Raqqa, Islamic State is making a final stand. Fighting them, a fragile coalition. Gunshots. Of powers, great and small. Of arabs and kurds. Of Men And Women. The enemy they face has weaponised fear. But this is more than the final showdown with isis in its capital. Its also a battle for a kurdish state in northern syria. Theres something bigger than me. Its for people here, the women here and women in the middle east, and maybe potentially the world. Its a fight for territory, both physical and ideological. This story begins not in raqqa, but in kobane. What remains of this largely kurdish city stands as a monument to a brutal Turning Point in the war against Islamic State. It was here that is reached its high water mark. Its territory extending as far as the turkish border. It was here it met its first significant defeat. The cemetery in kobane testifies to just how high a price kurdish fighters, Men And Women, have already paid in their war against is. For the kurds, this is part of
Including one israeli. Security forces have sealed off the embassy which is in an affluent part of amman. The israeli authorities are not commenting on the incident, and for the moment have imposed reporting restrictions. Our middle east editor alan johnson has more. The israelis are saying nothing about whatever has gone on at the embassy in demand. In fact they have imposed restrictions on reporting. What little we know has come from jordanian sources. They say there is, as you said, one local person, a jordanian man, killed in a Shooting Incident will stop an israeli was wounded. The area around the embassy is now a subject of a major security operation. We have no idea exactly what motivated this attack. What sparked this. But in the absence of more information, theres bound to be speculation in the region and beyond. That this incident was linked to the current tensions in jerusalem, and as you know, there are some very strong jerusalem, and as you know, there are some very strong
Raqqa, Islamic State is making a final stand. Fighting them, a fragile coalition. Gunshots. Of powers, great and small. Of arabs and kurds. Of Men And Women. The enemy they face has weaponised fear. But this is more than the final showdown with isis in its capital. Its also a battle for a kurdish state in northern syria. Theres something bigger than me. Its for people here, the women here and women in the middle east, and maybe potentially the world. Its a fight for territory, both physical and ideological. This story begins not in raqqa, but in kobane. What remains of this largely kurdish city stands as a monument to a brutal Turning Point in the war against Islamic State. It was here that is reached its high water mark. Its territory extending as far as the turkish border. It was here it met its first significant defeat. The cemetery in kobane testifies to just how high a price kurdish fighters, Men And Women, have already paid in their war against is. For the kurds, this is part of
Against chinas lyu haotian. Murphy was 6 3 ahead after yesterdays first session, and then today won four of the next seven frames 10 5 it finished. Hell next play scotlands stephen maguire. The World Number one Scottie Scheffler has his fourth win in five Pga Tour starts after getting the job done on monday at the Rbc Heritage in South Carolina following a weather delayed finish. Scheffler, who Won The Masters a week ago, after going back to back at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the players in march, resumed on 20 under and five clear of the chasing pack. With two pars and a bogey over his closing holes, he completed a three under 68 to register a tenth Pga Tour victory in little over two years. And thats all the sport for now
Scottie scheffler has his fourth win in five Pga Tour starts after getting the job done on monday at the Rbc Heritage in South Carolina following a weather delayed finish. Scheffler who won The Masters a week ago, after going back to back at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the players in march, resumed on 20 under and five clear of the chasing pack. With two pars and a bogey over his closing holes. He completed a three under 68 to take his tenth Pga Tour victory in a little over two years. Four time Snooker World Champion Mark Selby is in danger of a shock first Round Exit at the crucible. Joe oconnor, making his debut, took a commanding 7 2 lead. But selby has clawed his way back in to the contst. Its currently 8 5 to oconnor. The first to ten frames progresses to the last 16. Oconnor is at the table, Selby Currently has an advantage of 39 18