you're watching r.t. international live from moscow i'm rosanna lockwood thank you for joining us. five children from southern russia who were stranded in iraq have been reunited with their families it's believed the angst is were taken to iraq by their parents who joined eisel filmed them in a baghdad orphanage where they were taken after the liberation of mosul we've also been helping to find the children's relatives in russia. target. shooting guard admiral who was the. question but it wasn't more than anybody unless

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ati's ruslana in my i have traveled to the russian republic of dagestan to speak exclusively with some of the returning children. tears of joy and relief were very evident at the plane carrying five children from rockland in grozny but for the families waiting with stories and balloons there was also the question how to help these children read some to some the morality they witnessed the chorus of i still the loss of their parents and being left all alone to bug out often each. one. for their little sisters had vision and foot sima base is another thing of the

past here is then your home and their family has a great to share their first day together with us the girls found the perfect remedy in their grandfather plenty of sweets and friends to play with. this is her deja and she's clearly two leads of the pack it seems to grueling experience of football has made her even stronger for team zero six comfort in the arms of her granddad who seems just too afraid to part with her again even for a moment it looks like the perfect family image house filled with children's love to cries plenty of noise and fussing about it takes a while to realize what's missing. i know i need. to go instead. and yet even with all the love and care the has to offer his granddaughters there are still many rooms left on here to get as i think was the

date. but the printer going to supply the other. i think that it might have been a good big out of the things. that are to do this to the tenants and what i should give away there when you push it to get up to that i want to see you know what to do that kind of our margin then and the fact that there are many times where the floor but yeah a lot of the other for the goodwill so that was the conflict is the creation of adults but it's often children who pay the heaviest price while hundreds even thousands of youngsters who remain trapped and lost in what appears to be the ruins of a self-proclaimed caliphate had seizure and foot sima along with a few lucky ones who escaped from now hopefully learn how to be happy children. meanwhile the iraqi military says it has retaken a city of taliban are one of the last islamic state strongholds in the country the u.s. back to feds it has come at

a heavy cost for civilians. the operation started a week ago islamic state militants have dropped back from telefon now but they still hold nearby territory nordhaus you have had the latest from the city. it is important to note that while by all accounts the city of tal afar itself has fallen the province has not the battle has not ended the operation has not ended it continues but as the commander of the operation told us today the city itself has largely been taken there are a few holdouts still in the city a few jihad this isis fighters still hiding in basements waiting to ambush iraqi troops that are clearing the city that it checking for mines and booby traps but otherwise the city is largely under iraqi control and i believe they announced that on the radio for the troops to hear because all of

a sudden in all directions people began firing in the air and cheering in celebration nevertheless the fighting continues in the suburbs around and throughout the provinces well far from it they expect another few days at least of fighting before they declare mission accomplished so civilians have tough few days ahead of them on top of what they've been through already tens of thousands of people have fled their homes trying to find some safety trying to get away from the crossfire the edge strikes the artillery the explosions some of them braved the desert walking for ten for twenty hours through scorching heat in order to get to safety to find food water medical treatment so they've been through a lot. that we were in from the shelling from the coalition will lift and the people from islamic state again.

our children a sick we're stranded here without aid there is no fresh water anymore some of the aid workers have been hit very issue this is my son he is suffering we have no electricity. there were however a number of interesting developments yesterday on the twenty fifth of vulgus four hundred families of isis fighters managed to leave fahd it would appear as though there was some sort of deal made with the iraqi forces that. because it is highly doubtful that four hundred families with women and children could have broken the blockade broken through although was officials have confirmed to us that these did indeed happen they were details there you have a safe and did not address many coups another interesting thing is that everybody expected isis to put up more resistance they expected the fights to be tougher than

it was and many soldiers that we've spoken to expressed surprise that it had been so easy suggesting that perhaps some isis fighters at least had managed to infiltrate out get away get out of this area the area. that is besieged but the fight isn't yet over there are still isis strongholds in areas they control throughout and there aussi of aliens in those areas. and the operation best striking similarities with the recent campaign in nearby mosul which left thousands dead the two cities were both eisel strongholds besieged by u.s. back to iraq he forces thousands of civilians were trapped inside post town of mosul under constant bombardment many of those who try to flee what killed in the crossfire and there's you quickly remained quickly brought out basics of life.

islamic state has claimed responsibility for friday's stabbing in brussels a man attacked two soldiers before being shot dead this agent was a thirty year old belgian citizen of somali origin according to the soldiers he shouted god is greatest in arabic before lashing out and he was apparently carrying a copy of the koran and a fake the instant took place in a crowded district with several bars and restaurants soldiers have become a common sight on the streets of brussels since last year suicide bombings we heard from a security consultant and an attorney specializing in religious terrorism the modern vogue for vehicle and or knife attacks is easily explained bombs are difficult bombing components are hard to come by and they're getting harder what's easy to come by well a car or a van or maybe even a large truck or a lorry and a knife or a sword you know these things can't be controlled by authorities terribly

successfully not the way that bomb components could be controlled and what some of the leaders in other european countries have said that we just need to quote unquote get used to the fact that this is part of our lives and it's very sad to see that in a continent such as europe which has had so many freedoms has such diversity of different people and has allowed those freedoms has had very very liberal policies that protected the people so it is sad to see that people are now no longer surprised. and while those events were unfolding in brussels on friday night similar incident was actually taking place in london honest to see it is in the british capital for r.t. . no that the mets counterterrorism command are treating this latest friday evening incident which did occur shortly after eight thirty pm friday evening near buckingham palace where three police officers were injured now what we do know in terms of what exactly and ravelled we the police have said that

a twenty six year old man from luton has pulled up and pulled up in his car up to a police found with three armed police officers who had approached this car and when they did they discovered that the man was trying to pull out a four foot sword while repeatedly shouting allahu akbar now of course a struggle ensued in which the three police officers who again were on arms they were injured two of them had to be taken to hospital the third one sustained my minor injuries and did need to be hospitalized all of the police officers were just charged quite quickly from hospital and we do know that they were able to and past eight this man with a c.s. spray and the attacker is now in custody at a police station in central london this latest incident is one more reason for concern because of course we have to keep in mind that throughout just recent months several terrorist attacks had taken place here in britain.

counterterrorism expert david lo told us that extremists involved in such incidents may be acting independently. these are tribes that it's not like it's a expect ever for coming here and it looks as though this group has inspired many individuals and when you compare this to spain where clearly there was you know

about ten or so people working together be interesting to see what will come out from this one of your passwords it's a bit working on the row or do they have some form of assistance it's quite sad thing you know there was the turkey to finland as well last week it was suspected to be a terrorist incident i mean looking at philip i mean one people ask your wife the source why space. if you look at a group like. they have they don't recognise any geographical boundaries if you're not with them you're against them but it's their philosophy it doesn't matter whether you're a christian or muslim or jew it doesn't matter which are in the city or as regards your nationalism if you look within you're against them and i think this is what we're starting to see in the. crowds have taken to the streets of caracas in a show of unity against us actions they voiced support from president maduro who denounced the latest measures as an act of insanity. this you see only you know how

fake these measures are part of an economy coupe from has delivered a financial an economy blow against the recovery of the venezuelan economy once again insanity has been unleashed it's the insanity of in time any swelling hatred . the new roles ban us sperms from lending to the venezuelan government and the state's oil company the toughest measures so far against the country explaining the sanctions the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. accuse president majeure of turning venezuela into a dictatorship. it's a strong message for the people of venezuela and it's a strong message to the dural we are not going to tolerate the dictatorship he's trying to create venezuela's president has come out with a very strong reaction to the sanctions that nikki haley is referring to that were signed off on by trump president trump on friday and target the country's energy sector terms national security adviser did comment on the possibility of military

intervention the country there's no such thing really anymore as as only a military option or dip or diplomatic option or we're already an economic option we try to integrate all elements together but no military actions are into subpoenaed in the near future and not long ago trump stated that a more physical plan of action could be possible when it comes to the south american country we have many options for that as well and by the way i'm not going to rule out a military option but those comments put trump in direct contradiction to what he himself recently promised when he said the u.s. would no longer participate in nation building and try to force other countries to live and their image we've been moving from one wrecked was it divergent to another we cannot be the policeman of the world we do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone we will no longer use american military might to construct democracies in faraway lands would try to rebuild other countries in our own image those days are

now over so government officials in venezuela have criticized the sanctions saying the u.s. is possibly trying to do just that and the thinks it could have consequences prevent as well as people that it has already facing are pretty severe economic crisis so this is just going to agitate the economic situation in the country which is clearly the goal of the truck administration what is unclear is what exactly is their objective certainly a military option has been in the plans of the u.s. government for venezuela for. many years simply because it's a large oil supplying country the us would desperately like to recover control of venezuela's oil industry and as long as there's a government in place in venezuela that refuses to subordinate to us agenda the us will always have a military option on the table in case it's necessary to ensure that they have control over venezuela's oil. that the soil is foreign minister jorge spoke

exclusively to see he said his country needs to unite against hostile foreign powers. now is a moment a decision has to be made whether venezuelans will take our side on the sanctions and be a nation united we need all of our wits about us to withstand the threats and consequences of these actions. the whole region must react in the same way like when we reacted to the threat of force against venezuela we must be ready to use any resources to protect our people we are waiting for a reaction one that corresponds with international law the most essential reaction is that the sovereignty of our country must be respected that there is no need to interfere in venezuela's domestic affairs and that the policy of one sided sanctions that violate international law must not be tolerated.

oh don't do is demanding billions of euros from germany and repatriation for the second world war. in fact it could be said that poland is demanding justice we are a victim of the second world war the damage was not repaired in any way just the opposite today talking about her pray sense is a claim for justice and for what belongs to poland surveys show a majority of poles support the idea of germany paying compensation for the war the exact sum is unclear but one government government estimates put it at more than seven hundred billion euros and this isn't the only issue overshadowing poland's relations with its european partners. potent has refused to accept my quote is imposed by the e.u. and this week the polish interior minister blasted the policy saying that accepting so many migrants into europe is effectively putting a noose around the continent's neck and the czech republic and hungary have joined poland in resisting micro quite is under the scheme walsall was supposed to accept

seven thousand refugees but has so far taken in zero. poland's foreign minister has defended his country's position after a warning from the french president. i think that one statement or another arrow in the strategy of the country and the manifestation of how this country wants to position itself on the margin of europe's history present and future the state chose today to isolate itself in the functioning progress of. poland is not isolating itself and has not been isolated it seems to me that president macro in carelessly follows media reports and doesn't know what's going on in our part of europe still it happens sometimes. eastern europe really smart and some of those pows refusal to toe the line is causing problems for the e.u. . poland's a big country the major player. and of course if they're not in tune with the. european partners there's going to be problems further down the line of course they

all are isolation themselves from the big players in the european union specifically the germans in the french and of course they resent they feel as if they talked down to by the germans and the french and so on they're very skeptical of the policies being pursued by the european union. of migration for example but of course the your opinion has got lots of other problems to resolve you know. the poles may dislike the european union but they get an awful lot of money from them and if they leave the bloc then the latter for the money from somewhere else. in other news this hour french police say they are finding it difficult to fill their duties during the country's lengthy state of emergency because of poor working conditions while offices union even held a photo competition to draw attention to the problem from rats and cockroaches leaky pipes and the average equipment the photos show the shocking state of police stations across france in many cases it's an apparent it's apparent that even basic equipment has become unfit for use over one hundred fifty photos have already been

submitted by officers who say their job now lacks dignity. to the point where i didn't expect to see such could destroy photos from across france i was aware that working conditions needed improvement but i honestly did not expect to see a car which had done five hundred thousand kilometers or log is flooded with water that happened in toulouse big girls are no longer exempted for what we now regard is and seem terrorist measures there is a police station which is literally falling into the ground the soil is crumbling beneath it no i didn't expect to see such beings. apart from deteriorating working conditions french police are also worried they may not be have to cope with a day of strike actions the marches the labor of forms shed jeweled for next month .

i. was i. i. was. with what you laid out were like to draw the interior minister's attention or the deteriorating working conditions of the french police would also like to inform i was citizens that we cannot carry out our public mission correctly given the fact that we are in the state of emergency now and facing a terrorist threat over the last fifteen years instead of organizing large scale negotiations on security issues our government has limited its budget and implemented small measures the police force in france has been sick for dozens of years and we're not being given any means to change that since the beginning of

twenty seventeen two of my colleagues have been burnt alive these tragedies haven't stopped some of my colleagues have been shot by terrorists every day we face violence. thousands of people have gathered in san francisco for a march against white supremacy the crowd shut down a major freeway event started as a protest against a planned ultra right gathering which was later canceled over security concerns is the latest in a wave of anti fascist marches across the u.s. in the wake of deadly crash and deadly clashes in charlottesville virginia of course. looks to have a standoff this big patrol even the mainstream media. every day you can hear from politicians and mainstream media but the usa is now a battlefield between the left and the right. unusual intense polarization among the population and in the political arena. oh

dear you quote from supporters racists are the best you stand up there and nazis shows that you are racists on the ground with already what about the all to left do they have any semblance of guilt the emerging racist ideology known as the all to write and the hysteria and the absurdity of some of the claims on the left and you look at how both camps look at most major political themes you'll see that there's not much of a division there. my position and i think it coincides with the basic broad. left position real really left position in the united states is that all us intervention abroad is wrong. we should focus on our home front.

there's clearly an agenda by the military industrial complex which is operating soley for profit with a giant profit motive to in my opinion destabilize this part of the world when it comes to ties between big business and us politics both sides find it just as troubling. to have suggested that politicians should walk around like nascar drivers and have all their sponsors pasted on their suits is a great one because if they did that they'd just be multi-colored people with all the emblems of these corporations that bought them most of the members of congress are millionaires and they didn't millionaires when they were elected which tells you a lot money talks in america and frankly we need to strip money i think out of the political system completely and allow the average person to run and give them an

equal chance the so-called left and right both have a distaste for the international monetary fund the world bank and treaties which have hurt the u.s. economy. what about mainstream voices this t p p says the gold standard in trade agreements to open free transparent fair trade t p p that's twelve pacific nations that's forty percent of the world's g.d.p. so we need to get in and write the standards so that we are writing the rule book for the global economy for the twenty first century looks like the real gap these days isn't really between the left in the right but between a stablish with voices and mainstream media and those who challenge their narrative there's been leftist commentary that's come out from. organizations like the huffington post were suggesting well you know rome used to remove statues leader

would die and they desecrate the statues remove them build new ones remove them build new ones remove them build new ones we'll guess one room collapsed it's a totally corrupted system at this point. and it's because we have this first amendment that the supreme courts have said means that rich people can spend as much money as they want to buy the elections and that's exactly what they're doing. the german government has banned a radical left wing website for inciting riots during the recent g. twenty summit in hamburg the trial of a has the details. last month's g twenty and how vile and sudden unexpected and ferocious scale for the times seemed to catch german security services surprise. that. would. help.

please far as i can tell and i'm from. i've never seen. the autopsy and see why those violent scenes were able to happen so the interior minister here in germany decided to close the website links saying it had been instrumental in the violent scenes that marred the g twenty summit it's as model of first of all it is about a ban of the associations not a news outlet and from now on the operation of the site is with immediate effect a crime even from continues its operation then there will be reason to press charges that will surely follow starting from today it's the website was used to walk in ice attacks on security.