Pressure on turkish citizens to back the countrys offensive in syria. And out of frame and rediscover their fighting form against full spurgeon managed to pull off an important when will have the highlights from that. Im brian thomas a warm welcome to the show on the macro has vowed to remain both chancellor and conservative party leader for another full term she was her first interview since clinching a deal for a new government to quash rumors that shed step down early to make way for a new generation of leaders many in her party are not satisfied with her will talk about that after this report. The german chancellor stepping up to defend the Coalition Deal specifically the key foreign and finance ministries going to the social democrats it was the only way to stop the talks collapsing she says. So even from our us i also find it painful. I would like to have kept the finance ministry but its what we decide is politically and in the Coalition Agreement and the finance minister cannot
Of missouri, the flooding is bad, the governor has called in the National Guard to help out. The syrian army backed by russian airstrikes says its made home advances in the town. Newt offensive is in a strategically important area on the main road connecting the capital and the government stronghold damascus in the south. Hashem joins us litsch now from southern turkey. Hashem, just walk us through wyoming particular link is so important. It is important, because it has been a rebel stronghold for almost four years, since the start of the syrian uprising against the government of Bashar Al Assad, this was one of the first areas where the rebels took control, further expanded, and there are two types of factions operating there. There is alnusra front, an alqaeda affiliate along with other conservative groups, very well organized and powerful. At the same time, there are Free Syrian Army groups trained by the americans and western allies of the syrian opposition. Since yesterday, theres
Hazard for villages in india the u. S. Says the coalition against i. S. I. L. Killed 10 top leaders from i. S. I. L. In syria. Including the key prospects in the french attacks. Rosalind jordan reports from washington d. C. This man was linked to one of the paris bombers. He planned other attacks. The u. S. Says it killed him in a drone strike on december 24th, one of 10 leaders targeted this month. Hour ability to dismantle the facilitation networks, their ground command and control, our ability to take away some of their enforcers, executioners, extortionists, that eats away at their ability to instill fear the Obama Administration long talked about the need to attack i. S. I. L. On many fronts. Financially and through social media. But its the military campaign that captured the most attention. Indeed, the u. S. Spend much of the past few days praising the Iraqi Military success in driving i. S. I. L. Out of ramadi, a city iraqi troops fled in may. Military leaders applauded the fig
The vast grounds has been the scene of the sunni guerillas. Or isil. Both military forces and the sunni militias fighting them have claimed the refinery during the fighting, and the black flag of the isil forces has been seen flying inside the facility. The refinery is just 130 miles from baghdad. Supply as lot of the fuel for electric power, in the western provinces near syria, and the northern ones by the kurdish lands in turkey. And the vulnerability of one of the worlds major oil suppliers. World with crude prices have moved higher as the problems have deetenned. Could do to the oil business. Sunni insurgents led by iraq, continue to press their fight against the Iraqi Government and bear down on baghdad. Oil is becoming a key prize on the battlefield. The government has been fighting insurgents at the countrys largest refinery, 130 miles north of the capitol. The fight has been going on for days. There were reports insurgents held the facility for a time on wednesday, and early th
A showdown with jacob zuma his party needs to decide the fate of the embattled south african president is he on his way out and well ask our correspondents. Plus a heroine who smokes swears breaks all the rules bloody. In pakistan that despite the fine the islamic countries preditions. And the Fattah Braman rediscover their fighting form against both spurred well have a bath and all the highlights from sundays bonus league. I brought in thomas welcome to the show. As promised to remain both chancellor and conservative party leader for another full term she used her first interview since clinching a deal for a new government to squash rumors that shed step down early to make way for a new generation of leaders now many in her party are not satisfied with her well talk about that after this report. The chancellor stepping out to defend the Coalition Deal specifically the key foreign and finance ministries going to the social democrats it was the only way she says to stop the talks collap