on children and secretes trying to be without c. there is no fresh new training as civilians fleeing the u.s. led coalition airstrikes and i saw minutes from iraqis there's the a telephone humanitarian groups want people that face the same utter devastation witnessed in mosul. r.t. travels to the hometown of the a mom who's suspected of radicalizing the group of men who carried out the recent spate of. it's here that they're understood to have attended prayers led by all the s.r.t. to spin accused of being the ringmaster behind this terrorist cell. and

made widening social divisions the us the mainstream media pushes the idea it's big business as the country's new maro complex we quiz new yorkers whether they want to be inspired by corporation. there is just turned four pm here in the russian capital and you're watching international with me mickey aaron good to have you with us this out. now with the u.s. box coalition forces advancing against islamic state in the iraqi city of tal afar thousands of civilians are being displaced they say they're forced to flee from both coalition bombs and the threat posed by the terrorists.

that we were in from the shelling from the culmination we're left the people from islamic state along. with. our children a sick we're stranded here without aid that there is no fresh water anymore for some of the aid workers have been here but very few of them this is my son he is suffering and we have no electricity and. telephone is the latest objective in the u.s. backed war on islamic state it comes after the recapture of mosul following a nine month campaign that left much of the city in ruins however the operation to liberate teller far which has been on the ice and control of the three years has been lysle to ease the suffering of civilians there. explains.

or what's left of it and now dr west is sought out saw the new ground zero in iraq and they're a huge iraq he army backed by u.s. led coalition air power is facing off against isis which has been entrenched for three years and brute side so throwing everything they've got. trapped in the middle of thirteen thousands of videos thinks they're stark choice still risk being killed in a coalition air strike being used as human shields by isis or make a run for it. in the crossfire to make it through the desert the most in this heat. isn't an easy choice. we are hungry we need clothes we need food and water yesterday we get contaminated water even the animals when drink

it we're living in terrible conditions the u.n. fears disobedience travel. deadly danger and the suffering that the jewels are getting out of thought of far you get you away from ice it may be the first step there's plenty of all particles to go if you travel throughout iraq it's very heavily militarized. numerous checkpoints on magic transport routes to get through those checkpoints you need documentation if you don't have this or if you have the wrong kind of documentation you prevented from moving further on the people who fled to understand it being prevented from going into east mosul and settling then and also coming into the could. bill and other places in town without displacement camps on top of all of that there's a sense of paranoia here imagine. you're a soldier manning the checkpoint and you see

a hundred people approaching you how are you going to tell the real refugees from isis infiltrators or indeed suicide bombers who are just trying to get close to their vest so the security precautions are absolutely necessary but they will make the lives of refugees and the easier the operation to liberate has only just begun but we can hope it doesn't than like this like mosul city in ruins thousands dead more missing and buried under the rubble and with nobody to hold accountable. and as the operation to liberate tell a far intensifies many have spotted striking similarities but the mosul campaign that left thousands dead. indeed both cities were i still strongholds this siege by u.s. backed coalition forces just like telefon now thousands of civilians were trapped

inside mosul and hours of bombs well those trying to flee were caught in the crossfire and those remaining huts no access to humanitarian aid with food water and basic necessities fast running out we spoke to the carvery from the red cross who says telefon may well face the devastation witnessed in mosul and the operations that have been going forward of course we see that there are a lot of others have been there of course that he. needs to learn a consequence what the political nothing on the left nothing what your version is that is that we're going to get more and the people who are leading. the men you know. nine while being shot. in neighboring syria over twenty thousand civilians were main trapped in the five i still held neighborhoods of the city of raka the u.n.

has called for humanitarian pause there branding get the worst place on earth with civilians suffering from terrorists as well as the heavy fighting. i cannot think of a worse place now than in these five neighborhoods. and for these twenty thousand people there is a. constant air raids from the coalition so the casualties civilian casualties are. large and they seem to be no real escape for these civilians. meanwhile the rights group into an amnesty international report quote civilians have managed to flee the city once those residents do not know how to save themselves with some running from one place to another only to be bombed. we discussed the dias that you ation with david swanson from the un office for the coordination of humanitarian fs the humanitarian

situation or the up to twenty five thousand civilian here and still trapped in iraq a city is nothing short of dire access to safe drinking water food and other basic services are at an all time low with many residents realigned one food they had stored up earlier on to survive on equally disturbing is the fact that health access is very very or there are very few doctors on the ground there is currently only one functioning ospital and her unit in the ice of control art of the city so it is extremely difficult the only way we can provide assistance to those people who have fled and as you are well aware more than seventy five thousand people have come out of the city since the offensive began in june of this year is when they reach the outside in the areas in which they are displaced too that is the only way we can reach people at the moment. it's emerged eligible for a t's contacted best spot his counterparts last year and it concerns the

a mom who's suspected of masterminding last week's twin atrocities in spain may have had terror links it's claimed spanish police at the time denied to be a mom had any connection to terrorism. well the main focus of attention is now on the smaller spanish town of reporters where the amount in question preached in the local mosque is also where all the members of the terrorist cell grew up last week they carried out twin roaming attacks in barcelona on the resort of count brill's leaving fifteen people dead it came just one day after what was believed to be their bomb making factory in al konar was destroyed in an explosion artie's piece all of a travel to repulsive find the homes of the suspects and speak to locals who had known them since childhood. radicalizing force that equalized by a moroccan born police now believe the ripple was at the center of the plot.

small spanish town took the way in the foothills of the pyrenees is hardly what you think of as a hotbed of islamic terrorism but it was here in the fall that the terrorist cell which attacked barcelona recruited were indoctrinated and radicalized eventually going on to carry out their deadly mission. but it was here that the terrorists that rammed his truck into crowds of people and boss alone lived. the twenty two year old moroccan was gunned down on monday following eight four day manhunt by authorities. who our. local people here say they can't believe he lived within their community. they

play football together on the beach nearby with other kids from the neighborhood they were brought up here since they were little but. of course if. they were behind will happen round here can believe it the seem to be very nice people who will. be probably be roaming around but it's just that now we have to salute a whole slew of things that the sale melted into a full society attending the local high school and being a fixture on local football fields so how did say seemingly quiet group of quiet teenage is a quiet town and is part of the jihad to sell. the answers to the vast many looking towards the mosque that they attended it's here that they're understood to have attended prayers led by our society who's been accused of being the.

ringmaster behind this terrorist cell the authorities pointed the finger at him and now that's being reiterated by some of those accused of being part of the cell have appeared in court but who is. what do we know about the. moroccan national we know that he had a criminal past in front back in twenty ten he was sent to prison here in spain for his part in a drug smuggling operation and it's in jail where he's understood to have become radicalized in fact he's believed to have spent time with those who plotted and carried out the madrid bombings we also know that back in twenty sixteen he spent time in belgium around the time of the bombings on the metro the airports in brussels. he is believed to have been killed it was announced by authorities that his d.n.a.

was found at the site of a bomb making factory did exploded in at the moment the authorities are writing bad off as that his own potential weapons of. course him out in the end. as the investigation continues arrests continue to be made including that of the owner of an internet cafe that suspected members of the terrorist cell and no into a frequent it begs the question just how many small tranquil communities like this could potentially be harboring fatal terrorist cells peter all over. after repeated cases of terrorists using vehicles to round pedestrians cities across europe have been taking precautions concrete barriers have been installed in key locations they've been put up in shopping centers central squares and the iconic prominent. in the southern french city of nice where

a truck killed eighty seven people last year. the u.k. is accused of trapping libyan refugees in a war zone find out the details after the break. i. think the current situation is that there's concerns on the part of the four arab countries egypt saudi arabia emirates. as relates to policies of qatar but i have

to be addressed that have had a very adverse impact on national security and the case of material evidence exists in the face of policies that have adversely impacted a spree that has caused a loss of life in egypt this is an intolerable situation. hello welcome back now persons foreign secretary has been accused of trapping libyan refugees in the country's war zone after pledging millions of pounds on support for border patrols stopping civilians getting out of the country speaking on a trip to libya's capital boris johnson insisted the u.k. will help reduce the number of illegal migrants heading for europe. it is so important that we work with the libyan government. to help bring stability to libya

stopping it from becoming a fertile ground for terrorists. people traffickers you close proximity to your humanitarian group doctors without borders which had one of its ships allegedly fired on by the libyan coast guard has accused the british government of trying to sweep the refugee problem under the carpet we can discuss this further now of course live to our guest let's see what humanitarian campaign manager for the charity and aid organization oxfam mysie with thank you for joining us on the program so non-governmental groups fear the u.k. will be calling tribute into trapping these refugees in war torn areas do they have a point. absolutely we have been talking to people who've made it through from libya and italy and the stories that we hear absolutely horrific we've heard stories of pregnant women who've been beaten to the point they've lost their babies we've heard of men who have been locked up in cells getting one meal

a day or staying with people dead bodies for weeks on end this is absolutely unacceptable move by the european union and the u.k. is part of that to try and shut that border down what people need more than anything right now is an escape route and coming through the central mediterranean into italy is that escape route for people the libyan coast guard which is being trained by the royal navy have been accused of crimes against refugees and even aid workers like you say why are they still getting support from the u.k. if this is the case. the u.k. and the european union have for the last couple of years made a concerted effort to shut down borders and we see that happening at an extreme cost to the individuals who are fleeing war and persecution and poverty is part of that for them it's simply a matter of shutting it down on paper they say that they're trying to explore other options and open up safe safe routes for people but we really just not seeing that happen or we've seen as a shutting down of routes which is left people with really few other options then

to take risky routes there with the aid package for libya there isn't that boris johnson announced a nine million pound aid package aid package for the country do you think that will be enough money to solve the problem the situation in libya is incredibly compact complex and of course aid that goes to the humanitarian purposes and to help rebuild the country is very welcome but it will take time peace is a very complicated thing and simply throwing money at the issue would not be enough what is required is a long sustained investment and the opportunity for people to be safe and protected both now and in the future now according to the u.n. refugees in libya risk grave torture exploitation at the hands of smugglers given if this is the case is that even legal to trap them in the country. so. in part of being very careful in their language and how they've approached this

what we've been really disappointed with is the fact that this just flies in the face of international conventions it is in the refugee convention which all the european countries have signed up to that people are allowed to seek asylum on their shores and they have really abandoned that that's an incredibly dangerous signal out to the rest of the world is the responsibility of these countries and wealthy countries all over the world to step up and actually take in more refugees right now some of the poorest countries in the world the host of the most current uganda is holding a one million south sudanese refugees and yet somehow europe the richest country in the world with twenty eight countries can step up and even begin something similar to that it's incredibly disappointing and what we need to see is a real u. turn from these countries pressley what humanitarian campaign manager for oxfam thank you for your time and. now with critics claiming america's moral compass has lost direction on the donald trump the us mainstream media is repeatedly pushing the idea it's big business leaders who now offer the best

guidance more pienaar people in new york or the bay share that view. with so much chaos and confusion these days many americans are looking for a new source of moral guidance so who should be giving that stuff i think the founding fathers had a lot of inspiration there donald trump is the moral compass the u.n. secretary general antonio terrorists jimmy carter you like jimmy carter yes a lot of mainstream media outlets have another voice in mind the top dogs of corporate america. that's right the big boys in the boardrooms are now standing up for justice and fighting the power after charlottesville they just can't hold back any longer hate should be condemned and has no place in a country that draws its strength from our diversity and humanity prism draw missed

a critical open to unity to who bring a country to give them the most clarifying voice has been the voice of business these chief executives have taken the risk to speak truth to power yes truth to power and these men are just known for their good deeds j.p. morgan got caught overcharging thousands of military families for their mortgages and had predatory lending practices that specifically targeted black and hispanic people walmart is known to get their clothes from sweat shops in bangladesh where the workers get paid fourteen cents an hour oh and over here they've been caught paying out millions of dollars in bribes in order to get building permits and they're in walker's pepsi co they've been caught with discrimination in hiring practices and been forced to pay out millions of dollars in settlements and who can forget their oh so classy advertisement featuring police brutality protests of pepsi are they a good moral company. or not i mean personally i don't think their products more

heidi i don't think feeding sugar to you know americans in the quantities nestle morrow. overall they're dependent on their products that are maybe not good for. are not good for your health. no no you want to do you think j.p. morgan the banking firm is a good moral compass for america i don't really trust any banking institutions don't think that a corporation should be morally reprehensible but what about wal-mart do you think they're a good moral compass for america probably too big or too big of a monopoly when you hear people's experience it will not usually inside it doesn't seem so they employ a lot of people minimum wage laws are what they are perhaps it isn't just a burning passion for social justice in the wall street suites but rather that they've discovered that social justice is a great marketing strategy kaleb oppen art see new york.

in charlottesville virginia a controversial monument of the confederate general has been covered in a black shroud it was carried out of policy of the mourning for a woman killed in the recent mayhem that erupted over that particular statue the violence broke out almost two weeks ago when a rally in support of the monument faced a counter protest since then a wall on the confederate heritage has been proclaimed in different parts of the country with several monuments already demolished although sometimes the targets are quite unusual. i don't care system george washington statue or thomas jefferson statue or robert is that they polity.

e.s.p.n. executives have decided that play by play announcer robert levy will not be in the broadcast booth for next saturday's college football season opener because of the similarity between his name and the famed confederate icon.

this is a perfect example of what kind of a lunacy our country is going through connally's rice said it beautifully these are my these this is our history right and what the left is engaging is a storable revisionism this is the reality for better or for worse of what the us was in its most of our founding fathers were slave owners right they were participating in the evil of slavery so it's i mean we have tear them down so we take washington off the one dollar bill it's a teachable moment when you walk in with your kids through south and you see a mine of the jefferson davis or whoever it might be it's a moment to sit with your child to reflect on what was and how we moved from it i think we're heading to a very dark place and it scares me quite a bit join me at the top of the alpha mornings.

as a financial survival guide stacey let's learn to love let's say i'm not sure i get your. response back from the fight wall street spot thank you for.

the story that's right well if you looked at slavery. morning welcome to all the part of the trunk on this ration may be unconventional in many ways but like most its recent predecessors and also once a tried found at mediating be israeli palestinian conflict the u.s. delegation allowed by the president's advisor and son in law a direct question are expected in the region this week the stops in a number of arab capitals including. is the current us administration well equipped

to take on the challenge like this especially given the divisions at home to discuss that i'm now joined by foreign minister of egypt so michel karim minister it's great to see in moscow thank you the last time we had a chance to talk here was in spring of two thousand and sixteen in the final years of the obama administration when the world already seems like a pretty messy place judging from your vantage point in cairo how has the situation in the wall changed since then well we certainly have. continued to strive to meet the various challenges regionally and internationally the change in the administration to the states of course is an important juncture with new policies in place and we seek to cooperate well through the united states with the russians for the nation with partners in europe to create the necessary stability to regain especially not part of the world the stability that has been gravelled by the

events of the two thousand and eleven the situation of conditions in iraq in yemen in syria have all have very negative impact on the area. the return to the. state institutions that effectively create stability provide for the needs of the people. protect from the sorts of terrorism now you mentioned the political change in the united states and last here you famously said . the strategic relationship with the united states was the foundational cornerstone of friendships in foreign policy and i think it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that both friends and foes of the united states have been somewhat astonished by many of the bands in that country don't you think that the cornerstone foundational cornerstone has become somewhat on hinge for of to safely build its foreign policy on. think maybe to station some.