State visit to study right here. Our broadcasting law director our studios in moscow this is our chief international and from thomas. And syrian state media is reporting that Government Forces have begun moving into the north of the country where turkey is carrying out an offensive against the kurds and these are images from the Northern Syrian city of. Syrian media says that locals are celebrating an agreement there between damascus and local kurdish authorities our middle east correspondent possibly has. We just received reports that the Kurdish Administration and the Syrian Government have signed an agreement that will see the syrian Army Deployed along the border with turkey nasr in state media is reporting that the Syrian Army Forces are making their way to the north of the country in an effort to stage off what they call an offensive by. On syrian territory at the same time were hearing from libyan is Television News reporting that some of the Syrian Forces have a really interest
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Hello there the latest news and a look back at events over the last 7 days to watch in the week here on our take now turkey says its taken control of a key border town is its troops advance deeper into Syria Kurdish forces they claim their retreat was actually tactical Ground Invasion which it calls an anti terror operation was launched on wednesday turkey wants to create a buffer zone in syria free of kurdish fighters ankara then wants to settle millions of Syrian Refugees there who are currently in turkey the u. N. Says over 130000 civilians have fled to advance warning that this could rise 2400000 those escaping the verge the International Community to step in. America and other countries should protect us theyre committing sin here our children. Women is there really no mercy but rather clearly this is an occupation we are a peaceful people we are talking about displacement and effectively genocide of innocent kurdish civilians innocent communities within that region the kurds have
Welcome to the weekly here on R T International where we bring you the latest Headline News on the top stories from the past week. Hundreds of iceland militants have reportedly fled from numerous Detention Camps in Northern Syria previously guarded by the Kurdish Forces the kurds retreated from some of their positions after turkey started its Ground Invasion which it calls an anti terror operation on wednesday. Turkey wants to create a buffer zone in syria free of kurdish fighters and plans to then set up millions of Syrian Refugees there who are currently in turkey the u. N. Says over 130000 civilians have fled the turkish advance warning that the figure could rise to some 400000 those escaping have urged the International Community to step in. America and other countries should protect us theyre committing sin here our Children Women is there really no mercy but rather clearly this is an occupation we are a peaceful people we are talking about this placement and effectively genocide
Getting and welcome your chin the weekly here on out. The syrian army has begun moving to the north of the country where turkeys carrying out an offensive against the kurds damascus media added that the army will quote confront turkish aggression on syrian territory of the report suggests the syrian army has already entered the town of man bitch damascus is also reportedly planning to retake the town of kabbani within the next 48 hours just learned this professor at the university of oklahoma scholars of International Studies and director of the u. S. Center for middle east studies told us the regions rich resources are crucial for damascus. Well i think were going to were seeing a scramble for the northeast of syria in the same way that there was a scramble during the collapse of isis and. The resort. This is the area are going to be the 1st to be taken as we saw with the oil fields around areas or and i think what were going to see is the Syrian Government is going to try to go acros