Hello and welcome to world news today. The syrian army has begun moving troops to the north of the country to, as syrian state media puts it, confront turkish aggression. The Turkish Military is currently carrying out an operation to create what it calls a safe zone in syrian territory along their common border. Thats led to fighting against the kurdish led Opposition Forces currently in control of the area. This map gives you an idea of where the advances have been taking place. Turkey now claims to have driven the kurds out of two key towns ras al ain and tal abyad. This video, showing Turkish Forces in tal abyad, appears to support that claim. Most civilians have fled the area the un says more than 130,000 people have been displaced by the Turkish Military operation. And theres been another, potentially serious consequence. On sunday, the kurds said that nearly 800 family members of fighters from the Islamic State group have escaped from a detention camp, in the confusion following
Life, studios in singapore and london. Viva from. This is bbc news. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 2am in Northern Syria where the United States is to withdraw all its remaining troops, as turkeys offensive against the kurds intensifies. The us defence secretary said kurdish fighters would now be backed by syria and russia and america could not be caught between two opposing armies. The us withdrawal comes as Syrian Government troops are said to be heading towards the Turkish Border where turkey is trying to create a so called safe zone. Meanwhile hundreds of people some said to be the families of Islamic State Group Fighters have escaped from a camp that was guarded by the kurds. Aleem maqbool sent this report from inside Northern Syria. The anguish that only comes from loss. This brother and sister mourn theirfather, who was killed in the shelling by turkey of their residential neighbourhood. The kurds here have already suffered so much, and every day of turkeys offensi
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Free of kurdish militias. From akcakale on the turkish side of the border, our middle east correspondent martin patience sent this report. Despite the growing international pressure, turkeys not backing down. At the border, the build up continues, as turkey claims its taken control of a key syrian town. This pro turkish fighter says theyve just entered ras al ain. Almost immediately, there is incoming fighterfrom kurdish fighters. Allahu akbar. Tens of thousands of civilians from the town have already fled. Some are now sheltering in the school. But how do you explain it to a child . There was shelling, says this man, i had to flee my house in the middle of the night. We didnt know where to go. We walked about six miles, and im sick, and i dont have any medicine. But turkeys president says his fight is not against the kurdish people. Translation the west and the us all together say to us, you are killing the kurds. The kurds are our brothers and sisters, ourfight is not against the kur