turkey considers the y.p. g a terrorist organization even though it's the united states is most effective in fighting i still turkey has been intensely to areas there is a base just right behind us and this is in line with what politicians here are saying the first phase of this operation the push the y.p. . away from its borders. all along that border a steady stream of military movement vehicles i mean ition and buses packed with syrian f.s.a. fighters this is a very visible operation but it's also a difficult one the y.p. g. know the terrain well and they have been preparing for this it's the latest frontline in a war that year after year simply changes its form and never seems to end suffering you mention the turkish casualties and the three in this that battle entering a much more difficult stage now this is just a taste of things to come. i think it may be a taste of things to come sami it is a difficult fight as we mentioned there the y.p. gee this is their home terrain if you will if we can call it that

well i think the most important point is really to say that the y.p. g s the p k k is really focused on turkey for them turkey is the place where they come from and turkey is the place where they do have to follow. the syrian currents and that's the sad story in a way. for a long time they always fought for the rights of courts and other countries for example many. follow the iraqi kurds when they fought their fights against saddam hussein and even before and then many kurds in the one thousand nine hundred syrian kurds joined the p.k. k. and fought for the kurds in turkey and there was never actually before the syrian civil war started kurdish syrian insurgent group or something like this something like this simply didn't didn't exist and i think it's high time that the syrian kurds really focus on what they want to achieve in syria not so much to focus on what is happening in syria and what's happening in iraq the kurds are let's say the political parties in iraq and in turkey don't do that in the end they're not really interested in what is happening

are really one of the same organisation and of course i would agree with you that the y.p. g. has not targeted turkey or anything like this but of course since it is one organisation it's of course a threat for turkey that now they have on their border the y.p. g being armed by the united states i mean it's should be quite simple to get those weapons over to turkey and to use them there so in so far i would agree that it's a danger for turkey even though the i.p.g. has not yet targeted many years would say the ones offensive is legitimate turkey has legitimate security interests that it has a right to pursue here i do understand the security interests even though there are other. things why turkey is now into weaning but this doesn't mean that it's illegal of course. other reasons why turkey is intervening how do you interpret the words here is it really just looking to cleanse the region of terrorism or to prevent establishment of a kurdish state. both but there is another third domestic aspect to it i think a cynical as it sounds good war is always good. to strengthen the le

turkey considers the y.p. g a terrorist organization but fighters from the kurdish group across syria make up the backbone of the u.s. backed syrian democratic forces crucial and the most effective in the battle against until this is said to be video that is an area close to the border with turkey that has been heavily targeted sources have told al-jazeera that most people in these areas have fled due to the heavy bombardment. and the u.n. estimates around fifteen thousand are now displaced inside the region about. we're also told there been civilian casualties after random shelling in turkey denies this and says it only targets white peachy positions turkey's offensive is now well into its second week the village with the smoke coming from it is inside syria now turkey has been shelling these border areas on a daily basis i was also supported on the ground by free syrian army fighters this is the syrian rebels that turkey supports and they have a presence here in turkey along the border. we spot a few free syri

high degree of respect and more so when it comes to pitting the military against a group like the y.p. g the y.p. jihadist kurdish militia group which i quote considers to be a terrorist organization is considered by the vast majority of talks to be just an extension of the p.k. k. that's the turkish base kurdistan workers' party which has been bombing turkish towns and cities and killing turkish civilians as well as police officers and military for decades so this support that they give their military against such a group like i see is a lot greater than to be damaged by the death of thirty soldiers obviously it is something concerning but the fact that the people are behind this it probably actually spurs the money even more to essentially support the military to try and routes out any presence of the y.p. g. on the border with their country jamal thank you. now iran is marking thirty nine years since its islamic revolution hundreds of thousands of people have been taking part in mass rallies and president hassan rouhani has been speaking in freedom square the one nine hundred seventy

turkey says the y.p. g. is a terrorist group al jazeera has obtained a un report which accuses the saddle of coalition in yemen of killing dozens of children in airstrikes last year the study focused on the period between july to september so as the saudis bear the greatest responsibility for the deaths they've been protests in kenya after the government arrest of a second law embolden tuesday's mock inauguration of opposition leader rhino dingo protesters clashed with police in the capital nairobi where lawyer mcgoohan in a gooner was taken from his home in a dorm raid three private t.v. stations are planned to broadcast the event remain off the air despite a court ruling allowing them to resume operations and thousands of people in pakistan have held mass citizens demanding the arrest and execution of a police officer after a male model was shot then it was the second day of rallies after the killing of twenty seven year old nucky masood in an operation on wednesday his family denies the police claim that

so certain that the y.p. g. is not part of the p.k. k. which everyone agrees is a terrorist organization for turkey but that the y.p. do you would actually fight that if given enough support so i'm told that this seemed a bit outlandish also to the turkish side but mattis believes that this can be done and tell you what it took. these suggestions and comments from octaves. the two defense ministers were speaking at exactly the same time which is also interesting in itself minister john equally was briefing the turkish journalist while mattis was briefing the english speaking and most of the international press so it made it difficult for us to get immediate reactions but what i heard from turkish sources is that the turkish side did not give any ground on saying the white is a part of the p.k. k. a terrorist organization and that the u.s. as well didn't give any ground on saying that the wife is not a terrorist organization and is in fact the best chance to fight isis in the north of syria so as a defense about secretary mabus said there i

if the regime comes in to defend the y.p. g. then nothing and nobody can stop our school the turkish soldiers easy to cross could be true so to them. syria's war just got more chaotic as alliances shift the country state media says that pro regime forces are going to help kurdish militia expel turkish troops from the border region of afrin that turkey invaded last month the move pushes turkey a nato ally and syria one step closer to direct conflict possibly even war and so far neither side is backing down turkey's foreign minister responding to the news by saying that if the syrian regime moved to protect the kurds the turkish offensive would continue we will hear directly from the former leader of the syrian kurds in just a moment but first this report on the fighting in the territory that his party currently governs. an entire town in mourning this is become a familiar sight enough rain in recent weeks with residents regularly attending mass funerals for kurdish fighters killed in clashes with turkish troops. it's against this

turkey considers the y.p. g a terrorist organization even though it's the united states is most effective in fighting i still turkey has been intensely to areas there is a base just right behind us and this is in line with what politicians here are saying the first phase of this operation the post the y.p. g. away from its borders. all along that border a steady stream of military movement vehicles i mean ition and buses packed with syrian f.s.a. fighters this is a very visible operation but it's also a difficult one the y.p. g. know the terrain well and they have been preparing for this it's the latest frontline in a war that year after year simply changes its form and never seems to end stephanie decker al-jazeera on the turkey syria border well let's take a closer look at the two groups who could be involved in the downing of the plane hired. h t s is an alliance of rebel groups it's claimed responsibility for the attack it's dominated by al qaeda is former affiliate in the syria which used to be called front

turkey considers the y.p. g a terrorist organization even though it's the united states is most effective in fighting i still turkey has been intensely to areas there is a base just right behind us and this is in line with what politicians here are saying the first phase of this operation the post the wipe away from its borders. all along that border a steady stream of military movement vehicles i mean and buses packed with syrian f.s.a. fighters this is a very visible operation but it's also a difficult one the wipe e.g. know the terrain well and they have been preparing for this it's the latest frontline in a war that year after year simply changes its form and never seems to end stuff that is going to be a difficult battle that the y.p. knows this territory well turkey has already suffered its worst day for casualties on saturday with seven people killed how much more difficult could it get. that's true and it's the early days of the operation so to speak aging we do have to question what is the endgame turke

well along with turkish soldiers they've taken some areas but there are still certainly pockets of y.p. g. along these border areas and just briefly also particular when it comes to the civilians inside these areas we understand that from those villages most of them have fled further inside to syria to seek safety but very very difficult for them because no aid can get in to are freed and as you can hear along these villages along the border it is a very ongoing campaign the u.n. human rights party is calling for the immediate release of an al jazeera journalist from jail in egypt saying that his imprisonment violates international law mamata same was jailed on this fourteen months ago for what prosecutors said was broadcasting false news to spread chaos both he and al-jazeera deny the accusations . a judge in brazil has ordered the return of former president lula da silva as passports it was taken last week after a court upheld his conviction for corruption and increased his jail term to twelve years archaeologists in egypt have announced the discovery of a four thousand year old tomb ne

really and afrin have yielded nothing so far instead these militias just went in and the kurds the y.p. g a jubilant for syrian government has responded to the call of duty and sent military units on the state to deploy along the border and take part in defending the units you're serious thirty three and. the turks well see for yourself and korea's response was explosive loaded and delivered in artillery shells but why did. it go on warned that this would happen no one may help the white b.g. he said as for the kurds themselves seize promised to put them in a choke hold in me a days i need to be preparation on the ground takes time in the coming days we'll lay siege to a friend city what assad wants is obvious to protect syria's sovereignty and reestablish control prevent more of syria from being devastated but here you have two major anti isis coalition partners terrorist and aggressor as they call each other turkey in the y.p. g a partner in all but name juking it out beating each other to bloody pulp one might ask where is america the head of the us led anti isis coalition. but my you

the y.p. g. . so let's take a closer look at the two groups just referred to by the defense minister the p.k. kerry that's the kurdistan workers' party a group that's been fighting turkish authorities for more than thirty years both ankara and washington consider them to be a terrorist organization on the other hand america and turkey have different opinions on the syria based kurdish militia group called the peoples protection units or why p.g. anchor regards them as a branch of the p.k. k. there for terrorists but the us led coalition sees the y.p. g.'s being allies in the fight against islamic state in syria in january the pentagon announced it was creating a kurdish led security force right on turkey's door step in northern syria in response and lord's the military campaign against kurdish militias they're threatening a possible direct clash with u.s. forces. rex tillerson arrived in the turkish capital he was met with a large number of protests against his visit. author and journalist karen lu

now these y.p. g. fighters and their allies have not only been fighting you or you have not only been fighting them inside syria but they have been fine rockets inside turkey which is not true six civilians being killed can you explain to me how it is that turkey still considers the united states as an ally if it is the united states that has made no secret of its support for kurdish fighters who are essentially killing your own civilians how is how are they considered to be an ally they're not captured weapons those weapons have been given by the united states to wipe each year so we have actually asked united states not to give the weapons they did we asked them to stop and president trump promised out of that one. too that they will stop giving weapons to this organization and at the last phone conversation between two presidents president trump told the one that they stopped they have stop giving weapons to this organization these rockets this weapons used by y.p. g.n.p. kicking. you know most of t

the y.p. g. so let's take a closer look at the two groups just referred to by the turkish defense minister the p.k. k. right here the kurdistan workers party a group that's been fighting turkish authorities for more than three decades calls them a terror group now the why on the other hand is a mostly kodesh militia based in syria regards them as a branch of the p.k. k. however the us led coalition seized the y.p. g as allies now in january the pentagon announced it was creating a kurdish led security force right on turkey's doorstep in northern syria so in response to a military campaign against codice militias and korea has long been complaining about the us serious codes however washington insists that its weapons applies unlimited. we have never given heavy arms to the wife e.g. so there's none to take but we need to arm and train and equip their pressure and help the kurdish government in erbil and strong and starch allies we should be using we should be doing the kurdish region to be the bi

the y.p. g. ok now let's take a closer look at the two groups just referred to by the defense minister the p.k. k. is the kurdistan workers party it's a group fighting to shore thought is for more than thirty years both anger marching to consider them to be a terrorist organization on the other hand american to have different opinions on the syria based kurdish militia called the people's protection units or the wind and crew regards it as a branch of the p.k. k. and therefore terrorists but the us led coalition says the y.p. g. as allies in the fight against islamic state in syria in january the pentagon announced that it was creating a kurdish led security force right on turkey's doorstep in northern syria in response anchor it launched a military campaign against kurdish militias they're threatening a direct clash with u.s. forces on the scale of morgan has been following the meeting between the u.s. and turkey and whether it's likely to produce any significant results. there seems to be an ag

therefore terrorists but the us led coalition sees the y.p. g. is being allies in the fight against islamic state in syria. in january the pentagon announced that it was creating a kurdish led security force that would be right on turkey's doorstep in northern syria in response and korea launched a military campaign against kurdish militias they're threatening a direct clash with american forces on the scale of morgan has been following the meeting between the u.s. and turkey and whether it's likely to produce any significant results. there seems to be an agreement that the countries will normalize their relations with each other but on the principle issue of disagreement which is u.s. support for kurdish forces in syria neither side seems willing to budge this point turkey says that any support for these kurdish forces is unacceptable he calls these forces terrorists however the united states says that it offers only limited support to the kurds in syria and that this should not be a threat to turkey now this is a principal point of disagreement

major anti isis coalition partners terrorist and aggressor as they call each other turkey in the y.p. g a partner in all but name duking it out beating each other to bloody pulp one might ask where is america the head of the us led anti isis coalition. but why you still here. why do these weapons still arrive america is in the process of creating a terror army on our good do not encroach on our borders do not provoke us we will run out of patience. the destruction of what's going on up in africa right now which is drone of some of the syrian democratic forces they see their fellow kurds afrin under attack so there is cause in at least their attention to shift their let's not forget how it all began with this statement a u.s. declaration that it would build an army of kurds to patrol the turkish border that sent into a fit of rage and it was that statement that was used to justify this new war washington backtracked it's now laying low but the damage was done the coalition imploded and it's up to others to stop this. we do not believe that the u.s. will because. the u.s. strategy depends

here and the possible deal is basically everyone could unite by saying we're going to eradicate the y.p. g.'s the y b g must be in a very difficult circumstance here and desperately on the phone to washington the one remaining secure hour in this region about what to do of course it will be very important to watch and see which way this girl is political analyst chris bambery thank you so much for joining us today and bringing us your insight. afghan citizens have submitted more than a million statements to the international criminal court alleging they were victims of war crimes the court began collecting testimonies and november of last year. the statements describe accounts of alleged atrocities prepared perpetrated by not only by the taliban and the islamic state but also by the afghan army and american military forces stationed there some of the testimonies were submitted on behalf of a number of people so the actual number of alleged crimes could in fact be higher we spoke to abdul hiwatt who lost fifty two members of his family in the conflict in fact a deal a different kind of war

it's a move that further complicates the conflict turkey sees the y.p. g. as a terror group but elsewhere in northern syria it's been part of a u.s. backed alliance confronting i saw stephanie decker reports. syrian state television and now says that forces loyal to president bashar al assad will be deployed to africa in. turkey launch an operation against the people's protection units or y p g who are in control of the province almost a month ago ankara calls the y.p. g a terrorist organization the united states considers the group its most effective ally in fighting eisel. this new move by damascus in africa could mean its allied militia directly confronts turkish troops turkey's foreign minister was defiant yes in the name of the regime is in train their claims p.y.t. and there are no problems however if i come in to defend the y.p. g.e. the nothing and nobody can stop us the supplies to efren as well as members and to the east of the euphrates river the developments when set behind the scenes negotiations the details of which are unclear if the kurds ar

turkey considers the y.p. g a terrorist organization even though it's the united states is most effective in fighting i still turkey has been intensely to areas there is a base just right behind us and this is in line with what politicians here are saying the first phase of this operation the post the y.p. . away from its borders. all along the border a steady stream of military movement vehicles i mean and buses packed with syrian f.s.a. fighters this is a very visible operation but it's also a difficult one the y.p. geno the terrain well and they have been preparing for this it's the latest frontline in a war that year after year simply changes its form and never seems to end. listening to that report you did so it's becoming difficult but one wonders if it's and to now a very you know an even more difficult stage. but if you look at the ground sami what the f.s.a. fighters together with turkish forces have done is entered and secured various areas along the border borders turkey to its north and west so there

the fighters were going in to help kurdish y.p. g. forces defend themselves against the turkish offensive that some of been driven joins us now from things are changing fast. from afraid in that area. well as you heard earlier from the turkish president who's been saying that these fighters of belonging and close to the assad government have turned back from the city of a free and it's been a fast moving through i was very we saw these fighters going in state t.v. and these private networks who are close to the president bashar assad and his government played these videos off these vehicles who were heading towards the city of our freend from the villages close by in the province of free and so these fighters were heading and there was artillery strikes by the turkish government to warn them of going to words the city of are free and according to turkish sources they were about ten kilometers away from the city of often before these artillery shells forced them to turn back now this is a fast moving story in the last two days actually

in there are no problems however if they come in to defend the y.p. g the nothing and nobody can stop us the supplies to efren as well as members into the east of the euphrates river the developments hence said behind the scenes negotiations the details of which are unclear if the kurds are going to accept the major conditions of the syrian regime we'll decide on that very heavy weapons. dance artillery and rocket launchers will they be exiting the city because the syrian regime is also being syria democratic forces to exit the city and to move to the east of the euphrates the kurdish why p.g. holds the areas in yellow which include the region of africa in the green areas land controlled by the syrian opposition supported by turkey and they are advancing on africa and under the turkish operation olive branch president assad's government controls the area to the south and the i.p.g. is territory to the east of the euphrates is where the u.s. has military bases and personnel on the ground syria's seven year war seems to have entered a new phase with the f

turkey considers the y.p. g a terrorist organization even though it's the united states is most effective in fighting i still turkey has been intensely to areas there is a base just right behind us and this is in line with what politicians here are saying the first phase of this operation the push the y.p. . away from its borders. all along that border a steady stream of military movement vehicles i mean and buses packed with syrian f.s.a. fighters this is a very visible operation but it's also a difficult one the wipe e.g. know the terrain well and they have been preparing for this it's the latest frontline in a war that year after year simply changes its form and never seems to end stephanie decker or jazeera on the turkey syria border still ahead on al-jazeera allegations egypt is fighting armed groups with the help of israel. a rocky ride for senegal's only passenger triumph we explore the ambitious plan to link east and west africa. hello there we've seen a lot of wintery weather over parts of japan recentl

the free syrian army which is fighting alongside turkish military in order to advance towards the y.p. g. produce from hold of our free and i have managed to capture some villages on the road towards there as far as the turkish army is concerned and listening to president they will respond the thing to go through well behind that attack what's important to note here is that although the. kurdish sources in the white p.g. can. in that the turkish military has killed civilians in its operation ankara denies that basically the reason why this operation is ongoing it's possible they wanted to is precisely because they have been trying to of rights and the death of innocent civilians them there have been reports that the y.p. g. and the p y b that's the political wing of the kurdish militia have actually been cards from other towns and cities to use them as human shields the kurdish officials there would say actually this is just the natural response of the kurdish population in order to protect their town against what they see as a foreign aggression. three weeks now in through operation oli

is a terrorist group and the y.p. g.'s accusing turkish backed fighters of mutilating them food in the corpse of a female kurdish fighter and more of pictures of the victim are circulating on social media she is understood to be a member of the all female kurdish women's protection units footed seen by a desire appear to show free syrian army fighters standing over her body in a village near the turkish border you know local media say air artillery strikes in eastern guta have killed five people including a child further north an airstrike hit a vehicle carrying a family trying to escape the fighting in aleppo southeastern countryside it's believed seven people were killed some of them children. now thousands of people in pakistan have held mass sit ins demanding their arrest and execution of a police officer after a male model was shot dead it was the second their rallies after the killing of a twenty seven year old nucky masood in an operation on wednesday his family denies the police claim he was a criminal the officer

turkish soldiers there rebel allies die in drew vhs near a thousand dead reportedly the kurds the y.p. g p k k or p y d some estimates put their losses over a thousand in a matter of weeks the turkish operation an average isn't so much an advance as it is a meat grinder these senseless yet according to the belligerence necessary slaughter and it's hurting everyone we can cooperate with any side that lends us a helping hand in light of the barbaric crimes and the international silence. there is a possible solution one that could stop this madness a man the least likely candidate of all. is that assad is clearly a terrorist and is carrying out state terrorism there is no peace in syria cannot be any peace with assad in power as the regime says we will hand over our regions to the regime's army we will never handed over that was then before the us led anti isis coalition began butchering each other now when everyone's dying and they need him asaad isn't such a bad guy anymore. if the regime is entering that cleanse the petri cane. then there are no problems however if it comes in to defend

turkey has been attacking the kurdish region for more than ten days now african is controlled by the y.p. g a syrian kurdish group the turkey considers a terrorist organization a major highway in brazil has been shut down because of shootouts between police and suspected drug traffickers people were full so take cover along the road known as the yellow line in rio de janeiro three suspects but killed by a truck to date those are the latest headlines next it's all just a real world. i am. was it. was it. was. an end of construction of semi security in the corner in a small office or the symphony for us the locusts one of them looked a lot but it said limit so evil of crystal so limited as it was a limitless seemed as if he had fallen lennon had it and has an advantage with. it should i leave the only survivor of the show all of us a bit of a futile. and a walk in the number of guests i want on the scene as if he had only moved with the internationally but. because of the. with. the. new on. the new order. i've no idea of bruce anyone there's a. lot to speak been home where the battle for the

you mentioned they're mainly a kurdish paramilitary they essentially that's another name for the y.p. g they are allied with the united states backed by them and by them what we understand is that some of the progress jeem militia were attacking those bases down in the south india resort and as a result the americans intervene through this international coalition which was launched initially to come but i saw but obviously now was used to attack those groups killing around one hundred what does that mean that means that this is either a clear message of intent from washington to say that they will stick by their proxy on the ground the kurds or it is a message directed also to the turks who are fighting the y.p. g. up north to say well you know what there's going to be a limit to how much land you'll be able to get from them with your allies with your proxies the free syrian army because washington won't allow the y.p. g. essentially to fold and that's what's making things a bit dangerous because it could get to nato allies turkey and the united states in some sort of direct confrontati

push has been focused on the kurdish enclave of afrin close to its border afrin is controlled by the y.p. g a u.s. backed kurdish militia that turkey regards as a terrorist organization. well for more now. on and dorian jones in istanbul dorian why does actually is turkey trying to achieve with this mission. into turkey this is part of a major operation much of the turkey and if the clear out the syrian kurdish militia from its border if this if this militia is directly linked to the insurgency inside. tens of thousands of lives it has the pressure of the presence of this militia on its borders and on except the polls for it and it's now trying to create a a thirty kilometer deep security called first in half for him and then beyond that to of all parts of syria and back potentially could put turkey on a collision course with the united states because the united states is backing this kurdish militia in its war against the islamic state the next target of operations off to africa will be the syrian town of beach where u.s. forces of present and the u.s. have said they will not remove those

well it seems at the moment that the americans are beginning to let the courts want to let the y.p. g. down and this seems to be at least for those living there a good thing but now since turkey came in we don't know what's going to happen to solve. she is head of the berlin based european center for kurdish studies thank you if you. were turkey engaged in syria anchor is looking to improve ties with some of its allies including germany where the past few days have seen a thawing in relations this after anger released german turkish journalist denis yourself who was held in istanbul for a year without charge but now some are wondering what turkey might get in return they think a deal for a tank factory maybe turkey's price. seeking speedy approval from germany turkish prime minister banally yielder him is hoping the two countries might soon cooperate on building tanks in turkey a deal potentially worth billions. in january german foreign minister sic mark gabriele signaled berlin would ok a proposal to retrofit tanks with new anti mines systems but that plan was put on ice after turke

in the area since turkey launched an offensive to clear it of syrian kurdish forces known as the y.p. g. turkey says the white b.g. is a terrorist group they've been protests in kenya after the government arrested a second blow involved in tuesday's mock inauguration of opposition leader ryan loading the protesters clashed with police in the capital nairobi where lawyer megumi guna was taken from his home in a dorm raid on friday the gunas stood beside him when he proclaimed himself the people's president to protest last year's election three private t.v. stations that planned to broadcast the event remain off air despite a court ruling allowing them to resume operations. and a un report has accused north korea of earning nearly two hundred million dollars last year by exporting banned commodities young is accused of supplying weapons to syria and meanwhile exporting coal to a number of asian countries and of getting help to set up front businesses and bank accounts under un sanctions north korea is forbidden to export coal i am led textiles or seafood the sanctions are designed to limi

when there are no problems however if they come in to defend the y.p. g. than nothing and nobody can stop us the supplies to efren as well as members and to the east of the euphrates river the developments when set behind the scenes negotiations the details of which are unclear if the kurds are going to accept the major conditions of the syrian regime will decide on that very heavy weapons. dance artillery and rocket launchers will they be exiting the city because the syrian regime is all skiing syria democratic forces to exit the city and to move to the east of the euphrates the kurdish why p.g. holds the areas in yellow which include the region of the green areas land controlled by the syrian opposition supported by turkey and they are advancing on africa and under the turkish operation olive branch president assad's government controls the area to the south and the i.p.g. . to the east of the euphrates is where the u.s. has military bases and personnel on the ground syria's seven year war seems to have entered a new phase with the foreign powers who hav

considers the y.p. g a key ally in the fight against what's left of the islamic state organization. the alliances among the states involved in the syrian conflict are constantly shifting. his or her to one leading turkey into international isolation. so let's pick up immediately oh my course you know ricker is the president to a leading took into international isolation well he is leading turkey into a confrontation with the us but of the same time he comes on brusha that's very obvious that now is somehow a that he things that his biggest ally is putin at the same time of close turkey is the become part of it fourteen is the one who says what is happening in turkey has some hold obey but that's at this find i think the best option. adlon things he has because he wanted to have a wall in order to somehow. have a good news for his own domestic base because at home they have a big economic problems and the economy is collapsing there's a high unemployment so he needed to somehow put himself into the role of a big war hero so that was all it was about to move how was tooken status as a

nato and america stand with turkey on a machine curity concern we have never given heavy arms to the y.p. g.'s so there is no one to take back these security concerns are concerns that the usa is certainly had a role in helping to create at this point the united states is actually supporting kurdish forces in syria they are actually supporting them and at this point the turkish military is intervening in syria to fight against those forces they have an operation olive branch and they're fighting against the kurdish forces and we've seen members of the ask d.f. defect in order to fight against the turkish forces in syria so a lot of confusion we even heard statements from u.s. leaders about the fact that they want to build a thirty thousand strong border force to protect the syrian border with turkey the coalition's war can join with the syrian democratic forces to establish and train the new syrian border security force approximately two hundred individuals training in the b.s.f. sanogo quotes with the goal of a final four sons of approximately thirty thousand now as you can expect turkish

alliance with the y.p. g i supposed if that support had wound down and reach some sort of natural conclusion after the offensive against eisel in the area perhaps we we wouldn't see this this turkish intervention now actually that might have also caused turkey to intervene because turkish government too was actually waiting for the end of the rock operation against isis and they were expecting the u.s. support for the syrian kurds will go down after that so that they will have a maybe room to maneuver and intervene in some ways into syria when they saw that this is not happening the u.s. is firmly committed to support why p.g. in these new fifty's they had to make a deal with russians in order to target a region called our friend it's not in the north northwest it is by the same group like the. operating there along with. you suffered ministration but that area is of away from the area where u.s. is cooperating with the y.p. so this is for the moment that might contain any sort of serious escalation between t

kurdish sources in the y.p. g. claim that the turkish military has killed civilians in its operation ankara denies that they say the reason why this operation isn't going as fast as they wanted to is precisely because they have been trying to a virus and the deaths of innocent civilians that have been reports that the y p g p y d that's the political wing of that's hard this militia have actually bustin kurds from other. towns and cities to use them as human shields are kurdish officials there would say actually this was just the natural response of the kurdish population in order to protect their town against what they see as the foreign aggression. three weeks now in through operation on the wrong foot both as i said to be steady advance made by the targets on the free syrian army towards our freedom but this down and over a hundred cop to rule before to incur the wrath of the targeted military also in syria the un says two hundred thirty civilians have been killed by syrian and russian airstrikes and just the pa

of the sort the seller son and then of the revolution began kurds demanded freedom but the y.p. g. joined hands with acids army and started attacking the people as kurds were discriminated against by the government and our lands are occupied by the y.p. g. terrorists but god willing we will be free. it's hard to question the commitment of these fighters in their pursuit for freedom their training and readiness however appears to be amateur the vast majority of them have no formal military training most lead simpler more peaceful lives before this war began their commander tells me that while their immediate target is often seen in defeating the why p.g. there it is said in his regime who are their main enemy from their y.b. she and i said are two sides of the same coin like i said they have killed thousands and expelled the people from their homes from assad's army to has been lost fighters to i saw and now the kurdish militia these men have fought countless battles in search of freedom that freedom has remained elusive the only reality they've seen is death and destruction who kno

in there are no problems however if they come in to defend the y.p. g the nothing and nobody can stop us this applies to efren as well as ma'am and to the east of the euphrates river the developments hin said behind the scenes negotiations the details of which are unclear if the kurds are going to accept the major conditions of the syrian regime with the assad under their heavy weapons. dance artillery and rocket launchers will they be exiting the city because the syrian regime is asking syria democratic forces to exit the city. and to move it to the east of the euphrates the kurdish y p g holds the areas in yellow which include the region of africa in the green areas land controlled by the syrian opposition supported by turkey and they're advancing on africa and under the turkish operation olive branch president assad's government controls the area to the south and the i.p.g. is territory to the east of the euphrates is where the u.s. has military bases and personnel on the ground syria's seven year war seems to have entered a new phase with a foreign