Around 60,000 people have been forced from their homes in North Eastern syria, on the second day of a major air and ground assault by turkish forces. Thereve been several civilian deaths. Turkeys president claims at least a hundred kurdish fighters have been killed. They are long time American Allies in the fight against the extremist group, the so called Islamic State, but the turks regard them as terrorists. Turkey is trying to push back the kurds and seize land just inside the syrian border, to create what it calls a safe zone to resettle some of the millions of Syrian Refugees who sought shelter in turkey during eight years of war. Our International Correspondent 0rla guerin sent this from near the border. Turkey says its creating a safe zone in syria but take a look at 5 year old sara. Shes just lost one of her legs in a rocket attack that killed her 12 year old brother. Sara is one of many casualties in hospitals in the kurdish town of qamishli today. Victims of a new chapter in
A growing social concern has turned into a Major Political issue on thursday hundreds of vehicles made their way along major roads from northern israel to deliver a message to leaders in jerusalem palestinian israelis are fed up of the violence plaguing their communities a calling for change israels most senior arab politician using regular facebook updates from the root to make clear that demands you know what the organized crime gangs the extortion gangs the black market gangs the weapons these 4 things if the police want they can eliminate them entirely within one or 2 months. On a bike i think once in west jerusalem or day in other members of the parliament or knesset went to meet israels Public Security minister other protesters gathered nearby to highlight a surge in crime that has seen more than 70 People Killed so far this year every few days palestinian israelis wake up to another story of another fatal crime they say the police a failing to intervene failing to investigate es
Around 60,000 people have been forced from their homes in North Eastern syria, on the second day of a major air and ground assault by turkish forces. Thereve been several civilian deaths. Turkeys president claims at least a hundred kurdish fighters have been killed. They are long time American Allies in the fight against the extremist group, the so called Islamic State, but the turks regard them as terrorists. Turkey is trying to push back the kurds and seize land just inside the syrian border, to create what it calls a safe zone to resettle some of the millions of Syrian Refugees who sought shelter in turkey during eight years of war. Our International Correspondent 0rla guerin sent this from near the border. Turkey says its creating a safe zone in syria but take a look at 5 year old sara. Shes just lost one of her legs in a rocket attack that killed her 12 year old brother. Sara is one of many casualties in hospitals in the kurdish town of qamishli today. Victims of a new chapter in
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Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Hello and welcome. Its 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington where President Trump has fiercely defended his shock decision to pull us troops out of northern syria. Critics fear it opens the way for turkey to attack kurdish fighters there, who are regarded by the turkish government as terrorists. Mister trump has threatened to totally destroy and obliterate turkeys economy if ankara takes advantage of his decision, but said it was time to get out of what he called these ridiculous, endless wars. The bbcs orla guerin reports from the turkey syria border. A pull out at dawn. Us troops, leaving observation posts along the syrian border. Washington says only a small number of troops were moved a short distance. But Kurdish Forces fear they are clearing the way for a turkish invasion. Turkeys president was viewing serbian troops today, an honour guard on a state visit, as concerns grow intern