president masoud barzani has lost hisjob but the kurds have president masoud barzani has lost his job but the kurds have lost more, territory, oil and any hope of a quick word in —— independence, which is all gone. now for some other news. how to fix puerto rico's devastated power grid system continues to be a matter of political controversy in america, five weeks after a powerful storm hit the us—controlled island. puerto rico's governor has called for the cancellation of a contract given to a tiny montana firm to help rebuild it. the head of the power authority head says he accepts ricardo rossello's recommendation. the $300 million contract was given to whitefish energy, which has little experience of work on such a scale, without a public bid process. also making news today, us president donald trump sent several angry tweets on sunday about the hillary clinton and the democratic party. this came amid reports that the first arrest in the russian collusion inquiry could be imminent. media reports say the first charges have been filed by special counsel robert mueller into all

this is deja vu news live from berlin iraqi kurds hopes for independence shattered their leader masoud barzani has stepped down after iraqi troops seized their coke and other kurdish areas are rocks kurds have been under sanctions from baghdad and internationally isolated. has the latest from the region also coming up. support for spanish unity spills onto the streets of catalonia now madrid must decide whether to arrest caught along leaders who proclaimed independence last week . united nations is warning of a new humanitarian crisis in syria that is images of starving children emerge from rebel held in the east of the capital damascus. and lewis hamilton seals his fourth formula one world title after a day of drama in mexico city while all the details. i'm brian todd. i'm a savory warm welcome to the show well a month ago iraq's autonomous kurdish region defied the central government in baghdad and held a referendum on independence kurds overwhelmingly backed a separate state but that move triggered quick retaliation with troops from baghdad seizing key cities and oil wells now presi

the leader of iraq's kurdish region is reportedly planning not to extend his presidential term masoud barzani has been under pressure to quit following september's controversial session referendum the vote triggered more than ten days of fighting between iraqi and kurdish forces appollo mentor of iraq's kurdish region will meet in the coming hours to discuss a plan to redistribute powers held by. stephanie decker joins us from a deal that's the capital of iraq's kurdish region so where does parliament stand at this hour stephanie. we've seen some m.p.'s arriving it hasn't started yet but the session is supposed to be starting right about now what we understand on the agenda first they will read out that letter the letter from president mustard but design and then they will debate it and as you mentioned what we expect is that letter to state that he will not extend his term false november the first that's this wednesday and then the distribution of his powers so in terms of you know some of the leaks that have been coming out perhaps more powers to parliament to the judiciary and also

barzani has been under pressure to quit following september's controversial secession referendum the vote triggered more than ten days of fighting between the iraqi and kurdish forces pro unity demonstrators in spain's catalonia region are holding a rally in barcelona the spanish government says the deposed leader huge demand will be allowed to run in regional elections in december huge demand is calling for a democratic and peaceful opposition to madrid direct rule of catalonia the central government stripped catalonia of political autonomy after a regional parliament voted to declare independence cuban officials have denied any involvement in the legend sonic attacks that led to more than twenty u.s. embassy staff being recalled from heaven or the u.s. says the staff were injured at their offices and residences washington says have been a failed in its obligation to protect diplomats on its territory. continues to like. documentaries that open your eyes at this time on al-jazeera. has in. michigan learned the men. did that i was never. going to going to let us know. about. that. so

the leader of iraq's kurdish region is reportedly planning not to extend his presidential term masoud barzani has been on the pressure to quit following september's controversial secession referendum the vote triggered more than ten days of fighting between iraqi and kurdish forces but zandi is sent the parliament of iraq's kurdish region a letter asking it to redistribute his powers stephanie decker has more from ed appeal the capital of iraq's kurdish region. parliament will be meeting in a closed session to discuss that letter we understand the contents of that will be a redistribution of power for this interim period because elections have been delayed here for a period of eight months and that present must be better than he will not be extending his term a term that has already been extended twice controversially since two thousand and thirteen beyond november the first and we do expect some form of press conference perhaps to give specific details about how exactly we're going to move forward i think interestingly we have not heard yet from the president and self he has not addr

masoud barzani has been the face of kurdish nationalism for decaded. he took a big gamble last month when he pushed for an independent referendum. it backfired. barzani still has supporters like these demonstrators who stormed the kurdish parliament. cnn's becky anderson looks back at his 12 years in power. >> reporter: he took them to the brink, but not to the end. iraqi kurds charging ahead, voting to make themselves a state anew from parts of iraq. a dream so long in the making for barzani. >> the time is here for the kurdistan people the determine their future. >> the time wasn't now. that dream crushed under the weight of iraqi forces. a political assault from turkey, iran and baghdad destroying the political legacy of masoud barzani himself. he'd been widely respected for doing something no one has ever done before, given the kurds a space in which to rule themselves and be largely left to it. kurdish business, life all booming there. decades of handshake, nods and schmoozing finally paying off. then a moment about like any other. the kurds key t

this is d w news live from berlin iraqi kurds hopes for independence shattered their leader masoud barzani has stepped down after iraqi troops seize.

masoud barzani has been the face of kurdish nationalism for decades and served 12 years as president. he took a big gamble last month when he pushed for an independent referendum, and it backfired. the vote prompted the iraqi military to retake oil-rich territory from the kurds, including the key city of kirkuk. barzani still has supporters like these demonstrators who stormed the kurdish parliament. cnn's becky anderson looks back at his years in power. >> reporter: he took them to the brink, but not to the end. iraqi kurds charging ahead, voting to make themselves a state anew from parts of iraq. a dream so long in the making for barzanio. >> t>> the time sheer. >> the time wasn't now. that dream crushed under the weight of iraqi forces. a political assault from turkey, iran and baghdad destroying the political legacy of masoud barzani himself. he'd been widely respected for doing something no one has ever done before, given the kurds a space in which to rule themselves and be largely left to it. kurdish business, life all booming there. decades of handshake, nods and schmoozing fin

give you a quick reminder of our top stories at this hour masoud barzani the leader of iraqi kurds has stepped down after the backlash against the region's independence bed angry protesters stormed parliament in care bill after hearing the news. i'm catalonia has begun its first working week under central spanish control after hundreds of thousands of demonstrators flooded barber saloni yesterday calling for national unity. this is the news live from berlin we have more coming up at the top of the hour but for now we're going to leave you with these images from mexico where people there are getting ready for the traditional day of the dead celebrations joy. i don't know. the last royal mail ship bound for st helena says of course. the. volcanic island in the south atlantic could only be reached by ship until now there was no other way to get supplies to the islanders but those days are now over. a new airport is about to launch a new age. the last word ship to st helena thirty minutes dublin. they make a commitment. they find solutions. they inspire. africa on the move. stories about p

the president of iraqi kurdistan, masoud barzani, has stepped down, after an independence referendum he championed backfired and triggered a regional crisis. in a defiant television address, mr barzani said that nobody had stood up for the kurds after their vote on independence last month, and accused his rivals of treason. quentin sommerville's report from erbil contains flash photography. for the kurds, it is an end without triumph. as protesters attempted to storm its parliament, behind closed doors, an era was coming to an end. inside, the deputy speaker read the president's resignation letter. translation: i refuse to continue in the position of president and i will serve kurdistan as a peshmerga and i will continue to fight for the rights of the kurds and preserve the achievements of the kurdish people. president massoud barzani had hoped to leave office as father of an independent nation of kurdistan, but instead the kurdish region and his legacy are diminished. in a televised address, he spoke of betrayal. "3 million votes for kurdistan independence created history and cannot

this the president of iraqi kurdistan, masoud barzani, has stepped down, after an independence referendum he championed backfired and triggered a regional crisis. in a defiant television address, mr barzani said that nobody had stood up for the kurds after their vote on independence last month, and accused his rivals of treason. photography. for the kurds, it is an end without triumph. as protesters attempted to storm its parliament, behind closed doors, an era was coming to an end. inside, the deputy speaker read the president's resignation letter. translation: i refuse to continue in the position of president and i will serve kurdistan as a peshmerga and i will continue to fight for the rights of the kurds and preserve the achievements of the kurdish people. president massoud barzani had hoped to leave office as father of an independent nation of kurdistan, but instead, the kurdish region and his legacy are diminished. in a televised address, he spoke of betrayal. "3 million votes for kurdistan independence created history and cannot be erased," he said. "nobody stood tall beside us oth

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the veteran president of iraqi kurdistan, masoud barzani, has made a defiant speech after his request to step down was accepted by the regional parliament. in a live television address, mr barzani said that nobody had stood up for the kurds after their vote on independence last month and he accused his rivals of treason. translation: our rivals who handed over the oil city of kirkuk to iraqi forces without a fight have committed high treason. no one stood alongside us and gave support other oui’ alongside us and gave support other our mounties. 0ur arab affairs editor sebastian usher has more details. he told me the referendum was mr barzani's biggest gamble. he said before the referendum, in the run—up to it, that he would not stand again and his mandate runs out this wednesday but i think the sense is that he would not have been stepping down now in the way that he has if it were not for the fact that the referendum which was his biggest gamble, i mean, the great dream of the kurds has been for 100 years, he felt he might be the man to achieve this. he felt the kurds were in a s

the president of iraqi kurdistan, masoud barzani, has stepped down, after an independence referendum he championed backfired and triggered a regional crisis. in a defiant television address, mr barzani said that nobody had stood up for the kurds after their vote on independence last month, and accused his rivals of treason. quentin sommerville's report from erbil contains flash photography. for the kurds, it is an end without triumph. as protesters attempted to storm its parliament, behind closed doors, an era was coming to an end. translation: i refuse to continue in the position of president and i will serve kurdistan as a peshmerga and i will continue to fight for the rights of the kurds and preserve the achievements of the kurdish people. president massoud barzani had hoped to leave office as father of an independent nation of kurdistan, but instead, the kurdish region and his legacy are diminished. in a televised address, he spoke of betrayal. "3 million votes for kurdistan independence created history and cannot be erased," he said. "nobody stood tall beside us other than our m

barzani is stepping down from his presidential but does that mean he's lost power good to be with you may in fact he's not stepping down his dipping aside because his term could have been extended along with the extension of the cabinet in the parliament but he's deciding not to extend his presidency in order to give room for negotiations between the carriage either because obviously government and baghdad and he is that for stepping aside because his name and his his office is is very deeply associated with the referendum that's correct in the backlash and anger from baghdad and run were also in washington d.c. so baghdad in particular is not willing to negotiate and maybe he is giving room for other actors in the on the kurdish side so negotiations could move forward and the current cease fire between kurdish and iraqi forces to carry on and result in peaceful settlement right so how much room for maneuver is there now that is stepping aside how light politicians who could replace him approach talks with baghdad. he has devolved much of his authority to the cabinet and particularly

the leader of iraq's kurdish region is reportedly planning not to extend his presidential term masoud barzani has been under pressure to quit following september secession referendum the parliament of iraq's kurdish region is meeting to discuss redistributing his powers cuba is denying any involvement in the alleged sonic attacks that led to more than twenty u.s. embassy staff being recalled from heaven or the u.s. says the staff were injured at their office and in their homes washington says have and have failed in its obligation to protect diplomats on its territory. those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after inside story so stay with us. in control of catalonia spain pushes back fire in the government and the police but will that simply exacerbate catalans ambitions to split what happens next this is inside story. and welcome to inside story in less than twenty four hours catalonia has declared independence spain has responded by stripping the region of its autonomy and taking control of its government and police the spanish prime minister dismissed calends

the veteran president of iraqi kurdistan, masoud barzani, says he'll continue to fight for an independent state for kurds, even though he's resigned. barzani complained nobody had stood up for the kurds after their recent vote for independence, and accused some of his rivals of committing high treason, in allowing iraqi forces to take the city of kirkuk. later today, kenyans may hear the outcome of their disputed election. in the west of the country, many opposition supporters boycotted the vote and prevented those backing the government from taking part. there have been clashes in some districts. thousands of demonstrators have taken the #metoo online campaign against sexual harassment and assault on to the streets of france. in paris, mostly female protestors held a rally at the place de la republique. there were similar rallies in other french cities, including marseille and bordeaux. the hollywood star kevin spacey has apologised after he was accused of making a sexual advance toward a child actor more than 30 years ago. mr spacey said he did not remember the incident, but if it did h

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the tribal leaders to kurdish president masoud barzani for help now they fully backed the referendum for secession and. joining the kurds it doesn't mean we forego all arab roots but it's the kurds who represent the real. sectarian with baghdad we are less than even second class citizens. this border area was controlled by the iraqi government in baghdad up until two thousand and fourteen when the kurds ever arrived. iraq's prime minister threatening to retake control of similar areas but increasing numbers of sudanese are calling for further disapprobation. there is no other choice but the division of iraq each live in the area itself administered unity is an illusion the arab countries there is no more this will put an end to sectarianism and we are aiming for a sunni autonomy this region the kurdish referendum embolden other minorities who never found their place in the iraq after saddam hussein a reflection of the failures of the baghdad government to be inclusive it's difficult to see how the iraqi flag will be raised here once again. robby are ignored in iraq. turn one of the w

president masoud barzani has released a statement describing what he says was one of the reasons behind this incredibly fast withdrawal of peshmerga fighters from kirkuk and the other disputed territories he has blamed that withdrawal of what he describes as unilateral decisions made by some officials now this is consistent with some of the allegations being made by other members of his k d p party against the p u k now the central command today described this withdrawal as a as a result of historic treason from members of the p u k party and interestingly enough a former senior aide to the p u k has said that a transitional government needs to be set up and more effective channels of dialogue between the k r g and baghdad a stablished the fallout from this sudden withdrawal is is very obvious when you speak to patients fighters that we've met today they feel very despondent about this bear in mind that at least one thousand seven hundred patients were killed in the battle against i so the political fallout from this crisis is huge and there are some analysts saying that president barza

barzani kurdish president to call for that referendum will be really very telling indeed thank you very much for that. northern iraq. waste in the wash we look at why the philippines is one of the world's worst pollutants plus. this boat is more than a presidential possession it is a piece of the high life and kristen sweeney in central park new york coming up i'll tell you which president the soon to be auctioned item belong to. hello and welcome to international weather forecasts it's all looking very unsettled across europe at the moment a series of what weather fronts some strong winds pushing them behind them across more southern parts here the weather doesn't look too bad generally following conditions but you see that northerly flow pushing into just fourteen in london on friday and they've got this cold air digging down across the alps and through into wards the balkans are quite unsettled temperatures nothing special across more eastern areas now as you head on through into saturday we've got a trough of low pressure digging right down across here into southeastern areas dockin

the tribal leaders to kurdish president masoud barzani for help now they fully backed the referendum for secession. joining the kurds doesn't mean we forgo all arab roots the kurds who represent. not sectarian with baghdad we are less than even second class citizens. this border area was controlled by the iraqi government in baghdad up until two thousand and fourteen when the kurds ever arrived. iraq's prime minister threatening to retake control of similar areas but increasing numbers of sudanese are calling for further disapprobation. there's no other choice but the division of iraq each live in the area. unity is an illusion we told the arab countries there is no more this will put an end to sectarianism and we are aiming for a sunni autonomy. the kurdish referendum other minorities. their place in the iraq after saddam hussein. failures of the baghdad government to be inclusive it's difficult to see how the iraqi flag will be raised here once again. the people have. free and fair elections. elections next year and the test of president. and his power and. well one of the people w

president masoud barzani has released a statement describing what he says was one of the reasons behind this incredibly fast withdrawal of peshmerga fighters from kirkuk and the other disputed territories he has blamed that withdrawal of what he describes as unilateral decisions made by some officials now this is consistent with some of the allegations being made by other members of his k d p party against the p u k now the peshmerga central command today described this withdrawal is as a result of his story treason from members of the p u k party and interestingly enough a former senior aide to the p u k has said that a transitional government needs to be set up and more effective channels of dialogue between the k r g and baghdad a stablished the fallout from this sudden withdrawal is is very obvious when you speak to patients the fighters that we've we've met today they feel very despondent about this bear in mind that at least one thousand seven hundred patients were killed in the battle against i so the political fallout from this crisis is huge and there are some analysts saying t

the tribal leaders to kurdish president masoud barzani for help now they fully backed the referendum for secession. joining the kurds doesn't mean we forgo all arab roots but it's the kurds who represent the real. sectarian with baghdad we are less than even second class citizens. this border area was controlled by the iraqi government in baghdad up until two thousand and fourteen when the kurds ever arrived. prime minister threatening to retake control of similar areas but increasing numbers of sudanese are calling for further disapprobation. there is no other choice but the division of iraq each live in the area. unity is an illusion the arab countries there is no more this will put an end to sectarianism and we are aiming for a sunni autonomy. the kurdish referendum other minorities were never found their place in the iraq after. everything defamers of the baghdad government to be inclusive it's difficult to see how the iraqi flag will be raised here once again. robby are ignored in iraq. hundreds of people have held a rally to demand free and fair elections and said he is capital

barzani the k d p leader signing a peace agreement. after the two thousand and three invasion of iraq by the us and the takeover of huge areas of iraqi territory. by i saw in two thousand and fourteen the kurds began to demand self-determination eventually a referendum on to say should happen this month with ninety two percent voting for their own country while the kurds voted taleban he was in germany for medical treatment he died in a berlin hospital aged eighty four imran khan how does a random muslim is forced to flee violence in nam all say they're skeptical about. the country has struck with bangladesh describes the crisis as the world's fastest developing refugee emergency but human rights organizations and the refugees themselves are worried they could be worse off if they go home. in nam are you out of them out of reports. a deal has been made for their return but the refugees continue to stream into bangladesh with by now familiar accounts of violence and terror. the killing shooting and setting fire to our homes we could not

the tribal leaders tried to kurdish president masoud barzani for help now they fully backed the referendum for secession and. joining the kurds doesn't mean we forego all arab roots the kurds who represent the real. sectarian with baghdad we are less than nothing not even second class citizens. this border area was controlled by the iraqi government in baghdad up until two thousand and fourteen when the kurds ever arrived. iraq's prime minister threatening to retake control of similar areas but increasing numbers of sudanese are calling for further disapprobation. there is no other choice but the division of iraq each live in the area. unity is an illusion we told the arab countries there is no more iraq this will put an end to sectarianism and we are aiming for a sunni autonomy. the kurdish referendum other minorities were never found their place in the iraq after saddam hussein. to failures of the baghdad government to be inclusive it's difficult to see how the iraqi flag will be raised here once again. hundreds of people have. free and fair elections and. opposition leaders accuse the r

takes a look at his political legacy masoud barzani spent much of his career fighting for and leading the kurdish cots a mission that ended for him soon after the kurds voted in favor of succession from iraq. sonnie was born in a kurdish region of iran on the same day as the kurdish democratic party was established on august sixteenth one thousand nine hundred forty six he followed his father's footsteps joining an army struggle for kurdish autonomy interact at the age of sixteen and then taking over the political party in one thousand seventy nine when his father died he spent two years fighting with the pressure off the battling rival kurdish forces but after the us invasion of iraq in two thousand and three as saddam hussein's death he began to work with the iraqi government and two years later he was voted as leader of northern iraq kurdistan regional government since two thousand and fourteen his forces have helped fight eisel in iraq the kurdish region remain an area of relative stability and safety for people who have been displaced from other parts of the country. after hintin

barzani the k d p leader signing a peace agreement. after the two thousand and three invasion of iraq by the us and the takeover into areas of iraqi territory. by i saw in two thousand and fourteen the kurds began to demand self-determination eventually a referendum on to say should happen this month with ninety two percent voting for their own country while the kurds voted talabani was in germany for medical treatment he died in a berlin hospital aged eighty four in iraq on al-jazeera a man accused of being one of the world's most wanted people smugglers has appeared in course in italy prosecutors say he's met on the merits and eritrean responsible for sending thousands of people on boats from libya to europe hundreds of them drowned on the way they are trying governments and the man's lawyers say it's a case of mistaken identity and he's an innocent refugee in australian search just say the failure to find a missing malaysia airlines plane is on acceptable in the molten aviation era a final report into the search has called for the i

barzani was the driving force behind last month's referendum to secede from iraq the parliament voted to distribute these powers between itself the government and the judiciary. kenya's opposition leader raila odinga has branded the presidential election rerun . he's calling for a new poll within three months the vote was marred by violence and a low turnout and just forty three percent kenya's deputy president says his government is willing to hold talks its inside story next stay with us here on in al-jazeera. witness documentaries that open your eyes at this time on al-jazeera. his dreams of a kurdish homeland dashed a super zani a stepping down as president of iraq's kurdish region but does that in the current struggle for independence and was it ever a possibility this is inside story.

barzani facing mounting pressure to quit or in september's controversial secession referendum the iraqi government opposed the vote calling it unconstitutional stephanie decker has more from abbi. there hasn't been an official announcement but certainly according to sources in kurdish media it seems that present massoud barzani has sent a letter to parliament where he says he will launch be seeking an extension of his presidential term now this is expected to be debated in parliament on sunday what it means basically his term would have ended november the first technically legally his term as president expired in two thousand and fifteen now elections are supposed to been held november first present result he has always said he would not run in these elections that have now been postponed for another eight months time it's complicated but the bigger picture is certainly significant once we hear an announcement that he will not be extending his term he will no longer be president this is a man who's run this country for twelve years he fought for this country and of course he was behind

the tribal leader to kurdish president masoud barzani for help now they fully backed the referendum for secession and. joining the kurds doesn't mean we forgo all arab roots but it's the kurds who represent the real. sectarian with baghdad we are less than nothing not even second class citizens. this border area was controlled by the iraqi government in baghdad up until two thousand and fourteen when the kurds ever arrived. prime minister threatening to retake control of similar areas but increasing numbers of sudanese are calling for further disapprobation. there is no other choice but the division of iraq each live in the area. unity is an illusion of the arab countries there is no more. sectarianism and we are aiming for a sunni autonomy. the kurdish. other minorities. their place in the iraq after saddam hussein every flexion up to failures of the baghdad government to be inclusive and it's difficult to see how the iraqi flag will be raised here once again. two guards have been killed after an attack on a saudi royal palace in jeddah the interior ministry says a saudi man opened fir

barzani has been under pressure to quit following september's controversial secession referendum the vote triggered more than ten days of fighting between iraqi and kurdish forces. pro unity demonstrators in spain's catalonia region are holding a rally in barcelona the spanish government says the deposed catalan leader carlos huge demand will be allowed to run in regional elections in december tuesday moaners calling for a democratic and peaceful opposition for madrid's direct rule of catalonia the central government stripped catalonia of political autonomy after the regional parliament voted to declare independence cuban officials have denied any involvement in the legend sonic attacks that led to more than twenty u.s. embassy staff being recalled from havana the u.s. says the staff were injured at their offices and residences washington says have been a failed in its obligation to protect diplomats on its territory as a headlines and news continues after. witness documentaries that open your eyes at this time on al-jazeera. has led the way it's now.

barzani has been on the pressure to quit following septa. this controversial secession referendum the vote triggered more than ten days of fighting between iraq and kurdish forces the parliament of iraq's kurdish region will meet in the coming hours to discuss a plan to redistribute powers held by. seventy deca joins us from ed a bill the capital of iraq's kurdish region so i mean the case in which way parliament is going to head on this one most people will tell you that they will go with exactly what is laid out in that letter there's also reports that some of the opposition parties like got on will be boycotting the session that's yet to be confirmed parliament will meet in a couple of hours from now and yes we are expecting this letter from the president to lay out there as you mentioned the redistribution of powers between the parliament the executive the legislature sorry and perhaps also in the hands of his nephew the prime minister natural on barzani again we're going to have to wait for official confirmation of that but interestingl

the president of iraqi kurdistan, masoud barzani, has confirmed his intention to step down. mr barzani told a closed—door session of parliament he was resigning, as the fallout from the region's independence referendum continues. his current term had been due to end in four days. we can talk to our arab affairs editor. mr barzani was in a sense the champion of the independence.- drove it through against some opposition within kurdistan. although it received a huge majority from the people, it was not something everyone their politically believed in and it was his cherished projects for many years, as it is with many kurds, but he obviously felt this was the moment the kurds had ina felt this was the moment the kurds had in a sense got themselves in the driving seat thanks to what they had donein driving seat thanks to what they had done in the battle against isis. they had ta ken done in the battle against isis. they had taken control when iraqi forces fell to pieces and it left them in control of this important area outside kurdistan. with so many oilfields. exactly. he f

barzani the k d p leader signing a peace agreement. after the two thousand and three invasion of iraq by the us and the takeover of huge areas of iraqi territory. i saw in two thousand and fourteen the kurds began to demand terminations eventually a referendum on suspension happened this month with ninety two percent voting for their own country while the kurds voted taleban he was in germany for medical treatment he died in a berlin hospital aged eighty four after airstrikes by the u.s. led coalition in syria have killed forty five people in the syrian city of iraq that's according to local sources many people have been displaced by the fighting as the that's an alliance of kurdish and arab armed groups continues to push i saw out of itself the cleared capital yes the fs been fighting arsehole since june this year has now taken almost all of the city backed by airstrikes and special forces from the u.s. led coalition. the french parliament has voted to adopt a controversial anti-terrorism bill that grants security forces sweeping powe

barzani the k d p leader signing a peace agreement. after the two thousand and three invasion of iraq by the us and the takeover of huge areas of iraqi territory. i saw in two thousand and fourteen the kurds began to demand self-determination eventually a referendum on happened this month with ninety two percent voting for their own country while the kurds voted taleban he was in germany for medical treatment. after airstrikes by the u.s. led coalition in syria have killed forty five people in the syrian city of raka many people have been displaced by the fighting as the attack on lyons of kurdish and arab armed groups continues to push eisel out of itself the cleared capital the s.d.f. has been fighting this year and has now taken almost all of the city backed by airstrikes and special forces from the u.s. led coalition so what's more to come in this half hour including the french parliament adopts a counter-terror law making state of emergency measures permanent. tributes pouring in for the musician tom petty who has died at the age

. >> woodruff: meanwhile, the president of iraqi kurdistan, masoud barzani, insisted the referendum will not be in vain. another 10,000 to 15,000 rohingya muslims fled buddhist myanmar into bangladesh over the weekend. drone video showed snaking lines of refugees, making the trek to already crowded camps. many told of villages torched by mobs and soldiers. others said they were starved out of their homes. back in this country, a new fire broke out in the san francisco bay area, just as crews had made major progress against other fires in northern california. thick smoke billowed from the new site early today, as it burned through forests in the santa cruz mountains. weary fire crews said they're calling in more help. >> so, the idea is to hit it pretty hard with aircraft and hit it with ground resources at the same time. we've had north winds, a lot of drying, and everything's really, really dry. so it's-- it's challenging. >> woodruff: in southern california, yet another fire spread on mount wilson, about 25 miles from downtown los angeles. it threatened a historic observatory and commu

but a spokesperson for the kurdish president, masoud barzani, accused iraqi forces of launching a war against the kurds. 0rla guerin gave us this update a little while ago on the latest developments. well, what we can say for sure is that the major iraqi military operation was launched overnight in the province, the oil—rich province of temp one. it began just before midnight local time. it was carried out on the orders of the iraqi prime minister. it involved a large number of forces, including elite counterterrorism units and shia paramilitary units, which are allied to the government but armed and trained by iran. iraqi state television has reported that in the course of this operation the iraqi forces took control of vast areas in the kirkuk region, including oilfields west of the city. state tv said this was carried out without confrontation. that is disputed by kurdish officials who say that they are infact kurdish officials who say that they are in fact still in control of the oilfields and are in fact still in control of the oil fields and an error base west of kirkuk. there

barzani was the driving force behind last month's referendum to secede from iraq the parliament voted to distribute his powers between itself the government and the judiciary. hundreds of thousands of people have rallied in barcelona to call for spain to remain united it's the biggest show of force yet from the so-called silent majority don't support catalonia is independence a bit so. or even demanding the arrest of the sacked cattle and lida carlos first of all. the chatter in the air has told the us television program sixty minutes but the countries behind the gulf crisis want regime change his country's been living under of blockade for almost five months after four arab states cut ties in june he says he never saw it coming. u.s. president donald trump has taken to twitter to denounce an investigation into russian meddling in last year's election as a witch hunt his tweets come as speculation mounts the fuss arrests could come as early as monday what charges have been laid or who they're against haven't yet been made public but as rob reynolds reports now the list of individuals

. >> woodruff: meanwhile, the president of iraqi kurdistan, masoud barzani, insisted the referendum will not be in vain. another 10,000 to 15,000 rohingya muslims fled buddhist myanmar into bangladesh over the weekend. drone video showed snaking lines of refugees, making the trek to already crowded camps. many told of villages torched by mobs and soldiers. others said they were starved out of their homes. back in this country, a new fire broke out in the san franciscois bay area, just as crews had made major progress against otherin fires in northern california. thick smoke billowed from the new site early today, as it burned through forests in the santa cruz mountains. weary fire crews said they're c calling in more help. >> so, the idea is to hit it pretty hard with aircraft and hit it with ground resources at the same time. we've had north winds, a lot of drying, and everything's really, really dry. so it's-- it's challenging. >> woodruff: in southern california, yet another fire spread on mount wilson, about 25 miles from downtown los angeles. it threatened a historic observatory and

president masoud barzani has released a statement describing what he says was one of the reasons behind this incredibly fast withdrawal of peshmerga fighters from kirkuk and the other disputed territories he has blamed that withdrawal of what he describes as unilateral decisions made by some officials this is consistent with some of the allegations being made by other members of his k d p party against the p u k now the peshmerga central command today described this withdrawal is as a result of historic treason from members of the p u k party but interestingly enough a former senior aide to the p u k has said that a transitional government needs to be set up and more effective channels of dialogue between the k r g and baghdad as stablished the fallout from this sudden withdrawal is is very obvious when you speak to patients the fighters that we've we've met today they feel very despondent about this bear in mind that at least one thousand seven hundred patients were killed in the battle against i so the political fallout from this crisis is huge and there are some analysts saying that

barzani as president of the autonomous kurdish region completely miscalculated the sort of political dynamics of what's going on on the ground not only in the autonomous areas but also in baghdad and that he wouldn't be fully backed by calling for independence as we're seeing the sort of fracture at the moment within kurdish politics. well as you know the kurds always say that they have no other friends than the mountains and i think that in two thousand and fourteen when our president barzani under two going to fight against islamic state he thought that he would be rewarded afterwards by the united states and international powers with independence this has not happened so this is definitely a political miscalculation on his part and i think that now as the fight against the islamic state. reaching its end the west and international powers no longer need us going to stand as much as they used to therefore there is not as much backing as they could have been before how do you regard the way that the kurdish people as a whole will be viewing this both within its sort of loose borders

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term past november the first parliament is due to meet on sunday to redistribute the powers held by masoud barzani facing mounting pressure to quit ruling supremacy controversial secession referendum iraqi government opposed the vote calling it unconstitutional stephanie decker has more from abbi you there hasn't been an official announcement but certainly according to sources in kurdish media it seems that present massoud barzani has sent a letter to parliament where he says he will launch be seeking an extension of his presidential term now this is expected to be debated in parliament on sunday what it means basically his term would have ended november the first technically legally his term as president expired in two thousand and fifteen now elections are supposed to been held november first present result he has always said he would not have run in these elections have now been postponed for another eight months time it's complicated but the bigger picture is certainly significant once we hear an announcement that he will not be extending his term he will no longer be president this is

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the tribal leaders to kurdish president masoud barzani for help now they fully backed the referendum for secession. joining the kurds doesn't mean we focus. the kurds who represent the real. sectarian with baghdad we are less than even second class citizens. this border area was controlled by the iraqi government in baghdad up until two thousand and fourteen when the kurds ever arrived. iraq's prime minister threatening to retake control of similar areas but increasing numbers of sudanese are calling for further disapprobation. there is no other choice but the division of iraq each live in the area. unity is an illusion we told the arab countries there is no more iraq this will put an end to sectarianism and we are aiming for a sunni autonomy this region. kurdish referendum other minorities would never found their place in the iraq after saddam hussein everything to failures of the baghdad government to be inclusive and it's difficult to see how the iraqi flag will be raised here once again. two guards have been killed after an attack on a saudi royal palace in jeddah the interior mi

the tribal leaders to kurdish president masoud barzani for help now they fully backed the referendum for secession. joining the kurds doesn't mean we forgo all arab roots but it's the kurds who represent the real. sectarian with baghdad we are less than even second class citizens. this border area was controlled by the iraqi government in baghdad up until two thousand and fourteen when the kurds arrived. iraq's prime minister threatening to retake control of similar areas but increasing numbers of sudanese are calling for further disapprobation. there is no other choice but the division of iraq each live in the area itself administered unity is an illusion we told the arab countries there is no more wrap this will put an end to sectarianism and we are aiming for a sunni autonomy it's reaching. kurdish referendum other minorities were never found their place in the iraq after saddam hussein every flexion up to fail years of the baghdad government to be inclusive and it's difficult to see how the iraqi flag will be raised here once again i doubt that hammy rebbie i know it in iraq well

barzani the k d p leader signing a peace agreement. after the two thousand and three invasion of iraq by the us and the takeover of huge areas of iraqi territory. by i saw in two thousand and fourteen the kurds began to demand self-determination eventually a referendum on suspicion happened this month with ninety two percent voting for their own country while the kurds voted talabani was in germany for medical treatment he died in a berlin hospital aged eighty four in iraq on al-jazeera a man accused of being one of the world's most wanted people smugglers has appeared in court in italy prosecutors say he is met hani meretz and eritrean responsible for sending fountains of people on boats from libya to europe hundreds of them drowned on the way the eritrean government and the man's lawyers say it's a case of mistaken identity and he's an innocent refugee the u.s. is expelled fifteen cuban diplomatic staff and given them seven days to leave the united states some american diplomats were withdrawn from the u.s. embassy in cuba on friday

barzani the k d p leader signing a peace agreement. after the two thousand and three invasion of iraq by the us and the takeover of huge areas of iraqi territory. i saw in two thousand and fourteen the kids began to demand self-determination eventually a referendum on suspicion to happen this month with ninety two percent voting for their own country while the kurds voted talabani was in germany for medical treatment he died in a berlin hospital aged eighty four imran khan how does it. lots more to come in this hour including the french parliament adopts a new counter-terror law making state of emergency measures permanent the trial begins for a man accused of being one of the world's most wanted people smugglers his lawyers insist it's a case of mistaken identity and that can go a new speed record in skiing coming out with joe in sports. hello there where we see a fair amount of rain across parts of the middle east recently we look at the satellite picture we could see the cloud regenerate over parts of turkey then gradually meandered

the president of iraqi kurdistan, masoud barzani, has confirmed his intention to step down. mr barzani told a closed—door session of parliament he was resigning, as the fallout from the region's independence referendum continues. kurds voted overwhelmingly for independence last month in a poll disputed by baghdad. protesters have forced their way into the regional parliament to decide how to distribute masoud bharzani's presidential powers. let me show you some pictures of masoud bharzani he was addressing the iraqi regional parliament as we speak, he has been speaking for about 20 or 25 minutes in erbil. it isa about 20 or 25 minutes in erbil. it is a valedictory address, we were talking earlier on the bbc news channel as the news came through, in many ways his strategy has failed and he called the many ways his strategy has failed and he callet he 3 many ways his strategy has failed and he callet he got the mandate he referendum, he got the mandate he was hoping for but the implication of what he said today and what has been said today is that he only wa nted been said t