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president erdogan's decision tonight to work alongside president trump i think will benefit turkey in a great deal. thanks, i know you want to ta ke deal. thanks, i know you want to take some questions. go right ahead. thank you very much. how do you overcome, how will you overcome , how do you overcome, how will you overcome, the damage that has been caused over the past week? there has beena caused over the past week? there has been a lot of animosity between us and turkey, lots of things have been said, lots of threats of economic sanctions have been made, how are you going to repair the going forward ? you going to repair the going forward? thank you. first, as you will see from the agreement, part of our understanding is that with the implementation of the ceasefire, the united states will not impose any further sanctions. on turkey. and once a permanent ceasefire is in effect, the president has agreed to withdraw the economic sanctions which were imposed this last monday. make no mistake about it, president trump was very clear with our ally, turkey, about american opposition to
president erdogan's decision tonight to work alongside president trump i think will benefit turkey in a great deal. thanks, i know you want to ta ke deal. thanks, i know you want to take some questions. go right ahead. thank you very much. how do you overcome, how will you overcome , how do you overcome, how will you overcome, the damage that has been caused over the past week? there has beena caused over the past week? there has been a lot of animosity between us and turkey, lots of things...
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the language in the letter he sent to erdogan, which is dated nine 0ctober, sent to erdogan, which is dated nine october, is indicative of that. and that's also why he has sent the vice president, mike pence, and the secretary of state, mike pompeo, they are on a plane right now to ankara to talk to president erdogan to try to achieve a ceasefire. but the turkish president has made it very clear that he is not going to give in. also, there is a perception that trump has thrown a key ally in the fight against the so—called islamic state group to the wolves, the kurds saying that one particular kurdish militia was perhaps even worse than isis. so a lot of allies around the world of the united states are looking at this, wondering and worrying if possibly they could be next. thank you very much. catalan protestors seeking independence from spain have clashed with police in barcelona for a third day. officers in riot gear responded with rubber bullets as protesters set fire to bins and cars, according to witnesses. nationalists are angry over the long prison sentences given to nine cata
the language in the letter he sent to erdogan, which is dated nine 0ctober, sent to erdogan, which is dated nine october, is indicative of that. and that's also why he has sent the vice president, mike pence, and the secretary of state, mike pompeo, they are on a plane right now to ankara to talk to president erdogan to try to achieve a ceasefire. but the turkish president has made it very clear that he is not going to give in. also, there is a perception that trump has thrown a key ally in the...
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it really is not as risky for president adeline because he really —— erdogan, because he really —— erdogan, because he really played this hostage diplomacy card many times, and did have returns. so for example, with the eu having nearly 4 million syrians in turkey is an effective bargaining chip for president erdogan. so the europeans really don't have much wiggle room. in the case of the us, the us electorate chose a very isolationist president, so with president trump already expressing that he wants to bring the troops home, he doesn't wa nt to bring the troops home, he doesn't want to get engaged in these various forms of regime change or war or being the world police around the world, so really he has the political vacuum, the international political vacuum, the international political vacuum. the only, i believe, barrier could be russia, and that is what he is planning to speak to on tuesday. we will follow that when that meeting happens, thank you very much. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: britain's prime minister, borisjohnson, has written to the european union asking for a
it really is not as risky for president adeline because he really —— erdogan, because he really —— erdogan, because he really played this hostage diplomacy card many times, and did have returns. so for example, with the eu having nearly 4 million syrians in turkey is an effective bargaining chip for president erdogan. so the europeans really don't have much wiggle room. in the case of the us, the us electorate chose a very isolationist president, so with president trump already...
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so erdogan may have some tit for tat in his moscow visit. looking at the trajectory of these interactions it is clear that russell will eventually prefer damascus over ankara. perhaps a tragedy for eve ryo ne ankara. perhaps a tragedy for everyone “— ankara. perhaps a tragedy for everyone —— russia. ankara. perhaps a tragedy for everyone -- russia. thank you very, very much, mustafa gurbuz from the arab centre in washington. let's get more on brexit now. what do people beyond westminster make of it all? our political correspondent, alex forsyth, spent the day with voters in birmingham. at moseley rugby club this morning, people were certainly poised for a big result. the country on tenterhooks, many hoping for a decisive outcome. but while the sport was settled, the wrangling in westminster goes on. as does, for some, the frustration. it's not about whether we're going to leave or not. it's shall we have a deal that they won't vote for, therefore we'll have no brexit, but it's not our fault, therefore we'll have to have an election,
so erdogan may have some tit for tat in his moscow visit. looking at the trajectory of these interactions it is clear that russell will eventually prefer damascus over ankara. perhaps a tragedy for eve ryo ne ankara. perhaps a tragedy for everyone “— ankara. perhaps a tragedy for everyone —— russia. ankara. perhaps a tragedy for everyone -- russia. thank you very, very much, mustafa gurbuz from the arab centre in washington. let's get more on brexit now. what do people beyond...
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as president erdogan fights on, the fallout is spreading. american foreign policy in the middle east is certainly a casualty. well, turkish forces are continuing to pound targets across the border in syria, and the battlefield there has changed rapidly. american forces have surrendered much of their leverage. the russians have increased theirs. for president assad, it's a win, and for those opposing him in syria's long war, it's a bitter pill to swallow. and here's another one — us forces pulling out of northern syria today. most now gone from the region. the kurds see this as a massive betrayal. for donald trump, they already sound like history. our soldiers are not in harm's way, as they shouldn't be, as two countries fight over land that has nothing to do with us. and the kurds are much safer right now, but the kurds know how to fight. and, as i said, they're not angels. they're not angels. those staunch us allies, dismissed so casually, were burying more dead today. here, two fighters and a local journalist, but there are reports that
as president erdogan fights on, the fallout is spreading. american foreign policy in the middle east is certainly a casualty. well, turkish forces are continuing to pound targets across the border in syria, and the battlefield there has changed rapidly. american forces have surrendered much of their leverage. the russians have increased theirs. for president assad, it's a win, and for those opposing him in syria's long war, it's a bitter pill to swallow. and here's another one — us forces...
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"erdogan, look at this." and in the kurdish stronghold of qamishli, mass funerals today forfour dead. two fighters and two civilians. syria's kurds say they have given their blood to fight is for the world. but there is no help for them in their hour of need. and 0rla joins me now. we are seeing growing international unease over turkey's incursion, including from boris johnson? yes, the international criticism is really becoming a firestorm. there was a phone call tonight between the prime minister and the turkish leader, president erdogan, the prime minister expressed the uk's grave concern at the invasion, saying that it risked causing greater humanitarian problems just across the border into turkey behind me. but also undermining the progress made against islamic state. he said that while turkey was an important partner and nato ally, it was clear britain could not support the operation and he called on president erdogan to stop the invasion, pull out his troops and negotiate. a similar message coming from
"erdogan, look at this." and in the kurdish stronghold of qamishli, mass funerals today forfour dead. two fighters and two civilians. syria's kurds say they have given their blood to fight is for the world. but there is no help for them in their hour of need. and 0rla joins me now. we are seeing growing international unease over turkey's incursion, including from boris johnson? yes, the international criticism is really becoming a firestorm. there was a phone call tonight between the...
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president erdogan is calling this operation peace spring but, for civilians across the border on the syrian side, this is going to feel like one more round of battle in an agonisingly long war. turkey says the aim of this offensive is to create a safe zone along its border and allow two million syrian refugees to go home. today, it was creating new ones. ankara also wants to drive out syrian kurdish forces it views as terrorists. that area is needed for our safety and security for the syrian refugees to go back to, so they can go back to their normal lives and there is no vacuum to be filled by any terrorist network, and also to make sure that syria is not divided territorially. but turkey's assault on the kurds could be costly. they've been crucial in the fight against islamic state and are holding 10,000 isil prisoners. now they'll have to focus on resisting turkey. tonight at the border, rockets in the night sky. the invasion is well under way, is worried nations look on. orla guerin, bbc news, near the turkey—syria border. turkey's military operation — and the change of ameri
president erdogan is calling this operation peace spring but, for civilians across the border on the syrian side, this is going to feel like one more round of battle in an agonisingly long war. turkey says the aim of this offensive is to create a safe zone along its border and allow two million syrian refugees to go home. today, it was creating new ones. ankara also wants to drive out syrian kurdish forces it views as terrorists. that area is needed for our safety and security for the syrian...
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president erdogan vows to press ahead with the operation. in the us — china trade war, president trump has a substantial deal could be just weeks away. we've had a tremendous, really, negotiation, a very complex negotiation, but something that's going to be great for both countries. the eu agrees to intensify brexit talks with the uk, but both sides say there is still plenty of work to do. and one man's marathon mission. can this athlete break the two hour barrier in austria? welcome to bbc news. the united nations say around 100,000 people have fled their homes as turkey presses on with its offensive against kurdish forces. there has been heavy fighting in both civilians and dozens of kurdish fighters have lost their lives. turkey wa nts fighters have lost their lives. turkey wants to create a 30 kilometre deep buffer zone running 450 kilometre deep buffer zone running a50 miles, so around 600 kilometres, across the syrian border. turkey's president erdogan vowed to press on with the assault to defeat kurdish fighters who he regards as te
president erdogan vows to press ahead with the operation. in the us — china trade war, president trump has a substantial deal could be just weeks away. we've had a tremendous, really, negotiation, a very complex negotiation, but something that's going to be great for both countries. the eu agrees to intensify brexit talks with the uk, but both sides say there is still plenty of work to do. and one man's marathon mission. can this athlete break the two hour barrier in austria? welcome to bbc...
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"erdogan, look at this." and in the kurdish stronghold of qamishli, mass funerals today forfour dead. two fighters and two civilians. syria's kurds say they have given their blood to fight is for the world. but there is no help for them in their hour of need. 0rla guerrin. typhoon hagibis has brought record rainfall, flooding and high winds to parts of central and eastern japan. at least four people have been killed and millions of others were advised to leave their homes. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. this is the hii river, near mount fuji. usually it is a clear mountain stream. today, it was turned into a raging, boiling torrent. across central japan, typhoon hagibis has dumped record amounts of rain. 0n the southern side of tokyo, the tama river is now close to bursting point. tens of thousands of people who live along its banks have been ordered to leave their homes. the big dangerfrom these sorts of events is water. water is the thing that can do real damage, both if this river burst its
"erdogan, look at this." and in the kurdish stronghold of qamishli, mass funerals today forfour dead. two fighters and two civilians. syria's kurds say they have given their blood to fight is for the world. but there is no help for them in their hour of need. 0rla guerrin. typhoon hagibis has brought record rainfall, flooding and high winds to parts of central and eastern japan. at least four people have been killed and millions of others were advised to leave their homes. from tokyo,...
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erdogan wants, a wide safe zone. do you expect he will get it?” wants, a wide safe zone. do you expect he will get it? i think there has been some two digit ambiguity in the ceasefire agreement between the us and president are to one —— president erdogan. the sdf is agreeing to a much more limited withdrawal, not entirely across the border, and i think this is really going to be decisive whether a limited safe zone will be ok for turkey for the time being, or whether there will be a further push beyond that, and i could determine the extent of fighting —— and that could, and what the us congress will do to push against that and what assad and vladimir didn't will see as an opportunity to intervene. you say a limited safe zone may be more realistic, but president erdogan has promised people in turkey that he is going to get the entire safe zone. surely people will say to him you haven't achieved what you you want to get a limited safe zone? president of one has demonstrated he has strategic patience, this ha
erdogan wants, a wide safe zone. do you expect he will get it?” wants, a wide safe zone. do you expect he will get it? i think there has been some two digit ambiguity in the ceasefire agreement between the us and president are to one —— president erdogan. the sdf is agreeing to a much more limited withdrawal, not entirely across the border, and i think this is really going to be decisive whether a limited safe zone will be ok for turkey for the time being, or whether there will be a...
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it should be, but erdogan is a very different nato ally, and erdogan sees a green light from the white house that he can move in and continue his operations. president trump said something. he said i hope erdogan takes care of our guys in northern syria. he is not going to ta ke northern syria. he is not going to take care of them. he is going to ta ke take care of them. he is going to take care of them. he is going to take care of them by killing them, by going after an ally. that is destabilising for syria and it is destabilising for syria and it is destabilising for syria and it is destabilising for a rock as well, because these turkish refugees are now going to move into iraq, where it is already a fragile situation with the current involvement. they will push into iraq and other areas. thank you very much indeed. thank you for having me. the us commerce department is blacklisting 28 chinese companies from buying products from the us without washington's approval. american officials say the companies have been involved in china's campaign of repression and surveillance against ethn
it should be, but erdogan is a very different nato ally, and erdogan sees a green light from the white house that he can move in and continue his operations. president trump said something. he said i hope erdogan takes care of our guys in northern syria. he is not going to ta ke northern syria. he is not going to take care of them. he is going to ta ke take care of them. he is going to take care of them. he is going to take care of them by killing them, by going after an ally. that is...
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you say a limited safe zone may be more realistic, but president erdogan has promised people in turkey that he is going to get the entire safe zone. surely people will say to him you haven't achieved what you you want to get a limited safe zone? erdogan has demonstrated he has strategic patience, this has been the third cross—border operation, and there can always be a fourth one and fifth one. so he's taking his time to extend his area of control, and he also has other projects at hand. one is relocating refugees into this pocket, start building homes for them, which would be a boost to his struggling construction partners back in turkey, so there are multiple steps to his strategy in this area and possibly at this time, he could see this as enough for the time being. just picking up on one of the points you raise there. his proposal to move syrian refugees from the south of turkey into a proposed safe zone. i mean, there are several million refugees in turkey. is it really realistic for him to expect to be able to move all those people across a border? now the number he presented a
you say a limited safe zone may be more realistic, but president erdogan has promised people in turkey that he is going to get the entire safe zone. surely people will say to him you haven't achieved what you you want to get a limited safe zone? erdogan has demonstrated he has strategic patience, this has been the third cross—border operation, and there can always be a fourth one and fifth one. so he's taking his time to extend his area of control, and he also has other projects at hand. one...
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turkey's president erdogan vows to press ahead with the operation. been revelations in the impeachment enquiry against donald trump with the envoy to ukraine saying she was removed. she said there had been a concerted campaign against her. those your headlines right now on bbc news.
turkey's president erdogan vows to press ahead with the operation. been revelations in the impeachment enquiry against donald trump with the envoy to ukraine saying she was removed. she said there had been a concerted campaign against her. those your headlines right now on bbc news.
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"we work with the precision of a jeweller," president erdogan claimed today. but the civilian death toll is growing. well, just across the border here, in the syrian town of tal abyad, rebels backed by turkey have just raised their flags. in less than a week here, president erdogan has created a dangerous new reality. north—eastern syria is now a battleground, and the balance of power is shifting. american troops are pulling out. syrian troops are moving in. the turkish leader is unrepentant. and what of islamic state prisoners being held by the kurds? turkey claims it found an empty prison in tal abyad. it is accusing the kurdish of setting is detainees free to create chaos. but turkey has opened the door to a dangerous escalation here, and there are fears that the situation could move rapidly out of control. 0rla guerin, bbc news, on the turkey—syria border. president trump, who in effect gave turkey the green light for its assault on the kurds, has now approved financial sanctions against turkey and phoned president erdogan to call for an immediate truc
"we work with the precision of a jeweller," president erdogan claimed today. but the civilian death toll is growing. well, just across the border here, in the syrian town of tal abyad, rebels backed by turkey have just raised their flags. in less than a week here, president erdogan has created a dangerous new reality. north—eastern syria is now a battleground, and the balance of power is shifting. american troops are pulling out. syrian troops are moving in. the turkish leader is...
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but president erdogan has said he will not back down. our middle east editorjeremy bowen reports from neighbouring iraq. by pulling out and dropping the kurds, the americans lose a stake in the war‘s endgame. leaders in moscow and tehran will be delighted. the jihadist extremists of islamic state are doing all they can to exploit the chaos. they see a whole range of new opportunities, and they have declared a new campaign of violence across syria. with the kurds reeling, they may try to free the thousands of is prisoners who at the moment are in kurdishjails. european governments, rattled by the problems of the middle east knocking on their door, have called upon the turks to stop the offensive. their nightmare scenario is syria, backed by russian power, somehow ending up facing off against turkey, a nato member. this last week has been another turning point in this area's catastrophe. it may have simplified the war‘s end. the kurds and the americans seem to be out of the picture. now, that leaves the regime of president assad, the r
but president erdogan has said he will not back down. our middle east editorjeremy bowen reports from neighbouring iraq. by pulling out and dropping the kurds, the americans lose a stake in the war‘s endgame. leaders in moscow and tehran will be delighted. the jihadist extremists of islamic state are doing all they can to exploit the chaos. they see a whole range of new opportunities, and they have declared a new campaign of violence across syria. with the kurds reeling, they may try to free...
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but one week into turkey's invasion, president erdogan has taken a swathe of territory from the kurds and says he won't stop until he completes his so—called safe zone. translation: operation peace spring will last until we reach a depth of 30—35km from manbij to the iraqi border. there is no doubt or hesitation about this. and here's an image that shows the new order in the strategic town of manbij. flying the flag for president putin. his forces had a clear run here after america's hasty retreat, moscow eagerly filling the power vacuum. the russians, who back president assad, are patrolling between the syrians and the turks, keeping them apart and offering to mediate. as president erdogan fights on, the fallout is spreading and american foreign policy in the middle east is certainly a casualty. well, turkish forces are continuing to pound targets across the border in syria, and the battlefield there has changed rapidly. american forces have surrendered much of their leverage. the russians have increased theirs. for president assad, it's a win, and for those opposing him in syria
but one week into turkey's invasion, president erdogan has taken a swathe of territory from the kurds and says he won't stop until he completes his so—called safe zone. translation: operation peace spring will last until we reach a depth of 30—35km from manbij to the iraqi border. there is no doubt or hesitation about this. and here's an image that shows the new order in the strategic town of manbij. flying the flag for president putin. his forces had a clear run here after america's hasty...
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he likes a fellow strongman and that is president erdogan. number two, he does not want to impose sanctions on turkey. he wants a good relationship with turkey so i think a week ago today, when president erdogan said we are going in. president trump said ok, i respect that and we are going to get out of the way. i think president trump did not think through what the consequences would be. in other words there is no real policy. he was i think taken aback by the strong reaction against his moves, including by senate republicans. i will also say, my understanding from my visit to washington a week ago, the us and turkey were very close to an agreement on a safe zone in northern syria. the turks wanted it to be deeper than the us wanted. the turks wanted to have full control, the us did not like that. they were very close and i think the agreement might have got turkey back into the f35 fighter programme but at the end of the day, last week, president erdogan said we're going in and president trump said ok. what is so baffling to people watching
he likes a fellow strongman and that is president erdogan. number two, he does not want to impose sanctions on turkey. he wants a good relationship with turkey so i think a week ago today, when president erdogan said we are going in. president trump said ok, i respect that and we are going to get out of the way. i think president trump did not think through what the consequences would be. in other words there is no real policy. he was i think taken aback by the strong reaction against his...
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that is president erdogan. president trump does not want to impose sanctions on turkey, he wants a good relationship with turkey, so i think a week ago today, when president erdogan said we are going in, president trump said ok, i respect that and we will get out of the way. i think president trump then didn't really think through what the consequences would be. in other words there is no real policy, he was, i think, taken aback by the strong reaction against his move, including by senate republican, i will say one more thing which is my understanding from my visit to washington, a week ago, was the us and turkey were close to an agreementen a safe zone in northern syria, the turking wanted it to be deeper than the us, the turks wanted to have full control, they were very close and the agreement might have gotten turkey backin agreement might have gotten turkey back in to the programme. at the enof the lay president erdogan said we are going in and president trump said ok. what is so baffling to people watchin
that is president erdogan. president trump does not want to impose sanctions on turkey, he wants a good relationship with turkey, so i think a week ago today, when president erdogan said we are going in, president trump said ok, i respect that and we will get out of the way. i think president trump then didn't really think through what the consequences would be. in other words there is no real policy, he was, i think, taken aback by the strong reaction against his move, including by senate...
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president erdogan says he is unconcerned about the international condemnation, but it is growing. turkey is already accused of killing innocent civilians, damaging civilian infrastructure, and causing huge numbers to flee, and all of this while it is supposed to be creating a safe zone for more than 4 million syrians to go home to. here is tu rkey‘s syrians to go home to. here is turkey's response to international calls for an end to its offensive. it's forces continuing to pound north—eastern syria, creating a new landscape of the displaced. 100,000 people and counting, injust 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 brings. one coffin is child —sized, for a baby boy named mohammed, just nine months old. a victim of rocket fire by syrian kurdish forces, their first retaliation for turkey's massive assault on them. and here, mohammed's family, joined together in boundless grief. in the of ironies, they
president erdogan says he is unconcerned about the international condemnation, but it is growing. turkey is already accused of killing innocent civilians, damaging civilian infrastructure, and causing huge numbers to flee, and all of this while it is supposed to be creating a safe zone for more than 4 million syrians to go home to. here is tu rkey‘s syrians to go home to. here is turkey's response to international calls for an end to its offensive. it's forces continuing to pound...
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clearly there will be concerned if that emerges as a key part of what president erdogan is doing. but the belief from many people is that this is an attempt to go after kurdish forces that turkey believes are allied to kurdish forces back in turkey. that has been the overriding concern of the turkish government in all three of the operations. this is the third in three years, along the northern syrian border. the intention, ultimately being to make sure that there are no kurdish fighters anywhere along the border because they see the syrian kurdish fighters of the y pg is entirely the same as the pkk, the turkish kurdish militia group described by turkey and the west as a terrorist organisation. that is the overriding objective. question is how far does president intend to go? will he create a narrow buffer zone or does he intend to push further in and exert influence across north—eastern syria? at this point we simply do not know. and if it does go further, will that cross is rather vague redline president trump has been talking about? it's been confirmed that the house of comm
clearly there will be concerned if that emerges as a key part of what president erdogan is doing. but the belief from many people is that this is an attempt to go after kurdish forces that turkey believes are allied to kurdish forces back in turkey. that has been the overriding concern of the turkish government in all three of the operations. this is the third in three years, along the northern syrian border. the intention, ultimately being to make sure that there are no kurdish fighters...
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now, mr erdogan is due to go and see the russian president, mr putin, in the next week. the question is whether that meeting is more important than the one he is having with his nato allies who are coming overfrom the united states because the russians are more and more becoming the most influential foreign power in the middle east. they are the people who brokered the deal between the syrian state and the kurds. could mr putin think he might become not just the kurds. could mr putin think he might become notjust the puppet master of what is going on but also a potential peacemaker? we will see. jeremy, once again, thank you, jeremy, once again, thank you, jeremy bowen in ankara and jon sopel in washington. bulgarian police have arrested six people suspected of involvement in racist abuse against black england football players on monday evening. a further nine men have been identified and are under investigation by police authorities. the bulgarian commissioner for the interior has said bulgaria does "not tolerate such behaviour". president trump has told reporters it wa
now, mr erdogan is due to go and see the russian president, mr putin, in the next week. the question is whether that meeting is more important than the one he is having with his nato allies who are coming overfrom the united states because the russians are more and more becoming the most influential foreign power in the middle east. they are the people who brokered the deal between the syrian state and the kurds. could mr putin think he might become not just the kurds. could mr putin think he...
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but president erdogan is making no apologies from his offensive stop far from it. as making no apologies from his offensive stop farfrom it. as his party rallied around him, he threatened his critics with a flood of syrian refugees. translation: hey, european union. get a hold of yourself. look, i'm telling you again. if you described our operation as an invasion again, we will take an easy road. we will open the doors and send you 3.6 million refugees. his forces are now moving deeper into syrian territory. here, rebels backed by turkey occupier border village, one of several they've captured. president erdogan is making military gains but diplomatic losses. and here are his targets. syrian kurdish forces he views as terrorists. desperately outgunned and up against nato's second—largest army. they led the battle against is. now washington has left them to their fate. but the kurds hear back today causing terror and casualties as we were a block away. this is the main street in a major border town. police tried to clear the area after what appeared to be major bo
but president erdogan is making no apologies from his offensive stop far from it. as making no apologies from his offensive stop farfrom it. as his party rallied around him, he threatened his critics with a flood of syrian refugees. translation: hey, european union. get a hold of yourself. look, i'm telling you again. if you described our operation as an invasion again, we will take an easy road. we will open the doors and send you 3.6 million refugees. his forces are now moving deeper into...
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president erdogan is calling this operation peace spring but, for civilians across the border on the syrian side, this is going to feel like one more round of battle in an agonisingly long war. turkey says the aim of this offensive is to create a safe zone along its border and allow 2 million syrian refugees to go home. today, it was creating new ones. ankara also wants to drive out syrian kurdish forces it views as terrorists. that area is needed for our safety and security for the syrian refugees to go back to, so they can go back to their normal lives and there is no vacuum to be filled by any terrorist network, and also to make sure that syria is not divided territorially. but turkey's assault on the kurds could be costly. they've been crucial in the fight against islamic state and are holding 10,000 isil prisoners. now they'll have to focus on resisting turkey. tonight at the border, rockets in the night sky. the invasion is well under way, is worried nations look on. 0rla guerin, bbc news, nearthe worried nations look on. 0rla guerin, bbc news, near the turkey— syria border.
president erdogan is calling this operation peace spring but, for civilians across the border on the syrian side, this is going to feel like one more round of battle in an agonisingly long war. turkey says the aim of this offensive is to create a safe zone along its border and allow 2 million syrian refugees to go home. today, it was creating new ones. ankara also wants to drive out syrian kurdish forces it views as terrorists. that area is needed for our safety and security for the syrian...
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president erdogan is making no apologies. farfrom president erdogan is making no apologies. far from it. president erdogan is making no apologies. farfrom it. as his party rallied round him, he'd threatened his critics with a flood of syrian refugees. translation: hey, european union, get a refugees. translation: hey, european union, geta hold refugees. translation: hey, european union, get a hold of yourself. look, i'm telling you again, if you describe our operation as an invasion again, we will take the easy road, we will open the doors and send you 3.6 million refugees. and here are his targets, syrian kurdish forces he views as terrorists, desperately outgunned and up against nato's second largest army. they led the battle against is, now washington has left them to their fate. but the is, now washington has left them to theirfate. but the kurds hit back today, causing terror and casualties, as we were a block away. they said their main street in akcakale, a turkish border town. police trying to clear the area after what appeared to be mortar fire. well, we've just afte
president erdogan is making no apologies. farfrom president erdogan is making no apologies. far from it. president erdogan is making no apologies. farfrom it. as his party rallied round him, he'd threatened his critics with a flood of syrian refugees. translation: hey, european union, get a refugees. translation: hey, european union, geta hold refugees. translation: hey, european union, get a hold of yourself. look, i'm telling you again, if you describe our operation as an invasion again, we...
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but president erdogan a turkey says that the people of this capital and that the people of this capital and that this country are going to be safer because of what he has ordered the turkish army to do in syria. the american delegation led by vice president pence and secretary of state pompeo flew into ankara with a very clear brief from president trump, he has threatened to destroy the turkish economy, if turkey doesn't agree to a cease—fire in syria. now it is doubtful that the american delegation is going to be able to achieve anything lasting with president erdogan bus of the two sides positions where he apart. it is hard to see whether common ground lies. it could be the meeting that really matters is the one that is due next week between president putin and president erdogan. putin has made russia into increasingly the dominant foreign power in the middle east, as america has retreated, he has advanced. president putin has wanted to be the puppet master in the middle east, he made aside the time is come to become a peacemaker in the region. the deal may be done through him. not
but president erdogan a turkey says that the people of this capital and that the people of this capital and that this country are going to be safer because of what he has ordered the turkish army to do in syria. the american delegation led by vice president pence and secretary of state pompeo flew into ankara with a very clear brief from president trump, he has threatened to destroy the turkish economy, if turkey doesn't agree to a cease—fire in syria. now it is doubtful that the american...
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president erdogan is making military gains but diplomatic losses. and here are his targets — syrian kurdish forces he views as terrorists, desperately outgunned and up against nato‘s second—largest army. they led the battle against is. now washington has left them to their fate. but the kurds hit back today, causing terror and casualties as we were a block away. this is the main street in akcakale, a turkish border town. police trying to clear the area after what appeared to be mortarfire. well, we've just had two major explosions here in the space of only a few moments. the blast seemed to be inside this building. but then we were moved back amid fears of more incoming fire. turkey's offensive across the border in syria is now hitting home. this amateur video appears to show some of the casualties today. child screams. 0fficials here say three people are confirmed dead and two of them were children. well, we were expecting a response from the turkish authorities and it hasn't taken long. we've been hearing explosions in the last few minutes a
president erdogan is making military gains but diplomatic losses. and here are his targets — syrian kurdish forces he views as terrorists, desperately outgunned and up against nato‘s second—largest army. they led the battle against is. now washington has left them to their fate. but the kurds hit back today, causing terror and casualties as we were a block away. this is the main street in akcakale, a turkish border town. police trying to clear the area after what appeared to be...
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president erdogan is making military gains but diplomatic losses. here are his targets, syrian kurdish forces he views as terrorists, desperately outgunned and up against nato's second largest army. bay led the battle against is, now washington has left them to their vote —— they lead the battle. but the kurds he had backed today causing terror and casualties, as we we re causing terror and casualties, as we were a block away. this is the main street in akcakale. police tried to clear the area after what appeared to be mortarfire. we'vejust had two massive explosions here in the space of only a few moments. they seemed to be inside this building. but then we were moved back amid fears of more incoming fire. tu rkey‘s fears of more incoming fire. turkey's offensive in syria is now hitting home. this amateur video appears to show some of the casualties today. 0fficials here in akca kale casualties today. 0fficials here in akcakale say three people are confirmed dead and two of them were children. well, we were expecting a response from the turki
president erdogan is making military gains but diplomatic losses. here are his targets, syrian kurdish forces he views as terrorists, desperately outgunned and up against nato's second largest army. bay led the battle against is, now washington has left them to their vote —— they lead the battle. but the kurds he had backed today causing terror and casualties, as we we re causing terror and casualties, as we were a block away. this is the main street in akcakale. police tried to clear the...
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with fighting intensifying, turkey's president erdogan vows to press ahead, in spite of threats from other countries. as the casualties rise, we report on one family caught in the cross fire, who today had to bury their child. when his family came to turkey they were hoping against hope to find safety. instead they were caught up in another round of warfare. tonight the us government which has been blamed for triggering the crisis said it was drafting economic sanctions against turkey. also on the programme... that looks fantastic. painting a rosier picture brexit talks will intensify but borisjohnson says there's still a way to go. police rush to the scene of a knife attack in manchester a man is arrested after five people are injured. olympic champion mo farah says he feels let down by ex—coach alberto salazar, who's been banned after doping claims. and in their euro championships group game, england suffer their first qualifying defeat in a decade. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news. as the controversy over the typhoon rages on, scotland threatened legal action to ensure the
with fighting intensifying, turkey's president erdogan vows to press ahead, in spite of threats from other countries. as the casualties rise, we report on one family caught in the cross fire, who today had to bury their child. when his family came to turkey they were hoping against hope to find safety. instead they were caught up in another round of warfare. tonight the us government which has been blamed for triggering the crisis said it was drafting economic sanctions against turkey. also on...
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turkey's president erdogan, who's in russia discussing the future of the region with president putin, has rejected calls to extend the deadline for kurdish troops to withdraw. let's cross to sarah rainsford who is sochi, where those talks are taking place. explain more about what they are trying to achieve and the overall role of russia now in all of this. it's an extremely relaxed setting here at the black sea coast, but putin has described these talks is critical, and i think that is the general sense that there is around these talks. russia's role is central to resolving what is a critical situation on the ground in north—eastern syria. if russia was already playing an important role inside syria, the withdrawal of us troops from the north—east of the country just last week has troops from the north—east of the countryjust last week has added to russia's role because as the americans have withdrawn it is a syrian government troops and their russian backers who have moved into that area. as president erdogan talks about his desire for a safe zone along the border, i think russ
turkey's president erdogan, who's in russia discussing the future of the region with president putin, has rejected calls to extend the deadline for kurdish troops to withdraw. let's cross to sarah rainsford who is sochi, where those talks are taking place. explain more about what they are trying to achieve and the overall role of russia now in all of this. it's an extremely relaxed setting here at the black sea coast, but putin has described these talks is critical, and i think that is the...
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president erdogan is insisting... syrian government soldiers have moved into some of the other areas but mr erdogan says he would rather have them there then kurdish militias. you'll probably about when he meets syria's ally, president putin of russia, next week. barbara plett usher, bbc news, at the syrian border. the duchess of sussex has revealed she has struggled to cope with adjusting to her new life as a wife and mother, living in a new country. speaking during her recent tour of africa with the duke of sussex, she said juggling the challenges of being a new parent while under the spotlight had been particularly hard for her. look, any woman, especially when they are pregnant, you are really vulnerable. and so that was made really challenging, and then we have a newborn. you know. it's a long time ago, but every member. and especially as a woman, it's a lot. and you add this on top ofjust trying to be a new mum are trying to bea trying to be a new mum are trying to be a newlywed. it's... also, thank you for aski
president erdogan is insisting... syrian government soldiers have moved into some of the other areas but mr erdogan says he would rather have them there then kurdish militias. you'll probably about when he meets syria's ally, president putin of russia, next week. barbara plett usher, bbc news, at the syrian border. the duchess of sussex has revealed she has struggled to cope with adjusting to her new life as a wife and mother, living in a new country. speaking during her recent tour of africa...
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i think there is only one man that president erdogan the turkish leader is listening to and that is donald trump. he got the green lighter effectively from donald trump to carry out this offensive, in a tweet late on sunday night. now donald trump frankly has been all over the shop on this issue, he has condemned this turkish offensive saying that he might place sanctions against the country, we don't know whether or not those sanctions are going to come into force, that is certainly something that us congress wants, i think what we will see is increased pressure on donald trump, from his own side, to act. and if he is going to enforce sanction, then i think turkey may well change its tune, but for now, president erdogan said this offensive will continue, he is determined to meet his objectives. the headlines on bbc news. the kenyan athlete eliud kipchoge makes history after becoming the first person to run a marathon in under two hours. there's been fierce fighting in north—eastern syria, as turkish military continue their offensive against kurdish forces. typhoon hagibis makes landfall
i think there is only one man that president erdogan the turkish leader is listening to and that is donald trump. he got the green lighter effectively from donald trump to carry out this offensive, in a tweet late on sunday night. now donald trump frankly has been all over the shop on this issue, he has condemned this turkish offensive saying that he might place sanctions against the country, we don't know whether or not those sanctions are going to come into force, that is certainly something...
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i think there's only one man that president erdogan, the turkish leader, is listening to, and that's donald trump. he got the green light, effectively, from donald trump to carry out this offensive in a tweet late on sunday night. now, donald trump, frankly, has been all over the shop on this issue. he's condemned this turkish offensive, saying that he might place sanctions against the country. we don't know whether or not those sanctions are going to come into force. that's certainly something the us congress wants. but i think what we will see over the coming days is increased pressure on donald trump from his own side to act and if he is going to enforce sanctions, then i think turkey may well change its tune, but, for now, president erdogan says this offensive will continue. he is determined to meet his objectives. the bbc understands that a proposed law designed to increase legal protections for uk veterans who served in northern ireland has been dropped from the queen's speech on monday. a former head of the army, lord dannatt, told the bbc that the move was very disappointing.
i think there's only one man that president erdogan, the turkish leader, is listening to, and that's donald trump. he got the green light, effectively, from donald trump to carry out this offensive in a tweet late on sunday night. now, donald trump, frankly, has been all over the shop on this issue. he's condemned this turkish offensive, saying that he might place sanctions against the country. we don't know whether or not those sanctions are going to come into force. that's certainly something...
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and despite all the international criticism, president erdogan says this offensive will continue. well, a little earlier i spoke to wa'el alzayet, who was a senior policy adviser to the us ambassador to the un, samantha power. he told me that washington was now weighing up what measures it could take to rein in the erdogan regime. sanctions could potentially hurt turkey, the turkish economy still has not quite recovered from the crisis that it went through a few years ago. it has been exasperated by tensions with russia, with iran and the ongoing syrian conflict. it could potentially have a devastating impact depending on the scope and the scale of these sanctions. the bigger issue here is that we have now an open conflict, at least in the rhetoric, between and within nato allies. this is extremely problematic from a geostrategic perspective. i can only imagine how happy vladimir putin is currently right now. turkey served as the cornerstone of the transatlantic alliance to withstand soviet expansion after world war ii. and here we are, we cannot figure out how to assuage the secu
and despite all the international criticism, president erdogan says this offensive will continue. well, a little earlier i spoke to wa'el alzayet, who was a senior policy adviser to the us ambassador to the un, samantha power. he told me that washington was now weighing up what measures it could take to rein in the erdogan regime. sanctions could potentially hurt turkey, the turkish economy still has not quite recovered from the crisis that it went through a few years ago. it has been...
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speaking at a news conference in istanbul, the turkish president erdogan said the country's military will continue to advance into syrian territory. translation: we will divide the terror corridor, down the middle, 480 kilometres, then we will com plete 480 kilometres, then we will complete the operation by taking towns on either side under control. we will advance 30 to 35 kilometres into syrian territory, to the safe zone map, as we declared before. injapan, the death toll from super typhoon hagibis has risen to 26 with another 21 people are missing. the huge storm has ripped across most of central and northern japan. last night dumping record quantities of rain. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield hayes has travelled north of tokyo, where rescue efforts are still underway. this is the town of chikuma in the japanese alps. much of it now enveloped by brown, dirty floodwater. on saturday night, the levies burst, unable to withstand the onslaught from typhoon hagibis. all day, the military has been racing to pluck those stranded from roofs and balconies. it is a story that has been re
speaking at a news conference in istanbul, the turkish president erdogan said the country's military will continue to advance into syrian territory. translation: we will divide the terror corridor, down the middle, 480 kilometres, then we will com plete 480 kilometres, then we will complete the operation by taking towns on either side under control. we will advance 30 to 35 kilometres into syrian territory, to the safe zone map, as we declared before. injapan, the death toll from super typhoon...
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if he hasjust ambitious is president erdogan feeling? if he has just intent on creating the style buffer zone along the border, then it isjust possible that people plus microspheres will not be realised. crucially, most of the camps that hold those isis fighters are not in that area, they area bit fighters are not in that area, they are a bit further south. the kurds have been making noises about we might have to release them or we might have to release them or we might have to turn our back on the fight against alarming state, which is ongoing, despite what president trump says. in order to concentrate on the situation along the north. i think most people think it will be unlikely, if the kurds were simply to open those present doors and let them go, largely because those fighters might turn around, regret and attack them. so, it is in the current interest to hold onto those prisoners. although, clearly in a situation is complicated and potentially confusing as the mass may unfold in the coming days and weeks, who knows what will happen
if he hasjust ambitious is president erdogan feeling? if he has just intent on creating the style buffer zone along the border, then it isjust possible that people plus microspheres will not be realised. crucially, most of the camps that hold those isis fighters are not in that area, they area bit fighters are not in that area, they are a bit further south. the kurds have been making noises about we might have to release them or we might have to release them or we might have to turn our back on...
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president erdogan says turkish forces will establish a safe zone, into which they intend to return some 2 million syrian refugees. the uk, germany, france, and russia all condemn the operation, with growing anger here in washington that it was president trump who gave ankara the green light. he now says the operation was a bad idea. the white house is refusing to cooperate with the democrat's enquiry and reports say he is about to hire former congressman, trey gowdy as his impeachment counsel. also on the programme..... borisjohnson has reassured conservative mp‘s
president erdogan says turkish forces will establish a safe zone, into which they intend to return some 2 million syrian refugees. the uk, germany, france, and russia all condemn the operation, with growing anger here in washington that it was president trump who gave ankara the green light. he now says the operation was a bad idea. the white house is refusing to cooperate with the democrat's enquiry and reports say he is about to hire former congressman, trey gowdy as his impeachment counsel....
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on one side is president erdogan, and turkey, with the aim of forcing kurdish borderforces and turkey, with the aim of forcing kurdish border forces from the area. and now following a deal with the assad regime syrian government forces are helping the kurds. and the assad regime is backed by iran and russia. our middle east editor jeremy bowen is in erbil in the kurdish region of iraq. how significant a moment could this turn out to be? it has been a very significant seven days, only that time since the first announcement by president trump that he was going to pull out american soldiers. in that seven days the warm up of syria has been transformed. the americans have dumped their allies the syrian kurds as well as that they have been opportunities for the turks, for the regime in damascus and its backers, russia and iran and as well as that the jihadists of islamic state. they wa nt to the jihadists of islamic state. they want to reconstitute their organisation and they see a lot of new opportunities to do that right now, they've announced that they will be a new campaign of violence
on one side is president erdogan, and turkey, with the aim of forcing kurdish borderforces and turkey, with the aim of forcing kurdish border forces from the area. and now following a deal with the assad regime syrian government forces are helping the kurds. and the assad regime is backed by iran and russia. our middle east editor jeremy bowen is in erbil in the kurdish region of iraq. how significant a moment could this turn out to be? it has been a very significant seven days, only that time...
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president erdogan is letting the guns do the talking, despite us sanctions. the us vice president and secretary of defence are rushing here to meet him tomorrow for a heart to heart. but america's voice may be drowned out. well, turkish forces are continuing to pound targets across the border in syria and the battlefield there has changed rapidly. american forces have surrendered much of their leverage. the russians have increased theirs. for president assad, it's a win, and for those opposing him in syria's long war, it's a bitter pill to swallow. and here's another one. us forces pulling out of a base in northern syria today. the kurds see this as a massive betrayal. for donald trump, they already sound like history. our soldiers are not in harm's away, as they shouldn't be, as two countries fight over land that has nothing to do with us. and the kurds are much safer right now but the kurds know how to fight, and as i said, they're not angels, they're not angels. those dismissed so casually were burying more dead today. here, two fighters and a local journa
president erdogan is letting the guns do the talking, despite us sanctions. the us vice president and secretary of defence are rushing here to meet him tomorrow for a heart to heart. but america's voice may be drowned out. well, turkish forces are continuing to pound targets across the border in syria and the battlefield there has changed rapidly. american forces have surrendered much of their leverage. the russians have increased theirs. for president assad, it's a win, and for those opposing...
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how far does erdogan intend to go? will he create this narrow buffer zone or does he intend to push further and exert his influence. we simply do not know and if he does go further, we will cross these rather vague redlines that donald trump is been talking about. paul adams there, diplomatic correspondent. the parents of 19—year—old harry dunn, who was killed in a car crash involving the wife of a us diplomat, have met the foreign secretary dominic raab to discuss the case. the government has urged american officials to waive the diplomatic immunity granted to the suspect, anne sacoolas, who has since returned to the us. charlotte charles, harry's mother, spoke after her meeting with the foreign secretary. just disgusted. i can't really see the point as to why we were invited to go and see dominic, we are no further forward than where we were this time last week and part of me is feeling like it was just a publicity stunt on the uk government's side. to show that they are trying to help but although he is engaging
how far does erdogan intend to go? will he create this narrow buffer zone or does he intend to push further and exert his influence. we simply do not know and if he does go further, we will cross these rather vague redlines that donald trump is been talking about. paul adams there, diplomatic correspondent. the parents of 19—year—old harry dunn, who was killed in a car crash involving the wife of a us diplomat, have met the foreign secretary dominic raab to discuss the case. the government...
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ironically, one of the reasons that erdogan has wa nted of the reasons that erdogan has wanted to do this is that turkey is struggling under the weight of over 4 million syrian refugees. so he has been looking to create a buffer zone to push some of these refugees out of turkey and back into syria. ironically, as a result of turkish military actions, he may end up precipitating a new human humanitarian crisis with many residents within the conflict zone seeking to flee and potentially cross into turkey, simply adding to the number of refugees that turkey currently has. 0k, very good to talk to you, very interesting, thank you so much. prosecutors, at the re—trial of david duckenfield, over the hillsborough disaster, have told the jury his failures were " reprehensible and unforgiveable". the 75—year—old, who was commander, during the match in 1989, denies the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 football fans. the law says there can be no prosecution for the 96th victim, tony bland, because he died later. our correspondent, fiona trott, joins us from outside preston crown court.
ironically, one of the reasons that erdogan has wa nted of the reasons that erdogan has wanted to do this is that turkey is struggling under the weight of over 4 million syrian refugees. so he has been looking to create a buffer zone to push some of these refugees out of turkey and back into syria. ironically, as a result of turkish military actions, he may end up precipitating a new human humanitarian crisis with many residents within the conflict zone seeking to flee and potentially cross...
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and despite all the international criticism, president erdogan says this offensive will continue. well, let's get more on the growing humanitarian crisis at the syria—turkey border. fabrizio carboni is the regional director for near and the middle east at the international committee of the red cross. whojoins me now. thanks very much for joining whojoins me now. thanks very much forjoining us. you understand what the humanitarian situation is on the ground there? the situation is very fluid. we all saw that before this last offensive, this region was hurt by these years of violence. additional pressure and stripes on the local population, coping mechanisms are really hard to manage. we have seen a lot of people moving. we base where we see these communities taking care them but it is not a long—term solution. we see water shortages especially in the city of because of the shortage. we have a concern for hundreds of thousands of people who came from the last pocket of islamic states controlled territory who are totally dependent on humanitarian assistance and any disruption to
and despite all the international criticism, president erdogan says this offensive will continue. well, let's get more on the growing humanitarian crisis at the syria—turkey border. fabrizio carboni is the regional director for near and the middle east at the international committee of the red cross. whojoins me now. thanks very much for joining whojoins me now. thanks very much forjoining us. you understand what the humanitarian situation is on the ground there? the situation is very fluid....