Prodemocracy protests take an increasingly violent turn. To Extinction Rebellion launches a 2 week protest campaign with aiming to shut cities around the world. Governments to halt the destruction of the environment but how much support actually is there for the new. Generation seems to be saying is youve messed things up for long enough youre not really listening the only way we can actually get your attention is civil disobedience rebellion without question britains Fastest Growing religion. Or International News center and. Pleasure to have your company i mean and only will we begin this hour with breaking. Report suggests that turkey has launched its long threatened operation against kurdish militants in North Eastern syria turkish planes are said to be targeting Syrian Defense forces positions video has also emerged purportedly showing a bombing raid on the cement Border Crossing with a rock no that is significant because its the kurds only octave supply line in terms of casualties no word at this point but we do know the offensive comes less than a day after president told trump. To a troll u. S. Troops from the region lets go live now to our. For some more on this very fluid situation of course were just learning some of the details what more do we know break atone for us. From what we understand the combat planes seemed to have delivered an air strike against a checkpoint on the syria iraq border the bridge has been destroyed 2 bridges that is have been destroyed no casualties as of yet reported now we also understand that the Iranian Foreign minister is on the phone with the Turkish Foreign minister and that they are having talks regarding the situation and we also understand there are a large number of you know Kurdish Military forces amassed military forces amassed on the border with syria tanks and troops have been assembled so the situation is unfolding no report on casualties as of yet yet what it would lead to this killer what were the events that preceded what is happening. There is a very sudden announcement from u. S. President donald trump that the u. S. And American Forces that were intermingled with the Kurdish Forces in northeastern syria would be withdrawn from the country that announcement was made and the turkish president erewhon and tromp were apparently talking they spoke and now trump has come to the conclusion that the usa really has no benefit for keeping its forces within the borders of the Syrian Arab Republic this is donald trump. The United States was supposed to be in syria for 30 days that was many years ago we stay to go deeper and deeper into bathroom with no aim and so it we will fight where is to our benefit and only fight to win now theres been quite a response to u. S. President trump announcement and his sudden decision to withdraw u. S. Forces who are intermingled with the kurdish militias in northeastern syria theres been quite a response with many officials including many members of trumps own Republican Party stepping up and saying this is a bad move for the United States itll basically hurt the image of the United States countries will not want to cooperate with the United States of it appears they stab the Kurdish Forces who are aligned with them in the back if they betrayed them others fear a resurgence of isis in the country this is some of the outrage in response to Donald Trumps decision to withdraw u. S. Troops from syria. We must always have the backs of them and if we expect them to have back the currents were instrumental in our successful fight against isis in syria leaving them to die is a big mistake. This decision to. Turn syria over to russia iran and turkey will put every radical islamist. Shah in the in the arms of the bad guys demonstrating for the good guys now theres seems to be no deal no illusion that trumps decision to withdraw u. S. Forces is in any way a sign of him being soft this was the tweet he gave in which he laid out some red lines and made some interesting comments regarding turkey as i have stated strongly before and just to reiterate if turkey does anything in my great. Considered to be off limits i would totally destroy and obliterate the economy of ive done before. Now we understand that france and germany are urging turkey not to invade syria at this point airstrikes began but france and germany are urging turkey not to invade furthermore russia has spoken up and reminded the International Community that the Syrian Arab Republic is a sovereign country and that the presence of u. S. Forces in the country any potential turkish invasion would be a violation of syrias territorial integrity under International Law this would be a violation now we also understand that the kurdish militias that now no longer have u. S. Forces intermingled with them have been talking to damascus about the possibility of the Syrian Arab Army possibly defending them from a potential turkish invasion so the situation seems to have had some pretty dramatic escalations recently were hearing that the air strikes have begun remains in question whether or not turkey will begin a full on invasion to fight these kurdish militias but they have long made clear that these kurdish militias despite receiving u. S. Support they call them terrorists and they argue these are terrorist forces and that they have the right to engage in anti terror operations against these kurdish militias if thanks for breaking all the. Work. We have been getting reaction to what is occurring as well writer commentator Abdel Bari Atwan told us that americas handling of the situation in Northern Syria will likely only undermine its appearance as a reliable ally. I believe that american ministration will be the greatest the kurds all those accused american open letting them down now is actually confirming that doubts of many because that america is not liable ally but when he decided that actually the war should sound completely wrong about that thats the wish in the north syria when he decided to be neutral not just dig and bending allies and no north syria and this case this and youll note that i left the will create a lot of problem with him how mom not only and not of studio but also in north of iraq and other parts of the world. Ok we leave our breaking news for and move on to other world stories this hour starting in hong kong where 2 protesters have been charged with violating the newly introduced problem on face masks it is the 1st time the law is being applied i think originally been aimed at the fusing tension by keeping people off the streets the activists were accompanied to court by a peaceful proud stark contrast to the recent violence in the city. Well the initial protests over a no abandoned extradition bill has since snowballed into a wider Rights Movement which is proving difficult to control a warning you may find the following scenes distressing a toxic rival was badly beaten over the weekend after he plowed into marchers knocking to die no its all clear if the incident was deliberate but it did not stop the crowd from turning on the driver i also want to show you this an actress was assaulted in hong kong sunday she was attacked. While trying to take pictures of protesters vandalizing a branch of the bike of charlie in a strike its all sorts of products being. Thrown at her she was seen later bloodied and injured. Are reports with images like this coming from hong kong it is little surprise people are drawing comparisons to the horrible. Hong kong has gone from being the economic power of the orient to the face of the fight for democracy but the faces of those trying to rust control from beijings cross a mosque and the democratic means theyre using wouldnt be out of place and hollywood horror film the pudge. And. The films premise is that once a year for 12 hours only crimes are allowed mogs a fact also rate you name it youve got a free pass and that because of this small window to release all your rage the country a small sacrifice for the wider peace and stability and in scenes eerily similar to the films opening hong kong apparently had a pudge of its own. Urgency brugge never meant to be and you will for. The merchant see Services Suspended or will. Remember urged. The scientists like oh ok ok it was a hoax but it was a hoax that actually wasnt that far from the reality of the chaotic mania gripping the streets of hong kong. Hong kong had a very dark night because of the extreme acts are there. Rioters the citys now cemetery lies to everyone is worried her even the frayed. Shops looted buildings burned the metro disrupted for the 1st time in over 20 years Shopping Centers food shops and banks closed down fearing wolf islands from the found tolls a city which was renowned for its efficiency and convenience is now mired in confusion and to sorta the instability has spooked the markets and seen hong kongs retail sales suffer the biggest drop on record and while the citys 1000000 as a packing must 2 cases for those who can just rustle up a 1000000 euros to get a foss truck residence here brought the options are limited but can go anywhere we came from Mainland China and we didnt know the stations were closed so now we can this is a big problem for public transport is for everyone the decision to open or close the station cannot be politically if its everyones daily life if you save it situations because if you see trees not many people use the phrase and because there. Are 3 really experts all of you are still so tired the entire thing anyway so i think thats kind of ridiculous now there are those who will say the film shows scenes of senseless violence while the protesters are engaged in a campaign of peaceful civil disobedience and what of course no image shows the full picture for this Undercover Police officer who was beaten with petrol bombs by and incensed mob the line is probably a bit more blood with the lenses of the International Media zoomed in on the region theres no shortage of scenes just like this and dont worry if its a slow day but im more than willing to lend a helping hand to spice up the show. Thank you. It was me. Thank you. The patch in the film lost 12 hours in hong kong with 17 weeks and counting and as there is on both sides of the power kates refused to back down a resolution seems fall off. So there is no end game thats the infinity war that hong kong people are willing to engage in as businesses are crushed as fires battle and if people are forced to pick sides claims that its all in the name of peace and democracy are increasingly wearing. These protests is no longer of prodemocracy protests turning to royalty the process that moves the engage in violence our young people it is because for the past. Decades. The home call from deep north. Shore pulls the measures to ensure. That young people after they graduated from school all the university you do would have a hard core easy jobs the poor start. Where organized to do more have a hierarchy to come into the store forties to pull just one thing wrong doing whatever they like leaving the police nor toys plus you eschewed the tools to be passed on. The whole situation. In the society up because external thought is to come in and it is a scenario that i can anticipate the rich rule happened the short run. Lets bring you to Central London where more than 200 people were arrested on monday 2 week climate protests by Extinction Rebellion activists got on the way the group said it intends to par lies westminster by blocking roads and transport networks hundreds of people have been changing themselves their big goals are protesting outside Government Departments it is part of a Worldwide Campaign that is expected to take place in 16 major cities protesters have also this trip to try. Again businesses in central and strict madrid down berlin despite authorities warning of. Dutch police say they made 50 arrests near a popular tourist attraction in berlin around the frozen block to a busy traffic intersection and the German Authorities say they will stop making arrests for the time being 30 activists were also offer ended in australia and new zealand on the day Extinction Rebellion has been in the headlines throughout the year with hundreds of activists arrested. The types of actions that we want to engage with are disruptive to business as usual but disruptive in a way that is not repellent to observers or outsiders people who may not even consider themselves to be environmentalists or politically active or aware that cetera people who are just. Paying attention in the world and understand that we are in a crisis and so they will be attracted or drawn into the spirit of the rebellion there are many ways to get involved. And we dont really place getting arrested above not getting arrested. The view from Extinction Rebellion well also key governments declare a Climate Emergency hole for loss of biodiversity and drastically reduce Carbon Emissions by 2025 s. Just some of the things there are seeking. From seeing it as a peaceful Nonviolent Campaign to potentially holding all being greedy and 7 Extremist Movement weve been getting reaction here what we heard. Extinction rebellion is without question britains Fastest Growing pagan religion and the reason i refer to as a pagan religion is just as all the classic hallmarks of a group of religious fundamentalists a belief that their view is the only view thats acceptable a desire to shut down everything that does not talk to their worldview are they fundamental belief that they are in charge and everybody else also go to their beck and call how do you resolve pollution the result polluted by Technological Advancements the Technological Advancements the Extinction Rebellion oppose what this generation seems to be saying is youve messed things up for long enough youre not really listening the only way we can actually get your attention is actually by civil disobedience in the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther king jr and malcolm x. And rosa parks and people who decided that peaceful nonviolent public protest. Displays of public outrage but tamed and controlled because dont forget the Extinction Rebellion and anybody whos involved in political activism or any kind of change agenda they going to use your actions and activities against you look Extinction Rebellion of demand effect we have returned to the stone age removal of economic progress a commitment to not grow the economy so essentially the British Government for example has committed to being 0 carbon by 2050 which i think is nominally said suppose you cant or shouldnt trust all words that come to our service we had our city contrast that because our number has been in. Every single year if i can speak directly into the camera my 11 year old son who was at home with the band hello guys and we had a debate before it came on tonight about does he want to. Leave school. Take a break for an afternoon or a day to go and protest he was worried about the consequences at age 11 he understands that the climate is suffering and that rapid change is needed we do need to tackle pollution but i will tell you something you regret you reverse the economic advantages that have lifted a 1000000000 people are poverty and you do not make the earth a better place Extinction Rebellion are lying to you. Protests are continuing to grip ecuador as indigenous groups and workers unions vent their anger over the governments decision to scrap fuel subsidies crosspollinate with r. T. Spanish was out one of their demonstrations on monday. All of. That he says it was peaceful until police turned to disperse the crowds firing tear gas demonstrators since the rallies began last thursday some of which have been violence over 470 people being arrested and one person. The protesters have been blocking roads and highways 50 Police Officers have also been taken hostage we believe in various parts of the country prism radio host responded with a 2 month states of emergency refusing to scrap the new reforms heres what some of the demonstrators told us. Hes living up to the most repeated rights and we want them to abide by those rights which is going to reject the measures and then ran on his lackey government step of the north american empire yes i am that has a back past it does not help the people so we dont do one that only saw what happened to speak both suffering from hunger in argentina. Russias foreign minister has been holding talks with top iraqi officials this monday 6 to bolster bilateral relations Sergei Lavrov his visit comes as the country continues to suffer a wave of deadly unrest in which at least 113 People Killed 6 polish and further would be the Russian Foreign ministers 1st visit to iraq in 5 years comes at extremely difficult times for the government here in baghdad since the beginning of last week protests against the leadership that was a like they just last year have been causing death and destruction is right now we are inside the Foreign Ministry where its safe but the authorities have confirmed that since shoes day more than 800 people have been killed in the streets of the iraqi capital. The Iraqi Government has been trying to turn to all kinds of means to stop the chaos in this city the internet was shut down for a while as we were passing through security checks all around the city you can really feel how tight it is the iraqi Prime Minister has said that he is ready to meet some of the protesters demands although he is confident that for now there is no magical solution to the corruption and the country that is still suffering from the consequences of the u. S. Led invasion 15 years ago. Your demands in countering corruption providing job. Taking care of the comprehensive reforms are right food. You are expressing our main concern plus we also have to remember whats happening internationally in the region the situation between the kurds in syria and the turkish government also the socalled cold war between iran and saudi arabia iraq is just and between these 2 adversaries here in the middle east and here is was very happy to say on these issues after he met the Iraqi Foreign minister we have a common position on how to ease tensions in the persian gulf both we and our iraqi friends believe that this should be done in such a way that the whole players come together north of the expensive schemes that lead to the region splitting and just prescribe who is guilty. The leader of front of his National RallyParty Marine Le Pen has called for an immigration freeze claiming quote the french ship is sinking it follows a fiery debate in the French Parliament charlatans. As the immigration question that once again stirs up heated debate in france the reality on the ground remains shocking. For so those you look for answers asylum system is saturated today its as if were only now feeling the effects of 820152016 crisis the data is clearly indisputable and 2018 france registered 123000 asylum applications. You have chosen to make migrants the scapegoat for the countrys problems the migrants rather than the financier who ponders our country taxes here if youre not here to be all around you can get a sense of the number of people who are living here this is salt in need a commune in the northern suburb of paris and its estimated that there are around 3000 migrants currently living in the northern parts of paris many are living in these makeshift tents that are provided by association they rely on food handouts just to survive that the stress of living on the edge can be explosive and entering camps can be dangerous even for those who are there to offer help now what weve done today is weve asked if we can come in and weve been given permission to film as long as we dont show any faces now some charitable organizations have also been raising the alarm over the situation here saying it evokes memories of the height of the crisis back in 2015 a cataclysmic situation even in 2015 at the height of the migrant crisis we never had such a big spike. And these are some of the fears that have been shared by locals the mayor is doing Everything Possible hes working on the situation but unfortunately its at the governmental level it is taking too long. There and lot of things are going on here there is fear i see a lot of things people are going mad and there is a lot of aggression i find this very sad that our government accepted these people and left them on the streets and polls show a significant percentage of the french feel that there are too many foreigners in france its half way through his presidency and its already an issue that mccall is getting tough on in what many see is an attempt to stop voters drifting to parties such as marking the pens National Rally and we are increasingly going to have to live with waves of migration faced with this we must organize ourselves because france cannot welcome everyone if it wants to host people. But the problem with Illegal Immigrants is not only a french problem its something that the whole of the e. U. Is trying to grapple with and while the countries are struggling to find a workable solution there are more warnings coming up we have to help our European Partners even more in patrolling the use external borders we have left them alone for too long if we dont we will once again see a refugee wave like into into 15 maybe even greater than 4 years ago his solution to that is to strengthen patrols on the e. U. s external borders but thats going to have little impact on the situation already at hand in places like this like some tinny camps like this have been regularly demolished by the french authorities yet within days of that happening the tents and the migrants return theyve been subjected to gangs and drug dealers out to profit from their misery and thats exactly what this is. This is a life of misery a life of constantly living on the edge all while e. U. Countries wrangle over figures and numbers rather than perhaps facing the human calamity that is so clear to see. R. T. At sultani near paris. On sunday nights a boat carrying around 50 migrants capsized in the mediterranean 13 people died in the disaster 22 were rescued by telling authorities and taken to lampedusa the others are still missing since the new government in rome opened its ports to charity rescue vessels the number of arrivals by sea has doubled meanwhile in greece over 500 migrants have been taken from an overcrowded camp on the island of lesbos to the mainland they were then transported to the Northern City of face along the countrys authorities are trying to reduce the number of people in the morea camp and lesbos which was just 13000. 00 people rather than the 3. 00 and it was designed for polo bernardine a professor of early modern european history told us he thinks europe is indeed heading towards another crisis. As the new. Libya regions. 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