States. A federal judge has issued a harsh condemnation of the mass detention of immigrant women and children, calling conditions in the privatelyrun facilities deplorable. We will speak to a whistleblower who worked at a Family Detention Center in texas and hear the words of one immigrant who just testified on capitol hill. Always says to me mommy i am here. He asks me are we going back to room number 108. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In turkey, the military has carried out its heaviest assault on kurdish militants in Northern Iraq since air strikes began last week effectively ending a two year truce. Turkey has launched combat operations on two fronts. One against the selfproclaimed Islamic State in syria, and another against the kurdish workers party, or pkk, inside turkey and in Northern Iraq, where the pkk has been fighting against isofor the past year. During an emergency session in brussel
Turkey as turkish jets launch their heaviest assault on kurdish militants in Northern Iraq since air strikes began last week, ending a two year truce. Turkey is now bombing both sides of the same war, attacking militants from the Islamic State as well as kurdish fighters who have been fighting isil for the past year. Well get the latest. Then we turn to what could be a major victory for human rights advocates here in the United States. A federal judge has issued a harsh condemnation of the mass detention of immigrant women and children, calling conditions in the privatelyrun facilities deplorable. We will speak to a whistleblower who worked at a Family Detention Center in texas and hear the words of one immigrant who just testified on capitol hill. Always says to me mommy i am here. He asks me are we going back to room number 108. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In turkey, the military has carried o
Turkey as turkish jets launch their heaviest assault on kurdish militants in Northern Iraq since air strikes began last week, ending a two year truce. Turkey is now bombing both sides of the same war, attacking militants from the Islamic State as well as kurdish fighters who have been fighting isil for the past year. Well get the latest. Then we turn to what could be a major victory for human rights advocates here in the United States. A federal judge has issued a harsh condemnation of the mass detention of immigrant women and children, calling conditions in the privatelyrun facilities deplorable. We will speak to a whistleblower who worked at a Family Detention Center in texas and hear the words of one immigrant who just testified on capitol hill. Always says to me mommy i am here. He asks me are we going back to room number 108. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In turkey, the military has carried o
South. State run media said leader kim jongun ordered troops stationed along tmz to be ready. Korean news agency said kim called a meeting with the Workers Party of korea. The Commission Approved military operations, if no other options were available. The report said kim ordered troops along the tmz to go into a semiwar state beginning at 5 00 p. M. Local time on friday. It would be the first time in over 20 years for such an order to be given. In 1993 former leader kim jongil ordered leaders to enter a semiwar state in response to a joint u. S. South korea military drill. North korea fired projectiles across tmz. South korea said they fired more than 20 artillery rounds toward the north in response. They said the north korean attack apparently target add loud speaker in the south that has been glaring antipyongyang propaganda. North Korean Military officials then warned they would launch military operations unless south stopped crossborder transmissions by 5 00 p. M. Saturday. They a
Reporter just hours after sundays launch, members of the u. N. Security council held an emergency meeting. The Council Chair said the launch could lead to the development of technology for carrying nuclear weapons. The members of the Security Council strongly condemn this launch. The members of the Security Council underscore that this launch is in serious violation of the Security Council resolution. Reporter north korean state media reported the rocket blasted off from the western part of the country. The launch was tracked by japan, south korea, and the u. S. We have to take this issue very seriously. It is not only the violation of Security Council resolution, but it is the real threat to the security of japan, the republic of korea and other countries, including the United States. As i know that the cost of this launch alone, estimated to be close to 1 billion, could affect the entire north korean population for a whole year. It is therefore an urgent task before the Security Coun