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They have been trying desperately to get the wounded out of the city and also to get medical supplies. sadly and tragically the turks and the allies are sitting in a position that have prevented medical convoys from coming to us. now we have information that they are beginning to evac what it the city. so really the center, the nerve center, of the cease-fire -- [ inaudible ] and the kurds have today made it very clear that they were going to evacuate and pull out of this so-called safety zone t...

Behind me, ras al ain to the hospital which was in desperate need of additional supplies and help. and to evacuate several dozen of the wounded. also we understand from volunteers that among the wounded were wounded kurdish fighters. the convoy has also successfully now left the city as well. and that is seen as a good thing as part of the cease-fire agreement that was brokered by the united states. sort of the outstanding question of the day at the moment is are kurdish fighters within the city...

Variety of means. we are using helicopters or fixed wing aircraft or ground convoys. >> reporter: meanwhile, in terms of the humanitarian situation there, we have gotten word from our sources that an aid convoy has arrived at the hospital. the second such convoy in as many days and are starting to evacuate the wounded. >> erin, as we look at that picture right there and those in the plumes of smoke that we are seeing that particular area, im curious, was that area targeted initially when there w...

The civilian populations that remain in these areas as well as the inability to reach the wounded. there are a couple of issues that are worth bringing up, though, at this stage. first of all, that statement you heard from president trump, the kurds are not happy with what took place. the kurds inside northern syria have, in fact, lost severely because as youll remember after the americans withdrew and once they realized the americans would not be coming in to save them, they turned to damascus,...

This is real. this is money. >> melissa: they have aligned behind the president in terms of foreign policy, particularly in the middle east and we are seeing a break off here. so you watch this, according to our reporting, turkey is honoring the cease-fire. they are trying to get the wounded out of some of these cities. and they cant even get to those people with casualties, and the kurds are supposedly thrilled about this. but where do kurds retreat to? >> while they have nowhere to go and the ...

Take a moment to consider their world. they graved like this before under american direction to fight isis and buried 10,000 sons and daughters. and now americas president in one phone call has unleashed turkeys nato standard army on them. and natos army has reluctantly left them. a martyr does not die, she chants. one of many here who do not look like they will submit to turkeys new borders here soon. at the hospital, the doctors line up outside to leave the wounded. it is an endless stream. sy...

At the hospital, the doctors line up outside to receive the wounded. it is an endless stream. over a week of fighting and kurdish fighters that complain that only kalashnikovs are holding turkish forces back. they had some help. desperate enough to strike a deal with something worse than the devil, the syrian regime, arriving here, quite far north. the flags may be so new, theyve just been unfolded. but the moves, the show of loyalty, is old and practiced. our spirits are high and our will stron...

Executions. many too graphic to show. one leading kurdish political leader, hevrin khalaf, dragged from her car and shot in the head. if verified, this is a war crime. as is the targeting of civilians. a convoy packed with civilians and journalists was struck by a turkish air strike on sunday. bodies and lives shredded in an instant. heartbreaking scenes from a hospital where the wounded were taken. a young boy in shock. "were civilians and see what they did to us," this man said. we saw the suf...

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Was a hero. was a respected member of the community. and he was a trailblazer. jedediah: the citys first sikh officer later handled with a candle lit vigil he least behind a wife and three kids. 32 officers have been shot and killed in the line of duty this year. also breaking this morning, multiple explosions in afghanistan during the countrys presidential election. cell phone video showing helping the wounded. the violence despite heavy security at polling stations. more than 9 million people ...