Im mary in evanston its good to have you with us australia is bracing for another week of bushfires as temperatures are expected to soar firefighters have been trying to contain the fires since september 8th people have died 2 of them firefighters many of those on the frontline are volunteers and now the Australian Government says it will pay them for their efforts. Its one of australias worst bushfire seasons over. With so many blazes to battle its often volunteers who answer the call for help. Giving their time and paying the costs just like. 1516 hour shifts in a row youre exhausted at the end of that you might have one day break and then they want you to go again. It just takes a toll physically. Emotionally on the family they dont see you and me it means i use my annual leave a main said i you know i use my time in leech time. Now theres help for the helpers some volunteers to be compensated for about 20 days worth of income lost while fighting the recent fires. As this is a very
A. Hello again welcome to life from doha also coming out crimes against humanity Amnesty International releases its report accusing me. Of carrying out a systematic and Ruthless Campaign against the rangers. Cementing his authority chinas president xi jinping to deliver his outlook for the next five years when he opens a communist party congress. Cook iraqs Prime Minister office with the kurds but says their bid for independence is over. The u. S. Backed Opposition Forces and now driven eisel from its self declared capital kurdish and Syrian Democratic forces raise their flag in the city after a four month battle from has high on the turkey syria border. Reports. Triumphantly. Celebrating the city which was. Told in syria but. Wasnt. The Syrian Democratic forces a coalition of. Kurds and arabs backed by the u. S. Began the offensive in june i said fighters held ground for five months but the armed groups defense lines were eventually broken by a continual wave of strikes and shelling.
Accelerated since President Trump came to office. Those are the latest headlines coming up next inside story. The Iraqi Government to seize control of the disputed all rich city of kut cook and Kurdish Forces have retreated from all the major contested areas in the north so how will this affect the kurds push to secede from baghdad this is inside story. Hello again im james pais its a battle full power. And oil and baghdad so that sent its strongest message so far so the kurdish leadership taking just a day to take charge of cook and the all fields around the city last month voters in iraqs kurdish region as well as some disputed areas overwhelmingly opted to secede but baghdad as well as neighbors iran and turkey have fiercely opposed the move well get to our panel of just guests to discuss a less but first this report from charles stratford. The kurdish flag no longer flies in the center of kirkuk. The city now officially back in the hands of the Iraqi Government its forces but made
Fighters triumphantly into iraq there celebrating the capture of the city which was a main stronghold in syria but taking iraq wasnt easy. The Syrian Democratic forces a coalition of kurds and arabs backed by the u. S. Began the offensive in june i said fighters held ground for five months but the armed groups defense lines were eventually broken by a continual wave of strikes and shelling but. We control rocket but as you know there are mines that we need to clear and we have to make sure there are north fighters hiding in tunnels we are now clearing all the areas we captured civilians continue to flee to safe areas this is a family that has just a refugee camp controlled by the. Tens of thousands of people have been affected by the fighting they mostly live in poorly equipped camps north of the city. I heard the news of a ceasefire and took my family but then we came under fire the journey was tough because we had to walk through entire areas reduced to rubble now that iraq is under