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few here believe that prime minister haider al-abadi's promises of reform will save the industry. that's because there are other major issues affecting iraq's agricultural sector. i.s.i.l.'s takeover of the northern portion of the country is providing danger over food shortage. long term food security concerns including shortages and sharp price increases. government officials insist they are made efforts to reverse output by modernizing irrigation channels but these farmers say it is not enough. >> translator: we just aren't getting the water we need to grow our crops properly. you can see the low water level in the tributary, it is not enough. they disregard these basic facts. >> reporter: so many problems facing iraq's vital agricultural sector, it is no surprise farmers are thinking of giving it up, a trend had a could put an even more pr pressure on a struggling industry. imtiaz tyab, al jazeera, southern iraq. >> the head of the united nations refugee agency has inspected shelters for those arriving on the greek island of lesbos. relocate 60,000 to other european countries.
few here believe that prime minister haider al-abadi's promises of reform will save the industry. that's because there are other major issues affecting iraq's agricultural sector. i.s.i.l.'s takeover of the northern portion of the country is providing danger over food shortage. long term food security concerns including shortages and sharp price increases. government officials insist they are made efforts to reverse output by modernizing irrigation channels but these farmers say it is not...
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prime minister haider al-abadi announced the easing of monitoring. ixghtimentszimtiaz tyab reportsm baghdad. >> heavily fortified green zone is opened to the public. the decision was announced by prime minister haider al-abadi, attempts to address growing public anger for poor public services. for 12 years the green zone or international zone as it is officially known has been closed to most iraqi citizens. after the 2003 u.s. led invasion it was turned into the administrative headquarters for coalition forces. today the ten square kilometer compound is still surrounded by concrete blast walls, barbed wire and heavily fortified checkpoints. it includes the luxury homes of senior iraqi officials, for many symbolizes the disconnect. >> this move won't last long. we may as well enjoy it as long as we, it will add more time to the checkpoints. trust me this will be shut down soon. >> reporter: the easing of restrictions inside the green zone is surprising to many here. it has been the target for bombings and rockets, at a time when the overall security o
prime minister haider al-abadi announced the easing of monitoring. ixghtimentszimtiaz tyab reportsm baghdad. >> heavily fortified green zone is opened to the public. the decision was announced by prime minister haider al-abadi, attempts to address growing public anger for poor public services. for 12 years the green zone or international zone as it is officially known has been closed to most iraqi citizens. after the 2003 u.s. led invasion it was turned into the administrative...
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providing jobs to more than 11 million iraqis, few here believe prime minister haider al-abadi's promises of reform will save the industry. that's because there are other major issues affecting iraq's agricultural sector, iraq' i.s.s takeover is causing a major shortage of food, so much the united nations world food organization, is warning iraq it's facing food shortages. efforts to reverse output declines in relatively peaceful southern provinces by modernizing ircongregation channels but these farmers say it's not enough. >> you can see the low water level in the tributary. it's not enough. the government wants us to produce, they press us to go as many crops as we can but at the same time disregard the basic facts. >> it's not surprising that farmers like him are thinking of giving it up a trend that could put even more pressure on an already-struggling industry. imtiaz tyab, al jazeera, southern iraq. >>> germany's ruling coalition is pressing ahead to set up plans of transi transit zones. making germany their destination of choice when fleeing the problems in their home lands. as jo
providing jobs to more than 11 million iraqis, few here believe prime minister haider al-abadi's promises of reform will save the industry. that's because there are other major issues affecting iraq's agricultural sector, iraq' i.s.s takeover is causing a major shortage of food, so much the united nations world food organization, is warning iraq it's facing food shortages. efforts to reverse output declines in relatively peaceful southern provinces by modernizing ircongregation channels but...
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pressures haider al-abadi to not let russia join the strikes. >> we are the preferred fighters, we are insistent and prime minister haider al-abadi represented the pledges. >> reporter: there's a complication, the never-ending flow of those wants toing fight with i.s.i.l. -- wanting to fight with i.s.i.l. the top general admits they don't have a plan to stop foreign fighters. >> amongst the coalition we don't have a view of where the fighters come from, how they move back and forth into the area, and not much track on where they go once they leave. military leaders said they have been studying the usefulness of a no-fly zone in northern syria, something legislators called for. >> you are saying the strongest nation can't establish a no fly zone to protect beam from being barrel bombed by bashar al-assad. that's an embarrassment. >> reporter: it's not clear whether carter and doesn't ford convinced legislators the u.s. has the right strategy. they heard there's a hunger for the u.s. to get it right >>> the german car-maker volkswagen announced a quarterly loss of nearly $4 billion. the
pressures haider al-abadi to not let russia join the strikes. >> we are the preferred fighters, we are insistent and prime minister haider al-abadi represented the pledges. >> reporter: there's a complication, the never-ending flow of those wants toing fight with i.s.i.l. -- wanting to fight with i.s.i.l. the top general admits they don't have a plan to stop foreign fighters. >> amongst the coalition we don't have a view of where the fighters come from, how they move back and...
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few here believer haider al-abadi's promises of reform will save the industry. that's because there are other major issues affecting iraq's agricultural sector. i.s.i.l.'s take over of 30 northern provinces is causing a major shortage of food. united nations food organization now warns iraq faces long term food security issues. government officials say they have made efforts to reverse output declines by modernizing irrigation channels but these farmers say it's not enough. >> translator: we just aren't getting the water we need to grow our crops properly. you can see the low water level in this tributary. it's not enough yet the government pushes us to produce. disregarding these basic facts. >> reporter: with so many problems facing iraq's vital agricultural sector, it is not surprising farmers are thinking of giving it up, a threan a thr. >> five others were injured when the british military helicopter went down at nato's headquarters. two of the dead were british air force personnel. it's believed a technical glitch caused the accident. >>> an iranian court
few here believer haider al-abadi's promises of reform will save the industry. that's because there are other major issues affecting iraq's agricultural sector. i.s.i.l.'s take over of 30 northern provinces is causing a major shortage of food. united nations food organization now warns iraq faces long term food security issues. government officials say they have made efforts to reverse output declines by modernizing irrigation channels but these farmers say it's not enough. >> translator:...
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prime minister haider al-abadi strategy in i.s.i.l. held anbar province has been described by some political analysts as a complete mess. still, it would appear he's determined to retake the capital ramadi from the armed gripes but until he -- groups but until he addresses sectarian concerns he'll have a hard time doing so. imtiaz tyab, al jazeera, baghdad. >>> taliban is pulling out just weeks out of seizing control of kunduz. meanwhile a new report says president obama is reconsidering the withdrawal of most u.s. troops from the country. the new york times said the president may keep enough troops to search for al qaeda and fighters. new attacks and clashes in israel in the west bank today. israeli officials stepping up security. secretary of state john kerry is planning to head to the region to meet with both sides. carl penhall is in jerusalem tonight, carl. >> well, john, when we caulked last night about this time, that was when the israeli security cabinet was approving a list of new measures to try and beef up security amid this
prime minister haider al-abadi strategy in i.s.i.l. held anbar province has been described by some political analysts as a complete mess. still, it would appear he's determined to retake the capital ramadi from the armed gripes but until he -- groups but until he addresses sectarian concerns he'll have a hard time doing so. imtiaz tyab, al jazeera, baghdad. >>> taliban is pulling out just weeks out of seizing control of kunduz. meanwhile a new report says president obama is...
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as a result, prime minister haider al-abadi hasn't been able to launch a influence offensive in anbar, despite promising to do so for weeks. >> translator: there is no trust between the government forces including the so-called popular mobilization forces and the sunni tribal fighters and that's why there's a delay in the upcoming offensive. >> reporter: this isn't the first time iraqi forces have tried to liberate ramadi from i.s.i.l. back in july the offensive was halted after sunni tribes complained shia militias were becoming too involved in the fighting. >> haider al-abadi's strategy has been described by some political analysts as a complete mess. still he's determined to retake the capital ramadi from the armed group but until he breaks the political deadlock and addresses sectarian concerns he'll have a heart time doing so. imtiaz tyab, al jazeera, baghdad. >>> russia's intervention in syria is the latest complication in iraq. sergey lavrov acknowledged his country was working with iraq against i.s.i.l. earlier on wednesday lavrov had said that only syria had asked the kremlin
as a result, prime minister haider al-abadi hasn't been able to launch a influence offensive in anbar, despite promising to do so for weeks. >> translator: there is no trust between the government forces including the so-called popular mobilization forces and the sunni tribal fighters and that's why there's a delay in the upcoming offensive. >> reporter: this isn't the first time iraqi forces have tried to liberate ramadi from i.s.i.l. back in july the offensive was halted after...
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tribes complained shia militias were becoming too involved in the fighting. >> the prime minister haider al-abadi's strategy in i.s.i.l.-held anbar province has been described as a complete mess. it appears that he's determined to retake the capital ramadi from the armed group, but until he breaks the political deadlock and addresses sectarian concerns, he'll have a hard time doing so. >> still to come on the al jazeera newshour. five democratic candidates for the u.s. president. it was a battle between a political heavyweight and an underdog. plus... [ singing ] ..south african anticorruption campaigners are out on the streets of johannesburg. and in sport - they were the world cup have semifinalists a year ago. tuesday, the netherlands failed to reach the euro 2016 finals. we look at what has gone wrong with football. >>> taliban fighters in afghanistan say they have withdrawn from the northern city of kunduz to protect civilians. afghan government troops rushed to recapture the city when the taliban stormed back into their strong hold. it was the biggest military victory in 14 years.
tribes complained shia militias were becoming too involved in the fighting. >> the prime minister haider al-abadi's strategy in i.s.i.l.-held anbar province has been described as a complete mess. it appears that he's determined to retake the capital ramadi from the armed group, but until he breaks the political deadlock and addresses sectarian concerns, he'll have a hard time doing so. >> still to come on the al jazeera newshour. five democratic candidates for the u.s. president. it...
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the decision was announced by prime minister haider al-abadi, seen as attempts by part of his government to address growing public anger for insecurity and poor public services. the green zone or international zone as it's been officially known has been closed to citizens. but it was turned into the administrative hazardous for coalition forces. it's been surrounded by barbed wire and heavily manned checkpoints. it's the area for homes of high profile iraqis. >> there will be a lot more searches, trust me this will be shut down soon. >> reporter: the easing of some restrictions inside the green zone is surprising to many here. over the years it has been a frequent target for bombings and rockets. it also comes tsa at a time when the overall security across baghdad and the parts of iraq that remain under government control continue to decline. in recent months shia militias which are backed by iran have been accused of abducting and killing sunni men. committing major abuses including possible war crimes. >> translator: there has been a growing number of kidnappings. it is a clear indicat
the decision was announced by prime minister haider al-abadi, seen as attempts by part of his government to address growing public anger for insecurity and poor public services. the green zone or international zone as it's been officially known has been closed to citizens. but it was turned into the administrative hazardous for coalition forces. it's been surrounded by barbed wire and heavily manned checkpoints. it's the area for homes of high profile iraqis. >> there will be a lot more...
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margaret warner sits down with the iraqi prime minister, haider al-abadi. also ahead this wednesday, a major setback in afghanistan as u.s.-led coalition forces grapple with taliban insurgents who have seized a crucial city in the north. plus, how a surge of patients on medicaid is overwhelming the health care system in california. >> why am i seeing all of those people? because nobody else is available in their communities to see them. why not? because the rates are unacceptable, the hassles from the managed care plans as well as the state are unacceptable to most offices to deal with. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadca
margaret warner sits down with the iraqi prime minister, haider al-abadi. also ahead this wednesday, a major setback in afghanistan as u.s.-led coalition forces grapple with taliban insurgents who have seized a crucial city in the north. plus, how a surge of patients on medicaid is overwhelming the health care system in california. >> why am i seeing all of those people? because nobody else is available in their communities to see them. why not? because the rates are unacceptable, the...
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announced by prime minister haider al-abadi. over security, corruption and poor public services. for 12 years, the green zone or international zone as it's officially known has been closed to most iraqi citizens. after the 2003 u.s. led invasion it was turned into the administrative headquarters for coalition forces. today the ten square cloment kir compound is surrounded by barbed wire and government checkpoints. it contains the luxury homes of senior iraqi officials which is for many the symbol ever disconnect between iraqi leadership and its people. >> translator: this move won't last long. we may as well enjoy it while we can. but it will add a lot of traffic to the main checkpoint as there will be a lot of searches. trust me this will be shut down soon. >> reporter: the easing of some restrictions inside the green zone is surprising to many here. over the years i.t. has bee it a target for rockets and bombing. the parts of iraq that remain under government control continue to decline. in recent months, shia militias which are backed by iran have been accused of abducting and
announced by prime minister haider al-abadi. over security, corruption and poor public services. for 12 years, the green zone or international zone as it's officially known has been closed to most iraqi citizens. after the 2003 u.s. led invasion it was turned into the administrative headquarters for coalition forces. today the ten square cloment kir compound is surrounded by barbed wire and government checkpoints. it contains the luxury homes of senior iraqi officials which is for many the...
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since sunday the green zone was open to the public, the decision was announced by iraqi president haider al-abadi. for 12 years the green zone or international zone as it is officially known has been closed to most iraqi citizens. after the 2003 u.s. led invasion it was turned into the administrative headquarters for coalition forces. today, the ten square kilometer compound is still surrounded by concrete blast walls, barbed wire and heavily manned checkpoints. for many it symbolizes the disconnect between iraq's leadership and its people. >> translator: this move won't last long. we may as well enjoy it while we can but it will add a lot of traffic to the main checkpoint because there will be a lot more searches. trust me this will be shut down soon. >> reporter: the easing of some restrictions inside the green zone is surprising to many here. over the years it has been a frequent target for bombings and rockets. it also comes at a time whether the overall security across baghdad and the parts of iraq that remain under government control continue the decline. in recent months shia mili
since sunday the green zone was open to the public, the decision was announced by iraqi president haider al-abadi. for 12 years the green zone or international zone as it is officially known has been closed to most iraqi citizens. after the 2003 u.s. led invasion it was turned into the administrative headquarters for coalition forces. today, the ten square kilometer compound is still surrounded by concrete blast walls, barbed wire and heavily manned checkpoints. for many it symbolizes the...
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is pressuring haider al-abadi to not let russia join the fight on the territory. >> we are the partnersf iraq and have been insistent. and mahmoud abbas repeated that. >> reporter: and there's a come reply cakes, the never-ending flow of those wanted the to fight with i.s.i.l. the top general admitted the coalition does not have a plan to stop foreign fighters. >> amongst all the coalition we don't have a common view of where the foreign fighters come from, where they move back and importantly where they go when they leave >> reporter: the military leaders say they've been studying the usefulness of a no-fly zone in northern syria. soing legislators called for. >> what you are saying the strongest nation in the world with a competent military can't establish a no fly zone to protect people being barrel bombed by bashar al-assad. it's embarrassing. >> it's not clear whether the senate was convinced it was a right move to fight i.s.i.l. there's a hunger for the u.s. to get it right >>> the united states invited iran to the international talks on syria. the meeting that starts in vienna on
is pressuring haider al-abadi to not let russia join the fight on the territory. >> we are the partnersf iraq and have been insistent. and mahmoud abbas repeated that. >> reporter: and there's a come reply cakes, the never-ending flow of those wanted the to fight with i.s.i.l. the top general admitted the coalition does not have a plan to stop foreign fighters. >> amongst all the coalition we don't have a common view of where the foreign fighters come from, where they move...
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. >> haider al-abadi denies such claims saying it stands for press freedom but yet it is another serious concern. imtiaz tyab, al jazeera, baghdad. >>> another number could add to the tally. former bbc reporter jackie sutton walking up to a security desk, at the terminal prior to when she was found hung in a bathroom. she was the acting director for the institute of war and peace reporting. >>> this friday brazil will host the first ever world indigenous games. athletes representing 22 countries from australia to russia will compete. the game showcases traditional sports but one group is refusing to play. instead they want to fight. regina low pe lopez explains wh. >> they are getting ready to fight for their ancestral land. >> translator: brazil is throwing a huge party to cover up away they have done. how can we even hope to go no these games? >> reporter: holds sacred value, for centuries the group has been consistently displaced by missionaries and now soy and sugar cane farmers. >> we will not leave this lands. we let them take our land once but we won't sacrifice our identity again
. >> haider al-abadi denies such claims saying it stands for press freedom but yet it is another serious concern. imtiaz tyab, al jazeera, baghdad. >>> another number could add to the tally. former bbc reporter jackie sutton walking up to a security desk, at the terminal prior to when she was found hung in a bathroom. she was the acting director for the institute of war and peace reporting. >>> this friday brazil will host the first ever world indigenous games. athletes...
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pressures iraqi pm haider al-abadi to not let russia join the strikes. >> we are the preferred partnersn iraq, we are insistent and prime minister haider al-abadi represented the pledges. >> reporter: there's a complication, the never-ending flow of those wanting to fight with i.s.i.l. as allies, such as turkey, the top general admits they don't have a plan to stop foreign fighters. >> we don't have amongst the coalition a current view of where the fighters come from, how they move back and forth into the area, and not much track on where they go once they leave. >> military leaders said they have been studying the usefulness of a no-fly zone in northern syria, something legislators called for. >> you are saying the strongest nation in the world with capable military can't establish a no fly zone to protect people from being barrel bombed by bashar al-assad. that's an embarrassment. >> reporter: it's not clear whether carter and dunford convinced legislators the u.s. has the right strategy. they heard there's a hunger for the u.s. to get it right >>> iran said it would accept the u.s. i
pressures iraqi pm haider al-abadi to not let russia join the strikes. >> we are the preferred partnersn iraq, we are insistent and prime minister haider al-abadi represented the pledges. >> reporter: there's a complication, the never-ending flow of those wanting to fight with i.s.i.l. as allies, such as turkey, the top general admits they don't have a plan to stop foreign fighters. >> we don't have amongst the coalition a current view of where the fighters come from, how they...
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haven't seen violence like this in around two months time and it comes when iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi is under increasing pressure to settle issues, like basic services but security is the key issue and it would appear that his government is still struggling to contain those issues. >> thank you for the update. we are speaking about a wide ranging free trade deal in a generation called the transpacific partnership. you'll probably know it as the tpp. if you don't already you will in a few days' time. it cuts draid barriers trade bas 40% of the world's economy. there are those who say could reshape industry, influence everything from the price of cheese to the cost of cancer treatment. now the deal's been delayed as countries argue about how long a monopoly period there should be for next generation biotech drugs among other things. it's controversial this tpp because many of the negotiations leading to the deal have been held in secret. it's perceived by some as a threat to workers in favor of big corporations. white house press secretary josh earnest said this a while ago ab
haven't seen violence like this in around two months time and it comes when iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi is under increasing pressure to settle issues, like basic services but security is the key issue and it would appear that his government is still struggling to contain those issues. >> thank you for the update. we are speaking about a wide ranging free trade deal in a generation called the transpacific partnership. you'll probably know it as the tpp. if you don't already you...
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iraqi prime minister haider al- abadi told the newshour wednesday that he'd welcome russian involvement, if needed, to beat back the islamic state. >> woodruff: and margaret joins me now. margaret, you have been reporting on this all day long. what have you learned about what happened in the teleconference between u.s. and russian officials? >> the most important thing, this went about an hour. the two teams were by teleconference led by someone from the defense department and the joint chiefs and the counterparts on the other side but it was highly technical. they described it as core, professional and highly technical. it was focused on pilot safety. for example, if one aircraft spots another, russian and american, how do they communicate? who talks first? what language? what frequency? it was really technical stuff like that. the u.s. made its case about you should be focusing on the isis targets, not on, you know, moderates or whatever, but there was no response on that level. it was really, really technical. when each side presented proposals to the other and they agreed they would
iraqi prime minister haider al- abadi told the newshour wednesday that he'd welcome russian involvement, if needed, to beat back the islamic state. >> woodruff: and margaret joins me now. margaret, you have been reporting on this all day long. what have you learned about what happened in the teleconference between u.s. and russian officials? >> the most important thing, this went about an hour. the two teams were by teleconference led by someone from the defense department and the...
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haider al-abadi, the prime minister of iraq. >> dear presidents and people, peace may be upon you and it has been over one year since i have controlled iraq and what it has cost us is tragedies and atrocities for civilians and belongin belongings. during this day the has been a universal alliance and there are a lot of friends with us and we are thankful to whoever stood with us against this unified enemy which is not only a threat to us but for the whole world. today it has been one year since i have over this government that was the product of a free elections. this development that we have established last year, we need to get the profits during this year, and during this coming month, and we can do it by unifying our forces to null our stance and our approach we need to first remember where we have been during last year before forming this government and what we inherited from a country that is living a crisis in which crisis was occupying more than 30% of the region and our forces were in a very dangerous position. there was all of this around the world with threats and isis was
haider al-abadi, the prime minister of iraq. >> dear presidents and people, peace may be upon you and it has been over one year since i have controlled iraq and what it has cost us is tragedies and atrocities for civilians and belongin belongings. during this day the has been a universal alliance and there are a lot of friends with us and we are thankful to whoever stood with us against this unified enemy which is not only a threat to us but for the whole world. today it has been one year...