Has led to new strategies for fighting cancer and other diseases. Im phil graham welcome to the program. Turkey is getting ready to launch a long planned offensive against kurdish fighters in Northern Syria the United States has reportedly started to withdraw troops from the area clearing the way for the incursion us troops were stationed close to the border with turkey where they supported Kurdish Forces in the fight against the socalled Islamic State turkey however regards the kurdish militants as terrorists on sunday kurdish groups in the region held a mass demonstration against the turkish of fences accusing the u. S. Of abandoning them washington says it will play no part in the shop aeration. So all of this complicates an already complicated picture lets see if we can uncomplicated for you with the doubly correspondence all of us dollars in washington and yulia han in istanbul welcome both lets start in washington with you why is this happening now. Well we are nearing fill the 2020 election and that is a very crucial moment in time because as you know there is an impeachment inquiry against the president going so hes under severe pressure domestically and what hes trying to achieve right now is to get some Foreign Policy successes on his record or he has hardly had any so far and withdrawing troops in general from foreign conflicts and crises has been one of President Trumps core election promises that hes made to his voter base that is just like almost the majority of the americans increasingly tired off war so hes definitely trying to get some credit for that President Trump also repeatedly said that he believes that isis this defeat it he was very much challenged for these statements even from within his own ranks and another very important aspect here is the financial situation when President Trump takes to twitter on this matter he always stress is how much money the kurdish fighters kurdish fighters have received how much equipment and that this all goes to the expense of the american taxpayers ok so the president gets to deliver one of his 1st Campaign Promises that theyre the United States. It is double what does turkey in syria. Well 1st a full for president bad on this is a diplomatic victory because apparently he managed to convince donald trump to make way for this Turkish Military operation in syrias northeast despite resistance within the u. S. Administration turkey for a long time has been pushing for establishing what prison at one calls a safe sewn in syrias northeast the Main Objective here is clearing the Turkish Border all Syrian Kurdish fighters which ankara considers a terrorist prison edwin in recent weeks has also promised to resettle millions of Syrian Refugees over there now we didnt get a specific timetable or information on the scale of the planned operation yet from ankara but u. S. Troops have in the morning started withdrawing from these areas in the north and syria so both. Resistance with. President actually goes against. And thats not even you phil thats right and even when he announced the withdrawal of his troops from syria the 1st time in december 2018 that led to a lot of criticism from within his own ranks and at the time secretary of defense jim mad as resigned over that decision as an act of protest he has been receiving criticism of course by his International Partners and from within his own party lines for instance senator Graham Lindsey graham one of his most avid supporters when it comes to the impeachment inquiry who is always defending the president on that matter and on that and has now said that it was an impulsive decision of the president to withdraw the troops from syria and he also expressed concern about the about his take that isis would be defeated of a president seemingly did not was not really impressed by any of that and is moving on with his decision so you do your home we have the could who were helping the United States fights isis we have turkey who wants to stop the cook from establish themselves in the south of his country so the could still want what the kurds want so who will they turn to to assist them to get that neither of us has let them down. Well the syrian the kurdish a fighters that has strongly condemned the u. S. Has moved the trump decision here thats hardly surprising offer all they have been for a long time considered not only by the u. S. Bought by the International Community basically as one of the most effective groups in the International Battle against the socalled Islamic State now theyre basically feeling verner elbel to a turkish assault their impression is that the u. S. Has turned its back on them they have also warned that this could risk the fight against isis even more they say many isis fighters all still hiding in the area and theyre trying to break out other ices militants now washington says it will be turkeys responsibility from now on to deal with these isis militants and we havent heard from ancora yet how exactly its things to deal with this challenge. Thanks for joining us both you. And washington thank you. Hes playing defense it has put residents of Northern Syria on edge but despite the impending violence many are determined to stay even if it means risking death. Every time one mohamed goes up to his roof he feels uneasy the border to turkey is less than 100 meters away from there people watch him occasionally gunshots fired but the 19 year old kurd says it doesnt intimidate him. We wont leave our land even if. Wed rather die. As a border town with a turbulent history 350000 people live here 60 percent of the population are kurds the rest. It is considered the birthplace of the Kurdish Militia group. In 2011 they rose up against syrian president Bashar Al Assad driving his troops out of the city a year later they defeated the jihadist al nusra front hundreds of kurdish fighters died the people here are proud of the independence they gained. Happy and content more than ever before with the Kurdish Forces keeping order here. But their independence is under threat once more turkish president. Has moved troops and weaponry to the border he sees the y. P. G. As a terrorist organization that needs to be wiped out. At a Party Meeting on saturday he left no doubt about his intentions. The operation is imminent maybe today maybe tomorrow. The kurds had tried to appease a safe zone was a stablish along the border spanning 100 kilometers an agreement was reached between turkey the usa and the kurds in september but the y. P. Jeep withdrew from that agreement now turkish and u. S. Troops patrolling the safe. Lies. In the middle of it. Mohammed muslim is assembling metal parts for his neighbors the kurds has seen assads troops withdraw jihad fighters defeated now the 35 year old fears an invasion by turkish troops. More than an enema put them in a safe zone should be safe but this one isnt its a recipe for chaos. Also worrying residents the ones plans to resettle 1000000 Syrian Refugees from turkey to rise a line but there was talk of relocating kurds elsewhere to accommodate them. Not an amended plan and mouton money we havent left our homeland since the war began at a minimum we were shot at by rockets and by grenades but we stayed and we will stay even if we have to die. The people of russell i refused to bow down after all they have been through even if they would barely stand a chance against bad ones army. And i will take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world at least 13 people drowned during a night time rescue attempts the navy italian island of lampedusa Officials Say 2 patrol boats were approaching an overloaded migrant boat in rough weather when it capsized the coast guard picked up 22 survivors the number of missing is no. Place in hong kong have arrested and charged the 1st 2 protesters for defying and you know against wearing face masks the demonstrations the ban has fueled days of violent demonstrations in the semi autonomous chinese territory. Bomb attack has killed at least 10 people were to 28. 00 others in eastern afghanistan the target was said to be a passing minibus carrying army recruits in jalalabad Security Forces defused several other devices in the area after the blast. The 2nd whistle blower has told us in tel. Mogens official said President Trump has abused his power by democrats leading an impeachment inquiry and i mean fascinating whether mr trump pressured ukrainian president of the law to me as the minsky to investigate his political rival joe biden and mr bidens son. Wheres the climbers activist Group Extinction Rebellion has begun a series of global protests to pressure governments to do more about the Climate Crisis demonstrations began in australia and new zealand more than 100. 00 protesters were arrested in london here in berlin activists blocked a major city intersection the demonstrators are demanding that World Leaders cut the net Greenhouse Gas emissions to 0 by the year 2025. They call themselves rebels the activists calling the Group Extinction Rebellion says civil disobedience is the only effective way to draw attention to the Climate Crisis. We decided to do this because for the last 3 decades demonstrations and petitions having to achieved anything even fridays for a future the core of the Climate Movement doesnt achieve anything with their registered demonstrations so we have to go further its our duty. And central berlin climate activists have gathered at the iconic picture a column. Extinction rebellion activists also turns out in belling to new zealand and the dutch says have asked that. And London Police arrested several activists as by block the citys main roads. In Berlin Police have been taken ellis if their tactics so far reactions to the protests are mixed. I usually get around by bicycle yes every. Anyone should do something to protect the environment if they can. Go into traffic is already stressful and when i have to make a detour because of the protests i dont want to go its upsetting so. Regardless what other belindas thing these protesters want to stay here as long as possible to keep up the pressure on the German Government. If i was going along with this process now and database maximiliano is that welcoming many young know whats going on. Yes well German Climate activists have not only taken to the streets if history taken them in a massive sit down im standing in front of the berlin victory column which is one of balance iconic landmarks and some of the people behind me have been here since 4 oclock in the morning blocking this massive traffic junction and its really rather peaceful you can hear them saying in the background there was a hot soup kitchen and distributing food among the protesters and this group the Extinction Rebellion is asking for just sick measures to stop the global Climate Crisis with this drastic measure here in berlin and didnt do they think anyone is actually listening to them with a sort of civil disobedience. Well yes they are trying to get the attention through civil disobedience here its quite peaceful back to the other parts in town at port some across another church big traffic junction here in berlin they have richly tied themselves to the streets and the police trying to clear the sites now and theyre doing these drastic measures they say because they think the regular price tests as for example done by the friday for futures activists led by the activists great to tune back werent enough they want to show civil b. D. s because they want to ask the global governments to reduce all actions that are in the way of getting rid of the Climate Crisis and despite the protests what were hearing reports of the German Governments climate plans which had already been criticized for being watered down. Yes the German Climate packages it was cold it was part of part of it is a big climate protection law that is supposed to go through Parliament Next Week has been in the making for a couple of months and was being finally presented last week and was already criticized heavily but within the last week there were further reduction saken from this climate protection goal for example and its now only giving goals 4202030 but further goals for its own to 2040 how to reduce Carbon Dioxide emissions are not in this new climate Protection Measures by the German Government and that has given a lot of extra criticism and is also of course fueling the protests that are sausage here in berlin today but are supposed to go on for the rest of the week. Thank you. This is dave news live from baghdad still to come. The exotic singing skills turned into a social media sensation after this video of her in the los angeles subway system goes viral. Plessy championships has been mobbed by control the sea as it wraps up in doha to tell you who took the final. The 1st iraqi official site least 15 people have been killed in antigovernment protests in baghdad overnight that brings the death toll to more than 100 since violence broke out last week of the countrys Prime Minister has announced reforms that are intended to quell the long rest but tensions remain high. A country in crisis. The Prime Ministers efforts to quell the violence had little effect as the death toll rose on sunday. Demands for jobs Better Services and an end to corruption have been met with force demonstrators accuse Security Units of firing on crowds and deploying snipers. That much of. The youth are protesting peacefully what do they want from us why are they killing us doesnt it that our officials have responded with mixed messages the Prime Minister addle abdul mahdi offered to meet with protesters but he also defended the Security Forces. While iraqs interior ministry pointed the blames elsewhere. Limb connecticut age to evacuate there were no clashes a confrontation between the Security Forces and the brotherly protesters but there were militias hands that target the victims. Sad if it were not the Prime Minister said the families of those killed in the protests will qualify for state benefits he also announced a string of reforms including an increase in welfare Unemployment Benefits and to create new jobs officials have asked the protesters for time to implement the changes but gaining their trust will be a challenge. For the nobel prize for medicine has been awarded to jointly to 3 scientists from the United States and britain. Discoveries of the white blood cells. In the body its the 1st prize in. This year converting food to energy is a process that wouldnt be possible without oxygen but oxygen levels can fluctuate dramatically in the body. During exercise climbing to high elevations or pregnancy amounts of the vital gas that are available for metabolism very. To keep functioning the body cells have to be able to adapt to these changing levels of oxygen but how does this adaptive process work william kalen serpico radcliffe and Greg Samantha discovered the mechanism behind it but i would say the benefit is understanding these fundamental mechanisms but the Practical Applications are yet to come and thats actually worked through great discovery but it opens up so many possibilities and really creates new new Research Areas for example in the healing of wounds treating patients with severe anemia or even cancer in their discovery kalen ratcliffe and samantha have laid the groundwork for a new era of Drug Development one thats now starting to address many dangerous aliments that modern medicine seeks to heal. She won the hearts of millions around the world after a video of her singing opera in an l. A. 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