In learning. Breaking news about an offensive by Kurdish Forces against i. S. I. L. In Northern Iraq. On the phone, what more can you tell us about whats happening . I can tell you that the defense started in the early hours of the morning to retake the mountain. It is very important because it is a community that has been under threat from i. S. I. L. Fighters when they took over that territory. They slaughtered three to five thousand men. What were being told there were a number of air strikes that took place before the offences began on the ground, with various forces moving towards the central areas that i. S. I. L. Control. They say that this will be the definitive operation to take the mountain. It is likely to take at least a few weeks. Weve seen the kurdish try and do this before, and have been pushed back by i. S. I. L. For various reasons, but with the air strikes now and the Coalition Getting involved, it looks like this will be their final push towards the mountain we under
Kurdish Peshmerga Forces have launched a ground againstive to try and take the town in i. S. I. L. This would effectively cut off the supply lines between i. S. I. L. Strong holds, iraq, syria and Northern Iraq. 7000 troops are battling. Sin gentleman fell to i. S. I. L. Last year, tens of thousands of people from a religious minority were trapped after fleeing mount sinjar. Whats the latest . Reporter i can tell you that the president of the region is in the sinjar area and monitoring operations there. This operation has been dubbed operation free sinjar. It is taking parts in the east, south and west. What theyre trying to do is cut off a very key highway that links topel towards mosil. Kurdish peshmerga were saying there were other political parties, it is not true, it is just them. Theyre in charge of this operation. Theyve already taken four key villages that they are now using. Staging basis to mount an operation into sinjar town itself. Things are moving rapidly. The game change
For new flavors. Talks to find a political solution to end the war in syria are in trouble before theyve even gun. Factions have threatened boycott. Who is going and who is not . The Syrian Government will be represented at the discussions in geneva. The Syrian National coalition one of the main opposition groups said it wont make a decision on attending until thursday. Most of the rebel factions fighting in syria form what is being called the Higher Negotiating Committee written to the u. N. With a list of conditions taking part. A kurdish group, the pyd has not been invited. Russia wants them there, but turkey calls them terrorists and wont speak to them. The Islamic State in iraq and the levant and al nusra front is not involved in the talks. Our diplomatic editser james bays reports. Some opposition politicians have already arrived here in switzerland. Political groups who are not on the list of opposition delegates drawn up in saudi arabia are staying in this hotel in the resort t
Of the debate with u. S. President ial hopefuls. Hello, im robin adams in doha with all the sports news for you. Including. We hear from one of the candidates for fifa president , and what it will take to make footballs governing football credible again. Talks to find the political solution to end the war in serie a are in trouble before theyve even gun. Theyre supposed to start on friday, but rival factions are threatening to boycott. The Syrian National Coalition Said that it wont make a decision until thursday. Most of the rebel factions fighting in seriea form the higher negotiating committee. Its written to the u. N. With a list of conditions taking part. Kurdish group, the pyd has not been invited. Rush wants them there, but turkey calls them terrorists and does not want them there. Some opposition politicians have already arrived in switzerland. Political groups not on the list of opposition delegates drawn up in saudi arabia are staying in this hotel in the resort town of lausa
One of the worlds richest countries. We have a special report on the roma people begging in sweden. Just two days away from the proposed talked on the syrian crisis, and there is disagreement on who should take part. It does appear that the pyd will not be at tending. Turkey says the group is linked to what it calls ter. James bayes reports. Reporter some opposition politicians have already arrived here. Some delegates who are not on the list are staying in this hotel. Some have received invites others have not. This is the cochairman of one of the largest kurdish groups, the pyd, a group turkey says is a terrorist entity. Turkeys objections have clearly been heard by the u. N. He has not received an invitation. If really they want a peaceful syria, if they want a political solution for syria, and if they dont like maybe the same outcome of geneva 2, all of the syrians should be included on the table. And they should negotiate together, not by some outside group. Reporter others who ha