more from simcoe in istanbul turkish defense ministry just issued a statement. condolences to the what they call martyrs and their families and they again repeated their while to retaliate and a statement came from the ruling party's spokesperson a matching league refried to the russian claims that there were no attacks then there were there was no coordination between between moscow and. the other headlines hong kong has temporarily shut down the majority of its borders with mainland china in an effort to contain the spread of corona virus at least 361 people have now died in china while more than $17000.00 people are confirmed to be infected and chinese stocks fell nearly 9 percent early on monday the biggest fall since 2050 even after china's central bank pledged $173000000000.00 to stabilize the world's 2nd biggest economy. iran says it will no longer share information with ukraine on the investigation into last month's shooting down of a plane by iran's military that's accused ukrainian experts of leaking recordings of air traffic control conversations to l

while the turkish defense ministry says that damascus had shelled their troops despite being aware of them movements moscow claims the turkish units had failed to notify them monday's tit for tat shelling comes as the syrian government and its russian ally up their deadly bomb bomb and of the last rebel held territory in northwestern syria all too often it's displaced civilians who are caught up in the fighting today 9 people were killed in a reported russian air strike on their vehicle near the city of aleppo turkey which already hosts 3600000 refugees from syria fears a new wave of migrants as a result of the new offensive. i saw you know according to the latest figures unfortunately approximately 1000000 people are marching to our borders. people including children and are coming to our borders with whatever they can retrieve. with pressure at the border growing tensions between ankara and moscow over the rebel enclave seems set to escalate further. some of the other stories making news around the world migrants have clashed with police during protests on the greek island of lesbos

i'm came to delhi doha the top stories on al-jazeera the turkish defense ministry says 4 turkish soldiers have been killed by syrian government shelling 9 others were wounded in the attack and in the province the turkish military sent reinforcements to northern syria on sunday and softer it warned it could intervene against the government offensive in aleppo and it. has moved from istanbul turkey. has been sending reinforcements to the for the last couple of days and it will be fine as turkey was planning to at. a military post and of the rachel calls around the back of the area because the government went from south to north in. the 12 turkish materials.

this is our team international the russia's defense ministry says that turkish forces have failed to conduct planned a joint patrols in northern syria it comes after a spike in violence on monday which saw 8 turkish soldiers killed in a province where he's done quarter ports. well the russian reconciliation center in syria is reporting that turkish forces didn't show up to their joint patrols in the deescalation zone these patrols represent a key part of the agreement between turkey and russia that maintains a fragile peace in the region and anchor his decision not to link up with russian forces there represents a dangerous escalation there this comes after the turkish defense ministry claimed its armed forces killed over 17 syrian government troops in an attack on the province and president has had this to say about it. we said it's no longer possible and we responded appropriately with or artillery bombardments we are making them bigger than its price and will continue to do so now i can as offensive was a response to the deaths of a number of turkish troops which were part of a mi

turkish defense ministry just issued a statement. wishing condolences to the march to what they call martyrs and their families and they again repeated their while to retaliate and a statement came from ruling party's spokesperson on march he referred to the russian claims that there were no attacks then there were there was no coordination between between moscow and un carro he underlined that for sure there was a core donation between 2 sites military about the turkish reinforcements deployment to the area where the new turkish military post was being established turkey has 12 observation military observation posts inside of the 3 of them were are right now under in the area right below the m 5 highly which is right now controlled by the syrian government the territory was gained back by the syrian government so that's why they turks want to establish 3 more military posts one of them inside iraq and this is the area where we have the clashes we had the attacks yesterday last night where turkish military members lost their lives an

yet another story a lot of possible ramifications now russia's defense ministry say start turkish forces have failed to conduct planned joint patrols in northern syria now it comes after a spike in violence this monday which saw 8 turkish soldiers killed in lib province . 2 artes dollar quarter he's been following developments for us tom what do we know here. well you know in the russian reconciliation center's reporting that turkish forces didn't show up to their planned joint patrol in the deescalation zone today these patrols represent a key part of the agreement between turkey and russia that maintains a fragile peace in the region and cars decision not to link up with russian forces there represents a dangerous escalation of tensions there now the developments come after turkish forces crossed the border into earlier on monday it was there that they came under artillery fire by syrian government forces after a turkish military convoy crossed the border into the region and syrian troops are currently engaged in a renewed offensive there against the last militant stronghold in the cou

we begin with breaking news out of syria the turkish defense ministry says 4 turkish soldiers have been killed by syrian government shelling 9 others were wounded in the attack and at the province on sunday the turkish military sent reinforcements to northern syria and it warned it may intervene against the government's offensive in aleppo and the city and joins us now on the phone live from istanbul cinema what more can you tell us. a. well the us turkish military has . sending reinforcements to the for the last couple of days and it was intense find yesterday as turkey was planning to reach a military post and of the region calls around iraq of the area because as a feelie government advents from south to the north and. the 12 turkish military of the ration called karen to be surrounded by the syrian government and the displacement is ongoing that's why. the new military post was to stop tearing government advance towards western outlet or main made to the said rocket to the a reality. where there are syrian civilians. turkish convoys circuitry forstmann have been that packed 5 syrian

up with russian forces there represents a dangerous escalation there this comes after the turkish defense ministry claimed its armed forces killed over 17 syrian government troops in an attack on the province and president has had this to say about it. we said it's no longer possible and we responded appropriately with the aerial or artillery bombardment we are making them bigger than its price and will continue to do so now i can as offensive was a response to the deaths of a number of turkish troops which were part of a military convoy that traveled through the border into early on monday this military convoy almost immediately came under artillery fire from syrian government troops which are currently engaged in a renewed offensive against the last militant stronghold in the country in italy but turkey's president actually says that this military campaign is a violation of the cease fire they have with the country now the russian reconciliation center says that turkish incursion. came without any warning and that actually they didn't carry out any strikes against syrian government's delay sions

retaliation for the death of 2 of its soldiers in an attack blamed on the syrian army the turkish defense ministry said dozens of syrian soldiers were killed and minutes of vehicles destroyed turkish officials warned of an imminent military offensive if syrian troops don't put out of the demilitarized zone and in. turkey is a sovereign and independent state it takes its own decisions will make necessary decisions and soldiers will act accordingly we will establish the ceasefire even if we have to use force with the fighting showing no signs of abating thousands of internally displaced continue to converge in it live city hall in charge of the house in order. that i hope the turkish backed operations will alleviate all sufferings because that's the only way we can return to our homes and our villages . the international community keep talking about peace but we know we will only go back to our villages if the turks launch an offensive. turkey has expanded its military presence in live following the death of 13 of its soldiers it led earlier this month officials here that troops would deploy to esta

forces were targeted because he is in istanbul and says turkey appears at odds with russia turkish defense ministry just issued a statement. wishing condolences to the march to what they called martyrs and their families and they again repeated the.

government in the syrian army so we are at an answer at interesting times because on one hand turkish defense ministry in the morning sad that the incident which you mentioned that killed 4 turkish soldiers happened the spite of coordination between the tricky and russian. military and security overtures but probably a step is going to mention the russian side denies that so interestingly from the turkish perspective all these incidents are or curing despite a brokerage ceasefire the spite our son and sort your process this fight accords a nation based on when the us down a process in the field between russia turkey and the syrian government so turkey in turkey from now warm seems to be targeting the syrian government but so far until today turkey has avoided that this because the spy turkish military observation post turkish convoys have been attacked several times have been hair rest let me say in that the escalation zone in that it wasn't directly from the syrian army but by its m but. fighter group so this so far we have no statement from the syrian government side but. some of the parties will ne

troops inside syria the turkish minister of defense noted that 33 turkish soldiers were killed and 32 wounded by strikes that turkey has attributed to the syrian government russian ministry of defense officials confirmed that an unspecified number of turkish soldiers who they said were colocated with non-state armed groups had been hit by syrian government shelling. turkish defense ministry officials have noted that after the strikes on turkish soldiers turkey targeted syrian government positions with aircraft weaponized drones in artillery mr president we strongly urge russia and turkey to build upon their previous agreements to secure a fresh ceasefire for northwest syria these latest developments are unfolding in the context of a broader military escalation that was already devastating for civilians in the north west for months now bombing and shelling by the government of syria supported by its allies has continued in the so-called deescalation zone of. strikes have been launched on populated areas from both air and ground seemingly without regard for civilians nearly a 1000000 people have been displaced and surly december many multiple times including more than $560

i'm kevin allen doha the top stories on al-jazeera the turkish defense ministry says 4 turkish soldiers have been killed by syrian government shelling 9 others were wounded in the attack and in the province the turkish military sent reinforcements to northern syria on sunday and softer it warned it could intervene against the government offensive in aleppo and at that same question olu has moved from istanbul. turkish military has. sending reinforcements to the for the last couple of days and it was intense. as turkey was planning to reach a military post and of the ration calls around the rock of the area because as the theory government advents from south to north. korea the 12 turkish military of the regime called karen to be surrounded by the syrian government and the displacement is ongoing that's why. the new military post was to stop tearing government advance towards western outlet or main aid to the said rocket was a reality but out there where there are syrian civilians. yesterday we have witnessed that turkish convoys bear for turkish soldiers that have been killed because of

the turkish defense ministry added that syria carried out the shelling despite being notified about turkishitions beforehand. >>> well, president trump's middle east peace plan is being met with criticism in the region. the organization of islamic cooperation is meeting in jeda to discuss the proposal monday. it comes after the arab league already rejected it at their meeting over the weekend. >> in the meantime, objections are also coming from within israel. many among the country's arab population, they are protesting the plan for its proposed borders. our sam kiley explains more. >> reporter: israelis demonstrating against donald trump's peace plan which he believes could lead to a palestinian state alongside israel. but they're not jewish, they're ethnic arabs and make up about 21% of israel's population. they're saying no to a plan which, among other things, proposes redrawing the boundaries of a future palestinian state. among the proposals coming from the trump administration is to incorporate israelis who identify as palestinians into a future palestinian state. that means moving th

retaliation for the death of 2 of its soldiers in an attack blamed on the syrian army the turkish defense ministry said dozens of syrians so. rogers were killed and military vehicles destroyed turkish officials warned of an imminent military offensive if syrian troops don't pull out of the demilitarized zone. turkey is a sovereign and independent state it takes its own decisions will make necessary decisions and soldiers will act accordingly we will establish the ceasefire even if we have to use force with the fighting showing no signs of abating thousands of internally displaced continue to converge in it live city of the house in order. that i hope the turkish backed operations will alleviate all sufferings because that's the only way we can return to our homes and our villages. the international community keep talking about peace but we know we will only go back to our villages if the turks launch an offensive. turkey has expanded its military presence in it live following the death of 13 of its soldiers in the earlier this month of fischel is here insist that troops were deployed to establish

january 12th the spike a standout there spiked sort of peace processes and according to turkish defense ministry statement in the morning which and now set for turkish soldiers were killed 9 were voted in this incident happened despite a coordination between moscow and uncorrupt because this is their skill ations all inside it live there are yes turkish military observation posts but also there are russian military on the ground in iranian. security forces on the ground so when it comes to everything everything is coordinated between the 2 sides but currently moscow seems to be denying the score to nation and turkey now believes that the hostile attitude to style of behavior by the syrian government which is actually which they are referring to last night's incident is a threat to the whole region and turkey will direct the target the syrian government from not one but of course this is a question mark for everyone and will turkey confront government army syrian army in live if so too if 2 states begin to confront each other directly this is going to be an other proxy war this is going to be a d

coronation with the russians so this is an interesting statement by the turkish defense minister talked to the denying the russian defense ministry says that it is a statement in the morning also in the russian statement it's sad that there were some what they called this some radical groups nearby the turkish soldiers and turkish defense minister all saw tonight these comments so this is in it will be interesting to see how this. how this thing between 2 defense ministers are going to unfold during the day but i have to say that these 2 statements are totally conflicting each other also after that in the students turkey made a call for its. nato allies and the western allies to establish a no fly zone over syria this all for it was actually is cited by turkey's president don for the last couple of years to stop the humanitarian tragedy inside syria and nato is going to have a special session today upon turkey's request from last night where the nato is going to support its ally turkey because its hits by the syrian government forces the still an unknown but there will be a meeting and we will follow all the developments from tha

submitted to the center suggested that there were no turkish soldiers there but we actually just got an update that said that the turkish ministry of defense they say that actually they did inform russia of the locations of their troops and have we heard anything else from the turkish side and well initially the turkish authorities said that less than a dozen turkish soldiers were confirmed killed there but that was quickly changed to 33 troops and are also called for consultation of its nato allies following the attack leading to an emergency meeting of the military alliance now that's been that's led to a lot of speculation that article 5 could be invoked which would potentially draw turkey turkey's allies into a war with syria and russia but of course that that's still speculation as of now as for the turkish president we haven't heard anything from him but we have heard from turkey's ministry of e.u. affairs who said that syria will be held to account for what happened. turkey is determined to continue to it fulfills its objectives in accordance with its legal rights the murderous regime and those who encouraged it will account for the

building for an operation according to a recent statement by the russian defense ministry they say the incident happened where the turkish soldiers shouldn't have been and it was not coordinated this was the statement by the russian defense ministry yesterday many accuse russians because there were also talks between the turkish and russian delegation in the turkish capital ankara which lasted for 2 days and the incident happened despite those mediation talks how to sort out the problem in school a sions zone so this statement by russian defense ministry is it perceived as as as a support again to turkey as if they are continuing their violator corp over it but also some argue that this is also a message both to the syrian rebel government and the turks because the syrian airspace is controlled by the russians and the syrian government and many experts say that the syrian government will not do anything without consulting the. russian air forces so this is a conflict right now but i have to tell that the incident yesterday happened around 4 pm in zawiya. and around 6 pm local time after the turkish soldiers were hit in t

the russian ministry of defense has confirmed that turkish troops were among the militants fired on by syrian government troops and it lived province on thursday and claims 33 of its troops were killed. another news as bernie sanders surges in the polls one democratic billionaire donor tells the party to unite behind anyone else claiming the socialist senator can. we look at whether the road to the white house is paved not with votes but dollar bills. and a court in the german state of has to have upheld a ban on head scarves being worn by judges and training lawyers and the courtroom. you're watching are 2 international bring you your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program 1st the russian ministry of defense has confirmed that turkish troops were among the militants fired on by syrian government troops and it looked province on thursday also insists there were no airstrikes from the russian side and 33 turkish soldiers were killed in the province it responded by hitting syrian army positions from the air for all the details we're joined live in the stud

dancing armed groups this allowed the syrian troops to successful the ripple all attacks the turkish ministry of defense has confirmed that 2 of its soldiers have been killed as a result of the airstrikes and 5 more wounded now it is not clear yet who fired those deadly rounds what were the those russian air force or the syrian air force but still the situation is very very explosive given that now 3 independent 3 sovereign states have been engaged in a skirmish effectively in a deadly skirmish and one of those states being a nato ally as well it's been a rapid escalation hasn't it just over the last day or so how did it reach this point well essentially turkey has been very vocal about the situation in libya and the turkish president earlier one has been telling syrians to get out of to move out of that province behind the troops line that had been pre-agreed back. he's been the one who has been giving deadlines to the syrian army by the end of february then we never going on. demand and saying that there's no deadline they should move to made immediately or the attack or the turkish attack would be im

the russian ministry of defense has confirmed that turkish troops were among the militants fired on by syrian government troops and it looked province on thursday claims 33 of its troops were killed and if more are killed turkey will give migrants a free pass and to europe its officials warn hundreds are already making their way through the country toward the greek border. also this hour as bernie sanders surges in the polls one democratic billionaire donor tells the party to unite behind anyone else claiming the socialist senator can't be donald trump we'll look at whether the road to the white house is paved not with votes but dollar bills. you're watching r t international coming to you live from the russian capital where it's just turned 1 pm welcome to the program we start with the russian ministry of defense confirming that turkish troops were among the militants fired on by syrian government troops and it lit province on thursday also insists there were no air strikes from the russian side ankara says 33 turkish soldiers were killed and it live responded by hitting syrian army p

the deaths were a series of escalation in the direct conflict between turkish and russian-backed syrian forces. russia's defense ministry says turkey did not inform it about the presence of turkish troops in the area. ambassadors from nato countries are holding emergency talks today at the request of turkey. >>> and this morning we are learning more about the five people murdered in a mass shooting at a brewery in milwaukee. they ranged in age from 33 to 61 years old. dean reynolds has the intense search for a motive. >> just a short moment of silence. >> reporter: milwaukee is following the unofficial american post shooting protocol, the thoughts and prayers and the sidewalk memorials to salve the wounds that will never heal. >> phone calls from family members from out of the city or out of the state saying how is it going in milwaukee. >> reporter: the police identified gunman, anthony ferrill, and the names of his five victims, all co-workers of the man who murdered them. >> they were powerhouse operators. they were machinists and they were electricians. but more importantly they were husbands, they were fathers, and

building for an operation according to a recent statement by the russian defense ministry they say the incident happened where the turkish soldiers shouldn't have been and it was not coordinate that this was the statement by the russian defense ministry yesterday many accuse russians because there were also talks between the turkish and russian delegation in the turkish capital ankara global stock markets are falling further amid concern over the corona virus outbreak japan's nikkei index dropped by 3 and a half percent and friday morning session and all 3 major u.s. indices are on track for their steepest weekly declines since the 2008 school bull financial crisis more than 2800 people have died from the corona virus and 83000 cases have been confirms around the world this week the number of new cases reported in china was overtaken by those in other countries the u.s. has announced as waving sanctions on iran's central bankers to her own struggles to respond to the coronavirus outbreak it was a low companies to sell food medicines and humanitarian supplies to to run the transactions will be made through a swiss humanit