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radical fighters in iraq take their onslaught to the political arena establishing islam. as the army tries to repel the militants. from the capital. hundreds of pieces of standard in the east of ukraine as an anti government to uphold a cease fire with reports of violations are surfacing throughout the week. and in the lead to recording poland's foreign minister country to a submissive sets and also is alliance with the u.s. as worthless and.
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we're watching our teaser of the weekly with me to say let's take a look at our stories of the. extremists in iraq have proclaimed over the territories they've captured as part of their plan to turn the whole country into a create love radicalism they eventually target is baghdad and they've managed to keep it dangerously close as the fighting is taking place some thirty kilometers from the capital islamic state in iraq and syria has been an advancing through the country but also benefiting from american hardware including several humvees that they captured after taking control of iraqi army warehouses now british m.p. jeremy coleman explained how isis has managed to put so much of iraq under. the growth of the arses forces is a direct result of the overthrow of the entire system around saddam hussein and then the promotion of what has actually turned out to be very sectarian government
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in iraq ever since then and also the huge amounts of money the revival of the isis forces so we have what is developing into a very well funded civil war by controlling the oil resources or most of your resources of iraq from the isis forces the present are at least the biggest refinery and that has caused panic buying and chaos in the rest of iraq but it also cuts off a huge element of financial support for the government of iraq the outlook is very very grim indeed and this is a consequence of western meddling. there's also disturbing evidence as to who's being forced to join the militants ranks as you can see in this video boys armed with automatic rifles are traveling in an isis convoy some children are also reportedly being used as snipers by jihadists and it all equates to iraq being pushed to the brink as reports. despite the chaos spreading across the
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country and eerie calm in the kurdish capital the city is just sixty kilometers from the isis front line but it downtown erbil it was business as usual kurdistan has often felt like a separate country altogether even at the height of iraq's most violence and bloodiest moments now but the current crisis treading the country to pieces it's closer than ever to becoming one kurdish soldiers are now in control of territory that used to be just a few did but no one here seems to think that the harvest would dare march on them . i have full faith in forces we won't let anything happen. for some the prospect of a divided iraq was a welcome one do you think that iraq will remain one country as we know what's after this crisis may be posted may be that iraq will have to be divided will have area and the sunnis and shias will have there is no one in kurdistan is worried we
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have oil we have a strong army. they may have or oil but fuel is running scarce for days now iraqi forces battled with isis for control of the country's largest oil refinery this is one of the first things you notice here in our build these massive gas lines some of the cars have been here for hours since the morning many people in fact camped out overnight to try to get online so they can get gas frustrated residents line up to get their share authorities have limited each individual to thirty leaders that's less than what it takes to fill two tanks the people we've spoken to said there haven't been lines like this for fuel since the outbreak of the u.s. led invasion back in two thousand and three and although there are shortages here in erbil parts of northern iraq have run out of gas even on the black markets and so people are stocking up they say that they don't know what will bring the fear is that if you get a lot worse before it gets better that's a sentiment we heard from many here and it's not just the knees fleeing the
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violence we encountered shia refugees to octo gonzi job or came here six days ago from baghdad in baghdad the situation has gone from bad to worse the people are arming themselves and getting ready to fight one another only seeing the future is bloodshed and violence if something doesn't change iraq will be a country of new friends and widows caffein of erbil iraq because for the solution once all know the kurds have the support of the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is back this state hurt a move that seems to clash with the stance of washington toby's longtime do political ally. syrian rebels could see a benefit from some how for a billion dollars the u.s. plans to splash on the equipment and training one month of pressure from washington's a war hawks president obama has asked the congress to approve massive aid to the and fighters just a year ago washington gave the green light for
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a non-lethal aid to reach so-called moderate rebels but he later let later end up in the hands of jihadist anyway in america was forced to suspend the eight however earlier this month american it it's been covertly sending actual weapons chidi opposition and the war campaign a brian back to the us hasn't learned by its own mistakes united states appears to have a schizo front of foreign policy they're seeing the demeanor of unity in iraq behind the central government which is fighting what they call islamic extremists from ice or uses and at the same time they're funding these aimed armed groups in syria to take down an independent nationalist and sovereign government in syria what the u.s. is doing and has been doing this finally in money guns and more occupation tools in a region that it considers to be vital because it's resource rich that's about it. more news for you is coming a ride up including a hidden danger element of migrants trying to reach israel through the sinai desert
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and aware of the kidnapping gangs are lying in wait. on you trying to ukraine a truce abroad relative calm. this week as both the army and anti-government fighters in the east agreed to hold fire until monday sporadic attacks however are still breaking out the cease fire plan involved a lot of diplomatic efforts and was supported by key countries including russia a reminder the week long truce was declared in the east on friday that was followed by talks between kiev and the self-proclaimed republics for the first time since the conflict started the republic vowed to recognize a cease fire in the presence of russian and international monitors on wednesday the president of ukraine and russia as well as the french and german leaders discuss the peace process over the phone the same day the legal permission for the use of russia's military force in ukraine if needed was cancelled at bloody putin's
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request this friday the truth truce was extended for three more days with anti-government forces promising to abide by the peace effort also saw always see the monitors released after they were detained in the nearest region are civilians tired of the military operation clearly support the political drive for stability. then you can only give them but neither. was less and less now that i don't it was the. beginning to look for you one day when you know we don't actually do it for you was it. not short on we were with a total from. my eyes in the bush you three yeah you was aboard no good day in the shade yet no should think that given that notion is a national pride he gives the just cause you more than. the impact. do you think
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independent. the russian ukraine in german and french leaders have once again been discussing the peace effort and a phone conversation on sunday they raised the possibly of sending international monitors to the russian ukrainian border now there are new reports of fighting between pro and anti here forces at this burning army base. some reports suggest the pro autonomy forces have control over the facility and this was shot on sunday there's been another outbreak of deadly violence the according to a local resident. we started firing from the mountain with ukrainian troops presidential areas of the city it went on for forty five minutes i've seen it all a couple photos on my phone to burn scars are destroyed marketplace houses riddled with holes three people were killed and many more wounded and we haven't searched all the buildings yet. the ceasefire was a british by both sides several times throughout the week the people in the city
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have come a toss who claim their city was shelled on numerous occasions the village of preval my yes saw a spike of violence with one woman reportedly killed the and in sloviansk a woman and her twenty six year old son perished in army shelling outside the embattled thirteen self defense forces took control of a checkpoint from the army and confirmed reports claim the army then launched a counterattack but lost twenty of its own soldiers also in close to the russian border saw a checkpoint hit by a mortar shell hit hardest by the conflict those who can't fend for themselves as artie's maria phenomenon found out at and often is caught in the conflict zone. these can home for abandoned special needs children on the outskirts of lugansk aims to be in a series of calm and tranquillity. children here have food toys
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but most importantly love. there are eight to six children they scare house all younger than three years old it's been a home and cozy home you have who are all of them that once war reached its walls it's no longer safe. mines and shells blend just a couple of kilometers away. and while the youngster had no concept of the danger for the adults it's a different story now surrounded it as a lot but honestly it's so hard actually more than half our kids cannot move they're either too small or they have motor problems some have cerebral palsy they need special care and even if we want to evacuate them we need a very special place just like ours is very hard to do. she was atlanta a mother herself and tries to remain positive but it's no easy matter no one can say how dangerous it becomes when they start firing here and internet compelling
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saved in boss kids was launched to draw attention to this particular case as well as many other often injures and care homes that have suddenly found themselves on the front line and where the sounds of shelling and firing have increasingly replaced gentle lullabies. lugansk in eastern ukraine. although ukrainian president might seem willing to uphold the ceasefire and bring about peace there are groups within the camp us origin is that rely too much on aggression that's according to senior lecturer in international relations at moscow state university. the government such as it is in kiev has very limited control it depends to a large extent still on the ultra nationalist paramilitary groups for its survival its hold on power in kiev and it has been afraid to challenge them we saw
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a trade union meeting in kiev attacked by an armed right sector mob with complete impunity and we have seen this repeatedly that they are they are individual groups building churches throughout the country and the government does nothing to rein them in and this holds true on the battlefield as well. members of the national god squad who have returned to care for rally they are demanding an end to the truce and the resumption of the military operation a crowd gathered in independence square which earlier this year became the cradle of the writing that alsa the previous authorities of ukraine. claim from the conflict in the east tens of thousands of ukrainian refugees now the u.n. estimates over one hundred thousand have crossed the border with russia since the beginning of the military operation but the u.s. has once again expressed doubts about those numbers saying the source is not
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credible. the start of two thousand and fourteen one hundred and ten thousand ukrainians have arrived in russia we just have seen no evidence to support that we don't believe they're credible we're watching we just don't think that the hundreds of thousands numbers credible we don't have anything to cooperate or if this is the question should i not say there's this is an agency you guys give millions and millions are going through in their name and we don't have anything to back up that number. coming up a look at the deal that's firmly realigned do you crane towards a europhile meanwhile the still and inside for the conflict in the east one of which washington accuses russia of fanning but as we report later america's sanctions plans are hitting a snag at home. poland's our foreign minister has been secretly taped comparing his country's relationship with the u.s. to a sexual act according to a leaked by
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a polish online magazine love sikorsky believes his country is essentially pleasing america with little in return which according to him makes warsaw a subservient partner in fact is says it gets worse not only is there lions with america worthless but it has alienated poland's biggest neighbors russia and germany. and moscow was somewhat sympathetic to his comments saying the class language was most likely a response to similar hurtful comments made by the u.s. deputy secretary of state so that would be great i think to help glue this thing and have the u.n. help glue it and you know the e.u. . but it's not just the u. was the polish foreign minister is less than satisfied with the coast pulled no punches when talking about the u.k. prime minister's dealings with the euro skeptics are suggesting david cameron bowed to pressure and when soft when he should have stayed strong as if that wasn't enough sikorsky went on to remember the times he believes cameron misfired
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politically saying he's off likely to change need to save the embarrassingly frank diplomatic conversation has caused quite a stir here's what some of the commentators we talked to say let me start which is obvious far for everyone here in poland for most of the analysts has just voiced the opinion which is shared by most of the population here actually it raises other troubling questions about the judgment of a man who is after all his country's chief diplomatic representative who aspires to be the chief diplomatic representative of the entire european union and the governments he has been so scathing about the governments of britain and the united states the very countries which have supported him throughout his career into what you hear was so much i think it shows that there is a real awareness among the circles of power in poland as to what the relationship with the united states has really brought them which is nothing one is coming your
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way from ukraine stay with us we'll be right back. i marinate in the financial world. i mean it's. only taken. me like there are now but. i'm happy martin the stories we cover here you're not going to hear any other big story after that one there's a reason they don't want to do not. want to raise that. now let's break the set. dramas that can't be ignored. story others use in their. faces changing the world right.
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to picture. from around the. globe to. welcome back this is already international ukraine finally signed a trade agreement with the e.u. this week the failure of the country's previous leader to do so is what sparked the ukrainian crisis leading to the current civil conflict however the new leader and says this is just the first step closer ties with europe we see that. ukraine as a european country under the forty nine article will have an opportunity to us for the membership perspective this is a very important character for ukraine and the world cup. while the financially
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challenge europe still doesn't appear to be quite ready for ukraine the e.u. commissioner for enlargement has said kiev still needs to prove its european credentials and an act of reforms the blocks energy commission has warned the bailout for greece is peanuts compared to what will be needed to save king of the economy the president of the european commission says the e.u. is simply not ready to welcome ukraine right now and that sentiment is also echoed by the foreign minister of europe's powerhouse germany which has which comes as no surprise to financial expert patrick. ukraine which last year was in a catastrophic position how did sign the free trade association this year is going to associate with the european union are the point when it's on the brink already of economic disaster this is a catastrophic move for the ukrainian economy the only winners either this or a few sadly deluded egos whether they're in brussels whether they're in washington
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who believe some horror rather they've achieved a great political victory for the people of ukraine there are no jobs to be hired here there's only going to be job losses from the onset of washington's been blaming russia for signing the conflict in ukraine and threatening sanctions unless it stops but america's plans are facing stanch opposition from western businesses and here's why russia being an emerging market with a growing income has been quite attractive for u.s. companies the possibility of being cut off from the market is making american business bosses nervous but just who's involved in russia or buoying by nearly a third of its type ten am here in the country is also one of the fastest growing markets for pepsi u.s. car manufacturers also have a huge interest in the russian market general motors and ford selling thousands of vehicles here last year the chamber of commerce and the last not association of manufacturers have launched an ad campaign to explain just why new sanctions will
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backfire they say it will leave u.s. companies are scrambling to keep up with firms from other countries earlier we spoke to the president of the franco russian chamber of commerce and industry. it should step in because actually. the political system is such that no. details after king but it going to be called sanctions so we need to raise our voice and tell them that they should not do it again they should use diplomacy to do so dude the ukrainian crises using and taking into host g.'s companies whether they are us your pin or french company is something which is unacceptable for us what the sanctions are doing is isolating the united states' economy instead of isolating russia they were meant to isolate russia but given the trend of world trade for all of the exports that russia has and for diplomacy it's their eyes and
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they're actually running in isolating the united states it's a very strange business logic it doesn't make sense logically so it has to be political austria too doesn't seem to be all that enthusiastic about more sanctions vienna and moscow this week struck a major gas pipeline deal with president vladimir putin in attendance and the issue of ukraine came up jerry a light hearted exchange i don't know internal but feel turned the president putin was. just. tell us. what. does sort of haitian. like to hold at the. table and if you can. but what does that colton ain't. that the south stream gas
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pipeline deal between australia and russia isn't sitting all that well with washington find out why on our website. politicians in the u.k. have been sounding the alarm over the influx of immigrants from romania and bulgaria to brussels lifted employment restrictions the c.m. at latest figures show that working in britain has actually dropped since then meanwhile it appears that many of brazil seeking a better opportunities have chosen to leave the u.k. and settle down in romania artie's you've got these kind of reports. that you know michael is british but spent most of his life outside the u.k. his father worked in the military and the family's done its fair share of globetrotting but it's in rumania where mike decided to settle down in a bora he's been running for five years now i like the opportunities out of my life and my chest still the nightlife you know i like to party and it's one of the reasons why i went into this business i love the people of the climates the country
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is self you know and they made him seem more than welcoming since the beginning of this year they've been able to travel and work all over the e.u. some british deputies worried immigrants could start flooding in even suggested running a scare campaign to put them off coming to the u.k. they remain impressed saw the letter side of the situation and started campaigning for british citizens to move here and work instead since romania's accession to the e.u. wants a thousand and seven brits no longer have to register when they move here or. it's hard to say the exact number of them living here but according to the british embassy it's somewhere between three and four thousand and so have you were made a business out of helping other newcomers get started in this country like another british ex-pat who's left the u.k. eight years ago after his id company went bankrupt he makes a living here by helping other ex-pats register firms finding staff by property and offers other help of foreign businessmen may need one setting up shop for the
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remaining has a long long way to go before it could be perceived as. a western european type country for a guy like myself yes i would recommend anyone to come here rimini is far from the wealthiest of the e.u. states in fact with the average salary of less than four hundred euros per month it's one of the poorest to the surprise of many word of a mass exodus of the millions to the rest of the e.u. this country has actually given thousands of westerners opportunities they couldn't find at home you go to school or g. book arrest. to the teeth the us want to unisom bringing was own tactics to the suburbs but a report by the american civil liberties union says the aggression of highly trained combat units is reaching extremes while separations in recent years targeted private property believed to be linked to narcotics but less than ten percent of the eight hundred graves examined actually dealt with active gun uses on
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hostages during the last four years such operations have left seven civilians dead and almost fifty injured this nineteen month old infant who was among the victims he was severely injured by a flash bang grenade hurled into his crib by a swat team leaving him in a coma a family spokesman told in the now host an eastern hour about the incident you can watch the full interview online. stun grenade was tossed into a room of four small children the tragedy of course was that it landed in the play piano bowls of on but it was for small children that were living in this space where this explosive device was thrown there had been reports that there was no way to know that there were young children in this household so that is totally false we find statistically that people of color and people in low income
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areas and communities good deal with this kind of blunt force if you're in any influential community or if you have any influence personally you tend to get a knock at the door are even a courtesy call same surrender. i don't know a few moments r t five god what was behind nazi germany's propaganda campaigns by and why he was surprising jackets again technology i will see tomorrow. well into the future. show thirty four countries spend over fifteen billion euros on culture that says so each one typically a million degrees with one token much still to sell from same piece take to france we travel essentially the sun. knowledge we've got the future coverage.
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see his facial expression you can see is a mouth open and crying out. maybe cursed us or maybe even asked. for forgiveness for. there must be near certainty that no civilians will be killed or in. this immediate leave us so we leave that maybe. by the same motions to cure. all your party is a poll. question is that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from it's all on politicking only on our t.v. .
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