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well he invited president erdogan repeatedly, on the phone as well, and president erdogan accept this invitation so it depends on the relations and if, frankly speaking, if there is any sanctions on the president of his family, it doesn't make sense to go to the united states. but the invitation is still there, so we are considering it. ok, you were talking about allies. who are your allies now? because the whole dynamics have changed because of your intervention. we have seen the syrian kurds turn to damascus for a rapprochement, syria of course, president bashar al—assad backed by russia. so that effectively puts you at war with syria, doesn't it? no. why with syria? we are committed to the territory integrity and we are just fighting terrorists and we have this right emanating from the international law, un charters, the 51st article of the un charter, and there are many un security council resolutions on counterterrorism, so also we have another agreement with the regime or syria. so our right is emanated from all this international law and the agreements and the resolutions. th
well he invited president erdogan repeatedly, on the phone as well, and president erdogan accept this invitation so it depends on the relations and if, frankly speaking, if there is any sanctions on the president of his family, it doesn't make sense to go to the united states. but the invitation is still there, so we are considering it. ok, you were talking about allies. who are your allies now? because the whole dynamics have changed because of your intervention. we have seen the syrian kurds...
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president erdogan's decision tonight to work alongside president trump i think will benefit turkey in a great deal. thanks, i know you want to ta ke deal. thanks, i know you want to take some questions. go right ahead. thank you very much. how do you overcome, how will you overcome , how do you overcome, how will you overcome, the damage that has been caused over the past week? there has beena caused over the past week? there has been a lot of animosity between us and turkey, lots of things have been said, lots of threats of economic sanctions have been made, how are you going to repair the going forward ? you going to repair the going forward? thank you. first, as you will see from the agreement, part of our understanding is that with the implementation of the ceasefire, the united states will not impose any further sanctions. on turkey. and once a permanent ceasefire is in effect, the president has agreed to withdraw the economic sanctions which were imposed this last monday. make no mistake about it, president trump was very clear with our ally, turkey, about american opposition to
president erdogan's decision tonight to work alongside president trump i think will benefit turkey in a great deal. thanks, i know you want to ta ke deal. thanks, i know you want to take some questions. go right ahead. thank you very much. how do you overcome, how will you overcome , how do you overcome, how will you overcome, the damage that has been caused over the past week? there has beena caused over the past week? there has been a lot of animosity between us and turkey, lots of things...
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and talk as to the timing of this, why action was taken by erdogan. he was given the green light by donald trump but he'd been asking for his consent for months and we have to realise that erdogan was kind of losing his popularity inside turkey recently and it is two main reasons. one is the syrian refugee crisis is turkey hosts almost 3.5 million syrian refugees and it started causing disturbance in turkish society and the second is economic woes. it's a way for him to kind of boost his support inside turkey as well. inside turkey, public opinion seems to be split about this. it's very divided. some people say that we didn't need another conflict. there was not an imminent threat from eastern syria to turkey but also, it's really hard to hear this opinion in turkish media and also in social media because 80 people with turkish police issued an arrest warrant for 80 people just because of their tweets and social media m essa 9 es of their tweets and social media messages so people are scared. the media is under the influence of the turkish government.
and talk as to the timing of this, why action was taken by erdogan. he was given the green light by donald trump but he'd been asking for his consent for months and we have to realise that erdogan was kind of losing his popularity inside turkey recently and it is two main reasons. one is the syrian refugee crisis is turkey hosts almost 3.5 million syrian refugees and it started causing disturbance in turkish society and the second is economic woes. it's a way for him to kind of boost his...
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it's also a recep tayyip erdogan—pleasing move. turkey's president has long wanted to create what he calls a safe zone — a place to deposit the hundreds of thousands of refugees his country has been hosting — and by the way, to push syria's kurds away from his border. to president erdogan, kurds, almost without exception, are trouble — potential allies for turkey's own restive minority. this weekend president trump are saying he would be more than happy to negotiate a ceasefire between turkey and the syrian kurds, that is a case of trying to shut the stable door after the horse has bolted. the overnight news was, the idea was the kurds and north—eastern syria had been instrumental in pushing isis back into feeding isis, 10,000 lives lost and many more casualties. embedded with them when 50 to 100 american observers, special forces and what did last week which initiated the whole sequence of chaos as he had a long phone call with erdogan who has been trying to get in there for more than a year and in his wayjust willy—nill
it's also a recep tayyip erdogan—pleasing move. turkey's president has long wanted to create what he calls a safe zone — a place to deposit the hundreds of thousands of refugees his country has been hosting — and by the way, to push syria's kurds away from his border. to president erdogan, kurds, almost without exception, are trouble — potential allies for turkey's own restive minority. this weekend president trump are saying he would be more than happy to negotiate a ceasefire between...
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the language in the letter he sent to erdogan, which is dated nine 0ctober, sent to erdogan, which is dated nine october, is indicative of that. and that's also why he has sent the vice president, mike pence, and the secretary of state, mike pompeo, they are on a plane right now to ankara to talk to president erdogan to try to achieve a ceasefire. but the turkish president has made it very clear that he is not going to give in. also, there is a perception that trump has thrown a key ally in the fight against the so—called islamic state group to the wolves, the kurds saying that one particular kurdish militia was perhaps even worse than isis. so a lot of allies around the world of the united states are looking at this, wondering and worrying if possibly they could be next. thank you very much. catalan protestors seeking independence from spain have clashed with police in barcelona for a third day. officers in riot gear responded with rubber bullets as protesters set fire to bins and cars, according to witnesses. nationalists are angry over the long prison sentences given to nine cata
the language in the letter he sent to erdogan, which is dated nine 0ctober, sent to erdogan, which is dated nine october, is indicative of that. and that's also why he has sent the vice president, mike pence, and the secretary of state, mike pompeo, they are on a plane right now to ankara to talk to president erdogan to try to achieve a ceasefire. but the turkish president has made it very clear that he is not going to give in. also, there is a perception that trump has thrown a key ally in the...
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european countries have been condemning what erdogan is doing. the french have called in the turkish ambassador in paris demanding explanations, they are going to withhold arms deals, legitimate arms deals, they are going to withdraw those deals. it's going to withdraw those deals. it's going to withdraw those deals. it's going to have a lot of ramifications but as digby said, this threat that erdogan came out today, europeans, if you don't like it, i'm going to send 3.6 million immigrants your way or refugees your way, it's an extraordinary statement and what is worrying is this idea that yet again, we've got the east and west or different country setting themselves up against each other. meanwhile, all the innocents are being photographed on the front pages of the newspapers. one of the tragedies is, when i was at the cbi and some people find this amazing but ijoined 19 years ago and one of the first journalist who interviewed me was this lady. that's true. 19 yea rs me was this lady. that's true. 19 years ago. and erdogan had just arrived back
european countries have been condemning what erdogan is doing. the french have called in the turkish ambassador in paris demanding explanations, they are going to withhold arms deals, legitimate arms deals, they are going to withdraw those deals. it's going to withdraw those deals. it's going to withdraw those deals. it's going to have a lot of ramifications but as digby said, this threat that erdogan came out today, europeans, if you don't like it, i'm going to send 3.6 million immigrants your...
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it really is not as risky for president adeline because he really —— erdogan, because he really —— erdogan, because he really played this hostage diplomacy card many times, and did have returns. so for example, with the eu having nearly 4 million syrians in turkey is an effective bargaining chip for president erdogan. so the europeans really don't have much wiggle room. in the case of the us, the us electorate chose a very isolationist president, so with president trump already expressing that he wants to bring the troops home, he doesn't wa nt to bring the troops home, he doesn't want to get engaged in these various forms of regime change or war or being the world police around the world, so really he has the political vacuum, the international political vacuum, the international political vacuum. the only, i believe, barrier could be russia, and that is what he is planning to speak to on tuesday. we will follow that when that meeting happens, thank you very much. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: britain's prime minister, borisjohnson, has written to the european union asking for a
it really is not as risky for president adeline because he really —— erdogan, because he really —— erdogan, because he really played this hostage diplomacy card many times, and did have returns. so for example, with the eu having nearly 4 million syrians in turkey is an effective bargaining chip for president erdogan. so the europeans really don't have much wiggle room. in the case of the us, the us electorate chose a very isolationist president, so with president trump already...
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as president erdogan fights on, the fallout is spreading. american foreign policy in the middle east is certainly a casualty. well, turkish forces are continuing to pound targets across the border in syria, and the battlefield there has changed rapidly. american forces have surrendered much of their leverage. the russians have increased theirs. for president assad, it's a win, and for those opposing him in syria's long war, it's a bitter pill to swallow. and here's another one — us forces pulling out of northern syria today. most now gone from the region. the kurds see this as a massive betrayal. for donald trump, they already sound like history. our soldiers are not in harm's way, as they shouldn't be, as two countries fight over land that has nothing to do with us. and the kurds are much safer right now, but the kurds know how to fight. and, as i said, they're not angels. they're not angels. those staunch us allies, dismissed so casually, were burying more dead today. here, two fighters and a local journalist, but there are reports that
as president erdogan fights on, the fallout is spreading. american foreign policy in the middle east is certainly a casualty. well, turkish forces are continuing to pound targets across the border in syria, and the battlefield there has changed rapidly. american forces have surrendered much of their leverage. the russians have increased theirs. for president assad, it's a win, and for those opposing him in syria's long war, it's a bitter pill to swallow. and here's another one — us forces...
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so erdogan may have some tit for tat in his moscow visit. looking at the trajectory of these interactions it is clear that russell will eventually prefer damascus over ankara. perhaps a tragedy for eve ryo ne ankara. perhaps a tragedy for everyone “— ankara. perhaps a tragedy for everyone —— russia. ankara. perhaps a tragedy for everyone -- russia. thank you very, very much, mustafa gurbuz from the arab centre in washington. let's get more on brexit now. what do people beyond westminster make of it all? our political correspondent, alex forsyth, spent the day with voters in birmingham. at moseley rugby club this morning, people were certainly poised for a big result. the country on tenterhooks, many hoping for a decisive outcome. but while the sport was settled, the wrangling in westminster goes on. as does, for some, the frustration. it's not about whether we're going to leave or not. it's shall we have a deal that they won't vote for, therefore we'll have no brexit, but it's not our fault, therefore we'll have to have an election,
so erdogan may have some tit for tat in his moscow visit. looking at the trajectory of these interactions it is clear that russell will eventually prefer damascus over ankara. perhaps a tragedy for eve ryo ne ankara. perhaps a tragedy for everyone “— ankara. perhaps a tragedy for everyone —— russia. ankara. perhaps a tragedy for everyone -- russia. thank you very, very much, mustafa gurbuz from the arab centre in washington. let's get more on brexit now. what do people beyond...
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"erdogan, look at this." and in the kurdish stronghold of qamishli, mass funerals today forfour dead. two fighters and two civilians. syria's kurds say they have given their blood to fight is for the world. but there is no help for them in their hour of need. and 0rla joins me now. we are seeing growing international unease over turkey's incursion, including from boris johnson? yes, the international criticism is really becoming a firestorm. there was a phone call tonight between the prime minister and the turkish leader, president erdogan, the prime minister expressed the uk's grave concern at the invasion, saying that it risked causing greater humanitarian problems just across the border into turkey behind me. but also undermining the progress made against islamic state. he said that while turkey was an important partner and nato ally, it was clear britain could not support the operation and he called on president erdogan to stop the invasion, pull out his troops and negotiate. a similar message coming from
"erdogan, look at this." and in the kurdish stronghold of qamishli, mass funerals today forfour dead. two fighters and two civilians. syria's kurds say they have given their blood to fight is for the world. but there is no help for them in their hour of need. and 0rla joins me now. we are seeing growing international unease over turkey's incursion, including from boris johnson? yes, the international criticism is really becoming a firestorm. there was a phone call tonight between the...
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now, mr erdogan is due to go and see the russian president, mr putin, in the next week. the question is whether that meeting is more important than the one he is having with his nato allies who are coming overfrom the united states because the russians are more and more becoming the most influential foreign power in the middle east. they are the people who brokered the deal between the syrian state and the kurds. could mr putin think he might become not just the kurds. could mr putin think he might become notjust the puppet master of what is going on but also a potential peacemaker? we will see. jeremy, once again, thank you, jeremy, once again, thank you, jeremy bowen in ankara and jon sopel in washington. bulgarian police have arrested six people suspected of involvement in racist abuse against black england football players on monday evening. a further nine men have been identified and are under investigation by police authorities. the bulgarian commissioner for the interior has said bulgaria does "not tolerate such behaviour". president trump has told reporters it wa
now, mr erdogan is due to go and see the russian president, mr putin, in the next week. the question is whether that meeting is more important than the one he is having with his nato allies who are coming overfrom the united states because the russians are more and more becoming the most influential foreign power in the middle east. they are the people who brokered the deal between the syrian state and the kurds. could mr putin think he might become not just the kurds. could mr putin think he...
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president erdogan vows to press ahead with the operation. in the us — china trade war, president trump has a substantial deal could be just weeks away. we've had a tremendous, really, negotiation, a very complex negotiation, but something that's going to be great for both countries. the eu agrees to intensify brexit talks with the uk, but both sides say there is still plenty of work to do. and one man's marathon mission. can this athlete break the two hour barrier in austria? welcome to bbc news. the united nations say around 100,000 people have fled their homes as turkey presses on with its offensive against kurdish forces. there has been heavy fighting in both civilians and dozens of kurdish fighters have lost their lives. turkey wa nts fighters have lost their lives. turkey wants to create a 30 kilometre deep buffer zone running 450 kilometre deep buffer zone running a50 miles, so around 600 kilometres, across the syrian border. turkey's president erdogan vowed to press on with the assault to defeat kurdish fighters who he regards as te
president erdogan vows to press ahead with the operation. in the us — china trade war, president trump has a substantial deal could be just weeks away. we've had a tremendous, really, negotiation, a very complex negotiation, but something that's going to be great for both countries. the eu agrees to intensify brexit talks with the uk, but both sides say there is still plenty of work to do. and one man's marathon mission. can this athlete break the two hour barrier in austria? welcome to bbc...
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president erdogan is calling this operation peace spring but, for civilians across the border on the syrian side, this is going to feel like one more round of battle in an agonisingly long war. turkey says the aim of this offensive is to create a safe zone along its border and allow 2 million syrian refugees to go home. today, it was creating new ones. ankara also wants to drive out syrian kurdish forces it views as terrorists. that area is needed for our safety and security for the syrian refugees to go back to, so they can go back to their normal lives and there is no vacuum to be filled by any terrorist network, and also to make sure that syria is not divided territorially. but turkey's assault on the kurds could be costly. they've been crucial in the fight against islamic state and are holding 10,000 isil prisoners. now they'll have to focus on resisting turkey. tonight at the border, rockets in the night sky. the invasion is well under way, is worried nations look on. 0rla guerin, bbc news, nearthe worried nations look on. 0rla guerin, bbc news, near the turkey— syria border.
president erdogan is calling this operation peace spring but, for civilians across the border on the syrian side, this is going to feel like one more round of battle in an agonisingly long war. turkey says the aim of this offensive is to create a safe zone along its border and allow 2 million syrian refugees to go home. today, it was creating new ones. ankara also wants to drive out syrian kurdish forces it views as terrorists. that area is needed for our safety and security for the syrian...
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president erdogan is calling this operation peace spring but, for civilians across the border on the syrian side, this is going to feel like one more round of battle in an agonisingly long war. turkey says the aim of this offensive is to create a safe zone along its border and allow two million syrian refugees to go home. today, it was creating new ones. ankara also wants to drive out syrian kurdish forces it views as terrorists. that area is needed for our safety and security for the syrian refugees to go back to, so they can go back to their normal lives and there is no vacuum to be filled by any terrorist network, and also to make sure that syria is not divided territorially. but turkey's assault on the kurds could be costly. they've been crucial in the fight against islamic state and are holding 10,000 is prisoners. now they'll have to focus on resisting turkey. tonight at the border, rockets in the night sky. the invasion is well under way, is worried nations look on. 0rla guerin, bbc news, near the turkey—syria border. a short while ago president trump explained why he withdr
president erdogan is calling this operation peace spring but, for civilians across the border on the syrian side, this is going to feel like one more round of battle in an agonisingly long war. turkey says the aim of this offensive is to create a safe zone along its border and allow two million syrian refugees to go home. today, it was creating new ones. ankara also wants to drive out syrian kurdish forces it views as terrorists. that area is needed for our safety and security for the syrian...
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president erdogan is calling this operation peace spring but, for civilians across the border on the syrian side, this is going to feel like one more round of battle in an agonisingly long war. turkey says the aim of this offensive is to create a safe zone along its border and allow two million syrian refugees to go home. today, it was creating new ones. ankara also wants to drive out syrian kurdish forces it views as terrorists. that area is needed for our safety and security for the syrian refugees to go back to, so they can go back to their normal lives and there is no vacuum to be filled by any terrorist network, and also to make sure that syria is not divided territorially. but turkey's assault on the kurds could be costly. they've been crucial in the fight against islamic state and are holding 10,000 isil prisoners. now they'll have to focus on resisting turkey. tonight at the border, rockets in the night sky. the invasion is well under way, is worried nations look on. orla guerin, bbc news, near the turkey—syria border. turkey's military operation — and the change of ameri
president erdogan is calling this operation peace spring but, for civilians across the border on the syrian side, this is going to feel like one more round of battle in an agonisingly long war. turkey says the aim of this offensive is to create a safe zone along its border and allow two million syrian refugees to go home. today, it was creating new ones. ankara also wants to drive out syrian kurdish forces it views as terrorists. that area is needed for our safety and security for the syrian...
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"erdogan, look at this." and in the kurdish stronghold of qamishli, mass funerals today forfour dead. two fighters and two civilians. syria's kurds say they have given their blood to fight is for the world. but there is no help for them in their hour of need. 0rla guerrin. typhoon hagibis has brought record rainfall, flooding and high winds to parts of central and eastern japan. at least four people have been killed and millions of others were advised to leave their homes. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. this is the hii river, near mount fuji. usually it is a clear mountain stream. today, it was turned into a raging, boiling torrent. across central japan, typhoon hagibis has dumped record amounts of rain. 0n the southern side of tokyo, the tama river is now close to bursting point. tens of thousands of people who live along its banks have been ordered to leave their homes. the big dangerfrom these sorts of events is water. water is the thing that can do real damage, both if this river burst its
"erdogan, look at this." and in the kurdish stronghold of qamishli, mass funerals today forfour dead. two fighters and two civilians. syria's kurds say they have given their blood to fight is for the world. but there is no help for them in their hour of need. 0rla guerrin. typhoon hagibis has brought record rainfall, flooding and high winds to parts of central and eastern japan. at least four people have been killed and millions of others were advised to leave their homes. from tokyo,...
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we work with the precision of a jeweller, president erdogan claimed today. but the civilian death toll is growing. and what of islamic state prisoners being held by the kurds? well, turkey claims they were long gone when it entered this prison. ankara blames the kurds for freeing them. but turkey has opened the door toa them. but turkey has opened the door to a dangerous escalation here, and there are fears that it could move rapidly out of control. just before coming on air, i spoke to 0rla from the turkey— syria border. us troops have pulled out, the kurds are teaming up with syria, and things seem to be shifting remarkably quickly. how does it look from where you are standing?m remarkably quickly. how does it look from where you are standing? in less than a week, president erdogan has created a dangerous new reality here. north—eastern syria has been turned into a battle ground. the latest figures from the united nations are that about 160,000 people have been displaced, and now we have a shift in the balance of power. the kurds have had no option but
we work with the precision of a jeweller, president erdogan claimed today. but the civilian death toll is growing. and what of islamic state prisoners being held by the kurds? well, turkey claims they were long gone when it entered this prison. ankara blames the kurds for freeing them. but turkey has opened the door toa them. but turkey has opened the door to a dangerous escalation here, and there are fears that it could move rapidly out of control. just before coming on air, i spoke to 0rla...
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erdogan wants, a wide safe zone. do you expect he will get it?” wants, a wide safe zone. do you expect he will get it? i think there has been some two digit ambiguity in the ceasefire agreement between the us and president are to one —— president erdogan. the sdf is agreeing to a much more limited withdrawal, not entirely across the border, and i think this is really going to be decisive whether a limited safe zone will be ok for turkey for the time being, or whether there will be a further push beyond that, and i could determine the extent of fighting —— and that could, and what the us congress will do to push against that and what assad and vladimir didn't will see as an opportunity to intervene. you say a limited safe zone may be more realistic, but president erdogan has promised people in turkey that he is going to get the entire safe zone. surely people will say to him you haven't achieved what you you want to get a limited safe zone? president of one has demonstrated he has strategic patience, this ha
erdogan wants, a wide safe zone. do you expect he will get it?” wants, a wide safe zone. do you expect he will get it? i think there has been some two digit ambiguity in the ceasefire agreement between the us and president are to one —— president erdogan. the sdf is agreeing to a much more limited withdrawal, not entirely across the border, and i think this is really going to be decisive whether a limited safe zone will be ok for turkey for the time being, or whether there will be a...
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president erdogan is making no apologies. farfrom president erdogan is making no apologies. far from it. president erdogan is making no apologies. farfrom it. as his party rallied round him, he'd threatened his critics with a flood of syrian refugees. translation: hey, european union, get a refugees. translation: hey, european union, geta hold refugees. translation: hey, european union, get a hold of yourself. look, i'm telling you again, if you describe our operation as an invasion again, we will take the easy road, we will open the doors and send you 3.6 million refugees. and here are his targets, syrian kurdish forces he views as terrorists, desperately outgunned and up against nato's second largest army. they led the battle against is, now washington has left them to their fate. but the is, now washington has left them to theirfate. but the kurds hit back today, causing terror and casualties, as we were a block away. they said their main street in akcakale, a turkish border town. police trying to clear the area after what appeared to be mortar fire. well, we've just afte
president erdogan is making no apologies. farfrom president erdogan is making no apologies. far from it. president erdogan is making no apologies. farfrom it. as his party rallied round him, he'd threatened his critics with a flood of syrian refugees. translation: hey, european union, get a refugees. translation: hey, european union, geta hold refugees. translation: hey, european union, get a hold of yourself. look, i'm telling you again, if you describe our operation as an invasion again, we...
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president erdogan has tweeted. many a passing reference to that letter that donald trump sent to the president erdogan, urging them not to invade the north of syria syndicate unleashed a humanitarian disaster. his response was, if you wa nt to disaster. his response was, if you want to save lives, we have to defeat terrorism. that is reference to kurdish militia and bear in mind, the same kurdish militia were fighting on behalf of the us—led coalition encountering the islamic state group. so it is very complicated, but the moment, they have found sufficient common ground the river five day cease—fire and it seems according to senior sources within the democratic forces, the umbrella group that is kurdish lead that the sdf will also co—operate with this cease—fire. more on this in the programme. let's take a closer look at boris johnson's deal. here is the 64 pages of the protocol text — this will replace parts of the original withdrawal agreement — something the eu said wouldn't happen. in terms of what
president erdogan has tweeted. many a passing reference to that letter that donald trump sent to the president erdogan, urging them not to invade the north of syria syndicate unleashed a humanitarian disaster. his response was, if you wa nt to disaster. his response was, if you want to save lives, we have to defeat terrorism. that is reference to kurdish militia and bear in mind, the same kurdish militia were fighting on behalf of the us—led coalition encountering the islamic state group. so...
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. 0nce call between president erdogan and president trump. once again we do not know what happened on that call either but they seem to develop a rapport and after the call president erdogan seem to get what he wanted out of president trump. 0ne difference is that we are already hearing some indications and again at the reporting is very murky, that perhaps the turks are already moving on their ability to make incursion. it could be that the genie is already out of the bottle but we will have to wait and see. we had president erdogan say that they might come solidly one night. you get a sense that a turkish offensive has begun. —— silently. get a sense that a turkish offensive has begun. -- silently. suddenly. there are many us troops deployed quite close to that area, as you indicated, so, there is a lot of concern of that. i do not know the latest under the turkish side. you wrote about the perils and promises of the us and kurdish lead syrian democratic forces, the sdf, a partnership between them. what do you mean by that? from our und
. 0nce call between president erdogan and president trump. once again we do not know what happened on that call either but they seem to develop a rapport and after the call president erdogan seem to get what he wanted out of president trump. 0ne difference is that we are already hearing some indications and again at the reporting is very murky, that perhaps the turks are already moving on their ability to make incursion. it could be that the genie is already out of the bottle but we will have...
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you say a limited safe zone may be more realistic, but president erdogan has promised people in turkey that he is going to get the entire safe zone. surely people will say to him you haven't achieved what you you want to get a limited safe zone? erdogan has demonstrated he has strategic patience, this has been the third cross—border operation, and there can always be a fourth one and fifth one. so he's taking his time to extend his area of control, and he also has other projects at hand. one is relocating refugees into this pocket, start building homes for them, which would be a boost to his struggling construction partners back in turkey, so there are multiple steps to his strategy in this area and possibly at this time, he could see this as enough for the time being. just picking up on one of the points you raise there. his proposal to move syrian refugees from the south of turkey into a proposed safe zone. i mean, there are several million refugees in turkey. is it really realistic for him to expect to be able to move all those people across a border? now the number he presented a
you say a limited safe zone may be more realistic, but president erdogan has promised people in turkey that he is going to get the entire safe zone. surely people will say to him you haven't achieved what you you want to get a limited safe zone? erdogan has demonstrated he has strategic patience, this has been the third cross—border operation, and there can always be a fourth one and fifth one. so he's taking his time to extend his area of control, and he also has other projects at hand. one...
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turkey's president erdogan vows to press ahead with the operation. been revelations in the impeachment enquiry against donald trump with the envoy to ukraine saying she was removed. she said there had been a concerted campaign against her. those your headlines right now on bbc news.
turkey's president erdogan vows to press ahead with the operation. been revelations in the impeachment enquiry against donald trump with the envoy to ukraine saying she was removed. she said there had been a concerted campaign against her. those your headlines right now on bbc news.
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but president erdogan a turkey says that the people of this capital and that the people of this capital and that this country are going to be safer because of what he has ordered the turkish army to do in syria. the american delegation led by vice president pence and secretary of state pompeo flew into ankara with a very clear brief from president trump, he has threatened to destroy the turkish economy, if turkey doesn't agree to a cease—fire in syria. now it is doubtful that the american delegation is going to be able to achieve anything lasting with president erdogan bus of the two sides positions where he apart. it is hard to see whether common ground lies. it could be the meeting that really matters is the one that is due next week between president putin and president erdogan. putin has made russia into increasingly the dominant foreign power in the middle east, as america has retreated, he has advanced. president putin has wanted to be the puppet master in the middle east, he made aside the time is come to become a peacemaker in the region. the deal may be done through him. not
but president erdogan a turkey says that the people of this capital and that the people of this capital and that this country are going to be safer because of what he has ordered the turkish army to do in syria. the american delegation led by vice president pence and secretary of state pompeo flew into ankara with a very clear brief from president trump, he has threatened to destroy the turkish economy, if turkey doesn't agree to a cease—fire in syria. now it is doubtful that the american...
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but president erdogan has said he will not back down. our middle east editorjeremy bowen reports from neighbouring iraq. by pulling out and dropping the kurds, the americans lose a stake in the war‘s endgame. leaders in moscow and tehran will be delighted. the jihadist extremists of islamic state are doing all they can to exploit the chaos. they see a whole range of new opportunities, and they have declared a new campaign of violence across syria. with the kurds reeling, they may try to free the thousands of is prisoners who at the moment are in kurdishjails. european governments, rattled by the problems of the middle east knocking on their door, have called upon the turks to stop the offensive. their nightmare scenario is syria, backed by russian power, somehow ending up facing off against turkey, a nato member. this last week has been another turning point in this area's catastrophe. it may have simplified the war‘s end. the kurds and the americans seem to be out of the picture. now, that leaves the regime of president assad, the r
but president erdogan has said he will not back down. our middle east editorjeremy bowen reports from neighbouring iraq. by pulling out and dropping the kurds, the americans lose a stake in the war‘s endgame. leaders in moscow and tehran will be delighted. the jihadist extremists of islamic state are doing all they can to exploit the chaos. they see a whole range of new opportunities, and they have declared a new campaign of violence across syria. with the kurds reeling, they may try to free...
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it should be, but erdogan is a very different nato ally, and erdogan sees a green light from the white house that he can move in and continue his operations. president trump said something. he said i hope erdogan takes care of our guys in northern syria. he is not going to ta ke northern syria. he is not going to take care of them. he is going to ta ke take care of them. he is going to take care of them. he is going to take care of them by killing them, by going after an ally. that is destabilising for syria and it is destabilising for syria and it is destabilising for syria and it is destabilising for a rock as well, because these turkish refugees are now going to move into iraq, where it is already a fragile situation with the current involvement. they will push into iraq and other areas. thank you very much indeed. thank you for having me. the us commerce department is blacklisting 28 chinese companies from buying products from the us without washington's approval. american officials say the companies have been involved in china's campaign of repression and surveillance against ethn
it should be, but erdogan is a very different nato ally, and erdogan sees a green light from the white house that he can move in and continue his operations. president trump said something. he said i hope erdogan takes care of our guys in northern syria. he is not going to ta ke northern syria. he is not going to take care of them. he is going to ta ke take care of them. he is going to take care of them. he is going to take care of them by killing them, by going after an ally. that is...
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president erdogan is willing to take them on? i spoke to turkish officials and security officials, and they said turkey will take the responsibility for isis fighters only in the area where turkey do the operations, just a limited area in northern syria, and the isis fighters and their families are also limited to that area, turkey will definitely take the responsibility for those fighters. they are planning to keep those fighters in prisons are not to send them back to their countries of origin. they also have families, thousands of families, women and children, in isis camps and they are planning to ta ke isis camps and they are planning to take them into the new system they will create in the safe zone after the operation, the military operation. in washington this is very controversial amongst democrats and republicans, has the announcement been controversial in turkish politics? actually, donald trumpjust turkish politics? actually, donald trump just tweeted about destroying the turkish economy if turkey goes across the limi
president erdogan is willing to take them on? i spoke to turkish officials and security officials, and they said turkey will take the responsibility for isis fighters only in the area where turkey do the operations, just a limited area in northern syria, and the isis fighters and their families are also limited to that area, turkey will definitely take the responsibility for those fighters. they are planning to keep those fighters in prisons are not to send them back to their countries of...
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and when mr erdogan justifies this attack to the turkish public, does he emphasise the refugees or does he emphasise the refugees or does he emphasise the security threat that he thinks kurds pose? mostly a security threat because in turkey, there is an important ideology and the opposition party, the remaining opposition party, the remaining opposition parties have been supporting this operation and so, erdogan has been focusing on the security concern. whatever arguments turkey makes, the criticism keeps coming in the us. liz cheney, a senior republican in the house of representatives and daughter of former vice president, dick cheney. she has said president trump's decision is having sickeningly predictable consequences. she's accusing the us of ‘abandoning' a key ally that had ‘helped protect the us homeland'. mr trump has again defended himself. there's one justification — just in case you missed this yesterday, here's another from the president on his decision to leave the kurds exposed. the kurds are fighting for their land. just so you understand. they are fighting for the
and when mr erdogan justifies this attack to the turkish public, does he emphasise the refugees or does he emphasise the refugees or does he emphasise the security threat that he thinks kurds pose? mostly a security threat because in turkey, there is an important ideology and the opposition party, the remaining opposition party, the remaining opposition parties have been supporting this operation and so, erdogan has been focusing on the security concern. whatever arguments turkey makes, the...
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president erdogan is making military gains but diplomatic losses. here are his targets, syrian kurdish forces he views as terrorists, desperately outgunned and up against nato's second largest army. bay led the battle against is, now washington has left them to their vote —— they lead the battle. but the kurds he had backed today causing terror and casualties, as we we re causing terror and casualties, as we were a block away. this is the main street in akcakale. police tried to clear the area after what appeared to be mortarfire. we'vejust had two massive explosions here in the space of only a few moments. they seemed to be inside this building. but then we were moved back amid fears of more incoming fire. tu rkey‘s fears of more incoming fire. turkey's offensive in syria is now hitting home. this amateur video appears to show some of the casualties today. 0fficials here in akca kale casualties today. 0fficials here in akcakale say three people are confirmed dead and two of them were children. well, we were expecting a response from the turki
president erdogan is making military gains but diplomatic losses. here are his targets, syrian kurdish forces he views as terrorists, desperately outgunned and up against nato's second largest army. bay led the battle against is, now washington has left them to their vote —— they lead the battle. but the kurds he had backed today causing terror and casualties, as we we re causing terror and casualties, as we were a block away. this is the main street in akcakale. police tried to clear the...
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with fighting intensifying, turkey's president erdogan vows to press ahead, in spite of threats from other countries. as the casualties rise, we report on one family caught in the cross fire, who today had to bury their child. when his family came to turkey they were hoping against hope to find safety. instead they were caught up in another round of warfare. tonight the us government which has been blamed for triggering the crisis said it was drafting economic sanctions against turkey. also on the programme... that looks fantastic. painting a rosier picture brexit talks will intensify but borisjohnson says there's still a way to go. police rush to the scene of a knife attack in manchester a man is arrested after five people are injured. olympic champion mo farah says he feels let down by ex—coach alberto salazar, who's been banned after doping claims. and in their euro championships group game, england suffer their first qualifying defeat in a decade. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news. as the controversy over the typhoon rages on, scotland threatened legal action to ensure the
with fighting intensifying, turkey's president erdogan vows to press ahead, in spite of threats from other countries. as the casualties rise, we report on one family caught in the cross fire, who today had to bury their child. when his family came to turkey they were hoping against hope to find safety. instead they were caught up in another round of warfare. tonight the us government which has been blamed for triggering the crisis said it was drafting economic sanctions against turkey. also on...
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but one week into turkey's invasion, president erdogan has taken a swathe of territory from the kurds and says he won't stop until he completes his so—called safe zone. translation: operation peace spring will last until we reach a depth of 30—35km from manbij to the iraqi border. there is no doubt or hesitation about this. and here's an image that shows the new order in the strategic town of manbij. flying the flag for president putin. his forces had a clear run here after america's hasty retreat, moscow eagerly filling the power vacuum. the russians, who back president assad, are patrolling between the syrians and the turks, keeping them apart and offering to mediate. as president erdogan fights on, the fallout is spreading and american foreign policy in the middle east is certainly a casualty. well, turkish forces are continuing to pound targets across the border in syria, and the battlefield there has changed rapidly. american forces have surrendered much of their leverage. the russians have increased theirs. for president assad, it's a win, and for those opposing him in syria
but one week into turkey's invasion, president erdogan has taken a swathe of territory from the kurds and says he won't stop until he completes his so—called safe zone. translation: operation peace spring will last until we reach a depth of 30—35km from manbij to the iraqi border. there is no doubt or hesitation about this. and here's an image that shows the new order in the strategic town of manbij. flying the flag for president putin. his forces had a clear run here after america's hasty...
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"we work with the precision of a jeweller," president erdogan claimed today. but the civilian death toll is growing. well, just across the border here, in the syrian town of tal abyad, rebels backed by turkey have just raised their flags. in less than a week here, president erdogan has created a dangerous new reality. north—eastern syria is now a battleground, and the balance of power is shifting. american troops are pulling out. syrian troops are moving in. the turkish leader is unrepentant. and what of islamic state prisoners being held by the kurds? turkey claims it found an empty prison in tal abyad. it is accusing the kurdish of setting is detainees free to create chaos. but turkey has opened the door to a dangerous escalation here, and there are fears that the situation could move rapidly out of control. 0rla guerin, bbc news, on the turkey—syria border. president trump, who in effect gave turkey the green light for its assault on the kurds, has now approved financial sanctions against turkey and phoned president erdogan to call for an immediate truc
"we work with the precision of a jeweller," president erdogan claimed today. but the civilian death toll is growing. well, just across the border here, in the syrian town of tal abyad, rebels backed by turkey have just raised their flags. in less than a week here, president erdogan has created a dangerous new reality. north—eastern syria is now a battleground, and the balance of power is shifting. american troops are pulling out. syrian troops are moving in. the turkish leader is...
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today, mr erdogan said he will not stop despite the threat of sanctions. he said, "these sanctions will not stop us in syria." but at the same time, we saw turkish economy is being affected just by the possibility of sanctions. i mean, all that they can range from minor sanctions to very serious ones. and today, the turkish stock exchange lost 5% of the value in one day, just like the turkish lira did in the last few weeks. so there's already pressure on the turkish economy, but what about pressure on the relationship between turkey and its nato allies? of course it is being affected, both by nato members and also the eu members. france and germany told that they will stop selling arms to turkey, and many other countries condemned or said they alo said will stop selling arms. but today, mr erdogan replied by saying, "if you don't sell us these weapons, we will buy them from other sellers." and while these diplomatic and geopoliticalfactors are playing out, there's also a military dimension to of course. we now have this alliance between the kurds in the sy
today, mr erdogan said he will not stop despite the threat of sanctions. he said, "these sanctions will not stop us in syria." but at the same time, we saw turkish economy is being affected just by the possibility of sanctions. i mean, all that they can range from minor sanctions to very serious ones. and today, the turkish stock exchange lost 5% of the value in one day, just like the turkish lira did in the last few weeks. so there's already pressure on the turkish economy, but what...
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president erdogan is making no apologies — far from president erdogan is making no apologies — farfrom it. as his party rallied round him, he threatened his critics with a flood of syrian refugees. translation: hey, european union, get a translation: hey, european union, geta hold translation: hey, european union, get a hold of yourself. look, i'm telling you again, if you describe our operation as an invasion again, we'll take the easy road, we'll take the easy road, we'll open the doors and send you 3.6 million refugees. and here are his targets, syrian kurdish forces he views as terrorists, desperately outgunned and up against nato's second largest army. they led the battle against is, now washington has left them to their fate. but the kurds hit back today, causing terror and casualties, as we were a block away. tu rkey‘s as we were a block away. turkey's offensive across the border in syria is now hitting home. this amateur video appears to show some of the casualties today. officials here in akcakale say three people are confirmed dead, and two of them were children. well, we w
president erdogan is making no apologies — far from president erdogan is making no apologies — farfrom it. as his party rallied round him, he threatened his critics with a flood of syrian refugees. translation: hey, european union, get a translation: hey, european union, geta hold translation: hey, european union, get a hold of yourself. look, i'm telling you again, if you describe our operation as an invasion again, we'll take the easy road, we'll take the easy road, we'll open the doors...
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turkey's president erdogan, who's in russia discussing the future of the region with president putin, has rejected calls to extend the deadline for kurdish troops to withdraw. let's cross to sarah rainsford who is sochi, where those talks are taking place. explain more about what they are trying to achieve and the overall role of russia now in all of this. it's an extremely relaxed setting here at the black sea coast, but putin has described these talks is critical, and i think that is the general sense that there is around these talks. russia's role is central to resolving what is a critical situation on the ground in north—eastern syria. if russia was already playing an important role inside syria, the withdrawal of us troops from the north—east of the country just last week has troops from the north—east of the countryjust last week has added to russia's role because as the americans have withdrawn it is a syrian government troops and their russian backers who have moved into that area. as president erdogan talks about his desire for a safe zone along the border, i think russ
turkey's president erdogan, who's in russia discussing the future of the region with president putin, has rejected calls to extend the deadline for kurdish troops to withdraw. let's cross to sarah rainsford who is sochi, where those talks are taking place. explain more about what they are trying to achieve and the overall role of russia now in all of this. it's an extremely relaxed setting here at the black sea coast, but putin has described these talks is critical, and i think that is the...
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it condemns erdogan's actions, i think we have seen so much footage, videos, news stories of dead children, dead politicians, people being stoned to death, it started great aerial backlash against donald trump for his decision to withdraw. he is defending that action, saying he is still pulling out but he is threatening once again to destroy the turkish economy if president erdogan doesn't do as he says and hope these actions. he threatens sanctions against any country that provides support or munitions to turkey. what is increasing worrying about this is the wider conflict that it could provoke or inevitably end up... we are hearing about russia has now enabled this agreement between the kurds and syria, but it does have the capability to really escalate. yes, the middle east, a volatile region at the best of times, and the shifting tectonic plates of the geopolitics, former enemies becoming allies, the kurds overnight collie of the syrian regime, amazing scenes today with those syrian flies going up today with those syrian flies going up over kurdish towns. places where the syrian forces
it condemns erdogan's actions, i think we have seen so much footage, videos, news stories of dead children, dead politicians, people being stoned to death, it started great aerial backlash against donald trump for his decision to withdraw. he is defending that action, saying he is still pulling out but he is threatening once again to destroy the turkish economy if president erdogan doesn't do as he says and hope these actions. he threatens sanctions against any country that provides support or...
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he likes a fellow strongman and that is president erdogan. number two, he does not want to impose sanctions on turkey. he wants a good relationship with turkey so i think a week ago today, when president erdogan said we are going in. president trump said ok, i respect that and we are going to get out of the way. i think president trump did not think through what the consequences would be. in other words there is no real policy. he was i think taken aback by the strong reaction against his moves, including by senate republicans. i will also say, my understanding from my visit to washington a week ago, the us and turkey were very close to an agreement on a safe zone in northern syria. the turks wanted it to be deeper than the us wanted. the turks wanted to have full control, the us did not like that. they were very close and i think the agreement might have got turkey back into the f35 fighter programme but at the end of the day, last week, president erdogan said we're going in and president trump said ok. what is so baffling to people watching
he likes a fellow strongman and that is president erdogan. number two, he does not want to impose sanctions on turkey. he wants a good relationship with turkey so i think a week ago today, when president erdogan said we are going in. president trump said ok, i respect that and we are going to get out of the way. i think president trump did not think through what the consequences would be. in other words there is no real policy. he was i think taken aback by the strong reaction against his...
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that is president erdogan. president trump does not want to impose sanctions on turkey, he wants a good relationship with turkey, so i think a week ago today, when president erdogan said we are going in, president trump said ok, i respect that and we will get out of the way. i think president trump then didn't really think through what the consequences would be. in other words there is no real policy, he was, i think, taken aback by the strong reaction against his move, including by senate republican, i will say one more thing which is my understanding from my visit to washington, a week ago, was the us and turkey were close to an agreementen a safe zone in northern syria, the turking wanted it to be deeper than the us, the turks wanted to have full control, they were very close and the agreement might have gotten turkey backin agreement might have gotten turkey back in to the programme. at the enof the lay president erdogan said we are going in and president trump said ok. what is so baffling to people watchin
that is president erdogan. president trump does not want to impose sanctions on turkey, he wants a good relationship with turkey, so i think a week ago today, when president erdogan said we are going in, president trump said ok, i respect that and we will get out of the way. i think president trump then didn't really think through what the consequences would be. in other words there is no real policy, he was, i think, taken aback by the strong reaction against his move, including by senate...
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we've been on the borderfor erdogan has said, any night now. we've been on the border for two days and we've not seen signs of large military build—up, we've not seen military movements but there are an awful lot of troops already at this border and there are heavy guns from the turkish army already trained across the border in north—eastern syria. turkey is indicating it intends to proceed despite the crescendo of international opposition and despite the concerns about what this could mean for the fate of hundreds of thousands of syrian civilians who, let's not forget, have already endured years of war. of course, despite the many questions raised about what this could mean for the global battle against islamic state across the border in syria. presumably donald trump us words on twitter, he says the us is not abandoning the kurds, presumably where you are standing those words ring hollow? very much. he is clearly attempting some damage control. there was lots of stinging criticism both inside the us and abroad about america abandoning a s
we've been on the borderfor erdogan has said, any night now. we've been on the border for two days and we've not seen signs of large military build—up, we've not seen military movements but there are an awful lot of troops already at this border and there are heavy guns from the turkish army already trained across the border in north—eastern syria. turkey is indicating it intends to proceed despite the crescendo of international opposition and despite the concerns about what this could mean...
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in the meantime, in this area what is being called by erdogan asa area what is being called by erdogan as a safe zone, the kurds have had to flee. it has been a hellish two weeks. it has been hellish and many children, women, men, civilians, noncombatants children, women, men, civilians, noncombata nts are being children, women, men, civilians, noncombatants are being pushed out of the area. some call it ethnic cleansing. the turks say we must do this because we feel threatened. positive take on adult. yes —— a positive take on adult. yes —— a positive take on it all in the arab news because they see president putin being involved as a positive thing. let's look at the guardian. all the front pages in the uk have this story of what happened in parliament yesterday. the yes vote followed by a no vote. borisjohnson deal in principle supported by a majority of 30 but then he hit the pause button. parliament said we need more time. we need more time. 110 pages of dense text. if you consider the average bill which does not have such huge implications for the future of britain, you w
in the meantime, in this area what is being called by erdogan asa area what is being called by erdogan as a safe zone, the kurds have had to flee. it has been a hellish two weeks. it has been hellish and many children, women, men, civilians, noncombatants children, women, men, civilians, noncombata nts are being children, women, men, civilians, noncombatants are being pushed out of the area. some call it ethnic cleansing. the turks say we must do this because we feel threatened. positive take...
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if he hasjust ambitious is president erdogan feeling? if he has just intent on creating the style buffer zone along the border, then it isjust possible that people plus microspheres will not be realised. crucially, most of the camps that hold those isis fighters are not in that area, they area bit fighters are not in that area, they are a bit further south. the kurds have been making noises about we might have to release them or we might have to release them or we might have to turn our back on the fight against alarming state, which is ongoing, despite what president trump says. in order to concentrate on the situation along the north. i think most people think it will be unlikely, if the kurds were simply to open those present doors and let them go, largely because those fighters might turn around, regret and attack them. so, it is in the current interest to hold onto those prisoners. although, clearly in a situation is complicated and potentially confusing as the mass may unfold in the coming days and weeks, who knows what will happen
if he hasjust ambitious is president erdogan feeling? if he has just intent on creating the style buffer zone along the border, then it isjust possible that people plus microspheres will not be realised. crucially, most of the camps that hold those isis fighters are not in that area, they area bit fighters are not in that area, they are a bit further south. the kurds have been making noises about we might have to release them or we might have to release them or we might have to turn our back on...
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here's president erdogan on what he is trying to achieve. translation: operation p spring has two goals. the first is completely eliminate terrorist groups, and pkk groups in northern syria. the second goal is to safely return to their homeland, to their own country, 3 million syrian arabs who have been oui’ million syrian arabs who have been our guests for eight years —— piece spring. turkey aims to place those syrian arabs into the "safe zone" region it hopes it can establish through a successful offensive in northern syria. but critics warn that inserting those syrians currently in turkey into that region could lead to the ethnic cleansing of the local kurdish population. here's onur erem from bbc turkish. so there are two other obstacles there. one is the financing. turkish government was saying that they are planning to finance the construction with the help of the international community. but right now, the international community is so much against this operation, and it is ha rd to against this operation, and it is hard to thin
here's president erdogan on what he is trying to achieve. translation: operation p spring has two goals. the first is completely eliminate terrorist groups, and pkk groups in northern syria. the second goal is to safely return to their homeland, to their own country, 3 million syrian arabs who have been oui’ million syrian arabs who have been our guests for eight years —— piece spring. turkey aims to place those syrian arabs into the "safe zone" region it hopes it can establish...
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. —— erdogan. there is all sorts of stuff going on in turkey. step back further and we have to look at the kurdish angle here. they waged a terror campaign within turkey, they do not have a territorial area particularly in the wars in the middle east, both in iraq and subsequently in this area have led to the kurds having some territorial area they have expanded. it is a lot more complicated than it is made out. but what it does do is give erdogan this ability to talk about peace spring, a safety corridor, all of this. if you look at this graphic on our main news story that is a top story today, it shows you where that peace corridor will be. it is in the top east, northeast element on the border of turkey, and they call it a safe zone. who will be safe there? it is very difficult to say, not least because of course the west‘s former allies, these fighters who fought against the regime in syria, are also, have also been holding former isis captives, very worrying that if they were to be released for example... , said to have escaped already fr
. —— erdogan. there is all sorts of stuff going on in turkey. step back further and we have to look at the kurdish angle here. they waged a terror campaign within turkey, they do not have a territorial area particularly in the wars in the middle east, both in iraq and subsequently in this area have led to the kurds having some territorial area they have expanded. it is a lot more complicated than it is made out. but what it does do is give erdogan this ability to talk about peace spring, a...