s fights is left in russell laine they say that they left along with what we understand could well be at least a couple of 100 civilians wounded civilians wounded fighters in the 2nd to calm voice the 1st one having gone in yesterday. so yes the s.d.f. saying that their fighters have now withdrawn from that town. just to talk a little bit about russell i and it has been the focus of some of the heaviest fighting in the build up to this cease fire. we saw predominately what we believe to be professorial syrian fighters these are the free syrian army fighters that have created a full frontal just fight fighting alongside the turks they effectively surrounded that city that was besieged. for well over a week so there were huge concerns for the civilians trapped inside a great relief that they are out now but what remains to be seen and what needs to be attention. to be focused upon is the fact that. president order one wants this his proposed a safety zone to be 440 kilometers along the border and around 30 kilometers deep inside syria what we understand is that according to the s.d.s. t

along its southern border they now control the area in the yellow including the border towns of russell laine took his lead forces have also cut off the m 4 highway that's a vital supply line that runs through kurdish held territory from man be to iraq and turkish forces on the outskirts of manby age we know while on the other hand the syrian army as part of its deal with the kurds has taken control of talca from kurdish fighters and moved into. assad's troops have also entered and raised the syrian government flag in the house of a province on the border city of. sana'a to has the latest now from some of the affair that's on the turkish border with syria. this isn't by the u.s. military to withdraw from north east syria created a vacuum and the different players in serious conflict are now laying claim to territory there's a new front that opened that is member city in the northern countryside of aleppo its strategic location at a crossroad lying on an international highway that connects iraq all the way to aleppo syria's 2nd largest city so definitely a prize for any any party or any force

kurdish groups in northeastern syria turkish forces say they've taken control of the center of russell laine that's a key syrian border town but kurdish forces deny that santa had a report split turkey syria border. there are battling their way into kurdish controlled towns along syria side of the border with turkey it hasn't been an easy fight for several days turkish troops and their allies the opposition syrian national army have pushed into the northeastern corner of syria they now say they are in control of one of 2 main towns along the 120 kilometer stretch of territory they plan to capture in the 1st phase of this operation they've also advance 30 kilometers deep reaching the highway that connects to west and east so. effectively dividing the territory under the control of the s.d.f. . positions of the kurdish led syrian democratic forces are coming under heavy fire but an incident close to a u.s. outpost along the border has added to tensions between turkey and the united states which said its forces were close to being hit by turkish artillery fire turkey's defense minister had a ca

for fights is left in russell laine they say that they left along with what we understand could well be at least a couple of 100 civilians wounded civilians wounded fighters in the 2nd to calm voice the 1st one having gone in yesterday. so yes the s.d.f. saying that their fighters have now with rule from that town. just to talk a little bit about russell i and it's been the focus of some of the heaviest fighting in the build up to this cease fire. we saw predominately what was believed to be part of the story syrian fighters these are the free syrian army fighters that have created a full frontal despite fighting alongside the turks they effectively surrounded that city that was besieged. for well over a week so there were huge concerns for the civilians trapped inside a great relief that they are out now but what remains to be seen and what needs to be attention. needs to be focused upon is the fact that the president or the one wants this has proposed a safety zone to be 440 kilometers along the border and around 30 kilometers deep inside syria what we understand is that according

the free syrian the kurdish the turkish forces still only have control of around 70 percent of russell laine 30 percent of it was still controlled by the s.d.f. and he said that they were. kurdish forces very much in control both to the east and west here so it is a huge undertaking and as i say no guarantee that we will not see a resumption of turkey's military campaign in the house in the the days ahead thanks very much from the tacky syria border charles traffic bringing us the latest and. plus conason long shower joins me in the studio now it appears that president has managed to achieve this y p g free zone that he says he's wanted all along how how has he played this attitude played it very well he took a rest but he's been asking for that for a number of years except that president obama basically turned him down or did not cooperate with him and certainly did not promise him that he would support him if. whatever trouble comes in his way with the russians and the iranians what what president trump did is basically let's present their one take chances and it was clear for local domest

between kurdish forces and protect the forces specifically around that town or in the town of russell laine worryingly though the s.d.f. the kurdish forces have put out a statement saying that they need a humanitarian corridor or set up to try and evacuate what they described as wounded civilians and fighters in side the city now that city has been the center of very heavy fighting up until this cease fire started as i say like clashes still being reported going on there but we were out of the understanding that the majority of civilians had fled but it seems as if there are civilians left in that city and desperate to get out they've been videos that have dropped social media videos on the other side. trying to push north into russell line ngo's and journalists there and they describing what they say as being a wall of those syrian fighters that are fighting on behalf of the turks not allowing them into the area we've spoken to a representative of those syrian rebels in the last few minutes he says that there are talks going on between them and the s.d.f. they're trying to enforce the s.d.

s fights is left in russell laine they say that they left along with what we understand could well be at least a couple 100 civilians wounded civilians wounded fighters in the 2nd to calm voice the 1st one having gone in yesterday. so yes the s.d.f. saying that their fighters have now with rule from that town. just to talk a little bit about russell i and it's been the focus of some of the heaviest fighting in the build up to this cease fire. we saw predominantly what was believed to be. sorry syrian fighters these are the free syrian army fighters that appear to full frontal despite fighting alongside the turks they effectively surrounded that city it was besieged. for well over a week so there were huge concerns for the civilians trapped inside a great relief that they are out now but what we're made to be seeing and what needs to be attention. needs to be focused upon is the fact that the president or the one wants this has proposed a safety zone to be 440 kilometers along the border and around 30 kilometers deep inside syria what we understand is that according to the s.d.s. they

kurdish groups in northeastern syria turkish forces say they have taken control of the center of russell laine that's a key syrian border town but kurdish forces deny that out a serious chance traffic has more from the turkey syria. there were reports of clashes in and around russell lyon overnight the s.d.f. adamant that the turkish military do not have full control of this town a town that is of great strategic importance obviously to both sides and has been the focus of a very heavy bombardment of artillery and air strikes over the last few days it's basically one of the most eastern towns part of this 1st phase of this turkish campaign the turks saying that they are trying to clear an area around 120 kilometers long along the border going west to here which is the town of tal abio and we hear again that there was more bombardment more bombarding of to lobby out overnight with artillery the reports last night early evening that free syrian army fighters these are the syrian rebels that are backed by turkey that have come over to put his a plate in this campaign we heard reports that they we

led syrian democratic forces making it clear that this agreement only covers the area between russell laine a tele via 2 syrian border towns 120 kilometers apart so this safe zone that is now going to be created according to this deal you know spans the depths of 30 kilometers 120 kilometers this is an indication that this solution may stop the conflict for now but it's not a long term solution because the s.d.f. hinting that they could oppose and carry out attacks against those inside this safe zone turkey is calling this a win yes it has repeatedly said there will be no cease fire unless the y p g the syrian kurdish armed group which makes up the backbone of the s.d.f. would draws from the border it got that it also it also restored its relationship with the united states a nato ally a 7 decade relationship that has been restored because before the arrival of the u.s. delegation to ankara earlier today relations were very bad the united states imposing sanctions threatening even more sanctions now turkey will no longer face the threat of sanctions more importantly this restored relationsh

currently control around 13 villages around tel aviv which respects to further east that town russell laine that the turkish military yesterday said that they were now in full control of that was subsequently disputed by the s.d.a. from that being repulse there of heavy clashes the smoldering somewhere pulled saying that the s.d.f. launched a counter offensive and may well have taken control back over that area as i say very difficult to confirm but a very fluid situation over there. meanwhile we have news coming out from being attributed to this serial observatory for human rights they saying that a prison that was sunday s.d.f. controlled housing relatives family members of isolate captives. around $100.00 of dozens at least they are reporting those captives a skate off that was turkish shelling close by we understand according to this report an s.t.a. full seize guarding that prison left now we've had warnings from the s.d.f. in recent days saying that because of the shit pensive. has happened they could no longer guarantee. those prisons could be protected and they said that it was not

military that they say that they've made small gains close to here but southwest but this town russell laine certainly as a say a lot of heavy fighting and interestedly a lot of heavy fighting very close to the border as well it's not like it's you know a mile to 2 miles 3 kilometers or so behind it's literally right on the border so it seems as if as you have foresees very much well dug in there putting up stiff resistance and charles of course there is a lot of diplomacy around this a lot of pressure mounting on tookie as well we know the vice president mike pence is heading to the region for discussions around a potential cease fire but just listening to what president one had to say and the digging in and define just talk us through some of this pressure that's building around turkey and some of the diplomacy. oh yeah there has been a huge international outcry against and this operation. obviously the u.s. rushing sanctions slapping sanctions on ministers and ministries as you say vice president mike pence on his way heading a delegation with the secretary of state he will be included in

russell laine they say that they left along with what we understand could well be at least a couple of 100 civilians wounded civilians wounded fighters in the 2nd to calm voice the 1st one having gone in yesterday. so yes the s.d.f. saying that their fighters have now with the jewel from that town. just to talk a little bit about russell line it just being the focus of some of the heaviest fighting in the build up to this cease fire. we saw predominately what we believe to be. sorry syrian fighters these are the free syrian army fighters that have created a full frontal just fight fighting alongside the turks they effectively surrounded that city that was besieged. for well over a week so there were huge concerns for the civilians trapped inside a great relief that they are out now but what remains to be seen and what needs to be attention. needs to be focused upon is the fact that the president or the one wants this has proposed a safety zone to be 440 kilometers along the border and around 30 kilometers deep inside syria what we understand is that according to the s.d.s. they had agr

democratic forces mounting a fierce defense using tunnels using trenches so it's not an easy fight in russell laine maybe a small border town but it is key in turkey's plans to create a safe zone along the border east of the euphrates because wrestling should be part of this safe zone so fierce combat on the ground and russia russia stepping in the united states has left the area but russia making clear who is calling the shots they have deployed their military police on frontlines laying claim to a number of areas members for example a key town in the northern countryside of aleppo which turkey also wanted to capture it wanted the local syrian allies to take control of member from the syrian syrian kurdish armed group the white p.g. which makes up the backbone of the s.d.f. and now it has no longer able to advance towards the city because of the deployment of russian troops so on the ground it is facing resistance and like you mentioned diplomatic pressure the greatest crisis in decades with its nato allies the united states are to go on telling the us no i am not interested in a ceasefire not int

around 10 to 15 kilometers north of beijing yeah the military campaign certainly would respect to russell laine all indications are that the turks are very much up against it. charles thank you for that we're going to continue this discussion now particularly around the question of diplomacy matthew bryza is a former u.s. ambassador to azerbaijan and a former white house official who joins us on skype from istanbul it's nice to have you with us just wondering as mike pence and mark pump sit to sit down with president hu one listening to president to one today saying don't bother coming here trying to talk me out of meeting these objectives i want to listen where is the scope here for some form of negotiation or breakthrough. yet thank you stan for having me. president i do want to signaling there really is no scope for negotiation as you just mentioned and so top u.s. leaders don't take to that lightly so president trump has decided to send the highest level delegation he could possibly send for diplomatic purposes other than himself right i mean the vice president and the secretary of state it

out of a town near the turkish border civilians and hospital patients have also been moved from russell laine the forces departure from the town is a major condition of a u.s. brokered cease fire deal gave the s.d.a. forces 5 days to leave and then on tuesday evening turkey wants to establish recalls a safe so between its border and territory controlled by the s.t.'s chance truck that has more now from the turkey syria border. but certainly according to a statement released now by the f.d.a. those rules you today saying that there are no s.p.f. or fights is left in russell lane they say that they left along with what we understand could well be at least a couple of 100 civilians wounded civilians wounded fighters in the 2nd to calm voice the 1st one having gone in yesterday. so yes the s.d.f. saying that their fighters have now with rule from that town. just to talk a little bit about russell i and it's been the focus of some of the heaviest fighting in the build up to this cease fire. we saw predominately what we believe to be. sorry syrian fighters these are the free syrian army fighters th

the syrian army and turkish forces in the north east near the border in the countryside around russell laine it follows the passing of a deadline under a russian turkey deal for the withdrawal of all kurdish forces in the area the turkish president. says the zone could still be expanded if attacks from y p g forces continue. joins us live now from the turkey syria border hashim what else do we know. peter the syrian government and the. kurdish. say basically that the turkish military has been pounding their positions on the outskirts of. the syrian opposition has been saying something different they say that those clashes were mainly between the and the syrian army on one hand and the s.n.a. which is the opposition army backed by turkey and the reason why we have been tension around. is that when the fight to start to put out the syrian army was trying to further expand redeploy and explore expend its influence over those areas it in an attempt to fill in the vacuum that was left by the withdrawal of the. of that particular moment the syrian opposition decided to go on the offensive to contr