ah ah ah, these trenches are maybe about a kilometer away from a lazar were intense fighting continues of speaking. russian military forces engaged in heavy fighting for the city of ogle. adar in the don. yes. region are corresponded is their reporting from the front line. on a trip to south africa, they use foreign policy chief admit that the continent natural resources are a major interest for europe. despite western nations pushing africa to focus on renewable energy and r t begin special coverage of the legacy lacked by the disastrous war in iraq as 20 years since the u. s. invasion and occupation of the

country has left an estimated $180000.00 civilians dead and paid the way for the rise of the dash terrorist group. ah, good afternoon for martine or national studios in moscow to wherever you may be watching and welcome to the hours most vital stories i'm fiorella is about some updates from jerusalem, where a gunman has reportedly been neutralized by authorities after opening fire in an eastern part of the city that's after a previous, similar incident by israel, claimed the lives of at least 9 people in jeanine yesterday. the latest shooter is believed to have been wounded and have wounded at least 2 people. that incident occurred just outside the ancient walls of the old city will keep you updated as more details come in. ah. previously 7 people were killed and several others

wounded in a mass, shooting at a synagogue and jerusalem. the incident occurred on international holocaust. remember and state israeli police have been, have identified that gunmen as a 21 year old resident of the palestinian territory of east jerusalem. authorities have described that incident as a terrorist attack and said the perpetrator was killed in issued out by responding officers, defense and government commentator, amir or, and says that such attacks in jerusalem are yet another instance of the unending violence between israelis and palestinians. there is basically shad this cycle violence. unfortunately it is true, but if you look at the strategic context, if you look at the overall envelope, obviously there is no political horizon for the palestinians. on 3rd being a 10 year old government. on the contrary,

they get key players in on this government such as the police are now we've called national security minister, beat them a bank fear bank. there has nothing to do with the army with the defense forces. he's in charge of the police. one important component of the police east border patrol, bank dear, tries to supervise people to petrol personally, regardless of the explorations and brother, go on bank the side, he's not calling the shots. at least not yet. russian forces have been pressing for control of the strategically important city of ogle adar in the don. yes, region. this on verified drone footage appears to show the aftermath of heavy fighting between ukrainian and russian troops as moscow's forces make their advance

into the city. our teeth are mon, closer have sent us this report from the front line. we are on the outskirts of the city of oakland door. we are with the forces of the next republic, sir. interior and business free will try and get as close to the door as possible. fighting there continues, as russian forces have already gained control over the nearby town next to glitter the city of lazar is right behind me and he can probably, i see it's a heavy fighting continues right now as we speak at the moment. so there are 2 formations here. one is of the internal ministry, often as republic and the other are the marines of russia's pacific fleet. now, the forces at the moment are in the suburbs of lazar, there's no street fighting,

taking place right now. la plan is, according to my sources, is to execute a so called pincer movement, where the korean army will be encircled. meanwhile, russian defense ministry have also reported that the roads leading out of lazar towards ukraine are now also completely blocked. should last, the situation is stable. we are a storm in the city trying to clear the enemy from a gladder people are waiting for us there. and are constantly calling this year. we have learned to identify all nate or techniques. so they no longer work like the command has already changed tactics and a little drawing conclusions from previous battles. and i repeat once again that we know all the native techniques. so off to resist in a little they will start to surrender and mass commander of the 3rd platoon is showing me the trenches that they have just taken over from ukrainian military.

have to take a look. this is a looks like one of the flags of ukrainian regiments. 30341 o 2. now i'm not sure what this means, but so there's lot of ammunition here as well. there is a growing clothing that ukrainian military left and these trenches, or maybe about a kilometer highway from google is our intense fighting continues here on the outskirts of oligarch. now we just raised a drone in order to film a little bit closer to the city to find out what's going on within the city limits . however, we lost our drone according to the military, here, it was intercepted by ukraine. so right now we are

leaving this area according to the soldiers that i spoke with. they're hoping that the battle for lazar will end successfully for them very soon from on quarter of hearty dentist republic. the african development bank group has pledged $10000000000.00 over the next 5 years for ending, sued in security on the continent. it even envisions africa becoming a net exporter of food supplies for world markets. the bank president says africa needs to raise its ambitions for economic development. we must raise the bar. we must raise our ambition. we must arise and say, john sells its time to feed africa. the timing is right and the moment is now. feed africa. we must be un, has estimated that more than 35000000 people, including over 6000000 children, are unable to meet their basic nutritional needs and western and central africa.

48000000 people, including 9000000 children, are expected to be at risk of hunger in that region in the near future. elsewhere in eastern africa across ethiopia, kenya, and so malia 24000000 people are now facing dire water shortages. we heard from economist charles, bogey and uganda. he said that while the international reaction to africa, hunger crisis could be more proactive. it's up to the continent to solve the issues on its own. i think they did. i should reception in my few quite, you know, look for me in such an area that i'm saying that because most of the time is small, reactionary, non proactive. if i may say. and that's why i again, would like to maintain, but he has to be sold by africa. the other kind of strains to support and hope where they can. but, but if what you know, needs to be really pushed 5 by african countries them. so somebody does

or does that matter. and as africa struggles to cope with hunger at energy issues, the eas, foreign policy chief, joseph burrell, has arrived on the continent for a working visit and its speech in south africa. he emphasized europe's interests in the regions, natural resources. just a basic punish. here's where we were together and could do move it. where you could work in a more strategic way. had to move collateral, continental levels. in some areas, they are like the interest to move forward. for example, the partnership of sustainable role with change and corporation renewable adrian, which this new studio should bush for european powers have been buying oil and gas from africa as a distance themselves from russian supplies. amid the ukraine conflict,

but while europe in ports fossil fuel, the e. u is still pushing for africa to switch to a greener agenda with a focus on sustainable resources and renewable energy. in the meantime, many african countries are struggling with an energy crisis as they try to cope with shortages of electricity, economists, charles, bogey and uganda again says that while the e u. bies fossil fuels, it should it be trying to push africa to make the jump to renewable energy? specifically, if you thought about it when the collision between the you and africa. ok from where i see it. i believe it's more relationship, but you will have the peer to peer relationship. it's more beneficial benefits, relationship which in my view is not really the best way to deal with that economy relationship. i think we need to level this should be fanning in that regard, but if the you still buys for so few odds,

then it shouldn't actually push african countries, you know, to jump into the space of renewables at this moment because i didn't know the data will crush us, we haven't get the muscle to make that report. so what i can say that it has to be fanning, you know, both sides are to begin special coverage of 20 years since the us occupation of iraq, which has left an estimated $180000.00 civilians dead throughout the coming months . our t will examine the devastation that the war has had on the once oil rich country and the de stabilisation it cause throughout the middle east. at this hour, american and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm iraq, to free its people, and to defend the world from great. hm .

with food and sleep with back in january of 2003, then you as president george w bush outlined the basis for the subsequent invasion of iraq in his state of the union address. the speech entirely focused on her rock with bush calling the iraqi leader. saddam hussein, a quote, brutal dictator with ties to terrorism, posing a direct threat to the united states. he pledge to disarm hussein and bring freedom to the iraqi people. something the u. s. was supposedly already doing and afghanistan, kate of iraq is not disarming. to the contrary,

he is deceiving from intelligence sources. we know, for instance, that thousands of iraqi security personnel are in work hiding documents and materials from the un inspectors sanitizing inspection sites and monitoring the inspectors himself. if saddam hussein does not fully disarm for the safety of our people and for the peace of the world, we will lead a coalition to disarm him. later it turned out that hussein had not ramped up his nuclear weapons program and what triggered the american invasion and subsequent occupation of iraq appear to have been a quote pack of lies, the sea ice top weapons inspector in iraq. close the investigation, finding nothing in 2005, 2 years after the invasion, the u. s. warner rack began on the 19th of march 2003. when the u. s. joined by its

allies launched operation iraqi freedom. the coalition started a bombing campaign directed against the iraqi government and military installations . despite months of massive anti war protests, world wide. u. s. force has invaded a rock from co. why in the south, within days and 3 weeks into the invasion, baghdad fell the years of invasion and the subsequent rise of the conflict with the ash have taken a grim, tall on iraq and its people. there were at least 180000 documented civilian deaths in the country, while a number of household surveys estimated the actual figure to be closer to 1000000. most iraqis died from ariel bombings, shelling and suicide attacks. over 9000000 people either fled the country or were left internally displaced. the us led coalition last almost 5000 of its own soldiers. the war also left many iraqis of different generations struggling to live

with memories of loss and suffering. some of them shared their stories with us. ah, michelle, at either the streets were packed with barriers and tunnels. i remember it well. baghdad became a battlefield tanks and security forces of all kinds of them deployed there. oh wow . i up now. yeah, they are live, became a live in health because as a child you're supposed to see beautiful things, but we so bullets tanks and canada, tara, for humanity, children and society as a whole. there was nothing but war. oh, most of the families last members and i lost one of my brothers because of the bomb banks. the americans were killing everything in front of them. i know that ended

here with one of my sons wanted to celebrate his success with his studies. so my wife gave him money to buy some junk food and eat out with his friends, and they sat to eat and they were an american base. he was shot in the head by the americans. he died on the spot of all my friends were killed by the explosion at that time. my neighbor was killed by the americans, but he was going to buy a kenneth could can guess. they thought he was a suicide bomber and kill him, or love, hear the crowd chrisala. these are very difficult memories for me. a mortar shall fell at the door of our house and killed one of my playmates. ah no, sucking about that one used to live in bagdad. our dreams were shattered. we wished to complete our studies that we cannot because of the war and the killings in the streets. we had to leave our homes and go to not a place. i

would like to know about the with the types we were in baghdad, who stayed at home and closed the windows, covered them with blankets. we were afraid of a chemical bombardment. we saw america come to us. they told us that a rock would become a paradise. they published news about how they were distributing food, but those were all false dreams. a. and only after i turned 14 years old, was i able to leave the house with my friends before that i couldn't even think about it. i was afraid something would happen outside. and even now i don't want to leave without telling my family where i'm going. mm. mm got it. oh, what do you want? what do you remember my 1st day at the kindergarten? the thursday i tell mattress cold, the textbooks shall picture the summer full my regime. but they took them away and

gave us new different books. i'll now forget the coal sop of a bullet. the sound of an explosion, even just a smoke, an american soldier, a life full of blood. allow me shine jo, avoid the americans arrested my father, he did not belong to any party. he was working at the market. he was kept in prison until 2018. i didn't have a chance to know my father. after he was released, his health deteriorated, but took him to germany for treatment. but up to 4 surgeries, he died. ah, ah, i will. you thought you may say to me, your childhood was stolen and i didn't have a child food. i spend in the month war and terrorist organizations, such as on k that among slaughter. americans bombing that kinda and kinda bowman americans. when we went to school, i used to walk along the wolf,

so as not to be shot and killed. ah, the last half fellow smith, though, my cousin, my brother in law. unfortunately, the americans did not fulfill the promise. he thought a rock because of the i lost my loved ones. he has a lot. i couldn't react him with the united states. you destroyed iraq. he, we can national sovereignty. and over 20 years you fail to manage a rock. i wouldn't go, he said, he'll stop destroying stuff, control the national resources, let the rocky people live in peace. ah ah, that suffering might have been avoided if washington had not rejected the negotiable conditions offered by saddam hussein's government back in january, 2003. yet the masterminds behind the air rap war apparently didn't see that as part of the plan. r t. steve sweeney explains what was behind the events that followed.

20 years ago, us president george w bush tried to convince the world the iraqi leader, saddam hussein was hiding weapons of mass destruction. and that he had the evidence to prove it. the phrase w. m. d entered the lexical with politicians, repeating it over and over again, despite in fact, knowing that they didn't actually exist in iraq as their own intelligence services told them. while un weapons inspectors also said that they found no evidence of w. m days. none of the doors turned up with into mess, distraction, and you've been surprised and said you were surprised that that was the case. do you believe the information i gave you was good information. we got, i got a good many, a trip sess, 2 sites to go to and we went to many of them but, and only in 3 of those cases, the find anything and, and none of these cases was a weapon, mass destruction. so that shook maybe if i met, i'm all beating the drums of war. washington ignored last ditch effort by iraq to

negotiate for peace. the effort began in january of 2003 in which they contacted us . and through my intermediary friend, he was asked by the syrians to go to baghdad. get, i'm conditional terms from saddam hussein and the intelligence and the iraqi intelligence at the time. and he brought them out and sent them to me as conditions that saddam hussein would agree to if the united states did not attack up to this, there were 6 conditions, 2 of which we could have implemented immediately to test ah, ah, the, the, the seriousness of their of their proposals. one was we would be allowed to take the allow $5000.00 us troops to go into iraq and look for weapons of mass

destruction. there was talk at high levels, almost terms because i turned them, turned them over to the secretaries office. and, and was it basically the intermediary while they decided to launch the attack on and in march of 2003. so who were the architects of the invasion? well, it's a long list. first to politicians. a no, no, only president george w bush, the day before the 2003 states of the union address. u. s. secretary of state colin powell said the options were on the table including military intervention. one rack is in material breach to this is their last chance there have to be serious consequences and those serious consequences. matthews of force, and you've heard me say that repeatedly, repeatedly. i've also said that if the international community to the un when the time comes, does not wish to use force, the united states reserves its right as

a sovereign nation to make a judgment within this. this clear record of violation to use force alongside like minded nations. who might wish to be part of such a coalition. back in 2002 us vice president dick cheney had his eyes on regime change in iraq. with our health a liberated iraq can be a great nation once again. iraq as rich a natural resources and human talent and has unlimited potential for a peaceful, prosperous future. our goal would be in iraq that as territorial integrity, a government that has a demo craddick and pluralistic a nation where the human race of every ethnic and religious group are recognized and protected in their troubled land. all who seek justice and dignity. and the chance to live their own life can know they have a friend and ally in the united states of america. then of course hang the media which will crucial during efforts to build public support for war. pushing the

narrative on saddam and wm days. in september 2002, the york times americans newspaper of record went big on a sensational story. climbing a rock was trying to get its hands on nuclear weapons. more than a decade after saddam hussein agreed to give up weapons of mass destruction. iraq has stepped up its quest for nuclear weapons and has embarked on a worldwide hunt for materials to make an atomic bomb, but counted to all good journalistic practice. the only source was an anonymous one . the whole story could have been made up. and guess what? there was drums beating there and, and there were, we had the agency over there ca saying there is debbie m. d. i personally believe to this day, basically set up george bush for failure. knowing that there was no w m d, they knew it, they knew it,

and they had one source that proved later to be on reliable. we presented all the information that we had, all the and, and, and, and with the hope that we could prevent a war. again, not knowing at that time, that there were all terrier motives. so it was just a matter of time before the u. s. unleashed it's shocking or bombing campaign. while across the pond, british prime minister, tony blair, also sold a case for war on a lie, the now infamous dodgy dossier which claim sam's non existent, w. m. dees could attack the country in 45 minutes. the intelligence picture they paint is one accumulated over the last 4 years. it is expensive, detailed, and authoritative. it concludes that iraq has chemical and biological weapons. that sedan has continued to produce them. that he has existing and active military

plans for the use of chemical and biological weapons, which could be activated within 45 minutes, including against his own chia population. so who's to to benefit from all the most? well, before the 2003 invasion, iraq's domestic oil industry was fully nationalized and close to western companies . to decades later, it is largely privatized and dominated by foreign firms, which have right in billions to understand the dynamics that are going on in the middle east. and of course, it's about oil. it's very much about oil, and we can't, we can't really deny that. i'm saddened that it's politically inconvenient to acknowledge what every one knows. the iraq war is largely about oil. people say we're not fighting for oil. of course, we are hardly surprising since oil companies spend big bucks getting formal oil, mom bush and former halliburton. c o dick shady into office in the 1st place. private military contractors also saw their profit sore, and war proved to be

a boom for the arms industry with lockheed martin saying a 47 percent increase in profits during the build up to the invasion, which continued throughout the occupation. 2 decades on an iraq remains in tatters with sectarian, our militia running a mock and deep political instability, with the war blame for the rise of islamic state and other global g had his groups and calls for george w bush and tony blair to be tried as war criminals still unanswered as they enjoy the patronage of the elite said they help profit from the war launched on a lie. these are just on are the stories from the decades long conflict. we will be bringing you more throughout the next 2 months in our special coverage of that build up of one of america's longest wars. and it's devastating legacy. ah

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