the pkk. he may even want to raise some nationalist sentiment but the point is, the pkk broke the truce, they attacked and killed turkish policeman and he had to react. and he reacted how he did. you can ask that it could have been done a different day but he did what he did and he had the right to do that. peter: the turkish people -- are they happy to see or are they happier to see turkish forces pounding pkk positions or i.s. positions or both? ms. akal: i will be able answer this question because i really do not know. but what i can say is that turkish people do not want more. i will think they would prefer anything because -- that is why the government was also reluctant in getting into military action against the islamic state. turkish people for the first time in 40 years have enjoyed prosperity. no attacks or terrorism and this is so important. they have enjoyed it and they note what it is not to be in war or in conflict. i think turkish people don't want war. akp has 140% of the vote

pkk has been helping the government. they sent troops to the border to help them hold a 1,000 kilometer front line against isil. it seems that the krg are confident that they can hold the line by themselves. really these two groups are unlikely allies because they have a long history of conflict, and unlike the pkk the krg enjoys good ties with turkey. it's not only that, turkey is an economic lifeline for the krg. maybe the krg would like to get rid of a force that really could challenge its authority. the official line is we want to avoid northern iraq becoming a battlefield. but the pkk like i said, have been a thorn in their side. across the border in syria opposition groups have taken up arms against each other. there have been infighting, threatening the u.s. programs to train and equip a force to take on the islamic state in iraq and the levant. >> this is thought to be an airstrike carried out by the u.s. to support its allies in syria. it targeted positions of the al-qaeda linked al nusra front in alone 1930, bu

the pkk has been a thorn in their side. the pkk has deployed to the sinjar mountains close to the border. we saw for ourselves that tensions were brewing between these two groups. the pkk were talking about areas languaging i linking it the territory, and that was making krg unhappy. this is what is happening in iraq. across the border in syria there have been developments in fighting among syrian opposition groups who are both fighting isil. we saw a syrian group, the syrian al-qaeda linked al nusra take up arms against a force that are allied to the united states. really calling in to question u.s. plans to train and equip moderate force to take on the islamic state in iraq and the levant. >> this is thought to be an airstrike carried out by the u.s. to support its allies in syria. it targeted positions of the al-qaeda linked al nusra front in northern aleppo. but it came too late. the fighters had already attacked the base of a new u.s.-backed sir yawn group called division 3. it was a message to the u.s. and syrian who

>> kurdistan regional government parties and pkk have been rival s.re is a historic rivalry but a contemporary issue here the kurdish regional government and ankara the turkish government have over the last 10 years established an incredibly good working relationship built mainly on economics because they land-locked krg needs to export oil through turkey. it's the only way they can do it. there are other trade links through turkey. what has happened repeatedly recently is the pkk have targeting the turkish, kurdib pipeline the oil pipeline which is a direct threat to the krg. >> what is the arrangement between ankra and the kurdish regional government based upon the fact the kurdish government would be happy to see kurds do what it likes because they are separate in so many ways. >> they are, but there is -- it's a complicating factor. president brazani wants to be seen as the de facto leader of all kurds. the national unity is a very strong force whether the kurds in irak in syria or iran. there is this desire for a nationhood which i think the pres

that includes isil and the pkk. dotted across these mountains you can see areas where smoke is rising. that's where there's been fighting between the turkish military and the pkk. a spokesman for turkish president says that these renewed assaults are in self defense. he says that despite promises made, the pkk has failed to disarm. the orders that knock on any door and you will find someone connected to the pkk. a group listed as a terrorist organization in the u.s. and europe as well as turkey. hamaji has one son in jail and a second in the mountains. >> translator: it's better not to fight. even the pkk sometimes say it's better to make politics. they were to find a solution with a pen not by using guns. you keep killing, i have to show my fists. >> reporter: attacks blamed on the pkk killed 16 members of the turkish security forces. here a roadside bomb killed three soldiers. it's raising fears of a return to a conflict that claimed 40,000 lives over 30 years. >>> at least five people have been killed and three o

turkish security forces are burning pkk positions in forests.rt of what the turkish government says a brood offense against all threatses to it security, thank colludes isil and the pkk. dotted across the townes you can see areas where smoke is rising that's where there has been fighting between the turkish military and the pkk, a spokesman for turkish president says that these renewed assaults on the pkk are in self-defense. he says despite promises made in the peace process, the pkk has failed to disarm. the major told us that knock on almost any door here and you'll find someone contacted to the pkk, a group listed as a terrorist organization in the u.s. and europe as well as turkey. this man has one son in jail and a second in the mountains. >> translator: it's better not to fight. look even the pkk sometimes say it's better to make politics. they want to find a solution with a pen, not by using guns but if you keep killing i also have to show my fists. >> reporter: attacks blamed on the pkk have killed at least 16 security forces. the incre

it accused turkey of bombing civilian targets in air raids targeting the pkk. now, the kurdish regional government says the pkk and turkey need to resume peace talks. al jazeera's zeina khodr sends this. >> the president calling on the pkk to withdraw from the mountains saying if there were no bases in northern iraq, then turkey would not be bombing the area. linking for humanitarian regions, but, you know, this raises the question: what will happen on the front lines with isil? because the pkk had been helping at a time peshmerga, the kurdistan regional government. they sent troops to the border to help them hold a 1,000 kilometer front line against isil. it seems that the krg is now confident that they can pull this line by themselves. these two groups are unlikely alleys because they have a long history of conflict and unlike the pkk, the krg enjoys good ties with turkey. so, it's not only that. turksey an economic lifeline for the krg. so, maybe the krg would like to get rid of a force that really could challenge its authority. their official line is, we wa

they say that the pkk and turkey need to resume peace talks. well for more on this we're live in turkey. andkurdish peshmerga and pkk had joined forces to fight isil in the north of the country. though, now the pkk are being asked to leave. >> yes that is the question. that is being asked because the pkk is helping the kurdish peshmerga. these are the forces of the kurdistan regional government even though these two groups are old enemies they've had a long history of conflict but they did join forces when isil threatened northern iraq. there is a 1,000 kilometer in northern iraq but it seems that the krg feels confident enough that their forces will be able to hold this territory. but i can tell you that there were tensions underground between these two groups. we saw that for ourselves. particularly in the sinjar mountain front, which is close to the syrian border. the pkk was target about creating an autonomous zone and linking it to kurdish controlled territory in syria. this really angered the krg officials. but now barzoni calling on the

and pkk. you can see smoke rising, that's where there's been fighting between turkish military and about the pkk. a spokesman for recep tayyip erdogan say the renewed fights are in defense, despite attempts in the peace process, the pkk has failed to disarm. the mayor of shernak says if you knock on any door in the area you will find somebody connected to the pkk. haji has one son in jail and another in the mountains. >> translator: it's better not to fight. some in the pkk say it's better to make politics. they want to find a solution with the guns not with paper. but i also have to show my fists. >> attacks have killed at least 16 members of the turkish security forces. here a road side bomb killed three soldiers. the increase in violence is raising concern of the conflict that claimed 40,000 lives over the year. bernard smith, al jazeera, turkey. >> met by the french president francois hollande. she along with a translate were on their way to work in the capital sanaa when they were taken b

look even the pkk sometimes say it beetser to make politics.nt to find a solution with a pen, not by using guns but if you keep killing, i have to also show my fists. >> reporter: attacks have killed at least 16 members of the turkish security forces. the increase in violence is raising fears of a return to a conflict that claimed 40,000 lives over 30 years. bernard smith, al jazeera, southeastern turkey. >>> italian police have arrested three libyans and two algerians for human trafficking. they are accused of being in charge of a boat that capsized off of the libyan coast on thursday. it is feared up to 200 may have drowned. some of those rescued have been speaking to investigators saying they were beaten by the smugglers on the journey. >>> taiwan is preparing for the strongest typhoon in three years. they are preparing for the typhoon to hit it within the next six or seven hours. it is packing winds of up to 220 kilometers per hour and as i say it is expected to make landfall in the early hours of saturday. the storms have already killed tw

the pkk has been blamed for the attack. violence has increased. >>> they have been protesting against the turkish air strikes. police fired. politicians are calling for a resumption of peace talks with the pkk. >>> kurdish protesters in northern iraq are calling for an end to the bombing campaign. some are condemning iraq's kurdish regional government for asking the pkk to withdraw from its territories. they want the group to leave to stop civilians being caught in the cross fire. >> reporter: attacks against turkish security personnel the army the police continuing. there have been numerous incidents over the past week, a total of 22 turkish soldiers and policemen killed. but the latest incident really signals an escalation because according to the governor of the province in the east of the country a suicide bomber parked an agriculture vehicle outside an army base and detonated the explosives killing two army soldiers. the governor is blaming the pkk but there has been no claim of responsibility. so these attacks are con

turkey and the pkk have been criticized for killing innocent people. >> if the pkk decision is to fight and break the peace process, yes, we urge them to move from the areas that are inhabited. >> but the pkk says turkey is to blame and rejects the call to pull forces out of kurdish territory. by saying that pkk is the reason people here are getting killed, the katie p is supporting turkey -- the ldp is supporting turkey. this area belongs to our fighters. they lived together with other people, but that does not mean civilians should be targeted. the people continued to flee their homes. we are leaving for another town. there is no live here. the government says it is serious about pursuing the pkk. the pkk has warned that more bombings will mean more retaliation from their side, and that may lead to more scenes like these. sarah: for years, california has been battling a devastating drought. reservoirs are now empty. the mayor of los angeles has rolled out a plan to slow down water evaporation. 96 million plastic balls were released into reservoirs. the shade balls will conserve 300 mi

turkey and the pkk have been criticized for killing innocent people. >> if the pkk decision is to fight and break the peace process, yes, we urge them to move from the areas that are inhabited. >> but the pkk says turkey is to blame and rejects the call to pull forces out of kurdish territory. by saying that pkk is the reason people here are getting killed, the katie p is supporting turkey -- the ldp is supporting turkey. this area belongs to our fighters. they lived together with other people, but that does not mean civilians should be targeted. the people continued to flee their homes. we are leaving for another town. there is no live here. the government says it is serious about pursuing the pkk. the pkk has warned that more bombings will mean more retaliation from their side, and that may lead to more scenes like these. sarah: for years, california has been battling a devastating drought. reservoirs are now empty. the mayor of los angeles has rolled out a plan to slow down water evaporation. 96 million plastic balls were released into reservoirs. the shade balls will conserve 300 mi

barzani asked the pkk to leave. just as they are embarking on deeper military cooperation against. >> i'm going to have to -- >> it's not a -- okay. >> i'm going to have to stop you there because we're running out of time. we appreciate your analysis, thank you very much. >>> thank you, good evening. >> at least 44 people have been killed in two separate attacks in iraq. one happened in the east of the city of baquba. , another went off in a residential town killing five, injuring 10. al jazeera mohammed jamjoom, first of all, give us a little more detail about what you know about these attacks. >> devastating attacks felicity. both attacks happened in predominantly shia towndz. blew up the in a residential town, that's where you said five killed ten injured. another attack, another parked car bomb attack. which is just north of waquba city. this is second deadly attack since one that was also quite devastating that happened in late july. that one killed around 100 civilians. now this death toll we have so far accor

attacks blamed on the separatist pkk. carried out attacks on the positions of pkk and i.s.i.l. security forces have arrested hundreds of people suspected of beings members of banned organizations. the turkish government code has repeatedly said it faced threats from a variety of sources, not just i.s.i.l. bernard smith, al jazeera, istanbul. >>> 300 u.s. personnel arrived at incirlik air base t to contie the fight against i.s.i.l. the base is seen as having a major tactical advantage over launching fighters from the gulf. the mission there is not as simple as defeating i.s.i.l. there are political complications including managing the tensions between ankara acheanc ankaraand the curds. rosalyn jordan has the story. >> more going on than the coalition efforts to defeat i.s.i.l. >> the americans want to work with ypg, the kurdish group in syria and the turks are attacking that group because they don't want to it extend. >> the turks long standing goal of not allowing the kurds to gain their own country, i.s.i.l. inside syria. but they didn't object to kurdish ypg fighters going a

the pkk is not always cooperate with the people's liberation front. a net: this comes after a massive crackdown by the turkish government. rob: that is the context. in easternbig attack turkey was blamed on the islamic state organization. the kurds or the pkk said that the turkish government was acting in cahoots with the islamic state organization, launched counterattacks of their own. that led the turkish government to launch their strikes not just but also against the pkk. many are questioning whether the turkish government is using its islamic state the organization as a screen for attacking the pkk, which it has long seen as its main enemy. since 1984 the pkk has been struggling against the turkish state. 40,000 people killed in that struggle since. annette: we have to leave it there bank. thank you so much. in other news, a huge blast has struck at a checkpoint near the entrance of kabul's international airport. at least four people have been killed. heavy casualties are expected. no group has come forward to claim responsibility, but it does co

but the pkk, like i said, has been a thorn in their side. all these groups fighting isil, but no unity among them. this is the front line in iraq. across the border in syria, opposition groups have taken up arms against each other. there has been even more in-fighting, threatening the u.s. program to train and equip and to take on the islamic state of iraq. >>> kurds have been protesting against turkish air strikes in northern iraq. the demonstrators marched in the northern iraqi province. turkish fighter jets have been bombing members of the kurdistan workers party for a week. >>> yemen's vice president toured the southern city of aden. they drove out houthi rebel as week ago. they are traveling with several members of the cabinet. the coalition has been carrying out air strikes against the houthis since march after forcing them into exile. >> translator: what happened is inconceivable crimes. on behalf of the yemeni government, i offer an invitation to the u.n. to dock cue meant crimes. >> 80% of the population is in need of aid. we were i

and the pkk.otted across these mountains you can see smoke rising, that's where there has been fighting between the turkish military and pkk. a spokesman for reej reeght recp erdogan. knock on any door and you will ill find someone connected to the pkk. a group listed as a terrorist organization, in the u.s., europe and the pkk. a second in the mountains. >> it's better not to fight. look in the pkk sometimes say it's better to may politics. they want to find a solution with the pen not by using guns pfn but if you keep killing i also have to show my festivities. >> 16 members of the turkish security forces. here a road side bomb killed three soldiers. the increase in violence is raising fears of a return to a conflict that claimed 40,000 lives over 30 years. bernard smith, al jazeera, chernak, southeastern turkey. >> woman isabel peem last been held is since february and was met by french president francois hollande. it is understood oman helped to secure her release. >>> the worst attack, 77 peo

. >> pkk in southeastern turkey, f-16s have been targeting pkk for most of the week, most of the bombs have hit the pkk that makes some suspicious that the government is trying to disrupt the kurdish territorial ambitions. >> they start and finish their speeches talking about the htp as if we were responsibility for all of the terror attacks. we know they have a political agenda. this operation is a political operation. >> reporter: but the government says the pkk must leave turkey. pkk youth gangs have been setting up roadblocks and accused by the government of killing and kidnapping soldiers and police officers. the prime minister says newly elected pro-kurdishen should throw out the pkk. >> you didn't stand on a platform of advocating around resistance. how dare you now.deny legitimate resistance. >> talks on forming a governing coalition don't seem to be getting far. if there's no deal by august, president recep tayyip erdogan may call new elections. bernard smith, al jazeera istanbul. >> in u.k. it's confirmed that osama bin laden's half sister and stepmother have died. a private

and unlike the pkk, the krg enjoy good ties with turkey. not only that, turkey is an economic lifeline for the krg. the krg would like to get rid of a force that really could challenge its authority. the official line is that we want to avoid northern iraq becoming a battlefield but the pkk has been a thorn in their side. all these groups are fighting isil but no unity among them. this is the front line with iraq. across the border in syria opposition groups have taken up arms against each other. there has been even more infighting, threatening the u.s. program to train and equip a force to take on the islamic state in iraq and the levant. >> and for another night migrants have been attempting to cross the channel from calais into u.k. french riot police responded by spraying them with a chemical irritant. thousands of migrants tried to get into the town. they also have scaled fences to hop on freight trains or trucks destined for britain. and britain's prime minister david cameron has been criticized by the church of england for his, quote

♪ >>> the kurds protest against turkish airstrikes on pkk tar t targets in northern iraq. >>> hello therethis is al jazeera live from london. also, coming up: another night, another attempt by my grants to get to britain. 150,000 people affected by floods in myanmar. the government declares a national disaster. >>> the gift of life. the sisters who sacrificed a part of their body to save their father. the turkish military is denying airstrikes against kurdish separatists have had civilians. presidents have -- the president accused ankara of killing civilians in the north. those claims have heightened an already tense situation with the turkish government blaming the pkk for an attack on the police station that killed 2 soldiers zeina khodrr has more details. >> this involved a suicide truck bomb. at least two soldiers were killed and more than 20 injured. authorities are blaming the outlawed kurdistan worker's party or the pkk sunday's bombing is being seen as an escalation in the continuing conflict between turkey and the pkk, which has spilled on to the streets. see scenes like these ha

the kurdish regional government said that both, pkk and turkey need to resume peace talks. we have this report. >> president barzani calling on the pkk to withdraw to protect civilians. saying that if there were no bases in northern iraq then turkey would not be bombing the area. this raises the question of what will happen on the front lines of ill. isil. they sent troops to the border and they're confident if they they can hold. border by themselves. turkey is an economic lifeline for the krg so maybe the krg would like to get rid of a force that really could challenge its authority? their official line is that they want to avoid northern iraq from becoming a battlefield but the pkk has been a thorn in their side. all these groups fighting isil, but no unity among them. this is the front line in iraq. across the board in syria opposition groups have been taken up arms against each other. there has been more infighting to train and equip a force to take on the islamic state in iraq and the levant. this is thought to be an airstrike carried out by the u.s. in its support. n

authorities blame the the pkk. sunday's bombing is seen as an escalation in the continuing conflict between turkey and the pkk that has spilled on on to the streets. scenes like these have been recurring in mainly kurdish areas of the country. kurds calling for an end to the military operations. >> we wanted to organize a match urging the continuation of peace talks. as you know there is chaos in curd stan. who wanted to create this atmosphere? >> turkey disagrees. it blamed the pkk for violating a ceasefire and killing a civilian and 21 security personnel over recent days. >> the game is clear, three terrorist organizationss are targeting turkey's democracy and their actions in june were messeddages to us and a declaration of war. the turning point was not when we declared war on july 23rd. >> reporter: the turkish government says there can be no talks as the attacks continue. turkey began air strikes in northern iraq and isil in syria over a week ago. officials call it a synchronized campaign over terror, but it

look even the pkk sometimes say it's better to make politics.y want to find a solution with a pen, not by using guns but if you keep killing, i also have to show my fists. >> reporter: attacks blamed on the pkk have killed at least 16 members of the turkish security forces. here a roadside bomb killed three soldiers. the increase in violence is raising fears of a return to a conflict that claimed 40,000 lives over 30 years. bernard smith, al jazeera, southeastern turkey. >>> still to come on this al jazeera news hour. the times they are a changing in north korea at least as the government announces the creation of its very own time zone. >>> and it's not a sweet life in beehives these day. we'll tell you about germany's green mission to help the bee population stay above. >> china. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: and in sport, china has been named the host of the 2019 basketball world cup. details coming up in a little while with suna. >>> now fighters in central mali have attacked an hotel. the hotel is often used by pilots who work with t

now by using the pkk card, by pounding pkk targets in northern iraq, by arresting hundreds and thousandsof pkk members domestically when he is talking about fighting against islamic state but targeting the pkk mostly, that is all part of his domestic calculations. he wants to appeal to the nationalist cards. regionally i think that is a response to what is happening mostly in syria and iraq. so domestically how will that, what kind of impact will it have on erdogan's domestic calculations? i think he is playing a risky game he is, it's a great thing that he finally opened incirlik air base and he seems to be fully on board on the coalition against the islamic state and yet he still sees the kurds as a bigger threat. so domestically he is appealing to the nationalist votes but on the other hand this is risky because it could cost him remaining kurdish votes. so far it seems that him targeting the pkk is working to his advantage but if there is an islamic state bombing in a turkish resort in the mediterranean, that is really going to weaken the pak, and weakens prospects for forming majori

they have launched air raids genes pkk and iraq. they're urging pkk and turkey to resume peace talks. >>> while there is no let up in the fighting in syria two groups which had been fighting on the same side against isil are now battling each other. >> this is thought to be an airstrike carried out by the u.s. it targeted positions of the al-qaeda-linked al nusra front in aleppo, but it came too late. those fighters had already attacked the base of division 30 and abducted it's commander and several of his men. it was a message to the u.s. and syrians who cooperate with it. >> the 30 infantry division is a group trained by the u.s. train necessary turkey. they entered syria a few days ago. it is a national army that america is trying to create in syria to fight terrorism. it's fighting al nusra. >> little information has been made public about division 30 until it's men entered syria a few days ago. they had received training from turkey as part of the program to build a force to fight isil. it appears they didn't want to be filmed

government blames the pkk.mages like this have spread quickly on social media and growing consensus that the is not containing the rebels. >> stop sending soldiers to contain the rebels. >> there has been an upsurge of violence between the pkk and turkish government forces. a cease-fire in 2013 has now been shattered. members of security forces have died in attacks attributed to kurdish militants. the government has been carrying out airstrikes against pkk positions, declaring a war against terrorism, the president largely inite opposition of a kurdish opposition party. you are watching france 24. here is a reminder of our top stories. french president a long -- it is a reminder , thanks to their courage against an attack. thousands more are expected to protest for a third day in a row in beirut. they want the government to find a solution over the tons of uncollected rubbish that spoil the lebanese capital. let's take a look at the day's business news. stephen carroll is here with us in the studio. we will sta

turkey began a campaign of airstrikes on pkk bateses in isil in syria over a week ago.icials call it a sing ron idesed campaign. campaign has caused a devine among kurdish political parties across the region. felt. >> in the iraqi kurd sticker, kurds are angry, not just about turkish airstrikes but at a call by the president of the kurdistan regional government for the pkk to withdraw from northern iraq. barozoni says he wants to prevent the area from becoming battlefield. his opponents believe he is serving the turkey. >>> we turn attention to klemm en. renewed violence in aden. spooevenl were killed and more than 60 others were wounded by land mines planted by howe howe rebels. elsewhere, forces loyal to the president have been advance okay taiz. gerald tan has the latest. >> reporter: a city devastated. many buildings in aden lying in ruins. some families are slowly returning to their homes, but others say it's still too early. >> we were surprised to find out that there is no water or electricity. we were forced to go back to where we initially fled to. >> there has

airstrikes against the pkk, and they are retaliating. sarah: retaliation in response to that increased military campaign. is there concern in istanbul where you are that we could see more attacks like this? dorian: i mean, there is a deep concern in istanbul and across the country, particularly at the speed of events. you have to recall in the german general election, the great seeing of optimism, the first time the pro-kurdish party had been elected. the peace process was still continuing. in a matter of a few weeks the countries looking at the prospect of a possible resumption of a full-scale conflict which occurred in the 1990's, which claimed 40,000 lives and million displaced people and a bankrupt economy. there was a great deal of concern about the speed of events and the direction of them. sarah: a great deal of concern in deed jermaine jones in istanbul, thank you. -- dorian jones in istanbul, thank you. there is the more bloodshed in afghanistan. a suicide bel palmer -- bomber injured many in an airport. this is linked to a powe

airstrikes against the pkk, and they are retaliating. sarah: retaliation in response to that increased military campaign. is there concern in istanbul where you are that we could see more attacks like this? dorian: i mean, there is a deep concern in istanbul and across the country, particularly at the speed of events. you have to recall in the german general election, the great seeing of optimism, the first time the pro-kurdish party had been elected. the peace process was still continuing. in a matter of a few weeks the countries looking at the prospect of a possible resumption of a full-scale conflict which occurred in the 1990's, which claimed 40,000 lives and million displaced people and a bankrupt economy. there was a great deal of concern about the speed of events and the direction of them. sarah: a great deal of concern in deed jermaine jones in istanbul, thank you. -- dorian jones in istanbul, thank you. there is the more bloodshed in afghanistan. a suicide bel palmer -- bomber injured many in an airport. this is linked to a powe

they are blaming the pkk turkey for its part, continuing its campaign against party. tensions are growing between the government and the kurdish population like you mentioned people taking to the streets to protest against these air strikes to urge a return to the peace process. kurds are increasingly accusing the government of starting the pkk and not i.s.i.l but the turkish government categorically denies this assertion. >> thank you dishoaferred. zeina khodr. migrants have broken down several security fences by the euro tunnel. scaled fences near channel tunnel to hom on to freight trains or trucks destined for britain. prime minister be. >> they came from foxton united, a resident group campaigning for better treatment of migrants trying to reach the u.k. they say channel tunnel authorities have to do more to save migrant lives. in particular, the lives of those trying oget through channel tunnel from calais who are clinging to train cars. >> we need to street our fellow human beings with respect. >> there needs to be a european initiative that sets up properly ma

he has asked the pkk to leave the region but violence continues. zeina khodr reports. >> reporter: another attack against turkish security personnel, it involved a suicide bomb. authorities in agre city are blaming the outlawed kurdish workers party or pkk. escalation in the continuing conflict between turkey and the pkk which has spilled onto the streets. scenes like these have been recurring in mainly kurdish parts of country. the kurds have been calling for an end to the military operations. >> translator: we wanted to organize a march urging the continuation of talks. but as you know there is chaos in kurdistan. >> turkey disagrees. it has blamed the pkk for violating a ceasefire and killing a civilian and 21 security personnel over the past days. >> the game is clear, target turkey's democracy and public order. their actions in june were messages to us and a declaration of war. the turning point was not when we declared war on july 23rd. >> the turkish government says there can can be no talks if the attacks continue. turkey began ocampaign of

pkk youth wings have been setting up road blocks.they have been accused by the government of killing or kidnapping soldiers and police officers. the prime minister says newly elected pro-kurdish mps should condemn it. >> you were elected with the vote from the citizens. how you defend legitimate armed resistance. >> they were called on both sides to stop fighting. the political tensions have increased along with air strikes. talks on forming a governing coalition don't seem to be getting far. they could call new elections. that would give the party he helped found a chance to regain the parliamentary majority lost in june. >>> japanese police arrested the head of the collapsed bitcoin company after $400 million of virtual currency disappeared. he's suspected of falsifying data. in 2014 the system froze withdrawals because of what the firm said was a bug in the software. >>> the man accused of killing nine members of a black church in the u.s. state of south carolina has said he wants to plead guilty to the federal hate crimes charges

stacks blamed on the separatist pkk.n the last three weeks, the turkish military carried out airstrikes on positions of the pkk and isil. across the country, the security forces have arrested hundreds of people suspected >> in istanbul, the violence in the southeast even prove incident has been blamed on the kurdish separatist pkk group. turkey has been clamping down as we heard in that report on both groups in last month bombing pkk bases in iraq, turkish planes have been bombing positions held by the islamic state of iraq and the levant in northern syria. the turks want u.s. help to create an anti-isil buffer zone there. most of the syrian side of the border is controlled by fighters from another kurdish armed group called the ypg. >> group, part of the u.s.-backed fight against isil. the u.s. state department had this reaction to what happened to its consulate. >> there was a security incident at our consulate in istanbul. nobody in the consulate was injured. we are working with turkish authorities as they investigate

authorities are plameblame, the kurdistan worker's party or the pkk. sunday's bombing in the continuing conflict which has spilled on to the streets. scenes like these have kurds calling for an end to the military operations. >> we wanted to continue the piece talks as you know there is chaos in kurdistan. who createquated to create in the atmosphere? >> turkey disagrees. it has blamed the pkk for violating a cease-fire and killing a civilian and quote 1 security personnel over recent days terrorists organizations. their messages to us in a declaration of war. the turning point was not when we declared war on july 23rdrd. >> the >> the continue. opponents believe he is serving the interest of his close ally turkey. many kurds believe turkey's real agenda is keeping territorial ambitions in check. >> our wonder how turkey comes. >> means they are protecting isil. >> the kurds both in iraq and syria may have a long history of internal power struggles but they have been cooperating in their fight against isil. they have been the coalition's forces on the

they're blaming fightings from the kurdistan workers party the pkk. there are other soldiers on that vehicle who were wounded. this afternoon in istanbul some shops were fired. one police officer was slightly wounded in that attack. nobody yet claiming responsibility for it. all of that coming as turkey heads to a second election in six months. the ruling party failed to find a coalition partner, so now president erdogan is set to call those new elections. they're likely at some time in the end of october and the end of november, and until then an election government will be formed, a caretaker government, that will be made up of all the parties represented in parliament at the moment. until the first time the akp will have to do what it has been trying to avoid having to do, and that is though share power. positions will have to be given to others. the chp will get ministerial positions as well will the right-wing party mhp. there is likely to be quite a fractious government in turkey. those governments are ideologically opposed unlikely they're goin

the authorities believe it is the pkk behind the attack, though no one has claimed responsibility.t comes as there is a single nice war on terror announced last month. kurdish pkk militants in northern iraq and radical been echoes.s have today was the bloodiest day so far. midrash join me a short time ago to discuss what is going on in turkey. erdogan hasresident taken on the kurds, the pkk, and islamic state at the same time, he's asking for problems. was this the inevitable result of this crackdown on terror? >> i>> think it is inevitable that there will be repercussions. the syrian civil war has come inside the borders of turkey. but today's attack is following a greater pattern that we have seen. the leftist attack on the consulate, the u.s. consulate is taking advantage of a bloody war. that is what makes the difficult and fluid. and if we look at the interest of the united states, the nato, led -- the nato-led coalition, their goals have not necessarily been aligned. hasurkey from the beginning been saying they need to get rid of the thought first and foremost, and then -- ge

the prime minister said the pkk were terrorists and the application of the government compliance withrs is an insult. >> we support the escape from such atrocities -- chemical anpons, bombs -- this is unfair assessment and acquisition against turkey. for which there is no ground. barry in mind the long history of curtis separatism and the opposition of the state in turkey to the. how worried are you about the fact that a large amount of the border between -- on the syrian side between syria and turkey is controlled by syrian herds who are closely allied with the pkk? >> if they do not attack against turkey, if they do not commit terrorist crimes against turkey or civilians -- inside turkey or outside. that is our criteria. is ay: the memorial national shrine. the war i syria seems a world away. it is not. old fault lines are converging with the violence of a new middle east. reviving and complicating arguments that many thought were almost over. ankara., laura: there is a lot of international attention focused on what ankara and what they decide to do next. the military in nigeria say

turkey lawned strikes against pkk and being i.s.i.l. last week. helping the country to default on its debt, a greek deal was agreed upon. more money to deal with the influx of migrants. the country struggling to accommodate thousands of people crossing the mediterranean sea. jonah hull reports. >> more than half of all migrants to the european union now travel the short distance from turkey to grease aarriving on aegean islands like kos, deployed to act as a floating reception center. lathest desperate measure by greek authorities to cope with the influx. there are long queues to enter the local sports stadium where integration papers are being held out. it is a sweltering container for those desperate to continue their join into the heart of the european union. it is not greece they've come for, but germany austria and other countries where they believe they will find protection. >> we have been waiting since 7:00 this morning and we arrived since yesterday and get nothing. we are standing under the sun and nobody is taking care of us. >> itself

this is because the threat is less or are they reacting to the intensity of the turkish strikes on pkk targets? >> germany is an opposition they have been urging the german government zoo from the german opposition we know that they're not happy with turkey attacking the pkk hide outs. i am proportionately. not in a proportionate manner. and there is anger. turkey has been using it's only single attack on isil so, the german decision as far as we can understand is more based on anger because of the turkey has been using extreme power in its attacks on the pkk. >> what do they say despite that, you say that the german political will seems to be against having them there because of what is happening with the pkk. can you say that the threat has lessened since the attacks coming from the border are now directed at isil rather than the syrian military? >> yes, when they agreed to attack on turkish soil, there would be assad forces to turkey rather than the deployment of turkish soil was the solidarity with the ally. >> so having withdrawn that particular friendship, will it damage the rela

right at the center of the tensions where the fighting's going on some members of the pkk and turkish security foorses, turkish forces have been involved in raids on over the border. >> more american military jets in nearly 300 troops were arriving in turkey to join the fight against i.s.i.l. six f-16s have arrived at incirlik air base. since the u.s. led coalition began strikes one year ago, these are the first to have arrived. a lawyer for washington post reporter jairch rezaian who is held in iran says there may be a verdict in less than a week. kimberly halkett reports. >> he and his journalist wife were arrested in 2014 along with two photojournalists. all were eventually released all except for rezaian. he was held for espionage. >> every day you continue to hold him in prison is a dark day for his family and for iran. >> reporter: rezaian was born in california and holds dual iranian and united states citizenship. rezaian's family says he's faced numerous health problems from a lack of medical care while in prison. his employers have called rezaian's imprisonment an abomination

continue and turkey and the pkk both fighting isis.nfortunately, that isn't happening. right now, there is a full-blown war that seems to be escalating by the day between the turkish government and the pkk, and as you mentioned, turkish jets carried out 17 air strikes overnight against pkk targets, all inside turkey, along the iraqi-syrian border. it is a conflict within a conflict that has increased tension here and is certainly a distraction from the overall fight against isis. >> sure. hopefully it will limit strengthening isis overall. thank you very much. reporting from istanbul, turkey. >>> still to come here, we will zoom through some of the day's other top stories including what may have caused as many as 13 u.s. rowers to get sick in rio. >> first, cameras were rolling the moment a wooden train trestle collapsed in oregon. a grass fire spread to the structure and it burned for hours before collapsing. that fire is still burning. no one is hurt and the fire is under investigation. ♪ they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪ (da

the state departmentncí defend turkey's actions. >> their attacks on pkk are as a result of attacksng by this terrorist group inside turkey. >> right now the kurds control all of turkey's border with syria, except for a small 68-mile corridor. should the kurds gain control of that section of the border, they would have access all the way from iraq to the mediterranean sea. the turks areogy the war against isis to settle score with the kurdish pkk. >> timing is interesting here. >> that's right. the string of attackses one day after the u.s. sent six f-16s to turkey's air base in southeast turkey along with hundred u.s. military personnel. on july 24-inch the turks finally agreed to allow u.s. war planes to again using their bases to fight isis after a year of resisting u.s. requests to do so. that same day turnish war planes struck isis targets in syria. there were waves of strikes against the kurds in northern iraq. u.s. military sources tell us those airstrikes came very close to u.s. ground personnel who were training iraqi kurds, leading to harsh words from serb u.s. officials.

attacks blamed on the separatists, pkk. military has carried out air strikes on position he of the pkk and i.s.i.l. across the country, security forces have arrested hundreds of people suspected of being members of banned organizations. the government says it faces security threats on a serious of threaa series ofthreats not jus. the past several hours seem to back up that statement. bernard smith, al jazeera, istanbul. >> pushing towards assad family's ancestral stronghold of asakea. osama ben javad reports. >> this is the elrab 19 in. syria. the coastal city is home to bashar al-assad's alloite sect. >> there is no red line on our advance. the next fighting is at the coast. now we are almost at the coast. >> reporter: the alliance which calls itself the army of conquest has been making steady gains against the assad government in recent months. u.s. considers a terrorist organization but it is also the most effective force fighting against the syrian government and i.s.i.l. also overtaken most of idlib province and says i

right at the very center of the tensions where the fighting is going on between some members of the pkk turkish security forces have been involved in air strikes in iraq. >>> the u.s. consulate has tweeted it will remain closed until further notice. no staff members were injured in the attack. >>> zimbabwe's president is blaming foreigners for the attack on cecil the lion. >> they come from all over. they vandalize plafn plan. >> he said they fail to protect the popular lion. two paid by palmer have been arrested and charged with failing to stop him from killing the black maned lion. >>> heavy metals have spilled into a river from an abandoned mine in sill silverton and fille river in durango county turning the water orange. the mine is still discharging 500-gallons per minute. the epa say its is treating the polluted water. high arsenic and lead levels. officials say it is only dangerous if people are exposed to them. the epa's own inspectors triggered the spill. >>> we are looking at the rise in gun violence in summer. los angeles neighborhoods say the rate has not dropped. >> welcome

three people died when kurdish pkk fighters attacked fighters near the syrian border. three others were killed near iraq. fighting has intensified since a cease fire between turkey and pkk fighters ended in july. >>> it's been ten years since hurricane katrina devastate the new orleans and large parts of the u.s. golf coast. u.s. president barack obama visited the city and met with some of the residents that returned. some have not been able to move back to their damaged homes. a decade later and the city still faces challenges. >> reporter: this isn't his first time in new orleans. unlike previous visits, he talked about the city's rising poverty, particularly amongst the african-american population. >> our work here won't be done when almost 40% of children still live in poverty in this city. that's not a finished job. that's not a full recovery. >> reporter: outside the new $20 million community center, residents waited to catch a glimpse of the president. he remains popular, but many here have complaints about what they see as the city's uneven recovery. >> they sh