Northern syria. No trips were injured and turkey says it was responding to an attack in the area and didnt intend to target the us. It could only increase tensions, though, after the turkish offensive against us forces, allied with the us, began on wednesday. There has been heavy fighting and both civilians and dozens of kurdish fighters have lost their lives. Turkey wa nts fighters have lost their lives. Turkey wants to create a buffer zone gcioss turkey wants to create a buffer zone across the syrian border. 0rla guerin has this report from a turkish town. Here is turkeys response to International Calls for an end to its offensive. Its forces continuing to pound North Eastern syria, creating a new landscape of the displaced 100,000 people and counting, in just three days. But turkey is paying a price. Full state honours today for two civilians killed next to the border, seen here as martyrs in operation peace springs. 0ne coffin is child size for a baby boy called mohammed, just nine
Also tonight. A pathway to a brexit deal is still possible say borisjohnson and his irish counterpart leo veradkar after more than two hours of talks. Nissan warns that a no deal brexit would threaten the future of its car plant in sunderland, the largest in britain employing 6,000 people. Three decades after the fall of the berlin wall, a special report on russias bold moves to reclaim its role as an international superpower. And the queen of gymnastics americas simone biles seals her place in history as she becomes the first woman to win 5 all round world titles. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news. Can Northern Ireland hold on to shock the netherlands in rotterdam, as michael 0neills men bid for euro 2020 qualification . Good evening. Around 60,000 people have fled their homes in North Eastern syria on the second day of a major air and ground assault by turkish forces. Theres been heavy fighting in the central border region. Some civilians have been killed and dozens more have be
Can see a Clear Pathway to a deal but there is a way the pentagon has confirmed Turkish Forces have fired on us forces in northern syria. No trips were injured and turkey says it was no troops were injured and turkey says it was responding to an attack in the area and didnt intend to target the us. But it could only increase tensions, after the turkish offensive against kurdish forces, allied with the us, began on wednesday. There has been heavy fighting and both civilians and dozens of kurdish fighters have lost their lives. Turkey wants to create a buffer zone across the syrian border. 0rla guerin has this report from a turkish town. Gunfire. Here is turkeys response to International Calls for an end to its offensive. Its forces continuing to pound North Eastern syria, creating a new landscape of the displaced 100,000 people and counting, in just three days. But turkey is paying a price. Full state honours today for two civilians killed next to the border, seen here as martyrs in ope
And one mans marathon mission, can kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge break the two hour barrier in austria . Hello and welcome to bbc news. The pentagon has confirmed Turkish Forces have fired on us forces in kobane, in Northern Syria. No troops were injured and turkey says it was responding to an attack in the area and didnt intend to target the us. It can only increase tensions, after the turkish offensive against kurdish forces, allied with the us, began on wednesday. There has been heavy fighting and both civilians and dozens of kurdish fighters have lost their lives. Turkey wants to create a buffer zone across the syrian border. 0rla guerin has this report from the turkish town of akcakale. Gunfire. Here is turkeys response to International Calls for an end to its offensive. Its forces continuing to pound North Eastern syria, creating a new landscape of the displaced 100,000 people and counting, in just three days. But turkey is paying a price. Full state honours today for two civilian
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