news live from cannes germany in turkey pot shop a damaged relationship the two country's top diplomats hold talks as a long list of sticking points snoops for migration to terra to disputed arrests of german citizens a correspondent has the details. coming up the tell all book that u.s. president donald trump try to stop him from publication trump hits back at accusations in it that he's not fit to govern describing himself as a quote very stable genius. 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 having a 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. were meeting to discuss recent disputes including over a wave of the arrests in turkey following the failed coup when twenty sixteen at least nine german citizens were among those arrested including that is you joe a correspondent for germany's do you read newspaper he's been in a turkish prison for mor

news live from but it can germany and turkey patch up a damaged relationship the two countries top diplomats hold talks as a long list of sticking points new strong migration to terra to dispute his arrests of german citizens our correspondent has the details also coming up. the tell all book that u.s. president donald trump trying to stop from publication the white house hits back at you were a scathing claims in it 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 coldest paralyzing communities along the east coast. time had an all free 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 move it to one meeting to discuss recent dispute. a wave of arrests in turkey following the failed coup in twenty sixteen at least nine german citizens were among those arrested including then as you check out a correspondent for germany's devote newspaper he has

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 fukushima

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

you know the us has been a close ally of turkey for a long time it's turkey's in nato. as turkey has massively attacked the kurdish people so i mean the us is not consistent in any way friend of the kurdish people i mean the exact calculation that is being taken by the u.s. and the other big powers at the moment is probably changing on an hourly basis but essentially what you've got to understand is that these powers. put their own interests and their own concerns about. continuing to create to. pursue their own power projection in what is a more and more complex chessboard in in syria and that may mean for example that the us takes simply watches from the sidelines as the turks try and attack the kurdish people in northeastern syria and maybe the us doesn't really care much if the fighting happens because as far as they're concerned they say they're not consist of friend of the kurds so they'll probably try to watch for a while and then try and. move towards some sort of push on to some sort of negotiations and restraint just on turkey then what right do you think has

and turkey i think actually it's. it's a problem for turkey but it's also a major problem measured by lamar for the u.s. so i think that the u.s. it's very likely that they weren't expecting turkey to follow through on these threats over turkey have a sense that american remarks about a border some kind of border hammy within syria turkey has been threatened or threatening to take action i don't think that these words but second very seriously by washington now as i said this creates a dial m.r. to washington it's also at the same time something which the syrian government would object to the syrian government considers this to be a violation of its sovereignty so we have the you know the reactions could come from everywhere you we have a u.s. turkish dispute i think as a result of what's happening at the same time you have a dispute between the syrian government and turkey because the syrian government has cut the categorical or express that it's categorical rejection for any such step so you could this could lead ev

has reported extensively from turkey high in a good to see you so turkey's foreign minister has said he hopes for better times with germany in the new year but are statements like this really going to be enough or do we need to see more there are not enough clearly i mean the german government's position here is very straightforward it always has been they are saying there cannot be any normalization in those relations. as long as german nationals like dan is you jill the journalist are behind bars in turkey without an indictment and two thousand and seventeen really has been a terrible year for german turkish ties so much damage has been done so first now i'm korea and berlin have to rebuild trust so a meeting like this is certainly a step into the right direction but it's not enough to ease tensions so just what is germany expecting to see from turkey and. what do what does the turkish side expect from germany while germany clearly says we need to see a development in the case of benazir jill and at least five six or seven other german nationals who are believed to be behind bars i

is turkey's target for the record the white b.g. equals the kurdish army and for all these years who's been giving the kurds all kinds of support right. the kurds were extended in all of branch that's what ankara calls its military op the but where does that wipe e.g. get its guns somebody tapered on couldn't care less why washington's been helping the kurds to destroy eisel for this man the kurdish militias are no better than terrorists that explains his latest messages to america because the us is in the process of creating a terror army on our border what we have to do is nip this terror army in the bud america do not encroach on our borders do not provoke us or we will run out of patience does anyone from the us government have anything to say we urge turkey to exercise restraint and ensure that its military operations remain limited in scope and duration and scrupulous to avoid civilian casualties some very restrained council there to be restrained think about it mr aired on rants that america u.s. officials don't hit back turk

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 died of what they're d

turkey views them. views them as terrorist groups to kurdish military organizations kurdish military wing turkey views them as terrorists and it all started this whole conflict started when the united states decided to create this so-called syria border defense force and they'd were going to create it in northern syria and so this is the situation in northern syria right now here you have the the yellow the yellow areas are the ones controlled by the kurds the greens or the turkish turkey backed rebels and the red ones are the syrian controlled syrian government controlled areas now when the united states decided to carve this whole thing into to basically that this is this is how the united states described this syrian border defense force from the outset to have a listen. the coalition is working jointly with the syrian democratic forces to establish and train the new syrian border security force currently there are approximately two hundred thirty individuals training in the inaugural class with the

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

unfortunately can't do proper journalism in turkey anymore. but mahmoud a columnist for the government friendly daily sabbat disagrees he says the government is not influencing coverage of the afrin offensive. when it comes to national sick. curity every journalist bears responsibility well that's how it is everywhere in the world. but that doesn't mean they're not free to report on everything but there are some media and intellectuals in turkey who can use freedom of speech with hatred of the government while if it to be in addition to the offensive enough in looks set to stay turkey's main story for now the government has announced that it intends to further expand the operation. thanks so much for that report and for your interview for being with us today we look forward to your ongoing reporting on the developments there in turkey and now in northern syria as well you're hot in istanbul thanks very much or to monica now in a very closely watched speech today in davos coming up later today there was an interesting speech last night as well

news live from but it can germany and turkey a damaged relationship the two countries top diplomats hold talks as a long list of sticking points new stream migration to terra to disputed arrests of german citizens all correspond that house the details also coming up the tell all book that u.s. president donald trump did not want to publish trump it's back accusations and that he's not fit to tick up at describing himself as a quote very stable genius. and deadly winter weather blasts the northeastern united states we'll take you to massachusetts where the coldest current izing community gets along the east coast. five hundred free thanks for joining me well let's go live now to camp david in the u.s. where present donald trump is that a retreat with republican leaders and is just now speaking to the press literally and or old types of military situations an application just goes general mattis is here general kelly has lot of a lot of good millet. very important very important and it discussed the funding for the military which is so important we also obviously wanted to budget so we wen

of the can germany and turkey patch up a damaged relationship the two country's top diplomats hold talks as a long list of sticking points nukes from migration to terra to disputed arrests of german citizens. and deadly winter weather blasts the northeastern united states we'll take you to massachusetts where the coldest paralyzing communities along the east coast. are having a home for good to have you with us u.s. president donald trump says he sees progress with a conflict with north korea speaking at a press conference often meeting with republican congressional leaders trump said the discussions between north and south korea about the upcoming winter olympics all quote a big star and he said he hopes talks will move beyond the games. well you also talked about fire and fury the tell all bestseller about his presidency let's listen to exactly what president trump had to say. i consider it a work of fiction and i think it's a disgrace that somebody is able to have something do something like that the libel laws are very weak in this country if they were strong you it would be very hel

turkey's attack on y p g forces in the free looks to achieve that goal the campaign is turkey's next right 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. now here in germany the social democrats are holding a special party conference tomorrow sunday to decide whether to endorse the idea of launching full coalition talks with chancellor merkel's conservatives let me just remind you how we got to where we are election day you may remember it was september the twenty fourth last year the social democrats suffering their worst result since one thousand nine hundred nine and this man him party leader martin shultz categorically saying the s.p.d. will now go into opposition what happened then was that chancellor merkel opened exploratory talks with the free democrats and the greens those talks however failed in late november so the focus shifted to president frank. as you can see here he urged martin short that's the back of his head there to revise his decision

the shuttered turn of yielded us 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. the operation will continue until the threat has removed. a little but the kurdish y 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 toad of kilis causing fatalities and panic as worshippers 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. u.s. troops stationed in northern syria might soon find themselves caught between kurds and turks each ally determined to banish the other from the region at all costs. cause wonderin joint jones joins me now from istanbul dorian that appeared to be conflic

for turkey the wider g. or peoples protection units is the syrian army of the kurdistan workers party and enemy of the turkish state for the us the white peachy has been useful against the so-called islamic state and washington arm the kurdish group to defeat us now the us is calling for a border 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

by pushing turkey further away and i think the e.u. as such needs to come up with a more coherent common approach when it comes to its relations to turkey. many thanks indeed for breaking it all down for us. now to some of the other stories making news around the world and the u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley has warned iran that the world is watching its response to anti-government protests her comments came at a u.n. security council meeting but iran and russia criticized the u.s. for calling that meeting saying the protests in iran are a domestic matter mudslides and tarantula rainstorms have left at least forty four people dead in the congolese capital kinshasa authorities say victims were killed by a collapsing walls and by drowning many homes in the city of ten million are built on hillsides where a lack of drainage systems makes them vulnerable to flash flooding. now two jets collided on the ground at a toronto airport on friday setting the tail of one of the aircraft ablaze listen to this. oh. and i witnessed o

adding to pressure on turkey's border. this than among them. >> i got the kids and put them in the car and we were off. we came here with nothing. >> in some places they can't run away. there were more air strikes today's in east gutah. a besieged area on the edge of damascus under rebel control. thousandses are now living in basements. this baby's life begins underground. >> this child is only 20 hours old, born in the bombardment and destruction. the siege here. no one can see our suffering. >> all the children here have known nothing but war. they have to make the most of it. they've no inkling of the complexities of this conflict but they live with its cost every day. "bbc news," syria. >> let's look at more stories making the news now, and the colombian authorities say that the number of venezuelans fleeing a severe economic crisis to take up residency in colombia has jumped by more than 60% in the last six months. migration officials said more than 550,000 venn zwailens are now living there, mostly illegally. not gui

this is d w news live from berlin turkey attack syria's kurds in a move that could seriously aggravate the war in that country turkish forces have long launch a ground an air offensive against the syrian region of our free as they step up efforts to oust kurdish fighters that russia and the united states are calling for restraint. also on this program in the u.s. donald trump faces a government shutdown and nationwide protests exactly a year after he came to power we'll have the latest for you from washington. and the world's top skiers take on the harlem come the most dangerous slope in downhill racing there was a surprise winner this year we'll tell you who mastered the mountain. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring a good to have you with us turkey has begun a military operation to oust kurdish fighters from the northern syrian town of freedom and its surrounding villages officials say turkish forces have launched a ground an air offensive on the region the army says it hit shelters and hideouts used by militants from three separate groups including the. u.s. backed white

about how three year ago of the key in 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 force was a trigger but they didn't really change to secure a shoe the turkey is determined the kurdish forces or little the northern syria border will not be left with 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 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 ather leads to the pyong chang games international olympic committee president thomas back praise the agreement calling it a

now one of the countries that mentioned of course that turkey facing condemnation for violating human rights more than one hundred forty journalists are being held in turkish prisons following twenty sixteen's failed attempt to overthrow the government the w. spoke to a turkish court reporter who's covered many of those journalists trials. at breakfast shannon shakun isn't ready checking to see if they have been any more arrests for years the thirty year old has worked as a court reporter covering the trials of her connie. i check if other journalists were imprisoned since the police weren't at my place at five am they could have struck somewhere else. she has lost her sense of humor without it she says she wouldn't be able to last in her job. she reports from the heavily guarded palace of justice in istanbul the place where freedom of press in turkey came to an end. i would just there to be just like every day when i walk over to this clase i see this building as some kind of a normas monster awaiting me with an ugly grimace to take her to the cio i. cameras are not allowed in the co

finding warnings from washington turkey bones to expand its controversial offensive against kurds in northern syria president everyone says the operation will extend eastward to where u.s. forces are currently stationed. thank you very much for your company everyone we start our broadcast in switzerland davos where u.s. president donald trump has delivered his much anticipated closing remarks to the world economic forum some said that america is quote open for business and that america first does not mean america alone the president says that he supports free trade but it needs to be fair and reciprocal trump said america's immigration system is stuck in the past. and else the change on his immigration position saying republicans will accept a path to citizenship almost two million so-called dreamers those are young immigrants brought illegally to the u.s. as children. and there or are going to discuss present time speech in greater detail and bring you an out of the united states i will always put america first just like the leaders of other countries should put their country first

a new front opened by turkey against kurds in northern syria worsens already tense times between both ankara and washington and kurds and washington we look at the deepening division. donald trump attends the probe localise ation down off the economic forum but instead of pulling the party he launched a charm offensive term door big business to america. and throughout the week afghanistan has seen a wave of deadly terror attacks which is claimed more than one hundred lives. a very warm welcome you are watching the weekly here on r.t. international all the latest headlines and a roundup of the stories that shape the week. well it's been a little over a week since turkey rolled his first time it into northern syria and dispatched its first helicopters into its neighbor moves all in a bid to tackle local kurdish militia which ankara considers terrorists who threaten border security. you know. these are the latest pictures of the ground operation in syria turkish troops have seized control of the strategic point of mount shasta according to government media in this video turkish soldiers

unfortunately i can't do you proper journalism in turkey anymore. but mahmoud a columnist for the government friendly daily disagrees he says the government is not influencing coverage of the offering offensive. when it comes to national security every journalist bears responsibility that's how it is everywhere in the world. but that doesn't mean they're not free to report on everything but there are some media and intellectuals in turkey who cannot use a freedom of speech with hatred of the government. to be out of the offensive enough in looks set to stay turkey's main story for now the government has announced that it intends to further expand the operation. and as we saw there in your report we saw some turks basically mentioning their doubts about this ongoing offensive do you have the sense that their voices are being heard. well barely so actually i mean since most of the parties the major political parties are supporting the operation critical voices are not given any ad time on pro-government channels so you would really have to look for th

deepening divisions a new front opening by turkey in northern syria and its operation against the. already tense ties between ankara and washington. and what a shame that is think about all that this country has spent through and now we're looking at another just russian promises which have never before have stood by united states it's really the trust crisis you've got a. lot of trouble to attend to the. probe liberalization both economic forum giving a speech promoting his own america agenda. a massive lotion of rocks the diplomatic district of the afghan capital killing at least ninety five people the country suffers a spike in terror attacks. eight o'clock on sunday morning here in moscow you're just in time for the weekly the top headlines of the week the main stories of the day. the rift between ankara and washington has deepened that's off to be supported by syrian rebel groups launched an offensive against u.s. backed kurdish positions inside syria people now have to flee an area that was previously considered pretty stable i mean what a shame that is think about all that t

and turkey on the path to confrontation in syria and the great debate jordan peterson is called a one man army and is taking the internet by storm. king f.b.i. gate i'm joined by my guest mark sloboda he's an international affairs and security analyst we also have it he's a political analyst as well as a leading expert at the center for actual politics and we have dmitri bobbitt she is a political analyst with sputnik international right gentlemen crossed liberals in effect and you always can jump in. me go to you first hear. a we're going to see a new member new debate. like who lost turkey because if you remember when the communists came to power in china that was lost china and it ruined a lot of careers because people didn't get it right ok well we who's losing turkey who's gaining turkey going well let me remind you that in one thousand nine hundred eighty there was a big debate who was russia and the it was at the times when supposedly russia was so democratic mr yeltsin was still in power in these all those guys two boys and those who called to report called it s. called us of

if it takes a look now at how turkey and the us of turned from friends to almost foes. unbelievable is this real a nato member telling daddy you know i mean for me to come in behave yourself or all point a gun at you am i exaggerating a bit mr aired on didn't say that these exact words but turkey's got a prime minister who pretty much did anyone who gives logistical support to the white b.g. is turkey's target for the record the y b g equals the kurdish army and for all these years who's been giving the kurds all kinds of support right. the kurds were extended in all of branch that's what ankara calls its military op the but where does that wipe e.g. get its guns. tapered on couldn't care less why washington's been helping the kurds to destroy eisel for this man the kurdish militias are no better than terrorists that explains his latest messages to america to us is in the process of creating a terror army on our border what we have to do is nip this terror army in the bud america do not encroach on our borders do not provoke us or we will run out of patience does anyone

unfortunately i can't do you proper journalism in turkey anymore. but mahmoud a columnist for the government friendly daily said disagrees he says the government is not influencing coverage of the offering offensive. when it comes to national security every journalist bears responsibility that's how it is everywhere in the world. but that doesn't mean they're not free to report on everything but there are some media and intellectuals in turkey who cannot use freedom of speech with hatred of the government. or the offensive enough in looks set to stay turkey's main story for now the government has announced that it intends to further expand the operation. that report and interview from did abuse yohan in istanbul talking with me earlier. all refugees from the fighting in syria were very much the focus of last year's berlin film festival and coming up in a few weeks at this year's bellino a syrian refugee celebrity chef will be cooking for guests there here's her story conjuring up the tastes of damascus bringing the craziness of her home country like

turkey's top diplomatic uses the u.s. failing to keep promises to turkish forces that violence against american kurdish militias in northern syria. donald trump meets the prime ministers of the u.k. and israel on his first day at the world economic forum in davos. the russian olympic committee slams the i.o.c. for excluding some of the country's top medal hopes from the upcoming winter games inside. around the clock across the world this is our two international from the team and myself you know neal welcome to the program our top story turkey's foreign minister has hit on the u.s. saying he does not believe washington is a trustworthy partner tensions are escalating between the two nato allies over turkey's offensive against american kurdish militias in northern syria which entre described as terrorists at the. moment says the u.s. hasn't kept any promises mr trump told president on the phone that no more weapons will be given to the why should we want to see guns put into action well tensions between the u.s. and turkey

news live from berlin and turkey attacks the kurds in syria a move that could seriously aggravate the war in the country turkish forces have launched ground and air offensives against the northwest town of operation as they step up efforts to oust kurdish fighters there russia and the u.s. call for restraint. also coming up. a year after a year in office donald trump faces division in the streets and in the halls of congress as a budget fight paralyzes the government. and a new exhibition in basel switzerland celebrates the lib ork of the day arc of basel lets the german artist has turned the art world upside down in more ways than one. my ass waiter thanks for joining us. turkish forces has have begun have launched ground an air offensive against the northwest town of offering off rain and its surrounding villages officials say turkish forces have lost their ground and air offenses and the army says it has hit shelters and hideouts used by militants from three groups including u.s. backed her dish y p d militia the move opens a new front in syria's civil war the syrian government has

one he says turkey has been provoked. thirty thousand soldiers to be trained by united states was extremely provocative very good and powers to iran to syria and also to turkey so i believe this and many can move me ignited this problem and this confrontation and three i believe that. their key and particularly president. realize that this kind of move could lead to partition of syria and also the partition of picky so that's why he moved and sent his forces the. military offensive against the kurds and through some international attention a number of european countries seeing antiwar rallies some of them turned violent resulting in scuffles with police and their breasts. yeah. yeah. i. was. was. was was. yanyuwa world economic forum took place in davos this week and the star attraction this year was donald trump who became only the second u.s. president to attend the summit his visit was unexpected as trump's america first policy seems to be at odds with the forum's improving the state of the world tiger line the u.s. le

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.

and its western allies i think it would be concerned about how far turkey goes at the moment turkey seems to be confined to africa but all the rhetoric coming from korea that they want to expand this operation across the whole of turkey's southern border with syria now that would cause big concerns i think particularly among iran and russia they are anxious to keep turkey's presence in syria restricted and while russia does seem to have the card of controlling airspace and believe that do have this power of influence over the more the one who gets deeper and deeper involved into the into the conflict it may be more difficult to rein them in so i think that will be a factor in moscow's considerations but yes you're right moscow is seen as the key player in this ongoing situation and don't really think you can avoid all the implications of this operation for the civilians trapped by the fighting. that is the really the big concern given the fact that is fighting is now moving into inhabited areas these villages many of the villages are believed to be trapped and the big concern is wha

syrian rebels backed by turkey are also reported to have mobilized and near friend and turkey's president says the next target will be man beach that's the time which was recaptured from iceland twenty sixteen by a kurdish led force also backed by the u.s. but opposed by turkey stephanie decker has more from the turkish syrian border. shortly before sunset on saturday turkey launched its air campaign on after the turkish officials had said all week that the operation was imminent. president legit tired everyone spoke just a few hours before the jets took off. we would wipe out this corridor will step by step starting from the list after the operation has defectors started in the field this will be followed but. since the promises made it look and kept so far nobody can say anything we do what is necessary. throughout the morning along turkey's western border with the turkish army had brought in bulldozers gravel and concrete blocks appearing to build up their defenses along the border with syria. tank shelled specific locations on the mountain and hours later this mountain would be target

turkey's foreign minister has hit out at the u.s. saying he doesn't believe washington is a trustworthy partner it comes as tensions escalate between the two nato allies over turkey's offensive against the u.s. backed kurdish militias in northern syria which ankara described as terrorist groups. or took most of the u.s. hasn't kept any promises mr trump told president on the phone that no more workers will be given to the we're. going to see you go into action. what's your account now joins me live from washington with more details in the sim you're do we know more about what was said in the phone call and indeed why the two leaders spoke at this stage. well tensions between the u.s. and turkey have been escalating ever since the u.s. announced its collaboration with kurdish forces in northern syria and latest attempts to ease the tensions appear to have gone wrong as well and now the turkish foreign minister says that the u.s. has misrepresented what was said in a recent phone call between trouble and aired on president trump relaye

militia turkey is dead set against that plan it will mark that 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 from northern iraq to the turkish syrian border which it believes kurdish militias would use to attack turkey. turkey's attack on y p g forces enough free to achieve that goal the campaign is techies next ride in a long conflict against kurdish armed factions they are often supported by the us techies nato ally as part of a larger regional conflict involving ever shifting alliances. let's look now at some of the other stories making news around the world celebrated french chef paul bocuse has died at the age of ninety one often referred to as the french cooking he was an early exponent of know very crazy it's focused on fresh ingredients instead of the sauce is crews have been suffering from parkinson's disease. veteran politician jerry has handed over leadership of the nationalist shin fein party to mary lou mcdonald adams led the party for thirty four years a

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

so could nato allies turkey and the united states end up facing off in syria did always take shots in brussels put that very question to nato's number two the secretary general rose gottemoeller. madam deputy secretary general you've just returned from turkey where tensions are rising in northwestern syria between two allies of nato are you concerned that this could move from a pill that political class to a military clash i'm not worried i've been watching very closely what has been said both in washington and then on crow the two countries seem to be closely communicating with each other they seem to be paying attention to deconstruction they seem to be paying attention to making sure that the other is informed so i'm not worried of course in general nato is always worried when lives are being lost and that goes for syria turkey that goes for afghanistan iraq anywhere in the world so in that sense we are worried about conflict the german foreign minister is calling for a nato to take a stronger role to sort of facilitate more dialogue between turkey and the u.s. so clearly allies ar

that cannot be a return to business as usual with turkey. until this state of emergency until this crisis ends we hear the e.u. and germany are moving more towards returning to business with with with turkey but i cannot count happen until human rights and rule of law and governance agenda is addressed and we don't want to be completely negative you mean has there been progress in in a human rights around the world or has i mean that the the essay written by my bosses you can rauf focus is on you know where this principle politicians and where there's public protests then they can be they can be progress particularly against also tyrion leaders and populists take take the french elections in two thousand and seventeen model won because people realized they needed a a rights respecting president not the national front take poland as i mentioned taken hungary people stood up on the streets and said we don't want to shut down one of our best universities the central european university and humbling and they're still open a year on so there are