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but -- but today turkey. turkey does not play a role yet in the coalition talks, by the way, but this will come up. as a german think and do tank active in turkey and the united states and more than 100 countries around the world, we have really high interests in raising this topic, and we are very proud to be able to organize this conference in crucial times incorporation with middle east institute. i would like to dwell on three areas where i think we also will get some interesting discussions today. one is concerning turkey's domestic situation. after the coup, the rifts aggravated between -- within turkish society between turks and kurds, akp and opposition mr. erdogan and the followers, secularists and devoted muslims, country side and between generations. this is not the situation which should be welcomed by anyone. we should try to do as much as possible to keep the turkish society together and not to split them. so from my point of view no political force inside to bridge these dangerous trends. maybe
but -- but today turkey. turkey does not play a role yet in the coalition talks, by the way, but this will come up. as a german think and do tank active in turkey and the united states and more than 100 countries around the world, we have really high interests in raising this topic, and we are very proud to be able to organize this conference in crucial times incorporation with middle east institute. i would like to dwell on three areas where i think we also will get some interesting...
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we went to turkey we'd probably be arrested. but. it's difficult for john to find supporters in germany most turkish reporters don't want to work with him in the beginning i was dreaming of what i was thinking of that i mean there are two thousand three thousand he took his journeys into. and there would be no problem to find out people to work with but now i understand that it's not that easy because it's their interests for them when the they feel threatened by the government because of that and i can understand that but it is of course in the beginning it was a bit disappointing for me. in january twenty seventeen turkish journalist heiko baghdad moved to berlin to work with chen he left his wife and children back in turkey. heiko has visited billy and often. sunday will not only to see if you know what i mean this was just another trip. i'll do some work here and then go back home. that's what i plan to do religiously she rejects him i think that things in turkey so calm down soon and i can go back and live in peace. but i didn't
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turkey russia. and the us i think europe which is very become more like a less relevant actor and of fight despite being bearing. brunt of the fighting in syria with the refugees and attacks in iraq could play a significant role here by mediating between these forces because of actually their economy power political. leverage on russia turkey and others and tokyo and the kurds are two potential allies of europe in the syrian conflict john sinan going to yield is richard weiss thank you very much indeed for your contributions of program and thank you for watching you can see the program again any time by visiting our website dot com for further discussion go to our facebook page that's facebook dot com forward slash a james i sorry you can also join the conversation on twitter our handle is. from me on the whole team here by phone now. the latest news as it breaks the government of mali so maggie has pushed to have a series of laws that if as will make argentina's economy more competitive with detail
turkey russia. and the us i think europe which is very become more like a less relevant actor and of fight despite being bearing. brunt of the fighting in syria with the refugees and attacks in iraq could play a significant role here by mediating between these forces because of actually their economy power political. leverage on russia turkey and others and tokyo and the kurds are two potential allies of europe in the syrian conflict john sinan going to yield is richard weiss thank you very...
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turkey used old east german army weapons against the kurds in turkey and history is repeating itself in syria. and it's not just german tanks german military trucks have also been spotted on the syrian border. this article look at some other stories making news around the bond meanwhile says it's preparing reception camps for the drugs or return of muslim refugees who fled to neighboring bungler this because of the military crackdown in the buddhist majority country bungled this says it is also preparing for the transfer of but it needs more time. to conservative car bombs detonated near a mosque in the libyan city of benghazi on tuesday killed at least twenty seven people and injured dozens more the attack took place as worshippers were leaving the mosque many security officials were among the casualties they have believed to have been the target of the attack. gunmen have stormed an office save the children aid agency in the afghan city of jalalabad two people were killed when the militants battle security forces who had surrounded the building is the nucleus of the sponsibility th
turkey used old east german army weapons against the kurds in turkey and history is repeating itself in syria. and it's not just german tanks german military trucks have also been spotted on the syrian border. this article look at some other stories making news around the bond meanwhile says it's preparing reception camps for the drugs or return of muslim refugees who fled to neighboring bungler this because of the military crackdown in the buddhist majority country bungled this says it is also...
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but turkey says the german government is harboring terrorists. turkey's domestic political troubles are now playing out in germany. in february twenty seventh teen turks in the western german city of obama campaigned in favor of a referendum that would give president head one more executive powers the turkish prime minister attended a big rally there john didn't go because of the charges against him in turkey german reporters once exactly welcome there either. no matter what means freedom everyone means freedom. i mean it's looking armisen that's at the top of what we've heard every certainly noticed that some people are criticizing the turkish government without any justification all. lloyd we've invested so much in germany some of us have lived here for decades we pay taxes and contribute to this country's prosperity that we feel betrayed it sliced into garbage for us i was an officer i don't know why but since the one nine hundred eighty s. the german media have to trade turkish working as asians in germany the turkish people and the turkey. n
but turkey says the german government is harboring terrorists. turkey's domestic political troubles are now playing out in germany. in february twenty seventh teen turks in the western german city of obama campaigned in favor of a referendum that would give president head one more executive powers the turkish prime minister attended a big rally there john didn't go because of the charges against him in turkey german reporters once exactly welcome there either. no matter what means freedom...
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turkey wants to preserve. the integrity and keep open the possibility of a unified syria by preventing a continuous syrian court all. controlled by. kurds in the north and i think this is why we are. watching the way you look at it mr mccauley washington's two allies on now what why do you think that the u.s. will intervene and if it doesn't which side would it take. i don't think they're us really into. the us is responsible is the reason why turkey felt compelled to intervene to stop this operation in the first place because. the us even though they backtracked. to the initial announcement today said they want to establish an army of course parallel force in most all countries off the road there is only one flag one army so the us says i'm going to create another force to patrol and control and secure syria's border but turkey what of the screen work is not an enemy of syria turkey is not one and i mean of to us in turkey is a member of nato so it doesn't make sense and i think turkey was quite right in pers
turkey wants to preserve. the integrity and keep open the possibility of a unified syria by preventing a continuous syrian court all. controlled by. kurds in the north and i think this is why we are. watching the way you look at it mr mccauley washington's two allies on now what why do you think that the u.s. will intervene and if it doesn't which side would it take. i don't think they're us really into. the us is responsible is the reason why turkey felt compelled to intervene to stop this...
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biggest friend of turkey is actually i think it's the biggest enemy of turkey today turkey is trying to create more options approaching to russia or thaw it feels like turkey is trying to make a deal with it so he wants to be more you should speak up the future of the syria. northern syria is all about the relationship between them of course and they position to wipe they did they will work together they prefer to. rallies against the military operation have been held in turkey as well as a number of european countries and broke up a gathering and aimed at least a dozen.
biggest friend of turkey is actually i think it's the biggest enemy of turkey today turkey is trying to create more options approaching to russia or thaw it feels like turkey is trying to make a deal with it so he wants to be more you should speak up the future of the syria. northern syria is all about the relationship between them of course and they position to wipe they did they will work together they prefer to. rallies against the military operation have been held in turkey as well as a...
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about half a year ago all of turkey and turkey always indicated that it will lot. is this the kurdish forces to pose its threat to turkey so i think the fact that the united states and the old these special force was a trigger but they didn't really change to secure asia the turkey is determined that the kurdish forces or little the northern syria border will not be a threat it's amazing that the u.s. is in the past week managed to completely betray both its rival allies in this in this conflict first a bit of a trail of turkey announcing this border security force made up primarily of kurds without any consultation with turkey and then as soon as turkey you make make an issue of it immediately drop the kurds all together and say oh we're nothing to do with them and basically give turkey a free hand to slaughter them. on wednesday the two koreas agreed to march together under a single flag during the upcoming winter olympics the north will now send twenty two athletes to the pyong chang games international olympic committee president thomas back praised the agreeme
about half a year ago all of turkey and turkey always indicated that it will lot. is this the kurdish forces to pose its threat to turkey so i think the fact that the united states and the old these special force was a trigger but they didn't really change to secure asia the turkey is determined that the kurdish forces or little the northern syria border will not be a threat it's amazing that the u.s. is in the past week managed to completely betray both its rival allies in this in this...
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this is alienating turkey it's been driving turkey into the arms of russia as we've seen over the last few years turkey was hoping that that relationship u.s. kurdish relationship would begin to reverse once isis was destroyed that is not the case the united states is building an argument for remaining in northern syria. saudi arabia would like the united states remain there israel would like the united states to remain there to cut down assad's government and to deny the syrian government oil water and agricultural land that's what chopping syria into two and developing a long term relationship with the kurds in the north helping them it to develop greater independence will ultimately do it'll keep syria very weak this is a way to night iran the fruits of it's a victory in syria and also to bring russia down a notch so i think the united states is seeing this as a way to hurt its enemies russia and it won and to help its allies. both israel and saudi arabia the trouble is is that turkey is collateral damage here the united states' relationship with turkey is going from bad to worse an
this is alienating turkey it's been driving turkey into the arms of russia as we've seen over the last few years turkey was hoping that that relationship u.s. kurdish relationship would begin to reverse once isis was destroyed that is not the case the united states is building an argument for remaining in northern syria. saudi arabia would like the united states remain there israel would like the united states to remain there to cut down assad's government and to deny the syrian government oil...
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from his prison cell in turkey. said he rejected any trade off that would see him released in exchange for new arms sales to turkey he told the german d.p.a. news agency for my part i don't want my freedom tainted either by the sale of tanks or by the deeds of any war mongers i don't want to be a part of any dirty deals you tell was responding to an interview in news magazine with the german foreign minister. to block a major arms sales to turkey he said quote it will stay that way as long as the case remains unresolved. rejected characterization of the talks between the two countries. if it's a deal that the public about the arrangement that's not the case here. on monday you kells lawyer filed a motion with the turkish constitutional court calling for him to be freed the country's foreign minister. said he hoped release was imminent. but for days another istanbul court has ignored a constitutional court order to free to turkish journalist prompting fears you chelles imprisonment could drag on. in other news the eu
from his prison cell in turkey. said he rejected any trade off that would see him released in exchange for new arms sales to turkey he told the german d.p.a. news agency for my part i don't want my freedom tainted either by the sale of tanks or by the deeds of any war mongers i don't want to be a part of any dirty deals you tell was responding to an interview in news magazine with the german foreign minister. to block a major arms sales to turkey he said quote it will stay that way as long as...
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the biggest enemy of turkey is the today's friend of y. p.g. turkey's biggest enemy. of the spring of syria so today turkey is trying to create more options approaching to russia or thaw it seems like turkey is trying to lead to make a deal with the thought but it is very difficult to say because kind of a chest game for that many layers so turkey wanted to be more influential to speak up on the scam or it detection they would negotiate i think the future of the syria special northern syria is all about the relationship between them of course and the position to i.p.g. little they will work together all they prefer to work with by p.g. you describe it as a chess game a very big consequences another big move is that turkey is a vital u.s. ally in the middle east doesn't it how far could this strain the relationship. turkey and worst of all need to have difficult times in its parts for instance. turkey started with operation nine hundred seventy s. or before previously in the nine eleven turkey a difficult time in the united states not the first time but this is differe
the biggest enemy of turkey is the today's friend of y. p.g. turkey's biggest enemy. of the spring of syria so today turkey is trying to create more options approaching to russia or thaw it seems like turkey is trying to lead to make a deal with the thought but it is very difficult to say because kind of a chest game for that many layers so turkey wanted to be more influential to speak up on the scam or it detection they would negotiate i think the future of the syria special northern syria is...
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as a result of recent developments in turkey more generally obviously turkey has been . you know getting closer to russia and there is a certain distance between turkey and they as a result of developments in syria but also since the attempted coup in turkey a couple of years ago said that relations are quite tense and here in germany it is clear that the export of arms to turkey is likely to be turned back to be possibly even stopped completely as a result of these developments there's a lot of political pressure that no further on steel should be done with turkey thank you very much t w political correspondent. now to some other stories making headlines around the world today a gunman have stormed an office of save the children of a save children aid agency in the afghan city of jalalabad eleven people were wounded when the militants security forces who surrounded the building has been no claim of responsibility the taliban issued a statement denying all. police in pakistan arrested a man suspected of being a serial killer responsible for the rape and murder of a seven
as a result of recent developments in turkey more generally obviously turkey has been . you know getting closer to russia and there is a certain distance between turkey and they as a result of developments in syria but also since the attempted coup in turkey a couple of years ago said that relations are quite tense and here in germany it is clear that the export of arms to turkey is likely to be turned back to be possibly even stopped completely as a result of these developments there's a lot...
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and nato between turkey and its western allies because for russia the greatest prize could be if turkey breaks with the west and is special with united states yes speaking of the united states what are we to make of washington's luke warm reaction to all of this. let me ask you i mean why why has america's response so far been so muted. well because washington is walking a very fine line on this issue i mean the u.s. clearly doesn't want to anger turkey a key nato ally but of course it has also no interest in an all out extensive a war against the kurds because of course the course played a key role in defeating isis the islamic state in syria so the u.s. so the u.s. in a way is in a very difficult position here and we heard from europe that one of russia's aims here really is to destabilize already strained relations between turkey and the u.s. so let me show i mean how is the u.s. reacting to that if we if one of the goals of russia is to see to nato allies basically fall out with each other well it seems to be that for now at least the u.s. is siding with the with turkey a key nato a
and nato between turkey and its western allies because for russia the greatest prize could be if turkey breaks with the west and is special with united states yes speaking of the united states what are we to make of washington's luke warm reaction to all of this. let me ask you i mean why why has america's response so far been so muted. well because washington is walking a very fine line on this issue i mean the u.s. clearly doesn't want to anger turkey a key nato ally but of course it has also...
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he's inside of turkey why shouldn't we be placed. take his air and ground forces have been pounding kurdish positions in africa and that targeting the y. page a militia which is backed by the us. took his tanks have been shelling the kurdish controlled syrian on clay and fighter jets have been bombing from the sky and chris says the y. page a is a syrian army of the kurdish workers party opaque. it considers that a terror group. could just on workers party and the why p.g. in syria they couldn't stand worker's party is on the terror list of the us and the e.u. the organization that works within syria is exactly the sign. that the syrian operation doesn't come without risks for turkey of a not sever rockets from syria landed in a turkish border city one person has been reported wounded as turkey escalates its involvement in syria the dangers for civilians grow on both sides of the border. correspondent delia han joins us for more you know you know we understand that turkish forces have crossed the border into syria and are attacking t
he's inside of turkey why shouldn't we be placed. take his air and ground forces have been pounding kurdish positions in africa and that targeting the y. page a militia which is backed by the us. took his tanks have been shelling the kurdish controlled syrian on clay and fighter jets have been bombing from the sky and chris says the y. page a is a syrian army of the kurdish workers party opaque. it considers that a terror group. could just on workers party and the why p.g. in syria they...
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turkey used old east german army weapons against the kurds in turkey and history is repeating itself in syria. and it's not just german tanks german military trucks have also been spotted on the syrian border. let me bring you up to fit some other stories making news around the world two consecutive car bombs detonated near a mosque in the libyan city of benghazi on tuesday killing at least twenty seven people and injuring dozens more the attack happened as worshippers were leaving the last many security officials are among the casualties they have believed to have been the target of the attack the so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in afghanistan gunmen stormed an office of save the children aid agency in the have gone city of jalalabad two people were killed and twenty others injured when the militants battle security forces huzzah rounded the building the british based charity has suspended its operations in afghanistan police in pakistan have arrested a twenty four year old man suspected of being a serial killer responsibly for the rape and mur
turkey used old east german army weapons against the kurds in turkey and history is repeating itself in syria. and it's not just german tanks german military trucks have also been spotted on the syrian border. let me bring you up to fit some other stories making news around the world two consecutive car bombs detonated near a mosque in the libyan city of benghazi on tuesday killing at least twenty seven people and injuring dozens more the attack happened as worshippers were leaving the last...
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and syria but turkey does not want that turkey wants to basically crush any critter shas peroration and they want to attack the kurdish people are not terrorists as there is no such terrorist this is a nonsense for the turkish people anybody wants to run as per the kurdish right they call that it is a terrorist and our opinion is turkey with iran they are both side of the coin whether she ours journey the islamist radical trying to control either iraq the the shia in this case the sunni by turkey control syria and they're each trying to grab the power and have some understanding to undermine us in the international community so in our opinion it is difficult for the us to do anything but i think they can do much better that the truthy. should not have a green light to invade kurdish area that will undermine what the us have done in syria in terms of fighting isis all because the kurds would be forced to evacuate evacuate other areas and send christmas troops from easter and the stone of syria to the western kurdistan of syria thus creating vacuum that hash the shabby and a lot of shia m
and syria but turkey does not want that turkey wants to basically crush any critter shas peroration and they want to attack the kurdish people are not terrorists as there is no such terrorist this is a nonsense for the turkish people anybody wants to run as per the kurdish right they call that it is a terrorist and our opinion is turkey with iran they are both side of the coin whether she ours journey the islamist radical trying to control either iraq the the shia in this case the sunni by...
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who turkey considers to be a terrorist organization so through all that that's where turkey is the real issue is coming to a head and after they announce these border forces air to one was infuriated and like in the attempt to the u.s. creating a terror army on turkey's border now after that reaction from air to want us to try and backtrack a little bit with tillerson saying that the announcement was misconstrued of course not a terror army on turkey's border but that really didn't seem to appease anyone and that's where we are why we are here today obviously over the last year or so territory has been an international battleground but again it is sovereign territory this is a sensitive area what's the international reaction been to these offensive well everyone has been threatening this operation for about a week now but everyone does still seem pretty. offguard that he's actually gone through with it we heard about it yesterday from some of the actual army saying that they were taking care of it but and one did confirm today that this operation both air and ground is happening and tur
who turkey considers to be a terrorist organization so through all that that's where turkey is the real issue is coming to a head and after they announce these border forces air to one was infuriated and like in the attempt to the u.s. creating a terror army on turkey's border now after that reaction from air to want us to try and backtrack a little bit with tillerson saying that the announcement was misconstrued of course not a terror army on turkey's border but that really didn't seem to...
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of thirty million kurds in turkey there was no way turkey would ever allow that in a million years they didn't see this truck campaigned on ending the process of nation building ending the process that euphemism of democracy promotion and ending regime changes which he said as counterproductive and destructive to u.s. policy across the middle east he also said what are we doing in syria if hillary clinton has her way we will be starting world war three with russia in syria over al-qaeda and this is the trump administration has compete clearly capitulated to the. and they're running trends foreign policy tell us in the house it permanent in deafening if you open the occupation of syria their goals are now open to regime change once again back to the obama era confronting iran because iran is not allowed to have influence in syria no matter what damascus said i think tillerson should give us a list of the countries in the world that are allowed to decide who their allies are and which ones aren't because it's always complained in eastern europe that countries are allowed to ally with enjo
of thirty million kurds in turkey there was no way turkey would ever allow that in a million years they didn't see this truck campaigned on ending the process of nation building ending the process that euphemism of democracy promotion and ending regime changes which he said as counterproductive and destructive to u.s. policy across the middle east he also said what are we doing in syria if hillary clinton has her way we will be starting world war three with russia in syria over al-qaeda and...
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turkey used old east german army weapons against the kurds in turkey and history is repeating itself in syria if you know we see it's really. not just german tanks german military trucks have also been spotted on the syrian border. let's bring in political correspondent hans blondie standing by at our parliamentary studios hans leaning foreign policy expert in merkel's conservatives has labeled turkey's syrian offensive illegal what the socialist chancellor merkel taking on the conflict the chancellor herself has not said anything publicly about the conflict but her spokesman has spoken of all those and has been very reluctant in fact to condemn what's happening in the oven syria at the moment to condemn this turkish action the government's position is that. it is not clear whether international law is being broken by this offensive and to the whole thing should be seen in the context of developments in syria in in its entirety so the german government is pushing for a peace initiatives in syria to be accelerated and this situation in a free in northern syria to be included in those
turkey used old east german army weapons against the kurds in turkey and history is repeating itself in syria if you know we see it's really. not just german tanks german military trucks have also been spotted on the syrian border. let's bring in political correspondent hans blondie standing by at our parliamentary studios hans leaning foreign policy expert in merkel's conservatives has labeled turkey's syrian offensive illegal what the socialist chancellor merkel taking on the conflict the...
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has also said it takes turkey's legitimate security concerns seriously the call on turkey to show restraint was echoed by the u.n. security council on monday but operation all of branch continues to intensify creating yet another front in the seven year syrian civil war. standing by for us in just dorian what is turkey's military objective in this operation is it just striking a blow against what i regard as a hostile militia or is it planning to establish a buffer zone in syria. well that is what the prime minister of italy use rim says he's talking about creating a thirty kilometer buffer zone into africa beyond that turkey has reiterated it threats to expand this operation fall beyond our friend looking men beach this is another syrian kurdish enclave a stronghold of the white peachey they've rewritten rated that they were cool be looking at that region and even beyond that to talking about removing the whole of the presence of the syrian kurdish force from turkey's a southern border so this operation at the moment appears to have a long term perspective and it's all about what turkey se
has also said it takes turkey's legitimate security concerns seriously the call on turkey to show restraint was echoed by the u.n. security council on monday but operation all of branch continues to intensify creating yet another front in the seven year syrian civil war. standing by for us in just dorian what is turkey's military objective in this operation is it just striking a blow against what i regard as a hostile militia or is it planning to establish a buffer zone in syria. well that is...
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are we is it being discussed in turkey that we could have turkish and u.s. forces standing you know face to face. well of course this is a huge topic here that you have to know there are no american soldiers inside the efren area so we will not see turkish an american soldiers actually fighting each other directly but yes this is highly highlighting the complexity of the situation you have a nato ally turkey actually bombing kurdish forces that the u.s. considers its most important ally in their fight against the so-called islamic state group so you see this is a very messy situation ofter all and of course at this is a very huge topic and it's going to further complicate relations between the two nato partners turkey and the u.s. and also comes down to the fact that turkey and the united states have very different attitudes and opinions about kurdish groups we know the turkish president . has failed to flush out what he describes as terrorists from the kurdish enclave in northern syria why do kurdish groups why do they pose such a threat to turkey well to k
are we is it being discussed in turkey that we could have turkish and u.s. forces standing you know face to face. well of course this is a huge topic here that you have to know there are no american soldiers inside the efren area so we will not see turkish an american soldiers actually fighting each other directly but yes this is highly highlighting the complexity of the situation you have a nato ally turkey actually bombing kurdish forces that the u.s. considers its most important ally in...
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fighters who turkey considers to be terrorists. god willing in the coming days we will continue the operation to purge our southern border from terror for which the first step was taken with you freely shelled operation and now i with a frame. we expect america to support turkey and its legitimate adverts we expect our friends to display an attitude of perfect to them and this issue of survival let are so sensitive and so critical for our country generally after an operation i hope these powers will not give rise to error by appearing on the same side as the terror organization. more than twenty people have been taken to hospital after parts of an upper floor and into the stock exchange building collapsed daybreak and rubble fell from a balcony all to people in the lobby below. two suicide bomb blasts in baghdad have killed at least twenty six people wolf a talent is a feared among the ninety five wounded in that square in the iraqi capital all roads to the square have been closed. meanwhile trump first told journalists that he's n
fighters who turkey considers to be terrorists. god willing in the coming days we will continue the operation to purge our southern border from terror for which the first step was taken with you freely shelled operation and now i with a frame. we expect america to support turkey and its legitimate adverts we expect our friends to display an attitude of perfect to them and this issue of survival let are so sensitive and so critical for our country generally after an operation i hope these powers...
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and turkey saying that the u.s. did not keep a quote single promise to turkey regarding the kurds and that there is no trust between the countries but he also said that the u.s. has distorted a recent phone conversation between the two leaders president trump relayed concerns the escalating violence in africa syria risks undercutting i shared goals in syria he urged taking to deescalate limit his military actions and avoid civilian casualties. one time statement about the content of the phone call between trump and i was one was probably drafted before the conversation took place because it did not reflect the truth well turkey claims trump didn't express any concerns about escalating violence saying that it was just an exchange of viewpoints but the call comes after on current nouns that would be extending its operation and syria to another kurdish held city well the operation has been underway for over a week now with casualties on both sides but neither side seems to be willing to wave a white flag m m m . should
and turkey saying that the u.s. did not keep a quote single promise to turkey regarding the kurds and that there is no trust between the countries but he also said that the u.s. has distorted a recent phone conversation between the two leaders president trump relayed concerns the escalating violence in africa syria risks undercutting i shared goals in syria he urged taking to deescalate limit his military actions and avoid civilian casualties. one time statement about the content of the phone...
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can do more to reassure turkey. i think they are trying. so they're right now trying to figure out where turkey is going with the operation in afrin. we no he what they're saying. it's about the border security. by don't know what the outcome is. they don't know exactly how far they'll go. are they putting occupying forces in? are they doing this in the air and back off? they're trying to figure out the goal here for turkey. and number two, they are trying to rk work behind the scenes diplomatically to reassure turkey that we understand their border concerns. they are legitimate border concerns. but there are better ways to address them than by cross-border attacking such as what they're doing. i also want to make a point here that the afrin area is way in the northwest of syria. it's historically kurdish region. the kurds have always been there throughout history. this is not a pocket of terror attacks from the pkk. i can't cut dispute that there hasn't been cross-border strikes out of afrin but it's not a hot bed
can do more to reassure turkey. i think they are trying. so they're right now trying to figure out where turkey is going with the operation in afrin. we no he what they're saying. it's about the border security. by don't know what the outcome is. they don't know exactly how far they'll go. are they putting occupying forces in? are they doing this in the air and back off? they're trying to figure out the goal here for turkey. and number two, they are trying to rk work behind the scenes...
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which has been fighting a decades long insurgency inside turkey causing thousands of casualties turkey considers the p.k. k. as does most of the international community a terrorist organization and they say that this wipe e.g. kurdish militia is affiliated to it and they say that this organization is a clear and present threat to turkey they accuse its forces of crossing over into turkey to carry out operations in source port of p.k. k. now the y.p. cheap the nicest and adding to the problem the white beach is a key ally of the united states in its war against the islamic state in syria i mean unger is arguing and i would quote them it has no option but to carry out the military operation but turkey just in fact bombing a territory in syria one of the wider repercussions of this move or turkey argues that it has international law on its side it says that this militia poses a clear and present danger to this country and under international law it claimed it has a right to defend itself but this why p.g. militia has powerful allies not only the united states and in fact the state departm
which has been fighting a decades long insurgency inside turkey causing thousands of casualties turkey considers the p.k. k. as does most of the international community a terrorist organization and they say that this wipe e.g. kurdish militia is affiliated to it and they say that this organization is a clear and present threat to turkey they accuse its forces of crossing over into turkey to carry out operations in source port of p.k. k. now the y.p. cheap the nicest and adding to the problem...
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and turkey has turned turkey into an open prison which under ten percent of refugees are housed in camps. most refugee children don't attend school and that hinders women from integrating into society. most adults in fact they don't speak any turkish at all. if they do find a job most don't have any kind of legal protection pension rights or insurance is that more than they are quite simply being exploited. children. until twenty sixteen you arrivals and people smugglers met openly in the bassman a district of izmir. since the e.u. turkey deal this is the end of the line for thousands of syrians. adnan chad has sent his family were stranded here after fleeing the war in syria a family of five now live in an old shack. welcome to our home. this is where we sneak if tend the couch into three beds the others sleep on the fuel and use the cushions that's their mattress. we live in a small apartment it's the will of allah and that is active. their son tomorrow also lives here like the rest of the family he was traumatized by the war and fears he was the victim of a poison gas attack. i don't
and turkey has turned turkey into an open prison which under ten percent of refugees are housed in camps. most refugee children don't attend school and that hinders women from integrating into society. most adults in fact they don't speak any turkish at all. if they do find a job most don't have any kind of legal protection pension rights or insurance is that more than they are quite simply being exploited. children. until twenty sixteen you arrivals and people smugglers met openly in the...
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turkey considers the u.s. backed y p d an extension of the kurdish rebel group p k k that it was for four decades and korea has been angered by the y.p.s. expansion in more than syria after the us backed into the group and the fight against all but of the washington state it will train an army to patrol the border region with the wipe india as a key component tuckey responded with its own military. offensive air strikes and ground up tuck's potentially puts turkey in conflict with its nato ally and turkey say this may expand its operation in mosul in syria to the city of mumbai each after a free and has been cleared the task of taking of a member it will fall off auction of the free syrian army that's allied to the syrian government whether the us will try to convince turkey from taking mumble as it's done in the past is unclear at this stage russia syria's ally says it will not interfere in the conflict but it does control over enclaves airspace which means turkish air strikes that began on twenty january mus
turkey considers the u.s. backed y p d an extension of the kurdish rebel group p k k that it was for four decades and korea has been angered by the y.p.s. expansion in more than syria after the us backed into the group and the fight against all but of the washington state it will train an army to patrol the border region with the wipe india as a key component tuckey responded with its own military. offensive air strikes and ground up tuck's potentially puts turkey in conflict with its nato ally...
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turkey sees them as terrorists, linked to the outlawed pkk, who have long fought an insurgency in turkey on behalf of the kurdish minority. and it wants them pushed back from the border town of afrin. turkey's president has his own troops fighting for their hero. and with elections next year, war rallies his support base. translation: this is a national struggle, and in this national struggle, we will crush anyone who stands against us. that's a message that resonates in border villages, where grape grower omer gazel and his friends watched the jets. translation: we felt proud and happy as they took off. everyone came out to bid them farewell. but the ypg has backing, too. both in syria, where kurds rallied today, and beyond. translation: we condemn the attack on afrin, and we tell our brothers there that they are in our hearts, and that we are with them. because of the bravery of the ypg heroes, we will win the battle in afrin. the us armed them in the fight against the islamic state group, infuriating turkey. france too voiced support for them today, calling on turkey to pull back. but
turkey sees them as terrorists, linked to the outlawed pkk, who have long fought an insurgency in turkey on behalf of the kurdish minority. and it wants them pushed back from the border town of afrin. turkey's president has his own troops fighting for their hero. and with elections next year, war rallies his support base. translation: this is a national struggle, and in this national struggle, we will crush anyone who stands against us. that's a message that resonates in border villages, where...
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so at first the question was that whether turkey would be able to launch the suppression because turkey has been through a military coup in two thousand and sixteen the military is lacking personnel and turkey also has conducted that euphrates field operation and has lost more than eighty or if it is special forces people which means a lot to the turkish army and turkish to some of the military factions in turkey you were actually against a military operation to belong in our friend and also russia has a strong word on that front we have to keep that in mind but we see that russia gives support to turkey through its statements against united states and turkey was upset also because united states took this the situation unilaterally it didn't consult they didn't consult turkey which is they are nato ally which is their strategic partner that's why when president added on at rest united states during his speech yesterday he also challenge the strategic partnership was real or not by his words also the government spokesperson back here bose that said that the united states is playing with
so at first the question was that whether turkey would be able to launch the suppression because turkey has been through a military coup in two thousand and sixteen the military is lacking personnel and turkey also has conducted that euphrates field operation and has lost more than eighty or if it is special forces people which means a lot to the turkish army and turkish to some of the military factions in turkey you were actually against a military operation to belong in our friend and also...
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what are turkey‘ here? outsiders is hideously complicated. what are turkey' here? turkey is trying to reduce the territorial control of the syrian and kurdish forces, which are supported by a nato led coalition including the uk and many other countries. but this is only a small part of the area under control by the turkish forces and it is one place where the us is not cooperating with the kurdish led forces so it is very unlikely turkey will procure any use of strikes to attack other parts of northern syria. this does not make huge sense diplomatically because turkey cannot call up diplomatic support for a growing mission. it doesn‘t make much sense militarily because it is a hugely risky manoeuvre against a very disciplined fighting machine. it makes some trends for —— some sense it makes some trends for —— some sense for president erdogan. he is worried about a further challenge to him rising from within his own party in 2019 in the presidential election, so this might end up strengthening his position inside turkey but it is hugely risky militarily be
what are turkey‘ here? outsiders is hideously complicated. what are turkey' here? turkey is trying to reduce the territorial control of the syrian and kurdish forces, which are supported by a nato led coalition including the uk and many other countries. but this is only a small part of the area under control by the turkish forces and it is one place where the us is not cooperating with the kurdish led forces so it is very unlikely turkey will procure any use of strikes to attack other parts...
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congress controversial operation against syrian kurds we'll get the latest from our correspondent in turkey. balance today the country center left social democrat party is due to hold a key vote on whether to enter coalition talks with merkel's conservatives social democrat leader martin schultz is in its favor of forming a coalition but he faces strong resistance from within his own party a no vote could lead to a minority government which merkel has already said she won't lead or to fresh elections. i'm joined now by our correspondent thomas sparrow at the s.p.d. congress and vaughan thomas thanks for joining us the congress is now underway and martin short is just spoken to the delegates why did he promised members to win them around. martin shows specifically mentioned two areas in his speech which finished a few minutes ago here in bonn one he stressed what the party had achieved in the exploratory talks with the conservatives on social justice issues and also on his european policy which is something particularly important for him the second argument that he stressed is that those exp
congress controversial operation against syrian kurds we'll get the latest from our correspondent in turkey. balance today the country center left social democrat party is due to hold a key vote on whether to enter coalition talks with merkel's conservatives social democrat leader martin schultz is in its favor of forming a coalition but he faces strong resistance from within his own party a no vote could lead to a minority government which merkel has already said she won't lead or to fresh...
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the biggest friend of turkey is actively thinking that the biggest enemy of turkey for today turkey is trying to create more options.
the biggest friend of turkey is actively thinking that the biggest enemy of turkey for today turkey is trying to create more options.
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turkey and reinforce the f.s.a. with thousands more men over the last few days these buses drove the fighters across the border into syria they will be part of a ground offensive against the y.p. ji the kurdish group turkey considers to be a terrorist organization it is also however the group the americans consider their best ally in fighting eisel the international dimensions are vast russia and now wants to pulled out a few hundred military personnel that had enough money in shortly after the campaign started and russia controls this airspace meaning turkey could not be flying their planes without russia's consent turkey says it is only targeting what it calls terrorists but there are already reports coming out of africa in that civilians have been affected it seems syria's seven year war is entering yet another phase another phase stephanie and no shortage of international actors involved. absolutely and we've known this throughout this conflict that really has increased you had negotiations ongoing between turke
turkey and reinforce the f.s.a. with thousands more men over the last few days these buses drove the fighters across the border into syria they will be part of a ground offensive against the y.p. ji the kurdish group turkey considers to be a terrorist organization it is also however the group the americans consider their best ally in fighting eisel the international dimensions are vast russia and now wants to pulled out a few hundred military personnel that had enough money in shortly after the...
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forces foreign minister sergei lavrov says you need actual actions by the us made turkey in great turkey's president reagan tayyip erdogan says he wants to prevent a kurdish corridor being opened on the border with syria. there has been nobody protesting on the streets so far. congress has not attended either anybody that heed those calls and makes the mistake of taking to the streets holding a high price i need to stress this this is a national struggle we will crush anyone he opposes our national struggle. afghanistan's interior minister says for afghans and fourteen foreign as were killed in the siege on a luxury hotel in kabul. the taliban's taking responsibility for assassin a sixteen hour attack on the heavily guarded into continental hotel they say they were targeting government workers security forces and foreigners. and they six people have died in anti-government demonstrations organized by the catholic church me dissin the democratic republic of congo where i'm sixty nine have been arrested the protest to say president joseph kabila is violating the constitution by staying in of
forces foreign minister sergei lavrov says you need actual actions by the us made turkey in great turkey's president reagan tayyip erdogan says he wants to prevent a kurdish corridor being opened on the border with syria. there has been nobody protesting on the streets so far. congress has not attended either anybody that heed those calls and makes the mistake of taking to the streets holding a high price i need to stress this this is a national struggle we will crush anyone he opposes our...
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turkey demands that the u.s. ends its support for syrian kurds and they dispatched between the two countries over washington trained border forces. hundreds of prison guards that a large french prison is thought to be a hotbed for islamic radicalization strike over unsafe working conditions. and the leak from the fancy bears hacking group of finality raises concerns over how doping cases were handled during the real lympics in twenty sixty. very warm welcome you're watching r.t. international with me mickey aaron good to have you with us this hour washington is downplaying its support for the kurds and threats from turkey of a military attack on kurdish positions inside syria and career is furious over what it sees as broken u.s. promises to stop backing syria's kurds are seen here regional correspondent. turkey isn't kidding around day after day it is pulling more tanks and more missiles more troops to the syrian border this is the pretty new to a new war a war within the u.s. led coalition should. now america's
turkey demands that the u.s. ends its support for syrian kurds and they dispatched between the two countries over washington trained border forces. hundreds of prison guards that a large french prison is thought to be a hotbed for islamic radicalization strike over unsafe working conditions. and the leak from the fancy bears hacking group of finality raises concerns over how doping cases were handled during the real lympics in twenty sixty. very warm welcome you're watching r.t. international...
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turkey used old east german army weapons against the kurds in turkey and history is repeating itself in syria. and it's not just german tanks german military trucks have also been spotted on the syrian border. now a smaller stories making news around the world today an explosion has gone off at the office of the save the children foundation in the eastern afghan city of jalalabad local media reporting that suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the agency there's no word on casualties. two consecutive car bowl steffen ated near a mosque in the libyan city of benghazi on tuesday killing at least twenty seven people and injuring dozens more. worshipers were leaving the malls many security officials who are believed to be the target of the attack or among the casualties. police in pakistan arrested a man suspected of being a serial killer responsible for the rape and murder of a seven year old girl cases sparked nationwide protests over allegations of government inaction police said the arrested twenty four year old man had confessed to the girl's murder and his d.n.a. match samples found
turkey used old east german army weapons against the kurds in turkey and history is repeating itself in syria. and it's not just german tanks german military trucks have also been spotted on the syrian border. now a smaller stories making news around the world today an explosion has gone off at the office of the save the children foundation in the eastern afghan city of jalalabad local media reporting that suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the agency there's no word on casualties. two...
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to this taking there was a similar operation is about half of turkey and turkey always indicated the thirty three lot. is the kurdish forces to pose a threat to turkey so i think the fact that the united states and now these special forces was a trigger but they didn't really change the situation that is determined by the kurdish forces or little the lowden syria border will not be left with it's amazing that the u.s. has in the past week managed to completely betray both its rival allies in this in this conflict first a bit of a trail of turkey announcing this border security force made up primarily of kurds without any consultation with turkey and then as soon as turkey make make an issue of it immediately drop the kurds all together and say oh we're nothing to do with them and basically give turkey a free hand to slaughter them talking of military action against the kurds in syria triggered protests across europe people took to the streets in a number of capitals to denounce the shelling and demand that the escalation to the crisis were closely following the story and of course we
to this taking there was a similar operation is about half of turkey and turkey always indicated the thirty three lot. is the kurdish forces to pose a threat to turkey so i think the fact that the united states and now these special forces was a trigger but they didn't really change the situation that is determined by the kurdish forces or little the lowden syria border will not be left with it's amazing that the u.s. has in the past week managed to completely betray both its rival allies in...
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turkey turkey turkey is in fact having a very important leverage over a very important part of the syrian opposition because those people actually who are now taking part in sochi or have actually traveled to sochi last night actually they were they left from ankara from turkey which means that there has been some pressure on them by the turkish government not about submit and in sochi because as we all know today there has been disorder of bargain between between the russians and the turks and we should the russians be allowed the turkish army to enter syria and who started this all of branch operation against the kurdish forces in in exchange for putting bashar on the syrian opposition or at least part of the city opposition to participate in sochi so we have seen in sochi to be. the major military factions syrian factions of the north a ticking bought in so in fact yes i mean turkey is a major part of the syrian opposition or important part of the syrian opposition both military and the military and the political one which actually have access and they have support of the turkish or th
turkey turkey turkey is in fact having a very important leverage over a very important part of the syrian opposition because those people actually who are now taking part in sochi or have actually traveled to sochi last night actually they were they left from ankara from turkey which means that there has been some pressure on them by the turkish government not about submit and in sochi because as we all know today there has been disorder of bargain between between the russians and the turks and...
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how will that go down in turkey? there are many kurdish people in turkey, could it become a risk for the president?m this military intervention becomes a long and protracted conflict and there is a serious possibility that there is a serious possibility that the kurdish people in turkey will become increasingly agitated and will express sympathy with their brethren in northern syria. however, if this is a swift military operation in the risk will be minimised. is a message to the us, who are arming and supporting the kurdish people as they fight in syria against the outside forces? —— assad forces. could there be tensions between turkey and america now? if the turkish military intervention is quick and swift then i think the likelihood of a rupture between the us and turkey will be reduced. after this operation, in all likelihood, i think there will be some sort of rapprochement between the two countries because neither can afford for the declining relationship to continue much longer. put us into the biggest pic
how will that go down in turkey? there are many kurdish people in turkey, could it become a risk for the president?m this military intervention becomes a long and protracted conflict and there is a serious possibility that there is a serious possibility that the kurdish people in turkey will become increasingly agitated and will express sympathy with their brethren in northern syria. however, if this is a swift military operation in the risk will be minimised. is a message to the us, who are...
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is urging turkey to show restraint and the date for the u.s. embassies move from tel aviv to jerusalem has been brought forward to the end of twenty nineteen u.s. vice president mike pence made the announcement in the israeli parliament but was briefly interrupted by protesting israeli palestinian politician. in other news at least thirteen civilians are among the twenty two people killed in almost a week of cross border violence in the disputed kashmir region as a flare up in tensions that have been simmering for years and as mariana hundred ports is threatening a fragile cease fire trickling back to assist the ruins of their homes these are some of the thousands of people who fled almost a week of cross border violence feel safe. it on the good money. coming here it's frightening look at the loss of the whole village assumed to nobody feels like coming back to a village. kashmir has been divided between india and pakistan since one thousand nine hundred forty seven and remains hotly disputed territory india and pakistan regularly trade fire a
is urging turkey to show restraint and the date for the u.s. embassies move from tel aviv to jerusalem has been brought forward to the end of twenty nineteen u.s. vice president mike pence made the announcement in the israeli parliament but was briefly interrupted by protesting israeli palestinian politician. in other news at least thirteen civilians are among the twenty two people killed in almost a week of cross border violence in the disputed kashmir region as a flare up in tensions that...
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orson casilla is our correspondent in attacking turkey's border with syria it seems that turkey has a war on two fronts to a certain extent it's trying to deal with both russia and syria in the airstrikes on internally displaced people in those deescalation zones and now this new front with the united states and its support for kurdish fighters in the north of the country what are its options and its possibilities. so hell yes the possibility of a military operation in often was kind of weak at the beginning when president add on started stating this like about a year ago but now we see that turkey has also backed from russia and also the syrian regime agrees the same reviews over the security forces stationing in syria iraq and turkey iraq war do from turkish perspective i can say that despite united states claims that they are trying to provide security and stop the illegal infiltration of the radical insurgencies to the area turkey takes it as perceives it as a threat because turkey believes that the white p.g. is an offshoot of p.k. k. could to some workers party as we have watche
orson casilla is our correspondent in attacking turkey's border with syria it seems that turkey has a war on two fronts to a certain extent it's trying to deal with both russia and syria in the airstrikes on internally displaced people in those deescalation zones and now this new front with the united states and its support for kurdish fighters in the north of the country what are its options and its possibilities. so hell yes the possibility of a military operation in often was kind of weak at...
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news live from berlin tam germany and turkey patch up a damaged relationship the two countries top diplomats hold talks as a long list of sticking points looser migration to terra to disputed arrests of german citizens our correspondent has the details. also coming up the tell all book that u.s. president donald trump try to stop from publication the white house hits back at numerous skating claims it is including that close trump associates consider him a child unfit to govern. and deadly winter weather blasts the northeastern united states we'll take you to massachusetts where the cold is paralyzing communities along the east coast. i'm headed home for good to have you with us germany and turkey have pledged to take steps to calm tensions between the two countries german foreign minister. and his turkish counterpart. who were meeting to discuss recent disputes including over a wave of arrests in turkey following the failed coup in twenty sixteen at least nine german citizens were among those arrested including dead as you show a correspondent for germany's divots newspaper he has been in a
news live from berlin tam germany and turkey patch up a damaged relationship the two countries top diplomats hold talks as a long list of sticking points looser migration to terra to disputed arrests of german citizens our correspondent has the details. also coming up the tell all book that u.s. president donald trump try to stop from publication the white house hits back at numerous skating claims it is including that close trump associates consider him a child unfit to govern. and deadly...