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Welcome to the program turkeys president says attacks against Syrian Government forces will continue unless a reverse their advance in italy province turkeys military operations ratcheted up after dozens of turkish troops were killed in an attack in the region last week but rest time burdwan also says that hes hoping to secure a cease fire when he meets russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in moscow on thursday. Tells us to stand. I like to call on russia and iran one more time we do not have any problem with you and syria but of the Syrian Government forces do not withdraw turkey has determined as soon as possible that they will not have a hed lift on their shoulders. Is in hati in turkey with more on early ones military operation. This explains why hes been defiant today saying that Operation Spring shield will continue warning the Syrian Government against tough retaliation if they continue their offensive and asking them to pull out from behind the Demilitarized Zone so the Turkish M
Agreeing to calls from both russia and turkey for a cease fire. And with all your sports veteran. Died after a crash during sunday 7 stage of the race in saudi arabia. Irans government is facing growing anger over its initial failure to admit responsibility for the downing of the ukrainian airliner on wednesday protests have been held across the country after the revolutionary guard said it mistakenly shot down the jet killing 176 people now the Iranian Parliament is denying a cover up that has told the military precautions to avoid further disasters it follows a briefing by military leaders on the crash the recent crisis with the u. S. Was prompted by the assassination of iranian commander customs. All the money in iraq that has amir is interested in a push to ease those tensions hes the 1st leader to visit the iranian capital since all the money was killed in the u. S. Attack on january 1st 2. Walked has this visit comes as a very critical time in the region weve agreed that the only
Is our life nandan also coming up in the program United Nations calls for yemens main port to stay open for vital a deliveries inside the restrictions begin again on friday to resume a welcome to britain for talks where shes expected to pledge millions more dollars to strengthen border controls and fraud. And pope francis performs a first airborne papal wedding during flight attendants the chilean. Military chiefs are in russia seeking support for their plight attack on a kurdish controlled enclave inside syria turkey is not threatening the main area controlled by the u. S. Backed Syrian Democratic forces in the north east of syria it has said they will attack the enclave around the city of afrin which is in the northeast of the country that although there are friends held by kurdish. Dominate the s. D. F. Russia also has forces in the area seventy deca reports now from antakya on the turkish side of the border with turkish tanks been massing this week the turkish army is steadily incr