it's very it's been very difficult for us to into west mosul but it needs to be clear that the situation in east mosul and west mosul differs dramatically ninety percent of the population has returned to east mosul and life there has certainly did reached a degree of normality however what you have seen in the footage is that it's a completely different story in waste mosul the devastation is almost complete and it's been very hard for us to return as well as the population we have managed to rehabilitate a water plant that's providing water to one hundred thousand people but we're struggling with the same issues that these people are struggling with we're trying to. provide education and waste most all but one principal came to us and asked us to remove dead bodies from his school before we could do that and there are also unexploded order forms and ordinances throughout the city it's making it very difficult for us to melanie why is it like that you described a stark difference between west and east why is there that difference. it's the nature of the city mosul is an old middle easter

provide education in west mosul but one principal came to us and asked us to remove dead bodies from his school before we could do that and there are also unexploded or bombs an ordinance is throughout the city that's making it very difficult for us there is still camps for people outside mosul and the longer those people there the more we provide them with is the camp that we manage for twenty five thousand people around thirty kilometers from the city and we're provided these people with blankets heaters we're setting up schools there's a market in these camps we're trying to make life as manageable in these camps as we can for them because obviously again by the footage in the photographs and stories they can't return to the city immediately and it may in fact be many more months before they can. in other news this morning the un is facing having nearly three hundred million dollars less in its pockets over the next couple of years and the u.s. ambassador nikki haley didn't mince her words either over the reasons why the budget is being cut. the inefficiency and overspending of th

what became isys, al qaeda in iraq under al-baghdadi was a little more than a terrorist band in west mosul. two years later, it was controlling one third of syria and iraq. 9 million people with an army of 35,000. not entirely, because governance is always like we said a huge issue. the bad governance was encouraged and exacerbated by iran's decisions and the decisions of people who were being advised and supported by a ran and iraq and of course, assad in syria. -- currently they are not being ruled by sunni arab leaders. they being built by people who, in a case of syria take orders from iran and in the case of iraq, may or may not will under iran's influence. and if those people are not protected by the international system that we have talked about here, they're going to turn again, to terrorist forces and will have this same problem all over again. give a general consensus on this, then the question is, including why it is important that ambassador eric edelman talked about, what to do about it? but before we get to what to do about it, or at least my views, let's take a look at why h

in -- june of 2012, what became isis al qaeda an iraq was little more than a terrorist band in west mosul two years later controlling a third of syria and a iraq. 9 million people with an army of 35,000. not entirely because governance is a huge issue but bad governance exasperated by iran's decisions and the decisions of people who were being advised and supported by iran molky in iraq and ahmad in syria and this back and forth there are 20 to 25 million between baghdad and damascus, countrily ruled by people who in the case of syria take orders from iran in case of iraq may or may not fall under iran's influence and if those people are not protected by the -- international system that we've talked about about here, they're going to turn again, to terrorist forces with same problem all over again. given the general i think consensus on this, then question is, why are it has important and what he talked about, what to do about it but before we get to what to do about it or at least my view -- why haven't we figured this out? while i have a lot of problems with the obama administrations ac

what became isis, al qaeda in iraq under al baghdadi, was little more than a terrorist band in west mosul. two years later it was controlling a third of syria and iraq, nine million people with an army of 35,000. not entirely, because governance is always, as ryan crocker said, a huge issue, but bad governance was promulgated, encouraged and exacerbated by iran's decisions and the decisions of people who were being advised and supported by iran, maliki in iraq and of course assad in syria. this back and forth -- there are 20 to 25 million sunni arabs between baghdad and damascus. currently they're not being ruled by sunni arab leaders. they're being ruled by people who in the case of syria take orders from iran, in the case of iraq may or may not fall under iran's influence. and if thoese people are not protected by the international system that we've talked about here, they're going to turn, again, to terrorist forces and we'll have this same problem all over again. given the general, i think, consensus on this, then the question is, including why it is important that ambassador edelman

the towns that have been occupied, fought over and destroyed by isis in the north and the west of that country. mosul, the main city that saw so much damage, they're saying they could use the $100 billion themselves. the hitch is, the trump administration is saying that it won't pony up anything near to what is needed towards that figure. iraq is hoping the rich gulf neighbors will get involved. the u.n. is involved in repairing some of the structure. we've seen the damage up close. it's horrific and monumental. in the words recently of secretary of state rex tillerson, the u.s. is no longer in the nation building business. in this case, rebuilding. back to you. >> rick: the video is ridiculous. horrific is the word that came to my mind. thank you for that report. russian president vladimir putin says an explosion at a supermarket in russia was a terrorist attack. police say at least 13 people were hurt. it happened last night in putin's hometown, st. petersburg. police say someone set off a device with shrapnel. no group has claimed responsibility. but didn't say why investigators are calling it ter

mosul. they've been given the job of taking isis-held towns and countryside west of the city. it's 7:00 a.m. the unit is about to advance to a town which the militia has just recaptured. commander saady kadoom is watching the morning news, which is about isis atrocities. >> navai: although many badr units have been accused of mistreating sunnis, commander kadoom says he and his men are fighting isis, not iraq's sunni civilians. >> navai: the iraqi army is stretched thin around mosul. they're relying on the militias to secure some of the towns won back from isis. this is a sunni village. most of the residents are no longer here. i'm told they've been rounded up for security screening. the guys are now moving on from this town, and they're now going to the next town. this is what they do every few days. they advance and they take territory from isis. and what they leave behind is lots of graffiti. and now there's a shia flag flying from the sunni mosque here. (arabic song playing on radio) >> navai: the guys are actually listening to isis radio. they love to listen to it, becaus

west of the tigris the tangled deborah of war has barely been. this all that remains of the old commercial center the reconstruction of mosul's buildings and its people's confidence will take many years but to be philip's al-jazeera. the u.s. decision to recognize israel's capital is being debated around the world the city is holy for people from three faiths but at the core of the issue is. an occupation that shows no signs of ending so how do you reconcile the conflict without disrupting the right to worship for all expect a historian best known for his fame work the atlas of palestine jerusalem is palestinian longer than london is. is muslim and christian population have been living there for thousands of years they have no theory that they have been there long time ago and now they are returning they have never left jerusalem and they were absolute majority of population until recently when the colonial jewish european settlement started in palestine they had no legal basis whatsoever for israel to occupy or to declare sovereignty on jerusalem there is a natural right for anybody from any faith muslim christian and jew to live there and worship pea

but all these streets west of the tigris the tangled deborah of war has barely moved this all that remains of the old commercial center the reconstruction of mosul's buildings and its people's confidence will take many years but to be philip's al-jazeera. still ahead on al-jazeera the heroes of one tradition to two men who risked their lives to bring truckloads of supplies to. the north sea in london with solutions group t.v. news reports to carry out the most delicate operation. it could be taught to. women . hello and welcome back across the levant and western parts of asia it's all quite intense and on wednesday we've seen the snow clearing away there are marty will get up to freezing elsewhere fine around the caspian sea term it's about eleven degrees finer on the eastern side of mediterranean with variable amounts of cloud as we head into thursday we've got a southerly flow so temperatures gerry not too bad here twenty one in beirut heading into the arabian peninsula it's thirty one woman off from mecca with thirty three degrees as an ice storm cooler here in doha as a front just clears through so twenty two hours a mix with but the winds pic

but on the streets west of the tigris the tangled debris of war has barely been moved this all that remains of the old commercial center the reconstruction of mosul's buildings and its people's confidence will take many years barnaby phillips al-jazeera. an israeli court has extended the tension of a palestinian teenager her mother and cousin they were arrested a week ago after this video was posted online it shows a sixteen year old the head of the mean pushing and hitting an israeli soldier the incident reportedly happened after her relative was shot in the face by israeli forces and critically injured i had as appeared in several of the videos that challenging israeli soldiers. you know hospitals in gaza have been forced to cancel operations after cleaners went on strike over delayed salary payments the health ministry says planned surgeries cannot go ahead as operating theatres aren't ready the cleaning staff are demanding overdue you pay from the palestinian health ministry which is run by the national consensus government they say they haven't received wages for several months. a to z. an official says the united arab emirates has intelligenc

but all these streets west of the tigris the tangled deborah of war has barely been moved this all that remains of the old commercial center the reconstruction of mosul's buildings and its people's confidence will take many years but to be philip's al-jazeera. officials in yemen are blaming the saudi led coalition for an airstrike in a crowded market that's killed at least twenty five people including several children more than thirty others were wounded in the attack on the western province of titan's rights groups have accused the coalition of bombing civilian gatherings across yemen since the start of its air campaign against the rebels in march twenty fifteen an israeli court has extended the detention of a palestinian teenager her mother and her cousin they would have arrested this week ago after this video was posted online it shows sixteen year old ahmed al tell me pushing and hitting an israeli soldier the incident reportedly happened after a relative of the family was shot in the face by israeli forces and critically injured the teenagers appeared in several other videos challenging israeli soldiers . the u.s. decision to recognize jerusalem a

but all the streets west of the tigris the tangled debris of war has barely been moved this all that remains of the old commercial center the reconstruction of mosul's buildings and its people's confidence will take many years barnaby phillips al-jazeera. eight people have been injured in a suicide attack in northern nigeria just outside the city of my degree a female suicide bomber struck a day after the military stopped them attacked by suspected boko haram fighters in the same area at least four people died in that attack. and israeli court has extended the detention of a palestinian teenager her mother and cousin they were arrested a week ago after this video was posted online it shows a sixteen year old that had alchemy me pushing and hitting an israeli soldier the incident reportedly happened after her relative was shot in the face by israeli forces and critically injured i head appeared on several other videos challenging israeli soldiers well the u.s. decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital has caused outrage around the world palestinians are demanding that countries downgrade their embassies in israel in response they've now rec

but all these streets west of the tigris the tangled deborah of war has barely moved this all that remains of the old commercial center the reconstruction of mosul's buildings and its people's confidence will take many years but to be philip's al-jazeera. hospitals in gaza have been forced to cancel operations because cleaners have gone on strike over delayed salary payments the health ministry says plan surgeries can't go ahead because operating theatres are already cleaning staff are demanding overdue you paid from the palestinian health ministry which is run by the national consensus government they say they haven't received wages for several months and they've been speaking about the impact it's having on them and their families. and i say. i came here today because i have not been paid for the past four months striking because they're just not paying us and we're struggling i need my salary so i can take care of my family there are ten people in my family and they all need to eat and they have other expenses too i need eleven u.s. dollars a day for them but now there are times we go to bed without even eating a little. amount of work and we h

but all the streets west of the tigris the tangled debris of war has barely been moved this all that remains of the old commercial center the reconstruction of mosul's buildings and its people's confidence will take many years barnaby phillips al-jazeera. an israeli court has extended the detention of a palestinian teenager her mother and cousin they were arrested a week ago after this video was posted online it shows sixteen year old. me pushing and hitting an israeli soldier the incident reportedly happened after her relative was shot in the face by israeli forces and critically injured i head has appeared in several other videos challenging israeli soldiers. well the u.s. this isn't to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital has been criticized across the world palestinians are demanding the country's downgrade their embassies to israel in response they've now received support from one of their strongest allies south africa's ruling a.n.c. party tanya page reports the african national congress as decision was unanimous to immediately and unconditionally downgrade south africa's embassy in jerusalem to a mere liaison office it's an important show

but all the streets west of the tigris the tangled deborah of war has barely been moved this all that remains of the old commercial center the reconstruction of mosul's buildings and its people's confidence will take many years but to be phillips al jazeera. it's been ten years since pakistan's first and only female prime minister was assassinated benazir bhutto was at a campaign rally when she was shot and then killed after a suicide bomber detonated explosives reports. tens of thousands of people are coming from across pakistan and from the religious gadkari to cross the province of st it had always been the stronghold of the bordeaux family get on people's party the provincial government and today of course they will be commemorating the tenth anniversary of been a good board over the very large gathering we have seen tens of thousands of people coming. out. also the party leaders will be a great thing a large rally just months before general election are due to take place it will also be a show of strength by the party but it will be important to be aware that the party is still very popular across the country there is no denying the fact that be

but all these streets west of the tigris the tangled debris of war has barely be moved this all that remains of the old commercial center the reconstruction of mosul's buildings and its people's confidence will take many years bobbie phillips al-jazeera. so to come on this news hour an earthquake in south korea shakes confidence in the future of nuclear energy . stroll us in seattle. plastic waste and encouraging recycling and in sports are new for. santa will be here with that story later in the program . hello again across western parts of asia we've got a massive cloud which is gradually clearing away towards the east so it's look at the forecast dry conditions across much of this region fine in kabul in afghanistan the highs of twelve and it's all looking fine around the caspian sea the eastern side of the mediterranean still a fair amount of cloud but the winds from the south so temperatures not too bad if i should reach twenty degrees in beirut on thursday here in the arabian peninsula has been a weak front pushing down from the north and temperatures really just twenty one in rio so rosalee cool nighttime temperatures quite low doha twenty th