sources that syrian troops have arrived in the province of man bridge which is in northern syria and it is an area that is controlled by the u.s. backed kurdish fighters they've arrived with some forty pickup trucks two tanks alawi's and armored personnel carriers it follows a request that was given last week by the kurds to the syrian soldiers to come and assist them and we are hearing. that they are planning an offensive so certainly the situation on the ground is intensifying not only between the troops but also between those who support them in other words the united states versus turkey now this comes hot on the heels of the surprise announcement by the american president that the united states will be withdrawing american troops from syria. we do not support and we would oppose efforts to move south and in gaijin activities against the syrian democratic forces kurdish commanders have made commitments that they will turn over areas to local population as they have been so tremendously exists successful liberating those areas from that. we noticed more movement from the euphrates

three syrian soldiers injured and also. in syria badly damaged now one of this is happening as tensions in northern syria continue to escalate we are hearing from various sources that have been called consumed by our sources on the ground that at least forty pickup trucks to tens lobbies and armored personnel carriers belonging to the syrian army have arrived in the province of money in northern syria now the area is controlled by the kurds and just last week the kurds did issue a cord to the syrian army to come and assist them our sources on the ground saying that these are seen as reinforcements and we understand that when the syrian force winds arrived they were welcomed by the kurds and the area was handed over but just a day before there was a turkish backed syrian fighter dispatch of both fighters and armored vehicles to the front line along man bridge so we have the situation on the ground gearing itself up for a confrontation we're hearing from and that it is preparing for a major offensive all of this coming hot on

regime and the syrian regime symbolically moved incentives and the militias with the syrian national flag and said no we are in control of. somehow they could also be a face saving solution for the turks because turkey now can buy time and doesn't have to move in as it promised. what about the kurds so that the kurds have now asked syrian troops to move into that city what do they want why ask for those troops well. kurdish forces have paid dealy when they conquered. couple of years ago from the so-called islamic state militias and this was they last about three hundred people so this was a highly symbolic victory for them and since then monday has been contested area at the. location because from there if you if you can you can enter both. areas that are still held by the force of forces in the east very close to the shores of the river and therefore it's a strategic place and it's very important to keep this and it's also very important for the turkish forces of course to take it if they want to defeat the wipe e.g. the kurdish militias but if the syrian regime says no officially i

some form of closure he saw the syrian army. in the city. of syrian president bashar. but. now. tavis take a look at the top stories here at al-jazeera a tsunami has hit indonesia killing at least one hundred sixty eight people more than seven hundred others we understand have been injured way through two and half a meter into misa high struck areas along the soundest straight between two of the country's biggest thailand's. demonstrations are due to get under way across sudan in the fifth day of protests against food and fuel prices at least ten people have died since the rallies began last wednesday. former british politician patty ashdown who was a leading figure in the polls and peace process has died from cancer at the age of seventy seven lord ashdown served as the un's high representative in polls there sick of ina between two thousand and two and two thousand and six helping the country to rebuild in the aftermath of the civil war of the nine hundred ninety s. . of the trumpet ministration is also another important national security ficca with the resignation of the u.s.

regime and the syrian regime symbolically moved incentives and the militias put the syrian national flag and said now we're in control of. somehow they could also be a face saving solution for the turks because turkey now can buy time and doesn't have to move and as promised. what about the kurds so that the kurds have now asked syrian troops to move into that city what do they want why ask for those troops well. kurdish forces have paid dearly when they conquered. a couple of years ago from the so-called islamic state militias and this was about three hundred people so this was a highly symbolic victory for them and since then members has been contested area the. location because from the if you if you can you can enter both. areas that are still held by the force of forces in the east very close to the shores of the euphrates river and therefore it's a strategic place and it's very important to keep this and it's also very important for the turkish forces of course to take it if they want to defeat the wipe e.g. the kurdish militias but if the syrian regime says we know officially

government and the syrian arab army and syrian president bashar al assad because the syrian state is the only guarantor for the syrian people. this heartless take this story to the middle east. is standing by in beirut good evening to you i'm sorry i want to pick up on that syrian lawmaker and ask you does the departure of u.s. troops from syria mean that syrian president bashar al assad has won the civil war in his country well that is absolutely right bashar assad has indeed won the war in syria barring groups that are part of the president which is a city has bought it with turkey and the presence of the kurdish forces in the north east now the presence of the kurdish forces that meant something meant to be in opposition with the american troops and with the american troops now leaving means that. facing no real opposition except for the troops in there so it would be correct to say that he has won this eighty on the war you know yesterday's announcement has reshuffled the geo political deck in syria and you know increasingly the entire region they are losers they are winners from

forces from near the turkish syrian border however that are reports. of turkish tanks roll into syria. and korea has been bolstering its military positions along with southam border as it prepares for what it calls a full fledged offensive on the kurdish held city of mumbai is syria syrian rebels backed by tuckey are also on the move inside areas of syria under techies sway and along the eight hundred twenty two kilometer border between the two countries kurdish forces a miles from friday that had been forced to cut a deal with the regime of president bashar assad after they were abundant by donald trump or now nst the complete withdrawal of u.s. troops from syria a little over a week ago. here syrian troops deployed in support of cottage forces seen on the edge of mom bitch their deployment creates a government buffer achi a call small from syria which fully separates the tukey and its proxies from the kurds but they are yet to enter the city of money bitch as they claimed on friday. we haven't seen any movement of the syrian army in miami beach all w

why did the kurds off the syrian troops to move into what did they want. she does far they have the support of the americans on the ground and because they could be used there they could use their presence as leverage to get some political goals achieved if not contiguous territory along the border with turkey then just autonomy which is a stated goal of the s.d.f. of which the white b.z. which is a kurdish force is a part of but when the americans said they would be leaving they haven't yet left but they've said that they will then the kurds need to lose that leverage and turkey says they will be attacking my bit because study doesn't want this thread on their border so who are the left with the kurds then reach out to the city in government and if you see the kurds had contemplated this to them and. out seventy two years of sit in conflict that meant in some sort of a tacit understanding the us out of us as we do you mention turkey what is turkey ultimately hoping to achieve from this situation. well turkey's national interests in the city and war if one

a positive step for the syrian peace process as top diplomats from russia iran and turkey agree to work on constitutional changes for syria's future also. as anger rises over nicaraguan president daniel ortega a crackdown on the media and civil rights groups look at why the u.s. imposes sanctions on the country but turns a blind eye to violations in neighboring honduras. or broadcast live direct from our studios in moscow this is our international thomas certainly glad to have you with us. and one of the first journalists to report on the infamous trumper russia dossier michael isikoff has said that it contains claims that are likely false isikoff said he believes the more salacious accusations made in document may never be proven his comments have drawn praise from the u.s. president. thank you too michael isikoff yahoo for honesty what this means is that the pfizer warrants and the whole russian witch hunt is a fraud and a hoax which should be ended immediately also it was paid for by crook hillary and d.n.c. . we're going to try and go comments now on this huge u. turn on the. someti

this is deja vu news coming to you live from berlin the syrian army enters a key goodish town to deter a turkish attack damascus is it entered mom bitch at the request of kurdish forces anxious to prevent a bloodbath but is this the end of kurdish hopes for nationhood as a crucial ally the united states is said to abandon them coming up again since rise of the democratic republic of congo ahead of sunday's gilead presidential election opposition candidate scored for a general strike after a call to suspend voting in some of the key strongholds. and indonesian struggle to get back to daily life often last weekend's devastating tsunami warning that made a living from the sea but now the tourists are dorsets bourses fish are gone. hello and welcome i'm under thought she the syrian army says it's entered the kurdish health of mom bij returned he has threatened and a friend since the flashpoint town in the northern syrian region has been under kurdish control since they captured it from the so-called islamic state in two thousand and sixteen when turkish backed syrian rebel forces started m

news alive when the syrian military enters a key kurdish held town to prevent a turkish attack a syrian and turkish baths forces close in the flashpoint town of man pages bracing for an assault on the syrian government says kurdish forces requested it's a poll. also coming up egypt says its security forces have killed forty suspected terrorists a day off for a deadly attack on the tourists know one of the country's most popular attractions . and bangladesh stepped up security ahead of sunday's general election we'll look at the two main candidates in buying some lead the country's one hundred sixty million people. a minute trips mckinnon thanks so much for joining me. turkey appears to be amassing more troops in preparation for a possible strike on syrian kurds turkish television station i h a has broadcast images of what it says is a large convoy of turkish military vehicles heading to the border with syria and curfews the kurdish militia in northern syria as terrorists and has announced a military offensive against them kurdish forces have been left vulnerable since the shock announce

this is deja news coming to you live from berlin the syrian army enters a key kurdish town to deter a turkish attack to moscow says it's entered munk rich at the request of kurdish forces anxious to prevent of blogspot but is this the end of the kurdish hope for a nation as a crucial ally of the united states is set to abandon them also coming up tensions rise in the democratic republic of congo ahead of sunday's presidential election opposition candidates score for a general strike after a party suspends voting in some of the key strongholds. and interviews you struggled to get back to didn't leave their daily lives after last weekend's devastating tsunami relief the fisherman whose books has gone and still have the tourists who used to buy his cash. colored welcome. the syrian army says it's entered and taken control of the kurdish held town of mam bridge where turkey has threatened an offensive the flashpoint town in northern syria has been under good control for the last six years goodish minissha a large damascus to intervene after turkish backed syrian rebels advanced on mom bri

and assist them just the day before the turkish backed syrian for syrian forces sent their own fighters and their own on their vehicles to the front lines in one village so we witnessing a potential showdown between the turkish back fighters and the kurds and the syrian forces in fact we're hearing from ankara that it is planning a major offensive this comes in the wake of the american withdrawal from syria has long been a point of contention between the united states and turkey. we do not support and we would oppose efforts to move south and engage in activities against the syrian democratic forces two kurdish commanders have made commitments that they will turn over areas to local populations as they have been so tremendously exist successful in liberating those areas from dash we expect them to live up to those commitments. and for moms each and we are fighting against the turkish threat with god's will we're going to fight it together with the americans and the coalition against the turkish army until their withdrawal from one bridge and the surrounding villages this is syrian terri

headlining syrian forces say they've entered the northern city of the move comes at the request of civilians and kurds in the area turkey basters troops for an offensive. co-founder of networking site linked in apologizes for funding a pro-democratic party operation in the united states which created thousands of fake russian bought. france plans a boost in its riot control the number of serious injuries among the yellow vest protesters called by rubber bullets. in the united states government shutdown continues over funding donald trump's anti immigrant border war with the media fanning the flames of discontent with even resulting outdated video to drive its agenda. they just strongly water supplies that are left in the desert everyone. has done everything they possibly can to make the trip more dangerous. six pm on friday. welcome to world news this december the twenty first for you this hour the syrian military say government forces invented the northern city of beach at the request of civilians and kurdish fighters in the area it comes as the kurds try to strengthen the city's defenses a

syrian territories. for us it's a responsibility we have to take to secure syrian territory so. million syrian in our country. for them to go back to their country. and the people who live in syria and the brotherhood we have with them there is absolutely no way for them to feel secure other than our help. our corporation went to russia. and successful operations that we have conducted. we have. we have allies in the region. and the west side of writers but on the northern side of the greatest there is a terror corridor or is making us take in all risks so. it was in a position to take all risks the beginning of the syrian crisis and the diplomatic track we have with the united states. unfortunately it didn't reach the point that we wanted but now it did reach a point that we are pleased with specially in the period the obama period. problem. has been inherited by from. but now. it and also it's delayed. in the. face to face meetings and telephone meetings we do it with a trauma. at many points we agree. and we have same opinion and the last telephone conversation i had with him

the syrian peace process the top diplomats from russia iran and. changes for syria's immediate future also. in the news today. of nicaraguan president crackdown on the media and civil rights groups look at why the u.s. imposes sanctions on but country then turns a blind eye to violations in neighboring home to. just ten eleven pm to choose day the eighteenth of december life martin to nationals world news h.q. or moscow it's kevin with you for the next. company that first tonight's one of the first journalists to report on the infamous trump russia dossier michael isikoff has now said that it contains numerous claims that are quote likely false interviews droll praise from the u.s. president. thank you to michael isikoff yahoo for honesty what this means is that the pfizer warrants and the whole russian witch hunt is a fraud and a hoax which should be ended immediately also it was paid for by crook hillary and d.n.c. of course but at least by trying to find out more about this puja you turn on the face of it all in this deal dossier. sometimes it o

syrian forces entered the northern city of beach at the request of civilians and kurds in the area amid fears of a turkish offensive. to expand its riot control arsenal despite a number of serious injuries among the protesters by rubber bullets. broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our team international and certainly glad to have you with us. right the attorney general of alabama is looking into a decision from a campaign in the run up to last year's state alexion operation involved more than a thousand fake russian language twitter accounts designed to appear as if they were backing the republican candidate. the information is concerning the impact it had on the election is something that's significant for us to explore and we'll go from. those behind the alabama scheme were meant to be tracking fake russian accounts but as our. comments they in fact created their own. some of the activity pointed to as alleged russian meddling in the united states was actually being carried out by the cyber security form new knowledge that this new knowledge outfit was carrying

city of man beach after a request from syrian kurds for protection but syrian opposition sources say there's no sign of government forces in the city. hundreds of anti-government protesters in sudan have returned to the streets in several cities earlier sudanese police detained nine opposition leaders and activists the government says nineteen people were killed during protests and last week. opposition areas the democratic republic of congo is a general strike after being excluded from sunday's presidential election meanwhile the electoral commission is concerned that there aren't enough voting machines in the capital kinshasa. to nigeria now a boko haram fighters have attacked two military bases in their fight for control around lake chad intense fighting in the fishtown of baghdad forced nigerian army soldiers to retreat quantities of weapons were stolen but as recent increase attacks on military outposts often interests has more now from. the fighters are surrounded by get around for a number of hours some are talking about more than twenty four hours and battle is ongoing in tha

government and the syrian arab army and syrian president bashar al assad because the syrian state is the only guarantor for the syrian people. with our list take the story to the middle east. is standing by in beirut good evening to you. saw has won the civil war in his country. well that is absolutely right bashar assad has won the war in syria barring groups that are the president which is a city has bought it with turkey and the presence of the kurdish forces in the north east now the presence of the kurdish forces that meant something meant to be in opposition with the american troops and with the american troops now meeting means that. facing no real opposition except for the groups in it it would be correct to say that he has one this eighty a law war. yesterday's announcement has reshuffled the geo political deck in syria and increasingly the entire region there are losers there are winners from this decision here is what the kurdish military council leader in amman beach said about the turkish threat and kurdish reliance on u.s. troops take a listen good enough to the ship of

if it were the goal of those ,roops to protect syrian livives syrian lives would have been protected also by allowing them to come to the united states as refugees. and we knonow how well that word , with the muslim band, syririas werere among the hardest hit o f refugees around the world, desperate to escape certain death in their towns and cities, partly caused by the united states and its u.s.-backed forces, partly caused by other forces. and the refusal of the united statates to allow syrians to enr as refugees is one more example, if we needed any, about the fact that the u.s. engagement militarily has never been about protecting syrians. so if there is an escalation in the air war in syria, the u.s. air war in syria, it will be without any regard to the impact that will have on syrian lives. amy: just a chaos now in washington. you have republican senator law corker saying he was stunned by trump's "the stupidest decision to withdraw u.s. troops from syria." he is the chair of the senate foreign relations committee. >>>> we are about six or eight weeks away in syria from really

and assist them just the day before the turkish backed syrian for syrian forces sent their own fighters and their own armored vehicles to the front lines in one bridge so we witnessing a potential showdown between the turkish back fighters and the kurds and the syrian forces in fact we're hearing from ankara that it is planning. a major offensive now all of this comes in the wake of the surprise announcement by the american president donald trump that he's withdrawing american troops from syria what we're hearing now too is that the kurds are ready to return the province of one bridge to syria take a listen. we do not support and we would oppose efforts to move south and engage in activities against the syrian democratic forces the kurdish commanders have made commitments that they will turn over areas to local population as they have been so tremendously successful in liberating those areas from cash we expect them to live up to those commitments. are for moms each and we are fighting against the turkish threat with god's will we are going to fight together with the americans and the c

for syrian reconstruction but troops tweek seem to imply more money would now be forthcoming trump has frequently complained about u.s. expenditures abroad and berated allies like the nato countries in south korea for not spending enough on defense alternately he boasts about striking deals to save the u.s. money five hundred thirty three million dollars monday's friendly tweet thanking the saudis is symptomatic of trump's enthusiastic attitude toward the kingdom he shrugged off the conclusions of his own intelligence agencies that saudi crown prince mohammed bin some money most likely ordered the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. trump said saudi arms purchases and its strategic partnership with the us outweighed international condemnation of the killing they see saudi arabia as a strategic partner in the region and trump a certainly gone out maybe kind of on the fence to defend that strategic partners that ship and now he's saying look we are still committed to you now you've got to step up and do what needs to be done one thing is certain after seven years of a devastating civil

government and the syrian arab army on syrian president bashar al assad because the syrian state is the only guarantor for the syrian people. who are list take this story to the middle east. is standing by in beirut good evening to you and charlie i want to pick up on that syrian lawmaker and ask you does the departure of u.s. troops from syria mean that syrian president bashar al assad has won the civil war in his country. well that is absolutely right bashar assad has won the war in syria barring groups that are currently president which is a serious border with turkey and the presence of the kurdish forces in the north east now the presence of the kurdish forces that meant something meant to be in opposition with the american troops and with the american troops now leaving means that. facing no real opposition except for the groups in it so it would be correct to say that he has won this eighty a low war. yesterday's announcement has reshuffled the geo political deck in syria and increasingly the entire region there are losers there are winners from this decision here is what the

nother story to keep your eye on over the next couple of days we think syrian forces say they've entered the northern city of man that move comes at the request of civilians and kurds in the area while the same time masses of troops for a potential offensive. france plans opposed to this riot control despite a number of serious injuries among those protests as of late caused by. the morning very early saturday morning one am on the twenty ninth of december now here in moscow life marti international news h.q. is kevin i'm with you for the next thirty minutes first of the u.s. state of alabama is looking into a discredited pro democratic party operation whether it illegally impacted on the senate race there back in twenty seventeen the operation of more than a thousand fake russian language twitter accounts designed to appear as if they were backing a republican rival the information is concerning the impact it had on the election is something that's significant for us to explore and we'll go from there. those behind the alabama scheme were meant to be tracking fake russian accounts becau

syrian forces entered the northern city of money at the request of civilians and kurds in the area amid fears of a turkish offensive. and france plans to expand its riot control arsenal despite a number of serious injuries among the yellow vests protesters caused by rubber bullets. are broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is r g international i'm john thomas really glad to have you with us. by the attorney general of alabama is looking into a distant from asian campaign in the run up to last year's state election the operation involved more than a thousand fake russian language twitter accounts designed to appear as if they were backing the republican candidate the information is concerning the impact it had on the election is something that's significant for us to explore and we'll go from there those behind the alabama scheme were meant to be tracking fake russian accounts but as our comments they in fact created their own. some of the activity pointed to as alleged russian meddling in the united states was actually being carried out by the cyber security form new

the syrian kurdish armed group the y p g to hand over members to the syrian government so turkey really sending a message it is ready to use force if necessary if the city is not handed over to its rightful owners turkey has long said and long believed along with the syrian opposition that the syrian armed group the y.p. the kurdish group they have been taking over predominantly arab lands while fighting i still to create their own state so turkey believes members should be handed over to to the arabs really and this members finding it selves finding itself at the crosshairs at a time when the united states says it's putting to pull out its troops from the northeast of the country effectively leaving a vacuum so this whole area is up for grabs so the turkish military posturing at the end of the day yes the syrian government has the right to regain control of its territory but turkey also argues that what guarantees will it have if the syrian government takes over these areas who will neutralize what they see as a threat emerging from emanating from the white peachey a group it considers

from syrian kurds for protection the i.p.g. fears turkish attacks following the u.s. decision to withdraw troops from the area russia has welcomed the move but syrian opposition sources have told our jazeera there's no sign of government forces in the city the syrian army made the announcement on state television although it hasn't yet broadcast and images of its forces in b h. based on the full commitment of the army and the armed forces to assume national responsibility for the imposition of the state sovereignty over every inch of the territories of the syrian arab republic and in response to the appeal of the people in. the general command of the army and the armed forces announces the entry of units of the syrian arab army to be and raising the flag of the syrian arab republic they armed forces guarantee the full security of all syrians and others who are present in the region or mohamad as our correspondent in neighboring type in turkey on the border with syria who are trying to take what's going on conflicting reports re

this is the day of the news coming to you live from berlin the syrian army enters a key could on to deter a turkish attack damascus says it's entered among bitch at the request of kurdish forces anxious to prevent a bloodbath but is this the end of the kurdish hopes for nationhood as a crucial ally of the united states is said to abandon them also coming up campaigning closes in bangladesh ahead of the country's election on sunday prime ministership cutscene are expected to secure the ports jump but opponents say she's locked up good critics to win it. and indonesia's struggle to get back to duty life after last weekend's devastating tsunami we meet the fisherman whose boat has gone and so have the tourists who used to buy this couch. in a warm welcome to you i'm on the cima the syrian army says it's entered the kurdish held town of mam binge where turkey has threatened an offensive the flashpoint town in northern syria has been under kurdish control since they captured it from the support islamic state in two thousand and sixteen when turkish back to syrian rebel forces started massing t

positive step for the syrian peace process as a top diplomats from russia iran and turkey agree to work on constitutional changes for syria's future also. as anger rises over when the president daniel ortega has cracked down on the media and civil rights groups we look at why the u.s. imposes sanctions on the country but turns a blind eye to violations in neighboring ponderous. broadcasting. this is our international and from thomas really glad to have you with us. all right one of the first journalists to report on the infamous trump russia dossier michael isikoff has said that it contains numerous claims that are likely false and then that interview has drawn praise from the u.s. president. thank you to michael isikoff yahoo for honesty what this means is that the feisal warrants and the whole russian witch hunt is a fraud and a hoax which should be ended immediately also it was paid for by crook hillary and d.n.c. earlier but trying to go comments now on this huge you turn on the steel dossier. sometimes it takes only one spark one report from one or a handful of journalists from a b

syrian government says its forces have entered the northern city of mont b.j. at the request of civilians and kurdish fighters in the area the kurds are trying to strengthen the city's defenses amid fears of a turkish offensive a middle east correspondent possibly or has more. what we see happening is that the conflict in the northern syrian city of monday's continues to escalate now we are receiving reports from the syrian military that they soldiers have entered the city at the request of the kurdish fighters and civilians who live there and the concern from locals is that they need assistance against a possible upcoming offensive from the turkish side we invited the syrian government which we belong to to send its armed forces to take over these positions and protect month beach and the freeze of turkish threats. in response to the request of the population of man beach the syrian government and its armed forces announce it is sending in troops to man bitch however right now we are receiving reaction from the turkish side and they say that the claims from th

news live from but in the syrian army and tis a key kurdish town to deter a turkish attack damascus says it entered man beach at the request of kurdish forces anxious to prevent a bloodbath but is this the end of kurdish hopes for nationhood as a crucial ally the united states is sick to abandon them also coming up. could italians poles on romanians soon be pushing along german military uniforms but it may stop recruiting nationals from all the e.u. countries to help the agencies in germany's armed forces. and tensions rise in the democratic republic of congo ahead of sunday's delayed presidential election opposition candidate school for a general strike called off forty suspended voting in some of their key strongholds . i'm at home free thanks for joining me the syrian army says it has entered the kurdish held town of man turkey house threatened and offensive now the flashpoint town in northern syria has been on the kurdish control since they captured it from the so-called islamic state in twenty. sixteen when turkish backed syrian rebel forces started gathering new man bed earlier thi

government and the syrian arab army on syrian president bashar al assad because the syrian state is the only guarantor for the syrian people. who are list take this story to the middle east. is standing by in beirut good evening to you. i want to pick up on that syrian lawmaker and ask you does the departure of u.s. troops from syria mean that syrian president bashar al assad has won the civil war in his country. well that is absolutely right bashar assad has won the war in syria barring groups that are part of the president which is on a serious border with turkey and the presence of the kurdish forces in the north east now the presence of the kurdish forces that meant something meant to be in opposition with the american troops and with the american troops now leaving means that. facing no real opposition except for the groups in it would be correct to say that he has one this eighty along the wall in yesterday's announcement has reshuffled the geo political deck in syria and increasingly the entire region they are losers there are winners from this decision here is what the kurdi

one of those sources is the russian and syrian regime. the facts of the attack, and i would encourage you to read the report, because it goes into details about cluster munitions, it incendiary munitions, all of it. there has been a widespread disinformation campaign. the commander of operations in syria said it on record, very useful. they are very forthcoming on tactics and behavior. in the context of the april 7 attack, the precursor for the attack included a widespread disinformation campaign. that's in part while we are having this conversation today, because they are still doubts about whether this actually happened or not. dated -- it did. here is how the disinformation works. as international attention was drawn to the chemical use weapons in syria and stakes were heightened, the russian government and its networks began a parallel disinformation campaign ahead of the stack. attack.s attack -- this i was in kiev last week working with folks who track this information and learned a term called news of the future. i think it's a tec

backed syrian democratic forces the s.d.f. is mainly made up of the y.p. g. or kurdish peoples protection units it won't be the first time the turkish military has confronted the kurdish armed group on syrian soil but if this offensive does happen it will be the first time turkish troops are targeting the group east of the euphrates river where its nato ally the united states stations its troops. are two guns announcement followed a visit by u.s. syria envoy chip geoffrey to ankara last week geoffrey said he told the turks their plan offensive is a bad idea u.s. support for the y. peachey has strained relations but jeffrey confirmed arrangements are being made to address turkey's concerns. the. deployment across the border was done with our understanding but also with the understanding of so. that's one of the various steps that are being taken. the white peachy and the peshmerga are viable kurdish forces but kurds in northern iraq are allies of the u.s. and turkey they are likely to be deployed along the borders between syria turkey and iraq the y.p. she con

soldiers to come and assist them and now just the day before turkish backed syrian troops deployed syrian fighters as well as on their vehicles to the front line along and we are hearing. that they are planning an offensive so certainly the situation on the ground is intensifying not only between the troops but also between those who support them in other words the united states versus turkey now this comes hot on the heels of the surprise announcement by the american president that the united states will be withdrawing american troops from syria. we do not support and we would oppose efforts to move south and engage in activities against the syrian democratic forces kurdish commanders have made commitments that they will turn over areas to local populations as they have been so tremendously successful in liberating those areas from dash we expect them to live up to those commitments. that i'm from my fighting again their track is threat. to find together the americans and the collison again they talk to charm me until there was trouble from this around. this is complicated this is sara a

led syrian owned and un facilitate that political process in line with the decisions of the syrian national dialogue on groups and such as in the un security council resolution two into two fifty four five reform this strong commitment to the sovereignty of independence unity and syria the integrity of the syrian they're up republic and emphasize that these principles should be respected by all sides than geneva eighteen so of december two so that they do you think you very much for your attention. that was the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov speaking in geneva where russia and russia turkey and iran have just said that they've agreed. to make efforts aimed at convening the first session of the syria constitutional committee early next year that is according to a statement that was just read out by the russian foreign minister back to james bay is joining us from the united nations so james this constitutional committee how much of it would be a starting point for actual political progress when it comes to syria. it could be but look at who is standing there the turkish foreign minis

the syrian government says its forces have entered the northern city of money b.j. at the request of civilians and kurdish fighters in the area the kurds are trying to strengthen the city's defenses amid fears of a turkish and sieve our middle east correspondent paul slayer has latest. what we see happening is that the conflict in the northern syrian city of monday's continues to escalate now we obvious even reports from the syrian military that they soldiers have entered the city at the request of the kurdish fighters and civilians who live there and the concern from locals is that they need assistance against a possible upcoming offensive from the turkish side we invited the syrian government which we belong to to send its armed forces to take over these positions and protect month beach and the freeze of turkish threats. yeah in response to the request of the population of. the syrian government and its armed forces announce it is sending in troops to man page however right now we are receiving reaction from the turkish side and they say that the claims from the

didn't consider this a possibility but the fact is that these kurds are syrians they're syrian citizens and actually this is a natural partnership against a common enemy in isis and so both the syrian government and the s.d.f. are determined not to see isis return and i think it's actually a positive development as far as stabilization goes. the u.s. stock market saw its worst christmas eve trading day ever this year and analysts think they found the culprits computerized trading systems they say that the programs which have gained popularity since the two thousand and eight financial crisis fell to understand market demands. that the big people are buying. into their lab rats almost a spectacular amount of money. around eighty five percent of all trade is controlled by machines or formulas which are programmed to buy and sell according to market data algorithms work much faster than human front can check huge volumes of numbers in fact financial commentator charlie boyle thinks there is more painful ahead for wall street. the next year is going to bring a crash much worse than two thou

for syrian reconstruction but troops tweek seem to imply more money would now be forthcoming trump has frequently complained about u.s. expenditures abroad and berated allies like the nato countries in south korea for not spending enough on defense alternately he boasts about striking deals to save the u.s. money five hundred thirty three million dollars monday's friendly tweet thanking the saudis is symptomatic of trump's enthusiastic attitude toward the kingdom he shrugged off the conclusions of his own intelligence agencies that saudi crown prince mohammed bin some money most likely ordered the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. trump said saudi arms purchases and its strategic partnership with the us outweighed international condemnation of the killing they see saudi arabia as a strategic partner in the region and trumpet certainly gone out maybe kind of on the fence to defend that strategic partners their ship and now he's saying look we are still committed to you now you've got to step up and do it needs to be done one thing is certain after seven years of a devastating civil

syrian forces say they've entered the northern city of that move comes at the request of civilians and kurds in the area they say while turkey masses troops for an offensive could be developing story people. and. france in its right control arsenal despite a number of serious injuries among the other best protesters caused by rubber bullets. from a night twenty eighth of january life martin to national news h.q. in moscow is kevin within the next thirty minutes and company so the first three here are state of alabama is looking into a discredited pro democratic party operation and whether or not of the legally impact on the senate race there back in twenty seventeen the operation parallel involved more than a thousand fake russian language twitter accounts designed to appear as if they were backing a republican rival the information is concerning the impact it had on the election is something that's significant for us to explore and we'll go from there those behind the alabama scheme were meant to be tracking fake russian accounts but next is caleb maupin reports tonight they in fact c

for syrian reconstruction but troops tweek seem to imply more money would now be forthcoming trump has frequently complained about u.s. expenditures abroad and berated allies like the nato countries in south korea for not spending enough on defense alternately he boasts about striking deals to save the u.s. money five hundred thirty three million dollars monday's friendly tweet thanking the saudis is symptomatic of trump's enthusiastic attitude toward the kingdom he shrugged off the conclusions of his own intelligence agencies that saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomon most likely ordered the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. trump said saudi arms purchases and its strategic partnership with the us outweighed international condemnation of the killing they see saudi arabia as a strategic partner in the region and trump a certainly gone out maybe kind of on the fence to defend that strategic partners that ship and now he's saying look we are still committed to you now you've got to step up and do what needs to be done one thing is certain after seven years of a devastating civil wa

troops from syria a little over a week ago here syrian troops deployed in support of cottage forces us seen on the edge of mom beach their deployment creates a government buffer achi across north from syria which fully separates the tukey and its proxies from the kurds but they are yet to enter the city of money bitch as they claimed on friday. that we haven't seen any movement of the syrian army in miami beach all we see are the military council of money huge numbers the conflicting reports from them but perhaps sure the cales thoughts likely to ensue a bit and of the sixty to one hundred day timetable for the withdrawal of u.s. troops with the remaining fighting forces in syria has come to replace them in moscow on high level toughest immigration led by foreign minister children's health talks with the russian foreign and defense ministers they discuss the situation in syria as u.s. forces flip it to withdrawal. of us incentives an understanding was reached on how military representatives of russia and turkey will continue to coordinate the states on the ground under new conditions w

his loved ones some form of closure he saw the syrian army. in the city as well as posters of syrian president bashar assad to reform. hundred meters away from us we're on the frontline but. that did not happen how quickly. the marshall islands holds a toxic legacy from years of u.s. military nuclear testing. the sea levels rise one of the best against the threat this fall opposers on al-jazeera. yes. yes yes. oh. dear. no. from afghans with ties to international organizations. this rate has never been greeted. left exposed by the withdrawal of foreign troops. maybe the path to fifty. in the nation. after for their. part of the viewfinder series and. watching the news our life from headquarters in doha i'm coming up in the next sixty minutes u.s. president trump makes a surprise christmas trip to iraq but some iraqis aren't happy about his visit russia criticizes israel's military actions in syria the israelis say they have no plans to stop another postponement for the presidential election in the democratic republic of congo and indonesian au

this is deja vu news line from berlin tensions simmer in northern syria syrian and turkish backed forces closing in on a key kurdish held town damascus says the kurdish militia requested the regime supporters to break down the situation also coming up. security is tight in bangladesh ahead of sunday's general election monitors and intimidation montt the campaign our correspondent reports on georgia's hopes and fears as the country decides its future. and after a senegalese player was subjected to racist abuse at a recent match some holders of italian called not only take a stand against discrimination in football. i'm rebecca races welcome to the program top government officials from russia and turkey have met to discuss their response to the u.s. military pullout in syria the talks also commas turkey has threatened to launch an operation against u.s. backed kodesh forces in the city of man which the red areas to the east of man which i controlled by the kodesh forces which turkey sais as a terrorist organization and has vowed to eliminate. well sco and chris say they'll coordinate groun

coming up to a positive step for the syrian peace process his top diplomats from russia ran to agree and work on constitutional changes for syria's future and. signed the rises over nicaraguan president daniel ortega has cracked down on the media and civil rights groups coming up a look at why the u.s. imposes sanctions on that country but then turns a blind eye to the violations in neighboring home viewers. morning starts international live with me kevin i just heard one i am here now in moscow first then one of the first journalists report of the infamous trump russia dossier michael isikoff is said now that it contains numerous claims that he said a likely false interview was drawing praise from the u.s. president. thank you to michael isikoff yahoo for honesty what this means is that the pfizer warrants and the whole russian witch hunt is a fraud and a hoax which should be ended immediately also it was paid for by crook hillary and d.n.c. if i tried to break the huge you turn on the steel dossier it. sometimes it takes only one spark one report from one or a handful of journalist

city of man which the northern city has been controlled by syrian kurdish forces on friday the syrian army said it entered man bridge after an invitation from the kurds however the u.s. military says its forces are still in the city and have seen no evidence to back the regime's claim i'm going to go. well this myth is going to be decisive for anything else happens from here on in turkey would be looking to see without russia will give the offensive to. the go ahead of course right now there has been a window of opportunity for president. to get the full control in the controlled part of syria. sent to the entire country three a foreign tourists and their egyptian guide have been killed in a bomb attack on a bus just outside car the bus was targeted near the ancient he's the pyramids south of the egyptian capital has been no claim of responsibility it is the first deadly attack against tourists in egypt yeah. she security forces are on hyla today head of the general election campaign ended with more arrests and violence the main opposition the bangladeshi nationalist party says thousa

positive step for the syrian peace process as the top diplomats from russia and iran and turkey agree to work on constitutional changes for syria's future also. as anger rises over nicaraguan president daniel ortega his crackdown on the media and civil rights groups we look at why the u.s. imposes sanctions on the country but turns a blind eye to violations in neighboring honduras. and broadcasting direct from our studios in moscow this is our two international i'm john thomas truly glad to have you with us. all right one of the first journalists to report on the infamous trumpeted russia dossier michael isikoff has said that it contains claims that are likely false isikoff said he believes the more salacious accusations made in the document may never be proven is cons have drawn praise from the u.s. president thank you to michael isikoff yahoo for honesty what this means is that the fight so warrants and the whole russian witch hunt is a fraud and a hoax which should be ended immediately also it was paid for by crook hillary and d.n.c. . all right to try to go comment now on this sud

likely we'll tell you all about it coming up a post for the syrian peace process today. from russia from turkey agree on work on constitutional changes for syria's future also to. take on the media and civil rights groups why the u.s. imposes sanctions on. violations of neighboring homes. hello thanks for watching. the eighteenth of december. the next thirty minutes for this update first then. one of the first journalists to report on the infamous trump russia michael isikoff has said that it contains numerous claims that are quote likely folds is our top story tonight that interview of course is drawing praise from the u.s. president thank you to michael isikoff yahoo for honesty what this means is that the fisa warrants and the whole russian we chummed is a fraud and a hoax which should be ended immediately also it was paid for by croup hillary and d.n.c. was flawed and they only put trying because our correspondent across this one some stunning allegations in the dossier but no hearing the man that supposedly put some of this out there two years ago is now saying actu

army is ruthless turkish backed rebels from the free syrian army and moving towards man bitch they're ready to join turkey's efforts to asked the kurdish forces currently in control of the time. that up until we're continuing to send reinforcements to the fronts near the town of man beach reinforcements coming from all sections of the free syrian army. we are ready and we are waiting for the launch of operations to regain control of the territories controlled by the kurds. we thought it was. turkey has dispatched tanks and armored vehicles it delayed its offensive when the united states and once it was withdrawing its troops from the americans are still intact. but in man bitch local fighters can feel the conflict closing in as battle lines are drawn. i know what to do but we're here on the outskirts of manageable somali turkish and syrian opposition forces have control over a nearby neighborhood. and they sometimes fire it says. the u.s. forces are still patrolling but little and they haven't stopped all of the. fanatical residents can continue their daily lives as normal but as the

dominated syrian democratic forces is reaching out to the syrian government and russia the main power broker in syria to prevent a possible turkish military offensive or takeover of territory the u.s. has said it is going to coordinate its pull out with turkey a signal that turkish troops or its local allies will move in there is a new relationship between the nato allies after years of disagreement over syria but the warming of ties is testing russian turkish cooperation u.s. withdrawal from from syria and that puts at risk relations between russia and turkey because if that is states and turkey managed to reach the deal on syrian kurds in some way or another that puts at risk. russia turkey. agreements on it or russia's plans on friday was also. it's not clear how turkey will further behave itself asked in a forum but. russia turkey and iran have been closely working together on syria within what is known as the astronaut format over the years the u.s. has repeatedly tried to pull away from that alliance. if the u.s. hands over the area to turkey it will not be good for iran so now