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live from a studio center here in moscow this is r.t. international with twenty four hours a day iraq's prime minister is calling on al qaeda fighters and all those who joined them to surrender the militant group has occupied key cities of the country's biggest province and the government is struggling to regain control middle east correspondent paula is following the conflict. well the situation certainly is becoming increasingly volatile but we've now heard from the iraqi prime minister it is him urgent all those who have joined a kind of to give up the fight he has hinted at the possibility of hardening these militants if indeed they do so they are facing a massive siege that has been launched by the government troops now i'm i think he was speaking in his weekly televised address and he volunteered that address to continue what he calls the sacred war against al qaida is the local branch which is known as the state in iraq and they live and he also said that he would continue to finish the push to retake the key and by our cities often and ramadi which earlier

were taken over by the militants and that the militants had to compete for the regime as their new independent state what we see happening now is that al qaida into militants are trying to capitalize on the six hereon attention that is currently inside iraq and this is a tension that the united states failed to resolve you'll remember of course that the united states occupied iraq for eight years and then pulled out leaving behind this major sick tarion power of the cake at the same time some of the al qaida in linked militants who are now fighting in iraq reportedly coming from across the border in syria and of course the united states has been supporting the syrian opposition which inadvertently has allowed these extremist islamist militants to flourish in the first place the united states is now saying that it will be sending an emergency shipment of surveillance drones and missiles to iraq in an attempt to

try and prop up its allies in baghdad and. the militant group now in control of fallujah calls itself the islamic state of iraq and the levant and its borders are also known as the most radical jihadist wing of the syrian rebels and the take a closer look at the organization which is gaining momentum in the region well its root. go back to the early years of the iraq war he was established in april two thousand and four by sunni extremists and pledge allegiance to bin laden at that time it was called al qaida in iraq two years later it was rebranded as the islamic state of iraq in two thousand and thirteen it gained a strong presence in northern syria which sort at the levant to its name and of course in the latest developments the group has taken control of the legion of the key town of the anbar province in iraq and proclaimed it an islamic state now their plan is to unite iraq and syria to form an islamic state known as a kind of fate norman solomon from the american institute for public accuracy told

me earlier that the crisis in the region is largely before from the policies of the us there's been such a dissension into chaos and violence now ever since the us invasion of iraq more than ten years ago and when more and more weapons are dumped into the region and the idiology that the enemy of my enemy can be my friend and therefore should be given more weapons all that is adding up to just one catastrophe compound another and for the u.s. government today to act as though it were helping the situation by sending more weapons not only drones but missiles and other armaments this is just. disastrous course being pursued when superpowers insist that it's their way or the highway rather than acknowledging a need for regional diplomacy then we're going to continue to have this sort of

violence so diplomacy needs to be taken seriously and advanced as policy rather than simply an add on to this massive violence and shipment of arms. the iraqi government has delayed its assault on the militant held city of fallujah for now in fear of civilian casualties but the troops and tanks besieging the city of ready to attack as soon as they get the order for the residents it's a looming catastrophe is going to choke on ripples the residents of. held during the u.s. occupation now face their own army so salt on the cd the iraqi government has lined up tanks and loaded fighter jets preparing to drive al qaeda linked militants out of the city the u.s. is packing more hellfire missiles and other weapons for the iraqi army to use and everybody knows when the bombing begins there will be blood brian back with me brian so many innocent iraqis have died in terror attacks do you think this. terror

assault could turn out to be just as deadly as terror itself it could be even more deadly if the people of. have been through this before two thousand and four twice the u.s. marines committed huge war crimes against the people of pollution they can they call a kill zone anything that move was killed when you declare a kill zone you say everything that moves must die everything that moves must be a terrorist everything that moves is a legitimate target who then dies who then suffers it's the the people of fallujah themselves of course they don't want to live under al qaeda but do they want to live under these kind of military assaults paid for by the united states with arms from the united states carried out by the movie government which has also been a brutal against the residents of fallujah i don't think so crucial question thank you thank you no doubt there is an urgent need to drive these militants out after all how can you allow extremists to run towns again territory expand but then you also have to ask if you see bombing as

a viable option in order to drive extremists out of residential areas how different is it from what bashar assad is doing in washington i'm going to check on our team . the islamic state of iraq and levant controlling fallujah is at the same time urging attacks on its rival opposition groups in syria while other rebel leaders are urging a truce between the factions you can read all about this on our web site right now r.t. dot com meanwhile the second round of peace talks in syria is just around the corner but the country's opposition is split on whether to attend coming up in a couple of minutes here on r.t. international we've got expert opinion on what is behind the syrian national coalition is divided stands. one of the biggest threats to britain's armed forces is a lack of public understanding of what they stand for that's according to a recent u.k. parliamentary report and p.s.a. the opposition to wars in iraq and afghanistan and a reduced public appetite for overseas interventions is leading people to question

the purpose of the u.k. army public support for defense is dropping due to what is seen as a lack of long term strategic mission throughout the world meanwhile massive military budget cuts are put in the army's capabilities at risk despite being one of the world's top defense spenders britain's planning to cut personnel by nearly thirty thousand over the next six years is artie's to cecilia. the army's recruiting but applicant numbers are slow to pick up amid thousands of layoffs there's a massive drive to recruit army reservists but leaked mid year army memos revealed the number of people in the listing and beyond the reserve over a three month period was just three hundred sixty seven barely a quarter of the target the ministry of defense said that after wrapping up the recruitment drive in september there were more than fifteen hundred applicants in the first four weeks and that it's too early to make

a conclusion but this young man says he simply can't be convinced like grandparents were in an air force actually during the second world war of the time enjoyed was not such a bad idea to be joining the forces because they were fighting a war against fascists i don't agree with the way the. food is used for. the grass. and this morning it was a wretched to commemorate the conscientious objectors to military service those who would exercise their right to refuse to kill you at the time of the first world war for instance they faced a restaurant jeers from some of society who view them as cowards but times have indeed changed. a decade of fighting in iraq and afghanistan has made the british war weary a most people join forces to be in the peace business not in the war business because it's a threat to their livelihood nobody wants to be in a war because to be in

a war activists have also lashed out at recruitment campaign started at sixteen and seventeen year olds who according to one recent study are more sceptical to post traumatic stress disorder at the moment we're asking a sixteen year old who we don't trust to point to drink a pint of beer in the pub we don't trust to fight in a general election we're asking that person to make a very far reaching legal commitment to a career like having a baby carriage or in accounts or in the ministry of defense. the report completely ignores the benefits and opportunities that a military career offers young people but for this young man it's a career path he is a ready to change his mind about. we're going to have to show people that if you're joining the army going to be brought to shoot people who don't. do so so your article. in the german from the stop the war coalition believes britain's role in the world is changing and so should its defense policies we've

had a whole number of years of the war on terror of interventions which have not been successful so people are all thinking why are billions and billions of pounds being spent. on the armed forces on all these things britain strategic going to war in afghanistan and iraq have been shown to be complete failures and i think it does raise very serious questions about british foreign policy we've been claim that we have a special relationship going back decades with the united states but the simple truth is the united states doesn't really need british the british military aspect of it operations and therefore it is quite a turning point for the british military in british foreign policy and it's one that the government is reluctant to accept but which i think in this respect as in so many others the public opinion is well ahead of the government sled hockey has been on the winter paralympics roster since one thousand nine hundred four but this

year we'll see russia's team make its debut we've already seen them on ice and met their captain and now we meet those who've helped him so you can do so many hardships in his drive for victory. well for the games the who can he is known as the captain of the national paralympic flood talking team here in russia but in this tells his just notice dad. we just have a dream about his family and the first time he met his wife irene a. we first met when i was in the army serving in this area there was a spark from the very beginning and grew as we dated it you could see it was love at first sight my entire life changed it had a new meaning but another kind of change was coming the two were considering time the not one of a team went off to war where he lost both of his legs i removed into his hospital room to help with his care and the couple continued with their plan to marry when asked about the proposal irene

a said she knew it was coming. well i was expecting the proposal the wedding day we had a lot of guests and we all had so much fun. but the mood changes a little when we ask irene how she felt about his and jury. i couldn't believe it for a long time coping with the stress of any injury requires real psychological resilience they both clearly have that in spades he does everything for the family we all feel that he helps people realize that life isn't over everything is possible life goes on. the marriage is stronger than ever and katia became the second woman to change the team's life six years ago. now he's heading for the paralympic games and that also means leaving his loved ones that for of a dream his two passions in life are never too far from each other. i really

enjoy all the time i get to spend at home because when i'm away in training sessions with the team i miss my family very much which is the same as the game when you sit on the bench for a long time just watching the others play and then you get this little time and nice you want to make most of it you're one hundred percent committed. a commitment shared by everyone in the house while the dream is eager to take home gold come march he already has his prize at home in the moscow region margaret howell r.t. with both of them picking paralympic games fast approaching don't forget to follow the amazing journey all the olympic flame we've been following it online as well and catch the best moments of the record breaking torch relay the twenty fourteen winter olympics in sochi on dot com. it's on its journey. three days.

through. relate. people forces. in a record setting trip by land air sea another space. on mars our. international. bills. this building site will eventually become. whole however it's already over its original budget it's close to a. huge national construction projects in germany the. economic

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pleasure to have you with us here on t.v. today i'm sure. the bunking the myth of the german efficiency public construction projects have been turning into economic time bombs you critics and to the irresponsible planning of those in charge and it's taxpayers who feel it's taking most of all. reports. if you listen to the politicians germany's ruling in it that if you believe those following the money trail is a different story. mainly it's a problem with cost estimates they use the wrong data they start building and

eventually the run out of money and then talks peers have to pick up the bill. currently germany has one of the biggest construction sectors in europe but all around the country there's evidence that those in charge of the purse strings on the best to make building decisions this building site will eventually become the premier concert hall however it's already over ten times its original budget it's set to cost close to a billion euro it's not just the grand artistic projects that have cost the big money here in ne tourist information booth has already cost taxpayers around one and a half million euro. for the ultimate in modern german construction white elephants look no further than right here at the brandenburg airport grossly over budget already four years behind schedule it's currently costing nearly one million euro

a day to run and that's without any planes or passengers on to those a train tunnel in light zig that ended up five hundred million over budget that had expected in two thousand and five the german reputation for efficiency hold up when it comes to construction we know is running for election this year the e.u. parliament believes those in power don't have the required skills to decide on huge projects it's not their money they can dream they can plan they can make. each and every kind of. drafts. because they don't have to pay it they are in charge for four years before eight years as long as the project is not finished. they are fighting for the. additional cost increase the. years have to be twice first to pay the interest on the debt then again on the extra cost of those planning it with the construction. of that if you plan as you will experience of

the. she was sworn in as chancellor for a third time late last year i promised five billion to fix up germany's rule of germans will have no idea how much that promise and eventually cost them peter all over. germany. on life you right now disbelief in his own strategies you can over the dot com to find out why the former us secretary defense feels dissolution policies are some of the juicy details the former top military man reveals in his memoir. plus the holiday of one of the great terrorist might have run over time if he fails to return back to prison after his new year's leave more details on that story and others just a click away. claiming that all syria's chemical weapons stockpiles are said to be destroyed by this june the first batch of chemical

materials has now been removed from the country meanwhile heavy fighting between moderate and radical rebel factions continues and the opposition is once again perspired its final vote on whether to take part in this month's geneva two peace talks middle east expert manu oxon writer i spoke to him earlier he believes the opposition doesn't represent the syrian people's interests. but the term syrian opposition is as strong as it could be this these groups are neither syrian nor opposition so they don't have in their interest the good the benefit of the people or of the country these groups are very very often influenced by the west by turkey by the go if states we have to imagine or to see those groups more like militant gangs like a sort of mafia those groups who claim about themselves that they re present the moderate opposition of the moderate moderate rebels don't have any influence on the better we know in the meanwhile that the fights on the ground. by slamming

extremists. use in brief in bangladesh police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse angry crowds of student protesters who've been staging the ranee it followed one of the most violent national elections in the country's history the crowds called for a general strike against prime minister shaikh athena who won the weekend's poll with over two thirds of the seats the results were published the country has been plunged into chaos with reports of dozens of just widespread allegations of fraud. in the turbulent kashmir region thousands flooded the streets for the funeral of a band hizbul mujahideen militant eighteen year old was killed by the indian army in a gun battle the mourners carried the body of the man while shouting indian slogans demanding their state independence from the country a gunfight broke out late tuesday evening to the army received intelligence about a build up of militants in the area kashmir is seen and an armed insurgency against indian rule since one thousand nine hundred eighty nine. angry activists in south

korea have staged a protest in seoul against kim jung un and the day believed to be the north korean leader's birthday the torture flags of the neighboring country and depicted last month execution of the powerful uncle of. raised tensions on the korean peninsula have prompted the united states to deploy more troops and heavy tanks in seoul is part of the so-called military rebalancing. russian fishing trawler which was forcibly detained by senegalese authorities over the weekend is now said to be running out of water supplies moscow says it is prepared. to a court in the west african country over the vessels impounding greenpeace claims the boat had been fishing illegally as more. we're talking about an armed detention of the ship and some sixty two russian citizens that are on board about detention was actually handled quite roughly. because at least four people

now off the course saying that they are actually medical help however they are not allowed to get off the ship in fact all of the russian citizens have had their passports taken away by the armed officials and they are the ship and the crew are sincerely being accused of illegal fishing and poaching waters however the authorities of senegal still haven't given any concrete proof of that actually haven't taken place or have not provided any called explanation where these allegations are coming from and still we're already have greenpeace which is already making statements saying that they fully support the actions of the senegal government in their attempt to prevent the alleged illegal fishing this involvement by greenpeace is something that doesn't sit well with russia's federal fishing agency greenpeace says it's been tracking this vessel for a long time why are they taking upon themselves the government's responsibility to protect their waters and biological resources therefore based on the statements

from greenpeace one may conclude that the military of senegal is acting upon these claims as you may know senegal fishing minister the green party in senegal and was until very recently a member of greenpeace hence you see the connection between this harsh and unprecedented attack on the russian trailer and its detention with greenpeace's actions if you go back to september i will remember the rest of the greenpeace arctic sunrise after an attempt by the greenpeace activists to scale russian oil rig in the northern waters and then of course later they fell under the nationwide amnesty and were released and what we can assume that they are now safely home in their respective countries however this recent development in the west african nation this seems to rise up the tensions between russian officials and greenpeace yet again. brings up today for the moment i'll be back with a news team and more from just a hall from africa now in the meantime is there a way to cope in america's murder capital shellshocked just to head off to the

bright. dangerous entanglements in contradictory alliances is the u.s. has initially hostage to its many client states how well do the spying states and alliances serve america's national geo political interests and is washington's hopelessly overstretched its foreign policy commitment. we speak your language knows anything about the war not advance. news programs and documentaries and spanish more matters to you breaking news a little too negative angles stories. that try to alter the spanish find out more visit eye to eye. teeth.

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