In his car. And thousands take their protest to wall street today. 130,000 Syrian Refugees fled to turkey to escape i. S. I. L. Fighters, the Islamic State of iraq and levant. They are threatening to take over a kurdish town as the u. S. Is gathering support to fight the group in iraq. Secretary of state john kerry hoped to get a stronger commitment from turkey. The flood of refugees is straining tensions with ethnic kurds. Stefanie dekker explains from the turkeysyria border. Reporter frustration met by force. Turkey trying to control the if you hundred that wanted to run to their home town. Translation we the syrian and turkish kurds want to fight i. S. I. L. The Turkish Police are not letting us cross. Reporter its been tense as men brought their wives and chin into turkey, to flee from the Group Calling itself Islamic State of iraq and levant. They say they do not want to stay in turkey. Syria kurdish fighters managed to keep i. S. I. L. At bay for now. No one is sure if it will la
Civilians disappear into Central African republic. Peace keepers are implicated in their disappearance. Just a day after a peace deal was signed in yemen huti rebels have been raiding homes of tribal officials. Also Yemens Health Ministry has found about 200 victims since the fighting began. Mohamed val reports. Reporter these are the streets, its clear who is in charge. These armed huti militiamen, besieging their compounds that belong to their opponents. Keeping guard in front of major sthutions such as this one at Iman University a sunni establishment. Surrounding the headquarters of the sixth military zone which they took over on sunday. There appears to be no sign of the deposit or the army. Whats more many here say they are worried. Husi rebels are reported to have carried out acts of revenge on their enemies. The peace deal signed on sunday will likely endowment situation from years to come. The u. N. Envoy who brokered the deal has concerns. The state must reestablish its autho
Eastern ukraine descends into horrors of mariupol as rockets fall on residential areas. And all the day sport. Novak djokovic is in action at the Australian Open. We find out why the african cup of nations ecuadorial guinea will turn to buy footballers around the world. The u. S. Led Coalition Must do more to help forces win the fight against i. S. I. L. That is a message from kurdish leaders who say they cant do the job by themselves and need boots on the ground. Zeina khodr reports from Northern Iraq where Kurdish Peshmerga forces are battling i. S. I. L. Kurdish peshmerga have been winning battles, but the war against the Islamic State of iraq and levant is far from over. Air support has helped them but commanders say it is not enough. The slow pace of the offensive allows i. S. I. L. To regain momentum. The Kurdish Security Council Representative oversees the military operations on the ground and told me that the International Community needs to engage more. This he said would requ
Well get the latest. Then we will talk to a founder of peace boat, one of japans most prominent antiwar groups. Peace who will make the piece . It will be us. And as the u. S. Congress holds a key hearing on the tpp or Transpacific Partnership, well look at why many japanese activists oppose the trade deal. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. We are broadcasting from tokyo, japan. Tens of thousands of West Virginia residents remain without tap water one week after a Chemical Spill in the elk river. The states water ban has been lifted in stages over the past several days for about half the 300,000 residents in the effected areas. But that still leaves close to 150,000 without tap water for drinking, bathing, or cooking. Dozens of people have been hospitalized with symptoms related to chemical exposure. Speaking to cnn, West Virginia attorney general Patrick Morrisey vowed a probe of the spill and the Comp
Women trying to escape domestic abuse. We talk to two who succeeded it is election day for many around the world. Polls closed in ukraine where people cast their ballots in parliamentary elections. Exit polls show support for petro porashenkos prowestern policies much todays vote taking place as protests begin in the east. Tunisians vote in parliamentary elections, this vote in the country that sparked the arab spring revolution, seen as a step in the transition to democracy. Its the first vote under a new constitution, and a second since the uprising in 2011. In brazil its a tightly contested run off. Dilma rousseff, the incumbent seeking a four year turn, facing aecio neves to ukraine, polls are expected to close soon. Reporter on the street where dozens were shot dead in the uprising today they came to vote. The young and the old. Everyone nose that this sa crucial time in knows that this is a crucial time in ukraines history. They disappear on many other things. We hope many things