turkey's president has promised to try and that the y.p. from syria his military has changed its posture strengthening turkey's hand a serious player is likely in gauging back door negotiations to prevent what could be a new conflict. on the turkey syria border to reuters journalists a back in court and to appeal against a jail term handed down in september while owner and torso all were given seven years behind bars for breaking the official secrets act they had been investigating the killing of ten ranger muslims in rakhine state their lawyers say the pair were set up their convictions have been globally condemned with their trial regarded as a sham sudanese police have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters who blocked a road in the capital khartoum the protesters gathered in the center of the city after a soccer match they chanted freedom songs calling on president omar al bashir to step down several cities are under emergency rule as protesters demand a change of government the protests are now into their fifth day forc

the turkey syria border. turkish military reinforcements are being sent deep into syria to the front lines north of the city of mumbai the message turkey is sending is that it's ready to use force if membership is not handed over to what it calls its rightful owners the turkish deployment followed reports that the syrian army planned to move in there will be a vacuum once the u.s. begins with drawing its troops from areas across northeastern syria controlled by the syrian kurdish armed groups the white p.g. . people are afraid after reports of a possible military operation and other reports of the regime was to capture the city were preparing to escape if the regime enters or if there is military action the u.s. military in what is known as the members military council are the forces on the ground but the turkish government and the syrian opposition say the council is a front for the y.p. g a group they consider terrorists and separatists who have exploited the fight against eisel to carve out a state of their

that will also want its interests security senator al jazeera a check on the turkey syria border or as a kurdish affairs analyst and managing director of could do cheek consulting he says the kurdish leaders in syria will have some big decisions to make over the next few weeks let's not forget that the southeast in syria that's where the most oil assets on the syrian regime if hands on those that will lessen is dependent on russia and iran for this violence is because once they once a control those areas they will be able to sell the oils and they will bring russian oil companies and so on but turkey has different ideas they want to install the opposition as we've seen in a free nor various parts in the northwest of syria to make sure that. they control what happens next in syria however the syrian regime and the russia seems to have different ideas and keep the kurds as a buffer between the syrian regime and. turkey for the time being so in the near future is very uncertain how the kurds will manage the u.s. is waking up this saturday to a partial shutdown of the federal government th

twenty in turkey has come out of isolation trump is now we're drawing from syria and turkey now has the green light to go after the wipe e.g. in northern syria and there is a definite warming of relations between us and washington and again convince trump . his suit he superceded john bolton's advice truck took editors advice over john bolton's advice with regards to syria in terms of turkey politically it's out of isolation it's got what it wants in syria mohammed bin so learned his reforms have been damaged and again status has gone up in the arab and muslim world. a bit wounded but at the end of the day the reason is this did what i say is this politically the justice is more likely to come politically but not legally legally is much more difficult to prove and i don't know how much turkey has if what it has the definitive proof that muhammad is some an order that ordered the killing plenty of questions being raised there no let's first pick up on sammy's last point is there any more do you think does the government believe that's going to come out that is to be revealed that will cr

that fear has heightened after president trumps shop decision to withdraw american troops from syria turkey and russia now say they have agreed on coordinating with each other to fight with they called terrorism and syria so why is monday so important the city lies northeast of aleppo and just thirty kilometers south of the turkish border it's considered one of the strategic areas for the kurds who hold almost thirty percent of syria it was captured by the main u.s. backed syrian kurdish group the wife two years ago turkey wants to prevent the kurds from consolidating their hold on. syrian territory and forming forming that is an autonomy region on its border coalition forces including u.s. and french troops remain on the outskirts of the city but the americans are set to leave. let's bring in the panel now and joining us on skype from istanbul then at teluk managing editor of the daily newspaper in moscow to me tree babich political analyst at recess a gun you news agency and in beirut allies for hot retired lebanese army general and strategic analyst all of you welcome to the program so a

by the withdrawal of the us forces who have been backing them say in a hundred reports in the turkey syria border. turkish military reinforcements are being sent deep into syria to the front lines north of the city of mumbai the message turkey is sending is that it's ready to use force if not handed over to what it calls its rightful owners the turkish deployment followed reports that the syrian army planned to move in there will be a vacuum once the u.s. begins with drawing its troops from areas across northeastern syria controlled by the syrian kurdish armed groups the white p.g. . people are afraid after reports of a possible military operation and other reports of the regime was to capture the city were preparing to escape if the regime enters or if there is military action. the u.s. military in what is known as the members military council are the forces on the ground but the turkish government and the syrian opposition say the council is a front for the y.p. g a group they consider terrorists and separatists who have exploited the fight against eisel to carve out a state of their own

darker side doesn't object if if if there is no terrorist state or that there are two of syria was russia and turkey are great ally as you leave syria is and he joined us that you can see mali thank you elias is the fellas let me bring you into this the turds the kurds pardon me say that they feel betrayed. by donald trump should they be are they. yes they are betrayed from a subject point of view. the government and the sudan government have a common target which is this the shooting the b.g. even dismembering the military security administrative system of the because if there is an entity on the syrian side on this he has tired of the turkish syrian border of for the kurds that would threaten the integrity of turkey which is not in the national security interest of turkey from the syrian side any any attempt to. independent state or. and and it kind of dependent and it is also threats the syrian and dignity so both sides have the same target now how to bring both sides together in order to realize the start get i think it's business of the russian government because so far. the political distance

a check on the turkey syria border. the kurdish group that was being backed by u.s. forces on the ground in syria the syrian defense force or s.d.f. says it's still fending off attacks. the armed group said this video on friday showing their fighters taking on ice on the of the eastern city of hygiene the area is a source last military stronghold inside syria. plenty more still to come for you here on the news hour including. city in south korea turned into a leading tourism hub. and really doing their best to keep the pressure on tally in league leaders you venters action from syria coming up in the schools you. know the u.s. president donald trump also dealing with the impact of another government shutdown it's the third one this year and it's likely to last until after christmas this is the result of a political stalemate in congress over funding for mr trump's planned mexico border war the president is demanding five billion dollars for the project but democrats are refusing to give in the deadlock leaves parts of the federal government without funding over the ho

forces from near the turkey syria boredom hum an adult brings us this report columns of tookie stunts roll into syria. has been bolstering its military positions along with south of the border as it prepares for what it calls a full fledged offensive on the kurdish held city of mumbai is syria syrian rebels blocked by tuckey also on the move inside areas of syria under turkey's sway and along the eight hundred twenty two kilometer border between the two countries kurdish forces are miles from friday that they have been forced to cut a deal with president bashar al assad after they were abundant by donald trump or the complete withdrawal of u.s. troops from syria a little over a week ago. here syrian troops deployed in support of cottage forces on the edge of mom bitch their deployment creates a government buffer achi a call small from syria which fully separates the tukey and its proxies from the kurds but they are yet to enter the city of money bitch as they claimed on friday. we haven't seen any movement of the syrian army in miami beach all we see are the military council of money

twenty in turkey has come out of isolation trump is now withdrawing from syria and turkey now has the green light to go after the white b.g. in northern syria and there is a definite warming of relations between us and washington and again convince trump when. his suit is superceded john bolton's advice trunk took evidence advice over john bolton's advice with regards to syria in terms of turkey politically it's out of isolation it's got what it wants in syria mohammed bin so learned his reforms have been damaged and again status has gone up in the arab and muslim world. a bit wounded but at the end of the day the reason is this did what i say is this politically the justice is more likely to come politically but not legally legally is much more difficult to prove and i don't know how much turkey has if what it has the definitive proof that mohamed bin solo ordered the order the killing that's plenty of questions being raised there no let's first pick up on sammy's last point is there any more do you think does the government believe that's going to come out that is to be revealed tha

turkey's president has promised to try to isolate and the chief from syria his military has changed its posture strengthening turkey's hand a serious player is likely in gauging backdoor negotiations to prevent what could be a new conflict. on the turkey syria border sudan's doctors are going on an indefinite strike in the first of a series of work stoppages aimed at paralyzing the government of president omar bashir demonstrations have been rallying for five days across several cities and anger over rising fuel food prices as well as corruption at least ten people have died there are reports that police have fired tear gas to disperse protesters in rwanda in north korea fun in a moment has the.

without invitation they got from that cut this fight is over it's a moment of the gaziantep on the turkey syria border thank you well let's accept mccovey middle east experts at the russian international affairs council he says moscow and ankara will be looking to strike a deal in northern syria. i think that the both both sides rushing turkey they want to avoid any major light scale escalation on the ground so this is why both ministers foreign minister and defense minister came to discuss and try to reach a acceptable compromise. for all parties not only moscow and ancora but also for kurds for for damascus because the equation now is getting more and more complicated if we again if we take into account that americans really withdraw from from syria that it adds more uncertainty and unpredictability because that would depend on how kurds would negotiate with moscow and damascus on terms to be incorporated back under the damascus control which can sour potentially sour relations between moscow and on the security forces in egypt say they have killed forty people they're calling terrorists jim

turkey doesn't have that authority or ambitions in syria and they want to. project their and it wants the threat along its southern border it will cooperate with the syrian opposition. to give up its agenda and couplings with. a military option is still on the table president to tell you border guard says a new operational strategy to eliminate both the y.p. g. and i still is being worked on turkey and the us may be in agreement on what happens next but there are other players in syria including russia that will also want its interests secured. a check on the turkey syria border iran's revolutionary guards have held military exercises in the strategic strait of hormuz through which nearly a third of them over oil dreaded by sea passes. helicopters and drones on friday the iranian army trailed a u.s. aircraft carrier into the gulf iran's an increase in pressure from the u.s. which has renewed sanctions over its nuclear program. time for short break here now to zero when we come back the hunt for a former rebel commander in colombia who refused to accept a lan

on the turkey syria border. protests in sudan have continued for a fifth day forcing hospitals schools and universities to shut down across the country several cities are under emergency rule as protesters demand a change of government they're angry over rising fuel and food costs and blame president omar bashir for economic mismanagement and also this evening there's been tear gas fired by police at hundreds of protesters who blocked a road in the center of the capital khartoum in a morgue and reports on how see john got to this point. driving his minivan is the only way out of the most probably the living he says taking passengers around used to bring in enough money but with the fuel crisis in sudan that's no longer the case. we can stay from the day before work till the next day waiting for fuel with the fuel shortage.

on the turkey syria border. our we're in the d r c where ballot papers ever arrive to replace the millions destroyed by a fire last week. a policeman pulls out his gun in paris during the weekends yellow vest demonstrations the number of protesters is decreasing. and in the dutch league i have split to keep up pace for the latest p.s.p. it will be here the best reaction. has been two years since ours are journalists saying was arrested and detained in egypt he hasn't been charged with any crime as imprisonment has been repeatedly extended despite international calls for his immediate release i just cut off the last report. for two years my hoodoo same has been locked inside an egyptian prison his right to trial denied his legal rights rejected the al jazeera journalist flew to cairo in two thousand and sixteen to visit his family after he landed he was questioned the detained without being formally charged he suffered a broken arm and was refused proper medical treatment egyptian prosecutors accuse the cutter ba

lebanese group hezbollah and the timing here is very curious turkey is threatening an offensive on u.s. backed kurdish forces in northern syria and president ever to one has demanded that the u.s. backed forces withdraw and said that the operation to attack them could start any moment so turkey is unlikely to attack u.s. forces and this could very much factor into president trump's decision to remove american forces across one and d.c. the earlier as you hear most go but it goes down all for a broader look over the u.s. companies syria. it's not the first time that the donald trump announces the withdrawal of troops from syria but last time that happened he backtracked pretty quickly you turning and staying in syria for another year or so well now yes indeed and he is taking the credit for it and just to give him the credit that he deserves in really the united states did do a lot to defeat eisel in syria i mean that can really be taken from them they pretty much liberated all of the eastern and northern much of the northern syrian regions of course not their soldiers not their troops but their proxy a sort of army as the kur

turkey's president has promised to dr eisold and the chief from syria his military has changed its posture strengthening turkey's hand a serious players likely engage in backdoor negotiations to prevent what could be a new conflict that occurred on the turkey syria border. french authorities have defended aggressive police actions during saturday's yellow vest demonstrations in paris a video of a police officer pulling out a gun on protesters near the shore new has been widely shared online critics say it was disproportionate the police say they were acting in self-defense meanwhile president in one year back home is warning protesters will face the most severe legal rip repercussions possible benefit reports from paris. with just a few hundred yellow vest protesters on the shelves elisei on saturday night a small number sparked a violent confrontation with police. as the policeman scrambled to save their bikes pulled a gun. the whole incident lasted about three minutes but is an indication of how quickly a quiet protest can turn ugly the. yellow vest protesters described as act six began

a check on the turkey syria border in germany officials there say they were not told in advance of the u.s. decision to pull troops from syria. secret wedding is planned as an ally and part of the n.t. i.i.s. coalition we would have found prior consultations with the u.s. government on a withdrawal of u.s. troops helpful in the view of the federal government the so-called islamic state continues to pose a threat even if the terrorist organizations have meanwhile lost large parts of the territory previously controlled by the. or there's also been a reaction to the sudden resignation of the us defense secretary the french defense minister praising james mattis because of what i can say is that jim mattis is a colleague which i very much appreciate with whom i've worked a lot he's a great soldier and he's been a remarkable minister and he's been a partner for all occasions a u.s. republican senate leader mitch mcconnell has also spoken about the departure of mattis in a statement he said i believe it is essential that the united states maintain and strengthen the post world war two allian

russia turkey and iran have been closely working together on syria within what is known as the ask the now format over the years the u.s. has repeatedly tried to pull away from that alliance. if the u.s. hands over the area to turkey it will not be good for iran so now turkey will be on a collision course with iran the u.s. decision to would.

next but they also say that they hope that some sort of an understanding can be found between turkey syria we have russia so there's no armed conflict in the area ok so a great deal of uncertainty turkey's president added one has called the syrian move a quote psychological act what does he mean. well i think what he means is that there are not enough so serious sources on the ground perhaps it means that a numb and want to sit in government is trying to achieve by declaring that they will be supporting the kurds as reclaiming that tenet. of the syrians that i've been speaking to those who are connected to the syrian government this is a turkey's being also conducting of its own psychological warfare by saying that they will be invading city of and they haven't really done that not our or our creed so what is a turkey essentially looking for there are talks happening today between zero to one and russia istanbul and moscow are going to be talking specifically about the situation in all its details and what we're picking up is a turkey essentially wants an assurance from the syrian governme

side doesn't object if if if there is no terrorist state or that there are two of syria war through our share in turkey our great ally as you leave syria is a major illness that you can see military thank you elias is a phyllis let me bring you into this the turd the kurds pardon me say that they feel betrayed. by donald trump should they be are they. yes they are betrayed from a subject point of view. the government and the sudan government have a common target which is this the shooting the b.g. even dismembering the military security administrative system of. because if there is an entity on the syrian side of this he has tired of the turkish syrian border of for the kurds that would threaten the integrity of turkey which is not in the national security interest of turkey from the syrian side any any attempt to. independent state or. and and it kind of dependent and it is also threats the syrian and dignity so both sides have the same target now how to bring both sides together in order to realize the start get i think it's business of the russian government because so far. the political distance be

turkey's president has promised to dr eisold and that the white b.g. from syria his military has changed its posture strengthening turkey's hand a serious player is likely engaging back door negotiations to prevent what could be a new conflict that occurred on the turkey syria border. sudanese police have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters it blocked a road in the capital khartoum the protesters gathered in the center of the city after a soccer match they chanted freedom songs calling on president bashir to step down several cities are under emergency rule as protesters demand a change of government the protests into their fifth day forcing schools and universities to shut down across the country and doctors have now gone on indefinite strike heaping more pressure on the government here reports from car to . drive in his minivan is the only way. to living he says taking passengers around used to bring in enough money but with a fuel crisis in sudan that's no longer the case. we can stay from the day before till the next day waiting

including russia that will also want its interests security senator al jazeera a check on the turkey syria border. seans a law is a kurdish affairs analyst and managing director of carducci consulting he says the kurdish leaders in syria will have major decisions to make over the coming few weeks let's not forget the southeast in syria that's where the most oil assets on the syrian regime if hands on those that will lessen is dependent on russia and iran for its finances because once they say control those areas they will be able to sell the oils and they will bring russian oil companies and so on but turkey has different ideas they want to install. opposition as we've seen in a free in or various parts in the north west of syria to make sure that. they control what happens next in syria however the syrian regime and the russia seems to have different ideas and keep the kurds as a buffer between the syrian regime and. turkey for the time being so in the near future is very uncertain how the kurds will manage. the head of the u.n. team monitoring a cease fire has arrived in the yemeni city

syria either. thank you very much indeed turkey has put on hold a planned cross border offensive against kurdish held territory in northeast syria it says it's awaiting the outcome of the january the eighth meeting on the u.s. decision to pull troops from the country french russian iranian israeli and kurdish eyes are all trained on the region and i concerned that vacuum that was just mentioned just now created by the us could worsen instability for people on the ground or other concerns they know how to reports from charlie on the turkish syrian border these syrian refugees have been living in this turkish border town for three years they say they can't return home as long as their towns and villages are controlled by the syrian armed group the y. peachey while fighting eisel the why p.g. backed by the u.s. had taken control of predominantly arab and mixed areas across northern syria their residents say those territorial gains are about creating a kurdish state an accusation tonight by the white peachy to feel. in two thousand and fifteen the white b.g. enter tel aviv under the pretext of fighting i

a check on the turkey syria border the u.s. government could be hurtling towards a shutdown the senate is carre debating a finance bill that includes more than five billion dollars for a wall along the border with mexico but it has very little chance of passing a shutdown would mean all but essential government services would cease to function president says his administration is prepared for a quote very long shutdown and lessie gets its way. so now it's up to the democrats as to whether or not we're going to shut down tonight i hope we don't but we're totally prepared for a very long you know. this is our only chance whoever you are millions because of the world the way. you yeah great order your ear. for more on this let's join alan fischer in washington alan is there still a chance that a government shutdown or partial shutdown might be a void it. i think it's highly unlikely i think we've moved in the last twenty four hours from unlikely to almost certain and how did we get here well donald trump seemed as if he was going

dismayed by the trunk decision those with very different views about the future of syria the so-called a stana group turkey russia and iran will benefit with more freedom to act inside the country james bays al-jazeera of the united nations. a russia's president vladimir putin has welcomed the u.s. decision to withdraw troops from syria he was speaking at his annual news conference who says the u.s. military presence in syria is illegitimate yet it his forces have not seen any sign of a withdrawal and yet look assertive like me than the e.u. is for defeating ocelot i generally agree with the president of the united states with the chief some major advances when it comes to defeating the terrorists and we've struck major blows against terrorists in syria there is a danger that those terrorist groups may now in full trite the neighboring regions for example afghanistan and other countries for example the countries of origin that is a great risk for all of us including russia and the u.s. for asian and sea draw asian countries. us that ahead on al-jazeera when we come back in our latest special report from st

is already changing the battleground reports from the turkey syria border. turkish military reinforcements are being sent deep into syria to the front lines north of the city of mumbai the message turkey is sending is that it's ready to use force if membership is not handed over to what it calls its rightful owners the turkish deployment followed reports that the syrian army planned to move in there will be a vacuum once the u.s. begins with drawing its troops from areas across northeastern syria controlled by the syrian kurdish armed groups the white p.g. . people are afraid after reports of a possible military operation and other reports of the regime was to capture the city were preparing to escape if the regime enters or if there is military action the u.s. military in what is known as the members military council are the forces on the ground but the turkish government and the syrian opposition say the council is a front for the white peachey a group they consider terrorists and separatists who have exploited the fight against eisel to carve out a state o

donald from doubling down on his decision to pull troops from syria, turkey could soon make an entrance. a week after donald trump announced he would pull out of syria the same troops patrolled the borders between kurdish led forces and turkey backed fighters in northern syria. this as multiple reports suggest turkey is preparing a military incursion in northern syria against their long-running foes, the kurds. >> translator: turkish and daylight syrian opposition forces sometimes fire at us, us forces are still patrolling and they have to stop. >> footage released by turkish news agency on monday showed a convoy of army vehicles approaching the syrian border but a russian government spokeswoman said today the kremlin expects the syrian government to take control of areas where us troops are currently deployed. the washington dc-based institute for the study of war points out that iran is positioned to fill in the void in parts of northeast syria after our troops leave. to the south, israel, a series of israeli airstrikes were conducted just last night on iranian targets near the mask u

this turkey's reason to now go in because the us has pulled out its law turkey wanted to go in one week ago when i was there and syria but the us was then telling turkey that if you go in you will not be allowed to go in because it will hit you because the u.s. they told turkey that this will undermine the fight against isis and they will not allow turkey to intervene but with this new southern of a draw and decision of trump things are changed and there was like a policy of the u.s. led coalition and also by the syria envoy james jeffrey to stay for a certain period in syria till things called on until there is a solution with the muskets in geneva but if the u.s. just pulls out its troops then the u.s. will lose always leverage and credibility in the region it will help iran it will help russia so i i really disagree with michael that were previously talked here this is completely on the mining the policy of the syria envoy james jeffrey and also of the u.s. led coalition there was no plan to meet leave a draw that should have been a face withdrawal but now it's just sudden withdrawal without a clear plan and actua

a check on the turkey syria border. or glow our ill again is the president of the middle east research institute and he joins us now from air below in iraq thanks very much for being with us so how do you how do you feel about this hour the kurds being left behind in turkey as a result of president's trumps decision i think this is a general feeling and at least in syria because the partnership with the united states to fight isis and reduce it down to what it is now has been a long protracted process that cost a lot of lives on the ground and a lot of sacrifices and there were a lot of promises from the united states that they would stay on until there was an enduring. retreat of isis or defeat of isis as well as stabilizing syria and finding a solution that would be win win for all plus there are other long term strategies in the region but this sudden withdrawal decision has left the kurds very exposed and left them very uncertain about this relationship as well as their future and the united states has provided no e

turkey's president has promised to drive and the chief from syria his military has changed its posture strengthening turkey's hand a serious player is likely in gauging backdoor negotiations to prevent what could be a new conflict. on the turkey syria border and spend time on this al jazeera news hour including why voters in the democratic republic of congo are worried about another holdup in long delayed elections plus a giant mirror all that transformed an industrial eyesore in south korea and india and australia was square off in one of cricket's most famous events speedo have the details in sports. first sudan's doctors are voted to go on an indefinite strike i mean protests calling for longtime leader omar al bashir to step down at least ten people have died since the protests began on wednesday the demonstrations have been spawned by the rising cost of food and fuel as well as corruption here morgan has this report from car too. it's may all seem calm here in the sudanese capital khartoum but the doors of the school behind me tells of a different story itself the story of a count

a check on the turkey syria border. iran's revolutionary guards have held military exercises in the strategic strait of hormuz which nearly a third of all oiled traded by. the annual exercises show test combat helicopters and drones on friday the iranian army trailed a u.s. aircraft carrier in the gulf iran is under increasing pressure from the u.s. which has renewed sanctions over its nuclear program. the un team has landed in yemen to observe the departure of saudi backed government forces and who think fighters from who data the two sides agreed to a cease fire in the key port city during talks in sweden reports arriving in aden the head of a united nations monitoring mission patrick is a retired dutch general with experience of some of the world's worst conflicts the t r c sri lanka and cambodia other members of the un team touched down in yemen's capital sanaa the group will be heading to the strategic port city of the day where they're tasked with monitoring a franchise cease fire and overseeing the vital reopenin

because when turkey, you know -- in syria there was a bit of moment of expectations that there's going to be enough regional and the u.s. support to turkey -- why the pkk state, you know, mostly out of necessity. turkey and russia. turkey is a different perspective. but, however, turkey part of, you know, solution, too. the russian involvement. >> yes. the fact that everything we're listening to has been said stopped me from saying it again. yet in particular the touches on it i think a core issue here. it's what is the role of the u.s. not just in this region but globally. the seven or plus decades since the end of world war ii. you know, we, in america, created the post world order. it was basically sidelined bit french and the british. certainly sidelined in this region. and what we got them. you got a two decade truce that's all it was. it has been broadly at peace in a way it never was before. so before we kind of say the senate was right to vote down the lead of nations thing, i wish we could do that again. consider the consequences. if we do not lead, who will? i fear the answer

a check on the turkey syria border. kurdish group that was being backed by u.s. forces on the ground in syria that's the syrian defense force. still fending off isolate tax thank you and group posted this video on friday showing their fighters taking on a song near the eastern city of hygiene the area is last military stronghold inside syria iran's revolutionary guards have conducted military drills in the strategic strait of hormuz the passageway for nearly one third of all traded by sea. sizes showcased combat helicopters and drones on friday the iranian army trailed a u.s. aircraft carrier that into the gulf iran is on the increasing pressure from the u.s. after the trumpet ministration renewed sanctions on iran over its nuclear program. president trump also dealing with the impact of another government shutdown it's the third one this year and it's likely to last until after christmas it's the result of a political stalemate in congress over funding for donald trump's planned mexico border wall the president is demanding five billion dollars for the project bu

in gaziantep on the turkey syria border. of turkey stunts roll into syria. and korea has been bolstering its military positions along with south of border as it prepares for what it calls a full fledged offensive on the kurdish held city of mumbai is syria syria global's backed by turkey are also on the move both inside areas of syria and the techies sway and along the eight hundred twenty two kilometer border between the two countries kurdish forces are miles from friday that they have been forced to cut a deal with president bashar assad after they were abundant by donald trump or nonstop the complete withdrawal of u.s. troops from syria a little over a week ago. here syrian troops deployed in support of kut his forces seen on the edge of mom beach their deployment creates a government buffer a cool small phone city which fully separates the tukey and its proxies from the kurds but they are yet to enter the city of money bitch as they claimed on friday. we haven't seen any movement of the syrian army in my beach all we see are the military council of money

footage of what's believed to be a convoy of military vehicles heading toward the border with syria turkey has threatened military action against kurdish militias which anchor abuses terrorists syria's kurds have requested protection from damascus now that they u.s. allies are pulling out. you're watching day w. news flow coming up the top of the hour thanks for watching. where is home. when your family is scattered across the globe. with the goods to do it deliberately to be good for since returning back to the roots get a minimum of the. trolley from somalia literally to the one i did urgent assistance. family starch turn or a twenty five on t.w. .

and turkey they are likely to be deployed along the borders between syria turkey and iraq the y.p. she controls a continuous strip of territory from iraq to the eastern banks of the euphrates river almost thirty percent of syria's territory the first one is aiming to prevent p. y. g.'s y. p. g.'s territorial continuity alongside the turkey's border and for kids planning to infiltrate into this syrian territory the white peachy already enjoys self rule which turkish leaders reject because they believe the white peachy is an extension of the outlawed kurdistan workers' party the p.k. k. which is fighting for kurdish autonomy in south east turkey. for that we have said and we are saying that no we will begin our operation to rescue the east of the euphrates from the separatist organization within a few days turkey says any operation would not target u.s. troops but the white is an important element in washington's syria strategy and the trump administration's only syria giving leverage and influence in any political settlement turkish leaders know that and are treading carefully so as

also want its interests secured senator a check on the turkey syria border. the u.s. senate has adjourned meaning no deal on ending the partial shutdown of the federal government can be reached until thursday at the earliest is the third time the senate has failed to approve payment for donald trump's controversial war along the mexican border democrats are strongly opposed to the wall and say they will never pay for it this then forced congress to adjourn without a deal on spending a political stalemate now leaves a quarter of the government unfunded over the christmas period it means around eight hundred thousand federal employees will have to continue working without pay or be placed on unpaid leave or shut down also sparked economic uncertainty wall street suffered one of the worst weekly falls in a decade with trade tension and interest rate rise is also being blamed president trump turned to social media after the shutdown became inevitable tweeting this video statement. we're going to have a shutdown there's nothing we could do about that because we ne

foreign minister is due in russia on saturday for about a joins us live now from gaziantep on the turkey syria border most so conflicting reports as to where exactly the syrian army is in man bays what more can you tell us. well balls residents of the city rebels are saying but they have not seen and this kind of city and government forces inside the city of mumbai of course the residents of the city are saying that the government forces are still confined to the countryside of members on the latest we're hearing on the talk of side turkish forces have crossed over to the city of join up those on the other side of the border as well as free syrian army forces say they are advancing. forward to move in readiness for what they are calling. a small all the city of course the invitation by the city and cards of the syrian regime forces that desperate to move one reached out the last a minute because they feel abundant by the united states which has announced the withdrawal of all its troops in syria. on in the year when forces cut it out on assault on the city of a free tools held by the forces th

welcome to the program our top story turkey has sent dozens more tanks to itself in border with syria in preparation for a possible attack on kurdish y.p. g. forces who ankara calls terrorists at least fifty tanks arrived at a command post in a province in turkey it comes a day off to kurdish forces the syrian army to enter beach to protect the city from a turkish attack the syrian army says it did so on friday but both the u.s. and turkey say there's no evidence to support this claim just over a week ago u.s. president donald trump announced that the u.s. will withdraw its troops from syria meanwhile russia and turkey have agreed to coordinate with each other in northern syria off the withdrawal of u.s. forces. the deal was struck at a meeting in moscow on saturday between the foreign and defense ministers from both sides of the students are you going under standing was reached on how military representatives of russia will continue to coordinate these steps on the ground under new conditions with a view of finally rooting out terrorists through syria. well the situation in syria has

it's your job now to contain iran so turkey finding itself now having to choose between the united states and its long term relationship with iran and russia in syria i mean that's that's the diplomatic danger but the real military potential danger is following on from this u.s. withdrawal and turkey going off to i still might mr erdogan do what he's done before which is say i'm going after one group of people but then i might just veer off and go off to the why p.g. p k k. well definitely there is potential for new conflict yesterday we saw turkish military send reinforcements to the front lines north of members of the y.p. g. dominated syrian democratic forces they have sent to representatives to moscow now russia of course being the main player in syria trying to reach out to russia to reach some sort of a deal with the syrian government because what the y.p. two would like to do is maintain control of this area and this really is testing the relationship between russia and turkey and we've been speaking to russian diplomats and russia is also hinting that the deal the cease fire deal in the northwestern province of the deal between russia and t

welcome to the program top government officials from russia and turkey have met to discuss their response to the u.s. military pullout in syria the talks also commas turkey has threatened to launch an operation against u.s. backed kodesh forces in the city of man which the red areas to the east of man which i controlled by the kodesh forces which turkey sais as a terrorist organization and has vowed to eliminate. well sco and chris say they'll coordinate ground operations in syria despite the fact that they have backing opposing factions in the country's ongoing civil war. a warm reception for turkish officials in moscow but after the hugs and handshakes the pressing business of shifting alliances in syria washington's surprise military withdrawal has reached a fold the deck following the talks moscow an anchor represented a united front. with the students and today we have reached an understanding on how the russian and turkish military representatives on the ground will continue to coordinate their actions under these new circumstances with an aim and to a battle kate the terrorist threat in syria with the church of the stu

intervention even they were to get help from the asaad regime some sort of how that would put turkey and syria in the syrian government at loggerheads wouldn't it not what would be the risk of tension confrontation between turkey and syria i don't think there would be that a convert to confrontation but i think this is all part of turkish expanded influence in the region following the affair right and clearly or divan has reached a deal with the tram within the white house and it involves saudi arabia the announcement of withdrawing financial support from the cia and what do you make of saudi arabia statements that in fact that story of a trump statement that saudi arabia is going to put money into syria into rebuilding syria and i don't know it could be just the result of a phone call with someone in saudi arabia but it flies in the face of all the accumulated wisdom from a similar engagement in afghanistan and iraq the original purpose of this force was stabilization it wasn't just to get to defeat isis it was meant to hold the ground hold territories help people return provide for some reco

troops from near the turkey syria border mohamad brings us this report. columns of turkish tanks roll into syria. and korea has been bolstering its military positions along its south of border as it prepares for what it calls a full fledged offensive on the cottage held city of mumbai is syria syrian rebels backed by tuckey are also on the move both inside areas of syria and the techies sway and along the eight hundred twenty two kilometer border between the two countries kurdish forces are miles from friday that they have been forced to cut a deal with the regime of president bashar assad after they were abundant by donald trump or nonstop the complete withdrawal of u.s. troops from syria a little over a week ago. here syrian troops deployed in support of cottage forces seen on the edge of mom beach their deployment creates a government buffer achi a call small from syria which fully separates the tukey and its proxies from the kurds but they are yet to enter the city of money bitch as they claimed on friday. we haven't seen any movement of the syrian arm

move is already changing the battlegrounds zana how to reports from the turkey syria border. turkish military reinforcements are being sent deep into syria to the front lines north of the city of memphis the message turkey is sending is that it's ready to use force if men business. handed over to what it calls its rightful owners the turkish deployment followed reports that the syrian army planned to move in there will be a vacuum once the u.s. begins with drawing its troops from areas across northeastern syria controlled by the syrian kurdish armed groups the white p.g. . people are afraid after reports of a possible military operation and other reports that the regime was to capture the city were preparing to escape if the regime enters or if there is military action the u.s. military and what is known as the members military council are.