program on the trail of islamic state in the philippines an exclusive report from the island of mindanao and how the separatist conflict that is being exploited. plus. how a german became a social media star in china with a funny take on these chinese in-laws. welcome to. it's good to have you with us we begin today in the philippines where the scene behind me is what many expect to see in this island nation but this beauty hides destruction of the kind last seen in the country during the second world war from the ground this is the reality this is my hobby city after a five month battle between fighters and the philippines army fought in twenty seventeen located on the southern island of mindanao the battle in but obviously was one of the most violent chapters in a conflict that has seen the deaths of more than one hundred twenty thousand people it's been the struggle for autonomy waged by the island's muslim population a struggle that could soon be subverted by the imagines of islamic state. we are on patrol with the largest muslim rabbit group in mindanao the moro islamic liberation f

we're on mindanao the second biggest island of the philippines. it's in the south of the country a little smaller than south korea and famous for its natural beauty. this is also the site of one of the longest running conflicts in asia it's mainly a conflict between the christian majority and the muslim minority more than one hundred thousand have been killed over the past decades. may twenty seventeen saw a catastrophic development the self-proclaimed islamic state also known as i got involved in the conflict. with just a few hundred fighters that seized the mainly muslim town of murali and held it for five months. the consequences were devastating. for the philippine president rodrigo territory known for his brutal zero tolerance approach proceeded to bomb the city. we want to find out how it was possible. for i.a.s. to gain a foothold in the philippines. we need someone who witnessed the battle for murali to people they thought is a joke how can you attack a city. and take cost tens of thousands of people. it's unthinkable but it happened and t

to create a so-called caliphate in the philippines bhatia looking muslim rebels on the island of mindanao join the army to flush them out but this is devastated region at risk of conflict once again our reporters went there to find out and have an exclusive report. telling of a warm welcome to you. so the ones you manage to do it as have pledged to hold talks with pro-democracy protests as a day after a coup ousted longtime president or a machine the head of the military council has said the transition to civilian rule could be as short as one month rather than two yes if it's managed without kills thousands of people have returned to the streets after ousting demanding the country resist another period of autocratic rule. the music of defiance these protesters refused to go home after the army declared a curfew some of been there through the night for many in the motors extatic if they also feel they've been cheated. after three decades of life under ex president omar al bashir a new strongman takes his place defense minister our even hoof the head of the country's military transition co

sought to create a so-called caliphate in the philippines but local muslim rebels on the island of mindanao joined the military to help flush them out but is this a devastated region at risk of conflict once again our reporters were there to find out and have an exclusive report. from the moment that she good to have your company sudan's military rulers have said they will not extradite a tougher president bashir he faces an arrest warrant for alleged genocide in the western darfur region issued by the international criminal court but the medically say he may face trial in. saddam thousands of people have returned to the streets after ousting demanding the country resist another period of autocratic rule. the music of defiance these protesters refused to go home after the army declared a curfew some of been there through the night for many in the mode as ecstatic but they also feel they've been cheated. after three decades of life under x. president omar al bashir a new strongman takes his place defense minister our even hoof the head of the country's military transition council. the good i

only five percent of filipinos are muslims and almost all live in mindanao or the areas are among the poorest in the philippines many here blame the christian majority government for their plight. we visit the military headquarters of the m.i.l.f. the government needs the rabbit support to secure a peace and to fight terror president roderigo to terror to has promised them a far reaching autonomy is. the chief of staff isn't in uniform a sign perhaps of the shift from an insurgency to. politics the m.i.l.f. has seen defectors joining i-s. we ask him what might happen if the autonomy project goes badly i would agree really did a lot of people really become diminished. the ice history of. this treasure. all the followers of the. doorway in there and. it will become bigger. he tells us that they will disarm up to thirty thousand fighters but only with full muslim autonomy. they are not. their men we will not do commission our forces and we will not give up our firearms which we promised to the government. this is what both sides are trying to avoid and not the rabi the largest muslim cit

five tests might also decide that mindanao is the new front. and that. man who not joins me in the studio now becomes under first of all you will in mindanao and my ravi with your colleague christiane austin on how difficult was it for you to food there for as long as we were in marathi which is an exclusion zone we were with the military so they decided where we could film how long we could stay and then when we were with the rebels as you saw in this movie also they decided where we could go could stay but other than that moving around in mindanao we found rather easy unexpectedly easy because people were generally very well coming and also very willing to talk to us but you know how big is a threat the so-called islamic state in a mindanao. from what we were told by authorities by the military they are off. so they're hiding in the marshlands and the jungle if you look at mindanao it office amplified in space also we know there are. we know that there have been bombings for instance the big january bombing in a catholic cathedral on the neighboring is

we are on patrol with the largest muslim rabbit group in mindanao the moro islamic liberation front or m.i.l.f. for decades they fought for independence tens of thousands were killed. but since the self-proclaimed islamic state burst onto the scene in two thousand and seventeen the muslim rebels have joined forces with the philippine army both sides feel threatened by us fight has now laying. the muslim minority strongly supports the m.i.l.f. only five percent of filipinos are muslims and almost all live in mindanao all the areas are among the poorest in the philippines many here blame the christian majority got them and for their plight. we visit the military headquarters of the m.i.l.f. the government needs the rabbit support to secure a peace and to fight terror president roderigo to terror to has promised them a far reaching autonomy is. the chief of staff isn't in uniform a sign perhaps of the shift from insurgency to politics the m.i.l.f. has seen defectors joining i as we ask him what might happen if the autonomy project goes badly our credibility daughter people really become d

only five percent of filipinos are muslims and almost all live in mindanao. areas are among the poorest in the philippines many here blame the christian majority government for their plight. we visit the military headquarters of the m.i.l.f. the government needs the rabbit support to secure a peace and to fight terror president rodrigue has promised them a far reaching autonomy is. the chief of staff isn't in uniform a sign perhaps of the shift from insurgency to politics the m.i.l.f. has seen defectors joining i as we ask him what might happen if the autonomy project goes badly. people really become diminished. by. all. the will. there grow. and become bigger. he tells us that they will disarm up to thirty thousand fighters but only with full muslim autonomy. we will not. you commission of course this and we will not give up our arms which we promised to the government. this is what both sides are trying to avoid and not the ravi the largest muslim city of the philippines lies in ruins bombed out after a few hundred s. fighters had occupied maradi for five m

malaysia and from there it's very easy you know to just take a boat and hop over to mindanao and also in this teach of mahratti we saw that there were also foreign fighters there like this young guy up there and he told us when he went to a training camp in the jungle in mindanao he trained alongside obviously local friends but also alongside foreign fighters and he said yes most of them were from indonesia from malaysia but he also said there were chechens and arabs let's talk about the president. he's of course known for this brutal crackdown on drugs and drug users in the country could he maybe turn out to be the one bed brings peace to this region he's the first president of the philippines to actually hey it's from mindanao it's so he does have probably a better understanding of the conflicts like other guys before him and he really supports this autonomy drive. he basically used all his bullying power to whiplash the philippine political elite to accept this drive for autonomy and also the rebels c.e.o. of the mainstream brother group the biggest rebel group in the knowledge. th

travel to mindanao to see what life is like there today. we are on patrol with the largest muslim rabid group in mindanao the moro islamic liberation front m.i.l.f. for decades they fought for independence tens of thousands were killed. but since the self-proclaimed islamic state burst onto the scene in two thousand and seventeen the muslim rebels have joined forces with the philippine army both sides feel threatened by as fight has now lay neo. the muslim minority strongly supports the m.i.l.f. only five percent of filipinos are muslims and almost all live in mindanao the areas are among the poorest in the philippines many here blame the christian majority got them and for their plight. we visit the military headquarters of the m.i.l.f. the government needs the rabbit support to secure a peace and to fight terror a president. has promised them a far reaching autonomy is. the chief of staff isn't in uniform a sign perhaps of the shift from insurgency to politics. the m.i.l.f. has seen defectors joining i as we ask him what might happen if t

fight us might also decide that mindanao is the new front. and they were exhibit here in berlin sheds light on the puzzling legacy of artists to me an older it was a key member of the expressionist movement in the early twentieth century but notas sympathies for the nazis as cast a shadow over his our work shows an american recently removed two of his paintings from her office and now they're part of a show that presents the un varnish truths about noah and his art. amiel know all there was known as a master of bold colors and a star of germany's expressionist movement that was banned by adult hitler's nazi regime ironically the himself was a fervent anti semite and nazi. documents detailing his views are now part of an exhibition at berlin's hamburger bahnhof in a letter to his wife in may nine hundred forty three nordo wrote a handful of jews are sitting grinning safely behind governments banks and the world powers financing and stoking this gruesome global war. the archives of an old as a stage were sealed for decades it wasn't until six y

we are on patrol with the largest muslim rabbit group in mindanao the moro islamic liberation front or m.i.l.f. for decades they fought for independence tens of thousands were killed. but since the self-proclaimed islamic state burst onto the scene in two thousand and seventeen the muslim rebels have joined forces with the philippine army both sides feel threatened by as fighters now laying low. for the muslim minority strongly supports the m.i.l.f. only five percent of filipinos are muslims and almost all live in mindanao or their areas are among the poorest in the philippines. many here blame the christian majority government for their plight. we visit the military headquarters of the m.i.l.f. the government needs the rabbit support to secure peace and to fight terror president rhodri go to terror to has promised them a far reaching autonomy as. the chief of staff isn't in uniform a sign perhaps of the shift from insurgency to politics the m.i.l.f. has seen defectors joining i-s. we ask him what might happen if the autonomy project goes badly our credibility to other people really be

fighters might also decide that mindanao is the new front. of. the sun flee it's small and it hurts but burrows on the skin and mostly affects the feet the sun flee is common in africa and it's believed well over two million people in kenya suffer from the parasites known there as chiggers we went to kisumu to find out more. to read up past the loves going to school the best part is being able to concentrate on her lessons but that wasn't always the case. the twelve year old's feed used to be full of diggers tiny sand fleas that bar into people's bare flesh causing burning painful lesions. terrible i couldn't play i couldn't jump i stretch myself mostly at night for a long time you know all the tools. of the children at this primary school and county still suffer from the minute parasite constant and severe pain makes it difficult for the infected students to walk and impossible for them to concentrate in class untreated to this can lead to deform claims gang green and fatal tetanus infections jagers are a widespread but neglected health problem

only five percent of filipinos are muslims and almost all live in mindanao their areas are among the poorest in the philippines many here blame the christian majority government for their plight. we visit the military headquarters of the m.i.l.f. the government needs the rabbit support to secure a peace and to fight terror president rodrigue has promised them a far reaching autonomy. the chief of staff isn't in uniform a sign perhaps of the shift from insurgency to politics the m.i.l.f. has seen defectors joining i as we ask him what might happen if the autonomy project goes badly power could be really did a lot of people really become diminished. by the station. all the followers of the war dorian are there and. will become bigger. he tells us that they will disarm up to thirty thousand fighters but only with full muslim autonomy. if not then. remember we will not do commission our forces and we will not give up our firearms which we promised to the government. this is what both sides are trying to avoid and not the rabi the largest muslim city of the philippines lies in ruins bombe

islamic state sought to form a caliphate in the philippines local muslim rebels on the island of mindanao joined with the military to flush them out but is this devastated region after risk of conflict once again t.w. exclusively travel to find. and a lunar mist the disappointment was plain to see after a spacecraft launched by an israeli company crashed on the moon's surface. below i'm terry martin good to have you with us sudan is beginning it's new day its first day under. new military leader army officers arrested and deposed longtime president omar al bashir on thursday following months of street protests the military council as it calls itself says it will now rule the country for two years before elections can be held is this the outcome that people wanted in a moment i'll speak to an exiled sudanese rights activist but first let's look at a tumultuous day in sudan. the dictator has full and the people a celebrating. amidst the triumph it's easy to forget that this is just a first step in remaking sudan. the country has been rocked by successive coups and coup attempts ever since i

for friday prayers outside army headquarters also coming up an exclusive report from the island of mindanao in the philippines two years after the so-called islamic state trying to establish an ancient caliphate there the risk of conflict remain. and be high tech spy and a growing number of homes to take a closer look at services like amazon the likes of the smart speaker listening to go everywhere. i'm calling aspen thanks for joining us reports are just coming in that sudan's military chief is stepping down just one day after he was sworn in as the country's new leader as after pro-democracy demonstrators again flooded khartoum's streets in rejection of the new military regime protest leaders oppose the military's stated plan to rule the country for two years before calling elections. another day of protests in khartoum with barely a trace left of thursday's ecstatic mood demonstrators here feel they've been cheated. after three decades under president omar al bashir a new strongman takes his place defense minister i want to know if the head of the country's military transition council th

years since i asked pfizer sought to form a caliphate in the philippines local muslim rebels of mindanao joined with the military to flush them out of the devastated region at risk of becoming a flashpoint of islamic terror once again. we traveled there to find out. hello i'm terry marchin thanks for joining us. so dowd is beginning the its first day under a new military leader of army officers arrested and deposed longtime president omar al bashir on thursday following months of street protests the military council is a calls itself says it will now rule the country for two years before elections can be hell is this the outcome the people want in a moment i'll speak to an exiled sudanese rights activist but first let's look at a to mulch or a stay for saddam. the dictator has fallen the people the celebrating. but amidst the triumph it's easy to forget that this is just a first step in remaking sudan. the country has been rocked by successive coups and coup attempts ever since it gained independence in one thousand fifty six in one thousand nine hundred nine. seized power in a coup of h

only 35 percent of filipinos are muslims in almost all live in mindanao. their areas are among the poorest in the philippines. many blame the christian majority government or their plight. we visit the military headquarters of milf.. the government needs their support to fight terror. president has promised them far-reachingng autonomy. the chief of staff is not in uniform, a sign perhaps of the shift from insurgency to politics. we asked w what migight h happef the untitimely project goes bad. >> isis will convince all the powers of milf to join their group. at that time, the threat will become bigger. >> he tells us they will disarm up to 30,000 fighters but only with full muslim autonomy. >> the status quo will remain. we will not decommission our forces and we will also not give up our firearms. >> this is what both sides are trying to avoid. the largest muslim city in the philippines lies in ruins, bombed out after a few hundred i.s. fighters had occupied for five months tw's ago. more than 1000 people were killed. tens of thousands remain displaced.

program on the trail of islamic state in the philippines an exclusive report from the island of mindanao and how the separatist conflict is being exploited but i as far as plus i love. how a german became a social media star in china with a.

so-called islamic state sets its sights on the philippines an exclusive report from the island of mindanao plus. we tell you how i just became a social media star in china. coming up and did have news is just stay with us if your cat. what secrets lie behind these memos. find out in an immersive experience and explore a fascinating and cultural heritage site it's. the d w world heritage three sixty two the fia. life right. gemini which. any time i mean place. names video never. have had the benefit of pop. songs to sing along to download to see just a combo from super. to. have their huge causes clip into active exercise is the right thing about that d w joe comes to ashdod on facebook in the app store. and then german for free with the devaney. earth. home of species it's. a home worth saving. given those are big changes and must start with small steps globally dio's tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world. but to use the term closer to strangers shows and resource to should. lead. interactive contact teaching the next generation took such action. using th

berlin a fragile peace takes hold in the philippines have a special board for you from the island of mindanao two years ago the so-called islamic state trying to establish an ancient caliphate there it was driven out by the briscoe conflict remains also coming up the high tech spy and the growing number of homes to take a closer look at services like amazon's alexa smart sticker that could be listening to the every word. and the protesters in sudan demand democracy.

prayers right outside the army headquarters also coming up an exclusive report from the island of mindanao in the philippines two years after the so-called islamic.

for friday prayers outside army headquarters also coming up an exclusive report from the island of mindanao in the philippines just two years after the so-called islamic state trying to establish an ancient caliphate there.

being displaced by typhoons and earthquakes and the decades long conflict in many places like the mindanao region displaces thousands more experts say the poor are most likely to be homeless and that's worsened by growing population more than twenty two million filipinos are now living in extreme poverty the government says it's taking action we hope the programs projects are. all government agencies local government units we contribute to really eradicate poverty in the country. as most of the unemployed to have no proof of ownership the government has classified them as illegal settlers people like there is. mary rose's mother she moved here in one thousand nine hundred eighty three after her husband died and raised her children on her own more than thirty five years later she is still classed as an illegal settler. if what you would like is to be relocated to an affordable housing so we can finally own a home so we can pay for it little by little there are many shanties like this one in the capital manila people live in small areas without adequate sanitation yet filipinos continue to c

there's a problem with that update there from our protest thank you as well for norman speak to mindanao taco in new delhi he's a professor of political science. narrowed university myntra took us through some of the key issues here is this a referendum on modi off to the b j p's landslide victory in twenty fourteen. are you asking dutch would be good to be done. is this an issue of referendum on modi or or is this an issue of national security talk us through some of the key issues in this election. is the securities one of the cold issues arising there we. should be and with india is just going to strike and all that. b. has been able to raise or discourse on. each other gone into the psyche at the moment of the waters i think. in the post partisan psychology of the country this was one of major issues and the leader of the government has invoked that once again so doc might have some impact. as we heard from our correspondent in is there she's also talking about how the economy was a huge issue in the last election is that an important issue this time around. yes the economy is the ot

continuing on conflict contributes to communities food insecurity the autonomy as a region in muslim mindanao has one of the highest tendency for underweight children and it may be attributed to the history of conflict in the region. aid groups have been feeding children in many public schools for years and the government has promised to expand that program nationwide and include kindergartens and elementary schools. in hopes to eradicate hunger and reduce down to the growth in children by twenty thirty on their it's sustainable development goal it's not being highlighted because. this is very abstract we only notice one nutrition if the child is skin and bones sometimes we call it be hidden hunger even recall it like. that starvation of the soul because when we talk about malnutrition that it doesn't only affect the body but it affects the whole being of the child shane is twelve years old and for four years she's been helping her mother feed her other seven siblings they sell flowers outside churches and together make less than six u.s. dollars a day shane sleeps here on the pavement with h

continuing on conflict contributes to communities food insecurity the autonomy's a region in muslim mindanao has one of the highest tendency for on their way children and it may be attributed to the history of conflict in the region. aid groups have been feeding children in many public schools for years and the government to promise to expand that program nationwide and include kindergartens and elementary schools. in hopes to eradicate hunger and reduced on to the growth in children by twenty thirty on their it's sustainable development goal it's not being highlighted because. this is very abstract we only notice one nutrition if the child is skin and bones sometimes we call it behave that hunger even recall it like. that starvation of the soul because when we talk about malnutrition that it doesn't only affect the body but it affects the whole being of the child shane is twelve years old and for four years she's been helping her mother feed her other seven siblings they sell flowers outside churches and together make less than six u.s. dollars a day shane sleeps here on the pavement with h

being displaced by typhoons and earthquakes and the decades long conflict in many places like the mindanao region displaces thousands more. experts say the poor are most likely to be homeless and that's being worsened by a growing population more than twenty two million filipinos are now living in extreme poverty the government says it's taking action we hope programs projects on. all government. local government units. to really evaluate poverty in the country as most of the unemployed to have no proof of home ownership the government has classified them as illegal settlers people like there is. mary rose's mother she moved here in one thousand nine hundred eighty three after her husband died and raised her children on her own more than thirty five years later she is still classed as an illegal settler. in what you would like is to be relocated to an affordable housing so we can finally own a home so we can pay for it little by little there are many shanties like this one in the capital manila people live in small areas without adequate sanitation yet filipinos continue to come here looki

on the island of mindanao in the philippines. a supermarket crash down and damage. other buildings and an airport in the area as well. the death toll is now at 11 at least 24 people are still missing. the agency says the quake hit at 00:39pm in the evening pacific standard time last night. the national weather service has issued a potential tsunami threat in indonesia and the philippines because of this quiet. video shows the frightening moments as a teen girl has to hide from a driver who was following her as she was walking home and tonight. police are searching for the man behind the wheel police in vacaville released a video in the hope said someone would recognize the car from force has it made you has a closer look at what happened. >>this is home surveillance video that shows a teenage girl walking down the street being followed by a vehicle driven by an adult male, a frightening situation. she was shaken not you can see that she uh you know she she knew something wasn't right that add it back on april 3rd hero you let us drive near leader town road in the ci

attention now to this mall parties who managed to go up above that threshold that would allow them to mindanao for seats in the. parliament and. that so actually could. be winners or losers tonight however we did also hear from president rivlin we're at the end of the day like with his regime still this in the past he will be the man who decides a lot of things here he made it very clear that if indeed as the. will indicate. that they were to do list so badly yes yes for the more bills a source are the biggest part of the dairy law they might have to where a well give him first it sounds too for this coalition government even though maybe the numbers in the total numbers would show that benjamin netanyahu has a bigger chance to its own still up in the air even though there is an atmosphere of victory here among the supporters of the good was listed certainly there is also an atmosphere oh yes a sense of victory above the supporters of benjamin they did now and it is meet with party so these days crowds are making white noise that they are behind you would not actually need to happen to them to