in mosul the end of the caliphate in iraq supposed claim as it takes mosul a messy mosque iraqi forces say they've taken an iconic mosque in the heart of mosul that was destroyed by isis iraqi forces battle the last i think fighters in those all. well in what is undoubtedly a victory in ridding iraq of the scourge of ice as it is important to remember they effect on the people of mosul murat gaz the of our correspondents spent over a month there during the battle. liberation that's one way of putting it obliteration is the not the goal was noble enough three thousands from isis isis the so-called caliphate is crumbling leaders have abandoned fighters to die local fighters are being left to rot where they fall were remaining inexperienced fighters are making rookie mistakes growing them selves and fellow fighters up accidentally in preparation for combat mission accomplished mosul has been cleansed by fire a city almost the size of a room reduced to rubble it is difficult to describe you've got to be there walk down it's blasted streets and you'll feel it this is what the off the mouth

people of mosul two million inhabitants before all of this. is chilling the things they went through the air strikes for example countless citizens nucleons and how many people of families children entire neighborhoods were killed in. plenty of bodies still buried under the rubble on the little little. surface what would your garbage government you know of now mark. there you have come to me to add much of. that we can only the. mother. or woman is our focus other i could i said i did but there are american after i did your mark on my own my sorry i did not let you off but out of my out of a militia. but out of. civilians were i says human shield they were the defense they hoped that by putting civilians in every house by fighting on roofs and in houses filled with civilians that the coalition the u.s. led coalition would refrain from bombing will cut back on its airstrikes they miscalculate at the end of the day they said basically well this is war civilians die you have already shifted from attrition tactic probably shove them from one posit

mosul is emerging from the shadows after three long years of tyranny.uins where it was declared, but the is ideology has long since spread from here, bringing anguish to cities including london and manchester. in this battle of our times, there are many front lines. 0rla guerin, bbc news, mosul. now on bbc news, it's time for newsnight with evan davies. did we get the rightjudge? grenfell residents wonder whether this man, picked to run the inquiry into the fire, is going to run away from the difficult questions. from my brief meetings with residents of the tower and local people, it's quite clear that many of them will have evidence to give that will be of great value to the inquiry. the question is whether this is to be an inquiry into the fire, or into the dysfunctions of a society that allowed the fire to happen. we'll ask what it will take for the inquiry to earn the confidence of those affected by it. feeling like you haven't had a pay rise in a while? can the chief economist at the bank of england explain what's been going on? 20 years ago he was

orla guerin, bbc news, mosul. the latest on the battle for mosul.ross the border in syria, so—called islamic state is also fighting to survive. its fighters there are under heavy siege in the city of raqqa, surrounded by a coalition of kurdish and arab fighters, backed by united states forces, who are already preparing for life after the defeat of is. our correspondent gabriel gatehouse, who's north of raqqa, sent this report. if and when raqqa falls, it will be thanks in large part to the american military and their allies, including britain. this is their main logistics hub, an airstrip cut discreetly into a hillside somewhere north of raqqa. from this base, they support their own forces and arm the sdf, the coalition of arabs and kurds who are leading the assault on raqqa. all of this infrastructure has gone up in a really short space of time, and it has coincided with rapid advances by the anti—is coalition. but the question is, what happens when the caliphate falls? as we know from afghanistan and from iraq, it's always easier to get in, than i

minister of iraq the claires victory over islamic state which is now being driven out of the city of mosul we take a look at that with the price of the liberation. also become a pretext for intervention russia's foreign ministry gets out of america's claims the assad government is planning a chemical attack in syria it believes the u.s. could just be looking for an excuse to deepen its military involvement there. the political commentator to c.n.n. is caught on camera ridiculing the channel's russian coverage adding to the controversy the network's facing about its news content. what do you think's going to happen this week to move the ball russia. didn't pick up the really. low they're coming to you live for more from moscow you're watching r.t. international now our top story this hour the iraqi prime minister has declared victory over islamic state saying the army has recaptured the famous mosque in mosul where three years ago i saw declared a caliphate the stories being quickly picked up by the media. iraq's prime minister is declaring an end to isis in mosul after his forces recapture

having us and be isis being defeated in mosul but what price. or what was the way leading to this into this victory a big price was paid. civilians being. after. after time. by the coalition forces without any understanding or without any consideration of human life the should have been some kind of. strategy to minimize the. casualties among civilians i don't see as a classic classic american double to stand there if someone else does it this is irresponsible it's carpet bombing we don't give a damn about civilians when they actually do it it's just an oversight that the story is just not good enough strategy should have been thought in advance of they have plenty of time to do it it took them three years who got sick they should have planned in advance and it's actually did the whole town has been lived to the ground and the the bitterness among the people there would probably create another problem for the iraqis. meanwhile russia's foreign ministry has sharply criticized washington's claims that the saudi government is planning a chemical at

in the old city of mosul.civilians who had escaped in 0rla's report. but what about those still trapped? lisa grande, the un humanitarian co—ordinator in iraq, explained what they face. i think it's very clear that the 100—000—150,000 civilians —— i think it's very clear that the 100,000—150,000 civilians who are still trapped in the old city of mosul are facing extreme risk. that includes being used as human shields by isil. we know that families that are trying to escape from the old city to safety are being directly targeted. we estimate that at least 30% of all the people who are fleeing and are being shot are women and children. we also know that the families who are trapped inside of mosul are suffering from food deprivation. it's very hot right now in mosul and we know water supplies have been cut for a long time. that means families don't have the safe drinking water they need. we have been worried throughout the mosul operation that the civilians who are inside the city are in very grave danger. the i

the press was tightly controlled no reporting in mosul. we saw what we were allowed to see but this was enough. that i knew a little bit along with this one had you a good bit common. sense i didn't i am seriously and. i think many of you tell us that i've been with the poly again all of now much. of the. devil in me. but. not like that. streets and buildings can be restored lives canales children families whole neighborhoods was sacrificed to u.s. strikes in the liberation isis made sure that civilians died they used them as human shields hoping that the coalition would stop its strikes they miscalculated the bombs rained down until the end two billion casualties are a fact of life in this sort of situation when a single u.s. led air strike killed more than one hundred civilians i remember clearly how they tried but failed to contain that at first they blamed isis then they admitted to the bombing but still blame diocese perhaps civilians are being killed either by mistake or because the enemy is using a tactic that actually has them beco

quentin sommerville, bbc news, mosul. disturbing details about islamic states emerging from muscle bear. french and german leaders attempted to highlight a bright future for the eu without britain. chancelor angela merkel spoke of confidence and said the the work of the remaining 27 countries should take priority over the negotiations on brexit. the list of demands -- saudi qatar to shut down a news network, close a military base and downgrade its ties with iraq. this weekend, a new romantic comedy will hit the screens with a muslim american playing the leading man. the cast of believes it will bring a nuanced portrayal of a community suspiciously portrayed in the current political climate. >> i have been dating this girl. she is white. >> a white girl? >> it is based on the true romance of pakistani writer and actor. it follows his courtship with his future wife his parents into ant to force them arranged marriage it is . co-written by him and his real life wife, emily gordon. it is a blend of humor, tragedy , and intera

as it takes mosul famous mosque iraqi forces say they've taken an iconic mosque in the heart of mosul that was destroyed by isis iraqi forces battled the last isis fighters in those or in what is undoubtedly a victory in ridding a rack of the scourge of i.c.c. it's important to those remember the effect on the people of mosul more goes to oversee a correspondent spent over a month there during the battle. liberation that's one way of putting it obliteration is another the goal was noble enough freeing thousands from isis isis the so-called caliphate is crumbling wieters have abandoned fighters to die local fighters are being left to rot where they fall remaining inexperienced fighters are making rookie mistakes blowing them selves and fellow fighters up accidentally in preparation for combat mission accomplished mosul has been cleansed by fire a city almost the size of a room reduced to rubble it is difficult to describe you've got to be there walk down it's blasted streets and you'll feel it this is what the off the mouth of a classic strike in mosul look like view here really epitom

you know the territory well here around mosul.ou were in the army, tell us how significant this is, the recapture of mosul in iraq. >> it is significant. isis,ls a huge blow to but was also delayed by three years. sunnis in mosul would ask the government why would it take you 2.5 years to do something about this. now we have the last holdout, basically a square-mile where you have an upwards of 80,000 civilians with about 3000 isis fighters. this part of the battle is one we shouldn't be using artillery or airstrikes, the city has been troubled -- destroyed and a lot of places. population left behind is the only group that can keep isis out in the future. if they don't believe they have trust of their government and the united states, then isis will simply return back to the city just like it did in july of 2014. >> it's one thing to talk about the islamic state group in iraq, but it's nearing the end in terms of control of various territories here it there is also syria, give us an update on your point of view. >> in iraq and syr

look like if you hear a really epitomizes what mosul has been through the neighboring street all but destroyed the street across rubble the street over there it's the same story wherever you look the press was tightly controlled no freedom of reporting in mosul. we saw what we were allowed to see but this was enough. i knew little do a little alone with the one hundred got it common. sense i didn't i'm sure a half million. at the end of the time many of you tell us that anaemic but i think that i've been with the power again all of now much a lot of thought of the. devil in me. not like the. streets and buildings can be restored lives canales children families whole neighborhoods was sacrificed to where strikes in the liberation isis made sure that civilians died they used them as human shields hoping that the coalition would stop its strikes they miscalculated the bombs rained down until the end two billion casualties are a fact of life in this sort of situation when a single u.s. led air strike killed more than a hundred civilians i remember clearly how they tried but failed to con

this morning the story of mosul's liberation is dominating global media coverage. striving to say it is declaring it and. the end of the caliphate iraq's claim if it takes mosul famous mosque iraqi forces say they've taken an iconic mosque in the heart of mosul that was destroyed by isis iraqi forces battle of the last i think fighters in those all but not so widely discussed this morning is the cost of the liberation for the people of mosul more ago the city of spent over a month for doing that battle he explains why for some residents the word liberation does not describe what's happened in this city. liberation that's one way of putting it obliteration is another the goal was noble enough three thousands from isis isis the so-called caliphate is crumbling waiters have abandoned fighters to die local fighters are being left to rot where they fall remaining inexperienced fighters are making rookie mistakes blowing them selves and fellow fighters up accidentally in preparation for combat mission accomplished mosul has been cleansed by fire a city almost the size of

the liberation of isis from western mosul iraq is a minute according to the u.s. led coalition and iraq. and russian president vladimir putin and then u.s. president donald trump are set to meet at the g. twenty summit next next week and germany. it's thursday june twenty ninth five pm here in washington d.c. i'm ashley banks and you're watching our to the america we began today with the latest in the so-called c.n.n. tapes for three days conservative activist james o'keefe has been causing a headache for c.n.n. since it was announced the kids organization of project veritas had infiltrated the network well the hidden camera or to correspond i apparent pella standing by in our t. newsroom with more he took a break from releasing any particularly explosive or revelatory reports today and it tended to secure comment from c.n.n. c.e.o. jeff zucker in light of his latest undercover series american probably c.n.n. take a look at how is upper ovoid it o'keeffe questioning whether this is mr sluggers resume thirty to sixty fourth street in new york city the events of. th

in mosul where three years ago the caliphate the story has been gaining a lot of media attention. so iraq's prime minister is the clearing the end of what he calls eisold fake state after his troops recaptured the ruins of the mosque iraq's prime minister is declaring an end to isis in mosul after his forces recaptured a hugely symbolic site the ruins of the al nuri mosque. to them interim media is covering this annoyance from iraq as the of joins me now in the studio to discuss the story right welcome you've been to most we've talked about it many times you've seen the operation with your own hands how significant is this victory as you see it while the victory it isn't over yet they haven't taken the entire city isis is still in a number of neighborhoods in the old city of mosul where the streets are tied me in the fighting will go in is very tough the newry mosque that they've taken is symbolic because that is where the slamming state was first proclaimed nevertheless you know if you think back at what price this victory has come it is it is tremendous in terms of material in t

this morning joe and mosul is on the verge of liberation by the u.s. led coalition after months of fighting but at what cost to the city a military and thinking for ed schultz tonight reporting from washington d.c. you're watching r.t. america. good evening we begin tonight with yet another of those so-called c.n.n. tapes for three straight days now conservative activist james o'keefe has been a thorn in c.n.n. side on tuesday a video showed a producer from c.n.n. dismissing the coverage of russia on the network as nothing but a push for ratings and then on wednesday a second video showed c.n.n. host van jones referring to the very same coverage as a nothing burger now a third video showing c.n.n. president jeff zucker himself fleeing from o'keefe who is seen asking about the coverage of russia artie's on your part until has the latest if took a break from releasing any particularly explosive or revelatory reports today and attempted to secure comment from c.n.n. c.e.o. jeff zucker in light of his latest undercover series american proverb to c.n.n. tak

in mosul?biggest issue for me —— won't there. the question is who governs the spaces and how you prevent 2.0 from coming back. remember, most of these areas are decimated, so there are many variables here and it is a very fragile defeat. this is an important opportunity for the international committee to it assist, at least the iraqi government, informing be institutions and local government structures to prevent isis from returning in a different form. you mentioned isis returning in different forms. is your fear that some of the supporters of the islamic state will return back to their homelands, their countries of birth, maybe, in orderto their homelands, their countries of birth, maybe, in order to carry on the fight? this has been the trend that some portion of these foreign fighters will go back to their countries of origin. that does not necessarily mean that they have the command and control structures, or the financing to launch... but isis, they can engage in counterinsurgency attacks

. 0ften 0rla guerin, bbc news, mosul.e islamic state group is under pressure it launches counterattacks. that's also been seen counterattacks. that's also been seenin counterattacks. that's also been seen in mosul in recent days. for more on this i spoke with rasha qandeel from bbc arabic. she has been taking me through the latest counteroffensive is that we have seen. this tactic has been used before, the counterattacks by the what is called islamic state, it has been used before, the highest scale in 2016. the tactic is as follows. when they feel really surrounded and targeted and they don't know where to go they go underground, use tunnels and appear somewhere else. this has been used before. the only problem about this with islamic state is they have lots of foreign fighters amongst them and these people cannot mingle with civilians because they will look different. so most of those are trying to escape through those tunnels to go to syria, and probably this is the point where they will have to do this. if they do tha

but of course, mosul has been heavily bombarded. we are in the final stages of mosul being taken by iraqi ground forces, and that has resulted in isis being pushed out of mosul to, through the border into syria and up towards raqqah. and now that you're seeing the push on raqqah in syria in turn by coalition forces, by syrian defense forces, members of the syrian opposition coming in to push isis out of raqqah, you are also getting a squeeze on them into the south of the city and out to cities like pal meira. and so, it is no surprise that baghdadi may have been up in raqqah, but there is also reports from u.s. intelligence that he was, perhaps, in anbar province, which is now being pushed by -- which is fwhow basically dominated by shia militias. so, it is unclear, and of course, we await to see what the russians say, whether they can actually verify that information and what evidence they give us to prove that he was actually killed. >> the brutality, diana, of this man is well documented on people of the region, no question. i me

mosul dead.ity area, it is really the heart of the battle, and when you look around here you get a real sense of how fierce the fighting has been, the damage is immense in every direction. the narrow streets are a tight squeeze as troops close in on the last pockets of is resistance. we were told the militants were just 300 metres away. some on the receiving end of an iraqi missile strike. the extremists are now facing defeat here, but it has taken three years to get this far. and immense damage has been done to the fabric of mosul, and the unity of iraq. well, we heard from civilains who had managed to escape in 0rla's report. but what about those still trapped? i've been speaking to lisa grande — the un humanitarian co—ordinator in iraq. she says civilians including children — are being used as human shields by is. i think it is very clear that the 100,000 250,000 civilians who are still trapped in the old city of mosul are and extreme risk. that includes being used as human shields. families t

mosul is emerging from the shadows after three long years of tyranny.ow lies in ruins where it was declared, but the is ideology has long since spread from here, bringing anguish to cities including london and manchester. in this battle of our times, there are many front lines. 0rla guerin, bbc news, mosul. hong kong is marking 20 years since the end of british colonial rule. the chinese president, xijinping, is visiting the territory under tightened security. he inspected the people's liberation army barracks a short while ago. across hong kong, there is extra security to curtail pro—democracy protesters who feel there is little to celebrate. 0ur china editor carrie gracie has been meeting some of those who were born in the year of the handover. hong kong's patriots greet their president and first lady. flags, but no umbrellas allowed, because umbrellas are the symbol of protest here. he said he'd come to support hong kong. protesters chant that's not how democracy activists see it, occupying a monument that china presented to hong kong for the handove

the liberation of mosul from isis is quote imminent according to the u.s. led coalition in iraq but the cost of liberation for the city has been massive artie's more i've got recently spent over a month in mosul and recalls his his experience there. it isn't over yet they haven't taken the entire city isis is still in a number of neighborhoods in the city of mosul with. the good is symbolic because that is where these slum a state was proclaimed nevertheless you know if you think back could want to price this victory has come it is it is tremendous this is a city that has basically purged of its population and reduced the north much more than. rubble and it is very difficult to get a true sense of the devastation in mosul through videos and articles really you need give and then the standing of how bad it is and and how much was sacrificed when you walk through lubes very blocks the streets we. but at this crossroads because the view here really epitomizes what. has been through the neighboring street all but destroyed the street across rubble the street ov

in the old city of mosul.an 100 people are still missing after a massive landslide engulfed a village in china's sichuan province. at least 60 homes in maoxian were buried in mud and debris when the side of a mountain collapsed following days of heavy rain. 15 bodies have been pulled from the rubble so far, as well as three survivors. andy beatt reports. rescuers in china have been working through the night in a well co—ordinated but increasingly desperate search for survivors. more than 2,000 police, soldiers and civilians are involved in the operation, sifting through mud and rubble, a task made more difficult by the darkness. earlier, the impact of the landslide was plain to see. an entire village buried under tons of rock. the disaster triggered, it's thought, by recent heavy downpours. also blocking roads and rivers. hospitals are standing by to receive survivors but so far, there have been few. this month—old baby and its parents, lucky to be alive. translation: at around 5am, the baby started crying so

they have liberated the majority of mosul. what is left is a very complex urban environment where troops have to fight to recapture what is left. this old city with its very narrow streets and alleyways. it's difficult for troops to move with their vehicles. they have to dismount, they have to move on foot. they will be meeting resistance not just in terms of isis snipers and fighters, but we're talking about booby traps and car bombs that isis has planted. we've heard they have their eod teams on the ground trying to dismantle some of the bombs. they are finding them along the way. and of course, the biggest concern is for the civilian population. there are all sorts of estimates. somewhere between 100,000 to 150,000 civilians, about half of them children. essentially being used as human shields by isis in that part of the city as we enter what could be the bloodiest phase of this fight, dave. >> thank you. >>> there's a remarkable record apparently set in the battle for mosul -- a canadian sharpshooter set a record by hittin

callously of the civilians of mosul but the approach of the u.s. led coalition and the iraqi army their brutal you could say methods yes strikes the shelling the rocket attacks they didn't do much to lessen the suffering of civilians in mosul. syria's government along with its ally russia are accusing washington of creating the pretenses for quote provocation today and a statement released by syria's official news agency syria's foreign ministry says it rejects allegations that syria is preparing for a nother chemical weapons attack the syrian official says the objective of these claims are to further justify interventionism including attacks targeting the syrian regime the same and went on to say washington's press release is a distraction from the legal coalition strikes led by the us responsible for the deaths of thousands of syrian civilians attacks like the reported u.s. coalition air strike on a prison run by the self-proclaimed as state and the syrian town of the elder my edina monday at least fifty seven caligula has resulted from the strik

the us military described it as a crime against the people of mosul and of all iraq.denied an allegation by the jihadists that an american air strike was to blame. frankie mccamley reports. an image of the past: the grand al—nuri mosque in mosul, which had stood nearly eight centuries with its famous leaning minaret. from above, drone footage shows it's now flattened one of the old city's most famous historical sites, a shadow of its former self. us—led coalition forces claim so—called islamic state is responsible: however, is claims us aircraft destroyed the mosque. but, no matter who is telling the truth, this is a hugely symbolic moment. the mosque is where back in 2014 isis leader abu bakr al—baghdadi made his only public appearance shortly after declaring a caliphate. it comes as this exclusive footage filmed by the bbc shows coalition troops within metres of the site. a few hours ago i was there in the evening with counterterrorism forces in iraq, which is the closest we've gone today. just 150 metres away from the mosque, and two hours after we left the place,

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but not as big and significant as mosul.t speu usual, that losing territory doesn't spell the end of the group. it will continue to pump out that message that losing land here or there is not the end, and they will emerge victorious in different areas. and in terms of the iraqi forces who have been fighting is in mosul, it's taken quite a long time to secure this victory. what do you think that says about the state of the iraqi forces ? says about the state of the iraqi forces? i think they have set different deadlines, the initial assumption was that they would ca ptu re assumption was that they would capture mosul in a few months, or in a month's time. i think the biggest difficulty has been, and iraqi forces have said this, is that the eastern part of mosul, especially the old city, is densely populated and is has prevented a lot of civilians from leaving the city. and thatis civilians from leaving the city. and that is one of the main reasons that made the progress much slower than it was in the past, then it would be as

orla guerin, bbc news, mosul.ct in yemen have destroyed the country's infrastructure. the collapse of water and sanitation systems has left almost 15 million people without access to basic health care. as a result, easily treatable diseases such as cholera are spreading at an unprecedented rate. more than 200,000 people are believed to be infected, and more than 1,300 people have already died — a quarter of them children. dr richard brennan is the world health organisation's director of emergency operations. hejoins us now live. good to have you with us. talk through the particular challenges are facing in yemen, giving the damage done to infrastructure. the conflict has been going on for a couple of years but that has been on the back of decades of underdevelopment and political tensions. there has been intense conflict over the last two years, divided government in yemen so there isa divided government in yemen so there is a government based in the northern city, the southern city, which has the backing of inter

islamic state says it is ready for a last stand in mosul. china and the eu prepare a joint statement in support of the paris climate change agreement, president trump prepares to announce whether the united states will withdraw from the accord. hello. one of the biggest tv debates of the uk election campaign has just taken place without britain's prime minister. theresa may said she'd rather be out meeting voters. jeremy corbyn, leader of the labour opposition, did take part. his decision only announced hours before. here's our deputy political editor, john pienaar. guess who came after all, and what an entrance? jeremy corbyn left it late, but how could he resist trying to show up theresa may, who stayed away? maybe make up for the odd campaign gaffe. this was his chance, and look at him, he meant to take it if he could. she came to stop him. her leader's favourite, amber rudd. fewerfans, but a bigger motorcade and a single mission, take down jeremy corbyn. wherever theresa may was, she wanted this, the nearest thing this election has to a

iraqi government forces retook eastern mosul back injanuary. in the west. the latest fighting is focused on al zan—jili — which is near the river tigris. alan johnston reports. they gathered their children and decided to take their chances in this wasn't, fleeing neighbourhoods controlled by the militants. there was danger all around, from the militants and the attacking government forces and their us led allies in aircraft overhead. translation: i went out to bring water from a nearby place. we were about 200 or 250 people, and a member of islamic state walked amongst us. a few minutes later, a plane struck the crowd. he managed to escape and we were hurt. among the families, came the casualties. in one place, many did not survive. their bodies were left lying where they fell. there is this account of what happened. how the slaughter here unfolded. the last two days, ices have been shooting people escaping from this area in the street. i saw over 50 dead bodies yesterday. we worked with the americans to give smoke and iraqi tank, and we follow