stop their president everyone says his army will go after the kurds in the region of iraq cross says is targeting the kurdish y p g m p k k which it considers to be a terrorist organizations and turkey's operation all of branch was launched to at the end of january with turkish forces entering syria's after in the region despite fierce resistance from the kurdish militants turkish forces seized in the city of afrin in mid march president everyone says more than thirty seven hundred terrorists have been killed during the operation the crackdown has forced one hundred seventy thousand civilians to flee the city this according to t

remember i told you we can they will flee we will chase the work and with our friends the p.k. k. went to singe or we'll go there to operations there have to. go there one says turkish forces will soon move on from africa to take control of the kurdish stronghold of tel rifat which is in syria's aleppo province yeah the map will give you a better handle here this is where civilians as well as kurdish militia fighters fled after turkey seized afrin the turkish militia crackdown against kurdish forces apparently is not going to stop there either crucially with president they're also promising now to go after kurdish militants in iraq's singe our region and korea says it's targeting the p.-p. the kurdish workers party which of course turkey considers a terrorist organization turkey's operation olive branch launched at the end of january with turkish forces entering syria's afrin region despite fierce resistance from the kurdish minute militants turkish forces seized the city of africa in mid march president says more than three thousand seven hundred terrorists have been killed durin

turkey has long been at the forefront of efforts to counter terrorist organizations including the p.k. k k c k p y d y p g darwish al qaida and their affiliates and turkey is a key stakeholder in the fight against arash it should not be forgotten that an area of almost two thousand kilometers squared between. us has recently been cleansed from dyce terrorists. well to get the other side of the argument now i'm joined by turkish political scientist and storing dr mehmet parents second is currently in moscow russia and welcome to going on the ground again we've heard their horrific allegations of turkish military using chemical weapons of killing hundreds in the african against the u.s. backed and defacto russia backed why p.g.a. in africa what is turkey trying to achieve there yeah but. let's go problem gunda of the lest. before the military men tension they publish all is like that. the for example before iraqi war be told that saddam has mass killing new poems and after be apologized for it but i want to underline that in the operation all of branch turkish armed forces are fighting aga

p g finances in january and correct considers the one p.g. a terrorist organization links to the p.k. k. simmons has. only to the syrian border. in the early hours of sunday morning the free syrian army advance from the west and the east on to the city and by dawn they had reached it didn't reach didn't have much resistance from y.p. g. forces but they pushed for what they claim there was seventy fatalities amongst the why p. g. forces they haven't mentioned their casualty rates other than to say of the ten civilians were injured and four f.s.a. were injured after the event because all five of improvised explosive devices i e d's left behind but the turkish forces covered from the air i'll tell you recover as well they were very forceful in taking this city and this is what the president had to say tell us this is other than most of the terrorists have already fled with their tails between their legs our special forces and members of the free syrian army and cleaning the remains of the traps i left behind in the center of a frame our flags of trust and stability away even inside of rags

were kurdistan workers party which is recognize of a terrorist group in turkey and the fight between p.k. k. and the faithful my nine hundred eighty s. has cost forty thousand lives and lives in this country and that's why president dawn was very harsh in his critics against france and saying that turkey will never sit around the table and negotiate with a terrorist organization which turks call and also to the situation as the as an attempt to let its mars pick a k n y p g on there the name of theory in democratic party forces in terms of fighting against i thought and turkey's foreign ministry has been in touch with his french counterpart for knowledge diplomatic polls are on the way but it seems turkey will not let no one to be stopped in its operations against the k n y p g in northern syria. syrian rebels are denying reports of a deal for them to leave the last area they hold in eastern goose city the capital damascus syria and russian media that suggested that there was an agreement for the town of duma opposition fighters have surrendered the rest of east and go to the past month as

nightmare for the turkish forces turkey considers the white b.g. a terrorist organization linked to the p.k. k. . well until it's not. most of the terrorists have already fled with their tails between their legs our special forces and members of the free syrian army a cleaning the remains in the traps i left behind in the center of a frame al flags of trust and stability away even inside of rags a terrorist. the kurdish administration says it will now use guerilla tactics against the turkish army was that the how our forces in every area in a free will be a nightmare to the turkish troops and their allies the resistance in a free and will continue into the liberation of every inch of it and until the return of the residents into their villages. well this is a situation in syria at the moment with turkey in the free syrian army having captured last ways of afrin district but kurdish forces remaining in control of most of the northern territory that's east of the euphrates edler province in the northwest remains the largest rebel stronghold but syrian government forces backed by russian airpower

northern kurdish region the turkish president rather tired everyone says he wants to push kurdish p.k. k. fighters out of synch region but he won't do anything without iraq's consent. yesterday we received a phone call from his excellent see the turkish prime minister who affirmed his respect for iraq's sovereignty on the borders and assured us that they would not do anything that would harm iraq's sovereignty he also confirmed that we did not have any agreement on any joint operations he repeated what he said at his press conference that the media may have reported his words mistakenly he said that they would not do anything without the approval of the iraqi government. facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg reportedly testified before a u.s. congressional committee next month over the social network's role in harvesting millions of users data without their knowledge facebook and the days of cambridge analytic and are accused of using people's personal information to influence the outcome of the twenty sixteen u.s. presidential election the whistleblower at the heart of the scandal has also be

in a freenet as an extension of the band kurdistan workers party also known as the p.k. k. it's been engaged in an armed campaign for independence from turkey for more than thirty years now turkish forces have been backing the free syrian army while forces loyal to the syrian government have supported the y.p. g. since late february early one says he won't hand a friend back to the syrian government wants turkish forces are in full control he's also vowed to push his forces east beach next where u.s. troops have been deployed. understatements as our correspondent in turkey syria border and declaring what amounts to a victory and we've been asking this question all morning is it really just too premature andree. it would seem that in terms of this city it is apparently all over more or less bara the follow up operations which are ongoing clearing areas all of. it providing the advise explosive devices out of course the other operations going on in other why p.g. held areas that turkey wants to take over we're hearing now that there are vases going on in various other locatio

to be a terrorist organization linked to the kurdistan workers party of p.k. k. and they have been having and they have had this decades long insurgency against the turkish state and turkey. kind of has this fear that any gains made by the white p.d. in syria could have knock on effects. well could this could ish minorities back in turkey and their demands for greater autonomy and grace rights into ok what about the knock on effect for german turkish relations they've been strained of course recently on a number of fronts how are they likely to be affected by these anti turkish rallies that is going to be a very difficult challenge for germany to handle on those be many german politicians who have already called criticized turkey's offensive in against a free and this is certainly going to be a big challenge for the new foreign minister jim foreign minister who set to be sworn in this week just as the outgoing german foreign minister is saying my god really has just been trying to rekindle. relations with turkey which as you might have been become very strange in

ideas supporters who are named to be an offshoot of the p.k. k. out the kurdistan workers party for turkey they have been saying that turkey has actually captured the city and they're ready to fight to liberate our friend from the turkish forces on the other side on the other hand the turkish territory get about the african operation has been that they're trying to clear the out the organization by its border to protect their boundaries and protect their territorial integrity and that's why the turkish operatives have been saying that we support serious territorial integrity we don't actually compromise any kind of. cordis come tongs or a semi autonomous regions in syria these are the base have been fighting each other since the beginning of the operation which was actually january twenty eighth right is what well i look at today the military and the turkish officials have been saying that they're going to complete a complete operation in two months and it is the if if the eighth day of the operation but the operation is going to continue as accor

jian afrin as an extension of the banned kurdistan workers party of the p.k. k. it's been engaged in an armed campaign for independence from turkey for more than thirty years turkish forces have been backing the free syrian army while forces loyal. to the syrian government has supported the y.p. ji since late february president added once as he waved a hand after him back to the syrian government once turkish forces are in full control he's also vowed to push useful things east to man bijan next and that's where u.s. troops have been deployed we go live now to our correspondent andrew symonds he's in gassin temp in southern turkey very close to the border with syria bring us right up to date then with what we know as the forces that are now taking control of central africa. well put it like this it will wasn't an easy operation but it certainly in military terms wasn't hard there was only weak resistance from the y. p.g. fighters many of them apparently had already withdrawn to the south of the syrian regime held south and the f.s.a. forces went in from the west

deployed specialists forces which are specialized in the urban warfare people who've been fighting the p.k. k. in urban centers and this bush which came near our free in one of the villages was using tunnels i mean these fighters came out the attacked the turkish soldiers they killed at least eight wounded thirteen attacked the helicopter that was accompanying them so it was one of the most brazen attacks that we've seen in recent weeks on the turkish troops one of the deadliest attacks for them as well because at least forty one soldiers have been killed in this campaign that have gone on for about six weeks now the turkish president a couple of weeks ago said that this will be a matter of days before they reach the center of a free and the military has been saying that there are guns and slow because they want to try and avoid civilian casualties but military experts have been telling us that this is very tough terrain this is a hilly area to fight this with turkey called terrorists know this area quite well they have been launching attacks they have been slowing the turkish advance and tha

out of the african region it says the group is linked to the p.k. k. which it considers a terrorist organization and last month syrian government forces cross into our friend to help the kurds fight the offensive but turkish forces have taken control of several villages and president had a one says after a friend has taken his forces will move on man be the town is controlled by the s.d.f. that's in the alliance led by other kurdish fighters and backed by the united states well to arm the rival this terribly cold. plex picture let's talk now to just one line this is the director of the center for middle east studies at the university of oklahoma and he's joining us from that search in a city thank you for talking to us but i'm just wondering whether this dramatic announcement by the kurds in africa into to gather people together to form some kind of human shield whether this is going to change his result of to enter the city and then with its partners in the free syrian army. it probably won't affect turkey is resolved very much on the other hand the k