that shouldn't be the end of the discussion. there should be a ok let's see what we're wrong in this. no evidence or why the evidence isn't good and make sure that that's an. am . the a. turkey pushes ahead with its syria offensive ignoring american sanctions as a u.s. delegation led by the vice president travelled so ankara. am no this is al jazeera live from doha. also coming up to a shouted down by opposition politicians hong kong's chief executive kerry lamb is forced to delay her on your policy speech elizabeth warren faces multiple attacks

on rivals in the latest democratic debate indicating she is not the front runner and to take on donald trump. the end violent clashes in barcelona on a 2nd day of protest over the jailing of mind separatists moved to. the arab. a u.s. delegation led by vice president mike pence is traveling to turkey it will be seeking an immediate ceasefire in ne in syria but turkey's president insists the military operation will continue until his country's objectives have been achieved russia meanwhile says its troops are now it on patrol in northern syria xina harder has our report. the russians moved in after the americans moved out in a deliberate withdrawal the city of mumbai is moscow's latest victory in syria its

military police now patrols a front line that separates the turkish and syrian army's their presence stops a turkish led military advance towards the city which sits on the m 4 highway a main logistics and commercial route that runs to the iraqi border the city also connects the east of the euphrates with the rest of northern syria the russian move disrupts ankara's plan to create what it calls a safe zone to allow refugees who are afraid to live under president bashar assad's rule to return home. i hope very soon we will liberate a field forman beach through rocky border guaranteed a 1000000 in the 1st phase and 2000000 in the 2nd phase will return to syria. but it is the russian backed syrian army which returned to the north east restoring control for the 1st time since 2013 the abrupt pullout by the us military forced its longtime partners the kurdish led syrian democratic forces to cede control of

territory to damascus for protection. the s d f is the target of the turkish military operation in northeast syria the armed group is largely made up of fighters from the syrian kurdish y p g organization that turkey calls terrorists because of its links with the p k k turkey wants to push the group away from the border but it is fighting back so far the turkey led forces have not been able to complete the 1st phase of the operation that involves securing the 120 kilometer long and 30 kilometer deep pocket along the border. turkey is also coming under diplomatic pressure the united states and the european union have imposed sanctions washington is calling on turkey to stop what it calls an invasion and agree to a cease fire so far the reaction from turkish officials has been one of defiance they say the presence of the wife along turkey's border is a national security threat sanctions may hurt but they feel the danger coming from

syria is worse the estee if once controlled 30 percent of syria where millions live an area rich in oil agriculture and water the u.n. says 160000 of them are on the move in what was once a relatively peaceful and stable corner of syria russia and turkey's local allies are battling on several fronts russia says it doesn't approve turkey's military moves in syria and won't accept its permanent presence there seems to be serious differences between the 2 countries who are supposed to be working together in syria but diplomatic channels remain open and could be leverage. on the turkish syrian border let's get the latest from john stratford who is in our on the turkish side of the border with syria charlie the tariq seemed to have achieved one of their objectives which was forcing the kurds to retreat east of the euphrates and now they have their sights on man big what's the latest on the

battlefield hear hear. well evidence would suggest they're finding it a lot more difficult here there's a lot of heavy shelling a lot of heavy fighting what we've seen and heard over the last couple of hours in the town of lhasa line behind me now both sides have claimed victory least once recent days just looking at where some of the fighting seems to be going on it's very close to that border fence which to suggest that the turks have made very few gains there in trying to push kurdish forces back we understand that syria the syrian army are located in a town called solid summer which is about 30 kilometers to the south we also know certainly according to the turkish military the in the last 24 hours they are claiming to made a few gains southwest of here and west of the town of tel aviv which they took control over a few days ago certainly the fight here though seems very difficult for turkish

forces as you say president who are the one determined to as he say not go anywhere near discussing a cease fire until kurdish forces that he described as terrorists are pushed back these 30 kilometers to create what he says is going to be the safety zone for refugees living here in turkey we understand that the majority of the population of the us align and other towns like kids with some of the heaviest fighting has been in recent days has largely left obviously agencies shoes the concern to. about hundreds of thousands of people living still in that area a getting aid to them as these 2 potential national armies come closer together thank you for that chance to live for us on the techie syria border and meanwhile the president a ship type i don't want has been carrying an extraordinary session of his cabinet to discuss this operation in northeast syria which is known as operation peace

spring and that. typewriter one is due to address very shortly members of his ruling party in the capital ankara as you can see on those live pictures we'll bring that to you live when it begins in the meantime let's bring in our correspondents in and little who is in for as soon as we wait for that speech from the turkish president let's talk about what's been going on diplomatically lot within turkey the american delegation arriving in turkey very shortly also the russians involved diplomatically what can we expect. well there actually at the same time so many things going on or even i believe cut off issues are having difficulty to follow up with the new developments we don't know what or whether all these kinds of developments that unfolded in the last 2 or 3 days were expected by on korea but we have the u.s. officials coming over today arriving in the turkish capital ankara the u.s.

weiss present tense. defense minister sorry foreign minister mr pom peo and we know that it with an almost 4 hour turkish foreign minister chair which will these going to meet face to face with the u.s. national security advisor of ryan also iran is expected to meet to 10 before the end of october united states and non-system them or it was a washington post they said that you know the u.s. officials are going to come to turkey very soon but in the evening we heard that they're coming so so many things are going on at the very same time also u.s. is threatening turkey with sanctions sanctioning the current government officials former government officials the people who are allegedly supporting and contributing on turkey's illiterate the stubble is ation in syria also increasing the terror of also we have been we heard we heard last night that united states

treasury is charging turkey's public bank help fund with some other accusations so turkey is also at the brink that economy can be impacted by all these developments because u.s. presidents donald trump when he when he said turkey must withdraw from the area must stop fighting the kurdish fighters group why p.g. in syria has threatened turkey by the strong its economy so current did the markets are terrified as well everybody's waiting whether this will have also a negative impact on. economy which is already in a fragile status ali all right. as we continue to watch these pictures from this meeting in ankara president are the one i see president are the one is about to speak very shortly to his party members has held an extraordinary cabinet meeting to talk about this operation in northeast and syria turkey pressing on with

this military operation which is now in its 8th day despite u.s. sanctions as a sinner mentioned there turkey saying that this military actions are action object object is to remove kurdish led forces from the border area in ne in syria and also create a safe zone that would allow millions of syrian refugees who are currently inside turkey to return and so here is president russia or the are addressing his party members in ankara. idea country. my dearest. m.p.'s and our guests. and young people who are our future. i salute you with love.

the new legislation year of parliaments and new group meeting today will hopefully bring fortune to our country. all parliaments in the new legislation the legislative year. our group meeting. on tuesday but we couldn't do this because we had loads of programs outside the country. last week we were in serbia. we were developing our relationships with serbia and our meetings than delegations there were very successful. after that we have. made 9 agreements with serbia turkish and serbian businessmen and discussed solid investment opportunities and turkish companies.

at the factories that have been opened. in serbia we have we we launched those factories and were and also factories that are opened by ticker in 2019 there. have been a trilateral meeting between serbia and bosnia herzegovina. belgrade's and it's. motorway is going to be open and we launched that i put it it will be a bridge for our friendship. as you know we had a turkey council in azerbaijan in back. within my visits i have met are there by general president and all that.

because the christan presidents and all the other states leaders especially stand kurdistan also hunt kerry and president all my meetings and by literal meetings during these meetings we talked about the regional issues. i used to say 2 countries one nation but yesterday i expressed from now on it will be 5 states and one nation. hopefully turkmenistan the will join and that will be 6 states and one nation and we will be more powerful in the region. during our delegation the turkic who are old and issues that are relating to our region was discussed last year. honorary guest was as back east on

this year joined as a full member. hungary was also of. observer. so this way turkey const council is more powerful also garia is going to have a representative in an office in budapest or budapest and in europe now turkey turkey council has a. an office. because they cover kids. found the father more so tunnels are by. i also invited him in might attempt to become their representative leader.

turkish cultural. heritage face and the communication between these organizations turkish council organization committee will be. founded 8 summit will be in. turkey hopefully will be hosted by our turkey so our group meeting we couldn't do for 2 weeks so let's not have the latest bather let's do it even if it's on wednesday. during this time all our m.p.v. and general. a central administration as it minister as administrator they were in. there they were together in. their liberations meeting. so this is meeting. hyperbole will set light to our future work.

agenda in our parliaments as well there is a very important religious look to what all these works. we'll be carried out by our friends very carefully but but and want to i'd like to even apprentice's here our m.p.'s. i know this but i've been notified that their attendance is weak in the parliament . this is of course is. it's not suitable for a party like us for a strong party like us please friends. she's day wednesday and thursday. apart from very extraordinary situations we have to be in the parliament for 3 days we have to be exist as an example as a as a k.p.

if we can't do this this is a shame on us all of them so we have to be sensitive here especially during this time we should be extra cents to. their friends. our friends shouldn't be collecting you from gardens and bring in new to the parliament please this is my very special request. during this period also with presidential ally and we have to make sure that the parliament is working very effectively. for the for the good fortune for our country and for our nation all the other parties and their groups in the parliament. we are continuing in finding ways to find common ground. apart from this to occupy the parliament to. all the efforts to

try to make it ineffective we are going to resist this i believe the new legislative year is going to bring fortune to our country and to all our members of parliament. 2 the. the. if you're just joining us on our air we're watching a live address from the turkish president type at a one to his prime members in the turkish capital ankara. the president started off

his speech talking about domestic issues and also the recent meeting of turkey countries that he attended we're expecting him to talk very shortly about turkey's operation in northeastern syria which is now in its 8th day an operation which turkey says the objective is to rid the border area of kurdish rebel rebel forces in the area and allow the creation of a safe zone that would allow for the return of syrian refugees in. syria who are currently in turkey let's listen in again to order one has been a 40 year. history and also within syria it has a 8 year history in the last 40 years out tens of thousands of civilians lost their lives and it had it cost us hundreds of millions of dollars to our

country. and our country not under any circumstances. always delivers its responsibilities as allies but despite of this our allies are talking difference to our face but during other things at our back and this is undeniably clear now. the spite all this turkey's attitude is always with peace. and happiness and it will be this way. in the syria issue in north africa and middle eastern. geography is a project of redesigning of the region. before all the conflict in syria we have. to change it to syria and we recommended them to be with democracy and good will so especially.

all the people that were in that country and weren't even considered as citizens are kurdish brothers they were under pressure turkmen brothers as well were under pressure and we were insisting for them to be given their rights i have told assad and many times as a matter but unfortunately all these initiations were not considered. on the contrary oppression was was. oppression was chosen. over 1000000 people lost their lives during this crisis in syria this is how it started in the last 80 years half of the population of syria 12000000 people had to be. i have to let our homes and go to other countries and

there's been a conflict 6000000 syrians who left their country and went to other countries 4000000 of them came to our country. 3.6000000 of them are arab turkmen. and. but 350000 of them all of the 350000 of them are kurdish and these came from kabbani predominantly and 4000000 at the moment came from syria. pay attention to this almost all of them who are arabic. unfortunately. i don't even want to use the expression but the arab league it's not suitable for the arab league arab

league i. how many syrians the jacks that are afraid i want to ask you. are you kicked out syria from arab league and now now you are insulting turkey. you're trying to take over syria. this is what we're experiencing this cheo says environment all the powers took advantage of this chaos and invented this machine called a diet. in arab league today. regarding the refugees have they ever gave a penny for the help of refugees. the european union 3 point.

3000000000 a year is they sent to the red crescent but they promised 6000000000 euros but. even if this money comes or not. we spent 40. $40000000000.00 we spent over $40000000000.00. the places that are that there are acts. and these are the places that all our people in our region live these this savage group has nothing to do with islam and they are the biggest enemy of muslims and ashamed of the muslim. every time there was a step that could be taken for the benefit of muslims there as a factor is always in the way of course there as

a project that has been there that has been developed as a project and all these countries who are responsible for this project today look like they are the biggest enemies of diet. but we know who played what role in creating this project ash you know what started the collapse of their it's us where did we start this in el paso and in that 3000 dash members. neutralized it with us we did that. but especially members always made black propaganda saying as though we are loyal to diet this is like a balloon it's always been bloated. and this organization who can only harm civilians we vote with them. as i expressed.

earlier we have neutralized 3000. terrorists. of the. after f. raters schildt operations in syria. we have taken all we offered to liberate other places that are occupied by diet. even operation plan with the ready but at the time they couldn't understand but we now see the reasons by you out. at that time instead of a illegitimate power as turkey they have chosen y.p. g p k k that this was their choice and they are to still together. terrorists. when they make a demonstration in france. we were there in france to share their pain but she died killed 5200

people so many suicide attacks. in our country but it we had no one with us. the issue is not all p.k. k. it's only a project in our region. it's very clear every step we take we always see this very clearly in this situation. we had 2 options of we were able we were either it's going to play the role that was written for us by the west and the ones that were going to come right out the door step we were going to allow this i we were going to put our own net neck on the scene or we were going to put a fight on. history

has no option of saranda. do they are mom of your and we will we we have done what we had to do with our nation. we raised up like all of you struggle we said who. said says all day. this is our motto and any otherwise wouldn't suit us. in syria to the operation turkey started. a thread was diminished and we found

a very strange scene in front of us it was difficult to understand on one hand regime was killing hundreds of thousands of people and displacing millions of people and on the other hand why people jamie. having unlimited support from america and 1000000 kurds. at that time were displaced and creating a terror corrido. by our borders calls. our sensitivity about the people the ones who are trying to show off their sensitivity about civilian casualties as now were quiet at the time when we saved 4000000 people in it and we were doing everything we could do. at that time there were all quiet we never had any support. during our olive branch operation where why we were

clearing the area from terrorist in africa we were always criticized now in the. piece being operation now we are. facing even more obvious resistance and attack. some western leaders. are calling us to stop us of the spring operation peacekeeping operation they're saying stop this operation but. when we had 900 when we received 900 mortar shell attacks no one called us. to sympathize with us but you know one caller spoke to send their condolences for 20 civilians that were dead no one called us

you should know it is don't trust. you can't trust these. much so they call us to protect the terror organization they never said a word not a word about this their problem is. they weren't expecting this. they weren't expecting that turkish army could make such headway so quickly so when their calculations turned around now they call in us. of course. only with. direction instructions of terror organizations leaders. they criticize not all them with all the material that was created by the terror organizations of course we give them the answers that that was needed.

so. this isn't a new situation for us even at the in the past we have had the same attitude overnight we lost 251 of us civilians in 15 of july for a time we were left completely alone other than of some of us in say a friend. up until now days to ask us. up to now no one came asking how can we how do you with your struggle against terrorism but they were always in front of us trying to protect the terror organization interests now i can call them. the western world arab league arab league all the countries if you have any conscious.

of course this situation will turn around the end . but. we wouldn't want you to be in this situation but you have to know that tomorrow or any other day when you have you will have the same situation. that we are experiencing right now and when someone calls you to protect the interest of the terrorists you will have colds of this kind then you will understand us but it will be too late. when the terrorists are at your doorstep when bombs coming over your borders and your citizens are dying while your cities are terrorized by suicide bombers

and tara members. terror organization members are walking around freely at large in the cities of the countries that you're your allies with. let's see what happens see you what will how will you act if you would be in the situation. you know i get that. you will. you report she saw. turkish history and the unity of our nation. this struggle. this this struggle this operation will reach success thank you.