State visit to study right here. Our broadcasting law director our studios in moscow this is our chief international and from thomas. And syrian state media is reporting that Government Forces have begun moving into the north of the country where turkey is carrying out an offensive against the kurds and these are images from the Northern Syrian city of. Syrian media says that locals are celebrating an agreement there between damascus and local kurdish authorities our middle east correspondent possibly has. We just received reports that the Kurdish Administration and the Syrian Government have signed an agreement that will see the syrian Army Deployed along the border with turkey nasr in state media is reporting that the Syrian Army Forces are making their way to the north of the country in an effort to stage off what they call an offensive by. On syrian territory at the same time were hearing from libyan is Television News reporting that some of the Syrian Forces have a really interest
Attack others were captured and a large cache of taliban weaponry was seized but it does seem according to various reports coming from Helmand Province including the governors office. Number of civilians were also caught up in this attack particularly from a Wedding Party that was happening nearby that was caught in this airstrike now the number of civilian casualties varies the taliban has issued a statement saying tens of people have been killed others injured other figures differ to that but what we do know it does seem as though a large number of civilians once again have been caught up in a battle between taliban and Coalition Forces and a number include colluding many women and children this comes of course as afghanistan is preparing for its president ial election in the coming saturday the last couple of days have been generally quiet here in afghanistan but we have seen generally a surge in the number of attacks taking place both by the taliban who have threatened to disrupt t
Supremes court is due to rule shortly on whether Prime Minister points johnson acted legally when he shut down parliament. But 1st the deaths of 40 people at an afghan wedding adding to Major Concerns about security days out from the president ial election no one is yet certain exactly what happened in the most a collar region of Helmand Province on sunday night the government says the army was targeting a taliban Training Base where they killed fight is arrested others the question is why so many civilians died Robert Bryant has more from kabul. Both sides it seems are still trying to ascertain exactly what happened on sunday night what everybody is agreed on of course is that there has been a substantial loss of life part of the problem here is mr cuyler district is a taliban stronghold deep in Helmand Province it is a very remote area but the ministry of defense says it is trying to launch an investigation to find out exactly what happened but it is sticking with what he was saying
Hello there the latest news and a look back at events over the last 7 days to watch in the week here on our take now turkey says its taken control of a key border town is its troops advance deeper into Syria Kurdish forces they claim their retreat was actually tactical Ground Invasion which it calls an anti terror operation was launched on wednesday turkey wants to create a buffer zone in syria free of kurdish fighters ankara then wants to settle millions of Syrian Refugees there who are currently in turkey the u. N. Says over 130000 civilians have fled to advance warning that this could rise 2400000 those escaping the verge the International Community to step in. America and other countries should protect us theyre committing sin here our children. Women is there really no mercy but rather clearly this is an occupation we are a peaceful people we are talking about displacement and effectively genocide of innocent kurdish civilians innocent communities within that region the kurds have
Welcome to the weekly here on R T International where we bring you the latest Headline News on the top stories from the past week. Hundreds of iceland militants have reportedly fled from numerous Detention Camps in Northern Syria previously guarded by the Kurdish Forces the kurds retreated from some of their positions after turkey started its Ground Invasion which it calls an anti terror operation on wednesday. Turkey wants to create a buffer zone in syria free of kurdish fighters and plans to then set up millions of Syrian Refugees there who are currently in turkey the u. N. Says over 130000 civilians have fled the turkish advance warning that the figure could rise to some 400000 those escaping have urged the International Community to step in. America and other countries should protect us theyre committing sin here our Children Women is there really no mercy but rather clearly this is an occupation we are a peaceful people we are talking about this placement and effectively genocide