turkey, of course, sees the y.p.g. as an offshoot of the p.k.k. that turkey calls terrorists >>> thank you for that. the united nations say aid trucks have reached several besieged towns and villages in syria. the deliveries are to people trapped in the area >> reporter: a ray of hope in the midst of war. over 100 trucks covering humanitarian aid spreading out towards some of syria's besieged towns. in madaya near the lebanese border they're bringing medical supplies and a mobile clinic as well aas food. thousands here are trapped by forces supporting bashar al-assad which court hezbollah fighters. aid workers say at least 40 people have died of malnutrition in the town since october. >> we have people to bring the medical support kits and make assessments for people in need that had have in food shortage. >> reporter: this is heading to the north. around 20,000 people have been cut off by armed rebel groups. heavy gunfire is close to damascus. rebels guard the entrance to this city where trucks line-up carrying supplies for at least 30,000 people

the century. since there's so many inside turkey and the peace process between erdogan and the p.k.k., that is broken down and represents a threat as erdogan views to turkey's existence of theisise is a threat and they've been sending bombings into turkey and the bashar al-assad regime is the root cause of all of these other problems they estimate. so turkey is in a very complex situation. turkish u.s. relations are at an all-time low. levels of cooperation are very, very low and there is contradictions on what they're doing on the ground. i would like to make one comment about what u.s. issues are. the two threats that have emerged are major national security threats to the u.s., the first obviously is the biggest terrorist group in recent history, much bigger and probably more dangerous than al-qaeda has emerged occupying massive areas of territory in iraq, syria and libya and parts of yemen and afghanistan and so on. this cannot stand and the next president will have to deal with it. secondly, you have the largest refugee flow into our ally western europe since world war ii with major effects on e

the p.k.k. has always said we're not a uniform body. there are certain cells who we do not control. undoubtedly tensions rising between turkey and the p.k.k. and it's not just that. the turkish military has been shelling positions inside syria of the y.p.g. group. the y.p.g. is an offshoot of the p.k.k., two organizations it considers terrorists >>> thank you for that. the united nations say aid trucks have been besieged towns and villages in syria as part of an agreement with the government to allow aid into areas where people are trapped. rob matheson reports >> reporter: a ray of hope in the midst of war. over 100 trucks carrying humanitarian aid spreading out towards some of syria's besieged towns. in madaya near the lebanese border they're bringing medical supplies and a mobile clinic as well as food. thousands here are trapped by forces supporting president bashar al-assad which include hezbollah fighters. aid workers say at least 40 people have died of malnutrition in the town since october. >> we have people to bring in the medical support kits and to make the assessments for people in need who have often been in ext

the u.s. and turkey. if they were to be on the ground it would further complicate that relationship. turkey could retaliate against the p.k.kadquarters in northern iraq in the mountains, with its air force, as it has done numerous times during the past few months or it could sends in ground forces in to northern iraq. but it's more likely to retaliate in northern syria against the y.p.g. and i talked about the complications that would create within the u.s. alliance. it would further complicate the syrian war which is complicated as it is. >>> the united nation says aid trucks have reached several we sieges towns in syria. the delivery is part of the agreement with the syrian government to allow aid in to areas where people are stranded. here is rob matheson. >> reporter: a ray of hope in the midst of war. over 100 trucks carrying humanitarian aid spreading out towards some of syria's besieged towns. near the lebanese border they are bringing medical surprise and a mobile clinic as well as food. thousands here are trapped by forces supporting president assad. which include hezbollah fighters. aid workers say at least 40 peo

have links to the p.k.k. in turkey we have touched upon. we have said repeatedly there is a strong link between them. this attack will help our allies understand. we've been saying this that sooner or our allies will understand and those that

the syrian kurdish fighters known as y.p.g. monitoring developments closely is turkey. it rewards the group under the kurdistan workers party, the p.k.k. turkey said it won't stand by as the kurdish fighters move against the rebels. >> chaos in syria providing an atmosphere for terror organizations like daish, al-nusra and the y.p.g. to spread. syria is exporting terrorism. turkey is suffering the most from the threats and being affected from the attacks rooted in syria. >> now there is a chance of a deal reached between the u.s. and russia will brick ceasefire by saturday. the idea excludes isil and the al-nusra front and all rebel groups who do not submit to a cessation of has tilts. they want guarantees that the rebel groups will not be targeted under the explanation it is attacking isil and al-nusra. al jazeera. >>> libyan security sources confirmed the arrival of french special forces. 180 soldiers landed in the international airport east of benghazi. >>> iran is preparing for two crucial elections later this week, one for parliament and other that elects the next supreme leader. hardliners and conservatives face the prospect of

the p.k.k. this group has claimed responsibility for attacks in the past. they usually target civilian targets, not just the military. the p.k.k. focuses on targeting the military. at the end of the day turkey believes the p.k.k., the t a.k. or the y.p.g. inside syria is won and the same-- one and the same. the claim of responsibility promising even more attacks and saying that this is in retaliation for what they call the massacres in the south-east of turkey has been a battleground. there have been fierce clashes. turkish groups accusing forces of killing syrians. turkey is angry at the western allies for not seeing the link between the p.k.k. and the y.p.g. they want the west to sever relations with the y.p.g. yesterday there was a long conversation between erdogan and obama, obama saying i understand turkey's concerns and he also said that the y.p.g. should not take advantage on the ground and take more territory, but at the end of the day the u.s. still refusing to call the y.p.g. a terrorist organization and the u.s. still refusing to severe links with the y.p.g. >>> thank you. fiji is being hit by the strongest cyclone ever recorded on the island. it is packing winds of 290 kilometer

the p.k.k. a terrorist organization when it is link to the y.p.g. turkey telling its international partners that they need to stand by turkey, turkey saying it is going to take measures even inside syria, but on the ground the y.p.g. has undoubtedly made advances over the past few days, taking advantage of the government offensive. they have pushed in opposition controlled territory and they are at the doorstep of azzaz. they are now at the doorsteps there, they have made it very clear that they want to take this town. turkey promising measures we're going to have to wait to see what, indeed, letter going to do inside syria >>> indeed we will. thank you for that. moving on to slightly different news. the u.n. says aid trucks have reached several besieged towns and villages in syria. the deliver is part of an agreement with the syrian government to allow aid into areas where people are trapped. rob matheson has this report. >> reporter: a ray of hope in the middle of war. 100 trucks carrying humanitarian aid spreading out towards syria's besieged towns. in

the p.k.k. ranks. turkey takes this very seriously. that's on one side saudi arabia also believes that if it did not intervene now, if - and if the status quo forces control all of the border crossings on turkey, then they will not, even if they want to, prive some support, they will not be able to. it is one way to race, control the strategical locations so that they can advance after that. at the moment the strategy seems to be more or less attempting to control the border crossings whether from the south with jordan or from the north in turkey, and then somehow make a line between turkey to jordan and this line will divide syria into east and west, and make it under control of russia iran and the regime and its allies and this will make things very, very difficult. the security threats that will come out of this. for both turkey and saudi arabia, and europe in the background because where would they go. they will probably end up in europe somehow and they will probably come to europe at one point or another. for all these, really the

the p.k.k. in the northern iraq mountains like jamal mentioned. turkey has been at war with the p.k.k. for some time now, and the strikes happening a few hours after the bombing in ankara. turkey has been at war with the p.k.k. in the south-east of the country, not just outside its borders, but in the south-east. there has been ongoing battles in towns and villages. turkey has been targeting the y.p.g., celebrating their positions. turkey sees the advance in the northern corridor close to the border as a national security threat. turkey's p.m. saying we'll take all measures against the organizations even in syria. but the question is can it send ground forces, pressing for a ground operation, telling international allies. there's no appetite from western allies, we have to remember that russia controls the skies. at the end of the day turkey sees az as as a red line, they don't want to see the opposition base fall. the y.p.g. is advancing towards azaz, and some of its forces are at its doorstep. az as under threat. the turkish military striking positions inside syria. >> now, there has

the u.s. and allies claim is fighting isil. turkey believe it is an off shoot of the p.k.k., the kurdish separatist group at war for decades now and it considers them a terrorist organization. this angers turkey, because it says the u.s. and allies because turkey is a nato member should not be dealing with the y.p.g. and consider it as a terrorist organization. the turkish authorities identified a 24-year-old syrian occurred as the perpetrator behind wednesday's attack, saying it has detained 14 our culprits it claims were responsible for this. in the past 12 hours, turkish air force planes have bombed kurdish sites in northern iraq as well as shelling sites inside syria. turkey said this latest attack should serve as a wake up calm should serve as a wake up call to the international community that a buffer zone needs to be created inside syria, that it needs ground troops under the umbrella of an international coalition, that it's not enough to fight isil, some action has to be taken against the kurdish groups which the governments using the kurdish groups as a proxy in its fight against ankara. this can't happen as long as ru

turkey. syrian opposition fighters know that alliances could be shifting. >> translation: way are being stabbed in the back where the p.k.k. and its ally, they took advantage of the fact that we were fighting on two fronts against the regime and i.s.i.l. >> reporter: turkey's policy in syria has been clear from the beginning. it wants regime change in syria and it wants to prevent a kurdish state from being created along its border. it wants a safe zone along the syrian side of the border to serve as a buffer to protect its interests, but so far the international community has not accepted that demand. turkey's latest action $serve as a message that it will stand by its red lines. >> reporter: for the government one of those lines is azaz, a few kilometers from the border. officials have promise to protect the area which is homes to tens of thousands of displaced syrians. ankara has few options because russia controls the skies >>> the fighting is continuing in syria days after leaders agreed to work to acis sayings of-- acisation-- a sessionation of the fighting. the syrian credit crescent say there's supplies on the way

monitoring development closely, regarding the terrorist group under the p.k.k. turkey says it will not stand bias the kurdish fighters move. >> it provide an atmosphere for d.a.e.s.h., al-nusra, pyd and y.p.g. to grow and spread. syria is a country that exports terrorism. turkey suffers the most. and affected by attacks in syria. >> there's a chance that a deal between the u.s. and russia will bring some kind of a ceasefire by saturday. that excludes i.s.i.l. and al nusra front. and the cessation of the hostilities. >> the syrian hostilities wants guarantees that the government will not target rebel groups under the pretext of continued operates against i.s.i.l. and nusra. while the government says it will accept the truce, it warned rebel groups not to attempt to strengthen their positions during a pause in the fighting. >>> the syrian observatory for human rights released updated death toll numbers from the war in syria. the london based group is saying more than 370,000 people have been killed since protests began in syria since march 2011. the number of documented

the p.k.k. it is an ally of the u.s. and turkey made it clear that it is not happy with the alliance but saying its position will not change >>> the attempts to stop the conflict in syria, even temporarily, appear to be going nowhere as the fighting continues. they have made further progress in aleppo. the bombing campaign shows no signs of ending. a report again. >> reporter: this high ground gives the syrian army and its allies an advantage. the main rebel supply line from the west to the northern countryside of aleppo is now within their range of fire. disrupting the supply line is not their only objective. it is not far from the only entrance to the opposition controlled enclave and the divide city of aleppo. opposition fighters are trying to keep the roads open where tens of thousands of people live inside the city. a pause in the fighting will only benefit the government. >> translation: the battle for aleppo was carried out by the international community who call themselves friends of syria. we will not stop fight fighting.

the p.k.k. the human rights foundation of turkey said the army has killed hundreds of p.k.k.fighters and at least 160 civilians in towns and cities around the southeast. >> turkish security analyst said the plan doesn't go far enough. >> this was a speech designed to inspire people, particularly this was a speech to inspire those culturally and politically awakened kurds in southeastern turkey, to separate them from p.k.k., and right now, i think ankara has a clear region of separation of the local kurds from p.k.k. i think ankara has sort of strategy confusion about the end state, end of this campaign. nearly a p.k.k. with all it's social, cultural and economic affiliates, or to deter p.k.k. from applying some forms of armed violence. i think this is the strategy confusion ankara has been trying to take up. >> three people are trapped underground after a gold mine collapsed in south africa. eighty anyone other workers have been brought to the surface following the safe-in at mine east of johannesburg. africa's mines are the deepest and among the most dangerous in the world.

turkey is facing an attack organized by the p.k.k. and y.p.g. once again. turkey stands against all terrorist organizations. >> security is increasingly a concern in turkey. the bombing in ankara wasn't the first. the southeast of the country has been a battleground between security forces and p.k.k. affiliates. turkish officials want their western allies to receiver their linking with the syrian kurdish fighters. >> the u.s. must clarify its stance on terrorism. washington's statements are conflicted on the y.p.g. it's a sign of weakness to act with a terror organization like the y.p.g. in the fight against daish. >> on the ground, the u.s. continues to provide air cover to the y.p.g. and it's ally, the syrian democratic forces as they push deeper into isil held territory. the kurdish fighters are closing on a main supply route that isil, also known as daish uses to move between its strong holds in syria and neighboring iraq. >> it's not about choosing sides here. there's no doubt about turkey's membership in the coalition. obviously there's no doubt about

in syria is an offering of the p.k.k., a group from turkey. the investigation into the attack continues. so far nine people related to the ankara bombing have been taken into custody. others have been identified. there'll be other arrests in due course. that's all the information i can give in detail. >> security is a concern in turkey. in october. the bomb attack killed close to 100 people outside the train station and capital avingara. i.s.i.l. claimed responsibility after a man blew himself up at an historic site popular with tourists. all are linked to the war in syria. turkey said that its allies need to support it. as far as the u.s. and others are concerned. y.p.g. are allies in war. now the international community must rectify the policy. >> the pyg and y.p.g. and the links with p.k.k. in turkey we touched on, there's a struggling between them. the attack will help our allies, we said that sooner or later or allies will understand. if there's evidence one day that they are a terrorist organisation, those that support them will be judged

the u.s. and allies claim is fighting isil. turkey believe it is an off shoot of the p.k.k., the kurdish separatist group at war for decades now and it considers them a terrorist organization. this angers turkey, because it says the u.s. and allies because turkey is a nato member should not be dealing with the y.p.g. and consider it as a terrorist organization. the turkish authorities identified a 24-year-old syrian occurred as the perpetrator behind wednesday's attack, saying it has detained 14 our culprits it claims were responsible for this. in the past 12 hours, turkish air force planes have bombed kurdish sites in northern iraq as well as shelling sites inside syria. turkey said this latest attack should serve as a wake up calm to the international community that a buffer zone needs to be created inside syria, that it needs ground troops under the umbrella of an international coalition, that it's not enough to fight isil, some action has to be taken against the kurdish groups which the governments using the kurdish groups as a performy in its fight against ankara. this can't happen as long as russia continues to control th

which is drawn from syrian kurds is linked to the p.k.k., the kurdistan workers party in turkey. syrian opposition fighters know that alliances could be shifting. >> we have been stabbed in the back in the northern countryside by the p.k.k. and its ally took advantage of the fact that we were fighting on two fronts against the regime and isil. >> a new front has been opened in an already complicated war. >> turkey's policy has been clear from the beginning. turkey wants regime change in syria and wants to prevent a kurdish state created along its border. it wants a safe zone along the syrian side of the border to serve as a buffer to protect its interests. so far, the international community has not accepted that demand. turkey's latest actions serve as a message that it will stand by its red lines. >> for the government, one of those lines is a rebel held controlled town a few kilometers from the border. turkish officials promised to protect it, which is home for thousands of displaced syrians. for now, ankara has few options, because russia controls the skies. >>> al jazeera's s

is linked to the p.k.k. if turkey. opposition fighters know that alliances could be shifting. >> translation: we have been stabbed in the back in the northern countryside. they took advantage of the fact that we were fighting on two fronts against the regime and i.s.i.l. >> reporter: turkey's policy in syria has been clear from the beginning. it wants regime change in syria and it wants to prevent a kurdish state from being created along the border. it wants a safe zone to preserve its interests. so far the international community has not accepted that demand. turkey's latest actions serve as a message that it will stand by its red lines >> reporter: for the government one of those lines is the rebel controlled town a few kilometers from the border. officials have promised to protect azaz. from now, ankara has few positions because russia controls the size >>> saudi arabia's foreign minister has accused civilians have been targeted on the ground. >> translation: the syrian regime has to open the way for the humanitarian

the past few months. turkey considers the y.p.g. an offshoot of the p.k.k. at the end of the day the y.p.g. is an ally of the u.s. and turkey made it clear to the u.s. administration that it is not happy with this alliance, but the u.s. saying that its position will not change >>> attempts to stop the conflict is syria, even temporarily appeared to go nowhere. government forces have made further progress towards circling opposition forces in aleppo. russia's bombing campaign shows no signs of ending. our correspondent reports again from gasiantep on the border. >> reporter: this high ground gives the syrian troops an advantage. this is now within the range of fire. disrupting the supply line is not their only objective. the border is not far from the only entrance to the opposition controlled enclave and in aleppo. roads are trying to be kept open where tens of thousands of people live. inside the city a proposed pause in the fighting will only benefit the government. >> translation: the battle for aleppo was carried out by the international community who called themselves friends of syria,

. >> the links with the p.k.k. in turkey we touched upon. there's a strong link between them.iously it will help our allies to understand. we have been seeing this, and sooner or later allies will understand. evidence of thinks, and the terrorist organizations to support them will be judged. turkey's war planes and targets in northern iraq. ankara has been shelling y.p.g. forces inside syria. it wants to send in ground troops across the border with syria. so long as the russian allies controls the sky. that option is off the table, left n.a.t.o. and turkey's partners support them. >> with the attack comes increased attacks. the governments feel that it's let down bit the u.s. and n.a.t.o. now, the latest attack could provide justification across the border. but the position towards syrian based kurdish groups continues to be at odds with that of its allies. the difference of opinion looks likely to remain a problem >>> today president barack obama signed in to law a measure expanding sanctions against north korea over its nuclear programme. the sanctions come weeks after north

the past few months. turkey considers the y.p.g. an offshoot of the p.k.k. a very complicated web of alliances on the ground because at the end of the day y.p.g. is an ally of u.s. and turkey made it clear that it is not clear with this alliance, but the u.s. saying that its position will not change >>> at least 20 people have been killed in russian air strikes in syria. the attacks happened in the town of homs. it shows people crying over the covered bodies of some of the victims including children. we are finished. would no longer have houses e. we are displaced. >> these are people that don't understand what my interpretive philosophy is. however, scalia was not always untremendous diktable. he pleased liberals by upholding free speech in a case called texas v johnson which found that a man had the right to burn the american flag during the republican national convention. our correspondent joins us live. good evening. what does scalia's death mean for the obama administration? >> reporter: first of all he is not at the white house. he is in california. the

the p.k.k. outlawed the kurdistan workers. they have made this very clear for some time, believing the y.p.g. in syria is an offshoot. they are targetting the positions in the south-east of the country. turkey declared war on the p.k.k. in july after the ceasefire collapsed. we heard the turkish prime minister say that he would take all measures in syria as well. as for the past few days. turkey is in the possessions in the north countryside of aleppo, to prevent them making advances against opposition groups which are supported by turkey. for the timebeing, this is what turkey can do. we know that russia controls the sides, and they have been thwarting the y.p.g. on the ground. turkey has been calling on international allies, pressing for a ground operation, making it clear that they are not going to take unilateral action. so far there doesn't seem to be an appetite i gains the the -- against the western allies to undertake ground operates in syria. at the same time it has been blamed for the attack in ankara. what are they saying about this? >> yes, pyg, with the y.p.g., denying that they are responsible for the bombing. they do in the consider turkey an ally. at the same time they want

syrian kurds of an important part of the equation and they have to be brought into any enduring solution in syria, but turkey has a problem with links between p.k.k. and syrian kurdish groups, p.k.k. being a terrorist group designated as such in turkey and indeed in the u.k. there are overlaying conflicts here and the turkish kurdish conflict is a major complicating factor. what we have seen in the last weeks is very disturbing evidence of coordination between syrian kurdish forces, the syrian regime and the russian air force, which are making you guess distinctly uneasy about the occurred's role in all of this. >> turkey's president insists turkish fighters can't be given the staple stat susas other fighters in syria. the turkish leaders are concerned about a grip on the ground in syria of the kurds. he is convinced the russia be a u.s. and e.u. are being irresponsible with hot tilts. >> the syrian kurds are on their own side. accord insley based on their own agenda, they oppress russia as it receipts to their agenda. the syrian kurds are taking opportunity of the border and the russia air cover for the syrian kurds to advance. on the other hand

the p.k.k. the kurdistan workers party in turkey. h lineses could be shifting. >> translator: we are being stand in the back by the p.k.k. and it's ally. they took advantage of the fact that we are fighting on two front against the regime and aisles. >> reporter: a new front has been opened in an already complicated war. turkey's policy in syria has been clear from the beginning, it wants regime change in syria and it wants to prevent a kurdish state from being created along its border. it wants a safe zone. along the syrian side of the border to serve as a buffer to protect its interests. but so far, the international community has not accepted that demand. turkey's latest actions serve as a message that it will stand by its red line. for the government, one of those lines is a rebel-controlled town a few kilometers from the border. turkish officials have promise today protect it. which is home to 10s of thousands of displaced syrians. for now apart from shelling y.p.g. positions ankara has few options because russia controls the ski

p.k.k. being terrorist groups in turkey and the u.k. there are overlaying conflicts here and the turkish conflict is a major factor. we have seen disturbing evidence of coordination between syria and the russian air force making us uneasy about the kurds role in all of this. >> former leader of the democratic kurdish party sis there's no such evidence. >> no coordination between kurdish forces and the regime. the only coordination is the forces and international coalition starting from the battle battle of kobani, where the position of fighters in kobani, in the city, leading to the lidderation of the city. maybe they are depending on the turkish accusers of kurdish forces that they are coordinating or to the statements of those in the regimes. but all these are not. >> matthew henman is the head of the insurgency center in london. he says the y.p.g. is taking advantage of western powers inability to coordinate a united front on the ground in syria. >> all these are coordinating with actors like the y.p.g. actors on the ground are havin

in the north, and the link to p.k.k. in turkey touched. there's a struggle between them. obviously it will help allies understand. evidence of those links, and one day the terrorist organizations will be judged. >> early on thursday, turkish operatives bombed tarts. ankara has been shelling forces for weeks. it wants to send ground troops to create a buffer zone. syria and russian allies control the sky. that teems to be on the table. unless n.a.t.o. and their partners support them. attacks include increased anger. the governments feel that it's been let down by the u.s. and n.a.t.o. the position towards certainian the difference of opinion is likely to remain. >> next on the programme - hate in america. a report on the matters dividing countries along racial and ethnic lines. >> a bt supervisor goes before a judge for his alleged role in judge for his alleged role in the deep water horizon the conference call. the ultimate arena for business. hour after hour of diving deep, touching base, and putting ducks in rows. the only problem with conference calls: eventually they h

the p.k.k.-- striking at the heart of turkey, days after their army hit across the syrian border. >> woodruff: in syria today, convoys carrying humanitarian aid made their way to besieged parts of the country. it is part of an agreement between the assad government and the u.n. one convoy arrived in madaya, a town west of damascus that has been sealed off by government forces for months. locals say dozens of people have starved to death. >> ifill: pope francis spent this final day of his visit to mexico, near the u.s. border. he journeyed to ciudad juarez, just across the rio grande from el paso, texas, and once a cauldron of violence and drug trafficking. the pontiff's first stop was at a prison, where he embraced inmates and preached a message of redemption. >> ( translated ): the one who has suffered the greatest pain, and we could say has experienced hell, can become a prophet in society. work so that this society, which uses people and discards them, will not go on claiming victims. >> ifill: the final event of the papal trip was a huge outdoor mass this evening. >> woodruff: tensions in

syrian kurds are an important part of the equation and they have to be brought in to any enduring solution in syria, but turkey has a problem with links between the p.k.k. and syrian kurdish groups. the p.k.k. being a terrorist group designated as such in turkey and, indeed, in the u.k. there are over laying conflicts here and the conflict is a major contributing factor. we have seen disturbing evidence over the last few weeks of coordination between syrian kurdish forces, the syrian regime and the russian air force which are making us uneasy about the kurds' role in all of this >>> let's speak to a former leader of the syrian kurdish democratic party. can you tell us what the level of coordination is between the syrian kurdish forces, the bashar al-assad government and russian according to what the u.k. is saying? >> thank you for having me. actually, no. coordination between the kurdish forces or let's say sdf and the bashar al-assad regime, the only coordination is between the forces and the international coalition which started from the battle of kobani when the international fighters struck the positions around the city >>> so why would they be sa

they're calling on the international community to stop turkey from bombing kurdish p.k.k. separatists. turkish army says it has killed 11 fighters earlier this week. 11 hundred have died since the operation began back in december. alengineerian law makers have passed a package of constitutional reforms including the reintroduction of the two-term limit on the president. opposition leaders dismissed them as superficial tweaks to assist the military. since it was set up in 2013 there have been more casualties on the united nations peace-keeping mission to mali than any other mission. it's trialling to bring stability to the north of the country which has been plagued by violence. just last friday a group was attacked by a group affiliated to al-qaeda. our correspondent went on patrol with the piece keepers-- peacekeepers who were operating under constant attack. >> reporter: the night-shift starts. we were given rare access to the u.n. patrol police. this unit came under attack last friday when qamishli exploded a car bomb outside one of its bases. it provides support to its

syrian kurds are an important part of the equation and they have to be brought in to any enduring solution in syria, but turkey has a problem with links between p.k.k. and syrian kurdish groups. p.k.k. being a terrorist group designated as such in turkey and, indeed, in the u.k. there are over laying conflicts here and the turkish kurdish conflict is a major complicating factor. what we have seen over the last weeks is very disturbing evidence of coordination between syrian kurdish forces, the syrian regime and the russian air force which are making us distinctly uneasy about the kurds role in all of this >>> more than a quarter of a million people have been killed since the war began in syria nearly five years ago. some of the worst fighting going on, we have a report about the volunteers who are saving lives there. bernard smith has the story. >> reporter: for many syrians this is the only emerge service they have-- emergency service they have. where is it, they shout. these are the white helmets, the volunteer rescue workers. like everybody else in aleppo they spend a lot of their time looking up to work out where the next one will fall. there i

they are call on the international community to stop turkey from continuing strikes against p.k.k. separatists. the turkish army killed 11 fighters. 700 fighters have been killed since the operation in dyes. >> india's foreign minister says 39 indian workers kidnapped by i.s.i.l. in iraq are alive. the announcement was made to family members of those kidnapped. two arab nations confirmed the workers are alive. and they are believed to have been taken from the city. >> pro-government forces in yemen are pushing closer to the capital in sanaa. government loyalists backed by a saudi-led coalition are sending reinforcements in a push to retake the city. it fell to houthi rebels. >> special forces taking coastal areas in hasser province, and advance. they advance to a shia rebel stronghold. it's hope to an oil refinery, and the seaport is crucial to exports. the houthis and their ally have troops stationed in the area. >> losing the city and the seaport is likely to undermine the chances of getting flies of weapons from aboard. >> we are making progress. the army is tightening the grip o

turkey will not hesitate to attack the y.p.g. inside syria, the way turkey has been attacking in the mountains and iraq. clear reference to the airstrikes, the turkish airstrikes that have been targeting p.k.k. positions in in northern iraq. >>> in eye ram four civilians are said to be killed by army artillery fire. the city of fallujah west of baghdad, 10 others hurt, among them four children and two women. the military says it have targeting isil controlled rez encarnacion residential areas. they are west of fallujah. ♪ ♪ >>> the president of egypt el-sisi has announced that he is handing some legislative authority back to parliament. his comments were made during an address to politicians in the capital cairo. victoria gatenby has that story. >> reporter: president abdel fattah el-sisi delivers his first ever speech to parliament. the country's last democratically elected lower house which was dominated by muslim brotherhood m.p.s was dissolved in 2012. since then all power has been in the hands of the president. but in his speech, sisi announced he was handing that power back. >> translator: the great people of egypt, i announce before you the representative of the people, the transfer

the p.k.k. which is considered a terrorist group by both turkey and the united states.kish view is that the u.s. basically was coddling terrorists. the u.s.' view is no, we are not. we do not consider the pyd a terrorist group. but all that have to say, that is why the ambassador was called in to ankara on tuesday for talks with the turkish officials. the turks are not happy with the idea that united states might be showing any support or encouragement to any during dish group whether they are in syria or iraq because of the fears of the threat to their own national sovereignty. it's a long going, ongoing dispute the u.s.' position is syrian kurds no matter what group they belong to are doing the works that needs to be done to defeat isil and we will continue to stand with them. they are not being persuade today change their mind by these complaints by the turkish government. >> it shows how difficult it is all. rosalind thank you very much. the unite united nations is urgg turkey to open their borders. 10s of thousands have arrived at the border after fleeing the fight

the p.k.k. flared up in july shatterle a fragile ceasefire that began in 2012. >> this was a speech to inspire those culturally awaken kurds in turkey to separate them from p.k.k. right now, i think ankara is trying to separated local kurds from p.k.k. i think this is the strategy confusion ankara has been trying to take up. >>> democratic presidential hopefuls hillary clinton and bernie sanders squared off in the most contentious debate so far. there were heated debates on the issue of campaign funding. we have more from new hampshire. >> outside the democratic debate hall in durham, not a hillary clinton sign in sight. new hampshire is bernie sanders' territory. among young voters here, he enjoys more than 85% support especially with issues of income inequality. >> the rich of getting richer. i would like to see a candidate who supports radical changes in the economic structure to create more equality and justice. >> i don't trust hillary. i think she's been very flippy floppy on a lot of issues. he's been very consistent. >> the issue of reforming america's economic structure is where the two democratic presidential hopefuls argu

the p.k.k. is already on going, and it is already quite -- >> not much more they can do then. >> they have just killed six soldiers on a military convoy, in the turkey. so the fight with the pkk is already on going. in northern iraq, but the question but in syria, will turkey intervene, of course i can't see and it will continue it with shelling of the syrian -- the p.y.d. inside of syria, -- it is very likely that will intensify the fight. an incushion is unlikely, but still, i don't rule out a limited focus very limited grant incursion, i don't rule out it but the challenges are not very great. >> well, thank you very much for taking the time. >> you are welcome, thank you. >> . >> announced lit make it's first air drops of food aid to the town. the u.n.'s world food program says it has a concrete plan for carrying out the operation. it hasn't been able to deliver aid by road because it is surrounded by isil. has now made it to five areas where 80,000 civilians are stranded. it was a difficult test for the united nations to show they could do it. for the government, and for the armed opposition. but so far, we are quite pleased about this. this wa

the u.s. ambassador to turkey, has been called in as we would think, to be called on the carpet for this offense in the turkish government. it is important to note, that while they consider the p.k.k a special terrorist organization, the u.s. does not see the p.y.d. as a terrorist organization narks' a very specific legal definition, in this country, and they believe that the pyd as well as other kurdish fighters are doing yo men's work against isil as well as trying to basically secure that part of syria for their residents. >> you get that question as soon as you get a chance, thank you very much. rosalyn jordan of the state department, the united states is urging turkey away from it's board tore let refugees across. tens of thousands have arrived at the crossing after fleeing the intense fighting. the government stepped up it's offensive, backed by russian air strikes to recapture the largest city. with the border counts -- they had to seek the open, with just the clothes on their backs. >> it is their job to watch the skies. civil defense volunteers in the opposition controlled east of aleppo city are on alert. whenever they hear the sound of jets. the first responders these v

turkey's south-eastern province. they're demanding an end to around the clock curfews. protesters threw stones at police and they retaliated with water cannon and gas. hundreds of p.k.k. fighters and troops have been killed. still ahead on the al jazeera news hour, voters in ireland pass judgment on how their politicians are handling the economic recovery. zimbabwe's president warns against infighting within the ruling party as he celebrates his 92nd birthday. in sport, rinaldo may be in hot water with his team mates. robyn will explain why later in the program >>> delegates for the g20 summit in ashanghai have expressed concern over the possibility that one may leave the ue union. the ministers gave their decision. a referendum on whether russia will leave the e.u. will be held in june. tens of thousands of people have taken part in anti-government protests in poland. they're angry over moves by the government which they say will undermine freedom and the constitution. the government's action to take greatest control of the constitutional court. the media and other institutions have triggered criticism inside poland and across ump p europe. ireland's prime minister h