led coalition of 68 nations supports the syrian democratic forces.df includes some syrian arabs, but a predominately consists of kurdish militia, known as the ypg. for turkey, that is a problem. anakararuse them a as terrororis and has condemned the u.s. for partnering with them. today was no different. this was turkish prime minister addressing deputies of the ruling party. >> a as you know, the raqqa operation, which the united states carries out with terrorist elements in the area, is underway even though we have warned them many times. unfortunately, our ally and friend cooperated with terrorist groups thinking they can destroy one terrorist organization with another. >> he also said ankara would retaliate immediately if the u.s. led operation in raqqa posed a threat to turkey.y. >> for more on this story, we are joined by the journalist in istanbul and why our washington correspondent. good evening to both of you. turkey is angered over u.s. support for the syrian kurds. now we have turkish president threatening to retaliate. what could retaliat

we're inside raqqa now, driving to the centre with the syrian democratic forces, the sdf, a coalitionabs. they've onlyjust retaken this street off fighters that call themselves islamic state. here, is is often unseen but all the more dangerous for it. a noise in the sky signals the presence of a drone. what's happening, we'vejust driven down these narrow sidestreets and suddenly there's gunfire. everyone‘s searching in the sky for these is drones. the sdf is advancing on three sides. as they push forward, cars emerge flying white flags. some of these families have spent years trapped inside a nightmare. there are tens of thousands of people still in raqqa, hostages essentially. is has been killing anyone caught trying to leave. the sdf has made rapid advances towards the centre. they have support from american air strikes and artillery. but now they're within a few hundred metres of the old city. islamic state is hemmed in here, almost surrounded, and they're fighting back. sniper. snipers, booby—traps, suicide bombers. is has weaponised here. they have done this perhaps more successf

in raqqa us backed fighters at the syrian democratic forces are close to pushing is out. gabriel gatehouse is on the frontline and sent this report. this has been a long and brutal road. we are inside raqqa canal, driving to the centre of the syrian democratic forces, the sdf, a coalition of kurds and arabs. they have only just retake coalition of kurds and arabs. they have onlyjust retake in these streets after fighters had called themselves islamic state. here is is often unseen but all the more dangerous for it. a noise in the sky signals the presence of a drone. what is happening, we havejust driven down these narrow sidestreet and suddenly there is gunfire. everyone is searching in the sky for these is drones. the sdf is advancing on three sides. as they push forward cars emerge flowing white flag. some of these families have spent years trapped inside a nightmare. there are tens of thousands of people still in raqqa, hostages essentially. is has been killing anyone caught trying to leave. the sdf has made rapid advances towards the centre. they have support from ame

local time, a syrian pro regime forces started attacking the u.s. and coalition backed syrian democratic forces who were making an advance on raqqah. the last strong hold. the u.s. made a show of force to kind of scare in essence the pro regime force as way by flyg low at a very slow speed. the u.s. called out to the russians through the deconfliction channel on the ground there. two hours later they came back with an aircraft and started bombing the u.s. backed coalition forces and the u.s. shot down the plane. it said that u.s. is not looking to get into an escalation, the coalition said with, the syrian regime. but they pledge to protect those syrian democratic forces that are going against isis in the area. >> so again, we're learning that the syrian jet had initially dropped bombs and fighters who were working against the assad regime. where does the coalition's mission against isis fit with the anti-assad movement? >> well, the u.s. says it is not going against assad. it is going against isis and backing those pro democratic forces in the area. of course, those democratic forces ar

local time, the syrian regime forces were attacking those u.s.-backed syrian democratic forces. lying low to the ground at a slow speed to, in essence, scare them off, and it did. in the me

the syrian democratic forces have retaken rural districts. mortar rounds and fighters get into position. take cover, there is a drone. 300 meters ahead, and i asked why is lying on a rooftop. flying on ag is loop job. -- rooftop. >> want young people to join us. reporter: he has been fighting i.s. for four years. roof, snipers are on the and they were in the tunnels. here is where the fighting broke their spirit. sows -- shows munitions recovered and traps. nearly 100,000 civilians remain .rapped in the city those who manage to escape her in the neighborhood already liberated by the scf. they testify to abuses baser for under -- they suffered under jihadist rule. >> they beheaded my uncle. my children were beaten. their beards too short, their pants too long. >> they saw our eyes. reporter: some residents are returning, leaving a white flag to be mistaken for jihadists. they pack their belongings and leave before the battle of raqqa really begins. genie: in iraq, the situation for refugees forced to flee in mosul has gone from bad to worse. p

definitely not sufficient it was it the syrian fighter dropped bombs near the so-called syrian democratic forces supported by the united states but in fact that the syrian government is. asserting that the fighter was bombing the positions of the islamic state so i think the united states should explain how it happened that they attacked the syrian plane in the space of syria actually this is an act of war it means that the syrian airspace is being denied to syrian fighters in syria there is only one government there one which is represented in the united nations and recognized by the whole world so if the u.s. attack a syrian fighter in the syrian sky it means an act of war and the united states should give an explanation for this act of war the explanation that was given until now is definitely not sufficient well the u.s. has attacked pro-government forces in syria several times recently but this is the first time it's taken out a government that has washington crossed a line here. i think that the united states want in this way to show that there are two serious one syria headed by the gover

syrian jet of straying into a so-called conflict according to a coalition statement syrian forces were forbidden from entering the area near the village of judging where the u.s. backed s.t.'s the syrian democratic forces are based however the russian foreign minister earlier rejected the use of the term the conflict zone saying the united states has drawn up its own without consulting other powers but i'm not aware of that to conflict zones the pentagon is referring to maybe there is owns that have been established unilaterally where the coalition thinks that he will do whatever it wants we don't recognize such loans as you know there are already discoloration zones that have been agreed on and established my syria iran turkey and russia and the steps by the coalition which don't receive consent from damascus are not legitimate. well the donning of the syrian jet is the latest in a series of u.s. strikes against forces fighting for the assad government over the past two months the u.s. coalition has conducted several bombing raids against pro-government fighters near the border with jordan the same justification was used the pro assad forces have breached that the confliction zone doubly dean m

local time, the syrian regime forces were attacking those u.s.-backed syrian democratic forces. the u.s. offered this kind of show of force, flying low to the ground at a slow speed to, in essence, scare them off, and it did. in the meantime, the u.s. called the russians using their deconfliction channel. of course, the russians are backing those syrian regime forces. and they backed up for about two hours, but then those syrian forces, pro regime forces, came back, started bombing the u.s.-backed forces again, and essentially, the u.s. shot down the plane. a statement from the coalition said the u.s. and the coalition are not looking to get into an escalation with the syrian regime, but they have pledged to collective self-defense, and that's defending and protecting those syrian-backed forces as they go against isis. >> their statement says they're not looking to create an escalation of events, but should this be regarded as an escalation in military action? >> reporter: well, i certainly don't think the u.s. is regarding it as an escalation. we haven't seen anything since then

turkey continues to deepen after a direct confrontation in northern syria this wednesday syrian democratic forces say kurdish why militia groups in the region were targeted by i'm in the district of offering. well this is where the fighting between kurdish and turkish forces is concentrated most of the battle is on territory claimed by the y p g fighters this yellow area something strongly disputed by turkey meanwhile the u.s. considers both sides allies in the fight against the islamic state looking at how the u.s. support for the rivals may actually lead to more instability in the region here daniel hawkins. it's turkey versus the kurds both of them u.s. allies and it's left washington walking a delicate tightrope between its two friends which happen to be you shall have sworn enemies. we should be using we should be looming that we do not need terrorist organizations like the p y d n y p g and the rock operation we could have a lot of great success over the next coming years a difficult balancing act to say the least but lately the scales seem to have tipped to favor the kurdish side after all

in the past few days fighting has intensified between syrian democratic forces — backed by the us — androup. 0ur correspondent gabriel gatehouse, producer peter emmerson and cameraman fred scott are the only british broadcasters to have ventured inside raqqa — a city engulfed in violence — and they sent this report. this has been a long and brutal road. we're inside raqqa now, driving towards the centre with the syrian democratic forces, the sdf, a coalition of kurds and arabs. they have onlyjust retaken these streets off the fighters that call themselves islamic state. here, is is often unseen, but all the more dangerous for it. a noise in the sky signals the presence of a drone. what's happening is that we've just driven down these narrow side streets and suddenly, there's gunfire overhead and everyone's looking up in the sky, searching for these is drones. the sdf is advancing on three sides. as they push forward, carts emerge flying white flags. some of these families have spent years trapped inside a nightmare. there are tens of thousands of people still in raqqa, hostages, essenti

the syrian democratic forces a base but as far as russia sees it russia's foreign minister earlier said that the u.s. there drawn up its own boundaries in this without consulting the syrian government reacting to the downing of the jet call for why the cooperation with damascus. we call on the united states and all others who have their forces or advisers on the ground in syria to ensure the coordination of our work zones of deescalation are one of the possible options to move forward jointly who call in everyone to avoid unilateral moves respect syrian sovereignty and join our common work which is agreed with the syrian government. down to the syrian jet is the latest in a series of u.s. strikes against forces fighting for the assad government the u.s. led coalition recently conducted several bombing raids against pro-government fighters in syria in those cases the same justification again was used by the pentagon that the pro assad forces had breached a de confliction we got the thoughts of the director of the u.k. based think tank and also said he thinks washington could push damascu

a rag tag army known as the syrian democratic forces. extremists are losing territory quickly, some times leaving their weapons behind. under isis control, raqqa became infamous for depraved acts of violence. american journalists were beheaded nearby. this child was captured holding a severed head. and even now that raqqa is under siege, isis is still deadly. when part of our team moved forward, they were spotted by an isis sniper. our producer, omarabdul kadir had no choice but make a run for cover. they were safe, pinned down behind a concrete wall. >> darkness before we move. >> we can't move from street to street. because of the snipers. said, this man who has been fighting isis for four years. and then, came word there was a suspected isis suicide car bomber nearby. 400 yards away the fighters told us they lost five soldiers to one of the bombs the day before. they are worried that a suicide car bomber is coming towards the point where we were just sitting. so, they asked us to move over here to take cover. >> it turned out to be a

us—backed fighters of the syrian democratic forces are pushing ahead into the city, the last remainingong—hold of is which the group has claimed as the centre of their caliphate. thousands have attended the funeral for american student, otto warmbier, who was held for 15 months in a north korean prison. he was returned to the us in a coma and died just days later. and this story is trending on bbc.com: prince harry has suggested that none of his family wants to be a future king or queen. in an interview with the american magazine, newsweek, he said the royals were acting for "the greater good of the people." and that is all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: theresa may, has presented her plans to ensure the rights of eu citizens in britain after it leaves the eu. mrs may said they would be given a new immigration status referred to as "settled eu." now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. status check. the banking regulator in china wants a report card on overseas acquisitions. kazakhstan is strapping in for what could be a

. >> we're supporting the syrian democratic forces in seizing raqqa. that's a force of about 50,000, which about 20 thousands or 25 thousands are arab. even as we support their efforts to seize raqqa there's ongoing effort to put together a governance body so as soon as iraq is seized, there's a effective local government. that government will leverage arab leader who are from raqqa. we'll work on establishing security force made of up local personnel. so there's stabilization. >> let's move around the region a bit. raqq curds have announced they will hold independence. what would that mean for u.s. interest in the middle east. should the u.s. support it? >> our stated objective at this point is a stable secure insovereign iraq. we supporting iraqi security forces. the issue of the kurdish referendum is one that have to be worked out. >> going back to the question also becomes in the early things about russia and syria. whether or not you have to relocate or strengthen the security even more to training base to be prepared. they keep saying defensive st

the pentagon spokesperson said it was in self-defense after they dropped bombs on syrian democratic forces who are u.s. allies. the president is aware of the attack. this is the first time they have engaged in air to air combat with syria. >>> the u.s. identified all seven sailors killed. most of them were sleeping. the victims include two men from san diego. navy divers recovered the victims' bodies today. >> the president is celebrating father's day while the political world trying to decipher one of his tweets, whether or not he confirmed he is under investigation for obstruction of justice. >> president headed back to washington after his first trip to the presidential retreat, camp david. trump starting his morning once again tweeting about the distraction of the witch hunt. it's another tweet earlier this week keeping the russia investigation in headlines. quote i am being investigated for firing the fbi director by the man who told me to fire the fbi director. witch hunt. >> the president has not been notified by anyone he's under investigation. >> the trump legal team saying the tw

the incident occurred after the syrian jet dropped bombs on syrian democratic forces a group supportedy u.s. military. the plane was an assad regime aircraft made by russia. >>> am zone ceo is giving bill gates a run for his money. bezos is five million dollars short of being the richest person. he has a good shot as he continues to show interest in expanding his business. i think they will be okay though. >> he will. 4:57 a.m., today is yet another big daily for the future of the 76ers. the team is about to make a major deal to grab a young player with serious skills. >>> big news with beyounce and jay-z, the bee high is not happy with beyounce's father giving news over the couple's twins. we'll be right back. >> good morning everyone, it is 5:00 a.m., monday, june 19. tam is off, jeanette reyes is here, here's what's happening. >> another terror attack, this time in london with people leaving a mosque after prayers. >> police are at a murder scene in west philadelphia, the victim was sitting on his porch. >> plus, accuweather is tracking the threat of severe weather for the start of

says that first the syrian plane dropped bombs near a group known as the syrian democratic forces that is aligned with the americans and some of them were wounded. then an american f18 super hornet shot down the syrian south of the town of tadcow. the u.s. military said it acted in collective self-defense of its partner forces and that it does not want to fight with the syrian government or russian. >>> an update now on that deadly collision between a u.s. navy destroyer and cargo ship off the coast of japan. the sailors who died aboard the uss fitzgerald have now been identified from six different states, two are from southern california. the youngest just 19. the oldest 36. the captain of the fitzgerald was also injured. that collision happened in a busy shipping channel in the middle of the night. >> the heroic efforts of the ship's crew they prevented this ship from foundering or even sinking last night. >>> nobody in the cargo ship was hurt. the navy is investigating how these two ships with advanced radar and navigation systems could possibly have collided with each other. >>> an

dunford: we're supporting the syrian democratic forces in seizing raqqa. that's a force of about 50,000, which about 20,000 or 25,000 are arab. and the balance are kurdish. even as we support their efforts to seize raqqa there's ongoing effort led by the state department to put together a governance body so as soon as iraq is seized, there's an effective local government. that government will leverage arab leaders who are from raqqa. we will also work on establishing a security force made up of local personnel so there are stabilization efforts procedure.ollow >> let's move around the region a bit. iraqi kurds have announced they will hold an independent referendum on september 25. what would that mean for u.s. interest in the middle east. should the u.s. support it? gen. dunford: our stated objective at this point is a secure sovereign iraq. we are supporting iraqi security forces. the issue of the kurdish referendum is one that will have to be worked out. to the question -- the question also becomes, in things that russia and secure things about russia an

in the area mission that we said that we would and will continue to provide those two or syrian democratic forces both the syrian arabs and the syrian kurds. the kurds of course are being used by the americans to further american foreign policy and i think it's because the foreign into that strategy is to. attack other forces which will to the united states and which also loyal to were influenced by saudi arabia and the gulf states and funded by them in order to maintain an ability to undermine militarily the government of assad problem it is justifying the prolonged conflict isn't easy western voters don't want another gun who bombing campaign they learned their lesson after the first few times the international community sick of reckless interventions and you only thing left is to wait for asaad to give them a cause and since he's a comic book supervillain. it's just a part of the script. more guns there for that report former cia officer philip giraldi told us there's no room of speculation when it comes to another potential u.s. strike on syrian government forces particularly in this case you

other world news, the syrian democratic forces say they have made gains against islamic state militantsqqas.u raqqa earlier this month, amid ongoing violence, thousands of civilians have left the city. we have reporters from the province of raqqa. >> this young boy and his father have managed to escape daesh and flee. since the 10th day of ramadan, there has been no bread. you do not see any daesh members anymore, they are all fighting. >> for his motorcycle, determined to go back into the area to get his family. >> to the comrades who can hear me, do not shoot at the motorbikes behind us. they are civilians. >> we advance toward central raqqa. our destination is less than 400 meters from the war. clara is one of the battle's main commanders. she is in charge of coordinating with the international coalition. she wants to make sure they get the chance to succeed. >> if you would like to leave your son with us, the time it takes to do your return trip. >> it is. safer if he stays with me. >> are you going by bike? >> yes. >> i will give you something to take with you. the man and his son

a ragtag army known as the syrian democratic forces. the extremists are losing territory quickly, sometimes leaving their weapons behind. under isis control, raqqa became infamous for depraved acts of violence, american journalists were beheaded nearby. this child was captured holding a severed head. and even now that raqqa is under siege, isis is still deadly. >> quick, quick, quick. >> reporter: when part of our team moved forward, they were spotted by an isis sniper. our producer, omar abdul kadir, had no choice but to make a run for cover. >> keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going. >> well done. >> reporter: they were safe but pinned down behind a concrete wall. >> the armored car. >> is that them? >> reporter: "we can't move from street to street because of their snipers," said this man, who told us he has been fighting isis for four years. and then came word there was a suspected isis suicide car bomber nearby. 400 yards away, these fighters told us they'd lost five soldiers to one of the bombs the day before. they're worr

our mission is to supply the syrian democratic forces most advanced position inside raqqa.he streets are deserted. the whole city is mined. >> food, water, i carry everything they need, and even sometimes they're wounded comrades, i will go back to look for them. >> today he assumed a sniper position with his comrades. thisd 25 years old, unfinished bunker. >> we are at the front. here it is controlled by the islamic state group. wholeontrol the neighborhood to this line. everyone rushes to their combat station. a buildingack toward where they have spotted enemy snipers. >> you see those buildings down there where there is a residence? they are in the third building. isthe islamic state position simply too far for these machine guns, so the fighters have called in an airstrike. , the coalition bombs the designated target. >> they came and they struck there. the isis position to the coalition. it is a 100% it. a second strike injures the position is destroyed. tonight, fighters will be able to edge further toward the heart of raqqa. eluded u.s.s presidents for decades, a pea

>> the spokesperson for the syrian democratic forces confirmed that a long-awaited campaign to attack the city launched yesterday, a attack, attacking the city from the east, north, and west. initial reports suggested that forces have breached the eastern part of the city, as well as a number of casualties yesterday, as reported by a monitoring group. about 21 civilians as they tried to flee the city. but this is the long-awaited campaign that has been building up since november as they have been circling the city to take the de facto capital in syria. be such a keyaqqa victory for u.s. backed forces, if they took it back from the islamic state group? >> the islamic state group in 2014 andqa established it as the capital of its so-called caliphate. it is its biggest city of controls, the final stronghold in syria. if they were to take it, it would consolidate much of their power in northern syria. this would be a major physical loss to the islamic state, as well as the loss of mosul, if it were to fall, that means that the twin capitals would no longer exist in physical form. this wou

-backed syrian democratic forces on sunday. in china, at least eight people have died and nine more were injured when a liquefied gas tanker exploded at a petrochemical company in shandong province on monday. it's the latest in a series of fatal industrial accidents in china. in more news on china, the acting u.s. ambassador to china has resigned in protest of president trump's decision to pull out of the landmark 2015 paris climate change agreement. david rank had served 27 years in the state department before resigning monday. his resignation is the latest in a series of protests against trump by top diplomats at the state department. last month, the u.s. ambassador to qatar tweeted -- "increasingly difficult to wake up overseas to news from home, knowing i will spend today explaining our democracy and institutions." meanwhile, california governor jerry brown is in china and has said that climate change could be even more dangerous than fascism during world war ii, while speaking at a clean energy forum in beijing on monday.

shooting down the syrian jet was an act of self-defense they say the syrian jet were dropping bombs on estie at the sea when democratic forces position rocka a serious as no they say that the syrian jets were targeting eisel targets in iraq or rockets of course the capital of islamic state stuff claimed caliph it and russia has described this as an act of aggression they describe this as a violation of not only of syria sovereignty but also of international law russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov he's also commented on this before the statement was released by the russian military. it we call in the united states and others who have their forces were visors on the ground in syria to ensure the coordination of our work zoom's of deescalation are one of the possible options to move forward jointly we go in everyone to avoid unilateral moves respect syrian sovereignty and join our common work which is agreed with the syrian government while the us is heating up the battle in syria a key ally says it will not be entering the fight against isis and that country i think you are getting coverage from tronto where our teams alex

coalition forces, no exact description of them but the most likely scenario is that these are syrian democratic forces, the armed groups that the united states supports and arms. there's a possibility that u.s. soldiers were actually on the ground with them at the time and this drone, according to the hostile, was displaying intent. that is the term used by the pentagon. hence why it was shot down by a 15 fighter jet. no munitions were dropped by this armed drone, but there had been some dropped just a week earlier by another drawn that was moving toward coalition forces as well. those did not explode once they hit the ground, but that's the exact same scenario, according to the pentagon, that happened during the night yesterday. >> the u.s. and russia are obviously on opposite sides of , that theict conviction channel still not back up and running as i understand it. we're just going to see more incidents, aren't we? that line is still close, that's something that has actually worked well the russians and the americans since its conception. this is essentially a phone line , and their more people tha

training and giving arms to a bunch of anti-government forces one of them the new syrian army would really like to topple assad then there's the syrian democratic forces largely consisting of kurds who would really love to grab more power from the government and eventually become independent so once i finish we will have fully trained armed to the teeth forces controlling significant chunks of syrian territory partially hostile to the government what could possibly go wrong so it seems in this effort to defeat the us could in fact be fanning new hotbed of tension if you like washington has a case of tunnel vision trying to solve only one problem without seeing the bigger picture sound familiar and should iraq anyone but history teaches us nothing clearly not even past tweets such as this one from donald trump to then president obama in two thousand and thirteen he warned that nothing good would come to the u.s. from attacking syria apparently hindsight isn't twenty twenty one to get to the white house. r.t. washington d.c. more international stories in our weekly program right after this break. the capacity to integrate. the refugees at the sam

incident took place after the syrian jet dropped bombs on syrian democratic forces, a group supportedit u.s. military. the plane was an assad regime aircraft backed by russia. u.s. multiofficials say they're focused on defeating i.s.i.s. and they will not hesitate to defend themselves and their partners in syria. >> one of president trump's attorneys say he's not under investigation in the russia probe. saying friday's tweet by the president was merely a response to news reports that he was the subject of an expanding russia investigation. >> that response on social media was in response to the washington post piece. it's is that simple. the president is not under investigation. >> he says the president has not been notified of any investigation. washington post reported last week that special council robert mueller is looking into whether the president obstructed justice. >>> in the meantime, the supreme court could take up president trump's travel ban this week. the court asked attorneys to file briefs by tuesday at noon and asked the trump administration to do so by noon on wednesd

syrian jet of straying into a so-called de confliction zone according to a coalition statement syrian forces were forbidden from entering the area near the village of jadwin where the u.s. backed s.t.s. for syrian democratic forces are based however the russian foreign minister earlier rejected the use of the term de confliction zone saying the united states has drawn up its own by injuries without consulting other powers. i'm not aware of the day completion zones the pentagon is referring to maybe there is zones that have been established unilaterally where the coalition thinks that he will do whatever it wants we don't recognize such loans. as you know there are already discoloration zones that have been agreed on and established by syria iran turkey and russia and the steps by the coalition which don't receive consent from damascus are not legitimate well the darning of the syrian jet is the latest in a series of u.s. strikes against forces fighting for the assad government over the past two months the us coalition has conducted several bombing raids against pro-government fighters near the border with jordan the same justification was used at the pro assad forces had breached a de confliction zone let

training and giving arms to a bunch of anti-government forces one of them the new syrian army would really like to topple assad then there's the syrian democratic forces largely consisting of kurds who would really love to grab more power from the government and eventually become independent so once i finish we will have fully trained armed to the teeth forces controlling significant chunks of syrian territory partially hostile to the government what could possibly go wrong so it seems in its effort to defeat beisel the u.s. could in fact be fanning new hotbed of tension if you like washington has a case of tunnel vision trying to solve only one problem without seeing the bigger picture sound familiar and should i reckon one but history teaches us nothing clearly not even past tweets such as this one from donald trump to then president obama in two thousand and thirteen he warned that nothing good would come to the us from attacking syria apparently hindsight isn't twenty twenty once you get to the white house duck and booga r.t. washington d.c. for a short break we'll bring you live buildup to the final football conversions cup group ties they