the latest in the fight against isis. turkey announced it would cooperate with the u.s. in the battle. it will now allow americans to use turkish airbase is to target groups in serious -- syria. turkey was previously criticized for its lack of focus in stemming the tide. joining me from washington ambassador rhett mcgurk. even an envoy for the coalition against isis. help us understand -- thank you for your much. -- very much. what is your title? brett: special envoy. we are both diplomats. in our roles. charlie: help me understand how this turkey thing happened. brett: it has been a long process. it has been a 9-10 month office. we began intensive discussions with the turks as soon as we set up this international coalition in september. ticky had a number of concerns and issues -- turkey had a number of concerns. and we had issues to work out as well. president obama has had two conversations with their president about ifo. the first one in october the town of khobani was about to fall. had that filing, the entire northern border would have been can -- controlled by isil. president o

from washington, i'm laura trevelyan. tricky lunches attacks against -- turkey calls for attacks against pkk and islamic state. the painful testament from women in the u.k. and longing for the summer vacation, more americans are letting the days off go to waste. the question is why. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. tomorrow nato will hold an emergency meeting to discuss security at turkey's request. it comes days after ankara decided to step up efforts against the so-called islamic state. at the same time, turkey is also cracking down on kurdish rebels known as the pkk. the state department described the timing as a coincidence. reporter: with precision, they strike. turkish jets targeting pkk turkish rebels in iraq. it is part of turkey's two-pronged military action against the pkk and the so-called islamic state. a twin threat that has prompted ankara to summon a meeting in brussels on tuesday. >> we expect solidarity and support from our allies. and daesh is our common enemy. reporter: but it is getting messy. the kurdish milita

years of war. but says defeat is not in the dictionary. the white house welcomes turkey's involvement to combat i.s.i.l. calls the p.k.k. a terrorist organization. >>> humanitarian ceasefire to start in yemen. air attacks condition. and... >> and, of course i'm the first kenyan-american to be president of the united states. >>> a national address from president obama as he ends his trip to his father's homeland >>> syria's president says the army is struggling to contain i.s.i.l. and rebel groups. he said his troops are tired and lacking manpower and they must define key regions to hold on to during the conflict. >> translation: we have new recruits every day. the military is carrying out the mission, it's required to give up areas, in order to hold on more important areas. we are in a fateful period. there's no compromised solutions. >> a retired military analyst joins us on the phone. >> what do you make of comments from the president. is he making the best of a bad situation. >> i look at this and he is to leave the areas not as we sud. he lost a lot. the southern areas

in turkey and claim these operations have ended or killed the attempts for a peaceful solution to problems. i invite them to consider what the families of those soldiers and police officers are going through. you cannot allow democratic country like turkey a democrat country like turkey to have public overview or allow public overview to be destroyed in turkey. however, there have been two police officers cowardly killed and they will be brought before justice and made accountable. those who used long range weapons to kill brave police officers have been caught and now we are in the process of catching those who are behind them and they will be punished as well. yesterday, early in the morning i received an urgent telephone call which informed me that a nurse, mid wife and driver were kidnapped. they were on their way to help a pregnant woman in a remote village who was in whose life was in danger because of this kidnapping. how can we turn a blind eye to such cowardly actions? i have been inviting all political parties to come and sign a joint declaration against terrorists terro

than that. here is what i mean, turkey agreed to help the united states knock i.s.i.l. out of a 60 mile protected scene of northern syria. the move following a suicide bombing turkey blamed on i.s.i.l., and is allowing the united states to use its air bases to attack i.s.i.l. friends helping each other battle a common enemy. turkey started bombing forces of the kurdistan workers party, known by its acronym p.k.k. they have been fighting for an autonomous region, the pst kk, and the y.p.g. have become america's strongest partners fighting i.s.i.l., they are the ones that stayed and fought when the iraqi army cut and ran. u.s. and its allies listed the p.k.k. as a terrorist group. zeina khodr is in turkey and has the latest on the campaign against the p.k.k. >> for the first time turkish fighters jets targeted the p.k.k. on turkish soil, following an exchange of fch fire between turkish security forces and the groups. over the past few days turkish jets targeted the group across the border in northern iraq. the security situation undoubtedly deteriorating, there has been a number of

>> turkey strikes isil targets inside syria and launches massive raids across the country to hunt out isil members. from doha, also coming up, we speak to refugees who say men from their camp are being recruited by rebel fighters. >> i will be bringing you the latest on barack obama's first presidential visit to kenya. >> why some taxi drivers in jakarta are uber angry about a popular new service. let's begin in turkey. that's where the government has confirmed its carried out air strikes on isil targets inside syria. turkish police carried out raids in the country where suspected isil members and kurdish actives are believed to be acting. we are on border with syria. talk to us first of all about this latest escalation. >> reporter: tensions have ratcheted up on the border with syria, if you look behind me, behind my left shoulder, that was position that was attacked by isil. five isil fighters shot at turkish soldiers. one soldiers was killed, two more injured. after that, clashes ensued. we heard about seven hours ago there was a massive escalation, three fighter jets entered s

>> a border buffer zone to keep out i.s.i.l. we'll have the latest proposed by turkey and the u.s. hello there i'm felicity barr and this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up: questions about the health of china's economy as shares make their biggest fall in eight years. >>> ethiopia's prime minister defends his country's democratic record against criticism from president obama. plus: >> i'm tarek bazley in one of europe's leading robotics labs as the octopus is modeling the lates in robotic technology. >> hello the u.s. and turkey is discussing the creation of a buffer zone along turkey's southern border with syria. the counter fighters -- to counter fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant. syria fighters known as the ypg the kurdish government denies that claim. al jazeera's zeina khodr reports from kilis in southern turkey on the border with syria. >> turkey says it plans to send no troops across the border, instead it says it's cooperating with ground forces already inside syria. those troops are not syria's kurds who the coalition has been relying on.

>> a new tactic in the fight against isil, the u.s. and turkey agree on a buffer zone inside syria. hello and welcome to al jazeera. also to come, each side blames the other for continued fighting in yemen two days into a supposed cease fire. obama's ground breaking trip to east africa, the war infractions in south sudan are now in his sights. we take you to new york where literature lovers gather for a poetry festival with a difference. but first the united states and turkey have agreed on a plan to create a buffer zone to fight isil within syrian territory. this has been a long held demand. this is the area isil controls. and this is where the proposed buffer zone would operate. from washington, we have more. >> reporter: as turkey turns its bombs on iraq, it's talking about creating what the white house calls an isil-free zone. once established they stay will be a safe place for the millions of refugees in turkey. but the obama administration says it will not create a no fly zone. sources say they haven't agreed on who will do the fighting on the ground which may be needed to wi

-- >> rose: and then we talk with u.s. envoy brett mcgurk about the new decision by turkey to join in the fight against i.s.i.s. >> if you look at the euphrates river and how it intersects syria, everything to the east of the euphrates on the border hundreds of kilometers that i.s.i.s. used to control is now controlled by the syrian kurds and free syrian army groups. everything to the west, there's a 90-kilometer strip i.s.i.s. still controls, and that is the strip we're really focused on. if we can help the syrians get control of that area, some of the moderate opposition forces working with turkey, i.s.i.l will no longer have an outlet. >> rose: and we talk to francis ricciardone, steven cook, henri barkey. >> going out hot against the p.k.k. and the government, at least suspending the peace process that had been there if not finishing it -- i certainly hope it isn't finished -- that again injects the kurdish national vs. turkish nationalist struggle against them. it's a poisonous thing, a bad thing for turkey, i think. it's a distracting thing for syria and for the coalition's effo

with opportunities. also ahead first isil, now the kurds, turkey confirms its fighter jets launched strikes on pkk camps in iraq. tunisia passes laws. >> how people face their darkest fears. >> the u.s. president has just addressed a summit on global entrepreneurship in nairobi. barack obama's whose father was a kenyan. it's the first time he's been to the country. the kenyan president opened the site. >> africa is the world east newest and most promising frontier of limitless opportunity. gone are the days when the only lens to view our continent was one of despair and indignity. >> that sentiment was echoed by the u.s. president when he took to the stage. >> this is our first global entrepreneurship. i want it to be here because africa is on the move. africa is one of the fastest growing regions in the world. [applause] people are being lifted out of poverty, incomes are up, the middle class is growing. and young people like you are harnessing technology to change the way africa is doing business. and that creates incredible opportunities for africans and for the world. >> let's g

first sitting american president to address the african union. >> nato stands with turkey in its fight against isil as a buffer zone is agreed on inside the syrian territory. >> sentenced to death by firing squad for the son of libya's former leader, who wasn't in court to hear his fate. >> some call it a race, others a run, others say it's just survival. >> in sport we take you to the world's toughest foot race, 200 kilometers through death valley. >> u.s. president barack obama has told africa it needs to build democracy and respect its citizens' human rights. he criticized african leaders who tried to hold on to power. obama i also the first american leader to address the african union at its headquarters in the ethiopian capital. while he urged a change in democracy, he said the rest of the world needs to change its perception of the continent. >> it is long past time to put aside old stereotypes of an africa forever mired in poverty and conflict. the world must recognize africa's extraordinary progress. today, africa is one of the fastest growing regions in the world. >> oba

in syria and iraq today by turkey after announcing that country would allow the united states-led coalition to use its air bases in the fight against isis. from cnn world headquarters here in atlanta, i'm george howell. this is "cnn newsroom." good day to you and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. >>> we start this hour in kenya. the u.s. president, barack obama, making his first visit as a u.s. president and the first president to be there. he's been speaking at the global entrepreneurship summit in the capital city there and to nairobi we go with themma bagger. we just watched a moment ago, last hour when the president was at the podium. the president saying that he is proud to be the first u.s. president to visit kenya. certainly an important mission for him at this summit but other messages that he's sending as well. >> reporter: hi george. well we have been hearing from president obama about the two really main themes that underpin this. he's already hit those notes for us in that global entrepreneurship summit remarks that he gave earlier.

will be what it calls an isil-free zone. if it can set it up with the cooperation of turkey in northern syria. eventually it is suggesting that this could actually be a safe place for refugees. for more on that, www.aljazeera.com. www.aljazeera.com. >> we don't have a lot of time to wait. you know, the conditions on the ground are getting much, much worse. >> president obama pressing for humanitarian aid in south sudan during his historic trip to africa. nato calling an emergency meeting to discuss isil and syria while the u.s. enters talks to create a safe zone along the turkish border. the boy scouts of america preparing to allow gay scout leaders for the first time in its history but not everyone is on board. >> i am a victim of revenge pornography. >> another major corporation taking a stand against posting explicit images online without everyone's permission. >> this is al jazeera america live in mark city. i'm del walters. ethiopian leaders are hosting a state dinner for president obama. he's the first sitting american president to visit the african nation. earlier he tal

deliveries. i'm lauren taylor. also coming up. turkey's double offensive the air force launches more strikes with isil and syria and kurdish positions in northern iraq. >> fay we reaffirm that we stand united in the face of terrorism. >> the u.s. president pushes for closer cooperation for al-shabab. and how tens of thousands of nepalese people are living in devastating conditions following the the earthquake. hello, the saudi-led coalition that has been bombing houthi rebels for months have announced a cease-fire the airstrikes will begin on sunday might the during the five day pause they will still respond from any military aggression from theys. >> we hope that this truce will lead to a solution because there are many people who have put a lot in the last four months for lack of everything we help that this will an cushion to a political solution. whether there is a truce or not we will want to be on the ground delivering aid and food wherever we can and we're targeting the most vulnerable people in yemen. now we'll go to work with all the warring parties first to ensure that all the supp

o. >> united states and turkey say they'll try to create a i.s.i.l. free buffer zone along turkey's border with syria. you're watching al jazeera live from london i'm david foster. ethiopia's prime minister defends his country's record after criticism from president obama. >>> why the u.s. has taken be cuba off the list of state sponsors of terrorism not enough. >> robotics, surgical technology. >> within the last hour we've had it officially confirmed that the united states and turkey are actually talking about the creation of what they've described as a i.s.i.l. free buffer zone along turkey's southern border with syria. while turkey is increasing its military operations both in iraq and syria. after last week's bombing in the city of suruc which killed 32 people. ankara has been accused of board of education an area of syria those known ago the ypg who are battling i.s.i.l. the turkish government says it's not battling syria and are looking into these claims. several days of strikes against kurdish forces in northern iraq. those kurdish forces there known as the pkk. there's goin

isis. turkey announced it will cooperate in the battle, allowing american warplanes to use turkish airbases techtarget the group in syria. turkey has been criticized for failing to stem the flow of foreign fighters. the efforts were endorsed earlier today at a meeting of investors. joining me from washington, brett mcgurk. special envoy for the coalition against isis. i am pleased to have you on the program. what is your title? brett: deputy special presidential envoy on the coalition. charlie: you handle diplomatic's? brett: the our diplomats in our roles. charlie: help me understand how this turkey thing happened. brett: it has been a long process, a 10 month process really. we began discussions with the turks when we set up the international coalition in september. turkey had a number of concerns and we had issues to work out with them. that put two bookends on it. president obama has had conversations with president erdogan about isis. you may recall the town of kobani over the border in syria. it was about to fall to isolate -- isil. at the town fallen, the northern border wou

delivery. hello, we're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up turkey's double offensive, more strikes against isil and syria and on kurdish positions in iraq. >> today we reaffirm and stand in united in the face of terrorism. >> three months on how tens of thousands of nepalese still live in desperate conditions following the devastating earthquake. saudi-led coalition bombing houthi rebels in yemen said that it will stop for five days to allow for aid to be delivered for millions of people. the saudis say it will begin just before midnight local time on sunday. but they warn that the coalition will still respond to any houthi' aggression during the cease-fire. well they say the cease-fire is good but what everyone really needs is lasting possess. >> we need a peter better process in terms of all the stake holders sitting at the table. we're seeing different efforts and of course, in terms of bringing everyone together, i think we're missing one where everyone is there. and agreeing to something. i think everyone on the ground is exhausted. civilian population, as i said

-fire does take place if it is, indeed, implemented. >> turkey has launched more air raids against the islamic state in iraq and the levant in syria and against kurdish fight necessary iraq. in the latest of a campaign that ban on friday. the campaign has expanded to iraq belonging to the curd stance workers party or the pkk. this puts an end to the fragile cease-fire. from southern turkey,. >> turkey is at war on two fronts. it's jets are now hitting targets across the border in iraq and syria. a day after beginning an air campaign against isil and syria turkish jets for the first time in years began hitting pkk or kurdistan workers party positions in iraq's mountains. the pkk immediately declared the already strained 2013 cease-fire with turkey dead. turkish officials are not phased and talk about a long-term fight. >> whenever we see a decrees or the vanishing of the threat then of course we'll make a reassessment. the third wave of operations are a part of this. >> this is a major shift in policy. >> for turkey isil declared war when it bombed a cultural center in the border to

let's look at other news in the united states and turkey have agreed on a plan to create a buffer zone to fight i.s.i.l. within syrian territory, this has been a long-held demand by turkey that says it's suffering more and more from i.s.i.l. presence on the border and how it would work though has not yet been established. but this is the area currently that i.s.i.l. controls and this is where the proposed buffer zone would be. well, meanwhile nato is to hold a rare emergency meeting to review the threat that i.s.i.l. poses to turkey. ambassadors from the 28 member block will debate actions. the turkish authorities are taking against i.s.i.l. and the extraordinary meeting was called by turkey because it's worried about the growing strength of i.s.i.l. on its borders. we can talk now to our correspondent zaina who is very close to the syrian border and zaina you are in the area we are actually talking about, the area that is at most risk as turkey would see it of i.s.i.l. activity which it has called for them si meeting of this nato allies. >> yes. the village behind me is the syrian bor

tactic in the fight against isil, the u.s. and turkey agree on a buff enzone inside syria. hello and welcome. also to come, each side plays the other for a cease fire. trip to east africa continues. natural world. >> knights and turkey agreed on a plan to fight isil within syrian territory. this is the area where the proposed buffer zone would be. from washington, patty culhain has more. >> reporter: turkey is talking to u.s. officials about creating an isil-free zone. it would cover 110-kilometer stretch. it will be a safe place for the millions of refugees in turkey. but the obama administration will not create a no fly zone. experts say it's unlikely there will be enough u.s. trained syrian opposition to do it on their own. >> the opposition to the assad regime doesn't have the military capacity the turks would not want around their border. and the united states, european allies, are too far away providing that military presence. so it will come down to actually guaranteeded that a zone will be free of isis. >> reporter: they left some to question it. >> i understand the coinc

. coming up in the next 60 minutes, rounding up more suspects turkey's campaign against the p.k.k. and isil continues in the cities and in the air. >> our security cooperation is pushing back against violent extremism. >> barack obama praises troops have a place in syria's future if it cuts all ties with the assad regime he also says that turkey has no plans to send ground troops into syria. bernard smith that more on monday mornings raised. >> 15 people have been arrested in this latest wave of raised by the security services. the authorities eight all arrested are foreigners. they are part of a series of raised going on for the past weeks and months in turkey. they picked up steam after the suicide bombing last weekend. turkey said it's targeting not just isil supporters, potential fighters, also targeting people from the kurdistan workers party, the p.k.k. and extreme leftwing in turkey, saying targets are all groups that it consider as threat to turkey's national security. over the border, the syrian kurds there claim that the turkish military shelled a village near kobane twi

timely that weold this meeting today to address the instability on turkey's doorstep and nato's border. nato is following developments closely and we stand in strong solidarity with our allies in turkey. amy: nato gives its backing to turkey as turkish jets launch their heaviest asslt on kurdish militants in nthern iraq since air strikes began last week, ending a two year truce. turkey is now bombing both sides of the same war, attacking militants from theslamic state as well as kurdish fighters who have been fighting isil for the past year. we'll get the latest. then we turn to what could be a major victory for human rights advocates here in the united states. a federal judge has issued a harsh condemnation of the mass detention of immigrant women and children, calling conditions in the privately-run facilities "deplorable." we will speak to a whistleblower who worked at a family detention center in texas and hear the words of one immigrant who just testified on capitol hill. >> always says to me mommy i am here. he asks me are we going back to room number 108. amy: all that an

. >>> turkey calls for an emergency nato meeting as it launches murder overnight tacks on the p.k.k. and isil. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra live from our doha headquarters i am jane doesn't. also coming up armed gunmen attack a bus and storm a police station in the north of india. a humanitarian pause in fighting against in yemen, but fears remain over whether it will hold hold. 12k sri lanka has bans a widely used herbicide. >>> turkey has called for an emergency nato meet to go discuss threats to its national security. in the latest development turkish jets have been hitting p.k.k. targets across is border in northern iraq. y.p.g. said they she would their positions near the town of kobane. the prime minister says the y.p.g. could have a plays in syria's few officer it cuts all ties with the assad regime. he also says turkey noose plans to sends ground troops in to syria. let's go live now it zeina khodr in southeastern turkey. zeina, talk us through the statement by the prime minister, he says that they could work the y.p.g. yet the y.p.g. claim they have been attacked again by turkis

♪ turkey strikes i.s.i.l. targets inside syria and launches massive raids across the country to hide i.s.i.l. members. hello, from al jazeera headquarters in doha i'm laura kyle and ahead we speak to burundi refugees who say men from their camp are being recruited by rebel fighters. one step closer to victory in the battle against poland and nigeria marks a medical milestone and the skyscraper now stands empty and we get rare access inside the tower of david. ♪ we begin in turkey where the government has confirmed it carried out air strikes on i.s.i.l. targets inside turkey and turkish police carried out raids across the country on areas of i.s.i.l. members and kurdish activists are believed to be operating and following developments for us from the turkish city on the border of syria and mohamed two significant developments we are seeing there in turkey these raids and air strikes and talk us through this escalation. >> yeah that is right, laura, we can't over state how significant these escalations and developments in the overnight hours and let's set the scene behind me and

. welcome to al jazeera. also coming up, the white house welcomes turkey's strikes on i.s.i.l. and calls the perform kk a terrorist organization. syria's president dismisses political dialogue to end the conflict as meaningless. >> excitement as the u.s. president addresses the kenyan people. final day of an historic visit to his ancestral homeland. plus i'm rob mcbride in the rice paddies of hong kong with the townies being farmers for a day >>> saudi collision airstrict targeted a military -- air strikes targeted a military base near sanaa. the attacks coming hours after a humanitarian pause. it's due to start 2069. aid workers say they don't know how this will help to get aid to people. fighting on the ground has not stopped. some viewers may find the images to be disturbing. >> reporter: saudi-led coalition military planes are arriving in aiden. after four months of fighting the airport is under the control of pro-government fighters. the saudi-led announced a 5-day unilateral pause in its aerial campaign. the truce comes at the request of president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, to a

soldiers killed as turkey launches air strikes. plus the struggle to weed out a controversial chemical from the farming and gardening industry. syria's president says the army is struggle. the troops are tired and lacking manpower. the army must defy key regions, but he is not willing to accept defeat. >> translation: we do have knew recruits every day. the military is carrying out its mission. sometimes we are having to give up hearse. >>> it's been said that the leader is trying to appear in control. >> i think his army is overstretched. they are doing well. how they want to remain like damascus and other areas. it's that problem, i think. intervention in syria, after a while, that is them understand pressure, and they will not be able to defend themselves more. of course, there's iranian and hezbollah there. but i don't think it's the same. i think they'll be forced to negotiate. taking initiative in no-fly zone and buffer zone. i think he will come to negotiation. he doesn't do well. as i mentioned. he lack man power affects them very much. and i think the only way to win is to go

america live from new york city. i'm tony harris. turkey steps up in the fight against isil and against the kurds moving to further destabilize the region. >>> and the fallout from a controversial turn in the debate over the iran nuclear plan. ♪ >>> we begin with a greater involvement by turkey in the fight against isil. the united states and turkey are said to be finalizing plans to create a safe zone along the turkey syria border. mike viqueira joins us live from washington. what more are you learning about this plan? >> reporter: for months they couldn't agree on the best tactics to confront isil now there's new cooperation and a new agreement, but turkey has a different agenda and another enemy than the united states. a week ago in the border town turks gather in an anti isil protest. moments later, tragedy. [ explosion ] >> reporter: amid the chaos, 32 are dead. isil is respect -- expected of carrying out the attacks. the next day turks urge the government to do more. against this backdrop of unrest turkey stepping deeper into the fight against isil. agreeing to allow coalition a

turkey's involvement to combat isil and calls the pkk a terrorist organization. u.s. president prepares to make a national address to the people of ken y it's the final day of his visit to his father's homeland. >> reporter: i'm in the rice patties of hong kong with the townies being farmers to are farmers for a day. >> saudi air strikes targeted a military base. the attack comes hours before the start of a humanitarian pause due to start at 2059 gmt on sunday. aid workers say they don't know how this will help to get aid to people. fighting has.stopped. warning, some viewers may find the ims in the report disturbing. >> reporter: after four months of fighting the airport is under the control of pro government fighters. it's after taking this city that the saudi led coalition announced a pause in its aerial campaign. it says the truce comes at the request of the president to allow in humanitarian aid. saudi arabia will respond to any houthi attacks. >> translator: goal of the new truce is to help lift the siege posed on cities and reach those areas with much needed humanitarian

, instagram, google plus and more. moore strikes and more arrests as turkey continues its attacks on the p.k.k. and isil. ♪ ♪ >>> hello welcome to al jazerra live from our doha headquarters, i am jane dutton. also coming up, armed gunmen attack a bus and storm a police station in the north of india. >>> humanitarian pause in fighting begins in yemen but fears remain over whether it will hold. >>> a ceremonial welcome as barack obama begins his first full day in ethiopia. we'll go there live. ♪ ♪ >>> turkey has arrested 15 isil suspects in the capital in morning raids counter terrorism units also detained 13 p.k.k. suspects in the south east. turkish jets have again been bombing the p.k.k. tagger he's cross the border in niewrn northern iraq. kurdish fighters for the y.p.g. say the turkish army shelled their positions near the counsel of co bomb i. the prime minister says the p y.p.g. could have a place in the future if it's cuts all ties with the a sued regime. let's go live now to seep a khodr in southeastern turk i so the prime minister is saying that he's ham toy work with the

next 60 minutes: >> turkey target isil inside syria and arrests hundreds in raised on its own soil. the prime minister said this is just the beginning. >> burundian refugees say men from their camp are being recruited by rebel fighters. >> i'm in nairobi. i'll bring you the latest on barack obama's first presidential visit to kenya. >> we look at planet's scientists are calling earth's closest relative. >> we begin in turkey and the government trackdown on isil inside its borders and in syria. ing a are a confirmed it struck isil targets in syria and its detained 297 people in raised across turkey. now, this is what we know. overnight, turkish fighter jets carried out airstrikes on isil tares in syria, hitting three targets. among them, a gathering of isil supporters. tension between turkey and syria has been building. thursday this week, turkish tanks fired across the border with syria after isil weapon fire killed a turkish soldier. turkey's blamed isil for a suicide bombing in a border town. 32 people were killed there. earlier this month, police took more than 250 suspects into cust

next 60 minutes. the united states and turkey talk about the creation of an i.s.i.l. free buffer zone along turkey answer southern border with syria. 10 people have been shot debt in india near the pakistan border. >>> ethiopia's prime minister defends his country's democratic record against criticism from president obama. >> under i'm lee wellings, with the sports news, concluding the tour de france winner. getting back in the sald saddle with a glorious double. >> well, the united states and turkey say they are talking about creating what has been described as an i.s.i.l.-free buffer zone along turkey's southern border with syria. well turkey appears to be increasing its involvement in military operation he both in iraq and syria after last week's bombing in suruc which killed 32 people. in the latest develop ankara has been accused of shelling a village in northern syria against kurdish fighters who are known as the ypg taking on i.s.i.l. government says it isn't targeting the syrian kurds and is investigating the claim. this alleged shelling comes april several days of shelli

>> hello there. this is the news hour live from london. coming up, tanks fire sue syria as turkey is drawn deeper into the conflict. the u.s. to launch airstrikes from a strategic air base. also ahead. >> we cat out to dismantle their ability to be able to build a nuclear weapon and we've achieved that. >> trying to equips the critics u.s. john kerry sells the nuclear deal to congress. >> donald trump arrives on the u.s.-mexico border as he continues his aggressive presidential campaign against immigration. >> secrets of the super bugs approximate which we meet the british scientist trying to defeat deadly bacteria. >> i have the sports news. angry and disappointed with drug cheats, one man in particular. >> hello there warm welcome to the program. turkey joined forces with the united states to tackle the growing threat close to its borders by islamic state of iraq and the levant. they've greed to allow u.s. war coalition war planes to use the air base in turkey for airstrikes against the armed group following phone discussions between the turkish president and barack obama thursd

♪ shoulder to shoulder nato backs turkey's fight against i.s.i.l. as they continue air strikes against another enemy, kurdish rebels. ♪ hello there this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up the son of libya's late leader gadhafi is sentenced to death and the u.n. describes as disturbing. >>> africa is on the move. africa is emerging. >> words of praise and a warning as barack obama becomes the first u.s. president to address the african union. and china tackles phone piracy as it busts a fake factory worth billions of dollars. ♪ hello turkish jets targeted fighters in the mountains in the southeast and follow a warning by the turkish president that it's impossible to continue the peace process with the kurds. and erdiwan says fighters from p.k.k. have been carrying out attacks and peace talks will only be possible when they leave the country. turkey is also stating air strikes against i.s.i.l. fighters in syria but yet there is no agreement with the u.s. about establishing a buffer zone between syria and turkey. al jazeera bernard smith reports from southern turke

possible when they leave the country. turkey is also carrying out airstrikes against syria. there is no agreement with with the u.s. createing a buffer zone between syria and turkey. >> f-16 fighter jets don't have too far to fly to hit targets of their new enemy of isil just over the border. this was last week. they don't have much further to go to target an old enemy the pkk in northern iraq. many are angry and frustrated that the turkish government are equating a threat from isil to a threat from the pkk. representatives from more than 18 non-governmental organizations have been meeting. they're working out a joint response to what they fear is a threat to the already fragile peace process between the pkk and the government. >> we call on the people of turkey and kurds to show solidarity. the only way to do this is to stand up against this policy. >> only last month most of these people were celebrating the pro- pro-kurdish winning 80 seats in the parliament. for the first time president erdogan discuss whether talks can carry on. >> erdogan says having embarked on an offensive ag

dead and four others wounded after a car bomb exploded in turkey. the search is on for whoever is responsible for this. this comes after targets were bombed by the turkish military. >>> a series of rapid chgs changes toward northern syria in the last few days. they are talking about the potential for a safe haven/zone for which the hundreds of the refugees in camps could perhaps return. official talk about when and isis is pushed out of those areas, naturally they would become safe enough for those refugees to return. it's a complex ambition. jets are hitting targets inside syria. turkey also perceives some kurdish groups as a threat and they are hitting the pkk. allies of the pkk are the ground troops fighting isis. one thing not in down is turkeyish turkeyish. isis have used turkish material to take people and materiel into syria. the scope of their about -- ambition could require tens of thousands of troops. it does now have the potential of one of key neighbors of syria a nato ally being thrust full head long into this conflict. there are other elements here too that are impor

i'm randall pinkston. the news continues next live from london. ♪ >>> turkeys military steps up the fight against isil and vows to arrest kurdish rebels as part of the same offensive. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm julie mcdonald, this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up after months of violence burundi's president wins a controversial third term. >>> also ahead -- >> i'm andrew simmons in nairobi nairobi, and i'll bring you the latest on president barack obama's visit here. >>> in the two years since the islamic state of iraq and the levant has carved out positions across syria and iraq turkey has been reluctant to involve itself militarily. until now. on friday it announced it has begin air strikes against isil in syria, and carried out operations across turkey. more than 297 suspects are in custody. some are expected isil members, but there are members that are members of the pkk. isil has been blamed for a suicide bomb which killed more than 30 people in the turkish border town. the turkish president urged his country to trust him and his government. >> translator: these ar

clean water. thanks for being with us. within the past hour turkey's prime minister has confirmed its military has launched more airstrikes against isil in syria. it's also hitting areas in northern iraq, but the targets there belong to the kurdistan worker's party or the pkk. it's considered a terrorist organization by turkey. >> i have said that the massacre was an attack against turkey against democracy in turkey and against public order in turkey. isil was behind it, and they have been reacted to appropriately. there are some circles who wanted to create chaos in turkey and they were supported by the pkk. and their actions were targeting fundamental rights. mohammed jamjoom is following developments for us in killis on the border with syria. mohammed, it seems very clear that the turkish government is bringing together both isil and the pkk as target did. >> reporter: >>> airstrikes from turkey take off from basis in turkey but also in going after the pkk. in fact, we heard a short while ago that the prime minister called the president of iraqi kurdistan and told him that so l

>>> the u.s. and turkey agreed to create an i.s.i.l.-free zone in syria, but there are complications. welcome, i'm darren jordon in doha with the world news. fighting continues in yemen, both sides blame each other for breaking a fragile ceasefire. >> south korea says it's free of m.e.r.s. the virus killing more than 30 people. >>> the u.s. threat ebbs sanctions against south sudan if the warring party don't reach a peace deal >>> the united states and turkey agreed to create a buffer zone in syria to fight i.s.i.l. tuckey has been bombing -- turkey has been bombing i.s.i.l. targets inside syria. from washington patty culhane reports. >> reporter: as turkey turns its bomb on islamic state of iraq and levant, it's talking with the u.s. about creating an i.s.i.l.-free zone covering a 110km stretch. once established it will be a safe place for the refugees in turkey. the obama administration said it would not create a no fly zone. experts say it's unlikely there'll be enough u.s. trained syrian opposition to do it on their own. >> the opposition to bashar al-assad's regime

this enough. >> thank you very much indeed, for joining us from yemen. thank you. >> turkey has launched more air raids genes the islamic state in iraq and the levant in syria and kurdish fight necessary iraq. the latest of the campaign began on fridaying after a suicide-bombing at a rally in turkey earlier in the week. they will target northern iraq the kurdish workers party or the pkk. and raising fears of renewed violence in turkey. >> turkey is at war on two fronts. it's jets are now hitting targets across the border in iraq and syria. a day after beginning an air campaign against isil and syria turkish jets for the first time in years began hitting pkk or kurdistan workers. the pkk immediately declared the already strained 2013 cease-fire with turkey dead. turkish officials are not phased and talk about a long-term fight. >> whenever we see a decrease or a vanishing of the threat, then we'll make a reassessment. the third wave of operations are a part of this. >> this is a major shift in policy. >> for turkey isil declared rather when it bombed a cultural center on monday.

country like turkey if we don't take that into account, if we are not prepared to pay for it then we may not have the luxury but whoever targets turkey they should be in no illusion and never forget that turkey is strong and turkey is powerful to punish those who try to target and attack turkey. i don't want anyone to have any worries due to the fact that turkey has just come out of an election and a new government is in the process of being formed but while that takes place we are in our office and we will of course take all necessary steps accordingly. accordingly. >> so these are the live shots you are looking at from turkey that is the turkey prime minister, he was giving a statement on the resent developments in turkey saying that turkey cannot stand by as kurdish, leftist and islamic state militants as help calls them all target turkey and said the security operation on friday and we saw raids going on across the country and air strikes take place inside syria targeting i.s.i.l. and said that security operation is not a one off but part of a comprehensive process. also saying this

♪ taking the fight to i.s.i.l. in syria, turkey orders its most significant military operation against the group so far. ♪ you're watching al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha also coming up on the program, we speak to burundi refugees who say men from their camp are being recruited by rebel fighters. one step closer to victory in the battle against polio, nigeria marks a medical milestone. germany is increasingly looking to renewable energy to meet rising demands for power. ♪ hello, turkey prime minister will continue against i.s.i.l. arair strikes with the group if syria. in two years since i.s.i.l. began their advance across syria and iraq turkey has been a temporary home to nearly two million refugees and reluctant to involve its military forces until now. overnight turkey carried out air strikes on i.s.i.l. targets inside syria, on thursday turkish tanks across the border with syria after i.s.i.l. weapons fire killed a turkish soldier and turkey blamed i.s.i.l. for the suicide bomb killing off 32 people and happened in the border town earlier this month and po

>> turkey allow us the u.s. to launch airstrikes from its base against islamic state of iraq and the levant in syria. this is al jazeera live from london. >> we set out to dismantle their ability to be able to build a nuclear weapon, and we've achieved that. >> trying to convince the critics, john kerry sells the nuclear deal to congress. >> a defiant donald trump arrives on the u.s.-mexico border as he continues his aggression presidential campaign against immigration. >> trying to defeat deadly bacteria. >> turkey has joined forces with the united states to tackle the growing threat posed to its borders by the islamic state of iraq and the levant. they've agreed to allow u.s. led coalition war planes to use the air base that's in eastern turkey for airstrikes against the armed group. it follows phone discussions between turkey's president and barack obama earlier on thursday. that comes after a heavy firefight with isil on the turkey-syria border in which one turkish sole were was killed and another wounded. earlier, one policeman was shot in the mostly kurdish town in southern

turkey joining the fight, the path top eliminating i.s.i.l. seems no clearer. war without ends it's "inside story". >>> welcome to "inside story". i'm ray suarez. a coalition led by the u.s. and united by its desire to destroy the islamic state of iraq and levant is pounding away from the air. fresh issues fighting continues on the ground between i.s.i.l. and the syrian army i.s.i.l. and syrian rebels between i.s.i.l. and the kurdish peshmerga. i.s.i.s. has a lot of enemies. with each month it attracts more fighters from outside syria and iraq and supports from others rallying to its flag. i.s.i.l. looks like and acts like a real country, and a president who came to the whitehouse saying he didn't oppose all wars just dumb wars trying to keep the struggle from becoming a war without end. >> reporter: it's what fbi director james comey says keeps him up at night. i.s.i.l. as a threat to the homeland eclipsed the ground behind the nvern attacks. >> nil is not your parent's al qaeda, it's a different model. and by virtue of that model it's a threat we are worried about in the homeland.

time. as turkey promises not to let up on its campaign against i.s. it's good to have you with us. it is just about the most exciting thing people in kenya say they can remember. barack obama has arrived for a visit, the first ever by a u.s. president. topping the agenda, economic ties, human rights, and the fight against islamist extremes. it is also a sentimental visit because obama has family in kenya and tonight he attended a family gathering. here is more. reporter: it is the moment kenya has an waiting for. for the first time as u.s. president, barack obama has arrived in his father's homeland great he was welcomed by the kenyan president and his half-sister. even before his visit, obama's image was everywhere. kenyans have many reasons to be excited about the president's trip. >> i am very sure obama's visit [inaudible] really want to make things work and kenya and our election count and our vote count in kenya but too our economy to grow in kenya and [inaudible] reporter: as usual security preparations are enormous. 10,000 police officers nearly 1/4 of kenya posto worse, are b