it's called the islamic tradition. i think a desire both simply to denigrate the movement. >> of course where there is also in the anti-islamic sentiment and in general to reflect on the islamic state if we acknowledge that it has something to do with islam others were portrayed as the manifestation itself. >> that is a regrettable interpretation to say that it is the only way to be islamic. this points to the conclusion that we can find it by calling them islamic we are saying that it's implied we understand it to be implied if it's the right kind of islamic, then evidently we have a view of islam that is different from the view of christianity or judaism in that it can only be one thing. if we set a group is christian, we wouldn't be implied in that it was the correct version of christianity or the only version of. so i think that we would likely call it crazy christian group, a christian group and leave it to our imagination how diverse it can be. the same thing with the appropriate of the state and we call it the i

the elements of islamism for political islam are very clear. it demands that we have political government according to the laws of sharia or islamic law. those standards are in complete contradiction with the laws of our country. i want to tell you from the trenches that this is a reality that we face in our country. in northern california facebook promotes the page of an organization whose meeting i attended in northern virginia last summer. behind the speaker was a flag for the islamic state. in michigan a man is preaching to advocate for child marriages in the name of islam. in northern virginia and imam just preached that it is okay to cut the of girls because it leads to the ability to keep hypersexuality from expressing itself in the world. what is it that we must do? we must be clear as chairman johnson was saying, we must have moral courage and intellectual courage. we must absolutely separate the reference you do not try this islamism from those who do and in that way the objective that we have to protect muslims and to be able to diff

and if you take islam and you study, there are books on islam. and studies on islam. what it boils down to is idz islam is part religion and spiritual and has a very rich history of spirituality. but it also has a military political component. now there are some muslims who accentuate the spiritual and the religious like your mother holding your hand today and the way your parents raised you who tells you that the way they see the spiritual component of their religion is peaceful. and they wish no one else any harm. and if they engage in evangelization or in dawa that, is only about spreading that peace and goodness and wellness. but there are other groups and that is why we're having this conversation. what we're dealing with is this other group who are taking out of the historical and civilizational context of islam and accentuating the political and the military. now both groups invoke the prophet mohammed, they invoke the koran and scripture. the question is does the prophet mohammed support the muslims, you know, those who accentuate the politics or those who acc

didn't see anti-islamic. think the witnessed were very careful to distinguish that and have been very careful in their verbal testimony to to distinguish between muslims who are practicing their faith peacefully and spiritually as far as political islam. so bending over backwards to make that distinction and hopefully we can agree we're against islamic terrorism that incites and kills. we have four witnesses and all the questions have been directed to mr. leiter, and i appreciate your expertise. >> i'm happy to step out. >> i want you there, bus at i've been watching this i've seen other witnesses jotting down notes so i'd like to afford those witnesses an opportunity to respond based on your notes to basically the questions and answers so far. i'll start with the doctor. >> thank you, senator. in all of this discussion, we haven't talked about the war of ideas. we haven't talked about the fact that the animating force between radical jihaddism is a moral attack on the united states and the west and our cultu

islamists or islamism is a supporting a interpretation of islam that is narrow, rigid, that is strict, that is mostly legalistic. this has modern manifestations throughout the world. there are outward manifestations and groups vary. some of these groups are gateway types, groups to larger and more brutal do groups like aq, al qaeda, and isis. lastly the ideology is again this is sort of the optic point and everyone may have different viewpoints on it. islamists ideology combined with theology creates the modern manifestation of jihadism. this intellectual, social, and practical movement now has preachers and emerging body of islamic literature and movement to justify their legitimate interpretation of islam that should. practiced in some instances as an emerging school of islamic thought or juris prudence. now, what does this mean? let's be clear, there's a clear distinction between conservatism and ultra conservatism and solid jihadism. in many circles, there's a difficulty to distinguish what is in fact conservatism if you allow me, we are finishing up a report and parse out this nu

islamic state. in michigan a man preaching to advocate for child marriages in the name of islam. in northern virginia they just preached it is okay to cut the clitoris of girls because it leads for them to keep hyper sexuality from expressing itself in the world. we must be clear. we must have intellectual courage. we must separate the from those who do. in that way to be able to differentiate from the swath that my faith will be realized. we will protect muslims if we take this strategy of marginalizing the extremists. we must be economied committed defeated fascism and communism. the idealology denies us the right as men and women to sit in a room together as we are sitting today. it denies young girls and calls them doing rous women. it denies a woman like myself to sit in a bakery without being separated and then killed. between us i don't know how many death threats we have faced. we sit before you with our backs to our friends and our enemies because it is our duty. it is our duty to stand up

is not islam? adding -- it is nonsense. guest: i am not sure how to address that, islam is islam. no one would say doesn't. there are different streams and there are moderate to extreme ideologies associated and it is the extreme ideology one worries about. host: let me ask you about u.s.-european relations. what?ate today is guest: i would say the president's trip to europe is the most recent events. hard on the allies about the contributions, the joint defense, and by taking the decisions he took on withdrawal from the paris agreement, he has led the europeans, angela merkel said this last sunday, we have to understand who may not be -- we may not be able to rely on the united states. that sense of mutual support is important for the united states. it is one way we increase our manifest our and leadership in the world. that is a little bit at risk in the present circumstances. it isn't irretrievable. as we face, challenges to get there, over time, europeans have more confidence they can rely on t

to islamic altar. why do these extremists have no regards for their own history? some of the actual jihadists interpret the prosthetic tradition and the karana in a certain way. the interpretation seems to be the actual problem is having different people in the muslim community claiming that it shouldn't be left like in timbuktu. shrine.een a -- as farc tradition as the islamic tradition is concerned, they go back to using the tools in order to basically reach god. you do have different interpretations. it has basically been condemned by the vast majority of scholars around the world. >> a lot of monuments of been destroyed and a lot of lives have then lost -- have been lost. as the caliphate is destroyed in iraq and syria, what will happen to this ideology? basically on the run in iraq. 40%, and the leader of the mosque was destroyed. and the government basically declared the end of the caliphate. it is the beginning of a new islamic caliphate. this is a game changer. it is a difficult point. is the s

i don't need to talk to about the difference between islam and those who would use the name of islam for their nefarious acts. today's conversation very provocatively was introduced as civil society is being called on to act as the first line of defense against violent ideologies. i want to tell you, and my brief of four or five minutes, a little bit about my thinking about where we are at this sobering moment in time. i really believe, as i think about where we began this government in 2007, when we actually began to look at how to counter the ideology of extremist groups, that is ten years ago. today in 2017, i want to say we need to go back to the basics. that is my first point. what we knew than is actually true now. local solutions are the answer, credible influencers can make a difference and the government has a very limited role in terms of what it can do. we know we need to build networks of like-minded thinkers around the world and keep up with the technology going forward so we are saturating the marketplace with counter ideas and alternative ideas from those of the bad gu

and in iraq, islamic state fighters destroy a historic mosul mosque. the iraqi prime minister says it's a declaration of defeat by the militants. the us congress gets to see the new draft bill on healthcare but four republican senators say they may not support the plan to replace obamacare. who wants to be a king or queen? no—one according to prince harry in a candid interview with a us magazine. in syria there's a new offensive under way to gain control of raqqa, the city which so—called islamic state regards as the capital of its declared caliphate. in the past few days fighting has intensified between is and the syrian democratic forces which are backed by the us. our correspondent gabriel gatehouse and cameraman fred scott are with the sdf on the frontline and sent this exclusive report. this has been a long and brutal road. we're inside raqqa now, driving to the centre with the syrian democratic forces, the sdf, a coalition of kurds and arabs. they've onlyjust retaken this street off fighters that call themselves islamic state. here is is ofte

>> i came to islam later. back in the day when i was in school in high school, it was cool to be a muslim, back in the late '80s. like public enemy, it was cool being muslim back then, so really it was hip hop that was my gateway into islam for real. >> it was also around, like, the spike lee's moalcolm x with denzel, it popularized islam -- >> we were rocking the malcolm x baseball cap. >> i had a shirt. i think it was a bootlegged "x" shirt, got it from the street. >> that was the pop culture icons of black america or muslims. there's more african-american muslims in america than others. >> in fact, today, 63% of america's arab population is christian. with the largest demographic being catholic. i want to make sure everybody hears that. 63% of arabs in america are christian. so stop assuming you can leave your co-worker, ahmed, off your christmas card list. >> some have the biggest cross. >> they make sure they're -- >> they don't want to be confused. >> got crosses like rappers. >> minus the ice. >> what d

and if there is a real difference between the term islamic and islam is red one refers to a religion and its principles and another is an ideology that compose above and beyond that's been used for various purposes but i think that maybe sometimes even a better term is one that euro poll used in its latest set, urban situation and trend report which came out online.i strongly recommend you take a look at it and that is behind us terrorism. and the numbers are quite startling. member states supported 142 victims died in terrorist attacks. we hundred 79 were injured . in 2016 a total of 142 failed oil and completed attacks were reported and then as a subset of that four 135 of these tax seen what they described as jihadist attacks , 718 arrests were made in the context of jihadist terrorism. >> i think we need to take a step back as we are looking, this is good news at the beginning of the end of the islamic state on the ground in iraq and maybe in syria and recognize that that's good but that doesn't mean the threat from the islamic state is over or as you heard already, it is only fr

documentary voiceover: the group display the black flag of islam. khuram butt, featured in a channel 4 documentary last year on radical islamists in britain. its title — thejihadis next door. so how was he able to go on to kill until counterterrorism officers shot him dead? police have tonight confirmed the names of two of the attackers. khuram butt, a 27—year—old from a british—pakistani family. he lived in barking in east london and was married with two children including a young baby. in the last few years, he worked for kentucky fried chicken and was a customer service advisor at transport for london. less is known about rachid redouane. police and security services say he was unknown to them before the attack but is understood to be 30 years old, claiming to have a libyan or moroccan background. until last year, he lived in dublin with a scottish partner, but according to irish prime minister enda kenny, was not known to the security services. there are a small number of people in ireland who are being monitored and observed in respect

they are adhering to radical islam. this is the only party that proposes to immediately expel foreigners that can be radicalized. we can't show any weakness in front of islam that is weakening our identity. >> this is the wrong way to take the country forward. >> we are pro-europeans, we want to open our borders even more. limiting immigration doesn't make sense. the national is missing the point. you need one or two people to prepare an attack. they could be foreigners or french people, how could citizens stop them? >> they are hoping their vision of inclusion will win the day in the election. >> it is a reminder of that top story we're following for you, several arab states have severed diplomatic ties with qatar. several of them cutting off all air, land and sea links. they are accusing qatar of supporting terrorism in the region. they deny that charge. after a short break, we will be back to take you through the day, see them. -- see you then. ♪ [theme music] ♪ [theme music] >>>ernabel demillo: welcome to asian

others say this is inherent, this is also an error, islam is to ideology to islam as communism is to socialism, it takes a nobel ideal. and is ram, it a noble faith that sustains and inspires billions to act of charity. what islamism does it turns that generosity into recent -- resentment. islamism saying that it is a responsibility of musliming to create an islamic state with very, very strict sharia law, and to fight against those who are unbelievers to advance that goal. creation of an islamic state whether the caliphate that straddles syria and iraq or something more ambitious. is what drove islamism, bin laden, and al-baghdadi, it is futile to think they are driven by distaste for a president or foreign policy, they are driven by a dark hatred of the west, liberalism, christianity and juda implement the waism,. peoplmuslim brotherhood we needo study their writing. counter the organization that operate in their name. steve: you mentioned a few of people who were driving this. ideology, let's umpac unpack thw long has this force, around? is there a points, where you can say this p

fight between the islamic republic and isis is indeed sectarian, the islamic state doesn't have family support within iran, as you said. but iran is multiethnic, multireligious society and it does have a sunni population of its own. the sunni population has populations near the pakistani haser he dashed border that -- near the pakistani border -- in the kurdish areas in the northwest part of iran as well, there has been a history of violence and a lot of economic grievances and political grievances that could easily be capitalized on, and i think have been, but groups such as isis. effectwhat is the likely on public opinion, there is involvement in syria in its fight against the islamic state group. might this have an impact on public support for that? >> public support has been whining to a certain degree, just because of the high degree of iranian loss of life and involvement in that conflict. to this event is likely fortify iran's commitment at the state level and probably also to generate quite a degree of unity among the people as well. although it the same time, i can imagine tha

islam is islam. there are different extremes of islam and there are moderate to extreme ideologies associated with it. obviously it is the extreme ideology that one worries about. u.s. europeane of relationships under this president is what? guest: i would say that the president's trip to europe is the most recent event. by being rather hard on the allies about their contributions to the joint defense and by taking the decision he took on the withdrawal from the paris agreement, he has learned the -- let the europeans -- angela merkel said this last sunday, we have to understand that we may not be able to totally rely on the united states and that send -- sense of mutual obligation and support is really important to the united states. it is one way we increase our effectiveness and manifest our leadership in the world. that's a little bit at risk in the present circumstances. it is not irretrievable. it may be that as we face, challenges together, europeans have more confidence that they can rely on

actually, i am not saying anything negative about islam, but islamism. it is that which breeds these people who hate us which breeds these people who hate us and want to kill us, right? we have to do something about it. what should we do? islamism is not welcome in britain. we will no longer turn a blind eye to it. i was glad to hear theresa may finally say enoughis glad to hear theresa may finally say enough is enough. we cannot allow this to continue. we have to cut this to continue. we have to cut this out. that means more police on the streets. it means... radicalisation is rife within prisons. it means putting more prisons. it means putting more prison officers, 7000 more prison officers, 4000 more border guards. we have to make sure i wrote people are safe. in the comment from the man in the middle. —— our own people. the integration policy. you mentioned we are at the point where six perpetrator gangs are grooming young girls. all of these young girls and all of these grooming gangs, they are almost always from a particular section of the comm

it has everything to do with radical islamic terror. what happened in london was sad and horrific and tragic but it's becoming the norm. how many people have to die this before those on the left will acknowledge the root of the problem. seven dead in london. forty-nine dead in orlando. thirty dead in france, paris, i could go on and on. >> with the president saying we need to stop with the pc stuff, what you think he's referring too. >> i'm not really sure. >> how can you not been sure. political correctness is literally killing us. >> i am oh liberal person and i fully acknowledge this is a problem of islamic terror. >> you heard it here first. president trump announcing this week he is pulling the united states out of the paris climate accord. that is a deal with other countries to come back but america was putting much of the bill, losing jobs and getting very little in return. if you listen to the liberal media it will lead to human extensions. >> on a sunny day in the rose garden, what could be defined and construed as a dark speec

he managed to islamized society but he hasn't really, he hasn't tried to islamized the state. that's why, especially, i always argue that turkish islam is somewhat different than middle eastern islam is a in the region of other parts of the region. again, that has something to do with the tradition that i talked about. when he came to power, he became part of the democracy and he became a part of the culture. he didn't try to islamized the state institutions itself. the islam literature, in turkey for instance, makes reference to concepts like soraya law that often. that tells me something about the turkish islam psyche. i think if there is no respect they are. when we say that the problem is not don' erdogan it's his authoritarianism. i don't think it will be a problem. again, his whole project is the revolved around raising the pious generation and turning the turkish society into a more religious society and that he has manage that. but of course, we need a political site is to do more research on this global phenomenon and the rise of religiosity. maybe turkey is not an ex

if islamic state defeated in mosul, what would happen next in mosul? there will be a power vacuum, will there? this is the biggest issue for me and many folks and the question is who governs the spaces and how you prevent 2.0 from coming back. many groups are trying to play government in these areas. remember, most of these areas are decimated, so there are many variables here and it is a very fragile defeat. this is an important opportunity for the international committee to it assist, at least the iraqi government, informing the institutions and local government structures to prevent isis from returning in a different form. and you mentioned again isis returning in different forms. is your fear that some of the supporters of the islamic state will return back to their homelands, their countries of birth, maybe, in order to carry on the fight? well, this has been the trend that some portion of these foreign fighters will go back to their countries of origin. that does not necessarily mean that they have the command and control structures, or they have

the mosque on the surface of it has some significance to islamic state group. why would they blow it 7 state group. why would they blow it up? because of that significance. it denies the ability of the ministrations, which has been pretty desperate the counter propaganda against islamic state, to establish that the battle for mosul is finally over, although it took much longer than predicted and claimed by both sides, the us included, that the battle is finally over, and they would have symbolically declared it over at the very place where abu bakr accented his role as the, quote, caliph. so if this is the deathknell for the battle for mosul by islamic state group, what happens then? unfortunately i think there's a lot of life left in the group. certainly past history has shown they are resilient and able to bounce back from other defeats. this is certainly a defeat of a very high magnitude and one of the greatest ones is has sustained, but they've also sustains them in places like ramadi. we lost you at the end, but we will leave it there for now. craig whites

terrorist, islamists that we've seen, manipulate the islam, we have seen that them say, they believe that they are going to rewarded with a heavenly reward for doing this. what our president, said, in front of gcc was to say, not only are you not going to be rewarded, with a heavenly reward, but will be condemned. this one of first times that i have seen a leader, a u.s. politician go after the mos motive, that is what we to focus on. only way to stop this is understand it and call it out. >> it is your sense, rick, that the president's very powerful words and again, very different from his predecessor, got through to the people in that region who are leaders, in saudi arabia, and that will change minds, and change course? well, i. >> i think that we don't know. i did like about the president's speech is that, president aid you know we need the help of religion outous leader -- religious leaders, because motive when you talk about islamists, the motive is a manipulative part of islam, so, we need the religious leaders to rise up and say you will not be rewarded with a heavenl reward

and they look at their vision of islam and their mission of islam is to cleanse islam of these apostates, meaning the shi'a. also, isis is fighting for its survival. this is isis basically staking a claim in the leadership of this sunni radical jihadi form of sunni islam, even after they are defeated in mosul and after they are defeated in raqqa. >>ica karim, we saw iran immediately blamed saudi arabia for this attack. what do you make of that accusation? >> iran and saudi arabia have long been accusing one another of fueling isis. for the iranians, isis is a by-product of saudi... ideology and saudi financing. sot saudis, isis is a by-product of iranian support for-- shi'a militias in iraq which are killing sunnis en mass. the reality is that isis poses a grave threat to iran, but an even griever threat to saudi arabia. so in theory these two countries have a mutual adversary in isis. but what iran has been doing which i think is quite dangerous is conflating saudi arabia and isis, and they put their finger on something which has a powerful resonance amongst iranians and whether you're

they lived and fought for the so-called islamic state. through months of investigation, and thanks to documents they left behind, we have learned important new details about their desperate battle for mosul. we joined iraqi forces on the day that the fighters in the support group met their end. >> this was their hide-out. when the battle ceased, it almost felt tranquil. but by the banks of the tigris, three of the group lay dead. one was just a child, said iraqi security forces. they fought for the caliphate in its prime and in its most desperate days. in the sleeping quarters, they were careless. littered among bomb-making equipment and clothes, they left a paper trail. >> the men died fighting near here, but this is where they lived. it is filthy, but it is full of instructions and orders from the caliphate. also all over this room there , are small hints to the people these men were before they joined the islamic state. there are documents belonging to a man that contains his i.s. staff number. it is his notes from mortar training clas

one of islam's most important sites blown away in a matter of seconds. supposedly by islamic state. it is -- if at first you do not succeed, try again. u.s. senator's debate a new form of health care presented by republican to repeal and replace obamacare. and what investors on wall street make of it all. ♪ >> good to have you with us. it is not often that we can report on an upbeat meeting of european union leaders but that is exactly what happened tonight in brussels. this is the first summit since brexit talks began earlier this week. the british prime minister just announcing citizens from the eu will be allowed to stay in the u.k. after breakfast. the german chancellor angela merkel tonight speaking with a new sense of optimism. it may have all to do with the man from france. this is the first summit with the newly elected president macron. correspondent: all eyes on inaugural macron, -- emmanuel macron. on the european stage, leaders are already relying on him to infuse new life into the eu. >> germany and france are working very closely together, we are trying to find the h

and islam is a noble faith. but sustains and inspires billions globally to acts of charity, but islamism turns this generosity into recent amment nt that faith to should b be a private thing but a responsible are muslims to create a islamic state with very, very strict sharia law, and fight against those who are unbelievers in order to advance that goal, the creation of an islamic state whether the caliphate that straddled syria and iraq or something more ambitious, is what drove islamism, bin laden, and baghdady ani and those responsible for that we see, futile to think they are driven for a disstac distaste of a forn policy, they are driven by a deep dark hatred of the west, and christianity and juda >> we need to study their writing and counter the ocean on there name. steve: you mentioned a few of the people. when how long has this violent negative in force been around? is there a point you can say this person started it? >> there have been currents that have been violent and austere and extreme in the past,

for banning radical islamism for banning political islam is most are. not tries very. briefly shortly before the elections to copy all our point of views ok i think the vote to shoot no where's the original and in those words the copy machine i mean i mean there's clearly some you know potential political point scoring done on here in view of the election but even if you take. that you commission president just yesterday i believe he referred to economic migrants as illegal as opposed to just the regular which was his usual choice of words i mean is there real shift here is that a symbolic i mean that's just one quote obviously but is there some sort of shift here in overall e.u. policy towards moderates that you've noticed over the last year i think so-called which you've got states like poland czech republic slovakia hungary the goal there going the right the way so it's politics is about protecting the own people you elected by own people in the state in the region and just to protect your own people so lunar rights and unfortunately mrs merkel in. germany also aust

the iraqi military is reporting that islamic state militants have blown up islamic state militants have blown up the famous landmark of the grand al—nuri mo5que up the famous landmark of the grand al—nuri mosque in mosul. thi5 up the famous landmark of the grand al—nuri mosque in mosul. this is 5ymbolic. it is where the eis leader gave a speech three years ago proclaiming a new caliphate. —— islamic state leader. it has a famou5 leaning minaret. islamic state are claiming that the us air force destroyed the mosque from the new5 force destroyed the mosque from the news outlets. we will bring you more developments in the next 30 minutes. they will be a detailed uk forecast ju5t they will be a detailed uk forecast just before the top of the tower. let us look at some weather stories from around the world. starting off in the united states. tropical storm cindy has formed in the gulf of mexico and i5 cindy has formed in the gulf of mexico and is heading north. some of the gulf states can expect to see a storm surge of 1—3 feet that could produce some coastal flooding. there will

it has everything to do with radical islamic terror. what happened in london was sad and horrific and tragic but it's becoming the norm. how many people have to die this before those on the left will acknowledge the root of the problem. seven dead in london. forty-nine dead in orlando. thirty dead in france, paris, i could go on and on. >> with the president saying we need to stop with the pc stuff, what you think he's referring too. >> i'm not really sure. >> how can you not been sure. political correctness is literally killing us. >> i am oh liberal person and i fully acknowledge this is a problem of islamic terror. >> you heard it here first. president trump announcing this week he is pulling the united states out of the paris climate accord. that is a deal with other countries to come back but america was putting much of the bill, losing jobs and getting very little in return. if you listen to the liberal media it will lead to human extensions. >> on a sunny day in the rose garden, what could be defined and construed as a dark speec

this is the final push forward against the so—called islamic state. it's a gruelling advance here in the heat and the dust. this battle has dragged on for more than eight months. and in syria, where us forces are supporting the fight, is is under siege in the city of raqqa. but the question is — what happens when the caliphate falls? because, as we know from afghanistan and iraq, it's always easier to get in, than it is to get out. we'll have the very latest on the fight against is, as military experts say that their forces are trapped. also tonight... the judge who'll lead the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire visits the site, as local people express their fears. whether he will get to the bottom of who was responsible for causing the fire in the first place, is a different matter and that's the one that's really concerning residents at present. the ayes have it, the ayes have it. unlock. by a majority 01:14, the commons approves the queen's speech, and two years of the government's legislative plans. one of the most powerful figures in t

well this is the final push forward against the so called islamic state. it's a grueling abounds here and he's on the dl stick this battle has dragged on for more than a few months. we're just been told that three i. s. fighters have fled. from the building right in front of us. but it's clear that most of the militants who remain here well thanks to the finish. so will the troops who are determined to bury the islamic state where it was born. in mosul. iraq has paid a high price for this bottle. losing many young brothers in arms yeah i'm a public official ida casada we lost many months is here. all of them young. i miss them. the families met them. and the company misses them them but they didn't die for nothing. they died for this country. lunch today another fallen soldier carried from the battlefield. after troops reached what's left of the al nuri mosque. twelfth century treasure. it was here the i. s. leader proclaimed himself ruler of all muslims. i s. blew up the mosque last week. the liberation of most sold may be at hand but it won't free everyo

they have joined against islamic extremists in the country. they havejoined militiamen as they dry that rebels and urge christian and muslim solidarity. and celebrations at royal ascot on the sports page of the gulf news. the daughter of dubai's rullo seen in this striking hat as she is presented with a trophy after her horse won on ladies day. that brings you up to date. —— dubai's ruler. and here is a story from online. just look at theirs. this is a dance challenge, and this has groups of friends literally dancing up the wall. it started with party—goers in australia posting their moves on social media, and since then, my goodness, many have posted their own versions from france, 11 on, the united states, to namejust a versions from france, 11 on, the united states, to name just a few. don't try this at home! it looks absolutely terrifying. —— france, lebanon. how can donald trump improve his image? by getting a dog, of course, that is the advice of milan. he has a hit tv show. i spoke to the mexican born dog behaviour is ona trip

another friend has opened in the battle against so-called islamic state. the u.s. backed syrian democratic forces have launched an offensive to recapture the key city of raqqa. that is is's self-proclaimed capital in syria. the start of the offensive has raised concern. the operation is being led by kurdish fighters that the turkish government views as terrorists. >> raqqa a day after airstrikes by a u.s. led coalition in may. this footage was provided by so-called islamic state, which claim that many civilians have been killed and dozens more injured in the bombardment. in a statement, the u.s. military said it carried out 15 strikes on that day, destroying six fighting positions and three headquarters belonging to is. now, the long-awaited offensive to capture the city has been launched. >> today, we announcehe start of the great battle to liberate the city of raqqa, the capital of terrorists. taking part in this historic battle are the people protection units, the limits protection units the revolutionary army,, and the kurdish front. >> the u.s. led coalition o

led coalition makes a final push to force islamic state out of the syrian. the low and thank you for joining us you're watching r.t. international with me and nikki aaron we start in the u.s. where police have searched the home of the suspect in the stopping of a police officer at michigan airport on wednesday the f.b.i. says the attacks being treated as terrorism and that the suspect has a clear hatred for america. we're investigating this incident as an act of terrorism we have just filed a complaint charging an individual by the name of a more two week he's a fifty year old resident of canada i think suffice it to. be very valuable the. motive. for the attack is stopped the officer in the neck the policeman was taken to hospital and is now said to be in a stable condition just moments before the attack the perpetrator yelled go to is great in arabic suspect him over to he has been taken into custody jennifer breed in an expert in extremism says the u.s. has made itself an easy target for lone wolf a time now you know there are a lot of countries where you

islamic state is hemmed in, almost surrounded, and they're fighting back. sniper. snipers, booby—traps, suicide bombers. is has weaponised here. they have done this perhaps more successfully than any other group. but these fighters seem immune to terror. this war has been going on for longer than world war two. this is about as far forward a position... gunfire. ..as far forward as they have managed to go but as you can see there is sniperfire going on. welcome to raqqa, the capital of a caliphate under siege. among the kurds, men and women fight alongside one another. even on the front lines there are no distinctions. delilah is 22 years old. she was studying to become a nurse but here she has found her true calling. returning from the front, fighters described intense all—night battles as islamic state uses its network of tunnels to stage sneak attacks behind the sdf lines. this is going to be a long, hard fight. if is loses raqqa it will surely mean the end of the caliphate. but then what? will the ideology die along with it? probably not. it certainly won't

of war a fighter jets in the south and suburb of rock the fighter plane was in a mission to destroy islam and state terrorists the aircraft crashed in the pilot is missing but i think there is more to thought story and what's more to that story is that is the u.s. is trying to true boundaries in the syrian conflict and drug lines. for the syrian army not to cross the room battlefield is a very complicated one right now with the presence of various international and regional powers but what i can tell you for a fact is that it seems that this. you know me and the syrian government are adamant on actually moving on with their operation to break the arsenal so usually on the city of there is what i'm trying actually to limit the ability of the u.s. . coalition and the u.s. troops who are now on the ground in syria limiting their ability to move on limiting their ability to create influence centers almost room battlefield and we have to understand that this is not just a syrian issue this is more of an international conflict and power play between the u.s. . according to a statement released

so is this the death knell for the islamic state group? what happens to the group now? u nfortu nately i happens to the group now? unfortunately i think there is still a lot of life left in the group. certainly in the past the group has demonstrated they have in resilient and have enabled to bounce back from other defeats. this is certainly a defeat of a very high magnitude and one of the greatest ones that the group has sustained to date, but they have also sustained them in places like falluja and reliably. —— ramadi. let's take a look at some of the other stories making news. the united states has urged china to put more pressure on north korea over its nuclear and missile programmes. the secretary of state, rex tillerson, said beijing had a diplomatic responsibility to act if it wanted to ease tension in the region. police in chile have used tear gas and water cannon to disperse a group of students protesting over education reforms. hundreds marched in the capital santiago, arguing that president bachelet has not done enough to improve the quality and access to