am genie godula. more than 50,000 troops advancing toward mosul -- that is the biggest push to take iraq's second city back from the islamic state group. the fight against the eye of continues in syria through the european union foreign ministers are talking about whether to extend sanctions against the syrian regime. the e.u. says sanctions against russia are not on the table.

two doesn't unaccompanied minors -- two dozen unaccompanied minors are the first children to be transported from the camp known as "the jungle." and the unexpected fallout from britain's decision to leave the e.u. london is encouraging young people to work on british farms. more trouble for francois hollande. we will have all of the details on his controversial closing of parts of a factory and a new tell-all book on the french president. that is coming up. first, our top stories live from paris. genie: welcome, everyone. out of mosul, tens of thousands

of forces are fighting to liberate what is now the last isis stronghold in iraq. mosul is the second biggest city in iraq and home to one million civilians. its recapture would be the biggest blow to the islamic state since the group swept across iraq in syria two years ago. our correspondent has the details. >> the battle begins. tanks are moving toward mosul as iraqi and kurdish troops get ready for the fight of their lives. >> we're going to fight. >> the operation to drive the islamic state group out of iraq's second-largest city was announced just before dawn on monday morning by the iraqi prime minister, haider al-abadi. >> the hour of victory has arrived. the operation to liberate mosul has begun. the forces leading the operation are the brave iraqi army and police forces.

they and no one else will be entering mosul to liberate it. they are there for your sake. >> iraqi forces have spent months pairing for the operation. troops have been deployed around the city, along with tanks and heavy artillery. they are backed up by kurdish peshmerga to the north and east. signs that the offensive was imminent came out earlier when the iraq he army showered mosul with leaflets, warning residents to stay indoors. their fate is now a top concern for a groups. -- for aid groups. more than one million people live inside the sprawling city, and there are fears that they could be used as human shields by jihadi fighters desperate to hold onto the last stronghold. genie: for more on the situation, let's bring in doug herbert. we are talking about tens of

thousands of troops moving in to try to take the city back from the islamic state group three who are they and where are they coming from? dovetail a very disparate dizzying array -- doug: a very disparate, dizzying array. i would like to bring up a little graphic that we have. all of the forces on the ground -- i will quickly talk you through them. let's keep it up there. the battle for mosul -- look at this. you see three of the top things there. the elite c.t.s. counterterrorism services, and the iraqi police. those are the only forces that will be entering the city of mosul eventually once they get the villages to be captured around the outskirts. but all of those other things on the list, they are either informally or totally not officially in the project. the u.s.-led coalition are

obviously backing up special forces all of that. they are not officially going to be accompanying the iraqi army into mosul, but they may be there. all the other forces -- the kurdish peshmerga from the north will be launching this operation. they will be playing a very big role. that you have all these other forces. the shia militias, there is a lot of potential for clashing and conflict. they have very different agendas. christian militias -- you also have the is edie -- the turk men. you have the turkish backed troops as well. it is extreme the confusing. you can imagine there is a recipe for a lot of misunderstanding and a lot of confusion. genie: and a lot of controversy particularly when it comes to the turkish backed troops. doug: turkish soldiers have actually been ensconced around basel, near basel -- near mosul for quite some time. their training. what are you doing their?

president erdogan had very strident comments, and he has been saying in a showdown with the iraqi prime minister, you have no right to tell us we have no right to be there. the iraqi minister does not want him to be part of this thing. turkey is saying we will be the ones who decide that, and we will be part of the coalition. if not, we will have a plan b. turkey is determined to take part. why? it is a little complicated. there is some nationalist considerations here. turkish nationalists believe -- go back to the beginning of the 20 century -- basically mosul was supposed to be part of turkey. was cheated out of muscle by the british. -- out of mosul by the british. so many believe it should be turkish. there is also a religious/ islamist agenda here. this is what erdogan is talking about. he sees mosul, which is

predominantly sunni, as a sunni city. he things after the liberation, maybe shia and shiite militia might displace the sunni population or become less of a sunni city. erdogan wants to ensure that after the liberation it remains a sunni muslim, sunni kurd, a turkmen city, but he does not want to see sunni militia really wreaking havoc to the detriment of sunnis. you can see the religious/nationalist element there, but turkey is absolutely bent on it. as erdogan made it clear, he does not believe the iraqi prime minister is on a level to be able to dictate to him, you will do just that he will do just as he pleases. genie: thank you for that. that is doug herbert. in the meantime, there is also humanitarian crisis brewing around mosul. the u.n. said the battle could demand the biggest and most complex humanitarian effort in the world.

there are fears that all of the up to one million people in the city could be homeless with over 100,000 among them fleeing into syria or turkey. here is more now from andrea's needham, from the u.s. agency. >> wielding about a population of 1.5 million people inside mosul. obviously in any conflict, one of the first things that may happen -- so far, we have no report of any displacement, but our partners -- we may get something in the coming hours. if people need immediate assistance, shelter, a roof over their head, and assistance with emergency life-saving items -- right now at the moment, there is a capacity for about 45,000 people. in the context of the overall number, that is not enough. but we will be scaling up with a

number of partners over the next couple of days. in baghdad on a visit to the country, basically we need money, additional funding. we need about 196 million dollars, and we are only 40% funded. that is to give you an idea immediately for priorities. that money is left that money is forthcoming from donors we will not assist in the way we want. other protection partners are calling on our party to make sure that people are able to flee should they need to do so. if people can get to safe areas we have camps with a capacity of up to 40,000 people. take shelter in buildings, unfinished buildings were nobody is at present. we also have emergency shelter

kits, helping people to make -- so that they have shelter and a roof over their head. genie: the offensive to free mosul comes after the islamic state group lost one of its key towns in syria.. rebels backed by turkey captured the town of the deke sunday -- little strategic value but it is a major symbolic victory. the islamic state group named it and use language item on town after -- online after the town. european foreign ministers are focusing on syria at a meeting in luxembourg today. other talks with the u.s., the u.k., and france over the weekend ended up with no clear results or decision. our correspondent has more. >> for the gathering today in

luxembourg, the game is the same, bringing peace to long war-torn syria. there still this agreement on the best word is on the best road to a cease-fire. >> it has not been as by any member state. it has been very much on the media, but not in our meetings in none of our meetings the position was raised by any of the member states. but we have sanctions on the syrian regime, as you know, but our discussions are next for sure. >> while at a meeting in london over the weekend the u.s. and britain took a stronger stance against moscow. supporting further economic sanctions against both this regime and the crumb on. after talks of a cease-fire collapsed. >> the solution for this, the future salvation of aleppo lies ready with the sad regime, and

above all the russians. it is up to them to pull the plug on this thing. i appeal to the greatness of the russian people to choose a different path and to go for peace and get us back on the path of negegotiations in geneva. >> russia recently stepped up its military campaign in syryria helping pro-aside forces -- pro-assad forces. >>genie: president francois hollande is back in the spotlight for that is what his appearance at a historical steel plant -- i'm joined by our french politics editor. >> this is indeed a very symbolic place spirit just before he was elected, three months before the election in 2012 aland -- blonde --

francois hollande went to this place because there was no longer a demand for -- there was fear that the factory would close and he said this will not happen, i will force those big companies to really find some other buyers and so on. then he is elected. he went back twice, and every time the unions were not happy. he says i kept my promise because, ok, part of the plant shutdown and 650 people were employed there. however, the union says he did not keep his promise, so it is likely this afternoon that hollande is not welcome there. this is also a symbol, a factory, a symbol of the left. onto the socialist president. so there are accusations that he basically betrayed his camp.

by not fulfilling his promise to save jobs, to make sure that the industry is defended. genie: francois hollande has been in the eye of the storm lately. this is one of the series of events particularly this tell-all book that came out of week ago. that has many people unhappy as well. we still do not know if francois hollande will present himself to run for president again next year. >> this visit today was part of a program. he granted an interview with a well-known leftist in which he explained why he was still someone from the left defending the lower classes against the world of finance, and then this book comes out, and it is a catastrophe in terms of communication because this is a book from over 60 meetings with journalists -- first of all, he has been questioned -- "why are you spending so much on infrastructure when you're dealing with christ passport issue.

the judges, the french football team, corey the sizing -- when you're dealing with the passport issue. the judges, french football team. here in this book, he tells is about anyone, including his private life. so this is really the worst thing that could happen to francois hollande. he is struggling mightily in the polls. he hopes to announce he will run again for president. normally he says he would say so in december, but the odds are not looking good. he is in a very difficult situation, and this afternoon could be really problematic for him. genie: thanks so much for that. we will have you back on set. 14 children who have been living in a refugee camp in northern france are due to arrive in britain today. they are the first of dozens of minors from the calle camp the jungle to rejoin their relatives in the u.k. this week. britain has agreed to except

scores of children. thousands of migrants fleeing war and hardship are living in calle and hopes -- in calais and hope to make it to britain. catherine norrison told us more. catherine: 14 children unaccompanied minors have been brought into the jungle camp. doesn't -- dozens of children have been taken on the journey. let a groups working here in calais say it is a drop in the ocean. they say there are more than 100 -- 1200 unaccompanied minors living in a very precarious condition here. and that they fu -- the french and british are trying to get them reunited with family members across the channel. there is no clear word from french authorities about what exactly is going to happen to

people living here in the jungle. they have been trying to get to the u.k. they have blocked some of them for many months. french authorities have have promised that they will dismantle the camp and put people in dryer, secure accommodations while they will apply for a sign up and france. the problem is that many people want to get to the u.k. at all costs. many have answered questions and people said they had very little information about their fate. genie: that is catherine norris-trent reporting on the giant migrant camp known as the jungle in northern france. let's take a look at some of our other world had court -- one of headlines this hour. more than 50,000 troops are advancing toward mosul, the biggest push yet to take the second city back from the islamic state group. as the fight against the i.s. group continues, foreign ministers are debating whether to extend sanctions against the regime. eu says sanctions against russia

are not on the table. two thousand unaccompanied minors become the first children to be transferred from the u.k. to the massive migrant cap known as "the jungle." time for our business is now with will hilderbrandt. you are going to start with a landmark trade deal between europe and canada that has hit us back. >> there is a lot of international pressure to get this deal done, and it has been vetoed. the so-called, the fact that the use ambitious tracheal today. it aims to eliminate 98% of terrorists canada and the e.u. >> opponents of the trade deal take to the streets in warsaw and paris. protesters say they will give multinational companies greater power over national government. >> democracy on the threat.

dodo you agree to residents' other agreements in the u.s.? that is not acceptable. >> the grid also be in taken at the creative market between the e.u. and canada, as well as a direction and destruction. you look at new have cultural markets. the treaty needs to be ratified by every country in the e.u. however, these people have overwhelming leave voted -- overwhelmingly voted against the council. they need to make sure that it is -- regulation or ability to detect our profit services, and our environment. when he to be able to protect everyone who is a crime -- who is guilty of a crime. >> he asked if europe was capable of sunny oppressive trade deal with country like canada. european ministers meet on

tuesday to discuss the deal in luxembourg. if it is passed, it will be signed in the european union and in canada. genie: how are the markets looking this lunchtime in europe? >> investors were looking ahead to thursday's minister of the central bank, and trying to get an idea if it will extend its on -- it's quantitative easing program, set to expire in march of 2017. the oil and gas sectors were among the worst performers at the start of the trading day. also helping airlines go up. here in france, earlier in the red after it announced it would shed 2000 jobs next year. it has since recovered and is up over 1%. genie: also early in the day casino stocks were in the spotlight. >> in asia, we saw crowds -- 18%

of staff had been detained in china. among those arrested was a senior executive, charged with tracking highrollers to australia. it is not solicited on the mainland. the move has sparked some fear that china may crackdown on foreign firms. shares in other asian casinos also fell before the closing bell. genie: there has been some new and interesting fallout in the wake of the brexit. the environment secretary is encouraging young people to take up jobs in farming. >> it is not what you might expect. in the past, britain's farmers have relied on foreign workers to come over and help with the harvest, but there have been fewer due to the weakening pound and the consumer -- the fact that the consumer may be less welcome than before. claire williams explains. tara: for 18 years, this polish migrant worker spent -- claire:

for 18 years, this polish migrant worker -- next year he is thinking about going to germany. >> i have to think that it is a time which may change for me, and my colleagues as well, that i will have to basically give up and do the service for someone else. >> every holiday, british farms depend on migrant workers from eastern europe. last year 80,000 came for temporary jobs. but britain voted to leave the e.u. in june. this year, pure migrants have come. this is the chairwoman of the national horticultural and potatoes board. she has been inundated with calls from farmers who cannot employ enough staff and say their produce will rot before it is picked. >> unfortunately it is sending a negative message to parts of europe, meaning that often

people are not welcome to come, that they may not be safe when they come here. but the valuation of the pound has also been affected. there is little in it now, in terms of the value of the job. >> the farmers union wants assures from the british government -- wants assurance from the british government. but with e.u. workers likely to be put off by a weak pound, the farmers union is also pushing for a formwork that a formwork permit scheme for non-e.u. migrants. genie: now it is time for the press review. we have our correspondent with us to take a look at the headlines per lots of focus today on this fight to take the

iraqi city of mosul back from the islamic state group. >> let's look at some of the french papers, which have been reporting this quite heavily. let's start with this catholic paper. it calls it the stakes of the battle of mosul, while the left-leaning paper says the offensive from basel has begun. mosul is a beleaguered stronghold for the islamic state. that is what "the new york times" says the city has been in the hands of the i.s. group since june of 2014. at the time, many people welcomed them because they saw them as the sunni saviors for people being oppressed by the shiite-led government. it is not just a battle for mosul, it is a radel for iraq, according to a political analyst. mosul is home to diverse ethnic populations. turkmen, kurds shiites, sunnis

christians. each has the key to their future, and how politicians decide mosul after the islamic state forecast the -- the saudi paper focuses on the foreign interests that are vested. turkey is looking to build a bridge with iraq along this area. iran is looking for vengeance against the islamic state group and the paper -- the u.s. is looking for a symbolic victory. after years of failure in the middle east are a clearly there is a lot riding on the battle, not just to the citizens and the army, but the world. genie: the president is embarking on a diplomatic trip to china, the first by a filipino leader in five years. >> roderigo duterte is heading to the philippines. -- is heading to china.

notably, the scarborough islands -- "the wall street journal" says he is rolling the dice in getting closer to china. but it is a different story in the filipino press. clearly phoenix filipino diplomacy is moving away from the united states and toward china. according to "the philadelphia inquirer co-this is a good thing, saying that the country has been under the influence of america for too long. this is a case of letting the seller beware. basically they are saying that he should be careful in how close he gets to the chinese because comes at a cost come with the territorially or diplomatically, and the paper warns again against entering against another sith this submissive relationship genie: the daughter of a sprinter has been killed in a shooting.

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