took journalists close to the front line in syria on saturday here militia watch over territory they've controlled for the past two years overlooked by y p g positions on a nearby hill. turkish artillery continues to shell y.p. g. forces with support from the turkish air force more and more turkish tanks are heading into the region as the offensive enters its second week turkey looks set for the long haul. here's a look now at some of the other stories that are making news around the world in yemen separatists in the southern port city of auburn have seized government buildings after fierce clashes on sunday with the forces of president after a green monster hobby dozens of people have been reported killed or injured in his prime minister accuse the separatists of melting a coup. or being as the temporary government base the rebels controlling the capital sanaa. afghan officials say the death toll from saturday's bomb attack in kabul could rise more than one hundred people have been reported killed so far at least two hundred thirty five were injured some of them are in critical

assurances from washington that the us will no longer arm the kurdish y.p. to militia in syria ankara has also reiterated demands of the us pull troops out of the northern keys syrian town of man being turkish and my p. g. forces clashed again on saturday pushing ahead with a military operation aimed at clearing the kurdish militia from the turkish border area. other activists say saturday's fighting concentrated in the northwest of the afrin region in this video could these fighters target took with small arms fire activists say turkey is making slow progress on the ground. president richard sipe added one brother just supporters just over a week into the campaign he claims turkey has inflicted heavy casualties on the attorneys. three hundred ninety four terrorists have been neutralized. and we have twenty martyrs from the free syrian army and our military. the figures are disputed and cannot be verified independently to journalists close to the front line in syria on saturday here protest this militia watch over territory they've controlled for the past two years overlooked by y p g pos

against the y.p. jean militia in northern syria has also drawn protest in neighboring eleven on. the turkish embassy was the target of the protest in beirut while the battle with guns and tanks goes into its second week in northern syria the kurds of the start of the campaign to win hearts and minds in other parts of the world. but street protests song going to stop turkey's president. he's announced his forces will now push further east to a town called man beach no one should take issue with this because the real owners of man beach aren't these terrorists there are arab brothers there. afterwards we will continue to fight up to the iraqi border until no terrorist is left. other one threat to attack the entire kurdish controlled area of syria is in direct contradiction of the interest of his nato ally the united states just hours before a senior white house adviser had called on everyone to take his troops and all armed fighters out of the conflict zone he appealed to other one to focus on the longer term strategic goals of ending violence in syria but the turkish president seems t

escalating violence in a fiend. why b.g. militia there have played a key role in helping us backed forces against islamic state however the turkish government views the y.p. ji as terrorists. the shuttered turn of yielded as evidence of the force that turkey has brought to bear enough turkey's government is determined to press on with operation all of branch which to them has been a success so far it's because. the operation will continue until the threat has removed. but the kurdish why p.g. wants the world to know that they would surrender the enclave without a fight. we will resist and will not allow the enemy to invade our land to the last drop of blood we have we will never retreat from here. those appear to be no idle words missiles fired from y p g controlled territory crashed into this mosque in the turkish border tode of kilis causing fatalities and paddick as worshipers try to free the wounded from the rubble. the death toll rises on both sides but turkish president rich one says he will expand the offensive eastwards. for u.s. troops stationed in northern syria might soon find

the kut ish militia group. technician media report that fighting between the the turkish army and its allies is intensifying in the direction of offering. turkey claims a threat is growing at its. for considers the y.p. g. to be the syrian faction of the p.k. k. which actually sees as a terror group reacting to attack u.s. military attacks in recent days the why p.g. has shelled texas border towns claiming civilian lives while many techs were you for it at the start the mood has now changed. no war is easy neither for soldiers nor. for civilians you know what i must not have. quality but over you both sides of the border fear what operational if branch could still bring. is in istanbul and joins me now from there through the turkish president has spoken out saying that he is ready to target syria's model bridges that know what is the significance of this for the military operation. for the turkish forces they say it is key is part of their efforts to remove what they say is his tariff right on the southern border of syria but for nato it is a nightmare scenario because a large number

militia group. technician media report that fighting between the the turkish army and its allies is intensifying in the direction of a fraying. turkey claims a threat is growing at its. right considers the y.p. g. to be the syrian faction of the p.k. k. which he sees as a terror group reacting to takis military attacks in recent days the why p.g. has shell takesh border towns claiming civilian lives while many techs were you for it at the start the mood has now changed. no war is easy neither for soldiers nor. for civilians what that must not have been. good sides of the border. could still bring. us bring in our correspondent dorian jones in bold dorian do you have any reliable information on how the turkish offensive in syria is proceeding. but it's very difficult to get any information reliable or independent from this conflict most of the reporting if not all of it is coming from embedded journalists on both sides and much of it appears to be spinning their version of events for finding out what the independent story is actually going on one source or the syrian observatory is s

often is controlled by the kurdish white b.g. militia which has been a key ally of the u.s. in its fight against islamic state the turkey sees the y.p. g. as a terrorist organization and this is the u.s. to stop backing them. operation all of the branches anything but a peace offering the following airstrikes the turkish military with the support of regional allies is marching across the border into northern syria turkey's president has pledged an unrelenting campaign against the syrian kurdish y p g a militia which he considers a terrorist group. will handle a free and there's no stepping back we have an agreement with our russian friends kind of also discuss that with the u.s. and other coalition forces. i mean it's the attacks russia has pulled back its ground troops from the region to avoid accidental clashes experts say turkey is looking to russia for further support. this is inevitably going to mean more close cooperation with russia for turkey and. this is probably russians threatening to pull turkey. if the western alliance three think is it click the us position meanwhile

in northern syria on saturday is controlled by the kurdish y.p. genie militia which has been a key u.s. ally in the fight against i asked what turkey sees the b.g. as a terror organization and has urged the u.s. to stall backing the turkey's president. there will be no letting up until the job is done operation olive branch is anything but a peace offering following as strikes the takesh military with the support of its regional allies is marching across the border into northern syria techies president has pledged an unrelenting campaign against the syrian kurdish militia which he considers a terrorist group. will handle there's no stepping back we have an agreement with our russian friends and i've also discussed it with the u.s. and other coalition forces. amidst the attacks russia has pulled back its ground troops from the region to avoid accidental clashes experts say taqiyya looking to russia for the supposed. this is inevitably going to mean more close cooperation with russia for turkey and a logical outcome of this is probably russians threatening to pull turkey. if the west

forces are targeting positions of the y.p. g m a in the kurdish militia backed by washington the group controls the afrin region ankara sees it as the syrian arm of the kurdistan workers' party or p.k. k. which it considers a terror group a the turkish military has been locked in a bloody conflict with the p k k for decades last weekend the us announced it would set up a thirty thousand strong border force in northern syria led by the y.p. gee that angered turkish president right to type out the one who accused washington of planning to form a terror army he reiterated his criticism after the first raids that the name of this organization is kurdistan workers' party and the name of the organization in syria is why p.g. the kurdistan workers' party is on the terror list so the u.s. and the e.u. the organization it works with in syria is exactly the same. turkish prime minister banal a year older him said ground forces may be deployed across the border on sunday russia says it has withdrawn its troops from the region. afghan security forces have been battling a group of gunmen that storm

force in syria that would include the y.p. g. militia turkey is dead set against that plan. turkey has run out of patience. no one should think will sit idly by to watch events unfold he. turkey's government wants to prevent a kurdish zone of influence at any cost from northern iraq to the turkish syrian border which it believes kurdish militias would use to attack turkey turkey's attack on the g. forces an african looks to achieve that goal. the campaign is turkey's next round in a long conflict against kurdish armed factions they are often supported by the us turkey's nato ally as part of a larger regional conflict involving ever shifting alliances. we're going to catch up with some of the other stories making news around the world veteran irish politician gerry adams has handed over the leadership of the nationalists in fame party to mary lou. adams led the party for thirty four years and was known around the world is the political face of the irish republican movement which renounced violence back. in two thousand and five. the family of u.s. rock star tom petty says the musician d

syria that would include the y.p. g. militia turkey is dead set against that plan. turkey has run out of patience. no one should think will sit idly by to watch events unfold. turkey's government wants to prevent a kurdish zone of influence at any cost from northern iraq to the turkish syrian border which it believes kurdish militias would use to attack turkey turkey's attack on white g. forces an app for a move to achieve that goal. the campaign is turkey's next round in a long conflict against kurdish armed factions they are often supported by the u.s. turkey's nato ally as part of a larger regional conflict involving ever shifting alliances. ok time now to catch up with some of the other stories making news around the wilds thai police have arrested a suspected kingpin asians in the trade in detention species its name has been shy back he allegedly ran a launch trafficking network that smuggled parts to chinese and vietnamese tailless he was arrested on friday in connection with the smuggling of fourteen rhino horns wealth and one million u.s. dollars. the operator of japan's crippled

security force in syria that would include the y.p. g. militia turkey is dead set against that plan. turkey has run out of patience. no one should think will sit idly by to watch events unfold. turkey's government wants to prevent a kurdish zone of influence at any cost from northern iraq to the turkish syrian border which it believes kurdish militias would use to attack turkey turkey's attack on white g. forces an app for a look to achieve that goal. the campaign is turkey's next round in a long conflict against kurdish armed factions they are often supported by the u.s. turkey's nato ally as part of a larger regional conflict involving ever shifting alliances. not just some of the other stories making news around the world egypt's president adel fatah assisi says he will run for a second term in march elections he's being challenged by sunny and on the country's former armed forces chief anon has called upon state institutions to remain neutral in the campaign but. the op. the writer of japan's crippled fukushima nuclear plant says it says it has captured images was likely to be m