into turkey.y has a syria policy. it supports opposition groups inside. and like i mentioned as of late it has been targeting pyg positions inside syria. we cannot speculate who was behind this attack, but like i mentioned, turkey is involved in several conflicts with several different players, both inside syria and inside turkey. >> thank you very much for now zana hoda monitoring developments there for us in turkey. just to recap what we have been hearing in the past few minutes, a vehicle exploding, so a significant explosion in the turkish capitol, ankara. we understand that there have been a number of injuries, there may have been casualties. we understand the turkish broadcaster saying the explosion happened near passing van carrying military personnel. so the military appears to be the target of this attack. the -- turkey news agency saying the explosion happened near military lodgings, and this isn't the first bit of violence we have seen in turkey. this will probably be the fourth major a

turkey is blaming russia for one of the attacks.e're following events on turk turkey's border in syria. here are the reports. >> reporter: there is no red line in syria's war. that seems to be the attack where a school, a hospital, and other buildings were hit. among the casualties were recently displaced syrians who escaped the fighting across aleppo province. turkey has called azaz a red line and vowed to not allow the town to fall not only because it is being held by the opposition but it is being threatened by the ypg, an opposition group that is called terrorists. >> the ypg has stepped back from azaz and it's area. if they come closer they'll see the most severe reaction. we will not allow azaz to fall. the whole world should know this. >> turkey has been attacking ypg positions to prevent further advances. they have captured many areas held by the oppositions taking advantage of the government offensive against the rebels across aleppo province. the ypg and it's allies have rejected its ultimatum to recapture areas, instead t

chase you. >> he needs to apply for a turkey tag, set an appointment to meet that turkey on his own turf. >> what does a mailman carry with him that he could fend off this terrible beast, can they carry pepper spray? >> i don't think pepper spray would affect them. >> how tall would this wild turkey be off the ground. >> probably 3 feet tall, turk zila is about 5-10. >> what can you expects from a turkey attack? do they kick? do they peck? >> like i said, he was like a whisper in the wind, i didn't hear him coming. it was on. >> they don't have teeth. >> no they have the spurs they rip you apart with on the back of the leg, that is how they fight each other. >> i talked about breakfast for dinner idea, i think maybe, if you are coming in, in march with that turkey pot pie bring some to the crew here at chasing. >> it will be a treat, the more people that try that wild bird the less wild bird you find attacking the mail men. >> ice machine. >> look at these photos of 64-year-old woman, seems harmless, she has been arrest 5 times for airplane related incidents and was against busted o

for turkey that is a red line.a wants to prevent further ypged a vabss particularly close to its border. ankara considers that a threat to its national security, and has made clear that it will take all of the necessary measures to prevent this, it also wants its western allies to stand by them in this fight. for now turkey's options are to continue the cross-border shelling and provide support to the non-kurdish syrian opposition. the west has signaled it won't back turkey's grand plan inside of syria on the ground. the escalating tensions are straining long-time alliances and complicating an already difficult process aimed attending syria's war. zana hoda, al jazeera, southern turkey. >>> now russia is calling for a u.n. security council meeting because it fears turkey could launch a ground invasion of syria. it wants a resolution demanding an end to action which undermines syria's sovereignty. daniel lak is at the united nations. and how soon can we expect this meeting to take place? >> reporter: well the meetin

relations between russia and turkey soured after turkey shot down an iran jet last september. >> blatter, the fifa president returned to the organization's headquarters on tuesday. for the first time since october to attend an appeal hearing that lasted several hours. he and michel platini have been convicted, and both of them deny any wrong doing. we'll get you caught up on the latest rafael nadal won golden in beijing but he missed the 2012 london olympics because of injury. he said he'll try his very best to make it to the games in the bra stillan city in six months time. nadal is there right now with a comfortable win. >> the conditions were so heavy. so difficult to service. they have every chance to break again. and very good victory for me. i'm very happy. >> formula one winter testing gets under way in spain on the 22nd of this month. ahead of that, they'll force india with wi big challenges. one of the big sponsors is looking to sell its share in the team. one of its founders is in prison after paying $100 million. that was back in 2011. on the track the team enjoyed it's most s

turkey has to come back against pkk in thisgainst part of turkey.his is important because there are many militias who are pg incted to the pyd or y northern syria, so, therefore, turkey believes that there is no difference between pkk nad pyd -- pkk and pyd, in terms of their ideology and organizational ties and this strategy against turkey. i think turkey, at the moment, will not change its position with pkk and pyd in the region. catherine n.: thanks so much for speaking to us, live from ankara. newsline on this story. many summit between the eu and summiton the -- a mini between the eu and turkey on these issues has been called off. byt's been reported reporters at the european union. moving across to syria, they are carrying that their essentials, food, medicines, and basics, like flour. aidfirst of about 100 trucks have started arriving. the united nations have been piling pressure on damascus to allow access to five the siege areas initially. this is a test for warring syrian factions ahead of a potential cease-fire. clovis casali has more for

turkey is at war with isil. of the peace process with the pkk collapse last july the cease-fire collapsed. the turkish military targeting positions in the southeast of the country as well as in northern iraq. there has been urban warfare really across the towns and villages in the southeast. and as of late the turkish military has begun shelling ypg positions inside syria. they consider the pkk and the ypg the syrian kurdish armed group terrorist organizations. they say that it is endangering turkey's national security. at the same time turkey has sent reinforcements to the border not just because of this cross border the helling across the border, but to tighten control of some areas, which borders isil. clearly this is a message in the capital, a highly secure area. the security has been tightened around government buildings and military installations in the capital. >> joining there live, thank you. >> we go to turkey analyst in chatham house here in london, a warm welcome to the program. i know you've been f

attack in turkey over the last year. the war between the turkish government and the kurdistan pkk is intensifying. we're seeing more and more spill over of the instability, in syria, in turkey itself. >> how will this affect the act party? >> this will have some attack on the image of the ruling party i doubt this will have popular appeal among the turks in the country. >> these attacks have shown that they're unable to prevent them. they'll be asked about the security apparatus. and the effectiveness, a watch list of suspects so that they're able to anticipate these types of attacks? they will look at the security lapses that allowed them to carry out the attacks. they'll assign blame to the organization. >> could it be used as a pre-ticket to increase military action against the ypg across the border in syria? >> i don't think that this attack can be used by the turkish government to initiate across-border operation against the ypg in syria itself. >> thank you very much. we appreciate it. we still have much more to co

turkey has taken in million refugees. france 24 correspondent have been reporting from the border for us. us 60 kilometers inside the turkish territory. can you tell us if the border is still closed? the border remains closed. there is no indication as to when the border will open. the turkish president has said that they would welcome this new wave of refugees if the situation gets worse. turkey is in a very delicate situation and position. on the one hand, it has welcomed, as you said, more than 2.5 million syrian refugees. it has had an open door policy all those years. it has been under great pressure to increase control and stem the flow of refugees coming to europe from turkey. this delicate position is only reflecting the very bad obstacle position of the eu it self. itself.pean union on the one hand, the eu is saying that turkey should welcome this wave of refugees. it's only right and fair. hand, it asks them to increase the control and stem the flow of refugees. catherine: i know you have been reporting at the b

for turkey that is a red line.wants to prevent further ypg advances, particularly in aleppo's northern corridor close to its border. ankara considers that a threat to its national security and has made clear it will take all of the necessary measures to preslent this. it also wants its western allies to stand by them in this fight. if for now turkey's options are to continue the cross-boarding shelling and continue to provide support. the west has signaled it won't back turkey's call for grand operation inside syria, and the u.s. has signaled that it won't choose sides. the escalating tensions are straining long-time alliances and complicating an already difficult process aimed attending syria's war. zana hoda, al jazeera, southern turkey. >>> and now russia which is carrying out air strikes inside syria is demanding, and i believe it has, as we go to the nation and daniel lack there, a meeting of the security council within a few hours, or later on today, daniel, because it is worried about what turkey is doing or

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who never attacks turkey, should attack turkey now. this is an important question that we should bear in mind. if it was the y.p.g., i mean, is it enough reason for turkey to go into war with syria, so everyone as the questions in mind and people are asking whether there operation that hits the military, which is convinced about a move towards syria, is done to convince the turkish military to go ahead. >> on the one hand an involvement could bring turkey into conflict with not only the regime's forces, but russia, iran, focus domestically. we have seen attacks increasing domestically as a result of tensions with the kurds. what are the options. >> this is a deadly option really. turkish military has no habit. is not - doesn't know much about the operations. there are only four armies in the world. the british, the french, the russian and the american armies who perform military operations outside. and the turkish military doesn't know how to do all these things, and it's a major challenge, and this is why the turkish military was relu

turkey had been afford 3.3 bill job from the u.s., turkey says it's spent 8.8 billion. there's camps set up. work permits. they will be requesting something in europe. they are not going to do that. things like european success, and travel to turkish citizens, that is discussed. we are expecting the conference. as you said, we'll wait to here what has been agreed upon if anything. it will not be an easy conversation >>> hoping to hear from them in 25 minutes. marwan in the studio. a senior analyst. do you believe the argument holds water, that turkey says where on the front lines will it be hit first. where it's doing its fair share as well. >> there are problems, when it comes to discussing it with germany, but i think turkey is discussions it with the european union and the united states in general. inside merkel is in turkey, but so far it's the european union committing the $3.3 billion to help turkey. having said that, i feel uncomfortable. it's painful and saddening to see countries negotiate price per head sort of thing, you know. one european official coming to

with the attacks that are being reported across syria taking part in the northwestern border with turkeyoctors without borders is reporting that a medical clinic has been destroyed in the province of idlib, nine people including a child killed in that attack and in a separate attack this time in the town of azaz at least 14 civilians were killed when missiles hit a children's hospital and a school as well as other locations and in aleppo this video apparently showing the aftermath of an air strike, this happening in the districts of el zabir and kapagi and an entire building collapsed as you can see and reports of a family of six being caught under the rubble of that collapsed building and so far no reports of any deaths in that particular incident but now let's get the very latest from our correspondent zaina in southern turkey right on the border with syria and bring us right up to date with the lines that have been coming out within the last hour-and-a-half or so zaina. >>> well, like you mentioned in idlib a hospital which was supported by doctors without borders has been targeted, h

turkey is blaming russia for the attack. doctors without borders says a clinic has been destroyed in idlib province, killing seven. the medical group said either syrian government or russian forces are responsible. in aleppo, this video apparently shows the aftermath of an air strike on the district, an entire building collapsed. crossing over to our correspondent zeina hodor joining us from the turkey, syria border. tell us why there seems to be an escalation on the northern border between syria and turkey. >> well, yes, doreen, like you mentioned, an m.s.f. health supported agency has been destroyed. multiple airstrikes is what we understand, doctors without border confirming the facility has been destroyed, there have been casualties and this facility really serving 40,000 people that in region. they now don't have access to medical services. the province is controlled by the opposition and often comes under attack from the skies. this i also a devastating blow and is not the first time. a week ago in the southern provinc

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overwhelming turkey. there are 35,000 syrians gathered at turkey's border. the border now closed for a fourth day. the turks claim they reached the end of capacity to absorb anymore migrants. cnn's arwa damon is there at the turkey/syrian border. arwa, the crisis is growing more dire by the hour. >> reporter: it is. tens of thousands have already amassed with tens of thousands more potentially expected to have to flee for their lives. now turkey is saying that at this stage it does not deem it to be necessary to let people through and that they are providing for the syrians on the syrian side sending in tents and food and water. they are allowing those with medical emergencies to come into turkey and treated at hospitals here. speaking to those who are stuck on the other side, they will all tell you that having fled the horrific violence, having made that impossible decision to leave everything they love and know behind, they don't want to sit in tents on the syrian side of the border. they want to be able to reach turkey so they can finally breathe and have

now turkey has been at war with the pkk for months now.have been targeting their bases in northern iraq. they have the southeast of the country, the towns and villages, so it has been a bottle ground for months. hours after the ankara bombing, turki turkishish war planes targeted areas. but this morning there were two attacks against the turkish military in the southeast. one involved a roadside bomb and up to six soldiers were killed. now as jamal mentioned over the past few days, the turkish artillery has been targeting the ypg inside syria. it considers the ypg's expansion as a threat to turkey's national security. it doesn't want the ypg to take more territory and able to connecterer tos it controls in the east of the country, in aleppo, to areas it controls in the west. so turkey considering this cross-border shelling, but hasn't stopped the ypg. the ypg is threatening opposition groups backed by turkey. but what we understand is that those opposition troops are receiving reinforcement. hundreds have fighters have believed to have ent

why ypg, who never attacked turkey, should attack turkey now?s is an important question that we should bare in mind. and secondly, even if it was the ypg, i mean, is -- is it enough reason for turkey to go into war with syria? so everyone has these sort of questions in mind, and people are also asking, whether this operation which hits directly the turkish military, which is very, you know, unconvinced about a move towards syria, is -- is -- is done to convince the turkish military to go ahead. >> the united nations says aid trucks have reached several besieged towns in syria. it's part of an agreement with the syrian government to allow aid into areas where people are trapped. >> 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, they are bringing medical supplies and food. aid workers say at least 40 people have died of malnutrition in the town since october. >> we will have people who are able to bring the medical support kits and make assessm

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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 madaya near the lebanese border they're bringing medical applies and a mobile clinical as well a

in turkey. the bombing in ankara wasn't the first. and since july the southeast of the country has been a battleground between security forces and pkk affiliates. officials want their western allies to sever their links with the syrian kurdish fighters. >> the u.s. must clarify its stands on terrorism. it's a sign of weakness to act with a terror organization like the ypg in a fight against daesh. but on the ground the u.s. continues to provide air cover to the ypg and it's allies as they push deeper into isil-held territory. in syria's eastern province the fetterers closing in on a main supply route that isil also known as daesh uses to move between its strongholds in syria and neighboring iraq. >> it's not about choosing sides here. there is no doubt about turkey's membership in the coalition. there is no doubt about our commitment to the fellow nato ally and there is also no doubt that some of the strongest fig fighters against daesh inside syria have been kurdish fighters. >> but the kurdish

if it hits group that turkey or western or regional allies support. and if turkey shells fighters.isks multiple. there's the risk of the syrian cessation of hostilities will be dead in the water. and the risk that the regional powers might end up being pulled into outright conflict >>> uganda's main opposition leader was detained twice as he tried to hold campaign rallies in the capital city kampala. police fired tear gas. supporters threw rocks. sergio is the main challenger to the president who has been in power for 30 years. >> the final campaign rally to here in kampala. the main opposition leader and his supporters were met with tear gat fired by police -- gas, fired by police as he tried to walk through the center. police say he was held because he didn't stick to an authorized route. and his diversion would disrupt businesses. his supporters would not see it that way. >> the dictatorship is so scared that they can't allow it with the supporters. >> police say that when they took him, it was not an arrest. >> we simply arrived him and his campaign team to coordinate and harmo

in turkey.e crisis. where does this attack come down in all that. >> reporter: yes, miguel, turkey is dealing with the challenges. what we have which is happening now which is an added dynamic is a complicated and deadly situation. in the past, attacks happened in turkey. the government has blamed on isis. in this case, this attack targeting the military personnel convoy. it is being blamed by the turks on the ypg. the ypg is as we know the kurdish fighting force that is america's main ally inside syria. you can just imagine what that is potentially going to do for the turkish/u.s. relations which is already strained. turkey views as a terrorist organization. an extension of the separatist group the pkk that turkey has been battling against within its own borders. along those lines, turkey over the last few days has been launching an intent of barrage of artillery in turkey. turkey is blaming it on the member of the ypg. it means that in turkey's perspecti perspective, this is proof that the ypg

catherine: how is turkey's increasing involvement playing out inside turkey itself? jasper: not well at all. today the largest opposition party called on the government to brief parliament about the bombardment in syria. a spokesman for the party said we don't want turkey to get involved in the syrian civil war. the republican people's party says that if it were in government, turkey would be taking a neutral stance on the syrian war and this would recognize bashar al-assad as being a legitimate. party-biggest opposition in parliament, the pro kurdish hdp party is totally opposed to what the government is doing in syria there is a third constituency and that is the turkish people themselves. there has been a lot of talk of the government level about turkish ground troops going into syria to drive out the islamic state and set up a safe haven for the refugees. the turkish people are dead opposed to that. the turkish people do not want turkish soldiers getting killed in the syrian squad. catherine: thank you for bringing us those insights, just for more about reporting

in turkey. the bombing in ankara was not the first. and since july the southeast of the country has been a battleground between security forces and pkk affiliates. they want their western allies to severe their lengths can the syrian fighters. >> the u.s. must clear its stance on terrorism. they're conflicted on the ypg. it's a sign of weakness to act with a terror organization. >> but on the ground the u.s. continues to provide air cover to the ypg and it's ally, the syrian democratic forces, as they push deeper into isil-heldter cor territory: the fighters are closing in on the group known as daesh in areas they use for strongholds in syrian neighboring iraq. >> it is not about choosing sides here. there is no doubt about turkey's membership in the coalition. and there is also no doubt that some of the strongest fighters against dash have been kurdish fighters. >> but the syrian kurdish fighters and their allies have not been taking territory from isil. in recent weeks they have also been taki

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 th

turkey has said it is ready to deploy ground troops. the syrian government as well as its allies are warning saudi arabia against such a move. the foreign minister said they will consider this is an aggression. the troops will return home in their coffins. the syrian army sending a message to saudi arabia and the u.s. saying that we are now at the provincial border. that is controlled by i.s.i.l. the syrian army saying that they plan to enter that territory saying that the east syria is not for the coalition but for the army as well >>> hundreds of palestinians have travelled to the gaza border with egypt after it was opened for the first time this year. more than 25,000 people are in urgent need of using the crossing, including those with medical conditions. only a fraction of that number have been given approval to travel. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: these palestinians have been waiting patiently to leave the glaz astrip-- gaza strip for months, many for years. >> translation: our best estimate is that 1000 will get to tra

the third and i think the major actor in all of this is turkey. everything hinges on turkey. turkey holds the key to all of this. and here we have to understand what the incentives are. far too many europeans think that because they put visa liberalization on the table and the resumption of negotiations about accession to the european union at some time in the future, incidentally no one has promised turkey membership. they have only promised the resumption of negotiations toward accession. because there is still a great deal of opposition to turkey becoming a member of the eu. the french, you know, big, strong, you know, influential people in germany, austria, et cetera, et cetera. so this is going to be very difficult. but it is again one of those things that we'll have to really work on. and we have to figure out, what are the rest of the ambitions that mr. erdogan has? those two things, you know. there was a delicious exchange of purchase like thloined, as i ba verbatim, notes between erdogan and the head of the european council and the european commission and lots of for

well, as mentioned tension between russia and turkey is escalating, in the last few hours turkey has said the attack on a hospital near the border was an obvious war crime. rory challands reports from moscow from all the to diplomatic developments. >> reporter: several days of cross-border artillery fire indicates syria's vortex is pulling in regional powers more deep reply. we see this as international support to terrorism, said the foreign minister, obligations taken by turkey as a member country of the international syria support group. turkey is of course a nato country and russia is aware that turkey is a potential fault line within the alliance. >> this is very unpleasant for nato and nato will do everything to prevent it but it doesn't depend on nato or russia but whether erdogan decides to intervene in syria. france germany italy and spain wouldn't want to fight because of erdogan's adventurism. >> last week they opened their first international office in moscow, russia insists they be involved in the stalled geneva negotiations. turkey says any kurdish autonomy is existentia

are both heading towards aleppo's border crossing with turkey.der towns close to that crossing have received 10s of thousands of syrians displays babes the ongoing military operation. turkey continues to be criticized for not allowing them to enter, instead it argues the refugees could safely remain in a designated zona long the syrian side of the border. such a safe zone with surf turkey's national security interests by acting also as a buffer and stopping y.p.g.'s expansion and keeping the syria regime away from its doorstep. zeina khodr, al jazeera, southern turkey. >>> nato ships are being sent to the eastern mediterranean in response to the ongoing refugee crisis. a multinational group of frigots and destroyers is requested by germany, greece and turkey. paul brennan reports from brussels. >> reporter: in defiance of tougher border controls and in spite of windser storms and dangerous seize, refugees and migrants continue to a he want it the crossing from turkey to greece. this group was rescued on tuesday, so far this year around 1500 peopl

turkey wants us to retreat. this won't happen. >> the advances by both the government and the y.p.g. are putting pressure on the opposition. many observers believe the y.p.g. 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

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stefanie dekker, al jazeera, on the turkey, syrians border. >>> border crossing with turkey have movedser to the stronghold of tel rafad. the people there preparing themselves for the possibility of a siege. as zeina khodr reports. >> reporter: there is a fuel shortage in syria. so the people living in the opposition controlled east of aleppo city have begun to ration. they are preparing for possibility of a seeng. siege. fuel is needed in a city without electricity and a city that relies on pumping wells for water. >> translator: there has been a rise in the price of basic goods because roads are cut and merchants are profiting. supplies are coming from the western country side but our supplies are low. we don't have enough supplies. what we have is only enough for a few days. >> reporter: it is not known how many of the 300,000 in the east have left, some are too poor to even pay for a ride out. a city devastated by years of war. the syrian government and its allies have still not managed to lay siege to the rebel controlled east of aleppo city. the only opposition controlled road le

turkey. >> there is a fuel shortage in syria so the people are beginning to ration. there is a possibility of siege. already supply license have been disrupted by the government's defenses, fuel is needed on a city that relies on pumping wells for water. >> there's been a rise in the price of basic goods because, roads are cut and merchants are appropriate of profiting. we don't have enough supplies, what we have is only enough for a few days. >> reporter: it is not known how many of the 300,000 people in the east have left but there are some that are so poor to even pay for a ride out. a siege would only cause more suffering in a city devastated by years of war. the syrian government and its allies have still not managed to lay siege to the rebel croaltd controlled east of the aleppo city, coming under heavy air strikes. russian air power has also allowed the government to advance towards the border with turkey. they have expanded their control entering town after town as they try to reach t

can turkey realistically do that?urkey has already welcomed more than 2.5 million syrian refugees. said that theyan will welcome them if the situation gets worse. while turkey has had an open door policy in all the years of , it hasthe past year kept its border closed out of security concerns, but also because the resources can only be stretched to a point. two syrian people on this side of the border want to go back to syria, even if that means death -- they said they cannot find jobs here. it is a desperate situation on either side of the border. >> thank you for that. today,meetings continue there have been more migrant deaths. we are getting a report of another 22 drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of turkey. taiwan, and eight-year-old girl and her and were pulled out of the rubble -- an eight-year-old girl and her aunt were cold from the rubble 60 hours after the earthquake struck. >> survivors continue to be pulled from the rubble after hours in tomb in -- in concrete. husbandsurvived, whose shielde

turkey and russia has been at each other's necks ever since turkey shot down a russian plane near its border. are you among those who think this could become a broader regional or even a world conflict? >> i don't think that's the way we're going to see this play out. i agree, that there is a lot more stability, instability in the region and probably a lot more instability coming, a second round of arab spring style revolts, based on the real root causes of instability in the region. the islamism, the authoritarian government, the lack of economic opportunity, the youth bulge, all these things, together, make the region extremely unstable. >> doug olivant always good to have your being thoughts, thanks. >> pleasure antonio. >>> u.n. con invoices in syrian have arrived at several besieged towns, to bring food and water to several besieged towns. zeina khodr reports. >> it is a step forward, much needed aid reaching those trapped, it was agreed on by those meeting in munich last week. the government towns of kafraya and fua, and among them madaya, where 40 people died of malnutritious s

turkey friends should standing with turkey in all these situations. >> reporter: the bombing in ankaran't the first. and since july the southeast of the country has been a battleground between security forces and pkk affiliates. turkish officials want their western allies to sever their links with the syrian kurdish fighters. >> translator: the u.s. must clarify its stance on terrorism. washington's statements are conflicted on the ypg. >> reporter: but on the ground the u.s. continues to provide air cover to the ypg and its ally, as they push deeper into syria. the kurdish fighters are closing in on a main supply route that isil uses. >> it's not about choosing sides here. there's no doubt about turkey's membership in the coalition, and no doubt about our commitment to a fellow nato ally, and no doubt that some of the strongest fighters against daesh in syria have been kurdish fighters. >> reporter: but they have not only been taking territory from isil, they have also been taking ground from opposition groups backed by turkey. for turkey that is a red line. ankara wants to prevent fu

turkey stepped in.or a second day, it shelled positions of the ypg and its alleys causing casualties. the art i willery bombardment is not just a message to a group turkey calls a tear ri69 organization. it's to force it to retreat from territories close to the border. >> the ypg will immediately withdraw from azez and the surrounding area and will not go close to it again. it will not attempt to shut the corridor ever again. it will not have delusions of using a base to attack the opposition. >> over recent days, the ypg and its alleys captured ground. the kurdish group is taking advantage of the push backed up by russian jets against those same opposition groups across aleppo province. the u.s. allied to the ypg has called on the kurds to stop taking ground. the group says it doesn't plan to retreat. >> we recently captured the air base and are close to capturing the other area. we want to fight this terrorist group. turkey wants us to return. this won't happen. we are advancing. we won't retreat. >>

a concern in turkey.ombing in ankara wasn't the first. and since july the southeast of the country has been a battleground between security forces and pkk affiliates. turkish officials wan their western allies to sever their links with the kurdish syrian fighters. >> translator: the fact that the west persists in refusing to name the terror groups makes us sad, despite the fact we have passed many documents on to them. europe and the european union have declared the pkk a terrorist organization. >>> but on the ground, the u.s. continues to provide air cover to the ypg and its ally, the syrian democratic forces as they push deeper into isil-held territory. in syrian's eastern province, the kurdish fighters are closing in on a main supply route that isil also known as daesh uses to move 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 is no doubt about our commitment to a fellow nato ally, and

with wednesday's attack comes increased anger from turkey towards its allies.feels it is being let down by the u.s. and nato. it's positioned towards syrian-based kurdish groups continuing to be at odds with that of its allies and that difference of opinion looks likely to remain a problem. >>> the united nations has announced it will make its first air drops of food in syria. the world food program says it has a concrete plan for carrying out the operation in the next few days. it is surrounded by isil. food and medicine have now made it into five parts of syria, where 80,000 civilians are stranded. >>> britain's prime minister has said he is in his words battling for britain as he arrived in brussels for a crucial e.u. summit. he hopes to return with a reform package ahead of a referendum on britain's membership of the e.u. but he is facing resistance from some other e.u. leaders on some of his demands. >> we have got some important work to do today and tomorrow, and it is going to be hard. i'll be battling for britain. if we can get a good deal. i will take

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 trapped here. more aid is expected to arrive in the

turkey had called azaz a red line. not because it is one of the few remaining strongholds in the opposition corridor but because it is being threatened by the ypg, a kurdish group called terrorist by turkey. >> they will see the most severe reaction, we will not allow azaz to fall. the whole world should know this. >> reporter: turkey has been capturing many areas from the option close to the turkish border taking advantage muc of a russian backed advancement. now at the door steps of the two remaining opposition strongholds this the northern corridor. azaz and tel riffat, with the support of russian air power. air power is not only being used in aleppo in the rebel controlled province of idlib in the west. facilities were sowrted by doctors without borders and provided services to more than 40 thousand people. the organization called it a deliberate attack but didn't blame anyone but activists. just last week one of its facilities was hit in the southern province of dar rvetionah. >> the needs are for healthy faciliti

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 kilometers an hour with gusts over 320 kilometers an ho

any refugees that are saved by nato vessel also be returned to turkey and turkey has a willingness tohem back but for how much longer. paul brennan, al jazeera, brussels. >>> the first pictures emerged of some victims of a double suicide bombing at a refugee camp in nigeria, as many as 70 people were killed when two women blew themselves up on tuesday and rob matheson has the story. >> reporter: freightened and bewildered some of the youngest victims at the latest bomb attack in nigeria, two women are said to have blown themselves up at a refugee camp, one woman attacker has been arrested. >> from a town nearby according to the one arrested life she compares and she even hints to the military there after this because a parent i become and that is why she refused the bomb. >> reporter: the attack is said to be the hallmarks of the armed group boko haram and it is fighting to establish an islamic state in nigeria, in 201 niger yanukovich army took back large parts of the country seized by boko haram. in december the nigeria president hadi said the group had been technically defeated and

crisis inside turkey.re is no agreed upon way to handle it. while resentment is growing inside turkey, sweden has remained one of the countries willing to accept refugees. david ariosto reports. >> reporter: the life mubarak zaod left behind. after four brutal years in syria he decided he had finally had enough. so like 4 million of his countrymen this 28-year-old nurse became a refugee and emptied his savings to pay for the long trip north to europe. piling into a rickety boat he crossed the sea from turkey then started to walk. >> there was a chart in the box, i said what happened in my cup, why there is this war? >> reporter: after a month of traveling sleeping in the woods and facing the near constant threat of arrest mubarak finally made it here to sweden. >> it's colder here now? >> yes it's cold but i like cold. >> sweden has emerged as a promised land of sorts or at least a place for those like mubarak can relax and feel normal again. >> when i smile to you and you smile to me, i feel great. i feel

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 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, southern turkey. >>> saudi arabia's foreign minister once again accused the syrian government of bombing civilians. riyadh offered to send in ground forces into syria to take on isil, but has left the final decision on when that will happen to the u.s. led coalition. >> the syrian regime has to open the way for the humanitarian support and aid immediately, and the syrian regime has to stop the military attacks against th

whatever is decided turkey will be on board. with the first of summary in turkey. to the 23rd and 24 it's of may and that would be an opportunity to talk more. all other humanitarian issues most will conduct the problems, not only support, but a conference supporting human support. >> turkish prime minister addressing that donor's conference taking place now in london. and talks about the millions of reeve guess in turkey from syria, including several hundred thousands schoolchildren and demanded humanitarian access to all areas of syria anything whoever has access to syria, people are eating grass, and we are responsible. we will continue the open-door policy, and was really asking for help. david cameron speaking, as i speak now, but he addressed the audien audience laying out a number of goals, pushing for help from kerin people. the long term solution can only be reached with a new government reaching the need of all of the people. however difficult it may be. while we pursue a solution, very can take vital steps now that make a difference today and into the fu