this is g.w. newsmonger from berlin tonight they were once jihad is can they be citizens the struggle to reintegrate fighters from one of the world's most violent militant groups al-shabaab has spread fear across somalia for years fighting the government and killing civilians but now some male was him for being offered a chance to rejoin society speaks exclusively to former fighters trying to come to

terms with their violent past also coming up tonight tensions between the u.s. and iran rise further as an oil tanker loaded with me in crude is seems off in southern spain it's said to have been heading to syria in violation of e.u. sanctions and cuba facing more u.s. sanctions this time against the state owned shipping company we look at human life it was the u.s. embargo that's been in place for more than 60 years. and president gets his 4th of july parade in declares it to show. his a salute to america on independence day is opposed by many and weather forecasters say it may even rain on.

i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us we begin tonight with an unlikely story of trying to come to terms with the past the islamist militant group al-shabaab has been waging a violent campaign in somalia for more than a decade it's a shame is to replace the u.s. backed government and to impose sharia law although the capital mogadishu is now controlled by a force from the african union al-shabaab still controls about 20 percent of the country well the government is offering amnesty and rehabilitation to militants who leave the g heartless. melanie cured of all that has been given rare access to a rehabilitation center in the province she spoke with former militants about why they left al-shabaab and the nightmares that they still endure. that they were part of it killing machine terrorizing somalia's population but now they're asking for forgiveness this facility in juba land it's home to 86 young men

who used to fight for one of the deadliest islamist extremist groups in the month. here in southern somalia in a town once under siege by al-shabaab a program is being implemented to rehabilitate one extremist fighters but the hope of peace from a reintegrating them into society. the form of fighters here mostly men aged between 25 and 29 have been granted amnesty and seeking a 2nd chance to have them are willing to share why they decided to defect. for their safety and security they have withheld their location and real identities by calling them and that the cell was just 15 years old when he joined the group 5 years ago but the warden book at 1st people joined because the religion they say that promoting religion but this is just a front actually that killing innocent people for no reason or to fighting this could be. similarly who joined us at the age of 16 it took him 8 years to

escape from the group to see. if they also killed muslims in that attack when i saw my people dying i decided i had to break away had been. through so. many men growing up in disenfranchised and poor parts of the country been led into joining us for financial reasons and a sense of belonging. to address this these men now receive locational in training in hands on group classes. i did not know how to live within society i learned that here i've learned how to support myself. but many here are still haunted by nagma as they struggle to fathom hyundai were capable of such trying. to 70 kilometers away from this not peaceful town peacekeepers

mandated by the african union just a waging a war against the minute and crude. but. we have thought a lot and liberated several areas in the past 2 or 3 months. we are also working on a plan to liberate the areas still under the control of al-shabaab and hand them over to the somali army. to me. back at the rehab an occasion facility these young men receive professional psychological support. but above all it's companionship and leisure time that are helping them to overcome their trauma. but we can talk to each other about all the things we've done wrong and give each of us support about how not to fall back into our destructive ways. to look for somalia a help for the birth of a united government and for my life i hope to work for the benefit of michael.

entry and for my people with their new skillz he sent a comment to intend to make a positive contribution to society again. they help other young people than the stick of joining up in the 1st place. that report was produced by my colleague melanie cure of the ball she joins me now live from nairobi good evening to you melanie i mean that's an excellent reporting in a story that most people i think would not expect to hear this this is attempts to rehabilitate former jihad is how successful are these rehabilitation programs. it seems very much they are lacking it's of course impossible to get your hands on official nationwide numbers statistics in a war torn country that is currently still experiencing an ongoing conflict but in this facility that you've seen in the report almost 300 former fighters have been

in rehab and i have on their way all have already gone back to their communities and to start a life that if the government grants and the state terry one who wants to leave there is an incentive to do so but of course it's incredibly difficult to do that to break from the group the man i've spoken to they told me that they were warned numerous times that they had threats coming their way that he thought violence would be waiting for them if they did the for the group but still they wanted to talk to us because they want to send out a message to those who are out there maybe considering leaving us about and show them that it's possible to do so you know it's amazing that they're even making the effort considering that. many somalis really realize that they're still battling in that war with al shabaab how do somalis feel about these programs considering

they've had very bad experiences with the power in the reach of al-shabaab. i asked many somalis on the ground how they feel about these programs and surprisingly many told them that they believe this is the only way forward amnesty needs to be granted and then needs to be forgiveness and then needs to be programs such as this one this is the only way that somalia can achieve peace and that can be defeated in the end many have experienced tremendous amounts of violence but many women told me about watching the husbands being killed in front of them they told me about years on the run about being desperate wanting to go back to their villages which isn't impossible because al-shabaab is still controlling these areas and it's heartbreaking to see that despair fear there is no feeling safe in somalia just yet but there is hope and this program is one of the reasons why there is hope

in new reports the former members that you spoke with they were all min what about the women what role do they play in all of this. many people believe there are no female members but there are despite their rigid gender norms al-shabaab has women form very important social pov in this base social base in this insurgency they generate funds they spy they smuggle arms they help recruiting in many ways people are surprised because yes women experience a lot of violence under but at the same time in some ways out above is able to offer some benefits that the government isn't to these women for example physical safety very hard to come by in a country where they are often exposed to physical violence so this is something that the government is aware of as well as n.g.o.s and there are programs

implemented now for women as well they are about to start and hopefully we can bring a report from this. you speak to the bank the big government cannot guarantee the safety of all the women in the country you know that brings us to you this overriding question why has the government managed to defeat al shabaab i mean i think we have that still control of the country. there are many factors contributing to this but one big one is money in a country plagued by poverty us about has money in many ways you could call them the somali mafia being able to extort money from the local population and making money by illegally of producing and exporting coal another reason is the weakness of the somali state it's not able to provide basic services to many somalis who have to turn to bob in the absence of these state institutions and finally yes

african union peacekeepers have been able to flush out allsup up from many cities important strategic cities across the country but experts say there are not enough troops in the country to be able to defeat the thousands of fighters out about still has you know that's right there's still a lot of work to be done that's for sure we're really good a ball reporting from nairobi realty thank you we appreciate you bringing a very very important story to the world thank you. british royal marines have seized a giant oil tanker loaded with iranian crude off the island of gibraltar it suspected the oil was on its way to syria in violation of european union saying since the spanish government has said that the seizure was requested by the united states iran's state run news agency has described the incident as quote illegal. to grace one has been at anchor and under god since the early morning british

authorities stopped the ship as it passed through spanish territorial waters at gibraltar at the tip of the iberian peninsula they say the oil was bound for syria in breach of e.u. sanctions against the war torn country authorities also say the ship loaded the oil in iran putting the vessel in breach of u.s. sanctions against tehran. that i want to feed into what he has to deal was patrolling the zone but we're studying the circumstances in which this is taking place there was a request made by the united states to the united kingdom and we are looking into how this affects our sovereignty in the sense that it took place in waters which we understand are under spain's sovereignty as our last. name was getting. the ship is registered on depend on the flag and belongs to a singapore based company gibraltar says the vessel and its cargo have been confiscated. well here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines

around the world at least 80 people are feared drowned after their boat sank off the coast of tunisia 4 people were rescued from the sea near the coastal town of czars this one has since died in the hospital the migrants set sail for europe from libya on monday elsewhere off the libyan coast over 50 migrants were rescued by an italian charity vessel german defense minister and the lion has been in brussels lobbying for the use top job. president of the european commission she already has the support of senior officials such as the current president john called young but she still needs to convince skeptical members of the european parliament. russian president vladimir putin says he hopes italy will help restore relations between the european union and russia he wants to convince the e.u. that saying shinzo moscow or a mistake putin made the comments after holding talks with italy's prime minister

because earlier he met with pope francis. the united states is celebrating the 4th of july today american independence day events are usually non political but this year in washington they're proving controversial president trump has staged a parade called salute to america tweeting that it will be the show of a lifetime. reportedly inspired by france's but still day celebrations 2 years ago in paris trump is due to give an address at the lincoln memorial later today where martin luther king delivered his i have a dream speech and where they'll be a march past of military hardware. it is the 4th of july correspondent on the humphrey watched the national independence day parade in washington d.c. and she tells us what she saw. the president promised a show like no other on the parade wrapping up now was just the start it's

certainly a departure from the history with its display of military hardware including an air force one fly over and 4 tanks stationed around washington d.c. not since president truman 7 decades ago when the u.s. was at war with korea has the country seen such a presence of military equipment many out here today a wearing make america great again hots they're waving trump 2025 anas a veteran of the vietnam war told me that this is the 1st time that he feels that the military has been properly on it but not everyone is happy the democrats say that this patriotic day should not become a political one with particular reference to trump's salute to america's speech later protests groups like the antiwar group code pink are also outs with the trump baby balloon not seen since protests in london this is a show like no other a costly one and a divided country but the president clearly believes it's worth the hefty price tag

and there was a home for reporting from washington d.c. on this 4th of july the united states has tightened distinctions against cuba by hitting its state run oil shipping firm the u.s. treasury says that it's imposing financial sanctions on cuba tieless because of its role in propping up but its way this president nicolas maduro who president trump once removed from power the tightening of saying sions under trump is turning the screws on ordinary cubans who have been coping with the u.s. embargo now for more than 60 years. former reaches america today is a good day there's fish for dinner cuba is surrounded by water but these days the 48 year old has to stand in line for over 2 hours to buy fish. sometimes when a product is available again out a calm my brother or a friend right away and say hey there's chicken here and i get in line.

but for marie it's even more important than food is whether or not she can get her medication or her brothers both suffer from high blood pressure. we're living in a time of need that's the reality today. there was never really an excess of anything here but now even soap and toothbrushes are hard to come by staples like rice flour and beans are strictly rationed people here are lining up for chicken. older people are very often overwhelmed just recently a woman waiting in line right in front of me collapsed cuba has been hit hard by america's sanctions cubans living in exile can't send as much money back to their families now nonetheless cuba is still putting on a happy face but even the tourism industry crucial to the country is hurting cruise liner operations have been canceled and any american doing business in cuba faces

possible charges back home. oh my wish trump nothing but the worst is president doesn't have feelings none. but while the sanctions right now cuban say it's because of venezuela ever since the days of hugo chavez and fidel castro these socialist nations have been economically and politically close then as wally gets doctors and support from cuba's intelligence agencies and cuba gets crude oil but venezuela is in a deep crisis and can't supply much more oil many think the u.s. believes if cuba's economy collapses it won't be able to support venezuela. it's what people think the world does every conflict with the us is difficult because of its leading position as the world's most important market and no one would risk an argument with the us because of cuba i may as well go political with we're both. married to has arrived at her allocated pharmacy to pick up her medication she can

only get it here initially things were looking good but then a problem arises. out of it and i got my medication but they didn't give me what my brother needs maybe it was arrived next week or i'll call the pharmacy central head office and ask if i can get it in another part of the city. the us is power play is making life here much harder it's his brother has to eat a lot of garlic supposedly this will keep his blood pressure down but at least today there's fish to go with it. hong kong's chief executive kerry lamb is requesting a meeting with the city's university students as she tries to ease the pressure of a month long political crisis after weeks of mass demonstrations against lams extradition bill lamb has polls efforts to pass the bill into law but that is not enough for the protesters they want the bill withdraw some of criticize the demonstrators for storming the parliament on monday saying they went too far but he

has brillig or 3 of those who were involved in that action stephanie boris and can not their real names were protesting outside. the legislative council on monday when suddenly a group of young people started to attack the parliament trying to break the glass for at the time i was still struggling over whether i should leave or i should support them. but by the time the glass broke and the 1st protesters entered the building she had made up her mind i thought that i needed to support what they wanted today it may be wrong all right but they are still hong kong's people. most of the protestors were very young 18 year old boris also had his doubts but decided to join in. the protesters entered the building spraying graffiti calling for universal suffrage pro-democracy activists have been fighting for these demands for decades to no avail. my parents asked me if i really had to join the

protests they said they had already enough out there but i said no one will stand up if everyone thinks that way. meanwhile the city is trying to clear the remnants of the supposed damage to the legislature is estimated at 1000000 euros the government has vowed to prosecute those who participated several arrests have already been made. if i told you that i'm not afraid i would be lying we may be talking about 10 years in jail but from that day until now i don't regret that i went in i just feel that i did what i needed to do a. many moderate protesters feel that this might not have helped their cause but criticism has been limited as they say they understand the anger that surfaced. when we entered we had already lost but we felt there was nothing else we could do

any more peaceful rallies have achieved nothing. the 3 are currently in hiding as the police are stepping up their efforts to identify those involved in storming the parliament. a volcanic eruption in italy has killed one person and injured others it happened on the island of stromboli north of sicily and it caught residents by surprise experts say that the typical warning signs before an eruption were simply not there. a carpet of ash floats on the sea around the island of stromboli small pieces of all cannick rock rained down and landed on this boat the aftermath of yesterday's eruption is clearly visible in the smaller of the island's 2 villages. though at 1st there was fire everywhere that burned the undergrowth so that then came the rain of ash smoke also came into that house with the entire village seemed to be in flames it reminded me of pompei. 2 huge

explosions occurred at about 5 o'clock on wednesday afternoon the column of smoke was 2 kilometers high authority saying a 35 year old italian hiker was killed and several others were injured. crews flew firefighting planes all night to battle the flames. many tourists on summer vacation have fled the island. this has been a highly unusual eruption the already what's different about yesterday is that severe eruptions like these only happen 5 or 6 times in a century there are already been 2 eruptions like these between 2002010. yesterday's explosions were among the biggest ever recorded on stromboli cleanup work has already begun. our sports is now tennis and day 4 of women have seen germany's defending champion. crashed out in the 2nd round she lost

in 3 sets to american lauren davis women's top seed ash barty advance to the 3rd round along side serina williams and roger federer of spanish men's 3rd seeded raphael the dollars seen here in practice also have been controversial australian nick kyrgios in one of the standout clashes of the tournament so far. while the women's world cup has been attracting fans around the globe a darker side of the game is also making headlines last month thief a band of the former head of afghanistan's football federation from all football related activities for life following allegations that he and others sexually abused female players or now afghanistan's coach is telling the w she's dissatisfied with steve his handling. the case and thinks that the for president giani infantino should resolve. days of the footballing world is on france and on the sidelines of the woman's world cup a campaign has been launched to eliminate

abuse harassment and exploitation in women's football in attendance was afghanistan's coach kelly lindsey who told me how difficult it was for her players to get the help they needed from following reports of abuse. the dialogue went on but it didn't feel like anything was progressing it didn't feel like our players were receiving the concern and care that they needed and many of them were getting death threats many of them were being abused at the time we needed to get make sure they were safe we needed to get them out of the country so that they could speak the truth and help us understand what was really going on and it just felt like 8 months of a tennis match where nobody wanted to be held accountable and nobody wanted to really talk about the details and sort it out. back in november it was former player paul who 1st went public with allegations that key figures in the afghan football federation had sexually abused players in june former president care of them was banned for life and fined 900000 euros but

a lawyer representing him has said he will seek to appeal the ruling. up to no evidence doesn't. stand the. truth. and that's that. decision. kelly lindsey disagrees but has also lost faith in fee for president giani in fenty you know. he's not my president of football he did not hold up the gold standard that should be held up by fifa on human rights and women's rights and i don't believe he should be the president after the way this case was handled the woman's world cup has been a big success but the afghan abuse scandal is a reminder of the long road ahead. and here's a reminder of the top story that we're following for you and oil tanker loaded with the radium crude has been seized off the dribble all turgid said to have been heading for syria in violation of european union sanctions spain said the u.s.

requested the seizure iran has called the action illegal. watching t w news live from berlin i'll be back at the top of the hour with more bold news followed by the midday quadriga is up next.

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