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Intimately involved in the war in syria right now. in fact, on different sides of that war though they have been negotiating for this cease-fire in syria for some time but there have been a number of tensions between these two countries over the last year or so. again, live pictures from ankara where the russian ambassador to turkey just shot and taken to the hospital. muhammed lila joins us live from the turkish/syria border. also with us is clarissa ward in moscow. i want to go first to muhamm...

Border. you are looking at pictures coming in from cnn turk of this attack on the russian ambassador to turkey. he has been shot at an art exhibition. we need some answers as to who is responsible for this. it is an incredibly, incredibly tense location in this war with a lot at stake. we will find out details and get back to you. stay with us. so, mr. harris, we have your fingerprints on the safe. a photo of you opening the safe. a post using the hashtag "#justrobbedthesafe"

That could endanger u.s. warplanes flying over syria going after isis targets, not just turkish or french or other planes, u.s. aircraft potentially could be in danger. >> exactly right. it has a wide range. and it could include the u.s. air base inside turkey as well as other aircraft that we fly in that region. so i agree with the point that it is a major escalation. and thats part of what were going to ask the secretary of defense about tomorrow. >> what do you want to hear from him? >> i wan...

Affiliated with the pkk have eye new political party thats doing very well in the polls. theres an election november 1st. they stand to do exceedingly well, to the point where they might help topple the government. >> is turkey retaliating against them for this instead of isis. >> turkish foreign policy sees everything through the politics of the kurdish question. inside turkey theres a large minority of kurdish nationalists who if they had their druthers would declare around independent state. ...

Authorities here of course because there could be more potential attackers on the loose. of course, for the french, na will be one of the avenues they will be questioning. poppy? >> was he tied to anyone else or was he carrying this out on his own. thank you very much. nic robertson live in france. jonathan, to you. how big is the concern that isis operatives are using turkey as a base to not send europeans who have been radicalized on to syria but rather, turn them back to go home to carry out ...

Are told in belgium. he boarded the train in belgium. a 26-year-old moroccon in french custody in paris at the moment. the french have 96 hours to question him but they know a lot about him already. there are concerns that this year in may, he went to turkey, from europe. he came back to europe in july this year so he was in turkey for two months. there are concerns he may have tried to join isis inside syria but the understanding is that he did make contact with a french isis group inside turke...

Authorities using dna matches with records given to them by spanish authorities. we are told the gunman may also have ties to isis. a source saying that authorities have traced his travel movements to turkey. it is believed he may have been in contact with french isis fighters within turkey. the shooter emerged from the trains bathroom shirtless with a rifle slung over his shoulder. he was taken down by a british man and three quick-thinking americans who are being hailed as heroes. those americ...

Victim to several attacks by the terrorist group. and we have something new to tell you in syria. an air strike being launched from a neighboring base in turkey for the first time. turkey agreed weeks ago to open their u.s. military bases to u.s.-led forces fighting the terror group. we have cnn international correspondent nick paton walsh joining us live from near the base. nick, what is the status? >> reporter: chris, you join me as two f-16 jets have just landed on the runway behind us here...

It is something well see more and more of. and the trouble is that the egyptian military is very good at reading up on unarmed pro-democracy protestors. not so good at when it comes to fighting against people who can shoot back. >> real quickly, i do want to ask you about turkey and its involvement in this fight against isis. the u.s. now launching those first air strikes from inside turkey, but turkey was the life of the party. >> several days later and several dollars short. now, i have sympat...

And reload ammunitions faster. the strikes that began yesterday hit inside syria multiple targets. but its going to be a key advantage for the united states moving forward. theyve had a lot of complex negotiations with turkey to get this space. turkey wants a safe zone just across the border they can clear out of isis and the kurdish forces. they also dont like they are fighting alongside the americans on the ground as their ground troops and coalition are there, but the key advantage now we can...