backed syrian forces just hit a key milestone in raka.t was once the defacto capital of the islamic state. john hutty following the story. john, how important is simply reaching this wall? >> reporter: well, very important because this is really has been an impenetrable part of raka since the taliban declared it in 2014. raka being isis self-declared capital in syria. this is a major advance for u.s. backed forces that have surrounded raka and are pushing deeper into the city, in particular now the old city. the u.s. central command said that coalition air strikes targeted two portions of what's called the wall allowing fighters to advance into the most heavily fortified section of raka, of the city. the attack allowed syrian democratic forces and fighters to bypass ied's, booby traps and snipers while leaving the rest of the wall in place, intact. so it's a major advance really over all in the battle to drive isis out of its self-proclaimed capital in syria, again, surrounding the city to the north, to the west and now they continue to p

helicopters over the city of raka icily a fact a capital in syria washington has confirmed its forces do operate inside the city but only under the pretext of a biased assist and the company. thank you for watching our international live from moscow which. france is marking the first anniversary of the terror attack in the city of nice the city has organized a large scale tribute to the victims some of their families will be there and president mccall is set to meet them privately later he also appeared at a highly protected central square and shook hands with people in the crowd the event is set to continue throughout the evening. one year ago a radicalised to new zealand man around a truck into a crowd celebrating the national holiday of busty all day killing eighty six people the terrorist was shot dead by police islamic state later claimed responsibility for the atrocity. it is. easy and living in france the attacker was known to police for several violent crimes. just terror tactics direction lone wolves to rent a truck and drive into a crowd. that forgot it. you won't you will s

so in a post isis conflict, you work on a government without assad, we will reduce raka and we will comeogether with what syria might look like in post conflict. >> melissa: interesting. congressman, thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> melissa: volvo revving up for a major revamp. saying good-bye to gas engins and shifting towards hybrids and electric motors in every vehicle. they have plans to do it in every plant. jonathan hunt is next to what soon could become a dinosaur. jonathan? >> reporter: by 2019, according to volvo, you won't be able to find this, the good old internal combustion engine inny new volvo. the speedish car maker is betting big that the era of the gas guzzler is over, so every car it makes is going to be either a hybrid or purely battery powered. the company today enacted five new models it will introduce from 2019 that will run just on electric power and announced that other volvos will transition to hybrid and electric. it's a potentially industry changing move from one of the world's big automakers. according to volvo's ceo, it is a move with some risk,

helicopters over the city of raka a fact capital in syria washington has confirmed its forces do operate inside the city but only under the pretext of a biased assist and the company.

backed forces continue to make gains in raka, the so called isis capital. small ground troops are in the city. the problem is most of the isis leadership and bureaucracy has already moved over 100 miles south east to syria. u.s. special operations forces are operating closer to the front line in raka in support of the arab and kurdish fighters. the coalition expects they will have to chase those isis fighters down to that capital. >> harris: we've been scrolling on the bottom, some of the facts. isis iraq territory, 70% less than it was in 2014 right now. so 4 million people liberated from the islamic state savages. so those are some of the facts. more details that they can read on the bottom of the screen. jennifer griffin, thank you very much. we covered it for hours today, the grilling on capitol hill, shedding new light on president trump's pick to head the fbi. a live report from washington now as we break it all down. and then our political panel will take it up. that will be an interesting debate. stay close. >> i'm very committed to supporting direc

want to share with you one of his most recent reports on the suffering of families in the city of raka those who use the u.s. led coalition planes and those who give the orders of a long think about the consequences of their actions civilians have been killed or forced to flee because of them and the infrastructure has been destroyed all civilians claim that the pretext of fighting against terrorism and extremism is used to justify the actions of the coalition. and how much of the houses were. destroyed there was no more water for irrigation and all the land is burned in record profits and there is no harvest and if any cross did remain we were not allowed to use. the head of one of them there are the coalition carries out as struck some schools so children don't study anymore many more civilians were injured when the coalition hit hospitals as well. and the dust so now before the grand coalition jets bombed ourselves so we struck on lots of civilians were killed in an airstrike as they were sheltering here at the time. to stay with us for live analysis on the election unrest in venezu

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helicopters over the city of raka defacto capital in syria although washington's forces are now operating inside the city it's only under the pretext of advice and a company. and an eighteen year old palestinian has been killed in clashes with the israeli army near the west bank it comes just hours after a shootout in east jerusalem in which two israeli police officers and three gunmen were killed. you want international live from almost close to you with me. welcome to the program. france is marking the grim anniversary of the terror attack in the city of nice one year ago a radicalized man rammed a truck into a festive crowd during a national holiday killing eighty six people the terrorist was shot dead by police islamic state later claimed responsibility for the atrocity. well a sunni z. and living in france the attacker was known to police for several violent crimes. just terror tactics directions on walls to rent a truck and drive into a crowd. because . we are in a new era and france will have to live with terrorism. a year on from the attack two dozen survivors are still recovering

helicopters over the city of raka bicycles defacto capital in syria although washington the house confirmed its forces are now operating inside the city it's only under the pretext of advise and assist under company. you're watching international live from all moscow studio with me welcome to the program. france is marking the grim anniversary of the terror attack in the city of nice one year ago a radicalized man rammed a truck into a festive crowd during a national holiday killing eighty six people the terrorist was shot dead by police islamic state later claimed responsibility for the atrocity. well easy and living in france charter was known to police for several violent crimes. just terror tactics direction lone wolves to rent a truck and drive into a crowd. that is not a. little and you will see we are in a new era and france will have to live with terrorism. a year on from the attack two dozen survivors a still recovering in hospital around three thousand people are still receiving counseling including survivors their families and witnesses meanwhile the government has only delivered

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want to share with you one of his most recent reports on the suffering of families in the city of raka. those who use the u.s. led coalition planes and those who give the orders to travel long think about the consequences of their actions civilians have been killed or forced to flee because of them and the infrastructure has been destroyed all civilians claim that the pretext of fighting against terrorism and extremism is used to justify the actions of the coalition. and how to do it and have the houses were. destroyed but you know it was no more water for irrigation as you know over land it's been in record profits and there is no hard and if any crush did remain we were not allowed to use. the head of one of them without the coalition carries out and struck some schools so children don't study anymore many more civilians were injured when the coalition hit hospitals as well. and the dust so now before the hellish jets bombed ourselves so we struck on lots of civilians were killed in that airstrike as they were sheltering here at the time. deadly on rest is continuing in venezuela dur

backed kurdish forces reached the terrorists' capital of raka the battle to retake the city is still ongoing and has resulted in hundreds of thousands of civilians displaced here are just some of the stories. i. have a title i came from russia nothing is left in iraq except for destruction because of the coalition and i still say but the strength of the coalition will worsen some villages were wiped out some neighborhoods were demolished houses families children women all were held by the random strikes. and most are left my neighbors at home in the evening and went to sleep outside i came back in the morning just to find twelve of the date the children the mother and the man i buried them they don't write because the shelling and i can add the just suffering i studied it was great but kalish was placed in lessons in a team and they carried out in their strike on my school and killed a lot of people as they were refugees from aleppo obviously this time not alone much t.v. i should get out of there to coalition targeted everyone just the same it kills one person from ourself and every

helicopters over the city of raka defacto capital in syria although washington has confirmed its forces are now operating inside the city it's only under the pretext of advice and company. and an eighteen year old palestinian has been killed in clashes with the israeli army near the west bank it comes just hours after a shootout in east jerusalem in which two israeli police officers and three gunmen were killed. you're watching altie international live from our studio in moscow with mina do welcome to the program. today marks a year since the atrocity in the french city of nice when a truck was rammed into a crowd leaving dozens dead. well soon easy and living in france the attacker was known to police for several violent crimes. just terror tactics direct lone wolves to rent a truck and drive into a crowd. that they got it. blew and you will see we are in a new era in france will have to live with terrorism. a year on from the attack victims are continuing to suffer around three thousand people are still receiving counseling not just those who are there but their families too meanwhile

backed rebels prepare to seize i still syrian stronghold of raka the u.n. says between thirty to fifty thousand people are currently trapped in the city almost two hundred thousand have already been displaced and here are some of the stories assure you the rational aim a little bit of a dash dash well it's not as nesmith has met but you have on your little niche that actually your little bit isn't a bit of a privilege and has been and the dome that has you had of all that and then has had little. glimmer of government ought. to be of course never come through the bureau. but. at the height of you the realm of any. one and as a member of us lay of the verb. to haven't been up to one hasn't really the fact that there are huge numbers of civilians there makes it very risky for the coldish and the u.s. led coalition to start such an air offensive similar to that of mosul for example already there are one hundred sixty thousand people civilians who have fled the area but there are more than one hundred fifty and the entire province that are still besieged by the

helicopters over the city of raka i still stay facti capital in syria washington has confirmed its forces do operate inside the city but only under the pretext of advise assist and accompany. the watching r.t. international live from moscow i'm kate partridge thank you for joining us. in an exclusive interview with r.t. russia's prosecutor general's office has spoken out about claims it was involved in the meeting between a russian lawyer and donald trump jr the encounter has much of the western media proclaiming that it's proof of moscow's collusion with team trump during the presidential election but the prosecutor general's representative denied any links to the story is saying any contact with an american citizen would have had to have gone through official channels well let's recap on some of the details of the scandal. john jr was initially contacted by an intermediary who talked about handing over very high level and sensitive information by a russian lawyer the him for supposedly incriminated hillary clinton and was viewed as part of moscow's effort to aid his father's campaign we

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helicopters flying over the city of raka in syria which i saw views as its capital u.s. backed syrian rebels started an operation to retake the area back in november and last month of the old city and now the pentagon says its military advisors are also operating inside the city to support local militants however washington hasn't revealed the number of u.s. troops there but a coalition spokesman has previously said there are not hundreds. ryan dillon also said forces in iraq are a more exposed to enemy contact than those during the battle for mosul in iraq according to him the troops are in syria and assisting and accompanying mission and elaborated on the meaning of this by saying american troops call in air strikes. takes a close look at the history of train and assist operations by its this train those are all the tags you always get when the pentagon tries to explain what american soldiers are doing in iraq in fear for use in assist in training aspect advise and assist in training mission. training equipping. and assist train equip and assist in the company and our

right now that of the now the us backed rebels are preparing to seize iceland's syrian stronghold of raka the u.n. says between thirty to fifty thousand people are trapped in that city we understand almost two hundred thousand have already been displaced here are some of their stories. i assure you that actually made out of metal but that is that as well and that is nesmith has met but you have on your little niche that actually you anybody can didn't have a taste of what else has me and they don't let as you look tired of all that and then she would move on and i did not. climb above them. but i nod. and you know i don't know how to be of course you haven't come to us i mean i . don't know. much of. that if you haven't met any. one as a member of us lay of the verb do i shouldn't as a mr haven't been up to one as a million i do think there are rock oh it was also very windy i don't know if you or whether the u.s. led coalition will look at the example of most war you know i think that the u.s. coalition needs to everything possible to make sure that its target selection is merely discrim

military advisers were operating inside the syrian city of raka another liberation campaign against eisel in the middle east the u.n. says between thirty to fifty thousand people apparently trapped in the city almost two hundred thousand have already been displaced here are some of their stories. i assure you of a rational aim a little matter of a dash dash well it's not as nesmith has met but should have won you the image that actually you anybody can do better than have a trace of what else has been and the dome that has you had of all that and then has become of all gone mad little to. learn more about them. or not. if you don't know how to be a quarter of a concert. or. much of the dollars at the head of your government any. one as a member of you would lay of the verb issues would do i shouldn't as a matter haven't been up to one as a million the fact that there are huge numbers of civilians there makes it very risky for the called the u.s. led coalition to start such an air offensive similar to that of mosul for example already there are one hundred sixty thousand people civilians w

troops have entered the former capital of the so-called isis caliphate of raka the spokesman for the u.s. led coalition claimed that forces there are more exposed to the enemy than those during the battle for mosul in iraq according to the statement the troops are in syria on and advising assisting and accompanying mission but what does that actually mean our genes jacqueline vogel takes a closer look at the history of train and assist operations it by its brain those are all the tags you always get when the pentagon tries to explain what american soldiers are doing in iraq in fear and using the system training aspect advise and assist in training mission. training equipping. a company that is in assist train equip and assist in the company or partners on the ground so let's break down those terms that often come with a bunch of cliches that actually mean very specific things train and equip that's how it usually began but sort of like a boot camp when u.s. instructors provide local forces with arms and train them that approach was taken in theory a while back but didn't prove to be

a video just showing what appeared to be american attack helicopters over the say were in city of raka all those despite washington's claim that its forces are only there to advise and assist. them on these stories head to our team dot com coming.

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fighting is taking place as the syrian democratic forces are pushing islamic states out of the city of raka kurdish fighters have bridged through the walls of the old city for the first time i went to the front line. of course i just. i. know. the u.s. secretary of state said that america would potentially be willing to deepen cooperation with russia in fighting terrorists in syria with the details is not against if. well the tone of the statement was somewhat neutral more so than we've come to expect it was even corporative but there were its own twists and turns in it for example the united states said that it is open to working with russia on stablish a no fly zone over syria working out to gether a joint mechanism when the united states talks about no fly zones there's a lot of suspicion everybody remembers what happened in libya where the u.s. and its nato allies established a no fly zone for humanitarian purposes to ease the suffering of civilians only for it to turn into a we fly you don't deserve where the united states bombed you know gadhafi his father his fighters his military an

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helicopters over the city of raka de facto capital in syria although washington's forces are now operating inside the city it's only under the pretext of advice and company. and an eighteen year old palestinian high.

helicopters over the city of raka i suppose de facto capital in syria washington has confirmed its forces do operate inside the city but only under the pretext of advise assist and the company.