Between Government Forces and iraqi kurds has escalated and already the government has seized territory. Theyve worked together to fight the Islamic State group but theyre not on the same side now. Is briefly held kirkuk in 2014 but was driven out by kurdish fighters known as peshmerga. The kurds kept control of it. The citys in a region claimed by both iraqi kurds and the Iraqi Government. But lets be clear its outside the autonomous kurdish region in the north of iraq. The reason baghdad is sending in troops now is that three weeks weeks ago Iraqi Kurdistan region held an independence referendum. The Iraqi Government condemned the vote at the time and iraqi Prime Minister haiders said this on facebook today my duty is to. Protect the unity of the country, which was in danger of partition due to the insistence on holding the referendum. The bbcs orla guerin and cameraman duncan stone are with Kurdish Forces on the front line just outside kirkuk. This is their latest report. Pledging t
After the Supreme Court threw out a petition to delay the poll where in kenya with the latest also coming up a german human rights organizer goes on trial in turkey his case another flashpoint in an already strained relations between berlin and ankara and a german president hung about to shine meyer says he wants better ties between berlin and moscow steinmeyer meets with president Vladimir Putin as part of his visit to russia ill ask our correspondent there what kind of reception he received. As a pleasure to have you along on well iraq we want to start off in kenya where the Supreme Court has dismissed a last minute petition to delay thursdays highly controversial president ial election the chief justice says not enough judges turned up to hear the petition the announcement means that tomorrows vote will go ahead as scheduled president kenyatta defended the decision to hold a poll saying every kenyan whether they decide to vote or not is protected by the countrys constitution and Opp
After the Supreme Court threw out a petition to delay the poll where in kenya with the latest also coming up a german human rights organizer goes on trial in turkey his case another flashpoint in an already strained relations between berlin and uncorrupt and the german president talk about the shrine meyer says he wants better ties between berlin and moscow steinmeyer meets with president Vladimir Putin as part of his visit to russia ill ask our correspondent there what kind of reception he received. As a pleasure to have you along im well iraq we want to start off in kenya where the Supreme Court has dismissed a last minute petition to delay thursdays highly controversial president ial election the chief justice says not enough judge just turned up to hear the petition the now. Means that tomorrows vote will go ahead as scheduled president kenyatta defended the decision to hold the poll saying every kenyan whether they decide to vote or not is protected by the countrys constitution bu
The release of human rights organizer. It comes on the same day that his trial got under way stuart was arrested and has tested relations between turkey and germany will go to istanbul for the latest also coming up the rerun no one wants to watch ahead of tomorrows disputed repeat president ial election kenyans say their country is deeply divided and germanys president appeals for better times between berlin and moscow on the visit to russia he tells led amir putin that the two countries have to Work Together if they want to trust each other. Its good to have you with us tonight we start off with some breaking news from turkey a prosecutors call that may have diplomatic echoes turkeys Public Prosecutor is seeking the release of german human rights activists. To start his trial got underway today after he was arrested it is stamboul last july there is accused of links to terrorism but berlin has dismissed those allegations and demanded that he be released he is among the group of eleven
And demanded his release. Kenyas Opposition Leader is urging his supporters to boycott thursdays president ial Election Rerun the Supreme Court has refused to delay the vote president who can yet his victory in august was an old because of irregularities the Court Decision has triggered protests. Saudi arabias young crown princes outlined ambitious plans to transform the conservative desert kingdom. Mohammed bin someone promised what he called a moderate and open saudi arabia speaking to invest isnt ready had the thirty two year old prince also pledged to end extremism and destructive ideas one of. In Austria Coalition talks are under way between the center right Peoples Party of incoming chancellor sebastien cooks and the far right Freedom Party courts has promised zero tolerance on anti semitism and said future partners must be pro europe. Eleven human rights activists appeared in Istanbul Court today called in the crack down of a turkish president who sees terror and enemies where h