and sunni, not just shia, but if you read the arabic shia and sunni to rise up against isis and some of these militias were formed as a result of this, so this is a cleric issue religious decree trying to combat religious extremism, but once he encouraged people and called them to arms he could not control what happened later, so they no longer listen to him and now they are listening-- i'm simplifying it, but to some degree now their commanders are the iranian revolutionary guards, so i think that's a good example of not being able to control the message, that once you unleash something you don't know what the consequences will be an yes, they are very violent and i have every reason to believe the videos i have seen were legitimate, i mean, i checked. i checked with people. they were given to me by legitimate sources and they are on the internet about tunisia, i'm not an expert on tunisia or north africa, but i think what has happened there generally speaking is positive, but when we look at the success stories you have to place them in the context of the region, so one of the reas

struggle there's also a sunni-sunni struggle and a shia-shia struggle. so all of this complexity and these conflicts that are being played out on the ground are sort of an invitation for tropical extremists because they can capitalize on one group versus another. so even groups that -- why would sunni tribal leaders support isis? well, isis was able at that moment in time to capitalize on their -- the marginalization that's were feeling from the iraqi government so there was an opening. >> host: back to iran's role in this. i remember -- in lebanon, hezbollah was just a small group in the early '80s. orchestrating terror attacks but not really claiming them. and here we are at a point where hezbollah is actually now publicly -- it's involved in syria and yemen and to a lesser extent and bahrain and iraq. what does it say about the iranian policy in the region and has actually the hezbollah model succeeded so that they could republican plinth -- replicate it in other places. >> guest: that's a really important question because as part of the divide that i

, they didn't know what a shia was.al in the african countries, when they polls later they not a much more negative response from the sunnis toward the shia. so this speaks the perceptions on theground of state-driven sectarian kind of discourse. i thought that was interesting. i'm sorry, i can't speak about africa because i dent research that part of the world. >> for the first time last year the secretary general of hezbollah and in his speech, talked about nigeria. he was messaging actually -- paying condolences to a shia cleric that died there. so it is very interesting to watch and a more vocal hezbollah effort or whatever you want to call it in the continent. >> over here. >> thank you for the wonderful conversation. i'm from yemen. i have two questions. you mentioned the new sectarianism and the shiite-sunni conflict, erupted recently. what make this new sectarianism more aggressive? who is using it, politicians being used by sectarianism or vice versa. you've have he conflict in yemen, how is that linked as a se

the approach is all wrong, as far as shia the shia labeouf, i watched that video, i had the same thoughtsat an open casket service, i don't want to remember this person, i want to watch holes and enjoy it for what it was. if how hitler came to power wasn't something like this going on, people said we'll just go with this guy. >> tom: let's take another look at the protester who screamed at trump's inauguration, pretty dramatic, let's play it again. >> donald j. trump is now president of the united states. ♪ >> please, god, no! >> no! >> tom: darth vader is my favorite. anthony? let's move on. i was trying to formulate a question. i just wanted to show -- >> the champ. >> tom: the protest over the weekend featured all of the celebrities, all except one. taylor swift didn't participate in any of the marches, but she did tweet on saturday -- that was not good enough for many supporters of the women's march. one twitter user responded -- the truth is, taylor swift had much better things to do that day. she made plans with her squad. i told her to support the march, to tweet it out, i thought

shia militias are pro—iranian, they are iraqis, afghanis, iranians, not syrians.gners, and we want them out of the country. this is what the international community needs to help — the reasonable syrians to achieve in the coming weeks and months. at least then we can have the ground for a political settlement, yes. we don't have much time left, and i want you to reflect on the six years that have brought us here. you've been actively involved with the opposition throughout pretty much that entire six—year period, and here we are with russia in the ascendancy, with the americans basically opted out and donald trump singing a tune which doesn't sound like it will soon be very well, and on the ground the opposition forces defeated in aleppo and on the defensive in the pockets of territory they still retain, is it time for you to quit, for the opposition to say, we tried, we failed, the country has been ruined and the best thing now is to walk away and accept defeat because that is the only way we can save further life? you know, this is our country, we can't give up,

the shia groups are as jihadi as as al—nusra or daesh.elieve the opposition is showing every sign that it is part of the solution and that working with it builds security capacity and governance capacity for a future syria. yes or no, do you think we will be having this conversation again at the beginning of 2018 with syria still at war, or will it be over by then? i think war will be over by then. i think the parties are exhausted. and i do believe that in 2018 we will be talking about what we have reconstructed so far and how we have brought legitimate governance to the different areas of syria. that is my belief and that is what we are fighting for. we will end on that positive note. bassma kodmani, thank you very much forjoining me from paris. yesterday morning we saw the lowest temperature so far in england this winter. we got to —8.1 in rural 0xfordshire. the frost was widespread this morning. there will be some across the south—eastern quarter of the uk. that is because we have more cloud coming in from the west. it is bringing som

sunni jihadis whether it is daesh, al nusra, radical groups, if we have this poisonous presence of shiaof the regime. this is where iran needs to come to terms with what needs to happen on the ground in order for syria to see a peaceful settlement. on one point of detail, yesterday a coalition of 12 or so different anti—assad forces on the ground said they were going to reject any further diplomacy under the russian—astana tent because of what they described as systematic violations of the ceasefire agreement by assad forces on the ground. is that your position or are you prepared to say that the ceasefire is holding in a satisfactory way? unfortunately the ceasefire is not holding. these groups are the ones who signed with russia, and russia signed on behalf of the regime, an agreement for cessation of hostilities. the groups abided by the ceasefire and the syrian regime is notabiding. what the groups are asking is for russia to get the assad regime to behave, to comply and enforce the cessation of hostilities. if it is credible, a political negotiation can happen. these groups are wil

i want to make a point about the sunni and shia thing. this is one of the stories we tell ourselves, the sunni-shia split happened thousands of years ago. most of the time since that split, sunni and shia have lived in peace in cities in the middle east and created some of the great gifts to humanity in art and culture and science that all of us benefit from. i spent time in prewar syria before collapsed again, the country under a dictator, but a country that had a vibrant hospitality -- vibrant cosmopolitan culture. 35%, they used to joke and called their kids sushi, and no a part of iraqi society. the idea that these two don't actions have been in a violent war for thousands of years, this is a social order in the middle east that has recently been shattered. not entirely bypass, i am not taking responsibility for that for the united states. in has been exploited by extremists in the region who have forced and brutalized people in iraq and syria and across the region into conflict with one another, destroying holy sites, death squads, d

is he willing to fight those jihadi groups because the shia groups are just as jihadi as the al nusraat? i don't believe he has shown any indication of that and this is where we believe the opposition is showing every sign that it is part of the solution and that with it builds security capacity and governance capacity for a future syria. yes or no — do you think we will be having this conversation again at the beginning of 2018, with syria still at war, or will it be over by then? i think war will be over by then. i think the parties are exhausted, and i do believe that in 2018, we will be talking about what we have reconstructed so far, and how we have brought legitimate governance to the different areas of syria. that is my belief and that is what we are fighting for. we will end on that positive note. bassma kodmani, thank you very much forjoining me from paris. good evening. the weather has been turning cloudier and milder throughout the course of the day. those themes stick around through the weekend, so no great changes with high pressure around. a cloudy evening, outbreaks of

one of the most deadly hit a busy square in the eastern shia district.eople were killed and others injured. the attacks came as the french president visited the country. during his trip he said that the battle to recapture of mosul should be over by this summer of mosul should be over by this summer if not earlier. france was giving iraq or the support it needed to recapture the city. translation: as pa rt of to recapture the city. translation: as part of the coalition, france assists advises support and takes action. takes action with its planes and also takes action with its artillery which allows iraqi forces to penetrate mosul. we do that with one precaution, one requirement and thatis one precaution, one requirement and that is the protection of the civilian population and you, yourself, i personally very attached to that idea. that is the eid deal that we have made because we want to liberate mosul, eradicate terrorism and a halt respect human rights. also making news today several rebel groups say they have suspended discussions. they say it is be

the most deadly hit a busy square in the eastern shia district of sadr city.and 61 others were injured. the attacks came as the french president, francois hollande, visited the country. during his trip, mr hollande said the battle to recapture mosul, islamic state's main stronghold in iraq, should be over by the summer, if not earlier, and that france was giving iraq all the support it needed to recapture the city. translation: as part of the coalition, france assists, advises, supports, and takes action. takes action with its planes, and also takes action with its artillery, which allows iraqi forces to penetrate mosul. but we do that with one precaution, one requirement, and that's the protection of the civilian population. and you yourself are personally very attached to that idea. that's the ideal that we have made, because we want to liberate mosul, eradicate terrorism, and respect human rights. also making news today: several syrian rebel groups say they have suspended discussions for planned russian— and turkish—brokered peace talks in kazakhstan later

there were only two people when shia returned. one guy was so excited he goes, no way, i'm seeing a ghost! >> free shia! >> trump tower, some of the residents are having some issues. one of the big things is obviously the security. and it's adding another 30 to 45 minutes to get your chinese food or your anything that you want. >> it's so true, you order food in new york all the time. some people seven nights a week. >> what if you buy weed, how do you get it up to your apartment now? >> oh, yeah, your weed guy's screwed! >> the weeknd and selena have tken a big step in the relationship. they're bringing each other around friends.

we have a problem with the shia militias on the ground.di is whether it is harmless raack, is, radical groups. —— iraq. this is where iran needs to come to terms with what needs to happen on the ground in order for syria with what needs to happen on the ground in orderfor syria to with what needs to happen on the ground in order for syria to see our peaceful settlement. on one point of detail, yesterday a coalition of 12 or so detail, yesterday a coalition of 12 orso anti— detail, yesterday a coalition of 12 or so anti— assad forces on the ground said they were going to reject any further diplomacy under the russian tent because of what they described as systematic violations of the ceasefire agreement by assad forces on the ground. if that your position as well or you prepared to say that the ceasefire is holding in a satisfactory way? unfortunately the ceasefire is not holding. these groups are the ones who signed with russia and russia signed on behalf of the regime, an agreement for cessation of hostilities. the groups by dead and the

actor shia labeouf was arrested early this morning..er getting into an altercation with a fellow anti-trump protester in queens, new york. he celebrated his release by picking up right where he left off. reporter a-j ross shows us. nats five simple words.... repeated over and over into a live stream camera by perfect strangers....are forming a unique performance or a collage of sorts outside of the museum of the moving image in astoria, queens.ben ellougani/army veteran:"i think it's an awesome project. i think it's a peaceful project."mos/participant:"you can do it anytime you want. you can come anytime you want and just say whatever is on your mind. you don't have to sensor yourself and say anything that would appeal to anybody else's opinion ut yours, so i think that's a really cool thing."natsafter shia labeouf, who collaborated on the project, introduced on inauguration day... has become a familiar face among the crowd.natshowever, police arrested shia wednesday night during an altercation with another man where he allegedly ripped

there were only two people when shia returned.ne guy was so excited he goes, no way, i'm seeing a ghost! >> free shia! >> trump tower, some of the residents are having some issues. one of the big things is obviously the security. and it's adding another 30 to 45 minutes to get your chinese food or your anything that you want. >> it's so true, you order food in new york all the time. some people seven nights a week. >> what if you buy weed, how do you get it up to your apartment now? >> oh, yeah, your weed guy's screwed! >> the weeknd and selena have tken a big step in the relationship.

as well, christians were part of this, and shias, but most of them are yazidis.ard in august 2014, when sinjar, the town was controlled by isis, fell to is, and we heard the terrible reports of what happened to the yazidi women. you yourself are a yazidi kurd. you were born in a small village in eastern turkey to a very poor family. your father was in fact illiterate. you then went to germany when you were six years of age, joined your parents there, became highly, highly educated. you've got so many qualifications and degrees. you're a psychologist. do you feel a responsibility, as an educated yazidi, to help people in your community? actually, you know, they are my people, so of course i feel responsible, but in the last ten or 15 years, i work also with survivors from rwanda, from bosnia, so i'm professor in psychology and working very professional. when the state government asked me to help, of course, i have no way... i had to say yes. i speak the language. i know the people. i know the area, and we had just a small time of one year to find 1,100 people, to

the sunni/shia split happened thousands of years ago. in a battle. for most of that time since the split the sunnis and shia lived in peace and created some of the most gifts to humanity in art, culture a culture and science that many of us benefit from. i spent time in syria before it neme ir, but a collapsed. a country under a brutal dictator but a vital cosmopolitan culture., th the marriage rate between sunni and shia was about 35%. they used to joke and called their kids sushi. this is a normal part of iraqi society. the idea these f two factions he been in violent war for thousands of years, this is a social order in the recent easty and i'm not taking responsibility for that by the united states, i think has been exploited by extremists in the region who have forced and brutalized those across the region inforce pe conflict with another. acts of terrorism, death squads, designed to force people to extreme. and certainly the invasion of iraq didn't help that process and in some ways may have been i the startingt gun.will a but i think it is alw

the so—called is says it specifically "targeted a gathering of shia".he french president, francois hollande was the us president—elect, donald trump has dismissed north korea's latest claim to be developing a missile capable of delivering a nuclear strike against the united states. in a tweet, mr trump highlighted a boast in the north korean leader kim jong un‘s new year message that preparations for a missile launch had reached the final stage. mr trump's view on that: ‘it won't happen.‘ 0ur south korea correspondent steve evans has more from seoul. you and i spoke here on the bbc in november, shortly after donald trump one and you predicted that we would hear this kind of rhetoric from kim jong—un at some point as america went through a transition. you think thatis went through a transition. you think that is all idiots? rhetoric matters, however. it is certainly rhetoric. 140 characters of rhetoric. 140 characters of rhetoric. it is clear stuff. it is those words, quote, it won't happen," from the president—elect. there is a political consequence bec

there were only two people when shia returned. no way, i'm seeing a ghost! >> free shia! >> trump tower, some of the residents are having some issues. one of the big things is obviously the security. and it's adding another 30 to 45 minutes to get your chinese food or your anything that you want. >> it's so true, you order food in new york all the time. some people seven nights a week. >> what if you buy weed, how do you get it up to your apartment now? >> oh, yeah, your weed guy's screwed! >> the weeknd and selena have tken a big step in the relationship.

they see more violation against shia communities although it has been there not to the extent that you see it in some other countries of the region, but they have been worried about that. in the case of of course iraq, there is no real change. i think the rise of isis has had an impact in the sense that iran has used that -- the war against isis to further increase and perhaps institutionalize its increased role, particularly in afghanistan and iraq. syria, of course, as i said, they were pro supportive of the regime. and the threat from isis is taken very seriously by iran. the problems of deala, for example, in iraq and because the isis was getting close to the iranian border, they pushed -- now iranian influence in that province is extremely high. it may be that they have some direct presence some distance into deala province of iraq. they have used the threat of isis, which was a real threat, to build support militias as an alternative. two state security institutions much more directly linked to iran where we were much more influential state security forces. and now a law has been

islamic state has carried out a series of bombings in baghdad, targeting shia muslims. at least 35 people were killed and 61 were injured. and this story is popular on bbc.com: hong kong's former leader donald tsang is about to stand trial for corruption. he denies claims that he failed to register a conflict of interest when awarding a digital licence application. he is the highest—ranking official to face such charges. that's all from me now. and the top story here in the uk: the police watchdog the ipcc is to investigate the fatal shooting of a man on the m62 motorway. police say the fatal shot was fired from a police weapon during a pre—planned operation. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. the bell for 2017. where should you put your money this year, and will economists or fortunetellers have the upper hand on predictions? and remember when the latest technology looked a little like this? we take a looked a little like this? we take a look back at 50 years of the world's biggest consumer electronics show. hello, and welcome to asia bu

the so—called is says it specifically "targeted a gathering of shia".nt, francois hollande was visiting the country. he met french forces at a base just outside the capital baghdad — as well as holding talks with the iraqi prime minister haider al—abadi. he then headed north where he met kurdish peshmerga forces — including the kurdish leader massoud barzani. speaking in baghdad, mr hollande pledged once again france's support in the battle against the islamic state. translation: there has been an attack here in baghdad as we speak but the islamic state group is retreating. france, in the context of the coalition, offers support, advice, assistance and intervenes. it intervenes with its air force and its artillery, allowing iraqi forces to enter mosul. we are doing this with one precaution, one demand, and that is protection of civilian populations and you, yourself, personally are very involved. in bangladesh, half the girls are married early. but as more and more women get better at education and earn money they are refusing to stay trapped in violent

that is where shia labeouf set up a livestream camera last week. to some entertainment news now. tonight is the night. three nonstop hours of suspects that you do not want to -- suspense that you don't not want to miss. kidd spoke with kerry washington and hillary young about tonight's episode. >> are you ready? >> anyone who needs to vote should go right now. i want i voted stickers. >> they are after a nice long break. was it hard to do a little bit and take a break and come back? do it? >> it was hard to be a part that long. >> exit polling data shows this is too close to call. kidd: the election results on tonight's scandal were filled long before the real election results in september. >> five of the six episodes last summer. kidd: the break was due in part to washington's pregnancy. you were holding a person a lot, a sweatshirt. >> big wraps. >> flower arrangements. it is after christmas. >> we all have a belly. jummy: that is kidd o'shea. all the fun starts with grey's anatomy tonight on abc seven followed by scandal at 9:00 and then how to get away with murder at 10:00. s

>> and what he was trying to do is create a civil war between sunni and shia. >> zarqawi didn't haveces to take the united states and the coalition, you know, on directly. he therefore needed to create murder, mayhem, chaos, by using the assets that he had. and there was then this tension between sunni and shia and he could essentially exacerbate those tensions and make it such that it wasn't just him that the united states needed to worry about but it was the chaos and the conflict that ensued between multiple parties already on the ground. >> at least 60 people killed. 220 wounded. many taken to hospitals in the center of baghdad. very possibly this was a sectarian attack. >> zarqawi was kind of hitler-like. i mean, he was an individual who was incredibly brutal. he was a dictator with a plan. and his plan was to kill as many people that did not see life the way he saw it and to try to change the face and the nature of the middle east. and, frankly, the islamic world. >> zarqawi was taking advantage of tensions on the ground between the sunni and shia for hundreds if not thousands

the blast happened in a predominantly shia district of northeastern baghdad. iraqi media say most of the victims were day laborers gathered at a square to find work. iraqi government forces continued fighting to recapture mosul, the largest strong hold of the islamic state group. the militants have been retaliating by carrying out attacks on shia soldiers and civilians. the group claimed responsibility for an attack saturday in central baghdad. the suicide attack left at least 28 people dead. >>> people are out buying lucky bags. 7,000 people were waiting outside before it opened the doors. they prepared 50,000 lucky bags. this department store sells lucky bags with special items for babies. these include clothing worn for their first trip to a shrine. it's also a gold statue of a rooster and other birds of about $170,000. a makeshift shopping district has been used for more than five years. >> translator: i'm happy to hear that the temporary shops are moving. >> the shops would be demolished. permanent facilities are scheduled to be completed in april. >>> ja

these two, now internet famous, after taking over shi shia la bf protest over the weekend. and they have some interesting thins to share. >> represent donald trump, he is representing america right now. you know what i'm saying, what is this bull [ bleep ] , too bad shia you done get to central booking last night to get your butt cheeks divided, i wrote that joke. >> if you know these way t guyss know, we would love to chat with them. >> trump, trump. >> see this was 11 years old, she slipped into her family pool and suffered a spinal injury, she was in a wheelchair, she packed on pounds, now at 28 years old she lost 40 pounds in 5 weeks, she can walk up stairs, and she goes to the gym 3 times a week, she got most motivation, and now sharing her story so people with injuries would not be afraid to go to the gym. >> watch this woman who lost her hearing at age of 2, hear her husband a voice for first time after a successful cock la succ. >> how does my voice sounded. >> too loud. >> what do you think? >> he burst into tears, a beautiful thing. >> diana, declaw that cat. >> t

shia labeouf left the precinct about 1:00 a.m. this morning.he actor has been chanting "he will not divide us" into a camera since the election. he intends to have the installation running 24 hours a day. police say shia labeouf scratched the face of no reason has been given for that altercation. >>> the north bay's first passenger rail line in 60 years is expected to start service this spring and marin wants to make sure county workers have easy access to the new smart train. our media partner says the county is launching a free shuttle service so that will get county workers to and from their offices and the smart stations. board of supervisors approved spending on that plan. it's part of a 1 1/2 year pilot program. >>> changing tables will now be required in both men's and women's restrooms in berkeley. the berkeley city council approved the requirement similar to the legislation signed last october by former president obama. that legislation requires all federal buildings open to the public to have diaper changing stations in men and women'

>> shia labeouf did the he will not divide us webcam when donald trump was inaugurated. now it's a circus. >> did you see the kiss attack? shia would try to pull away and the guy would jump on him and try to kiss him. >> it was funny but it was kind of assault too. >> the center for disease control wants to partner with a jim henson company to teach kids about zika and they're willing to pay $1 million for it. >>po

>> shia labeouf did the he will not divide us webcam when donald trump was inaugurated.circus. >> did you see the kiss attack? shia would try to pull away and the guy would jump on him and try to kiss him. >> it was funny but it was kind of assault too. >> the center for disease control wants to partner with a jim henson company to teach kids about zika and they're willing to pay $1 million for it. >> spongebob can come forward and do it for 250. >> derrick, mosquitoes can't swim, bro!

>> shia labeouf did the he will not divide us webcam when donald trump was inaugurated.ee the kiss attack? shia would try to pull away and the guy would jump on him and try to kiss him. >> it was funny but it was kind of assault too. >> the center for disease control wants to partner with a jim henson company to teach kids about zika and they're willing to pay $1 million for it. >> spongebob can come forward an

the most deadly hit a busy square in the eastern, shia district of sadr city. 61 injured. the so—called islamic state says it specifically targeted a gathering of shia. all this as the french president, francois hollande, was visiting the country. he met french forces at a base just outside baghdad, and held talks with the iraqi prime minister, haider al—abadi. he then headed north to meet kurdish peshmerga forces, including the kurdish leader, massoud barzani. in baghdad, he once again pledged french support for the battle against the so—called islamic state. translation: there has been an attack here in baghdad as we speak, but the islamic state group is retreating. france, in the context of the coalition, offers support, advice, assistance, and intervenes. it intervenes with its air force, and also with its artillery, allowing the iraqi forces to enter mosul. but we are doing this with one precaution, with one demand, and that is protection of civilian populations. and you, yourself, are personally very involved. the fire started on monday. flames we re the

we have highlighted a very well—known shia district of baghdad, sadr city. two other car bombs in baghdad today, targeting or were close to shia hospitals. what we've seen today as part of a broader campaign from islamic state. you may not know this but is has its own news agency called amaq, which often carries information is wants to communicate. this is a breaking news strap telling as that is has claimed responsibility for today but what we've seen is really part of a broader push. this is new year's eve in baghdad, when there were two side attacks. this was new year's day, where there was another deadly attack. president hollande of france is visiting iraq at the moment, with french troops close to baghdad at a military base and he has talked about, despite the attacks today, is is retreating and will be beaten. i wa nted is retreating and will be beaten. i wanted to see if our correspondent from bbc arabic agreed with that. he looks at the situation in the middle east in huge amounts of detail. we been under pressure in the —— they have been under pres

actors shia labeouf ends up in handcuffs while involved in his own one man protest.m in trouble and what it has to do with president trump. (upbeat music) - [voiceover] you are san francisco. we've been with you from the beginning. we've seen each other through good times and bad. sickness and health. we're with you san francisco and you bring out the best in us. care. zuckerberg san francisco general hospital and trauma center. actor shia labeouf (shy-uh le-buf) is in hot water again. >>> good morning. happy thursdays! your time check is 5:44. happy thursday. we have a treated for you this morning. this is our live weather camera looking towards the palace of fine arts constructed back in 1915. we have mostly cloudy skies, temperatures in the 40s going up to the low to mid-50s. we'll talk about rain and the next time you'll need that umbrella coming up. >>> actor shia labeouf is in hot water again. he was arrested early this morning after an altercation with another man outside a new york museum. labeouf has been there chanting he will not divide us in front of a li

islamic state has carried out a string of bombings in baghdad targeting shia muslims — and killing ateast 35 people. and this story is popular on bbc.com. the daughter of the woman at the ce ntre the daughter of the woman at the centre of south korea's presidential dashmac woman at the centre of south korea's presidential scandal has been arrested in denmark. chung yoo—ra, an accomplished horsewoman, is charged with staying in denmark illegally. her mother's accused of using herfriendship with president park geun—hye for personal gain. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. and there's one item of news to bring you here in the uk at this hour. the police watchdog the ipcc has launched an inquiry after a man was shot dead on the m62 motorway near huddersfield. police say a pre—planned operation was taking place at around 6pm when the fatal shot was fired from a police weapon. the slip roads around junction 2a at ainley top have been closed. now on bbc news: hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. my guess is comedian and satirist trevor nola who presents one of the most influential p

you've got the kurds, the shia militias, the iraqi formal army. you've got embedded u.s. advisers, there are some uk and french support going on from the air plus the u.s. airstrikes and intelligence surveillance reconnaissance. >> but there are others who have a stake in the battle for mosul, including iran. while we were waiting to go through the checkpoint, a convoy showed up. the long convoy of mostly commercial vehicles. in fact, this is one of the provisional military units, a shiite militia headed by iranians and the islamic revolutionary guard force and the quds force. >> we were told none of the shiite militias are engaged in this fight. yet there they were, there were people waiting to go into the fight in mosul. what role are the iranians playing in all of this? >> appear to be engaged at some level. if there is the enemy of the enemy is my friend and working together to defeat isis, okay, i kind of get that. but what is the end stake? i'm concerned about this. we have americans who were killed by the influence of these militias backed by iran, hundreds of them

you've got the kurds, the shia militias, the iraqi formal army. you've got embedded u.s. advisers, there are some uk and french support going on from the air plus the u.s. airstrikes and intelligence surveillance reconnaissance. >> but there are others who have a stake in the battle for mosul, including iran. while we were waiting to go through the checkpoint, a convoy showed up. the long convoy of mostly commercial vehicles. in fact, this is one of the provisional military units, a shiite militia headed by iranians and the islamic revolutionary guard force and the quds force. >> we were told none of the shiite militias are engaged in this fight. yet there they were, there were people waiting to go into the fight in mosul. what role are the iranians playing in all of this? >> appear to be engaged at some level. if there is the enemy of the enemy is my friend and working together to defeat isis, okay, i kind of get that. but what is the end stake? i'm concerned about this. we have americans who were killed by the influence of these militias backed by iran, hundreds of them

that everyone was so mixed and it was very harmonious between the christians and the sunnis and the shiaensions but people were together. the orchestra reflects that, there are people of different strands, different religions, different views on what has happened over the last five years. they have all come together in music. the tour is masterminded by the creator of gorillaz, damon albarn. he played with them before the war. he wanted to bring the orchestra back together. i wanted to bring them over here so that physically people could see them, they could see syrians doing something other than having their few possessions in a muddy field in macedonia, you know what i mean? something positive, positive and beautiful about syria. it's tangible, a tangible thing, music. music is always a good starting point to open a dialogue. one member of the orchestra is not here. the conductor, issam, did not get a visa. his sisters have come from damascus to sing in the choir, and they cannot believe he is notjoining them. they are keeping him updated about the tour. but the show must go on without

was, in a way, everyone was so mixed there and it was very harmonious between christians, sunni and shiaons but people work together. the orchestra in a way reflects that, we have people of all different strands and religions, people with very different views over what has happened over the last five years. of course, they all come together in the music. the tour is masterminded by gorillaz front men damon albarn. he played with essam in damascus before the war and then took some of the orchestra on tour in 2010. i thought, i'll bring them over here and get them here, so physically people can see them, people can see syrians doing something other than having their few possessions in a muddy field in macedonia, you know what i mean? something positive, positive and beautiful about syria. it is tangible, it is a tangible thing and it is music. you should do some of this in the concerts... music is always a good starting point to open the dialogue. but one member of the orchestra is not here. the conductor, essam, did not get a visa. his sisters have come from damascus to sing in the choir