it's not safe here in east mosul.st gone back into the community. now checkpoints everywhere, we still have to be so careful. i've come to visit dr hazim, from mosul hospital, at his home in the east of the city. nice to see you. thank you for having us. as—salamu alaykum. this is traditional food? this is traditionalfood? we can come freely to go home now, but life was very difficult in the past three yea rs ? 0ver lunch, dr hazim explains that it was his profession that ultimately saved him and his family from the wrath of islamic state fighters. did that make you nervous that your son would go out to treat isis fighters? is there fear, then, that there could be another uprising? ru scared about the idea that isis may come back? had used fuel now and then —— how do you feel now? are you able to breathe freely? thinking back to the paraglider they met here in 2013, i remember the love they had for the city. and the freedom they sought through their sport, soaring above mosul. 0ne freedom they sought through their spo

mosul was once home to more than one million people. but after three years of isis occupation and a brutal 9-month battle to reclaim it, the city has been reduced to rubble. in tonight's signature segment, "newshour weekend" special correspondent marcia biggs and videographer alessandro pavone went to mosul and its outskirts to hear the stories of those who survived the siege. a warning: some viewers may find portions of this story disturbing. >> reporter: this is what is left of mosul's old city, the last stand of isis after a brutal nine-month siege. entire neighborhoods flattened by airstrikes, thousands dead under the rubble. and for those who escaped mosul alive, this is their foreseeable future. the united nations estimates the battle for mosul displaced more than 700,000 civilians. most are living in the 20 or so camps in the area, run by the iraqi and kurdish governments with support from the u.n. and aid agencies, sleeping in tents where temperatures reach 120 degrees fahrenheit. shayma ali escaped mosul old city with her husba

there are thousands without pa rents, mosul. thousands without parents, without families coming out of tunnels and rooms in mosul and no one it seems in your government has a clue what to do with them. there is bitterness now amongst the people. the people are quite bitter, especially the people who are living in tents, who are refusing to go back to mosul, people who have had their parents to streak in the conflict, and people who are left in the shelters. there is bitterness there and it will only increase with time, and it will be an exploding bomb. this is what nobody looked at. the humanitarian side. bomb. this is what nobody looked at. the humanitarian sideli bomb. this is what nobody looked at. the humanitarian side. i keep reminding myself you are the vice president of the country. you may tell me that is meaningless, that you are a figurehead. or alternatively what on earth are you doing about it? because your government needs to be held to account. of course, i agree. and i have raised this issue in the meetings with t

this is what the iraqi government should focus on when they talk to mosul.ace. they cannot run away from this. but there is another way of rationalising the issue of the referendum in the questioning. the statements that should come out on this issue of the referendum, if they continue to say, this is to separate iraq and kurdistan, this is going to be very bad for everybody in the region, not only iraq. this is the promises that have been laid down, i am not blaming anybody but powers including the united states have a hand in this, when they occupied iraq... when they overthrew saddam hussein, they dismantled the whole country. i was going to ask you about the united states. one factor we have not discussed is the role of the united states. president trump, for the last six months in power in washington... do you believe the americans are actually understanding just how dangerous the situation in iraq is? i don't think they are understanding, i don't think they want to understand. i think even in the conflict on isis, they were only thinking on the militar

the un is saying the humanitarian crisis in and around mosul today is so crisis in and around mosul todays a ticking bomb. this is one of the ticking bombs that will explode in our face this is one of the ticking bombs that will explode in ourface in this is one of the ticking bombs that will explode in our face in the future, i assure you. there are thousands of children right now whether parents, without families, coming out of rooms in mosul, and nobody, it seems, has a clue what to do with them. no, no. people are quite bitter, especially people living in tents who are refusing to go back to mosul, whose parents have been destroyed in the conflict, and this will only increase with time. this is what nobody looked at. the humanitarian side. i keep reminding myself you are the vice president of the country. you might tell me it's meaningless, that you are simply a figurehead, but alternatively, what on earth are you doing about it? because your government needs to be held to account. of course, i agree, and i've raised this issue, and with the prime minister and the president of course,

organizations want people could face the same devastation witnessed in mosul. travels to the hometown of the suspected of masterminding the spain attacks. that they understood to have attended prayers led. to spin accused of being the ringmaster behind these terrorists. and with social divisions the us mainstream media pushing the idea it's big business. because new yorkers whether they want to be inspired. here in the russian capital you're watching live with me. thanks for joining us this hour with us back to coalition forces advancing against the islamic state in the iraqi city of tal afar thousands of civilians are being displaced they say they're forced to flee from both coalition bombs and the threat posed by terrorists the situation in the city has the theory to dramatically causing humanitarian organizations to draw comparisons to the devastation witnessed in mosul. we were in from the shelling from we left the people from islamic states. and our children a sick way stranded here without saying that there is no fresh water and some of the aid workers ha

so, in west mosul, where the damage is far more extensive than east mosul, engineers, part of our stabilization program funded in part by our coalition, have assessed about 200 schools, political substations, sewage treatment plans, hospitals, police stations, demining, setting of the conditions for people to return. the model is east mosul where the battle ended six months ago. we already have 350,000 children back in school. the population has really returned. if you talk to people who've walked the streets of east mosul, they come back with that story after seeing it with their own eyes. a lot of problems to see the least, but -- say the least, but people are returning. long-term reconstruction, we are as the secretary mentioned, focused on the immediate stabilization, and long-term reconstruction -- again do not , look to the u.s. to fit the bill for long-term reconstruction. it is an international problem, isis is a challenge for the entire world. that is why we built a coalition of 74 partners, one of the largest in history. and i also give great credit to the iraqi government because the

destruction in mosul city in ruins fool ready. you've probably also heard about the thousands killed the city is suffering what you will likely have. is the smell. of. the country's right wing and even neo nazis are getting inspiration from russia us. troops say the. deal with libya is a means of preventing refugees fleeing the war. good morning from. this friday just. a national first on this news update months under a barrage of bombs the iraqi city of mosul has been almost leveled as you're about to see the u.s. led operation to liberate that city from being declared a success but the human cost is was inconceivable it was once home to around two million people were correspondents in mosul to witness the aftermath and a word of warning you may find the content of the following report upsetting kept this up for a needy ten. u.s. led coalition and the rockies won but you can still smell the ashes this probably won't shock you the destruction in mosul a city in ruins it's already been shown you've probably also heard about the tho

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and have led the fight against isis in mosul, to be honest.o i was with them as i said near the front line in the old city and this man was brought in. i didn't see him coming across the front line myself but they brought him in to where i was with one of the commanders. and he crossed the front line holding this boy who was no more than 2 or 3 years old. and he didn't know anything about the child. his story was he just picked him up on the way as he was fleeing. isis-held territory. and, you know, the problem was at the time isis weren't letting anyone flee their area. this was always their policy, their way of operating, to literally assassinate anyone who tried to leave their area of control. so immediately the soldiers didn't really believe him that he had managed to flee the area that easily and presumed he had just picked up the child to use as a human shield. the fact that he didn't know anything about this boy would suggest that was true. so they took the child from him, took him away and probably interrogated him and i don't know wha

emergency services in the iraqi city of mosul continue to the cleanup operation there pulling hundreds of bodies from the rubble of the devastated city. to witness the mouth of the u.s. led to retake it from us. the destruction. in ruins it's already show you've probably also heard about the thousands killed in the city and suffering what you will likely haven't heard of is the smell. and other headlines this morning the u.s. mainstream media suggests american right wing and even nazis are getting inspiration from russia they do however admit there is no proof to back their claim . plus. human rights groups say the u. case aid to deal with libya is a means of preventing refugees from fleeing. this morning the twenty fifth of august money this is the international first then this thirty minute news wrap. of bombs the iraqi city of mosul has been almost leveled as you saw in the headlines there the u.s. led operation to liberate that city from eisel has been declared a success but the human cost is inconceivable it was once home to around two million people now than it was in mosul to wi

destruction in mosul a city in ruins. the show you probably also heard about the foul killed the civilian suffering what you would likely have. is the smell. an american newspaper claims the country's right wing and even neo nazis a getting inspiration from russia. human rights groups say the deal with libya as a means of preventing refugees from fleeing the. morning for me kevin this friday is just. international and first and in this news update this hour months of bombs the iraqi city of mosul has almost been leveled the u.s. led operation to liberate that city from leisel has been declared a success but the human cost is inconceivable it was once home to around two million people. in mosul forced to witness the aftermath there now and a word of warning you may find some of the content of this following report upsetting. they kept this up for a needy ten months for the. u.s. led coalition and the iraqis one but you can still smell the ashes this probably won't shock you the destruction in mosul a city in ruins it's alr

from mosul iraq. that battle said to be the largest urban conflict since the second world war displaced eight hundred thousand people they now have got no home to return to meantime humanitarian organizations are warning of another looming catastrophe this time in the nearby city of tal afar the u.s. backed operation there is being compared with the mosul campaign both cities there were kill is still strongholds besieged by us but forces just like mosul thousands of civilians are trapped in teller far under a barrage of bombs while those trying to flee have been caught in the crossfire and once the remains of got no access to food and other basic supplies. it took centuries and centuries to build it in what one of the sort of so-called not so smart bombs we destroy in few seconds i don't think it would be the ability for as it was a means of people's memory people's culture or people's livelihood. i don't think actually the american led coalition and the iraqi government have any excuse. if we see for

you have taleban humanitarian groups want people there face the same utter devastation witnessed in mosul. r.t. travels to the hometown of the a mom who suspected of radicalizing the group of men who carried out the recent spain. it's clear that the understood to have attended prayers led by on the subsidy he's been accused of being the ringmaster behind this terrorist so. human rights groups the u.k. government for trapping refugees in libya's wars are fearing this huge aid package to the country will be used to stop civilians fleeing the fighting. there it's five pm here in the russian capital and you're watching r.t. international with me now. with u.s. banks coalition forces advancing against islamic state in the iraqi city of tel afar thousands of civilians are being displaced they say they're forced to flee from both coalition bombs and the threat posed by the terrorists. that we were in from the shelling from the. we lift the people from islamic state along. with that. our children are sick we're stranded here without saying that there is no fresh water and some of the aid workers

explains downtown mosul or what's left of it and now drive west of here is. the new ground zero in iraq and there a huge iraqi army backed by u.s. led coalition air power is facing off against isis which has been entrenched for three long years and both sides are throwing everything they've got to each other trapped in the middle of thirty thousand civilians who think they're stark choice still and risk being killed in a coalition air strike. being used as human shields by isis or make a run for it and pray you aren't in the crossfire but you do make it through the desert and the merciless heat. isn't an easy choice. we are hungry we need clothes we need food and water yesterday we get contaminated water even the animals one drink it we're living in terrible conditions the u.n. fears for civilians trapped in the deadly danger and the suffering that they and jewel getting out of thought a far you're getting away from isis may be the first step there's plenty of all particles to go if you travel throughout iraq it's very heavily militarized. numerous checkpoint

and then isis invaded look what happened in mosul the day that. in two thousand in june of two thousand and fourteen when isis. attacked mosul and and occupy the city they captured more than what thirty thirteen thousand troops and took all of their gear all of their equipment that they had received from the united states it was a bun then zero four for isis and then they went ahead and slaughtered these these troops as as a consequence their training has to be maintained if they were that good the u.s. wouldn't be there up near the front lines giving them advice and true and training right on the front lines it's just it's just still logical to think otherwise that they still need the assistance they need the training and the leadership ok michael full of pentagon official michael maloof always good to have feel full it's a lot thanks very much thank you. barely a day passed this week without a fresh exchange of threats between the united states and north korea. they will be met. by. ready. to state. maybe it wasn't so. i. all this rhetoric betwe

rocky city of humanitarian organizations warn the people there could face the same devastation in mosul. he travels to the hometown of the suspects of radicalizing the group of men who carried out the recent attacks in spain it's understood to have attended prayers. he's been accused of being the ring behind the. widening social divisions the u.s. media pushes the idea that it's big business that the country's new moral compass because new yorkers whether they want to be inspired by corporations. and one o'clock here in moscow are watching all the international live with me. thanks so much for joining us this hour and over to iraq first of all with us back to coalition forces advancing against islamic state in the iraqi city of tal afar thousands of civilians are being displaced they say they're forced to flee from both coalition bombs and threat posed by the terrorists. we were in from the shelling from the coalition will lift the people from islamic state. our children are sick we're stranded here without saying that there is no fresh water anymore some of the aid workers have been he

the road to mosul is long and convoluted.ou have to navigate numerous checkpoints and roadblocks. we've just entered west mosul. the baghdad government has declared victory. but the threat still lingers. there are still pockets of is fighters in the old city. and this is what liberation looks like. iraq's second largest city, just ruins. the bulk of the city is just completely destroyed and devastated. there's nothing left. nothing that is now not untouched. i cannot even begin to imagine what it would have been like for the people trapped in this city. they were not allowed out, isis wasn't letting them. and there was constant bombardment here. and now everything is destroyed. trapped beneath these ruins there are untold numbers of bodies. this woman is now homeless along with a million other people in this city. what are your children saying? this is the ambulance that has come to transfer me. this doctor is getting to work, the only way he can. i am a volunteer doctor, not a graduate doctor. and now i'm going to the hospit

large parts of mosul is to the ground. which is sewage systems water systems electricity system buildings have it we will rebuild and it's very important that that is done in a way that helps you know that people also feel that the whims of the war there is the sectarian tension between sunni and shia and the other groups and one has to learn from the past the population of mosul mainly sunni that bug that shia led government needs to really come forward and heal that division in the pentagon has just issued a report seeking to make public strike targets in mosul whack american bombs did not explode to how dangerous these dug bone was full mosul residents. the. all old bombs on exploded ordinance is very is very. dangerous there are a lot of on exploded ordinance in mosul after this enormous campaign but also like like in aleppo where you know the russian led intensive bombardment that also brought a lot of civilian casualties has also led to a lot of unexploded ordinance. classic problems of urban warfare and they the con

of bombs the iraqi city of mosul has been almost level the u.s. led operation to liberate the city from being declared a success but the human cost is inconceivable it was once home to around two million people when i was in mosul to witness they off them off but a word of warning that you might find the content of his report upsetting to watch they kept this up for a needy ten months. u.s. led coalition and the iraqis. but you can still smell. the ashes this probably won't shock you the destruction in mosul a city in ruins it's already been shown you've probably also heard about the thousands killed the civilian suffering what you will likely haven't heard of is the smell it's noisy eating repulsive and it's everywhere the sort of smell that makes us in stink these sick the smell of rotting bodies. the sickly odor permeates near the entirety of the old city under the rubble are hundreds and hundreds of corpses jihad ists as well as civilians families this is what rescuers have collected just this morning three suspected isis fighters two women an

world news this hour emergency services in the iraqi city of mosul continue the cleanup operation pulling hundreds of bodies from the rubble of the devastated city . the destruction the city in ruins already show you probably also heard about the thousands killed. suffering what you would likely have heard of is the smell. of fourteen civilians including children are reportedly killed in a saudi led coalition air strike in yemen. an american newspaper claims the country's right wing and even neo nazis are getting inspiration from russia. in the team here the center and mosque in one is called embrace now two pm as for world news this hour a first for you months under a barrage of bombs the iraqi city of mosul has been almost leveled the u.s. led operation to liberate the city from my soul has been declared a success but the human cost is inconceivable it was once home to around two million people in mosul to witness the aftermath but a word of warning that you might find the content of the following report upsetting to watch kept this up for a needy ten months. u.s. led coalition and the

tal afar humanitarian organizations well that people could face the same devastation witnessed in mosul. r.t. travels to the hometown of the oman two suspected of radicalizing the group of men who carried out the recent pain attacks. it's clear that there are understood to have attended prayers led by. some of these been accused of being the running monster behind this terrorist cell. amid widening social divisions the u.s. mainstream media pushes the idea it's big business that the country's new moral compass weeklies new yorkers whether they want to be inspired by corporations. and out there it's two pm here in the russian capital and you're watching r.t. international with me and karen good to have you with us. with the u.s. banks coalition forces advancing against islamic state in the iraqi city of tel afar thousands of civilians are being displaced they said they're forced to flee from both coalition bombs and the threat posed by the terrorists. we were in from the shelling from the coalition we lift the people from islamic state along. with. our children a sick we're stranded here

plus emergency services in the iraqi city of mosul continue an extensive cleanup operation pulling hundreds of bodies from the rubble of the devastated city responded is that to witness the often. the destruction of the city in ruins already killed you've probably also heard about the thousands killed and civilian suffering what you would likely have. is the smell. in yemen fourteen civilians including children are reportedly killed in a saudi led coalition air strike in the capital we'll have the details. welcome from being the same here at the new center and mosque i want to call in right four pm this friday first for you breaking news for this hour russian speaking children who were left stranded at an orphanage in the iraqi capital a set to return home it's believed their parents fled to the country with them to join islamic state. and you might remember that earlier this month we launched a campaign to find the relatives of those children who were left in the baghdad orphanage as it turned out the youngsters were taken to mosul by their parents who join deisel in some cases the parents

from mosul iraq. the battle said to be the largest urban conflict since world war two displaced eight hundred thousand people they know have no home to return to meantime humanitarian organizations are warning of another looming catastrophe this time in the nearby city of tal afar the u.s. backed operation there is being compared with the mosul campaign. think. it took centuries and centuries to build it in what one of the sort of so-called not so smart bombs we destroy in few seconds i don't think it would be rebuilt ever as it was a means of people's memory people's culture or people's livelihood. to a. new. i don't think actually the american led coalition and the iraqi government have any excuse. if we see god forbid the devastation that had before. would repeat itself and that would be really crime that would be criminal. for the us media is busy trying to find out who is inspiring the divided sides in american society these days so now a new article in the washington post most just nonsense it s

if mosul is anything to go by, they don't give up easily? usually not.ted that now they have been losing so much territory and a rock and syria, they are demoralised at this stage. but, again, it is ha rd to at this stage. but, again, it is hard to tell at this stage, and they are not for giving up easily. 0n the contrary, they are for fighting to the bitter end. ideological driven, zealous fighters who usually do fight, even if they sense that the battle has very little scope for victory. they are surrounded, they have been under siege for at least three months. there appears to be nowhere left for them to go. but, at the same time, the iraqi army and several actions which are fighting alongside the army has not this time given any timetable for the end of the battle, perhaps because they realise that this kind of thing is going to be very unpredictable and it will depend on what kind of fight the remaining fighters put up before they give up. how much concern is there? what do we know about this ovarian population there? we have a report this weekend s

the a telephone humanitarian groups want people that face the same utter devastation witnessed in mosul. r.t. travels to the hometown of the a mom who's suspected of radicalizing the group of men who carried out the recent spate of. it's here that they're understood to have attended prayers led by all the s.r.t. to spin accused of being the ringmaster behind this terrorist cell. and made widening social divisions the us the mainstream media pushes the idea it's big business as the country's new maro complex we quiz new yorkers whether they want to be inspired by corporation. there is just turned four pm here in the russian capital and you're watching international with me mickey aaron good to have you with us this out. now with the u.s. box coalition forces advancing against islamic state in the iraqi city of tal afar thousands of civilians are being displaced they say they're forced to flee from both coalition bombs and the threat posed by the terrorists. that we were in from the shelling from the culmination we're left the people from islamic state along. with. our children a sick we'

backed war on islamic state comes after the recapturing of mosul following a nine month campaign that left much of the city in ruins of the operation to liberate tele fall which has been and i still control for three years as the little to ease the suffering of civilians there explains. downtown mosul or what's left of it and now drive west of here is tied up saw the new ground zero in iraq there a huge a rocky army backed by u.s. led coalition air power is facing off against isis which has been entrenched for three long years and brute sides are throwing everything they've got. trapped in the middle of thirty thousand civilians who think there's a stark choice still and risk being killed in a coalition air strike being used as human shields by isis or make a run for it and pray you are an idiot in the crossfire and the jew to make it through the desert and the merciless heat it isn't an easy choice. we are hungry we need clothes we need food and water yesterday we get contaminated water even the animals won't drink it we're living in terrible conditions the u.n. fears for civilians t

the skill of mosul -- scale of mosul is not even comparable to raqqa. mosul is a city of about 1.5 million people. total, 940,000 people were displaced from the fighting. most important, all of them received aid. this is almost unprecedented in terms of humanitarian response. all of them received aid and assistance and it is because of the planning that went into the humanitarian response plan together with the military plane. of the $2 billion raised in march, about $500 million from the u.s., the ratio we mentioned, and we try to make sure it is about 3-4-1. when it comes to stabilization and humanitarian response, it is a ratio we are looking to grow over the coming weeks. , aboutly in mosul 338,000 people remain displaced. we are working very hard now in west mosul, when i say we i mean the government of iraq, our coalition, the united nations and the people of the province, on stabilization projects. in west mosul where the damage is more extensive, engineers, part of the program for stabilization funded in part by the coalition, they have assessed

downtown mosul or what's left of it and now is drawing west. side out flaw the new ground zero in iraq and that huge a rocky army backed by u.s. led coalition air power is facing off against isis which has been entrenched for three years and brute sides are throwing everything they've got. trapped in the middle of thousands of videos who think there's a stark choice still risk being killed in a coalition air strike while being used as human shields by isis or make a run for it. you aren't in the crossfire but you do make it through the desert the most in this heat. isn't an easy choice. we are hungry we need clothes we need food and water yesterday we get contaminated water even the animals one drink it we're living in terrible conditions the u.n. fears disobedience travel. deadly danger and the suffering that the jewels are getting out of thought of far you get the relief from ice it may be the first step there's plenty of all particles to go if you travel throughout iraq it's very heavily militarized. numerous checkpoints on magic transport r

father you want to tarry and groups warn people to their face the same as the devastation witnessed in mosul. r.t. travels to the hometown of the a mom used to suspect of radicalizing the group of men who carried out the way things spain etc. it's clear that they understood to have attended prayers led by the sudsy spin accused of being the ring monster behind this terrorist cell. human rights groups on the u.k. government for trapping refugees in libya's war zone fearing this huge aid package to the country will be used to stop at the very end fleeing the fighting. hello there at six pm here in the russian capital and you're watching our international with me they care and good to have you with us. with the u.s. coalition forces advancing against islamic state in the iraqi city of tel afar thousands of civilians are being displaced they say they're forced to flee from both coalition bombs and the threat posed by the terrorists. we ran from the shelling from the call the action will lift the people from islamic state along. and. our children a sick we're stranded here without aid there is no

iraqi armed units head for the city of tal afar, 80 kilometres west of mosul.everal days, warplanes bombed is positions. so—called islamic state has held it since 2014. in a televised speech, the iraqi prime minister announced the start of the ground offensive to retake the city. translation: i told them to either surrender or die. as we promised before, we promise now, we will continue the liberation process. it's five weeks since the iraqi government declared victory in mosul, iraq's second city, after a fierce nine—month battle. around 2,000 is militants are thought to remain in tal afar. thousands of civilians have fled under the cover of darkness for weeks now. it's not known how many remain. translation: if they had caught us, they would've given us a bullet to the head. thank god we fled. the situation over there is dire. they have no food, water anything to drink. the un has warned of a new wave of displaced civilians with fighting intensifying, and if the iraqi troops succeed in liberating tal afar, it will be a severe blow to the is presence in iraq.

no wonder it's easy to rule a city of corpses more it guys do you see from mosul iraq. in switzerland there's outrage over reports about a libyan he's accused of preaching hate towards the society which has taken him in and also one that's been providing him with benefits including unemployment payments according to an audi a recording attained by a swiss t.v. channel the preacher has called for all the enemies of islam to be destroyed including jews christians hindus russians and shia muslims and he also believes that those who prefer and nonbelievers are cursed. and came to switzerland via malta and italy ten years ago and was given political asylum explaining that he'd been pursued by the libyan authorities he's received a residence permit in switzerland and has been living on social benefits i spoke earlier to york had slow who's the editor of a swiss primetime current affairs program which obtained the audiotape ramadan. but the moment is. put on not only still one of the main subject of the public discussion it is a problem of course to diversity to freedom of spe

even here, within the charred walls of mosul university. it stores closed injune, mosul university.—called islamic state turned it into its headquarters. science labs were used as makeshift weapons factories. iraqi forces discovered what they have long suspected and feared, sulphur mustard. according to the us pentagon, the university was central to is‘s chemical weapons programme. now some classes have resumed and stu d e nts now some classes have resumed and students are beginning to return. balmedie newbuilding, but some things are irreplaceable. among the ashes, over a million books on philosophy, law and literature. all burnt by is. the seat of learning represented everything they stood against. intellectuals like this are the, —— a runout professor of law, lived in fear of their lives. so what did you do? the sense of life flooding back into this town is palpable. but the scars are there. this woman was a student at the university. when isis came to power, she had to give up her studies. but worse was to come. it must be quite dramatic? —— traumatic? don't forget, you can get

backed war on islamic states it comes off the recapture of mosul. left much of the city in ruins over the operation to liberate. control for three years now little to ease the suffering of civilians there. has more. but it is the new ground zero in iraq on the one hand you have a massive formation of iraqi forces backed by u.s. led coalition. forces. trenched in the area for three years in the middle of that you have desperate civilians and it isn't an easy choice for them staying. being used as human shields by. being killed by the coalition air strike or make a run for it bravely. in the hope that you get out it isn't an easy choice. we are hungry. we need food and water yesterday we get contaminated water even the animals drink it we're living in terrible conditions the u.n. fear for civilians in. suffering that the joy and the dead you danger of the face but getting away from isis may only be the first part of the journey. plenty more obstacles to go if you travel throughout iraq it's very heavily militarized the numerous checkpoints on magic tr

tell a fox humanitarian groups warn people that face to face attempt at a station and witnessed in mosul. he travels to the hometown of the mom who suspected of radicalizing the group of men who carried out the recent spain at a time. it's clear that there are understood to have attended prayers led by the sudsy spin accused of being the ringmaster behind these terrorist cell. human rights groups around the u.k. government for trapping refugees in libya is also here and gets a huge aid package to the country will be used to stop civilians fleeing the fighting. there you're watching r.t. international broadcasting to you live from moscow i think you are and good to have you with us this hour. with the u.s. backed coalition forces advancing against islamic state in the iraqi city of tal afar thousands of civilians are being displaced they say they're forced to flee from both the coalition bombs and the threat posed by the terrorists. we ran from the shelling from the culmination we're left the people from islamic state along. with. our children a sick we're stranded here without aid there

city of tal afar military organizations warn people that could face the same devastation witnessed in mosul. belgium contacted spain last year amid concerns that the mom who's suspected of masterminding last week's twitter address that is in spain may have had terror links as he travels to the hometown where the entire terrorist cell grew up. also this hour the u.s. state department appears the backtrack on allegations russia of the taliban at the spot previously having said exactly that is the united states believe that russia has no i don't have any official state department answer for you that russia is supplying arms to the carla bruni that is a violation. good morning just going into i'm here in moscow hawkins revue ah thanks so much for joining us this hour. with u.s. coalition forces advancing against the islamic state in iraq the city of tal afar thousands of civilians are being displaced say they're forced to flee from both coalition bombs and the threat posed by terrorists the situation in the city has deteriorated dramatically causing humanitarian organizations to draw comparison

from mosul iraq. a libyan m. army in switzerland is causing outrage over reports that he's preaching messages of hate against the society that's taken him in also one that's been providing him benefits including unemployment payments i spoke to gild who's the editor of a swiss primetime current affairs t.v. program which obtained audio of the m.r. allegedly calling to destroy so-called nonbelievers. we found out that the man who calls himself up would i'm not on originally from libya is preaching hate in a mosque in the city of butte had the audio recording he sings several bad things for example they are ask you to destroy them all and get back to his glory bills of found out that he's telling several times to syria or to preach in a private islam is a t.v. station and he's telling also to saudi arabia we are he is a tour guide for believers in mecca we checked the documents on several levels before publishing we had to be very very sure at the moment is interested cation and operate on not only still one of the

after those three battles in iraq, east mosul, west mosul and al—ayadiya, people are feeling for the are more or less immune to to the battles. the iraqi government say they are going to form safe passages for them. fears are coming out from kurdistan because they are saying that... the iraqi government are saying that they are not going to repeat the fears that came out of the mosul battles. all we can take is the iraqi government's guarantees. thank you very much indeed. if you speak arabic, you can get coverage of this story on bbc arabic online. now for a story being covered by bbc india. the delhi high court is considering a petition to criminalise marital rape. the government's against the idea. it given a statement to the court which argues that doing this "may destabilise the institution of marriage apart from being an easy "tool for harassing the husbands." "what may appear to be marital rape to an individual wife, "may not appear so to others." you might have thought a woman is the bestjudge of whether she's been raped — but that is the government's position. and adding to