That Seta Foundation for political, economic and social research hosted a discussion in washington on the 2015 failed coup attempt in turkey focusing on the causes and lasting geopolitical consequences. Its 90 minutes. Good morning, everyone. Distinguished guests, friends and colleagues, welcome. My name is kadir, im the executive director of the Seta Foundation at washington, d. C. We would like to welcome you all on behalf of of our institution. Thank you for joining us today and this important conference at the anniversary of july 15 coup attempt. This conference will debate a subject that continues to define turkeys domestic and Foreign Policy in significant ways. The last years coup attempt exposed extent to which the followers of gulen would go to grab power at the expense of popular will. The attempt made it clear for turkey that this organization was no longer a movement with networks within the state bureaucracy, but had not applied terror as a means to achieve its goals by ev
Kidnapped girls. Virgin galactic vow to wish on after a crash of spaceshiptwo in california a top story iraqi peshawar forces entered the syrian town of kobane, joining hundred of Syrian Kurdish fighters to take on the Islamic State of iraq and levant. The peshawar have been waiting on the border on wednesday. Reconnaissance teams are ready to begin the fight. The latest in the moment. First a report from inside kobane. By al jazeeras correspondent. Reporter we are standing in the western neighbourhoods. They represent a springboard from which Kurdish Forces are fending off the i. S. I. L. Attacks. They have a firm grip on areas to the east. To the right are the northern neighbourhoods, where the higher regions can be seen. On the rinls, turkish army and forces positioned. Monitoring and taking place inside the city. The armed Groups Joined the Kurdish Forces are deployed to the front lines, fighting i. S. I. L. Awaiting orders from the joint command, in turn awaiting for the arrival o
A commercial space plane fell apart during a test fly in california. Photos from the ground show the engine igniting after it was released from the launch plane. One pilot was killed, the other ejected but seriously injured. The ntsb investigation is already under way. Were joined live with more on the failed flight, good evening. Virgin galactic found the aircraft known as spaceship two was under development. He offered condolences and praised the courage of the test pie pilots. We do understand the risks involved, and were not going to push on blindly. To do so would be an insult to all those affected by this tragedy. Reporter the Virgin Galactic spacecraft crashed after what the Company Called an inflight anomaly after a test flight on friday. Were determined to honor the bravery of the pilots and the teams here by learning from this tragedy. Only then can we move forward, united by a collective desire to push the boundaries of human endeavor. Reporter the pilot was killed and the c
Joining hundreds of Syrian Kurdish and opposition fight tours take on the Islamic State in iraq and the levant. The peshmerga have been waiting on the border since wednesday. Reconnaissance teams have been sent in over the past few days. Now it seems that theyre ready to begin the fight. Now kobane has gained great significance not just for the Kurdish Forces defending it, but also for turkey. Its leaders have been watching developments there closely. Well have more on that a little later. But first an exclusive report from inside kobane. Reporter we are now standing in the western neighborhoods these neighborhoods represent the springboard where theyre fending off isil attacks. They have a firm grip on alias to the east. To the or the out of kobane, where the high ridges can be seen in the backdrop, on these ridges the turkish army and its forces opposition closely monitoring the fighting taking place inside the city. Now deployed to the front lines fighting isil, waiting for orders f
Control of congress. Thanks for being with us. We begin request the fight against i. S. I. L. Kurdish fighters from irish are on the ground. 155 crossed turkeys border in syria, bringing in heavy weapons. Syrian kurds hope to retake several areas under i. S. I. L. Control. In one town opposition fighters has the upper hand. Jamal reports. We are a few kilometres away from kobane, where the sound of fighting and shelling persisted throughout saturday. Behind me is an entrance to the town from turkey. It is where the iraqi peshawar forces crossed over friday into saturday, bringing reinforcements for the Syrian Kurdish fighters who have been combatting i. S. I. L. The peshawar forces essentially stationed themselves in the western part of the city. They brought with them semitrucks carrying heavy weaponry guns, rocket launches, bazookas and the like. These where from the Syrian Kurdish fighters from the y. P. G. And allies it is what they have been calling for to say they needed to swing