Minutes two suicide bombers blow themselves up at a packed baghdad market killing at least thirty eight people to syria and russia react with fury and concern the latest u. S. Plan to kurdish and rebel fighters. Attacked the only functioning airport in libyas capital shutting it down a walkway collapses at Indonesias Stock Exchange building injuring at least seventy five people the shower of glass and a brief. Im tatiana phantasy to all the days sports news including the headlines the list of casualties on the opening day of. Two suicide bomb blasts during the monday morning rush hour in baghdad have killed at least thirty eight people close to one hundred others were injured and more fatalities fias its the fourth attack in the iraqi capital in the past forty eight hours there was a summit in java reports. Bodies were scattered all over the streets in central baghdad two suicide bombers detonated their explosives during morning rush hour in tehran square dozens were killed and wounded chocolate bars sold in the busy marketplace were scattered in the debris and blood. Its become a deadly routine as people of the iraqi capital quickly try to resume their lives out there on square is a busy intersection in eastern baghdad between Southern City and bridge the areas full of laborers on their way to work in the morning. I was here when the blast took place i heard two blasts many people got killed mainly workers. There was another attack in northeastern baghdad three people were killed including a member of the Iraqi Ministry of defense. Attacks have risen in the last forty eight hours eight people were killed in a suicide bombing on sunday in the older mia area north of baghdad it shows that the minister of interior does not have a Real Intelligence network that its supposed to be the data that will be on the table of the responsible persons who are supposed to be working hard to make back that secure last month iraqi Prime Minister head there led by the declared victory against isis saying the war against the group was over but the victory is yet to be translated into an end to attacks the u. N. Says last month alone at least sixty nine civilians were killed in violence and Armed Conflict highlighting the fragility of iraqs peace as well detention fades after the declared defeat device of some of the job others there. Moving now to syria where Significant Developments in the countrys north threatening to cause major diplomatic fallout the u. S. Announced that its supporting the formation of a thirty thousand strong kurdish led border force in rebel controlled areas turkey says that america is playing with fire and syrias government says the plan is a blatant assault on its territory russias also reacted suggesting the formation of a zone controlled by u. S. Backed rebels could lead to the partition of syria but it would pneumonias through. American say i so was not completely destroyed in syria but we can now see that the us are not interested in the territorial integrity of syria it announced a new initiative yesterday and they would like to support the Democratic Forces of syria and his own of Border Security which would mean cutting off large territories around turkeys border so this is a difficult area where there is tension between kurds and arabs these territories would be controlled by armed oppositions and u. S. Forces it would be very difficult to split syria such an approach is taking place without a u. N. Resolution or negotiations in Geneva Russia iran and turkey expect clarifications from the u. S. Well get the view from turkeys border with syria shortly thats where. Standing by but first lets begin in moscow with rory chalons whos outside the Foreign Ministry what else did have to say today. Well it was interesting listening to those comments that weve just heard from the surrogate for all because i think you know through the generation of the Syrian Civil War so far pretty much all of the countries that are involved in one way or another in the conflict have always said that they are holes the territorial integrity of syria and now of course what weve heard from the average just now and what weve heard from turkey. Today suggests that those two countries are losing faith. The United States is being true to that sentiment now all of these countries have different attitudes to the various parties involved in the syrian conflict the United States has been working with the kurds in turkey of course as a big problem without russia somewhere in the middle works with the kurds where it sees some advantage but also i think has not gone as far as the United States and in bolstering Kurdish Military capabilities so what were hearing i think from lavrov and turkey seems to suggest that both those two countries russia and turkey are siding increasingly whiny with each other when it comes to the syrian conflict and the United States at the moment is finding itself a bit more isolated so where does this leave the various dialogue the various platforms the various Peace Initiative sochi geneva a start where does it say that russia stands on those these are these are these are more areas where we are seeing key and russia working quite closely with each other and of course it will come as no surprise to hear that lavrov was beginning up a century with the parts of the process that russia has had key involvements in so he was saying that a star has really pushed forward the kind of de confliction zones in syria. Taken the prospects of peace further forward. What russia is also trying to do is organize this kind of National Dialogue conference and so she has been trying to get this up and running for many months now supposed to be happening sometime towards the end of the month now he said that this dialogue of. Comfort congress and National Dialogue in sochi would basically get more syrian groups involved in the pro. Says groups that are russian being left out he said of the geneva process and he thinks that that this so she conference would actually give impetus to the geneva process of course lets not forget that the geneva process which also meant me is trying to reach some kind of grimes political solution for the syrian conflict and lavrov says that the sufi conference is going to give fresh impetus that give the un essentially a kick up the backside but ive already many thanks story childs life in moscow there is another development thats playing into all of this turkey is planning a big offensive against Kurdish Forces in the both of syria as many as a honda explains. The turkish president today chip Tayyip Erdogan and using a party address to look staunch in the face of a u. S. Backed could use force on his southern border he promised to respond with a show of force saying tikki will launch its own military operation and the Northern Syrian city of buffeting not so soon the lot of religion that just like we do not let the Kurdistan Workers Party or p. K. Open their eyes within our borders we are determined to vanquish them on the other side of fall border god willing in the coming days we will continue the operation to purge out southern border from terror. To key his foot kiddish factions within its borders for more than thirty years and doesnt want to see the kids gain power in neighboring syria the u. S. And the European Union say the p. K. K. Is a terror group but in Northern Syria the american say this supporting Kurdish Forces not the p. K. K. Specifically the kurds are the most effective fighting force against the Islamic State in syria and theyve been very successful at that thats the american purpose but the turks regard the kurds and the y. B. G. As a dire. Threat u. S. President trump promised iran that he would stop being and training could fight is but the pentagon never made that official now turkey is furious about reports of a new u. S. Backed border force of thirty thousand personnel with the syrian Democratic Forces a group of largely controlled by the could ish y p g they will reportedly deploy along the border of turkey iraq to the southeast and the Euphrates River valley the dividing line with assads military hope the american backed could a swipe e. G. Posted this online in december purporting to show clashes with Turkish Forces its enough rain in Northern Syria the same could own clave were heard one now says he will launch a military operation in the coming days theyll get there are many kyler despite it all we believe we have common interests with america in the region and hope we can act in concert because the time has come to support turkey and the time to give Strategic Corporation is do african could be the taste for a difficult three way relationship between powers in the syrian war ticky the United States and the kurdish fight is so hated by one side and supported by the other media mahommed aljazeera lets bring in some christiane good then whos in attack india turkeys border with syria so turkeys president angry at u. S. Support for the white p. G. A. And this proposal for the Border Defense force but one of the options for him right now. Well andrea and there seems there is no option for him at first when he started saying that turkey had the legitimacy rights into the family itself against any National Security threat and they would launch a military operation it was actually a year ago when president our don started saying this but this time we see that he has the support from russia and also the Syrian Regime david gave an indirect support today its through its statement in syrian state state t. V. So at first the question was that whether turkey would be able to launch the suppression because turkey has been through a military coup in two thousand and sixteen the military is lacking personnel and turkey also has conducted that euphrates Field Operation and has lost more than eighty or if it is special forces people which means a lot to the turkish army and turkish to some of the military factions in turkey you were actually against a military operation to belong in our friend and also russia has a strong word on that front we have to keep that in mind but we see that russia gives support to turkey through its statements against United States and turkey was upset also because United States took this the situation unilaterally it didnt consult they didnt consult turkey which is they are nato ally which is their Strategic Partner thats why when president added on at rest United States during his speech yesterday he also challenge the Strategic Partnership was real or not by his words also the Government Spokesperson back here bose that said that the United States is playing with fire by this the situation to station security Border Forces to euphrates is she if rate is valley but of course time will show how they will negotiate big. Those sorts of meeting is also coming up which is going to take place at the end of january but given the statements from both russia and turkey it seems to be a wait there will be some tough days and high statements through both sides all right so many thanks indeed christoph is the director of the council for arab British Understanding he joins us now live from london chris russia and turkey the only players really in syria right now and its not at all clear where their relationship is going what do you make of it all. Well then you two Major Players in Northern Syria for certain and this has been the problem for the last three or four years now that actually its not certain components of this conflict or that siding whats going to happen it is these external powers now to a large extent the asked on a process has managed to corral russia turkey and iran and their interests. Together so that they can deescalate and weve seen a reduction in violence until the last few months but now were getting to a situation where many of the other fronts that rocker has been taken from isis are nearing completion and eyes have turned to the northwest to lip in addition to that it also brings into sharp focus what will be the future of the kurdish areas in in syria and this of course is where turkey starts rubbing up against the United States because the United States has backed the white p. G. The Syria Defense forces in its fight against isis and the risk for the United States here is that it would be seen as having ditched the Syria Defense forces that after having encouraged them after having on them against isis then to pull away and leave them to a combination of turkey and the Syrian Regime to ensure that you know kurdish ambitions in these areas would be once again watered so is another delicate moment in the great power game in Northern Syria so what if he goes ahead and carries out his pledge to go into the afrin what is he really doing here is he to is he testing the ground. I think is testing the ground i think that in africa and weve seen. No u. S. Military bases or support there so its a possibility for him to do that now there are many syrians on the ground who fear that actually there could be a very shady deal going on here as the Syrian Regime encroaches further into it live just south of that frame which is the last real center of Syrian Opposition left. Fighting the regime that turkey could abandon that in return for an agreement a tacit agreement from the other powers that it could deal with african in the white b. G. And other areas and you know this has actually happened in the past turkey effectively gave up aleppo in exchange for alberta been in its launching of Operation Euphrates Shield so theres lots of behind the scenes back channels going on here its very risky and of course one has to remember in all of this while over one hundred thousand people have been displaced in the last couple of months and its in the middle of winter theyre living in makeshift tents aid agencies are pulling out the fighting there is getting worse and we could see this all triggered yet another major refugee crisis in addition to the one that would exists of course which will bring concerns of course from the European Union nobody worried that there will be more people trying to cross the june in the months to come chris many thanks to crystal there director of the council for our british standing here with the news hour from aljazeera still to come on the program. The u. S. 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Well according to Health Officials in the Field Hospital in im eighty nine dead and thirty two one did so far and these clashes erupted since the dawn this morning between an Armored Group that is untie and back the government of National Accord and the special Deterrence Force thats the force that has been tasked with protecting and securing. A base now the clashes erupted because the armed group that is untie you and back the Government National called thinks that Deterrence Force has not the right to protect or secure at them. Is also there are did it in force as ake used of practice that is extrajudicial practices inside the airbas