it has a pro kurdish element but not just a pro kurdish party. it's a progressive party for all the peoples of turkey. for lbgti, those individuals, other ethnicities in turkey, labor workers in turkey. i think once we define in that way, yes, the peace process was a huge opportunity for turkey. temperature hdp more than played its part during this time. when we came towards the end of that process, the choice was between, yes, all right, there was a possibility for turkey's kurdish question to be solved. a lot of people don't believe that, but there was a process. there was dialogue. leader of pkk from his prison cell was able to send letters to celebrations attended by hundreds of thousands, if not millions. this is unprecedented in turkey. so i don't want to say there was nothing at all. there was. there was a serious process going on. again, when i first said the election arithmetics kind of determined the outcome of that process. now what could they have done differently? what they did do, firstly was prioritize the democratization of turkey

syria rebels advance on the kurdish playbook. dozens of combatants are reported killed turkey's president vows there's no stepping back we go live to istanbul also coming. up already. conservatives want to see a quick finish to coalition talks with social democrats warning that losing face after months without a new government. in the world economic forum gets underway in switzerland today the world's political industrial academic are meeting this week in the snow resort . hello i'm terry march and thanks for joining us. turkey has intensified its offensive all of bread against kurdish militias in northern syria a war monitoring group says at least fifty four combatants have been killed so far on both sides the turkish army and syrian rebel fighters crossed into the kurdish enclave of in northern syria on saturday is controlled by the kurdish militia which has been a key u.s. ally in the fight against us but turkey sees the wife as a terror organization and has urged the u.s. to stop backing them. operation all of branches anythi

for the kurdish why p.g. militia in syria says it has forced back turkish troops trying to enter the northwestern region of afrin turkey's military announced it has so far struck one hundred fifty three kurdish militia targets in the region it's part of an offensive and calls operation all of branch but it threatens to further inflame the nearly seven year old conflict in syria turkey civilians cheering on the tanks headed towards the syrian border. many support and kurds light is military operation dubbed olive branch. 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

is a syrian army of the kurdish workers party. it considers the a terror group. 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 u.s. and the e.u. the organization that works within syria is exactly the sign. this is. but 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. the correspondent delia han joins us for more you you know we understand that turkish forces have crossed the border into syria and are attacking the african region what more can you tell us. well this weekend turkey opened another front in the syrian war a war that is going on for nearly seven years now making an already very complex situation even more complex yes we have confirmation by the military now that the ground offensive has started turkish soldiers have moved into a friend alongside fighters of the so-called f

the army reports advances that's disputed by the kurdish militia they're fighting but they say isn't on they've been battle. militia in africa enclave of facing one of mexico's largest armies and finale that could support is in washington the moscow looking on after backing they could say against islamic state a fact that dismays could spike in syria and in turkey. as well to to kill a the global powers in the united nations the poet to the could his papal because of the struggle could carry out against the islamic state and. then do what. i want these attacks to stop. to the syrian operation doesn't come without risks for turkey not several rockets from syria landed in a turkish border city one person has been reported wounded as turkey escalates its involvement in syria the dangers to civilians on both sides of the border. yeah this is definitely a powder keg that the world is watching we want to go now to our correspondent julie haunch she joins us now from istanbul good evening to you julia we understand that stirred his forces have crossed the border into syria and are attacking

why does he believe that kurdish groups pose such a threat to turkey. well the text government says the syrian kurdish groups have links to the banned kurdistan workers party the p k k that has been waging its own fight inside turkey for decades now and the ankara government is especially worried there could be some kind of a kurdish corydoras developing along its border and this could then further inspire a separatist notions in turkey's kurdish community. yulia both the u.s. and russia are not happy. could you briefly tell us why i would do this why he would isolate himself like this. well this is the big question here and as you said i mean he is risking deteriorate or deteriorating our relations with both washington and moscow i mean just to highlight the complexity of the situation the turkish military is now bombing kurdish forces inside syria that the u.s. on the other hand a nato ally considered as their most important proxy in their fight against the so-called islamic state russia itself has now said that they demand turkey to stop the operatio

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 militia led by iran to come and take that area or isis to come back and take that area so for a united state is an interest in international community interest so to send a strong message to ankara to stop terrorizing credit people in kurdistan of syria many thanks for your time and your views and i guess that the shared a past president of the kurdistan national assembly of syria. ok let's switch over to breaking news coming out of afghanistan where a group of armed men have reportedly attacked a hotel in the afghan capital of kabul according to local media there citing the country's interior ministry spokesperson perpetrators is still believed to be inside with reports of heavy gunfire occurring local journalist. joins me live on the l

troops and allied syrian rebels advance on the kurdish enclave of. dozens of combatants all reported killed turkey's president will be no stepping back we go live to istanbul also coming up. hurry up already germany's conservatives urged social democrats to finish coalition talks quickly warning that germans are losing trust in democracy after months with a new government plus a scandal brews in belgium over the fate of these migrants pressure is growing on the government to back down from deportation plans allegedly devised with sudanese officials accused of torture. also ahead of the world economic forum gets underway in switzerland today and our senior business correspondent is on hand. women are at the forefront of this year's forum but trump is also invited how will that go down business we'll have live coverage throughout the day and all week from davos. hello i'm terry martin thanks for joining us. turkey has intensified its offensive all of branch against kurdish militias in northern syria. the turkish army and syrian rebel fighters crossed i

kurdish rebels kurdish rebels who turkey 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

their target — the syrian kurdish militia, or ypg. 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

turkish ground troops and allied syrian rebels advance on the kurdish enclave of. dozens of combatants all reported killed turkey's president bows there's no stepping back we go live to istanbul also coming up. hurry up already germany's conservatives urged social democrats to finish coalition talks quickly warning the germans are losing trust in democracy after months without a new government plus. the threat level goes up in russia as hundreds of so-called islamic five islamic state voters head home from the conflict in syria and iraq reports from chechnya. also ahead the world economic forum gets underway in switzerland today security costs topping eight million euro german chancellor angela merkel french president. and u.s. president all are expected. i want to welcome i'm terry martin thanks for joining us. turkey has intensified its offensive all of branch against kurdish militias in northern syria the turkish army and syrian rebel fighters crossed into the turkish enclave of freeney in northern syria on saturday. is controlled by the kurdish y p g militia wh

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

kurdish forces in that area has been backed by u.s. troops in the past america at the moment its response to this is to defense it has been quite luke warm how the kurdish fighters feel about that. well i was talk to people enough in yesterday and they said there are sort of discipline because they were the ones that fought against isis with american support and now turkey with the help of even geodes groups are attacking us so they are disappointed. but american troops are still there i wonder do you think this means the end of the u.s. kurdish alliance all in three and there are no american troops that's the reason that the u.s. says they have no responsibility there well there's a possibility that the turks won't move further and that the city of mumbai that you are there are u.s. troops so it's possible if america does nothing and those not going to help the kurds in that case then the kurds will definitely end alliance with the u.s. . so he's president one has announced that his country's military is to expand its offensive move c

turkey has forced kurdish fact . sions within its borders for more than thirty years and doesn't want to see the kurds gain power in neighboring syria but the americans have regarded kurdish forces as an effective tool against eisel the kurds are the most effective fighting force against the islamic state in syria and they've been very successful at that that's the american purpose but the turks regard the kurds and the y. b.g. as a dire threat they label them terrorists u.s. president trump promised that he would stop arming and training could feiss but the pentagon even make it official now turkey is furious about reports of a new u.s. backed border force of thirty thousand personnel with the syrian democratic forces a group largely controlled by the kurdish y.p. gee they were reportedly deploy along the border of turkey iraq to the southeast and the phrase river valley the dividing line with assad's military the american backed kurdish y p g posted this online interest into. bashes with to took his forces it's an

controlled area in syria they could be something like a kurdish corridor or something close to a kurdish state actually develop along the border and this is increasing fear us that further separatist notions could come up within turkey's own kurdish minority and that's why turkey is so determined to continue and expand this military operation a majority of turks at home according to. the government strategy that you just mentioned in northern syria but as you mentioned if this offensive continues to expand could we see that public attitude changing if the death toll rises. well i don't think so the three turkish soldiers who died so far are being celebrated here as heroes as martyrs who died for the right cause their pictures of being shared on twitter on national television and that's part of the yeah patry arctic nationalist sentiment here in turkey that's a very deeply rooted in this society overall the media coverage has been very positive very favorable and you barely hear any critical voices when it comes to this operation let me show you what i mean i went out here in istanbul and

it has long fought kurdish separatists within its own country and is now shelling kurdish militia in the afrin region of northern syria. bill hayton reports. heading to the border, a turkish invasion force is getting ready. so far, these tanks have not crossed into syria. the turkish government wants the world to see what it is doing, releasing this video of leaders directing the operation. translation: depending on the developments, our land forces will carry out necessary activities as well. apart from the turkish armed forces, there are also components of the free syrian army participating in this operation. these are some of those free syrian army fighters moving through turkey to join the battle. just like the turkish government, they are opposed to the kurdish ypg setting up enclaves inside syria. some of the fsa factions have already joined the fighting against them. turkey sees a huge threat in northern syria because of the kurdish forces and these forces are supported by a us—led international coalition which includes britain and some european countries. they see a threat

disputed by the kurdish fighters president. says the operation will soon be concluded he's also warned that any opposition to the attack will not be tolerated. if anybody heeds their call to go on to the streets and protest they will pay the price very heavily to go below solo five thank. you lou this is a national struggle and in this national struggle we will crush anyone who stands against us. words that the kurdish fighters atomics to prove wrong they released this footage and say it shows them striking back against turkish positions and tanks but the kurds a seeking assistance against turkey's military might these protesters are calling for support from washington and moscow who have benefited from kurdish efforts in the fight against the so-called islamic state. but so far the calls for help have fallen on deaf ears. pope francis is wrapping up his tour of latin america where the mass in the peruvian capital lima the pope addressing some one million peruvians at a military air base asked them to look into their hearts for

will no longer arm the kurdish y.p. militia and syria has also reiterated demands that the us pull troops as if the key northern syrian. turkish and y.p. g. forces cast again on saturday as i'm pushes ahead with a military operation aimed at clearing the kurdish militia from the turkish border area. kurdish and other activists say saturday's fighting concentrated in the northwest of the african region and this video kurdish fighters target turkish other cultures with small arms fire activists say turkey is making slow progress on the ground. president richard sipe rather one rather just supporters just over a week into the campaign he claims turkey has inflicted heavy casualties on its enemies. three hundred ninety four terrorists have been neutralized. and we have twenty martyrs from the free syrian army and our military. the figures are disputed and cannot be verified independently turkey took journalists close to the front line in syria on saturday here protest this militia watch over territory they've controlled for

if issued from kurdish efforts in the fight against the so-called islamic state. but so far the calls for help have fallen on deaf ears. now to some of the other stories making news around the world the taliban have claimed responsibility for an attack on a luxury hotel in kabul that killed at least thirty people and wounded many more officials say five gunman wearing army uniforms stormed the intercontinental hotel saturday evening they were all killed after a thirteen hour standoff. police in congo fired live rounds and tear gas to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters on sunday the u.n. says at least six people were killed and dozens injured catholic church as an activist called for peaceful demonstrations across the country including the capital kinshasa. pope francis is wrapping up his tour of latin america with a mass in the peruvian capital lima the pope addressing some one million peruvians at a military air base asked them to look into their hearts for genuine happiness and love the pontiff trip to latin america has been the most contentious of

that is disputed by the kurdish fighters president. says the operation will soon be concluded he's also warned that any opposition to the attack will not be tolerated. if anybody heed the call to go on to the streets and protest they will pay the price very heavily to go below still vote. lou this is a national struggle and in this national struggle we will crush anyone who stands against us. words that the kurdish fighters a determined to prove wrong they released this footage and say it shows them striking back against turkish positions and tanks but the kurds are seeking assistance against turkey's military might these protesters are calling for support from washington and moscow. who have benefited from kurdish efforts in the fight against the so-called islamic state. but so far the calls for help have fallen on deaf ears. now for some of the other stories making news around the world the taliban have claimed responsibility for an attack on a luxury hotel in kabul that killed at least thirty people and wounded many more officials s

kurdish relations here. i don't think so because there was a similar operation. about half a year ago of turkey and turkey always indicated that it will not allow. the kurdish forces to pose a threat to turkey so i think the fact that the united states and now this special force was a trigger but it didn't really change the situation the turkey is determined that the kurdish forces all along the northern syria border will not be a threat by the way this is a little bit similar to the situation that israel has when it speaks on an iranian threat form form syria so israel is trying to create its round of security belt and push the iranians back in turkey is trying to create its security belt and book push the kurdish forces away for weeks border i would go so far said there was a kind of cautious optimism that perhaps hostilities were going to fade away in syria now that the turks have launched this offensive how far do you think president added one will go and will we will we see this over fairly quickly or not . first of all i think. he's trying to cash in the fa

ticky has fought kurdish factions. then its borders for more than thirty years and doesn't want to see they could gain power and neighboring syria the u.s. and the european union say the p.k. k. is a terror group but in northern syria the americans say they're supporting kurdish forces not the p.k. k. specifically the kurds are the most effective fighting force against the islamic state in syria and they've been very successful in that that's the american purpose but the turks regard the kurds and the why b.g. as a dire threat to u.s. president trump promised that he would stop being and training could fight is but the pentagon never made that official now tikki is furious about reports of a new u.s. backed border force of thirty thousand personnel with the syrian democratic forces a group of largely controlled by the could ish y p g they will reportedly deploy along the border of turkey iraq to the southeast and the euphrates river valley the dividing line with assad's military how the american backed could just wipe

the turkish army has been shelling kurdish positions on the other side of its border. and i'm curious says if it takes off free in its may advance further east along the kurdish covered or in northern syria they're. going to go to. step by step will totally destroy this corridor. operation has defacto started in the field. and speech will follow. photo the y. p.g. or peoples protection units is the syrian army at the kurdistan workers party an enemy of the turkish state for the us the why p.g. has been useful against the so-called islamic state and washington arms the kurdish group to defeat i asked now the us is calling for a border security force in syria that would include the wife 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 from northern iraq to the turkish syrian border which it believes kurdish militias would use to attack turkey turkey's attack on forces in the free looks to achieve that goal the campaign is turk

groups in the region well so far have been the response from other kurdish groups princes of kurdish groups and is what the kurds in syria themselves they're gonna protect themselves against any purpose at that and that freedom is also not a very easy area to attack because the kurds are very well dug in and out like a sort of mountainous area there so it will not be very easy or that they this area i think there is they were. journalists that event in ever built the capital of the christan region in northern iraq latimer thank you. now of the top story that we're following at this hour twin suicide bombers have killed at least thirty eight people in central baghdad police say the attack took place during rush hour in the city saltire no claims of responsibility yet but the bombings bear hallmarks of the so-called islamic state. now the biggest and brightest from the detroit motor show will give you a sneak peek coming up in business in one minute. we speak different languages we fight for different things that's fine but we all stick up for freedom freedom of speech freedom of press

their target is a differing syria that's where turkey believes the kurdish wide b.g. militia has its bases artillery rounds are intended to wear down the g. forces before air and ground forces go in and is refusing to back down this operation will take place we will cleanse the region of all terror groups the specifics are dependent on developments in the fighting as is the time frame it can start any time tomorrow or even tonight actually it's already begun on such a ritual. for turkey why he or people's protection units is the syrian army of the kurdistan workers party an 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

really angered ankara by announcing the creation of a border security force this was in the kurdish held north of syria now washington did backtrack but was this the trigger for this incursion that we're seeing now was it just the final story in terms of relations between turkey and the united states . well it was a trigger in and the final straw relations have been going from bad to worse the last several years the united states has begun to write turkey off as a partner and a security. ally in the region and so turkey has been as felt increasingly that the united states is siding with kurdish nationalism in syria in iraq and is defying turkish interests and that's what chiller saw secretary of state tell us if just a day ago made an announcement while visiting stanford university saying that the united states was no longer going to leave syria once isis was destroyed that they are going to stay in syria for the indeterminate future in order to make sure that the geneva process of trying to get out is is concluded or as part of his gains purchased the refugees come home he came up with

turkey fossum kurdish militias in syria with tanks and troops ready to roll turkey's defense minister says the shelling is part of a planned invasion we'll take you live to istanbul also on the program. germany social democrats prepared to vote on whether to back their leadership. and some said he wouldn't last until christmas but the president is still that will take a look at his first year in office. welcome to the program turkish forces have been firing on targets across the border with syria the country's defense minister says an operation against a kurdish controlled klavan serious african region has begun move comes just days after turkey's president red tape type one said he would stamp out what he called nests of terror on the border military intervention puts turkey at odds with the united states which has backed the kurdish militias and its fights against the islamic state group. not even the rain could dampen their spirits. thousands of kurds demonstrated against a possible invasion of turkish troops president add ones in once meant that he wants to drive kurdish militias

inside syria enters its fourth day to accuse ground troops of allied sit in syrian rebels advance on the kurdish enclave of often turkey's present valas there's no stepping back and moves to saddam's descent to get an update from istanbul and a kurdish perspective right here also coming up. a blonde economic forum opens with india's prime minister as the dystopic traction there in the movie warns against barriers to free trade just sounds off the trump administration's slaps new cherubs on imports to the u.s. . lost out on just crashed down across the alps off the heavy snow for cutting off ski resorts and stranding holiday makers. also in the program russia's trek led these goes as militants head cold hundreds of chechen fighters join the so-called islamic state in the middle east now russia feels they are on their way back home did reports from drug name. turkey has intensified its offensive dubbed olive branch against kurdish militia in northern syria overall monitoring group says that these fifty four competence have been killed so far on both sides the turkish army and allied soon verify ju

kurdish fighters taking considers the y.p. g a terrorist group linked to kurdistan workers party or the p.k. k. fighters have waged a long war against turkish dominance but in a hundred ports. turkish president today chip tayyip erdogan and using a party address to look staunch in the face of a u.s. backed kurdish force on his southern border he promised to respond with a show of force saying to a key will launch its own military operation and the northern syrian city of buffeting not so still a lot of religion that just like we do not let the kurdistan workers party or open their eyes within our borders we are determined to vanquish them on the other side of fall border god willing in the coming days we will continue the operation to purge our southern border from terror. tikki has fought creators factions. then its borders for more than thirty years and doesn't want to see they could gain power and neighboring syria the u.s. and the european union say the p.k. k. is a terror group but in northern syria the americans say they

it has long fought kurdish separatists within its own country and is now shelling kurdish militia in the afreen region of northern syria. mark lowen reports from near the turkey—syria border. it began today, operation olive branch. turkish f—16fighterjets pounding an enclave of north and syria under the control of the syrian kurdish militia. rebel fighters are on the ground as part of the offensive. turkey sees the ypg as a terrorist group. links to their own pkk. they have been fighting an urgency here in turkey since the 1980s. it is a dangerous operation because the americans support ypg in the fight against islamic state. this operation puts turkey in confrontation with its nato ally the us to america's support for the ypg has consistently infuriated the turkish government and the regime has said they will shoot down any turkish jet violating syrian airspace. yet they have gone ahead, determined to reduce the territorial control of the ypg, fearing that they will consolidate territory. this operation could bog turkey down in a long and potentially deadly military offensive. m

turkey's president says a military assault on a kurdish enclave in syria is a minute. and welcome to al jazeera live from my headquarters in doha be a problem also ahead. palestinian leader mahmoud abbas denounced donald trump's recognition of jerusalem as a slap in the face. seven years on from its revolution to show their discontent as they demand economic and social reforms. the right. accused of using vulgar language to describe african nations the us president donald trump says he's not a racist. the u.s. has confirmed it's helping syrian kurdish fighters set up a border force containing thirty thousand personnel the troops will patrol the borders of territory carved out of northern syria by the syrian democratic forces which are mainly composed of kurdish fighters and that's agood nato member turkey which considers the group terrorists and has valid to retaliate charlotte ballasts reports. turkish president tayyip erdogan on using a posse you dress to look staunch in the face of a u.s. specs could his force on his southern border he promised to respond with his o

backed kurdish fighters. the operation we've launched mend all of branch to cleanse africa of terrorists successfully underway starting from members we will continue following the games which are being played along our borders and we will cleanse our region completely of the struggle. we hearing from the turkish president is that he will now extend his military operation in northern syria to include the town of man bridge which is around one hundred kilometers to the east of afrin which is where for the past few days the turkish military has been battling it out with syrian kurds who are backed by the united states now once the turkish military moves into man bridge this could potentially put the turkish army in direct conflict with the forces belonging to a major turkish nato ally namely the united states washington is known to have some two thousand special forces on the ground in syria and while none of them are thought to be in the afrin area they are deployed amongst various kurdish enclaves that include

backed kurdish militias in northern syria. first day at the world economic forum and it's on the way with a meeting alongside u.k. prime minister true reason may be u.s. leader is expected to promote his america first agenda at the gathering the true risk with. all these questions why the president is coming don't want to listen to him you can they can leave. me one hundred sixty nine russian stamp the green light for the upcoming winter games in a move slow. committee. live from moscow every hour of the day international my names you know neil welcome to the program our top story turkey's foreign minister has hit 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 american backed kurdish militias in northern syria which i encourage describes as terrorist groups. he says it took moments that the u.s. hasn't kept any promises mr trump told president obama on the phone that no more weapons will be given to the white.

backed kurdish militia. i'm on i was on a welcome to the program russian opposition leader saying the following they has been detained by police as he was on his way to a protest in moscow. raided his office a spokesperson for the opposition said that the police were using the ruse of a bomb trash to question members of the opposition the opposition has called for protests in over one hundred cities to the poorest of boycotts of the presidential election in march which has called a farce. then a volley himself is banned from. running jews to a previous fraud conviction he says was trumped up now he has turned all his campaign offices into what he calls protest offices who are in this we're going to cross over to our correspondent and we sure when in moscow and you are at the protests in moscow can you tell us what the latest is from there right now. you were. with well the profit protests here are taking place on one of the main streets in moscow. street and this square that you see behind me is pushkin's be

border which it believes kurdish militias would use to attack turkey. 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 fran

after intense air bombardment turkey now starts a ground incursion into kurdish held syrian territory the assault now follows a retracted announcement by the us that it would set up a kurdish border force something that enraged. olympic a peace north and south korea reach a breakthrough deal to march and compete under one flag at the upcoming winter games but that comes as western leaders decide it is time to up the ante against pyongyang. the pressure to continue to be able to intensify that pressure including cutting off diplomatic ties with three of. them in germany the vote on coalition talks with angela merkel's party sees the s.p. do leader martin shoulder visibly on the even though he gets the green light the social democrats are clearly split on the issue. are broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our duty to national recapping the week's top stories with our weekly program. i turkish tanks are rolling into syria supported by air power and ground troops with a military operation against kurds in the region now in full swing. we can show you pictures we've receiv

turkey pounds kurdish militia positions in northern syria as ground troops roll across the border for a second day the kurds hit back with rocket fire on turkish town. and in the book this league of runaway leaders by munich forced to work hard to not have things all the roadway against about a claimant but they are champions for a reason. fellow i'm terry martin thanks for joining us a glimmer of hope for german chancellor angela merkel after four months of political deadlock the social democratic party has voted to enter a formal coalition talks with merkel's conservatives to form a new government but the chancellor herself says negotiations will be no easy task just a slim majority of the s.p.d. rank and file backed the move but that could help the s.p.d. demand more concessions from the conservatives who don't want to lose another grand coalition. it was a nail biting finish to our long debate with three hundred sixty two voted yes with two hundred seventy nine zero and one abstention with that the s.p.d. will enter into coalition talks thad in the end the social democrats top bra

kurdish militia targets in northern syria. more news coming up here at the top of the hour you can always get the latest headlines on our website dot com thanks for watching. tons of. stories. and. trouble. images. from emotion than now.

german police shut down a huge kurdish demonstration in cologne to protest turkey's intervention in syria we'll find out why. and holocaust survivors and their families have gathered at the former altar with death camps for ceremonies are taking place to mark international holocaust remembrance day becomes amid warnings of rising anti semitism in europe. time i asked waiter welcome to the program at least ninety five people have been killed in a major explosion in the afghan capital kabul the country's interior minister says more than one hundred fifty people were also injured in the suicide bomb attack which happened at a police security checkpoint on saturday morning the taliban have claimed responsibility. the attacker made it past the first checkpoint posing as a paramedic transporting a patient in an ambulance the bomb was detonated when he was identified by police at the second checkpoint. i was sitting in my shop when there was a powerful explosion only windows shattered the bottom of. the casualties a very high bodies were everywhere near the hospital and everywhere. a hospital co

the goal to destroy kurdish militia which turkey labels as terrorists the u.n. says the fighting has already displaced five thousand people and left many others trapped also coming out of the world economic forum gets underway in davos with a free trade for be india's number. but not everyone is thrilled by the gathering of the global business elite in this was al gore's. it's good to have you with us tonight turkey is intensifying its military offensive against kurdish militias in northern syria despite criticism from the international community the united nations says the fighting has already displaced five thousand people and left vulnerable civilians trapped says it will press on with its operation in a free against groups that it regards as terrorists. turkish forces firing on come easily and other towns along the syrian turkish border officials say their aim is to divert attention from the main campaign their advance on the kurdish enclave of our free it's the fourth day of a push by turkish forces and their syrian rebel allies to clear the northwestern bo

militia because they see the syrian kurdish militia as a very potent and important force in the future outcome of syria so moscow hill will have in many ways to make a big choice if it does go ahead and log his operation in particular because there are russian forces in this area offering which is threatening to attack and on top of that will be looking for permission from moscow to let its planes cross into syria to carry out their support in any kind of operation up until now moscow has been very reluctant to do that moscow is facing a big choice here and will be trying to calm tensions so it will not be forced to choose one side or the alpha endured before we let you go i mean when you don't when you look at what's happening with turkey when you look at what we're hearing from russia and the palestinians to that do you get the sense that there is a a border sense of a willingness to challenge u.s. influence and supremacy in the middle east or in global geopolitics at the moment. well i think that will be of the feeling that is coming across the region particularly because the turkis

but they staple the soldiers as citing turkey from the kurdish insurgents. amongst government supporters to the mood is one of. president red chip type two one addresses a huge rally in the country's northwest he promises that his operation will be over soon for a third day now turkish mortars have been writing down on syria's afrin region. the army reports advances that's disputed by the kurdish militia they're fighting but this isn't a battle that kurdish militia in after an enclave of facing one of nachos largest armies and finale the could supporters in washington and moscow looking on after backing the could see against islamic state a fact that dismays could in syria and in turkey. powers the global powers in the united nations the poet to the kurdish people because of the struggle kurds carried out of the war against the islamic state at the end. i want these attacks to stop. to the syrian operation doesn't come without risks for turkey overnight several rockets from syria landed in a turkish border city one person has been reported wounded as turkey