us says that the fight against eisel is far from over terrorists and their families leaving the last stronghold in syria never to be defeated. and the lead cyber attack on the british institute sixty counter russian this information is now being investigated by the u.k.'s crime agency despite having no forensic evidence the head of the institute already insists russian intelligence is the bloody. thing which makes sense and they attack our assessment. is that this is n.p.r.

news. back on scene with a new show called on the touchline you can watch the full version later this hour. international. hundreds of myself surrendering to u.s. backed forces in the syrian village of beit coups the last i saw held area near the iraqi border in addition to the jihadists who surrendered their own women and children at the scene some of them a wives of i still find praising the islamic state with different slogans they also showed the soles of the shoes by way of an insult and they still believe this is not the end of the caliphate.

the villages because as being one focal point for the syrian democratic forces for several weeks now despite donald trump repeatedly declaring victory over eisel the top u.s. general says the fight is far from over the details isn't it to try to have a look at but who's right there near the border with iraq we didn't really hear about it in the course of syria's civil war misery now's the time it is really being called the last remaining eyelet of eisel territory in syria about to be stormed by u.s. backed kurdish troops we expect a fierce battle later at the end of the civilian evacuation given that will remain in bank who's all the ones brimming with jihadi ideology and the ones who is not an option indeed we've seen crowds of escaping civilians and even jihad as who did choose to surrender the current say they want to make sure all innocent

people make it out of booze before the guns go off but the ows and smain still be trapped in there either not able or not keen to escape just a short while ago though donald trump was bragging about his army and allies crushing islamic state completely we just took over you know you kept hearing it was ninety percent ninety two. the caliphate in syria now it's one hundred percent we just took over ever since then however we've kept hearing absolutely different takes from those who are actually responsible for what's happening on the ground the head of u.s. central command is sure i still hasn't surrendered he's confident it's not been defeated instead the terrorists after some tactical thinking have chosen to lay low and wait for the right time to make a comeback reduction of the physical caliphate is

a monumental military accomplishment but the fight against isis and violent extremism is far from over we have won against isis now we've won and at least for now president trumps proud announcement that the american soldiers were pulling out makes less and less sense the pullout would have definitely scored mr trump some valuable political points but nothing seems to be certain here especially with this big goof thorn in the side you could in that vacuum see a resurgence of isis see a resurgent you know everyone's going out to come back if we have to anyway whatever happens next depends on what ignites and this small but vital strip of land known as booze. so should learn this professor of middle east that he splits the fight against the islamic state is likely to suffer further as well as general votel testified in congress recently and just today he said that.

yes this is the end of the territorial state which is very important but it's not by any means the end devices there are a lot of fighters that have gone to ground and have farms we believe that farms sleeper cells which are going to activate in the you know it's some future date trying to later clarify that this is the territorial state and that's why he's reversed his opinion on u.s. troops remaining so. you know there's a there's one hundred ways to count troops and that may not include a lot of the regular soldiers perhaps special forces obviously advisors diplomats and an aid organization so there's likely to be a lot more americans there there's going to still be a lot of isis trouble and we're seeing bomb attacks being carried out in iraq on a weekly basis and there have been isis attacks in northern syria as well so isis is far from over and. whatever claims about this the president is making are

misleading. the suspect is cyber attack on a british institute this sinks to counter russian this information is now being investigated by the national cry the agency the suspect says russia's intelligence agency the g.r.u. on these arms to see a chicken has the story. here in the u.k. the now infamous highly likely formula pops back into the spotlight as reports circulate citing white hole sources claiming that russia's military intelligence service the g.r.u. had been according to them the one to hack and up until recently not very well known british beast institute for state craft now we understand that now that's been announced that the national crime agency here in the case carrying out an investigation into the cyber attack of this think tank and at the same time we're

hearing that a former senior ministry of defense civil servant who is also a co-founder of this institute for statecraft is already claiming that it could only have been russia despite lack of proof so far the only thing we send to. our assessment and it is up because we go in for and the proof is that this is you this institute for statecraft and it's a program of the integrity of initiative that has been in the headlines for the last couple of months on and off is a program that aims to tackle what's called russian descent for me ssion they try to expose feek news all of this is done to the tune of over two point two million pounds provided by the british government and this institute and its files had been taken and posted on a third party website first time back in november so this is how all of this

unraveled and the g.r.u. is now brought into all of this and of course if you remember the g.r.u. is familiar with this sort of highly likely accusations ever since the solsbury scandal the government has concluded that it is highly likely that russia was responsible. is criminal and we think you're likely to do it was his decision it was highly likely that russia was responsible for. this reckless and despicable act the russian president's spokesperson discourse has commented on these latest developments he said that the russian state is not involved in any cyber attacks and in fact that russia had offered international cooperation with when it comes to issues of cyber security however to no avail but in this particular case let's see what happens of course this investigation is going on so let's see if they do end up providing some proof in the end to all of these accusations. the democratic party in the united states has refused to allow the conservative fox news channel

to host any of its debates to in the twenty twenty presidential election cycle donald trump has threatened to do the same with pro-democratic channels though he didn't specify which ones. recent reporting in the new yorker on the inappropriate relationship between president trump his administration and fox news has led me to conclude that the network is not in a position to host a fair and neutral debate for our candidates therefore fox news will not serve as a media partner for the twenty twenty democratic primary debates democrats just block fox news from holding a debate good then i think i'll do the same thing with the freak news networks and the radical left democrats in the general election debates. democrats made the decision to boycott the channel citing a report from the new yorker magazine about how close the trump administration's ties are to fox news it says that the channel is essentially trumps propaganda machine the article notes the different fox news pundits now work in terms of

ministration like former fox co president bill shine is now the white house communications director he also claims citing sources that trump was given advance notice of a primary debate question with the help of fox news former chief exec roger ailes although the leak of a debate question on the other side of the political spectrum in two and sixteen was actually confirmed former c.n.n. commentator donna brazil admitted that she used her position to give a heads up to hillary clinton on questions and topics at the c.n.n. hosted debate in twenty sixteen she was working as a party chairwoman at the time. ok let's bring in journalist and author daniel lazhar good to have you on daniel fascinating subject this so the democrats once a boycott fox trumps threatening to boycott certain channels i think we pretty much know which ones they are but what's it going to do in terms of affecting the elections next year do you think. well the whole political structure is falling

apart really rapidly. there's a civil war going on in washington the media the democrats republicans are all choosing sides. and it kind of neutrality is totally broken down comity has vanished. i mean whatever happened twenty twenty will be an all out unstructured war i don't know how it's future with inside america sort of an outside i think it's pretty clear people understand that certain news channels all pro democrats pretty much that folks in favor of the republicans. so what was such an eye opener about this new yorker article that shocked the democratic party into this action. it really wasn't i mean i mean i mean all sides. at here to this idea of objectivity or neutrality so they've new yorker which has been vehemently anti trump was playing that game and accusing fox being non-neutral but but the

whole process non-neutral been seeing and that is there's been openly contemptuous of trump i mean it slams him at every possible opportunity the new yorker has done the same the new york times and most n.b.c. that they have all been vehemently anti trump in fact the entire corporate media with the exception of fox news has been vehemently anti trump. t.v. has been a major player hasn't it in electing presidents since what was in the first time there was a televised debate now back in one thousand nine hundred sixty could this change the direction the things are decided in the future a bit less t.v. maybe the forums. what would probably a shift towards social media i would say but yeah but but the but but the game but all the rules are now being rewritten i mean everything's up in the air it'll be a real free for all or all the old all the old rules are out the window. it's going

to be just a massive brawl and that's not necessarily a bad thing by the way. where were people going to get their opinions that if they're not all cheating into the television will this give the newspapers a bit more power back i mean they've been they've been on the sort of taking a battering over the last few years as readership decline but maybe it's a chance for them. i suppose over the newspapers are no less biased either pro or anti trump than the the the major t.v. networks i mean i think social media will play a bigger and bigger role and i think that people are inevitably turning towards the internet for their information is that is that any less partisan the social media platforms. no it's no it's no less partisan but at least it has the merit of being war frankly openly and honestly partisan but i

can't stand as this is this lip service that where everyone pays towards neutrality your objectivity while the same time you know under the surface being as partisan as and as the next person. so the new york times for example claims to be neutral but it's as it's currently anti trump as c.n.n. or the washington post which is owned by jeff bezos. so but at least i mean honest open partisanship is preferable to this kind of covert you know duplicitous hypocritical. nonpartisanship daniel good to have you on my guest this hour daniel is a journalist and author. ok let's talk football champions league holders well madrid they have crashed out they lost on choose day and more shocks on wednesday porto man united going through unexpectedly all three teams by the way in the past my josie marino he's back on r.t. is his new show on the touchline. thunder in interview and football was was really

really good they put the needle in the warm for good seeing that would be naive as they look in the cup for position the results are phenomenal football is not about ifs or some other host or. so joe you say the food teams are three to the quarter finals of the champions league they are i.x. manchester united poor and spurs some cracking games this week let's start with i accept for one demolition every on madrid the been a bag they go three five three in aggregate no one predicted that today. really difficult to predict that because the. real madrid this is. a very strong tea in

everybody knows three times when they're consecutive the which is an absolutely amazing records. very young team that has a beautiful style of play but many many times is not competitive in is not smart enough to compete with the top teams in europe i played them two years ago in the indoor pollute final and was exactly what we do we felt good seeing technically very good but. i would be naive and they sure as i threw that in the first match at home were in them so they were really strong they created lots of problems too real madrid but in the end they made a couple of mistakes real madrid punished them and the match that could have and with a different result real madrid once all the feeling for the second leg was a little bit more of the same but they got real madrid in the. in the hard moments. they go

to the game with nothing to lose with that pressure the real heads on the shoulders they go into the game they score of all. the immediately has. some reaction heats the bolts twice and when you feel that the momentum is not the moment the pressure is coming to ones and belief comes to the others and tactically speaking what did they get so right when they beat reality because the times they do seem to seem to go through them and will i think that the position of privilege created lots of problems because they play with each as a fig known so he was coming into between the lines he was coming to be an extra man in midfield running away from the center of the front as of that sometimes they tried to press sometimes they stayed in position but they're saying more than that was the the free mind. was that.

was their tweet to do to fuel the game with the happiness of the young people the ghost of the world to show what they can do to show their qualities if they lose that's the normal seeing if they get a positive result that's good if been knocked out the three times champions league winner is something really amazing and they went for that and created for them rio manager suggested it would mitigating circumstances he said look you know we hit it would work twice in the first half we lost two key plays in the first half we had a controversial third goal against us when we didn't know where the border going out or not when their third could it been different on a different night you think for real madrid if you looked in that perspective yes because. while i mean to vote on hit the poles and i think that the

goal won. now in control. has a mild thing to do that escalate but that didn't happen either x. was was really really good they were not afraid to play at the bell the guys they showed great. attitude you know they put the needle in the warm real madrid was was. psychologically in some difficulties and. that's absolutely amazing amazing the fact that they go to the over there where when they were in for now let's talk about another amazing result manchester united beating at paris and your man in paris three one on the night three three on aggregate man united go three on away goals and result decided by a very controversial last minute bars penalty decision that when man united way did you think it was a penalty i think it was as human beings we can make mistakes on the peach on real

time with a fraction of the second to decide when to go to the technology and to have to try not to make mistakes so i'm sure that was. a lot of communication for that decision with the referee with the referees inside of the room and that was the and that was a decision porter they gave three you from my side they beat row matthew one at the drag going three for three in aggregate again a last minute penalty decision decided by bars again great drama and again great decision. is a clear penalty and these on sides and this is the kind of penalty that mean that ninety five. i don't think the referee would give it also because the position of the body of the defender and the attacker doesn't give the referee a complete view of the situation in this moment the teams that are going to be

qualified for. in this moment before that they're already qualified they have all of them twelve point five percent chances of winning the champions league and. certainly you are in the group of twenty five percent chances of winning and when you look to. real madrid to be contenders two in it and they are already in a way liverpool by in munich one of them will be all sold out i think every team. including what is the tottenham and don't forget that. portland. amongst the eight. big big chances for a big surprise this season of one team to two we need to or at least one team to be to be in the final that nobody expects not bottom if the p.s.g.

manager seemed to suggest that you know he felt he side should have won that given the domination they had in the game given all the possession the chance they had. it did seem like it science man united by hanging on but they won the game but i suppose again in different circumstances it could accomplish. if you compare. that match with real madrid match it looks like it is easier to see bulbs that deserved to win that match at the better well in spite of real had this couple of chances when you will do this one. you can go in the program and tick we see football is not about football is about is about a result much as certain that you've heard four shots during the ninety five minutes and in four shots course three balls. and piers you have. almost seventy percent or more position had the more than ten shots and they scored only

one that's the promoted way of look at it. in terms of players i was immediately thinking about that beach because i think it was your ski player in that amazing match but then. you know i did the victory. and putting together the two the two match these tuesday wednesday. and also because normally. when things go wrong. everybody goes into the direction of the guilty man there's a let's say that i think independent of the performances. and manchester united results of phenomenal results and if the responsibility in the bed these is for the managers the responsibility of the good these is also for the

managers so for me and from iraq's. source for manchester united. incredible incredible results so credit to credit to them i would say in relation to iraq's by. the tickle perspective and also all by the mental expect of their game manchester united to go to see the mental side of it the self the self believe so for me very special days for these two men. but just changing the set now you will be standing up the next time i hear you play a bit football yourself not just a manager over the last not in a fireside. how do you get on do you think you can think so i think so over so many balls and all that i don't know from doing for something like going to school you

know what position to play in the in a couple position of trying to get out is i organized the building gov and i don't run much because all they are doing i've know my pubis nineteen and all of the other guys and lead from me nineteen twenty four five so how would you describe yourself as a player of yesterday coming tenacious you know i think you have a coach on the pitch you know organizing speaking the leading east play didn't even you were you would be. stage of your career you know i decent level you know i played. in the in the portuguese second division which is like the english zero friendship some of us who were students and some of us even some guys that have had some let's say part time jobs but it was a professional and professional competition is the second division just below the

portuguese. the portuguese primitive yeah i was. nineteen twenty but then i went to win the and. it was hard to be at that level and. you will know that the same time when i finish uni and i see immediately to move to coaching so i was twenty five when i wrote my first job was as a coach. leaves i know you're going to get to play more of the. years was was very very good. defenses all athletic a madrid even a trailing to neil after losing inspect hold and be surprised with the huge comeback from from a home team. gets to me gets. for one. i wouldn't be i wouldn't be surprised but on this the team

can cope with. the pressure if a team. can defend the lead for team can control defensively the game lead to quiz is a good example of a team that can do bed so if i head if i had to choose i would still choose. to call madrid but to be a surprise for me if he returns it or makes one boy in liverpool that finished after the first leg i see by and in spite of. season i see them now on the up. with the morale of god will lose in consecutively and then recovering positions even in the book in this league and i see as a team that can score goals if i had to choose i wouldn't bet on pounds but if i had to two trees old old shoes by and ok right barcelona only on

amelia and did well to get a goal is result from the first leg but i'm guessing you go for barcelona i have to first of all because usually on goes the one of the world and gets a draw with goals or we in the game and not called barcelona in spite of they are a good team. and they can go with the same kind of mentality has the. many united the. i think would be like. an all laker thunder in interview in football if one of the lonely is is the sort of big dream to be gulled and that home will be. beautiful little i don't believe that messy and in these fellows are going to lose these opportunities so for me but some of the house doing ok and man city again shall command city got three way

goals in the first leg three two up there is a. man city's a very good season. but on this the. so lucky in the draws and you look even to the chimpanzee and their group phase and the tie against the sharks would see they beat. and they will get porto or in the quarter final. in moscow no more against spartak. is a match to have. the winter break. begin in russia that the teams there have time to rest they have time to to buy to sell they have time to to have a proper pre-season in the. warmer weather those were the can come back for these remaining part of the season really strong in england i think of the whole much us

are in that it is a crucial match for the top four the top four spurs chelsea. arsenal and manchester united are fighting for two for two positions and i think these are these match is the match of the weekend. and everybody speculates about where you're going next can you give us any hints now i'm going home. but what on. that's the gaunts i don't know. in all speculations. speculations. never hided. never calm situation i'm not desperate to work at all. i'm studying i'm doing sings that i cannot do when i'm walking i mean these moments on.