following the iraqi military and shia militia have started an operation to retake areas of western anbar province from eisel while syrian forces a squeezing the armed group from the opposite direction i suppose held several towns along the iraqi syrian border since two thousand and fourteen but it's been losing ground in both countries in recent months it now controls less than seven percent of iraq compared to forty percent eighty three years ago meanwhile iraq's prime minister has branded a referendum on independence for the country's kurdish region is illegal and unconstitutional hydro a body said the vote scheduled for later this month would make iraq less secure. we are within one here on this constitution has been voted. on it by all the iraqi people including the one to destroy the iraqi population so i think to challenge the construction of this man there will be nothing. if you challenge the court situation if you challenge the border so far on the border of the region that there will not be this is a public invitation to the countries in the region to violate iraq before this w

now the iraqi military and shia militia have started an operation to retake areas of western anbar province from my sil while syrian forces a squeezing the group from the opposite direction. held several towns along the iraqi syria border since two thousand and fourteen but has been losing ground in both countries in recent months now controls less than seven percent of iraq combat to forty percent nearly three years ago. meanwhile iraq's prime minister has branded a referendum on independence for the country's kurdish region illegal and unconstitutional hydro a body said the vote scheduled for later this month would make iraq less secure we are within one iraq this constitution has been voted. on it by all the iraqi people including the will of the rocky population so i think to challenge the question of this man there will be knocking. if you challenge the court situation if you challenge the borders of iraq on the border of the region then there will not be this is a public invitation to the countries in the region to violate iraq the borders for which is very dangerous escalation. imraa

killed in the attack by eisel finances in the west of the country and it happened in the province of anbar near the border with jordan two car bombs exploded at a military barracks near the city of birth before gunmen attacked. but on confirms number of vital fighters are believed to have been killed by iraqi military as support following this attack now a convoy of eighteen turkish armored vehicles have arrived at a border crossing with syria they're moving into opposition controlled areas inside syria to create so-called deescalation zones zones or brokered a talks in the cause of capital this week and the area near the border crossing around it and has been held by rebels since twenty thirteen. and coming up on al-jazeera we're in bangladesh where heavy monsoon rains have added to the misery of refugees who fled violence in myanmar. and a major. force says it signs a new deal with the u.k. to buy typhoon fighter jets. by the springtime flower of a mountain lake. to the first smoke on the wind. how low the weather's quieting down nicely now for southern parts of china but still some live

the iraqi military and share militia have started an operation to retake areas of western anbar province from myself while syrian forces are squeezing the armed group from the opposite direction i saw has held several towns along the iraqi syrian border since twenty fourteen but it's been losing ground in recent months it now controls less than seven percent iraq compared to forty percent three years ago . a court in egypt has upheld june as life sentence issued to the country's former president mohamed morsy the ruling is final and cannot be appealed morsi was given a twenty five year sentence and twenty sixteen after being convicted of passing on state secrets to cattle or c one the presidential election in two thousand and twelve but was removed in a military coup a year later. more than seven hundred mayors from across the catalonia region of northeast spain have been taking part in a protest in barcelona supporting a planned independence referendum they now face arrest if they fail to show up to court for questioning after the spanish government declared the referendum vote in the e

all of a sudden we received a new iraqi minister from the anbar province.the building before they even put their hands on him. the day after, i was contacted by an intelligence officer in asked to work for the u.s. intelligence inside the iraqi mod. at that time accepted the job because some of these americans were my brothers. they were there to protect me and they were there to give me the freedom that i always waited for. so is my duty to protect them and put my life before their life and make sure they go back home after a 12 month appointment. i was clearing the dust dust and there was a member of al qaeda who was out there watching every american, looking to take every american life in that building. my job, i was asked by u.s. intelligence to watch him and watch every step he was making inside the iraqi mod. after four days after i located him and give it to the u.s. intelligence, he was arrested by navy seals in anbar province and never seen again. that was the first one to be gone and put down. after that my job was to clear the dust out of the are

a anbar the people themselves asking for? is as a disaster?welcome everyone to ideas. >> so we will just talk specifically on disaster response. so maybe in a concentric circle. but did you see more of these regional around the world in the caribbean with the southeast asia nations this is something usaid so we provide funds to respond regionally so that is important. in then to respond regionally it is important but for those nations to respond over time with the emergency management agency to build their capacity and he don't need as much international help to see the of success stories around the world. the with capacity building you can stop so getting down to those local municipal municipalities to field those capacities is critical especially for this life-saving idea of. over time across the of world. >> character is a disaster relief commitment to work together the other point with respect to france and the u.k. to help provide logistic support and usaid has repositioned in the caribbean as wall as florida but there is a lot of pre-pos

i think he was the congressional liaison and i met him when he was commanding marines and anbar province. >> what do you make of his challenge now? >> i think his challenge is basically, one of the things having served with four presidents temperament and personal style is critical to how any president operates and he has to understand that anti-us to ensure that he gets the best information indicates the bad news as well as the good news. the chief of staff and national security adviser, you are not giving the president the flip side, you aren't doing your job. general kelly challenges it every day in the context of the president's personality. he has to give them that information. >> have you spoken to him? >> i have not. i spoke with him when he was head of homeland security on several occasions and i have great admiration for him personally. >> so another hot spot, i ran. the president strongly hinted it seems at the u.n. that he was going to get out of the i ran nuclear agreement although he didn't say that. what do you think emet? the worst deal in the history of mankind. >> i thin

the airstrikes reportedly targeted villages west of the iraqi city of anbar. in croatia, billboards depicting first lady melania trump have been removed after she threatened a lawsuit. the billboards advertising an language school by showing an image of melania trump, along with the phrase "just imagine how far you can go with a little bit of english." back in the united states, former tv commentator scottie nell hughes sued fox news on monday, alleging she was raped by longtime charles payne, and then coerced into maintaining a sexual relationship with him in exchange for airtime and career opportunities. in her lawsuit, hughes says she was blacklisted by fox news in 2016 after she ended the relationship and came forward with rape allegations. fox news denies the charges, calling them bogus and downright shameful. it's the latest sexual abuse scandal to rock the network. host eric bolling was suspended last month amid accusations that he texted unwanted photos of his genitals to female co-workers. former fox news star bill o'reilly was fired in april amid rev

well the iraqi military and shia militia have started an operation to retake areas of western anbar province from my sell off and forces are squeezing the group from the opposite direction i saw has held several towns along the iraqi syrian border since twenty fourteen but it's been losing ground in both countries in recent months and now controls less than seven percent of iraq compared to forty percent nearly three years ago. a quarter in egypt has upheld june as a life sentence issued to the country's former president mohamed morsy the ruling is final and cannot be appealed morsi was given a twenty five year sentence in twenty sixteen after being convicted of passing on state secrets to cats are he won the presidential election in twenty twelve after an uprising ended thirty years of hosni mubarak's rule morsi was removed in a military coup a year later more than seven hundred mayors from across the catalonia region of northeast spain took part in a protest in barcelona on saturday to confirm their support for a planned independence referendum they face arrests if they fail to show up to

iraqi military along with shia militia has started an operation to retake areas in the western part of anbar province for myself the armed group has held several towns on the western border with syria since two thousand and fourteen but it's been losing ground in iraq and syria in recent months my son now controls less than seven percent of iraq compared to what compared to forty percent nearly three years ago and airstrikes have hit us back syrian opposition forces in the it has or it's been fighting eisel in that area with the help of u.s. warplanes so you have russian backed syrian government forces what's unclear is if russian or syrian government planes targeted these fighters backed by the united states a large anti-government protest in honduras capital has turned violent with riot police firing tear gas at more than five thousand demonstrators the rally confess coincided with independence day celebrations the protesters are opposed to president final undermanned as a bid for reelection in november poll two years ago the supreme court overturned a one term limits for presidents in hon

have launched an attack on isis, hoping to secure iraq's border with syria, but it's at the border of anbarrovince. the coalition forces are backing the mission with air support. isis has suffered a series of setbacks in iraq in july and iraqi forces retook control of mosul after a campaign of nearly nine months. and british police say they've arrested a 18-year-old man in can ex-- connection with the attack in london. and our own kitty logan joins us from london with the latest. hi. >> hi, elizabeth. this investigation seems to be moving pretty fast as the hunt for suspects in yesterday's attempted bombs goes on. currently they are conducting raids in surrey, southwest of london. neighbors have been evacuated there as a precaution. police are wary of explosive devices when they search those properties and there's a no-fly zone in place. so far no one has been arrested. but there was an arrest made at the port of dover. a 18-year-old man was detained. the home security describing as a significant arrest. it's not clear if the suspect was trying to flee the country, but this man has not yet