We gib in syria where fighter jets thought to be from the alliance, el nusra front earlier attacked the rebel group called division 30. They said they kidnapped 8 division fighters accusing them of being agents of american interests. Translator the infantry commander went to syria to fight i. S. I. L. Coordination was agreed on and safe passage was granted to us to fight i. S. I. L. And to fight for the security of the Syrian People so we are shocked by this attack against our fighters. Rumors we are american agents are not true. Our fighters are syrians fighting i. S. I. L. For security of the Syrian People. Lets go to zeina khodr. Zeina, what does this tell us about the dynamics of the rebel groups . Reporter from the beginning jane the Syrian Opposition movement has never been United Nationsed. They mayunitedunited. Some are secular some have different political positions but what is happening today is the incident involves division 30. This is a group that is ready to fight i. S. I
We begin in syria where fighter jets thought to be from the u. S. Led alliance have bombed Al Qaedalinked fighters. They had attacked the headquarters called division 30. They said they kidnapped eight division fighters accusing them of being agents of american interests. Translator the infantry commander went to syria to fight isil. Coordination was agreed on and safe passage was granted to fight isil. So we are shocked by this attack against our fighters. Rumors that we are american agents are not true. Our fighters are syrians fighting isil and the Syrian Regime for the security of the syrian people. What is this fighting tell us about the complex dynamics between syrias rebel groups . Well, they have long been d they are not a united rebel movement. They do have a lot of differences, they may share the same goals to fight the Syrian Government. But some groups are more secular than others. Others are more politically moderate than others. In this incident it involves division 30. L
Outright racism. Australians debate why this indigenous sportsman is booed at every match the leader of iraqs kurdish region is calling on kurdish p. K. K. Fighters to leave the bases. The president says separatist fighters Must Withdraw to protect civilians. A number of people have been killed since turkey launched air raids against the p. K. K. In turkey and iraq. Meanwhile theres no let up in the fighting in syria as rebel groups continue to splinter there. Two groups that have been fighting on the same side against i. S. I. L. Are battling each other. Zeina khodr reports. Reporter this is thought to be an air strike carried out by the u. S. To support allies in syria, targetting positions of the Al Qaedalinked al nusra front in northern aleppo. It came too late. Nusra fighters attacked the base of division 30 and abducted the commander and several of his fen. It was a message to the us, and syrians that cooperate with it. The 30 infantry subdivision is a Group Trained by u. S. In t
Migrants. The leader of iraqs kurdish region is asking pkk fight tours leave their bases. Separatist fighters Must Withdraw to protect civilians. Accusing turkey of bombing civilians in raids on pkk in Northern Iraq. The government say both the pkk and turkey need to resume peace talks. Were i close to the syrian border, this is going to leave a bit of a vacuum in the area if pkk do withdraw from their bases, wont it . Well, the president linking his call for the pkk to withdraw from Northern Iraq saying that it will protect civilians. Yes, the pkk, like you mentioned, is helping the peshmerga, the force in Northern Iraq. The 1,000 kilometer front line with isil. But it seems that the krg feel comfortable now that it is able to man these positions alone. We have to remember that there was a long history of conflict between these two kurdish groups, and thats why them allying with each other, joining forces was very unlikely, but the threat from isil was real. They were threatening the
Hello turkey says it will investigate reports that civilians were killed in the targeting of a pkk carp camp in iraq. The Kurdish Regional government said that both, pkk and turkey need to resume peace talks. We have this report. President barzani calling on the pkk to withdraw to protect civilians. Saying that if there were no bases in Northern Iraq then turkey would not be bombing the area. This raises the question of what will happen on the front lines of ill. Isil. They sent troops to the border and theyre confident if they they can hold. Border by themselves. Turkey is an economic lifeline for the krg so maybe the krg would like to get rid of a force that really could challenge its authority . Their official line is that they want to avoid Northern Iraq from becoming a battlefield but the pkk has been a thorn in their side. All these groups fighting isil, but no unity among them. This is the front line in iraq. Across the board in syria opposition groups have been taken up arms ag