Carey this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up at talks on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics south koreas leader is invited to visit the north. And Northern Syria turkish Helicopter Shot down as anchor his offensive against Kurdish Forces continues and breaking barriers in sri lanka a Record Number of Women Campaign to be elected. And the downing of an israeli fighter jet by Syrian Forces has raised tensions across the region the israeli f. Sixteen was on a mission inside syria targeting what israel says are iranian bases there the planes wreckage in the pilots land it in israeli territory so this all began when israel says it spotted an iranian drone flying into its airspace and perceptive it israel says the drone the originator that it is from syria it responded with a major air raid in syrian territory with its air force targeting alleged iranian bases israeli jets then came under syrian antiaircraft fire and thats when that f. Sixteen was hit. Israel then launched a second series of strikes attacking at least a dozen syrian and iranian bases inside syria israels air force says its the most significant attack against syria since the one thousand nine hundred two lebanon war emraan kong reports from mr islam. In the early hours of saturday morning syrias war escalated to a new level for the first time in thirty years israel lost a fighter jet to enemy fire as israel confirmed Syrian Air Defense shot at one of its f. Sixteen fighter jets these really play minister was blunt israel iran and its most responsible for todays aggression we will continue to do whatever is necessary to protect our sovereignty and our security the crash followed the shooting down of a drone israeli army video shows what they say is the iranian drone flying towards the north and Golan Heights before it was downed in retaliation Israeli Air Force at twelve targets in syria including the suspected Drone Command Center iranian targets and Syrian Air Defense syria alone surface to air missiles during the israeli raid and says it shot down the f. Sixteen which crashed in northern israel at the hands of. The syrian Political Leadership took a decision at the highest level to face to thaw simply any Israeli Military aircraft of a syrian in space today syria did what it promised to put down in israeli plane and striking at other planes this is clear for syria it is a decisive decision to confront the Israeli Air Force and its careless behavior. Both pilots ejected and parachuted to these race side of the border one is critically injured the Israeli Army Spokesman said it was wrong it was behind the launch of the drawing but didnt say whether it was armed or not the iranians have reacted theyve said that they are going to stand with syria against any fully snus by israel the russians have also reacted saying that israel needs to respect syrian site to state sovereignty all. So what were hearing is that the israelis want to send a strong message to the russians to get iran out of the region iraq on aljazeera western islam now saying thats probably has more in reaction to the incident from the iranian capital tehran Irans Foreign Ministry said that the assertion that iran would fly a drone into israeli airspace is a ridiculous lie but iranian leaders celebrated serious retaliatory response to israeli airstrikes speaking to all jazeera the parliamentary spokesman on National Security and Foreign Policy said that the downing of a fighter plane was just a taste of what is to come if israel continues its aggressive policies. This shooting down in confrontation has some important messages first to design this regime should know that the era of hit and run tactics is gone and regional powers including syria lebanon and hezbollah have enough capabilities to confront aggression and these capabilities belong to these countries the zionist regime should not associate these capabilities with iran or other countries they are saying that an iranian drone shot down the warplane or an Iranian Military force did it this is a distortion to divert public opinion. With so many Different Actors in the syrian conflict with often simultaneously converging and verging agendas there is always a worry that an incident like this could open another front in the fighting speaking at a News Conference president Hassan Rouhani said that israels policy of bombardment is a mistake and that while iran is prepared to defend itself and its allies in the region he said that the best way for neighbors to get along is to cooperate Turkish Military helicopter has been shot down in Northern Syria during an operation against kurdish fighters this video is said to show the helicopter moments before it was here near a frame killing two soldiers on board kurdish led syrians in a crowd of horses say its fighters shot down an aircraft but turkey says the cause is still unclear the total of eleven turkish soldiers were killed in fighting on saturday making it the deadliest day for the countrys forces since they began the campaign in a frame last month. And causing on tap near turkeys border with syria. The downing of this tarkus manufactured attack helicopter that was killed to sucker soldiers is a Significant Development in this three week long military operation that brings the number of turkish soldiers killed by a z y p g Kurdish Militia group to over twenty years far as the turks are concerned theyve killed at least one hundred fifty kurdish fighters now some advances have been made on the ground in the past twenty four forty eight hours as the Free Syrian Army which is fighting alongside Turkish Military in order to advance towards the y. P. Cipro just stronghold of our free and i have managed to capture some villages on the road towards there as far as the turkish army is concerned and the listening to president merchant tehran they will respond the same to those who were behind that attack whats important to note here is that although the. Kurds are sources in the y. P. Ji claim that the Turkish Military has killed civilians in its operation ankara denies that they say the reason why this operation isnt going as fast as they wanted to is precisely because they have been trying to advise any deaths of innocent civilians that have been reports that the y. P. G. And the p y d thats the political wing of that car just militia have actually bussed in kurds from other towns and cities to use them as human shields the kurdish officials there would say actually this is just the natural response of the kurdish population in order to protect their town against what they see as a foreign aggression. Three weeks now into operation on a ranch that does seem as i say to be a steady advance made by the tarps and the Free Syrian Army towards are fine but this downing of a helicopter will be shorter and carve the rest of the targets from the tree. Also in syria the u. N. Says two hundred thirty civilians have been killed by syrian and russian airstrikes and just the past week and commissioner for human rights just cried as some of the worst violence during the almost seven year long conflict save saying says the strikes may also constitute war crimes he confirmed his office had received reports of the possible use of toxic agents earlier this month in the rebel held town of mar a cat. North koreas leader kim jong un has extended a rare and the taishan to south korean president. To visit. New host of chems sister for talks in seoul on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics. Has more from. Him in the president ial blue house in the capital seoul relations between the two koreas continued to thaw the meeting had two firsts jiang is the first member of the ruling family to cross into the south since the korean war the sister of the north Korean Leader came with the first ever invitation kim jong un is asking south korean president moon jay in to come to pyongyang at a convenient time soon little kiddie president moon said early talks between north korea and the United States are essential to improve relations north korea to be more proactive to move forward to have a dialogue with the United States. Its unclear when that might happen the u. S. And north korea have rebuffed lose attempts so far if an interesting meeting transpires it will be the first time kim jong un has met with the south korean president since assuming power in twenty eleven the last time leaders from the north and south met was eleven years ago during a summit in p. R. Because of all the global attention i believe reunification will be brought forth the government is making efforts and i think people are rooting for it organizers of the olympics say theyve been moved by the diplomatic breakthrough it was quite on the story a moment. And something that as you know the i. O. C. Has been generally working for since probably two thousand and fourteen. And you know i think it shows it opens opens the door maybe just a little bit critics say they doubt that door will ultimately open much more for now there is hope that the Winter Olympics is the catalyst for a reboot in intercourse and relations natasha going to aim jazeera south korea. So it may be all smiles and handshakes between south north korea but the fiery rhetoric between pyongyang and washington that has not died down as Vice President mike pence started his visit to the Winter Olympics saying he only had a message of maximum pressure for appealing a north korea or toward it saying it had no interest in meeting him either but chang its a small place on tact as inevitable for the current leader kim jong un sister kim jong was seated close to pence at fridays Opening Ceremony they refused to engage with her or any other north korean official just before he left the games hence tweeted saying the u. S. Would not allow the propaganda charade by north korea to go unchallenged and that the world cannot turn a blind eye to the air pressure and threats of complying as regime north korea quick to respond accusing the u. S. Vice president of shameful and snobbish behavior and Foster Carter is a korea analyst he says kept on going to trying to drive a wedge between the United States and south korea i think that a great deal of it is about the i must say kim jong un and north korea who we dont always associate with subtlety and troll of play the blind they both come in the last minute well mistaken lovo made themselves the center of attraction politically but that of these games and its left to the u. S. Vice president mike pence to look like the grumpy old man standing up for what is the international communitys position so kim jong uns game really is to drive a wedge between the u. S. And south korea and but potentially she keeps reiterating that there is no daylight but i think now that the invitations being made for the summit all kinds of questions arise should go with should he go unconditionally should he insists that north korea should also talk to the u. S. Well those kinds of questions will be vigorously debated i think between the allies and in the south korean media. Votes are being counted in sri lanka after its most peaceful election in decades its the first vote since luck torah laws change that a lot of Record Number of women to campaign for a seat and local government will fernandes has more from column. Choosing members of three hundred forty local government needs to sions observers say voter turnout was higher than expected some districts reporting eighty five percent of voters had a clear idea of what they wanted from their local representatives corruption is a big problem so somebody who is less corrupt somebody would say you can turn and of course somebody with the return can do something for the community another voters said changes to the literal system has made things easier to. Review system do so much more simple system for the water its a new mixed results system which candidate wins the most votes and which party has the most support the changes also included a quarter of twenty five percent for women this election monks a number of firsts the first time so many women have contested the first time votes are being counted in Polling Centers like the one behind me and the funds time election violence has been so low observers say there is a marked change in the conduct of campaigns and the election the main election organize a credits hard work mean pigmies rio if you care good the people not to break the law through the Law Enforcement of the law re. Conduct of prepared. Despite being a local election which is usually about issues in local neighborhoods the campaign took on the flavor of a national election. Prison mighty palace city cena Prime Minister i know become a singer and the man the united to defeat by and the rajapaksa were heavily involved in the campaign traveling around the country to support their respective candidates the stakes for each of them are high and the results of this grassroots race will point towards the political board in the run up to the general election in two years and have an end as aljazeera colombo. Still ahead on al jazeera desperate to get out but now a bit as well as neighbors are tightening border controls after forty years leading the irish chain famed party controversial figure cherry adams hands the reins to a new generation. Beneath speaking sky spy the taj mahal. Or is the sun sets in the city of angels. Hello there were seeing a fair amount of cloud across the middle east at the moment most of its working its way in from the mediterranean just toppling its way eastwards still giving us a great deal of very active weather at the moment its a more active system that weve got a bit further east that given a fair amount of snow and that ones gradually going to edge of way towards the east as we head through the next few days behind it though that other system will be pulling itself together so well see some heavier rain making its way towards lebanon there all monday and then more making its way across parts of iraq and into iran plenty of cloud hanging for the south though and some of that its making its way into saudi arabia here in doha though no major problems for us in our weather were looking at a top temperature of around to twenty seven degrees so pretty pretty warm for riyadh will be up to thirty two that will despite the cloud is likely to be lingering around as we head through monday as well so all of oh should be in the sunshine or temperatures hovering at around twenty eight or twenty nine advocate tom weve had some excitement recently weve had a bit of rain certainly welcome rain here no more rain on the horizon it looks like twenty eight degrees will be our maximum on sunday and then the temperatures will gradually rise over the next few days elsewhere though there is some more active weather that stretches way down across towards madagascar some heavy showers here there with sponsored by qatar airways. In twenty twelve aljazeera traveled to iraq people here are definitely scared to speak on camera theyre saying that fifty two. They think theyll be arrested down the line to take the pulse of a country ravaged under Us Occupation some of these graves are completely destroyed its one of the most holy and sacred sites in all of iraq turned into a battleground between the mighty army and the americans six years on rewind returns to iraq after the americans at this time on aljazeera. Watching aljazeera lets take a look at the top stories this hour russia and the u. S. Say they are concerned after israel launched a second series of air strikes in syria after one of its f. Sixteen fighter jets were shot down by president also its forces strikes targeted Syrian Government and money assets in syria israel says its the most significant attack against syria since one thousand nine hundred two both Koreas Kim Jong un has asked south koreas president in showing him in pyongyang for talks and jay and hosted ken sr in seoul on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics votes are being counted in sri lanka after its most peaceful election in decades it is the first vote since the torah last changed allowing a Record Number of women to campaign for a seat at local government. Or into modi has wrapped up the First Official visit by an indian Prime Minister to the palestinian territories call Center PresidentMahmoud Abbas told moody modi that is that he needs to support during future talks with israel bosses government is seeking new allies after u. S. President donald trump caused an uproar by recognizing jerusalem as israels capital for its with reports. This first visit to the occupied west bank for an indian Prime Minister was also very short just three hours it ended with a Me