taking place right now now the security situation here in the border area on the turkish side as well is very tense and there have been warnings for journalists to so that's why we moved a little further away today now the turkish defense ministry says that the turkish on the and its allies have captured the syrian border town arrested and i am in northeast syria this is a city of about 50000 people that's an estimation here they have been trying to do so in the past days by in circling the city and now at that has been and that has been that's important to mention one of the 1st main targets now they have apparently managed to do so we saw some video footage all backed syrian opposition fighters inside the industrial area overdress ion and we know that in the city center so they are inside the city right now kurdish forces have earlier denied that the turkish army is allies have captured. but it seems right now clashes that