in terms fire when they tried to flee from tal afar.nt, food and water? we are prepared for what we saw in west mosul. we have spare capacity, but this is not enough. this is a conservative number which may still have to flee. we have received thousands in the last two weeks, but we could receive another 40,000 in the next week. we need more capacity to receive people around the clock. right now we have capacity to host an additional 28,000 people, especially for those being tal afar. we have to rush against the clock goals we have to leave it there, we‘re goals we have to leave it there, we‘re up against the clock. thank you for talking to us. 0ne one of afghanistan‘s biggest pop stars, arya na sayeed one of afghanistan‘s biggest pop stars, aryana sayeed has held a concert in car despite threats will stop amid tight security, she drew a crowd. miss sayeed is not displaying her long hair and displaying figure hugging outfits,. she wanted her female fans to defy those who are against it. a p0p a pop concert in the heart of carville. arya

around 2,000 is militants are thought to remain in tal afar.ver 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. 0ur correspondent rami ruhayem is following the story from beirut. et al have now the focus point following the fall of muscle in july. following the fall of muscle in july. yes, and tal afar was always critical even during the battle for morsel itself. tal afar operates a very strategic position between mosul and the border with syria so it was crucial for the iraqi army and the forces fighting alongside it to cut off the road from mosul into tal afar while they were trying to reta ke tal afar while they were trying to retake mosul. after mosul was taken, obvi

is it the same in tal afar? probably. it will be similar. has been under is rule for three years. and also under aerial bombardment from the us—led coalition, from the iraqi army, so this is a place that has been at warfor quite army, so this is a place that has been at war for quite some time. tal afa r been at war for quite some time. tal afar as well as mosul had been at war since before the rise of is in its present form, these are areas that saw a lot of conflict in the aftermath of the us invasion of iraq in 2003. more likely than not, we will see a lot of devastation and suffering in the wake of this battle, however it ends. thanks for that update. when i speak to another guest for some more strategic insight into what we're talking about. matthew glanville is a former adviser to the american military in iraq and afghanistan. hejoins me from lincolnshire via webcam. just how important is this city in the war against so—called islamic state ? the war against so—called islamic state? it's importance because it is the biggest city, now t

god willing, the liberation of tal afar shall be announced soon.ans are still thought to be in tal afar. even if this battle is swift, it won't be the last. there are still more cities near the syrian border where is is holding out. stay with us here on bbc news. still to come: is the popularity of camping off the landscape threatening nature? he is the first african—american to accept the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared, "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange, glowing disc that is brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it will take months, and billions of dollars, to re pair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clockmaker john vernon sw

tal afar, according to the iraqi government, is already back to the iraqi army.that the battle has moved from tal afar to another smaller town and that town is basically 15 kilometres from tal afar, it is smaller but it is more important as it is closer to raqqa, the town in syria considered to be the town in syria considered to be the caliphate of so—called islamic state. the importance of that is according to the iraqi government, tal afar has fallen under the iraqi government in one week, which considers to be very fast falling back under the iraqi government. if this proves to be right it will be like a landmark for the iraqi government given that its 2000 fighters of isis being defeated in one week. because battles in other strategic towns and cities we have heard the news they were about to reta ke heard the news they were about to retake it and then it has been a big delay and weeks or months before they actually did. yes, the iraqi army say they have been using light r , army say they have been using light weaponry, which is very strategically important f

is is under more military pressure and this offensive on tal afa r pressure and this offensive on tal afar tal afarjust piling the pressure on the militants. the dawn offensive, from a range of directions by the iraqi army and its various allies. perhaps this is the easier part of the operation, where these are attacking forces are moving through more outlying, rural areas, taking control of villages and so on, we'll probably only get to see more of the intense fighting when these forces penetrate the more built—up areas and engage with about up to 2000 militants defending the city. they have had a long, long time to prepare their defences. we expect this to be a long and difficult fight for tal afar. than we see these attacks in europe as they begin to lose more and more ground in the middle east as well. it's was like a desperate attack on the people taking that land away from them in the middle east. what it tells us as they have no regard for the value of human life. as we know from mosul, this mainly mean the loss of civilian lives, being used as human shields? we are grimly familiar

god willing, the liberation of tal afar shall be announced soon.r. even if this battle is swift, it won't be the last. there are still more cities near the syrian border where is is holding out. let's go back to our top story, the storm in texas. on the line isjoey nichols in cypress. can you tell us what happened to you? the clouds we re what happened to you? the clouds were already very low and we noticed that they started, and then a giant tornado dropped right in front of us. tornado dropped right in front of us. we had to break really quick and turn around. and then what happened, joey? we werejust turn around. and then what happened, joey? we were just trying to get away from it. so you out drove the tornado? it was going the opposite direction. what was going through your head when he saw this thing in front of you? presumably, you have not seen too many tornadoes. that is probably the first time i saw one that close. my heart dropped. i got so that close. my heart dropped. i got so scared. yes, i can imagine. joey, i had to ask if you are m

they were hiding in tal afar after 2003, and this was ca ptu red tal afar after 2003, and this was captured in 2014 by the so—called islamic state. most of those elements were running from tal afar in the week that the fighting was going on. they went to this small village of al—ayadiya, and all the fighting is now going on in that small village, which is why the iraqi army is running a very intense battle there. is there any way out for the islamic state fighters who are there, or is this a fighters who are there, or is this a fight to the death? experts watching al—ayadiya say there are two or three tunnels between al—ayadiya and fracker, but the iraqi army tried to prevent them from using them. the syrian regime and the american forces running the umbrella batter over there, they are waiting for them over there. if the battle for al—ayadiya, mosul and the other battle in iraq, if the three battles are closed for the islamic state in iraq, that might mean the end of ivf in iraq. does it get extensive coverage in iraq, or do people become slightly immune to the fighting that continues week

tal afar lies ina they have been defeated.syria. us and iraqi military say as many as 2000 militants are still in the city. the iraqi army is fighting neighbourhood by neighbourhoods to clear the final pockets of resistance. reminders of the terror the group left behind in graffiti, but troops tied down the symbols where they can. the offensive here follows weeks of coalition air strikes, while visiting soldiers in the area, the iraqi defence ministry said victory is close. the enemy is no longer able to face up to our troops. the enemy has completely collapsed. our troops are advancing steadily. god willing, the liberation of tal afar shall be announced soon. between ten and 20,000 civilians are still thought to be in tal afar. even in this battle is swift, it won't be the last. there are still more cities near the syrian border where is is holding out. the headlines on bbc news: six men and two women killed in a lorry crash. two drivers have been arrested. counterterrorism police say a man suspected of deliberately driving a

we should be careful, though, with tal afar.s in iraq. it still controls for example al-qaim, also on the syrian border to the south of tal afar. why... this is something that i know a lot of people are left wondering. why is is so difficult to fight? why do these battles go on for so long, with so much destruction, when you have an iraqi army, trained by the american and british military, with the back—up of the coalition over the years as well? how have they become so armed and so well—trained themselves? they are drawing on the experiences of fighting in urban areas of iraq that go right the way back to 2003—4 in the iraqi civil war and the insurgency against the us and uk forces. so they're using tactics and techniques — the use of ieds, the use of suicide bombers, the use of the civilian population to hide in — that they have 15 years of experience. and they, much of islamic state's sunni militancy draws on or draws on tactics and troops who were originally iraqi regular army soldiers. so, from that point of view, you're dr

well city of tal afar so apparently. the men may still be a few. holdouts in the city itself of huge are holding out high the basement so preparing you know suicide attacks as they usually do but the city itself was being largely pyramid declaring victory for the city it is important to make the distinction between the province of tal afar which doesn't yet see them because it itself may you have budgeted ten days for the opera he said you don't see people that it was overly optimistic that they would make it but they have made it a great call it will be it's tens of thousands of indians as you go through through a whole hour there is no other way to describe the would feel that they face especially when you recognize the fact that tens of. we ran from the shelling from the culmination we left the people from islamic state a lot. of. our children a sick we're stranded here without aid that there is no fresh water and some of the aid workers have been here but very few this is my son he is suffering we have no electricity. and all that is losing the

god willing, the liberation of tal afar shall be announced soon.e in tal afar. even if this battle is swift, it won't be the last. there are still more cities near the syrian border where is is holding out. a look now at our top story: the authorities in texas are warning of catastrophic flooding to come, as hurricane harvey weakens to a tropical storm. rescue efforts are being hampered by strong winds, and hundreds of thousands are without power. strong winds, and hundreds of people have been forced from their homes, not much power. on the line is bristel minsker, who is a spokesman for the american red cross, and she is at a shelter in austin, texas, which is almost 350km away from corpus christi, near to where the hurricane made landfall. can you just tell us, what is the situation there at your centre? the red cross is really preparing for the worst here in texas. this storm has been unlike a storm we have seen in years and years in this state. the devastation on the gulf coast is just really shocking, and here in land at austin, texas, where i

god willing, the liberation of tal afar shall be announced soon.f this battle is swift, it won't be the last. there are still more cities near the syrian border where is is holding out. border guards in bangladesh have accused burmese troops of opening fire on rohingya muslims trying to flee rakhine state. the number of rohingya's making the border crossing has increased, as violence flared again in the region to it's worst level in months. anbarasan ethirajan reports. an idyllic, lush, green landscape on the bangladesh—myanmar border. myanmar‘s rakhine state is behind a barbed fence. suddenly, this happens. gunshots continued for several minutes. these bangladeshi border guards get edgy. they are prepared. they know what will follow, after the firing. hundreds of villagers from myanmar‘s rakhine state are trying to flee the violence there. what you can see on the other side of the border — the huge, massive fighting going on. we heard the sounds, you can see a lot of rohingya people coming down over the hills. you can see that right next to the li

tal afar is in the north of iraq, near the syrian border.e carlson reports. after six days of fierce battle in the is holdout of tal afar, the iraqi army has raised its flag from the top of the citadel. commanders here say they have cleared 70% of the city from militants, forcing them to leave behind weapons and evidence of how they tried to escape. translation: the resistance of snipers, there are also booby—trapped cars, mortars. they have been defeated. tal afar lies in a strategic position, sitting on a supply route from the former is stronghold of mosul to syria. us and iraqi military say as many as 2000 militants are still in the city. the iraqi army is fighting neighbourhood by neighbourhood to clear the final pockets of resistance. reminders of the terror the group left behind in graffiti, but troops try to erase the symbols where they can. the offensive here follows weeks of coalition air strikes. while visiting soldiers in the area, the iraqi defence ministry said victory is close. translation: the enemy is no longer able to face u

tal afar is in the north of iraq, near the syrian border.re of the city. rylee carlson reports. after six days of fierce battle in the is holdout of tal afar, the iraqi army has raised its flag from the top of the citadel. commanders here say they have cleared 70% of the city from militants, forcing them to leave behind weapons and evidence of how they tried to escape. the resistance of snipers, there also be the chance, mortars. —— there are also booby—trapped cars, mortars. they have been defeated. tal afar lies in a strategic position, sitting on a supply route from the former is stronghold of mosul to syria. us and iraqi military say as many as 2000 militants are still in the city. the iraqi army is fighting neighbourhood by neighbourhood to clear the final pockets of resistance. reminders of the terror the group left behind in graffiti, but troops tear down the symbols where they can. the offensive here follows weeks of coalition air strikes, while visiting soldiers in the area, the iraqi defence ministry said victory is close. the enem

god willing, the liberation of tal afar shall be announced soon. afar. even if this battle is swift, it won't be the last. there are still more cities near the syrian border where is is holding out. our main headlines: the authorities in texas are warning of catastrophic flooding to come as hurricane harvey weakens to a tropical storm. rescue efforts are being hampered by strong winds and hundreds of thousands are without power. king felipe of spain has led a huge crowd of demonstrators through barcelona in defiance of the islamist militants who killed fifteen people in catalonia. border guards in bangladesh have accused burmese troops of opening fire on rohingya muslims trying to flee rakhine state. the number of rohingya's making the border crossing has increased — as violence flared again in the region to it's worst level in months. witnesses described watching villagers run for cover when the firing started. anbarasan ethirajan reports. an idyllic lush green landscape on the bangladesh—myanmar border. myanmar‘s rakhine state is behind the barbe

many of isis' leaders have escaped from mosul to tal afar.illed isis fighters in tal afar. so it's a major battle, and the iraqi army will have no choice but to recapture tal afar as it did mosul after nine months of bitter and costly battles. >> let's talk about that, retaking mosul. we all know, you know, what it took to do that. we covered it. we saw the images. as the battle under under way there, what lessons do security forces take from the battle. >> we covered the battle for nine months. few people realize the severe costs that that the iraqi security forces incurred in mosul. they have lost between 8,000 and 500 men in the battles of mosul, including many thousands of special forces. tens of thousands of civilians suffered a great deal, and you still have tens of thousands of refugees of mosul. isis fought to the last man in mosul. even as we talk, you and i, there are still some cells that have survived the fight in mosul. what's unique about tal afar, the battle that's going to take place in the few days, weeks, and months, you hav

around 2,000 is militants are thought to remain in tal afar.led 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. earlier i spoke to a professor from nottingham university. he said the offensive would be a blow to the militant group. with the city following after also, there is no major city in iraq that they will control, although there are small towns and villages around the euphrates river valley that they have already began to disperse around. again, in the next few weeks, we would expect that raqqa in syria would also fall. after that, this myth of an islamic state, this myth of a caliphate, effectively evaporates. the organisation and its followers wi

around 2,000 is militants are thought to remain in tal afar.d 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. with me is afzal ashraf. he's now a visiting fellow at the university of nottingham. how big a blow would this be? massive, because it was in iraq that the so—called california baghdad declared himself like kallis, it was after that he declared islamic state. with tal afar gone, after mosul, there is no major city in iraq they will control although the small towns and villages around in the valley that they have begun to disperse around. and again, in the next few weeks, we would expect that raqqa would fall. after that, this myth of an islamic st

backed mosul operation another major concern is focused on tal afar where thousands have been forced to. ali moore are expected to leave as the operation intensifies for more on that we're going to cross live to unicef's representative in iraq. thanks for joining us today on our teams a national survey good to have you with us just about these comparisons between tal afar and the mosul operation how concerned are you that things could turn for the worse in that region. first of all thank you very much for having me in your discussion today. for the first question you've asked the fighting is the fighting and the number of people regardless of the size that are affected by the confluence by the conflict is their concern to all of us what we know so far of the operation that's happening in. about thirty thousand people have already fled and between twenty to forty thousand people is still remain with dire humanitarian situation nobody actually knows exactly how many people are inside mosul what we know is the condition of the people that are living in there is not something that is it'

what do you understand this happening at the moment in tal afar?nitarian organisations and other civilian access is limited. the city and the entire district is more or less under siege, surrounded by troops and fighters from the coalition forces, from the iraqi forces and the popular mobilisation forces. so, for those that are managing to leave tal afar, what sort of stories have the toljan about the conditions that are leaving behind? they are getting out of tal afar but it is a challenging journey. reports indicate long hours of walking outside of the town and the surrounding areas towards the courses or the nearest screening sites. hours of walking in a desert climate, 50 celsius of temperature, direct sunlight, insecurity, it is a very challenging context. people are being received at the screening sites where 0xfam and other humanitarian actors are working to provide emergency food supplies and drinking water. is there enough room for them in these camps? inside the existing camps there has been a recent trend of return, people who have left

around 2000 is militants are thought to remain in tal afar.e fled and are 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 as a bullet to they would've given as a bullet to the head. thank god we fled. the situation over there as dire. they have no food, water anything to drink. the un has warned that a new wave of displaced civilians fighting intensifying, and if the iraqi troops succeed in liberating tal afar, it will be a severe blow to the is presence in iraq. tens of thousands of anti—racism protesters have ta ken to the streets of the us city of boston in opposition to a right—wing rally. more than 30 arrests were made after clashes broke out between the police and some protesters. 0ur north america correspondent aleem maqbool reports. crowd chanting: we can't hear you! it was a day of taunting america's far—right. this was their so—called "free speech rally" that, after recent violence, many had been worried about. but this was the city's response. a massi

well i says has been beaten in tal afar they're made sure to leave behind plenty of surprises booby traps everywhere intel a fog they have ten the city into a sap as nightmare and come in here we were bloomed multiple times not to touch anything no matter how innocent it might seem for we know behind these. could be explosives booby traps brehm's behind the time even in the right switches. i would be one where officers went into a house and sat on a sofa exploded and along with the house they had booby trapped the sofa another example they were explosive to light switches when you turn on their lights the house explodes they were bombs into refrigerators and even the door handles when you open the door and explodes. i've just come back from telefon you can didn't lie down on the bed without cyprus check and first drop bombs and was everywhere we don't touch anything. i will do all we can to disarm everything but there's only so much we can do some houses will have to be destroyed. this bomb was intended for does but the planes and helicopters destroyed the roads and i still couldn't get t

the united nations warns of a massive civilian exodus from the i saw held city of tal afar. always offensive gains momentum more on that story and others for you after this short break. they put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president entry. into going to be this is what. three of the more people. interested always in the water. in case you're new to the game this is how. the economy is built around. washington washington media the media. business to run this country business. it's not business as usual it's business like it's never been done before. the program iraqi forces backed by the u.s. led coalition have announced the new operation aimed at retaking the city of tal afar that's been under islamic states control since twenty fourteen in recent weeks the city's been extensively bombed both by iraqi aircraft and the coalition forces on sunday. issued the following ultimatum. and the town of tal afar will be next in the march of liberation the heroic security forces preparing to liberate this region i say to islamic state you h

hold nearby territory emerge jail still has the latest from tal afar. it is important to note that while by all accounts the city of tal afar itself has fallen the province has not the battle has not ended the operation has not ended it continues but as the commander of the operation told us today the city itself has largely been taken there are a few holdouts in the city a few jihad this isis fighters still hiding in basements waiting to ambush iraqi troops that are clearing the city that it checking for mines and booby traps but otherwise the city is largely under iraqi control and i believe they announced that in the radio for the troops to hit because all of a sudden in all directions people began firing in the edge and cheering in celebration nevertheless the fighting continues in the suburbs around and throughout the provinces well far from it they expect another few days at least of fighting before they declare mission accomplished civilians have tough few days ahead of them on top of what they've been through already tens of thousands of people

food and water in tal afar are running out.o have been prepared as car bombs by is. translation: while inspecting these liberated areas, we found these storage warehouses and these vehicles. we are continuing our search of the whole area. they also discovered a network of tunnels, packed with missiles and mines, which government troops then blew up. explosion. it is estimated up to 2000 militants remain in the north—eastern quarter. iraqi commanders, though, say they are certain victory is new. iraqi commanders, though, say they are certain victory is near. the un warns that around 30,000 civilians are trapped by the fighting. sarah corker, bbc news. the united nations says airstrikes in yemen by the saudi—led coalition have killed more than forty civilians in the past week, including many children. the latest hit a residential neighbourhood in the capital, sanaa, killing at least 12 people — women and children among them — sparking more international condemnation. yemen, one of the poorest countries in the middle east, is now

deprived of basic communities that says government forces launch a large scale offensive on the city of tal afar. here in the russian capital thanks for joining us on our. top story today a total disaster that's how donald trump described the u.s. military campaign in afghanistan during the election he pledged to pull american troops out now he's announced a complete reversal of those plans and instead of getting out he's expanding what's already there. this destructive cycle of intervention and chaos must finally folks come to an end we will also expand authority for american armed forces to target the terrorist and criminal networks trump had previously been hugely critical of obama's approach to afghanistan for instance he said washington should halt its financial support to the country it was time for american soldiers to come home he said a speedy withdrawal would be the right thing to do let's take a look now at what he proposed yesterday the u.s. president gave no deadlines for any withdrawal saying u.s. troops will fight to win regardless of how long it will take when it came to addition

food and water in tal afar is running out.oldiers found these vehicles, believed to have been prepared as car bombs by is. translation: while inspecting these liberated areas, we found these storage warehouses and these vehicles. we are continuing our search of the whole area. they also discovered a network of tunnels, packed with missiles and mines, which government troops then blew up. explosion it is estimated up to 2000 militants remain in the north—eastern quarter. iraqi commanders, though, say they are certain victory is new. the un warns that around 30,000 civilians are trapped by the fighting. sarah corker, bbc news. thousands of residents in texas have been told to evacuate their homes because of hurricane harvey, which is expected to make landfall within hours. the authorities warn it will be the worst to hit mainland america for more than a decade. more on this now — james cook reports from texas. the view from space as hurricane harvey barrels towards the united states of america. the storm blew up fast in the gulf

food and water in tal afar are running out.ve been prepared as car bombs by is. translation: while inspecting these liberated areas, we found these storage warehouses and these vehicles. we are continuing our search of the whole area. they also discovered a network of tunnels, packed with missiles and mines, which government troops then blew up. explosion. it is estimated up to 2000 militants remain in the north—eastern quarter. iraqi commanders, though, say they are certain victory is near. the un warns that around 30,000 civilians are trapped by the fighting. sarah corker, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... eight people are killed in a crash involving a minibus and two lorries on the m1 near milton keynes. three officers are injured while arresting a man with a four foot sword outside buckingham palace. counterterrorism police are investigating. hurricane harvey wea ke ns investigating. hurricane harvey weakens after battering the coast of texas with winds of 130 mph. extra police are on the streets of manchester this wee

iraqi soldiers fire rockets at is positions in tal afar. streets, and houses is fierce. iraqi forces say they have now seized about three quarters of the city, breaking through is defences. translation: the unions move towards oui’ translation: the unions move towards our neighbourhood, which has only about 5% left to retake from islamic state. then we will announce the liberation of this area. what remains is one neighbourhood, the citadel known as the old city of tal afar. the city was once a main supply route for is, and is one of its last remaining strongholds in ir. tens of thousands of civilians have already fled, and food and water is running out. in one neighbourhood, soldiers found these vehicles, believed to have been prepared as car bombs by is. translation: while inspecting these liberated areas, we found the storage warehouses and these vehicles. we are continuing our search of the whole area. they also discovered a network of tunnels, packed with missiles and minds, which government troops then blew up. —— mines. it is estimat

here at the heart of tal afar city, you can see the iraqi flag on top of the castle which is bond int of town has been reca ptu red that this part of town has been recaptured by security forces. a victory to many has come earlier than expected. fighting is here has been easier than expected, many of the group of fighters fled before the group of fighters fled before the military operation started. and asa the military operation started. and as a first civilians, there is no trace of them. translation: most of the civilians have fled, the local terrorist we're have fled as well. —— terrorists. foreign fighters sent theirfamily out —— terrorists. foreign fighters sent their family out to the mountains but they stayed behind and fought. most of the fighters here were foreigners from former soviet union countries and south east asia. after the smooth inventing for the military, the operation may be over soon. but there is another controversial rattle ahead of this town that was once home to minority ethnic groups. it is not known yet what future holds here, but sectarian disputes are ver

around 2,000 is militants are thought to remain in tal afar. 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. the north norfolk town of cromer was reportedly in lockdown last night as disorder forced pubs and bars in the resort to shut. norfolk police said extra officers were on patrol to provide reassurance to the local community. some comments on social media have linked the disorder to the arrival of travellers in the area, although this has not been confirmed by police. earlier today i spoke to the member of parliament for north norfolk, norman lamb. this is one of the lowest crime areas of the country. a beautiful seaside town. never experienced anything like this in the past. and hope it never happens again

the iraqi army says it has recaptured tal afar from islamic state while rights groups voiced concerns over the fate of civilian. islamic state claims it was behind friday stopping in the belgian capital alone a time injured two soldiers. stranded all finns are reunited with their relatives in russia after that parents took them to rob the nature and islamic states oh say has been running a campaign to bring them back home. that this is all to the international broadcasting to you from moscow on the key aaron good to have you with us and we start with news from iraq the army says it has retaken the city of tal afar which is one of the last islamic state strongholds in the country the u.s. box offensive has come as a heavy cost for civilians. the operation started a week ago islamic state militants have dropped him back from the sea of telefon but they still hold in a high territory. for the operation as striking similarities with the recent campaign in nearby mosul which left thousands dead now to cities where i still strongly hold the besieged by us back to rocky forces thousands of c

led coalition airstrikes signed by militants in the embattled iraqi 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 deteriorate

every rep travels to the iraqi city of tal afar where government forces now face a painstaking and dangerous task of trying to make that city safe enough so people can some time return. meantime over in syria seems as many as twenty five thousand terrorists are believed to be regrouping have regrouped and now fighting on the one that includes previously backed by the united states and. rally against take turns violent in the u.s. . the left wing rioters clashed with. one of the afternoon monday here in moscow and this is art international with me kevin for this news bulletin starting with the iraqi army's announce most of the city of tal afar has been liberated from islamic state militants but with terrorists still holed up in the basements and underground tunnels there is a long way to go yet before that city can return to anything like normal and senior correspondent reporting from there deadly surprises around almost every corner. then the islamia by the islamic state remain you'll find graffiti like that plastered all over the bridges and buildings entire frog iraq he sent his haven't ye

talking of iraq the iraqi army says it's recaptured the key town of tal afar from islamic state again big story in the week there jubilation however is a start with what the people of talent have gone through and there was no other. nothing to eat almost dying but also making the headlines donald trump doing a total mutiny on his repeated pledge to quit. as a new strategy doesn't see any plan for a withdrawal locals say no one is safe from the u.s. drones come to. the u.s. operation into their house and saw a school boy they shot him dead later they said they had killed the taliban finds a. good afternoon midday here in moscow my name's kevin knowing you're watching the weekly live from out of the big stories of the last seven days and first in the week that was an emotional story about five children from southern russia who were stranded in iraq but have been reunited with their families now. it's believed the youngsters were taken to iraq by their parents who were killed while fighting for the still arty film the children in a baghdad often age where they were taken after the libera

warns of a massive civilian exodus from the iso held city of tal afar iraqi army offensive games with mental health off the brake. thank. you. i put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president i'm sure. to be the same like them before three of the people. interested always in the water. in the program iraqi forces backed by the u.s. led coalition about the new operation aimed at retaking the city of tal afar that's been under islamic state controls and twenty four teams in recent weeks the city has been extensively bombed both by iraqi aircraft as well as coalition forces. issued the following ultimatum. and to him the town of tal afar will be next in the march of liberation the heroic security forces preparing to liberate this region i say to islamic state you have a choice surrender or die we. are following that announcement the un's humanitarian body issued a statement calling the situation inside the city very tough thousands of civilians are expected to flee the city as a result of the operation there also large numbers reportedly still tr

everywhere travels to the iraqi city of tal afar where government forces now place the. dangerous task of trying to make that city safe enough so that people can return. to this hour in syria seems as many as twenty five thousand terrorists. groups. it includes some previously backed by the us where it's going to go. a rally against hate in the city of berkeley after left wing rioters clash with. international it's just turned eleven in the morning here in moscow a top stories that in this thirty minute news bulletin the iraqi army has announced most of the city of tal afar has been liberated from islamic state militants now but the terrorists still holed up in the basements and underground tunnels they say there's a long way to go yet before the city can return to anything like normal and next is a senior correspondent of reports that a deadly surprises seems around almost every corner. islamia but here the islamic state will remain you'll find fiji like that plastered all over the bridges and buildings in tied up frog iraq he sent his haven't yet gotten around to cover

one of the last strongholds but human rights groups fear for the fate of civilians in the city of tal afar. from you turns on his repeated pledge to quit afghanistan with his new strategy showing no sign of a planned withdrawal locals say no one is safe when the u.s. drones arrive. to please your u.s. operation. schoolboy. later they said they had killed its. travels to the spanish town where the terrorists behind the recent deadly attacks in the country were radicalized. by their sunday afternoon for. brighter edition of the weekly where we bring you the biggest stories as reported here on r.t. international over the past seven days first those positive developments to that appeal that we've been running in the past couple of weeks five children from southern russia who were stranded in iraq have been reunited with their families it's believed the youngsters were taken to iraq by their parents who were killed off. fighting for eisel r t film the children in a baghdad orphanage where they were taken after the liberation of mosul we've also been helping to find other relatives in russia amo

is a nation's was warmed over a massive civilian exodus from the i saw held city of tal afar as the iraq always offensive gains momentum well not at all the stories. when almost seemed wrong. just don't. let me. get to shape out these days after. and in detroit because betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. what politicians do you ship to. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. wanted. to go right to be this is what. three of the more people. interested in the war. welcome back to the program iraqi forces backed by the u.s. led coalition have announced a new operation aimed at retaking the city of tal afar which has been under islamic states control since twenty fourteen recent weeks the city's been extensively bombed both by iraqi aircraft as well as coalition forces on sunday iraqi prime minister had a body issued the following ultimatum and the town of tal afar will be next in the march of liberation heroic security forces preparing to liberate this region i say to islamic state you ha

basic immunities that as government forces launch a large scale offensive on the i saw held city of tal afar. one of. them here in the russian capital you're watching the international live with me that you hold. a president trump says he has lifted restrictions on u.s. forces fighting terrorist groups in afghanistan and in law awaited speech he said there's no deadline for withdrawal and that any change in troop numbers will be kept secret we will also expand authority for american armed forces to target the terrorist and criminal networks we will not talk about numbers of troops or our plans for further military activities it's been sixteen years that u.s. presidents have been trying to bring the war in afghanistan to a close. has been taking a look at how different trumps new strategy is compared to his previous s's. president trump has announced his long awaited new afghanistan master plan saying that the u.s. strategy under his leadership will change dramatically however the policy he outlined seems like more of the same with promises to fight against terrorism in the country obliterati

the tal afar offensive began only last weekend. today, iraqi forces raised their flag over what's left of the citadel in the center of the city, and said only 5% of the city remains in isis hands. president trump's decision to pardon convicted, former arizona sheriff joe arpaio is oving as controversial as the sheriff himself. the 85-year-old arpaio defied a federal judge's order to stop detaining latinos on the suspicion they were illegal immigrants, without any evidence. he was facing a maximum six- month jail term for criminal contempt. until he was voted out of office last year, arpaio spent 24 years as the sheriff of maricopa county, which includes phoenix. his national reputation centered on his steadfast campaign to arrest undocumented immigrants. for years, arpaio's critics said his deputies racially profiled latinos, and eventually the justice department proved it in court. arpaio also jailed some people in his jurisdiction convicted of crimes in an outdoor, desert tent city and made them work in chain gangs. he once boast

our correspondent hanan razek has been to the liberated centre of tal afar, and sent this report. and the remains left behind by the so—called islamic state. here at the heart of tal afar city, you can see the iraqi flag is now on top of the castle, which was bombed by is back in 2014. seeing the flag here means that this part of town has been recaptured by security forces. a victory, to many, has come earlier than expected. fighting is here has been easier than expected. many of the fighters fled before the military operation started. as for civilians, there is no trace of them. translation: most of the civilians have fled. the local terrorists have fled as well. foreign fighters managed to send their families out towards the mountains but they stayed inside to fight. most of the fighters here were foreigners from former soviet union countries and from south—east asia. after the smooth advancing for the iraqi forces so far, the military operation may be over soon, but there is another controversial battle ahead for this town that was once home for minority ethnic groups like turk

reports say the flow of refugees coming from the city of tal afar are only going to get worse. do you believe that there's enough aid on the ground to help these people because the information that's been coming out is that the aid is there the camps the appalling conditions. i think again as we speak i mean the defense secretary mattis is visiting iraq and jordan there is conflict the problem with tal afar is that you've got the shia militias as well as the iraqi government there is a conflict between the peshmerga north because there are two different forces attacking telephone and there's a politicize ation of aid the different groups do not want to share aid and it's a fragmented force that's fighting isis it's not one unified force there's one coming from the peshmerga as i said from the kurdish north the turks are involved as well and so is the iraqi government and that's creating confusion on the ground for the refugees leaving as well as distribution is it likely telephone will suffer the same fate as mosul that end up a city in ruins. could unfortunately as we saw mont