job prospects abroad. >> some this -- some sports now. fc cologne have sacked their coach. they brought in stale solbakken. fc cologne said remaining in the top is a priority. frank schÄfer has replaced him at this weekend. >> we're taking a short break. we will be back in one minute with more on syria. >> to stay with us. >> welcome back. the situation in syria remains precarious. we already have reports of violations on both sides. >> the country has been in the grip of an uprising. more than 9000 people are estimated to have been killed. >> the situation has immense repercussions for the entire region, which is why the diplomatic solution is of the essence, yet so difficult to find. >> a number of people are injured as syrian troops opened fire on fleeing refugees. there are impacts on syria from neighbors. turkey's prime minister has been one of bashar al-assad's most outspoken critics. erdogan has warned that turkey could set up a buffer zone on syrian territory. not just to protect refugees, but to move against kurdish militants, who he accuses the assad regime of protect