As figures show how. In england we visit the center providing a lifeline for rough sleepers at christmas. Let the christmas festivities begin thousands of christians descend on bethlehem the place they believe jesus was born but not everyone will be laid in. And on time the homeless now have all the sporting clearing bangladesh insist they want play their test series and next month. But are open to painting twenties and the country. We begin in syria where the battle for the last rebel stronghold has killed war civilians at least 8 people are dead after a Syrian Government strike targeted a school in libro displaced syrians had been sheltering in the school. But it was his tens of thousands of people have been fleeing their homes Government Forces and their russian allies are pushing deeper into turkey wants moscow to create a cease fire. Really bad marriage they want to kill people before they escape here while were packing the chit came in targeted us and killed a large number and injured others and a whole family is messing with mohamad a door is on the turkey syria border he says refugees are being left in a precarious position. Well the humanitarian crisis is huge and its keeping on growing because more and more people are being uprooted from their homes. Started with the city of martin which was the target all from the initial strikes bottle bombs underground shelling but now were seeing other places also reporting people fleeing from them after being targeted by Syrian Forces sworn a mission to take every last bit of territory that is in the homs all through our position we are right now one of the hobs for the Turkish Charity to which is helping the refugees on the other side of the border and speaking to a senior all fishel who told us that they have been trying us much as possible to help the people who are fleeing 100 under 25000 was the count of this deadly of rising and he says there must be up to 150000 of the moment and he says they cannot provide each family with its own individual talent theyve been forced to build this must have tents on high heel to avoid flooding of course and they are commentating up 200 people in every tent have separate the men and the women but he says there is a lot of suspicion between the people because it has been home to people who. Fled to places like aleppo and other places that the regime had targeted before and he says there are so many other people who have set up tents on the sides of the road im going not want to mingle with the rest of the refugees that he fears for their health because they dont have sanitation they dont have clean water and they do not have food as well and of the moment they say that if you just cannot cook for themselves he says they are forced to to to to provide them with warm mails. And syrian Customs Officials have seize the assets of the countrys wealthiest businessman is the 1st time an order has been issued for romney back luth who is the cousin of president Bashar Al Assad hes been accused of importing products including oil and gas without paying charges and fees the e. U. And u. S. Have already imposed sanctions all back lou through a report of the controls 60 percent of syrias economy chris doyle is a middle east analyst and director of the council for arab British Understanding he explains why and back live by have been targeted. No matter who family right in the sense of the call of this regime remember the heart as the last sentence the father of bashar last night was not married to a nice matter which is. Now weak land as well as the assets and in fact in many ways of her greater social standing and management whos the father rami was very much the regimes banco he is extremely rich so to see the regime taking action like this again somebody so senior and indeed others who were parts of this new crony capitalism that underpin the regime jemmett demonstrates that all is not well in new and in a echelons of power now theres a number of scenarios one can consider here there is an extent the regime is trying to shore up its legitimacy at a time of real declining revenues when so many syrians are destitute are below the poverty line. And are resentful of those who have millions who actually show off their wealth in a way and weve seen this or so with the man who found it they have been prepared to that their feet also also stories on social media and pictures of some of their family with fast cars and the like so this is resent it it could also be that given the regime has so little Financial Results at the moment that they are trying to basically corral in as many billions and billions they can. Well 4 people have been killed in libya in the latest their strikes by the warlord who leave a half to us forces it happened in the town of to jura east of tripoli several more people were injured last we have to announce what he called a final offensive to take the capital tripoli libyas internationally recognized government has reportedly asked turkey to send Ground Troops the 2 countries signed a military cooperation deal last month tripoli has already requested warplanes and naval vessels for the past few years libya has been divided between 2 rival governments the un recognized administration led by Prime Minister fires also raj is based in tripoli its supported by turkey and most western nations including italy which is worried the fighting near the capital will force more people to cross the mediterranean in the ace this is the to book based government the center of power for the warlord how they feel hafter hes backed by egypt saudi arabia russia and the United Arab Emirates france is also accused of providing military support for his forces lets go live now to our mood up there why whos in tripoli and just tell us what the implications are now of turkey of libya rather asking turkey to commit Ground Troops. Well the stern military sources or the government of National Court say that they are in need of enforcement and military support and as you know by virtue of that military and Security Cooperation agreement that was signed by the head of the Presidency Council face allies and the president of the on by virtue of that agreement d. N. A. The government of National Accord can receive military military equipment from turkey but we spoke with sources at the government of national chords it they say that they are requesting. Military commanders Turkish Military commanders to come to tripoli to run the battles on the ground why now because as you know stand out have to his forces have been progressing recently on the ground and taken control of those threat egypt locations and southern tripoli including get military camps and the Government Forces say that have to us forces have been supported by russian mercenaries and by advanced weapons from russia and the United Arab Emirates now by virtue again by virtue of that agreement that was signed between face allies and it on. The libyan side can can receive or military equipment from turkey but regarding the military individuals from turkey to be sent to the government of national called that it requires endorsement from the parliament in turkey stan berde thank you for that were going to discuss this further now weve got marty you know his general director of the Civic Institute joins us from london on skype its good to have you with us what impact would Turkish Ground forces have on this conflict. Well its certainly part of the larger international stimulation of this can be but has been going on not really serious free for months that for years now its interesting to look at these 2 parties on the one hand the Libyan National army in the east of libya and the judge in a Government National court in western libya when we qualified what those 2 sides really looked like on the Libyan National army is part of their side theres not really much that is libyan we think of its air force its predominantly and almost hardly been run by external actors by the u. A. E. From that in Eastern Libya using chinese but you would. Know that drones at the knees that libya for the last 5 years will documented in the u. N. Panel of experts its Ground Forces have been ineffective since they launched this campaign and they before and were not able to make it possible for the reason that making in their process suburbs of tripoli is that it is no longer libyan that operation its entirely run by the going to be the russian missiles that were well known to be operating in syria and then now operating in libya as of the last couple of months not of the days of Libyan National armies the libyan recognizability in places even on social media now pictures being theyre using kind of a propaganda shattering kind of war crimes for like as has been the case the last 5 years its kind of coincidence all we know now is that there is a russian that operation in western libya so the idea that somehow turkey has grabbed the headlines is really going to wrenching it from its context this has been an International Conflict for years growing in the last few days but its been that way for years and turkey going that could perhaps slow down and create some form of the equilibrium but the reality is that a couple of 100 most of these that are on the front lines of tripoli by not enough to send control of the capital there are not to erupt and really potentially cause a very nasty humanitarian crisis on the border or even on the shores of the mediterranean only kilometers away from europe so its a very nasty specter and the idea that anyone is not calling for International Commission looking at what its like he has really wants this from its context you touched on something there that i think we should explore and that is the question of the humanitarian impact people caught right in the middle of this water that your worst fiends. Well the fears are early that this doesnt paint the actual numbers that already have bad this picture is there were 100000 of them displaced from after his last operation in these now because it had found shelter in tripoli and many other places that isnt a part of this new 200 the 250000 that have already been displaced just from the lightly Populated Areas of some tripoli now getting into that Populated Areas of tripoli where they are now from a certain neighborhoods moving towards an area because a lot of the in the harbor these areas have been supporting that but perhaps some of them is that the popular parts of tripoli and the idea to put in words of the bill in images is just scary its its beyond words and us as if you as youve outlined this is a proxy war and it then becomes a magnet for all of the geo political competition of all the International Actors and i want you to talk if you could about the influence that the competition for the rich gas reserves of the mediterranean applying here in turkey trying to already signing agreements with the g. And i in trying to take control of those rich resources at the expense of countries like greece for instance. Well i think its interesting because it its now become a mutually dependent relationship when we look at turkish assistance the government machine it was a Shopping List of drones and armored personnel carriers battery lightness that predates even the war these are agreements signed by the ministry of interior for battery of this year 2 months or was slightly now this leg of the number you really give 70 skin in the game and it means that its not only about protecting a a friendly government in tripoli or an alley and then in the mediterranean its about having a government now that is tied to its Economic Future in turkey so in that respect it gives that depend its now on the 2nd is that its going in the game for the g. N. A. T. For the tripoli but ultimately the residents tripoli this is not existential and thats the reason that its a nation where theyre together and i mean no there is no story here about libyas oil reserves gets resumes its the number one prize the highest number of guys from oil reserves in africa biggest in the world it doesnt need more oil company more gas they need someone to try to get them out of this very nervous the opposite that has been going on for more almost 300 days now. And thats our home audience would have been on the program thank you. Lets put a more head on the news hour including a close call in one of the worlds most fragile ecosystems that threatens the Galapagos Islands. In sports james harden and Russell Westbrook are irresistible for the rockets n. B. A. Action coming up like. China japan and south korea have agreed to Work Together to promote dialogue between the United States and north korea. The leaders also discuss try to integrate to close a cooperation despite tensions some dating back more than a century between e. U. Has this report from beijing. Overlooking old wounds by reinforcing ancient ties china japan and south korea presented a united front during the trilateral summit in chinas Southern City of chengdu. I want to build a new era of 3 kingdoms in which we cooperate and develop together with the international community. 2 setting aside deep grievances dating back to world war 2 the leaders of asias largest economies pledged to work closer together on trade they want to agree on a 16 nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or. By the end of next year and continue negotiations on a 3 nation Free Trade Agreement trade between south korea japan and china exceeded 720000000000. 00 in 20. 4 we need to protect the free tried in order to help Business Activities and continue to Grow Together north korea carrying out a missile test over the Christmas Period overshadowed some of the pageantry. Chinese Prime Minister lee could chan south korean president and japanese Prime Minister shinzo agreed to continue supporting negotiations between washington and pyongyang demand for the u. S. To lift economic sanctions has led to a halt in the Nuclear Talks and an end to a deadline to progress the negotiations is fast approaching. China is north koreas most important ally and sees itself as playing a simple what works and force through privation on the Korean Peninsula has its thing why did nations to lift sanctions on pill wont help break the deadlock but its unclear whether seoul or tokyo worth u. S. Allies would support the rights. On monday when j. And she met separately the chinese president xi jinping and james for china the summit is an opportunity to expand its regional influence but the 3 countries have currently embroiled in territorial disputes in the south china sea. South korea and japan are allies with the u. S. So if china can develop and improve the relations with these 2 countries crees u. S. Influence in this region and the weakened chinas pressure from the u. S. The leaders have signed a 10 Year Corporation plan which includes tackling shared challenges such as Climate Change and aging populations but the biggest challenge perhaps is whether they can view each other with trust rather than just directs a chinese aljazeera beijing welcome cook is a senior fellow at the. Institute in singapore he says china u. S. Tensions a fueling beijings push to improve relations with other countries. Theres 2 reasons one china wants to show itself as the leading country in east asia the leading power and 2nd that china u. S. Relations at the moment are in a very bad position so china wants to improve relations with other major powers particularly japan where its had a history of rocky relations so donald trump is helping north east asian diplomacy i think there is more incentive but not enough to make a significant difference china japan and south korea been talking about a Free Trade Agreement a trilateral one for almost 20 years with very little progress the as he and lead are separate agreement that has all 3 and used to have india may be an intermediary step but japan is uncertain about its support for our set without india as we have in that intermediate step is looking a little bit unsure at the moment so i think a trilateral between china japan and south korea is a future aspiration rather than a current possibility the 3 economies in many ways are quite complimentary and very large and have been largely held back not by Economic Issues but geo political issues so in the future if they could get over their mission trusts and geopolitical issues and have a Free Trade Agreement it would be one of the biggest and most important in the world. 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