this is d.w. news that line but from berlin tonight in an exclusive report the fight against so-called islamic state in the philippines as martial law is extended in the southern region of mindanao for another year we go to the devastated city of the wall and we talk to one young muslim man ready to fight again for all yes also coming up finally this is not great faith but the bushies speak with my trying to stage another. british prime minister theresa may makes it clear again she does not want

a second vote on it and she says that parliament will vote on her deal in january plus it will seem how in kenya young warriors are no longer hunting lions to show off their bravery instead they're competing in the must sign a live. off it's good to have you with us we begin tonight with the fight against so-called islamic state in the southern philippines president has extended martial law for another year there to counter the ongoing threat by armed militants last year morale the city on the island of mindanao was the scene of a five month battle when government troops were deployed to quell an insurgency by militants allied to so-called islamic state more than a failed. people were killed and half

a million were displaced today the city of lines in ruins a team of b.w. reporters has just returned from the city and we have this exclusive report. this force the center of today residents call it ground zero. we get the military's permission to enter a selective pots and a wall into ballot unexploded devices last year a few hundred i asked inspired fighters holed up in mosques and houses the army with help from the united states responded with relentless rates in this type of warfare you have to flush out the enemy from their defensive position and you can only do that number one using bombs or heavy artillery bombardment. but people here paid a very high price for the five month long battle. hundreds were killed they have

buried in these mosque graves. most of the victims were never identified denying their families closure. over sixty five thousand people remain displaced many are still searching for their loft once. has lost four of her eight children she believes there were taken hostage and used as human shields. he simply is i feel a very deep pain inside of me i missed my children they were gone in a blink of an eye i can't be with them anymore. martial law remains in force with soldiers everywhere the impoverished region has witnessed decades of conflict between muslims and christians who make up the vast majority of the filipino population many young muslims feel disenfranchised.

last year after was spied on the military passing on details of troop movements to i asked fighters holed up in my he tells us that he stood ready to fight for an islamic state. i wouldn't fight and while we're all we again or in any other muslim area here in the same thing will happen again our own muslim people would get hurt but if the battle happens elsewhere i will join. like many others up to blames president rhodri go to terror to fall bombing mahratti the government has promised reconstruction and great to muslim autonomy but until those promises are full of food angry young men like up to it will continue to pose a threat. well reporters underpaid those numbers part of the team that went to my city she is here at the big table with you. see you again glad you're here safe and

sound when we look at this picture here how does this picture then go with what the military's was concerning pinpoint accuracy of their bombing attacks well that's obviously they have bush in all things i find that a bit hard to believe and even if they claim we don't need you know precision asked trikes i would say they must have been plentiful relentless mighty because look at that kind of destruction of the heart of the city is really vaunts to smithereens and sixty five thousand people have lost their homes you know they have to squat on the city's fringes and reconstruction hasn't started yet ok so you've got this situation of destruction which we know was a breeding ground for all times of radicalism you talked to a young man named abdul who said he would be willing to fight again for so-called islamic state how did you how did you find in all the filming that we did here was for a bigger documentary that. you and macho and of course we reached out to local colleagues

on the ground in mindanao and they then reached out to muslim community leaders spiritual leaders spread the word and then of course when we spoke once we were on the ground personally i think that you know it's ok to talk to them and that's how we met him and he basically chose a house that he considered safe but we also said it has to be inside the city not too far out that's what i always say you for your safety and what did he tell you when you asked him what are you fighting for or if i were to call you know again what would you be fighting for i think right now he does feel the sense of defeat he does feel that he was betrayed by those leaders that attached allegiance to y.s. yet his ready to fight again because there is a strong sense of being disenfranchised triggered by poverty by you know in the slack in perspective. and to also or not to add to educated in his case i would say

very easy the to be influenced they are empty easily believe easily you know convinced and easily disappointed and all of that i think makes for a very bad mixture so he is very susceptible for jihadist propaganda and what about president do charity what does he say about the campaign against i yes i mean does he consider these images to be proof of success in the making i think he wanted to send a very very strong signal don't even try you know we will take strong national action i will not have to this you know he's campaigning with a slogan not under my watch but at the same time because he's the first philippine president hailing from india now he is reaching out to the muslim community in the sense of offering them future self-determination there is going to be something like a constitutional framework that could establish if everything goes according to plan

something like autonomy for the muslim minority who will have to see what becomes of that idea or borders under papers when it's good to have you back in the studio thank you. or time may be running out for the u.k. to decide how we will begin leaving the european union next march but you would know that by looking at foreign minister teresa mayes calendar today may said that she intends to hold a parliamentary vote on her breaks that deal in the third week of january and she once again warned all makers against holding a second vote on bricks implying it would be a betrayal of the will of the people some of the resulting exchanges this council will rip us but i make no apology. i make. a no apology for standing up for the interests of this.

i mean interests of the code you know. or earlier i spoke to the w.'s barbara values over who's been following the story force in london and i asked her what people what they think about how to recently is handling. people think this is mostly completely terrible they admire tourism a for her obstinacy for sort of just plodding on on the other hand they also say that this the situation is a complete shambles and there are of course a lot of people who say no there should be a second referendum the only way the only decent and democratic way to solve this impasse that polly meant and government find themselves in is to have it go for a second grand referendum what they call here the people's vote and ask people again is this really the deal on the table what you want it all would you rather remain in the european union but your reason may is doing who knows to prevent that and she really tries to sort of play for time and sort of push things so far out

that in the end nobody really dares to stop her anymore. i was there reporting from london here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world renewed fighting near the yemeni city of data has left at least twelve people dead the flare up is casting doubt on the cease fire which was negotiated last week between who the rebels and the saudi backed government seventy percent of yemen's food aid enters the country through that strategic red sea port and gary and security guards take a look at this have been filmed forcibly removing opposition m.p.'s from the headquarters of the national broadcaster it comes as a wave of anti-government protests grips the country and europeans are protesting against new labor wall legislation it's the biggest demonstration of public discontent since white when prime minister viktor orban came to power in two thousand and ten mexico's top boat ted. is putting on a spectacular display saturday brought

a flash of light followed by dazzling debris spilling out from the crater on sunday the volcano erupted for a second time spewing out a column of ash and smoke nearly three kilometers high wow. autonomous driving driverless although that seems to be the path that europe and the u.s. are headed down but in japan they're headed for just above the horizon japan has just earmarked forty million dollars in its twenty nine thousand budget to support flying car technology take a look. it's a vision of the future like something from a site by movie flying cars and the japanese government is keen on them it's looking into the practical use because flying cars could revolutionize urban mobility. well be saved won't make that city different for them

for in fact that a lot if the main anything you feel is needed for. joining one is not only japanese program but those whole wildlife programs oh no we the other country get together to make new rules or a new. poll. business and frame call while there are trials in other countries to test the technology chinese thought up flying car is being tested in the u.a.e. much like that of germany is full of copter still the technology is in its infancy . right it was heavy i think flying cars can be achieved but for safety concerns i think we should develop the technology along with the regulations so as to avoid accidents. accidental with this i must say it's still early days for flying taxis but it looks like the competition is heating up in the air. are here on the grill of the draw for the champions league

round of sixteen has been completed in switzerland here is the full six year list all three german teams face english opposition but this league champions byron will play last year's finalist liverpool so also have the toughest test drawn against title favorites manchester city dortmund square off with tottenham meanwhile men you know play french champions poppy's a month and a tough draw for you ventus who will walk corns with a political mentor did last year's champions real madrid face injects leone play barcelona and roma face porto the first leg of the matches will be played you guessed it in mid february. are now to win the olympics a bit with a difference the twenty eighteen must olympics is taking place in kenya with young warriors showing off their bravery in six games instead of taking part in the traditional coming of age ritual line hunting an

olympic high jump like you've never seen. the must sign moran's or warriors used to come together to hunt lions that was until kenyan olympian david rudisha set up these games. we want to find a vitamin by trying to encourage these young people to engage themselves in sports and that if it is that are more productive there are an estimated two thousand lions left in kenya conservation projects are crucial and even sport has the power to make a difference. in the killing of lions has dropped to nearly nothing in the areas where we work and where this program runs and the lion population has increased dramatically the participants in this fourth edition of the mass i olympics compete

for cash prizes rather than gain trophies it's a long way from the hunting tournament's of the marseilles past but it's the foundation for the future in which the local lions have a chance of survival. and you're watching the w. news live from berlin more news at the top of the hour. and in the end this to me you are not allowed to stay here and we will send you back. are you familiar with this. with the smugglers were alliance and. what's your story. i mean when i was in women especially in victims of violence and. take part.