correspondent simon young here with me in the studio and in the brussels. thank you as well. turns serve other news well some of which are we've just been talk about including this turkey has rejected calls for a cease fire and its northern syria offensive against kurdish militias the kurds have joined with syrian government troops and russian allies and moved into previously kurdish held areas including the city of man page turkish forces meanwhile are continuing to shell positions in northern syria u.s. vice president mike pence and secretary of state might on peo on their way to push for an end to the fighting this follows the announcement of u.s. economic sanctions against turkey for the incursion. the syrian flag raised over to city of monday which it's meant to signal the syrian army's presence in the city a move that follows their agreement between kurdish forces and the government in