let me show you west mosul now a wasteland the city for intents and purposes has been erased and there is little or nothing left so it's no surprise people don't want to return and they would rather live in tents. on one issue i was really excited to return to my home and see it now when i see it in this state i wish i'd never come back. and i feel completely destroyed i don't feel like coming back to this home i've lost all hope of living here after seeing all this devastation. this was iraq's second largest city founded thousands of years ago and it's been a pillar of religion architecture and culture ever since its reconstruction will never be the same if it even happens and its population will be massively diminished official sources the iraqis and the u.s. have all vastly understated the sheer volume of civilian suffering and death a thousand they said investigative journalists put the figure around ten thousand a senior health chief in mosul who didn't want to be filmed told us the number is much higher. than this book alone contains the names of seven thousand victims i have fou

let me show you west mosul now a wasteland the city for all intents and purposes has been a raced there is little or nothing left so it's no surprise people don't want to return they would rather live in tents on one issue and i was really excited to return to my home and see it when i see it illustrates i wish i'd never come by. completely destroyed i don't feel like coming back to this home i have lost all hope of living here after seeing all this devastation. this was iraq's second largest city founded thousands of years ago and it's been a pillar of religion architecture culture ever since its reconstruction will never be the same if it even happens and its population will be massively diminished official sources rocky's the us of all vastly understated the sheer volume of civilian suffering and death a thousand they said investigative journalists put the figure around ten thousand senior health chief in mosul who didn't want to be filmed told us the number is much higher. than this book alone contains the names of seven thousand victims i have four or five of these every day we got

let me show you what west mosul looks like now a wasteland the city for all intents and purposes has been erased there is little or nothing left so it's no surprise people don't want to return they would rather live in shantytowns and tents oh melissa i was really excited to return to my home and see it when i see it.

let me show you what west mosul looks like now a wasteland the city for all intents and purposes has been erased there is little or nothing left so it's no surprise people don't want to return they would rather live in shantytowns and tents on one issue i was really excited to return to my home and see it now when i see it in list states i wish i had never come by. and i feel completely destroyed i don't feel like coming back to this home i've lost all hope of living here after seeing all this devastation. this was iraq's second largest city founded thousands of years ago and it's been a pillar of religion architecture culture ever since its reconstruction will never be the same if it even happens and its population will be massively diminished official sources the iraqis the us of all vastly underestimated the sheer volume of civilian suffering and death a thousand they said investigative journalists put the figure around ten thousand a senior health chief in mosul who didn't want to be filmed told us the number is much higher. this book alone contains the names of seven thousand de

said me show you west mosul now a waste. and the city for all intents and purposes has been erased and there's little or nothing left so it's no surprise people don't want to return they would rather live in tents own one issue i was really excited to return to my home and see it now when i see it in this state i wish i'd never come back but this was iraq's second largest city founded thousands of years ago and it's been a pillar of religion architecture and culture ever since its reconstruction will never be the same if it even happens and its population will be massively diminished official sources the iraqis and the u.s. have all vastly understated the sheer volume of civilians suffer.

had me show you west mosul now a wasteland the city for intents and purposes has been erased and there is little or nothing left so it's no surprise people don't want to return and they would rather live in tents oh and.

let me show you west mosul now a waste. the city for all intents and purposes has been erased and there's little or nothing left so it's no surprise people don't want to return they would rather live in tents on one issue i was really excited to return to my home and see it now when i see it illustrates i wish i'd never come back this was iraq's second largest city founded thousands of years ago and it's been a pillar of religion architecture and culture ever since its reconstruction will never be the same if it even happens and its population will be massively diminished official sources the iraqis and the u.s. have all vastly understated the sheer volume of civilian suffering and death a thousand they said investigative journalists put the figure around ten thousand senior health chief in mosul who didn't want to be filmed told us the number is much higher. this book alone contains the names of seven thousand dead victims i have four or five of these with every day we got two or three more bodies victims of new explosions

let me show you west mosul now a waste. the city for all intents and purposes has been erased and there's little or nothing left so it's no surprise people don't want to return they would rather live in tents on one issue i was really excited to return to my home and see it now when i see it illustrates i wish i'd never come back this was iraq's second largest city founded thousands of years ago and it's been a pillar of religion architecture and culture ever since its reconstruction will never be the same if it even happens and its population will be massively diminished.

let me show you west mosul now a wasteland the city for intents and purposes has been erased there is little or nothing left so it's no surprise people don't want to return and they would.

let me show you west mosul now a wasteland the city for intents and purposes has been erased and there is little or nothing left so it's no surprise people don't want to return. they would rather live in tents oh my gosh i was really excited to return to my home and see it now when i see it in this state i wish i'd never come back a third hand i feel completely destroyed i don't feel like coming back to this home i've lost all hope of living here after seeing all this devastation. this was.

many of them are laced with bombs in your ball seen the pictures of west mosul destroyed, 60 neighborhoods of mosul have been destroyed and there is a combination that isis didn't work by planting bombs in everything from buildings to baby cribs but there is also unexploited by the coalition that represent a very severe hazard not only because it is on exploding but because those bombs actually cracked the water pipes of the mosul city system so they have very severe info structure damage as a result of the coalition effort to help support the military campaign. i also one action taken that i bears calling out is the us-led coalition also bombed the super grid of mosul in the province on the upside of the campaign and that force is critical to bring back online to fully supply we supply electricity. we talked to the engineers and they had a very completed project of restoring all the power stations from the local level out to that super grid. it's not an easy task and for those of us in the early years we remember with federal petronius in the power plants in baghdad that these are massive

let me show you west mosul now a wasteland the city for all intents and purposes has been erased and there's little or nothing left so it's no surprise people don't want to return and they would rather live in tents on one issue i was really excited to return to my home and see it now when i see it in this state i wish i'd never come back but this was iraq's second largest city founded thousands of years ago and it's been a pillar of religion architecture and culture ever since its reconstruction will never be the same if it even happens and its population will be massively diminished official sources the iraqis and the u.s. have all vastly understated the sheer volume of civilian suffering and death a thousand they said investigative journalists put the figure around ten thousand senior health chief in mosul who didn't want to be filmed told us the number is much higher. this book alone contains the names of seven thousand victims i have to fight with every day we've got two or three more bodies victims of munich and oh yeah it will take tens of billions of dollars to rebuild mosul

let me show you west mosul now a wasteland the city for all intents and purposes has been erased and there's little or nothing left so it's no surprise people don't want to return and they would rather live in tents on one issue i was really excited to return to my home and see it now when i see it in this state i wish i'd never come back this was iraq's second largest city founded thousands of years ago and it's been a pillar of religion architecture and culture ever since its reconstruction will never be the same if it even happens and its population will be massively diminished official sources the iraqis in the us have all three understated the sheer volume of civilians suffering and death a thousand they said investigative journalists put the figure around ten thousand a senior health chief in mosul who didn't want to be filmed told us the number is much higher. this book alone contains the names of seven thousand dead victims i have four or five of these every day we got two or three more bodies victims of new explosions it will take tens of billions of dollars to rebuild mosul

let me show you west mosul now a wasteland the city for all intents and purposes has been erased and there's little or nothing left so it's no surprise people don't want to return and they would rather live in tents on one issue i was really excited to return to my home and see it now when i see it in this state i wish i'd never come back. and i feel completely destroyed i don't feel like coming back to this home i've lost all hope of living here after seeing all this devastation. this was iraq's second largest city founded thousands of years ago and it's been a pillar of religion architecture and culture ever since its reconstruction will never be the same if it even happens and its population will be massively diminished official sources the iraqis and the u.s. have all vasili understated the sheer volume of civilian suffering and death a thousand they said investigative journalists put the figure around ten thousand a senior health chief in mosul who didn't want to be filmed told us the number is much higher. this book alone contains the names of seven thousand dead victims i have

let me show you west mosul now a wasteland the city for intents and purposes has been erased and there is little or nothing left so it's.

let me show you west mosul now a wasteland the city for all intents and purposes has been erased there is little or nothing left so it's no surprise people don't want to return and they would rather live in tents on one issue i was really excited to return to my home and see it now when i see it in this state i wish i'd never come back and this was iraq's second largest city founded thousands of years ago and it's been a pillar of religion architecture and culture ever since its reconstruction will never be the same if it even happens and its population will be massively diminished official sources the iraqis and the u.s. have all vastly understated the sheer volume of civilian suffering and death a thousand they said investigative journalists put the figure around ten thousand senior health chief in mosul who didn't want to be filmed told us the number is much higher. this book alone contains the names of seven thousand and i have five of these every day we go two or three more victims of music and. it will take tens of billions of dollars to rebuild mosul alone and there is a more pr

let me show you west mosul now a wasteland the city for all intents and purposes has been erased and there's little or nothing left so it's no surprise people don't want to return and they would rather live in tents on one issue i was really excited to return to my home and see it now when i see it illustrates i wish i'd never come back this was iraq's second largest city founded thousands of years ago and it's been a pillar of religion architecture and culture ever since its reconstruction will never be the same if it even happens and its population will be massively diminished official sources the iraqis and the u.s. have all vastly understated the sheer volume of civilian suffering and death a thousand they said investigative journalists put the figure around ten thousand senior health chief in mosul who didn't want to be filmed told us the number is much higher. this book alone contains the names of seven thousand victims i have four or five of these every day we got two or three more bodies victims of new explosions it will take tens of billions of dollars to rebuild mosul alone

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as the federal police gets replaced in mosul on the west side an the iraqi army comes in, it's important to know it's the 15th and 16th iraqi army divisions that were recruited. this training in iraqi security force was one of the reasons we didn't stand up a brand-new second iraqi army division, third raem army division or fourth iraqi army division when they fell. that call could have been easily been made. we didn't have to retrain these -- we didn't have to train an army and put them in, we simply had to do a call for action. say, hey, the 30,000 sunnis and kurds that were kicked out of the iraqi military by mall la chi because you didn't serve a political party or agenda show up at the air base and let's replenish the third and fourth. to would have been better to go in with a division that nots area. it would have been better to go into mosul with the second army division that knows the area. again, it's comprised of local military members that know the neighborhoods, know the streets, know the travel shapes. the iraqi security forces, i would have to say one of the most important

have long accused them of double standards particularly after the west's muted response to the campaign to liberate the iraqi city of mosul from islamic state which also had a devastating impact on civilians. by the escalation and strikes me humanitarian disaster systematic targeting of civilians this is how on our ongoing slaughter of trap civilians it's about the case of the syrian government as well and we cool because including russia to make sure that this violence stops. in iraq and in syria people are much more accepting that because it's clear their city being liberated they understand what they were suffering civilians will get caught in the crossfire civilians will get hurt civilians will get killed if you want to liberate your towns and cities it comes at a price and avoidable part of war and commanders have to press on despite their responsibility for civilian casualties in iraq and syria lies with isis the good guys and munitions people on the battlefield the different political commentator john white says the western powers. misrepresentation of the situation on the ground and good will only add to the suffe

fair amount of snow yet more snow for us there's been plenty recently yet mosul to come as we head through monday as well in the west though is generally quad to hit zero in beijing. from satellite technology to three d. printing and recycled waste to solar powered classrooms africa is transforming young innovators are propelling change building communities creating employment and solving problems they're challenging systems and shaping new ones it's about creative thinkers shaping their continents future innovate africa at this time on al-jazeera. welcome back with al-jazeera recap of the headlines a russian fighter jet has been shot down an ellipse province with the pilot killed in a ground fight russian planes have been targeting rebel fighters alongside syrian government troops with more than thirty five has killed strikes on saturday alone. it's least prime minister has condemned a drive by shooting spree targeting african immigrants warning hatred and violence will not be allowed to divide people tak happened in the central italian town of much iraq. and thousands of nationalist protesters in corsica's capital

others of long accused them of double standards particularly the west's muted response to the campaign to liberate the iraqi city of mosul from islamic state which also had a devastating impact on civilians to. by the escalation of strikes and humanitarian disaster systematic targeting of civilians this is how ongoing slaughter of trap civilians it's about the practice of the syrian government as well and we call on this including russia to make sure that this violence stops. in iraq and in syria people are much more accepting that because it creates their city being liberated they understand what they were suffering civilians will get caught in the crossfire civilians will get hurt civilians will get killed if you want to liberate your towns and cities it comes at a price and avoidable part of war and commanders have to press on despite that responsibility for civilian casualties in iraq and syria lies with isis we are the good guys and munition people on the battlefield with different political analysts white told us the western powers misrepresentation of the situation on the ground and go to will only add to the suff

west. downwards we want our. family. oh my god oh my. god. looks at the devastation and suffering in the iraqi city of mosul seven months after it was liberated from islamic state. the infamous trial of dosia describing alleged collusion with russia it's the headlines again a senior republicans accuse the clintons of feeding information to the former spiking wrote the report. and russia mourns the loss of a pilot who was shot down over serious problems on saturday and does. fighting islam is the militants on the ground. on the stories head to. the top of the hour. bringing you the latest news but now let's cross talk exploring the latest accusations by u.s. republicans i don't feel. lonely and welcome to crossfire or all things considered i'm peter lavelle the memo has come and gone but this controversy is far from over the political bias of the deep state has been revealed and the illegal activities exposed if anyone will be held responsible. crosstalk in the memo i'm joined by my guest mark sloboda he's an international affairs and security analyst we also have victor all of which is a political analyst as well as a leading expert at the ce

west bank settlement. the pentagon has announced a new strategy in iraq in syria following the liberation of islamic states key strongholds. enabled by exhilarated successes following the liberation of mosul the coalition will shift its focus in iraq from enabling combat operations to sustaining military gains against the islamic state of iraq in syria well according to the pentagon operations in iraq when that focus on border control and strengthening the national armed forces r.t. has spoken exclusively to the iraqi officials they believe the u.s. has a responsibility to rebuild the country is rooted city's. remorse in many civilians have been killed in indiscriminate coalition air strikes most or most of those buried under the rubble civilians they call it collateral damage many of these casualties could have been avoided if they did better intelligence the return of refugees usually happens in three stages the first stage is the humanitarian efforts reviews can return when the basic needs are met including food and water the second stage providing public services including health care schools police force and local governments only after this can be rebuilding process happen in the un

west point, graduating in 2003. in on the inside of his new officer's class ring was his favorite bible verse, "i could do all things through christ, who gives me strength." now, a officer in mosul, he noticed a suspicious vehicle to the right, driving slowly with its backside dragging on the ground. a telltale sign of a car bomb. suddenly, there was a bright flash. scott smiley's world went black. he quickly realized the terrifying reality. the blast had left him fully blind and paralyzed on one side. fear soon turned to anger. in time, he would regain the use of his limbs, but his blindness was permanent. bitterness became part of his new reality. however, the love of his wife, family, and friends remained. on a trip to hawaii and in need of an escape, he convinced a friend to take him surfing. to his surprise he was a , natural. surfing turned into skydiving. mountain became climbing. he summitted mount rainier. he would eventually return to active duty, the first lined officer in u.s. history. he retired -- the first blind officer in u.s. history. he retired. he completed the toughest competition in sports, the ironman triathlon. though his world was different, it was not im