human rights watch claims an iraqi army division previously trained by the u.s. has carried out extrajudicial killings in mosul. and the two architects of the cia's post nine eleven torture program are set to go on trial in the u.s. we speak exclusively to one of those men.

human rights watch claims an iraqi army division previously trained by the u.s. has carried out extrajudicial killings in mosul. attacks of the cia's post nine eleven torture program could be set to go on trial in the u.s. we speak exclusively to a former colleague of one of the men. are there for me in the team here at the new center in moscow my name's called embrace how three pm friday afternoon keeping in touch with the biggest stories from around the world first for you russia's told the u.s. to cut the number of diplomatic staff that it has in the country by the first of september the move follows the approval of a new russian anti russian sanctions bill by the senate it was overwhelmingly voted for for more details we can talk to a. strongly worded statement what else did it say hi there colleen yes it's a really hot day here in moscow and it said be hotting up in diplomatic circles as well as you are saying this is all about cutting diplomatic and technical stuff what they russians have said is that they want the americans to cut their staff down to four

human rights watch claims an iraqi army division previously trained by the u.s. has carried out extra judicial killings in the. two architects of the post nine eleven torture program could be set to go on trial in the u.s. the latest day we speak exclusively to a colleague of one of those men. and the u.s. senate overwhelmingly approves a new round of sanctions against russia which president putin condemns as a violation of international law. by the. day here in moscow you're watching r.t. international and our top story a new report from human rights watch claims that iraqi soldiers have executed dozens of prisoners in mosul the rights group say those killed were suspected members of his law mixtape that face trial international observers cited in the report described what they saw in that city. a group of iraqi soldiers that for naked men down an alleyway after which they heard multiple gunshots. through the doorway of a damaged house the bodies of a number of naked men lying in the doorway they said one of the dead men was lying with his hands behind his back

tell you all about that also coming up in this half hour of news human rights watch claims an iraqi army division previously trained by the u.s. has carried out extrajudicial killings in mosul. to our legs of the supposed nine eleven torture program could be set to go on trial in the united states still no later today we speak exclusively to a colleague of one of those men. it was kevin owen thank you choosing our to international live from h.q. moscow here and it's rush hour in the headlines this hour moscow said that the u.s. should cut the number of diplomatic staff it's got in russia now by the first of september the move follows the approval of the new russian sanctions bill by the senate this year or be it to be signed through by trump well for more details let's talk to kate partridge this came in about half an hour ago it wasn't to be unexpected russia even earlier on this month said it was running out of patience even though this bill was and being voted through by it looks like this is going to happen so what is being proposed when it's exactly as you said there kevin the russia the one

standard morning in moscow headlining this morning human rights watch claims an iraqi army division previously trained by the u.s. has carried out extrajudicial killings in mosul. to the two tickets of the cia's post nine eleven torture program could be set to go on trial in the us later they'll find out later today anyway we speak exclusively to a colleague of one of those men. and the u.s. senate overwhelmingly approves a new round of sanctions against russia which president putin condemns is a violation of international law hope to bring a lot of comment on back. either friday morning here in moscow this is out international's me kevin owen very good morning to you and there's a developing story coming in first of all from the spanish city of barcelona bad news their train crash this morning at least forty eight people have been injured seems that incident happened during the morning rush hour of course as it is there now the driver of the train is among those injured these are the first pictures through video from the scene shows that the train apparently hit the buffers badly damaging it

rights watch claims iraqi army division previously trained by the u.s. discourage that extrajudicial killings in mosul. the two architects of the cia's post nine eleven torture program is set to go on trial in the united states we speak exclusively to a colleague of one of the. u.s. senate overwhelmingly approves a new round of sanctions against russia which president putin condemns as a violation of international law. this is the international for good morning to you first today a new report from human rights watch claims that the rocky soldiers have executed dozens of prisoners in mosul rights groups say they were suspected islamic state fighters international observers cited in the report describe what they saw in the city. a group of iraqi soldiers that food naked men down an alleyway after which they heard multiple gunshots. through the doorway of a damaged house the bodies of a number of naked men lying in the doorway they said one of the dead men was lying with his hands behind his back and appeared to have been handcuffed and there was a rooper a

other news we're covering this human rights watch claims an iraqi army division previously trained by the united states has carried out extrajudicial killings in mosul. the two architects of the cia's post nine eleven torture program could be set to go on trial in the u.s. we speak exclusively to. one of the. friday the twenty eighth of july it's now two pm here in moscow welcome to the program the big story here this hour russia has told the united states to cut the number of diplomatic staff that it has in the country by the first of september the move follows the approval of a new anti russian sanctions bill by the senate in washington has the details. the what i did here is interesting russia authors to limit u.s. diplomatic staff in russia in effectively what they're saying is well we have four hundred fifty five people over there we want to make sure that you have exactly the same number over here and the key wording also if you look through the statement as well as tit for tat effectively it's a retaliation this is how many people that you have over over there in the u.s. we wa

start of a morning in moscow headlining this morning human rights watch claims an iraqi army division previously trained by the us. killings in mosul. head to the two architects of the cia's post nine eleven torture program could be set to go on trial in the us later they'll find out later today anyway we speak exclusively to a colleague of one of those men. the u.s. senate overwhelmingly approves a new round of sanctions against russia which president putin condemns is a violation of international law i hope to bring a lot of comment back.

you all about that but also coming up in this half hour of news human rights watch claims an iraqi army division previously trained by the u.s. has carried out extrajudicial killings in mosul. two out of the city post nine eleven torture program could be set to go on trial in the united states still know that it today we speak exclusively to a colleague of one of those men.

rights watch claims in iraqi army division previously trained by the u.s. discourage that extra judicial killings in mosul. the two architects of the cia's post nine eleven torture program is set to go on trial in the united states we speak exclusively to a colleague of one of the men. and the u.s. senate overwhelmingly approves a new round of sanctions against russia which president putin condemns as a violation of international law. moscow my name's kevin i mean this is.

other news we're covering this human rights watch claims an iraqi army division previously trained by the united states has carried out extra judicial killings in. the two architects of the cia's post nine eleven torture program could be set to go on trial in the u.s. we speak exclusively to. one.

human rights watch claims an iraqi army division previously trained by the u.s. has carried out extrajudicial killings in mosul. two architects of the cia's post nine eleven torture program could be set to go on trial in the u.s. they're going to find out today we speak exclusively to a colleague of one of those men. to the u.s. senate overwhelmingly approved a new round of sanctions against russia which president putin condemned as a violation of international level.

human rights watch claims an iraqi army division previously trained by the u.s. is. to architects of the post nine eleven torture program could be set to go on trial in the u.s. the latest day we speak exclusively to a colleague of one of. the u.s. senate overwhelmingly approves a new round of sanctions against russia which president. violation of international .

meanwhile, human rights watch is calling on the trump administration to cut off support to an iraqi army division after it reported wednesday that iraqi troops trained by the u.s. allegedly executed several dozen prisoners in mosul's old city. "the new york times" reports president trump is being pressured by billionaire financier and chemical executive to escalate the u.s. war in afghanistan in a a bid to explot afghghanistan's mineral wewealt. trump times" reports discussed the vast deposits of metals and rivers metals with ishan president and reportedly considering sending an envoy to afghanistan to meet with mining officials. a 2010 u.s. estimamate found afghanisistan has mineral dedeps worth nearly $1 trillion. in france, human rights groups warn police are abusing migrants in the northern city of calais, as they return to the site of a former camp known as "the jungle" in the hopes of crossing into the united kingdom. benedict jeannerod, the director of human rights watch france, says police have r routinely confiscated sleeping bags and clothing from migrants, ile pepper spraying them and

those killed some observers say the iraqi army used bulldozers to bury the bodies under rubble the report claims the executions were carried out by the sixteenth division of the iraqi army which played a significant role in the mosul liberation the units being trained by the u.s. since twenty fifteen and international observers say there's no indication that the supporters stopped a member of the baghdad province security committee told us that the u.s. must take some responsibility for any crimes that train the soldiers in question be warned though that some of the images you're about to see are disturbing. problem is that we are speaking of a close knit society people know each other city is a large city but those who were and role devices are very well known within the city the people who were prosecuted by isis now are leading the sixteen division and basically they see it as payback time the sixteen division was formed by the united states trained by the united states and controlled by the united states so definitely if there is any human rights violation. it's very obvious that those who controlled or formed this division must understand all must

iraqi or any commanders to be held accountable. for human rights watch report claims the executions were carried out by the sixteenth division of the iraqi army that's a unit the played a big role in the liberation of mosul itself it's been trained by the u.s. military since twenty fifteen international observers say there's no indication this support has stopped. after numerous calls from international organizations the u.s. led coalition is now urging iraq to investigate claims of war crimes committed by its own military there and been consistent reporting of the legend laws of armed conflict violations recently any violation of the laws of armed conflict is unacceptable and should be in it investigated in a transparent parent manner we meet routinely with our partner forces to advise them on the expectations for throwing transparent investigations and accountability for anyone found responsible for abuses and public disclosure of findings and actions taken we spoke german suv been covering the story they appeared to be skeptical of america's calls for a full investigation it's not even cynical to suggest that just because this division ira

investigated by the iraqis or any commanders to be held accountable the human rights watch report claims the executions were carried out by the sixteenth division of the iraqi army unit the played a significant role in the liberation of mosul it's been trained by the u.s. military since twenty fifteen and international observers say there's no indication that the supporters stopped. after numerous calls from international organizations the u.s. led coalition is now urging iraq to investigate claims of war crimes committed by its military. there have been consistent reporting of the legend laws of armed conflict violations recently any violation of the law of armed conflict is unacceptable and should be in investigated in a transparent parent manner we meet routinely with our partner forces to advise them on the expectations for throwing transparent investigations and accountability for anyone found responsible for abuses and public disclosure findings and actions taken we spoke to a number of experts who appeared to be very skeptical of the calls by america for an investigation it's not even cynical to suggest that just because this division iraqi division were

iraqi soldiers. so to see the fight up close, we joined a unit from the 16th division of the iraqi army inside the old city. their commander gave us a quick briefing about what we could expect up ahead. they had hostages in the house. this is the way the fighting generally works. very narrow streets. there's some isis bodies up ahead. what they've been doing is holding hostages in their houses, using them as human shields and fighting as the iraqi soldiers approach. we saw some of those human shields emerge like ghosts from the rubble. injured, terrified, but alive. and finally free to escape. overcome by the stench of death, we followed the soldiers right to their front line and into a house. soon a gun battle erupted. we rushed upstairs to find the iraqi soldiers engaged in a firefight. the private explained that the enemy was just next door in a house full of civilians. we're on this rooftop here. they say they're putting down some suppressive fire so that the ground forces can advance further on them. but the iraqis weren't even trying to aim. they were just laying down fire. so when finally the g

iraqi soldiers. so to see the fight up close, we joined a unit from the 16th division of the iraqi army inside the old city. their commander gave us a quick briefing about what we could expect up ahead. they had hostages in the house. this is the way the fighting generally works. very narrow streets. there's some isis bodies up ahead. what they've been doing is holding hostages in their houses, using them as human shields and fighting as the iraqi soldiers approach. we saw some of those human shields emerge like ghosts from the rubble. injured, terrified, but alive. and finally free to escape. overcome by the stench of death, we followed the soldiers right to their front line and into a house. soon a gun battle erupted. we rushed upstairs to find the iraqi soldiers engaged in a firefight. the private explained that the enemy was just next door in a house full of civilians. we're on this rooftop here. they say they're putting down some suppressive fire so that the ground forces can advance further on them. but the iraqis weren't even trying to aim. they were just laying down fire. so when finally the g

by the way, the iraqi army got run out of there, two divisions worth, by maybe 800 isis fighters.o the situation in iraq is clearly not stable. they'll never be a unitary state in syria, iraq, lebanon, afghanistan. we're just presiding over these terrible, internal comments did you find it notable that neither mattis nor mcmaster was in on the trump talks with putin? >> simply astonishing. i doubt that that's ever happened before. first of all, you want a note taker that can back brief the officials of government who were not present and who has a recommend random of record for it. in addition, the whole notion of not having mcmaster or mattis or tillis present at these meetings is shocking. it goes back to this fact that trump doesn't appear to trust his own government, his own officials. this attempt to set up a private communications channel through the russian embassy simply is mind boggling. >> in your head or on your person, i want to hear you out on security clearances, people like jared kushner, people like ivanka, people we know to be under investigation and people whose

now, mosul, this tragic situation -- by the way, the iraqi army got run out of there, two divisions' maybe 800 isis fighters. so the situation in iraq is clearly not stable. they'll never be a unitary state in iraq or syria or lebanon or afghanistan. so we're just presiding over these terrible internal conflicts that are primarily ethnic and religious as you know. >> because i try to follow issues that are important to all of you who have worn stars on your shoulder, did you find it notable that neither mattis nor mcmaster was in on the trump talks with putin? >> simply astonishing. you know, i doubt that that's ever happened before. first of all, you want a note taker in there that can independently back-brief the senior officials of government who weren't present. but in addition, you know, the whole notion of not having h.r. mcmaster or secretary tillerson or mattis present at all these significant meetings is shocking. i think, again, it goes back to this notion that mr. trump does not appear to trust his own government, his own officials. this attempt to set up a private communi

in touch and embed yourself with iraqi forces and especially difficult to gain their trust but what was your position with the emergency response division that on your army men have to work together every day we all slept together i spent more time with them than with my family i thought they were heroes yes they were so brave fighting on the frontlines every day but then i saw the other side the torture the raping the killing first they didn't want me to film the torture and other bad stuff but eventually they relented and gave me permission how did you feel when you first with this these two which is seen said how did you feel as time went on and as they got more brutal and violent and fatal . i know that first it didn't register during the second week i went home and my relatives asked me what was wrong with me after that it all changed it affected me my psychology i kept thinking about the torture of those people and their suffering it got worse and worse and after five weeks it became so horrible that i decided to publish everything. i know it was unbearable but i made myself continue to film because they knew it was important to torture people and

iraqi army unit numerous extrajudicial killings of suspected kurds. voting is well underway in venice whale is controversial to change the constitution but nationwide divisions two official shot dead on at least five others killed in furious opposition protests. with the top stories from the past seven days on right up to the moment developments as well this is the weekly an r t international a little unwelcome some sad news to begin with a young journalist working with our channel in syria has been killed by shelling from islamic state our correspondent daniel hawkins explains what happened. he was a stringer working for r.t. in syria for those unfamiliar with the term that's effectively a local contracted journalist often working in dangerous environments in case in homs province where the syrian army is trying to actually liberate the town of which is close to where the incident took place his group or his convoy came under shell fire from isis we understand that he was hit by an antitank missile that's what caused his death and indeed injuries to his cameraman who's also in hospital right now started working with r.t. towards the end of april he did many

support to the sixteenth division is ongoing but we have not seen anything being to suggest that that support ended in the recent torturing killing allegedly carried out by the iraqi army had previously been documented by a cameraman who was embedded with one of the units i must warn you though that some of the photographs which were about to show upsetting to look at. claims to have filmed abuse and extrajudicial executions some of which he said were also recorded by the officers themselves. spoke to the camera man last month but please be warned again the some of the images we're about to show you contain graphic violence. and the dark background is intended to conceal the way you watch how serious is the threat to your life after you made these revelations about all this torture and wrongdoing in iraq. my family received many threats from the especially from captain morningstar she wrote to my father on facebook he said they would come in the night and kill them and they can contact me because i was in hiding of course i understand that my life is in danger and you spend a lot of time embedded with iraqi forces and i know i spent some time in mosul i know how hard i

to the sixteenth division is ongoing but we have not seen anything being to suggest that that support ended in the recent past. torture of killing allegedly carried out by the iraqi army have previously been documented by a cameraman embedded with one of those units he claims to have filmed abuse and extrajudicial executions some of which he said were also recorded by the officers themselves another photographer recorded the devastated city resident as he was in mosul in the last days before the complete liberation of the city showed his impressions with us. in the last couple days we witnessed there was really just this tremendous push to just just crush the remaining fighters who were very deeply entrenched i guess in the city there's this vast tunnel network i guess that is sort of existed for thousands of years you know dating back to mass but tamia but the spiders have also dug in their own tunnel network system underground in mosul and there was just this and it was a very aggressive push by both the iraqi forces and the coalition to just pretty much and i await their remaining fighters kind of you know will result in being kind of heavy civilian cost i think th

airborne division followed the battles and called in airstrikes from command centers near the frontlines. >> this time they wanted us, they needed us, and they see us more as helping the iraqi army liberate. >> reporter: and iraqis were out today cheering mosul's liberation. there is still fighting going on in pockets of the city, but clearly they're already beginning to celebrate. they think the end has come. but they're dancing on rubble. mosul's old city has been absolutely devastated. 800,000 forced from their homes. and isis held thousands of civilians as human shields during its three-year occupation. mosul was isis' crown jewel in iraq, and there are concerns among u.s. intelligence officials that it could try to retaliate and show strength by carry kg out terrorist attacks abroad like as before in cities including paris, brussels and beyond. the loss of mosul is a major blow to isis. the next step in this offensive is to go after smaller towns and villages in iraq still held by the group and there's a major offensive under way in syria against the isis capital there, the city of raqqah. lester? >> richard engel in iraq tonight, thank you. >>> now to a developing story in

army war college. he had a brigade with ten battalions and a occupation zone of 1.25 million iraqis. this is a colonel. that is a division-sized -- you had divisions that were corps and brigades that were divisions, massive occupation zones. in this case he's opening a hospital. in the middle is an iraqi opening a hospital in south baghdad. that's general david -- [inaudible] next to him who was gown to be director of the army staff who was over on the trip with us. i was there in october, november of '07. but, and at night he was running combat patrols through the neighborhoods of south baghdad. one of the petraeus initiatives was joint outposts out in the ted field. small combat outpost. about 100 soldiers, company-size element. here i am -- the guy gesticulating is a guy i talk about in the book, john henry molts who's in charge of that particular or outpost and at the end of the table is the brigade. we're making a tour for general petraeus to see how the doctrine is operating. you end up with rise of the sons of iraq, these militia groups rise up around the outpost to help fight against al-qaeda. the second person f

presentations he's of the world as the lead author of on point, the army in operation iraqi freedom and most recently the infantry division and u.s. army transformed to victory in desert storm 1970 to 91. candace is a advisor at the national geographic her writing has appeared in "the new york times" book review and "time" magazine. theodore roosevelt's darkest journey which was a finalist and won the award. the second book destiny of the republic a tale of medicine and of the murder of a president so a bestseller won the award for the best crime defense center award for research nonfiction and the notable book award. the most recent work is hero of the entire in the making of winston churchill. born in sierra leone came to the united states at age 17 his first book a long way gone memoirs of a boy soldier have been published in over 40 languages and was named as one of the top nonfiction books. the first novel was published in 2014 and in addition to the writing he has an impressive record as a human rights activist serving as the unicef ambassador and children affected by war as well as a member of the human rights laun