referendum neither want could have people living in northern iraq to secede took his president visited ted on on wednesday regift five and a long met with iran's supreme leader and president to discuss ways to cut the kurds dream of their own homeland turkey is threatening to stop buying oil from the kurdish regional government in iraq while iran has mobilized troops on its border with the region well iran and turkey have said they stand behind vox national government here is what everyone said at a press conference on wednesday. you see. we correspond with the iraqi central government as far as we're concerned this referendum is illegitimate we have already taken certain steps but from this moment onwards more decisive steps will be taken well that was after his meeting with iranian president hassan rouhani there had been a similar one between turkish and iranian military leaders and tear down on monday it was the first visit to iran by a top turkish commander since one nine hundred seventy nine rouhani said afterwards the armed forces of iran and turkey can develop constructive relat

nations the president of the kurdish regional government in iraq is stepping down so he was the driving force behind last month's referendum to secede from iraq the parliament voted to distribute these powers between itself the government and the judiciary. kenya's opposition leader i loathe has branded the presidential election rerun. he's calling for a new poll within three months the vote was marred by violence and a low turnout of just forty three percent kenya's deputy president says his government is willing to hold talks its inside story next stay with us here on in al-jazeera. witness documentaries that open your eyes at this time on al-jazeera. historians of a kurdish homeland dashed a super zani is stepping down as president of iraq's kurdish region but does that in the current struggle for independence and was it ever a possibility this is inside story. welcome to the program i'm richelle carey the leader of iraq's kurdish region will not be extending his term as president assad for sania has been under pressure to quit following september's controversial secession referendum

. historians of a kurdish homeland dashed the super zani is stepping down as president of iraq's kurdish region but does that in the current struggle for independence and was it ever a possibility this is inside story. welcome to the program i'm richelle carey the leader of iraq's kurdish region will not be extending his term as president assad for sania has been under pressure to quit following september's controversial secession referendum the session vote trigger more than ten days of fighting between iraqi and kurdish forces the region's parliament met in a close session on sunday to discuss how to redistribute power is held by the kurdish regional president and a letter president barzani outlined his role saying it could be divided between the government the parliament and the judiciary super zani has a long history an iraqi and kurdish politics he's a former guerrilla fighter who was who has led rather the ruling kurdistan democratic party the k d p sense he succeeded his father in one thousand nine hundred seventy nine along the u.s. led invasion of iraq in two thousand and three

middle east from the efforts by kurds to create an independent state in iraq and the siege of qatar to the rivalry between iran and saudi arabia all of this when we sit down with iran's foreign minister mohammad zarif. let's start with iran's nuclear issue you know what president donald trump has been saying in terms of it being a bad deal for the united states from his perspective. how seriously do you take that but i think it is. an illegal alien point statement because. certainly any deed would not be a perfect deal for all sides it has to be less than perfect so that also it's could live with it that it has elements that we don't like it has elements that the united states doesn't like but it's not a bilateral trade it's not even a multilateral treaty it is a part of the resolution of the security council which was negotiated. in two years very difficult negotiations so i believe that the united states would be much better off if the united states agreed to abide by did lead because if it didn't the international community would never trust any commitment by the united states be

brian thomas. iraq's autonomous kurdish region defied the central government and held a referendum on independence a month ago kurds overwhelmingly backed a separate state but the move triggered quick retaliation with troops from baghdad seizing key kurdish areas and now president mustard barzani the man who championed independence for decades is stepping down in a moment we'll be hearing from the w's funny fish are who's in the region first let's take a look at how some iraqi kurds have been reacting to the news. outrage in the kurdish capital protesters here in erbil forced their way into the parliament building as lawmakers voted to approve barzani's resignation. many here feel he's being mistreated after fighting for kurdish independence for decades. barzani's long struggle for a separate kurdish state culminated in last month's move to secede from iraq he wanted that vote to be his legacy instead it's provoked baghdad to crack down on the kurds. and defiant address barzani defended the referendum he said the will of the kurdish people was clear. then get a referendum can never be

the kurdistan region in iraq there are concerns there that the dream of kurdish independence could bring even more turmoil to a very volatile region let's go right to funny she is in erbil standing by for us for with more on this story funny if you can hear us tell us what you've been hearing there as you've been talking to people what if you have been finding out about the rise of nationalism in this region. so we have basic came here with one main question just how different is this form of nationalism compared to other countries that i've been to that you just mentioned because iraq is not a state which would like to be a state prides itself to be more inclusive to be basically representative of a very civic full for national islam all the way here i am not so want to young man who prepares that very controversial independence referendum that took place here last september and talking to him he said this is full of nationalism is civic in his eyes and he's going to remain civic evah he also said that he's very much disappointed that there was no reaction internationally to conde

am sam is a than now when i saw took control of iraq in two thousand and fourteen the syrian city became the first to fall under the armed groups full control i saw fighters went on a rampage of killings and abuses they also use the city to plan attacks overseas or now three years later the u.s. backed syrian democratic forces of launch what they say is the final assault on iraq are now it's not clear how many eisel fighters are still inside the city and then as the spokesman says some ice or fighters appear to be withdrawing using civilians as human shields others have been allowed to leave after a deal was brokered by tribal leaders on saturday about deal also called for the evacuation of dozens of civilians who'd been under ice and control. this powerful moment was captured on video as some civilians realized there were no longer trapped and being held by the armed groups let's bring our guests into the show now and we have joining us from beirut in lebanon sami neither director of the levant institute for strategic affairs joining us on skype from a man sanyo koch save the chi

in northern iraq leaving their dream of independence there in titus . after saturday's massive truck bombing the president has been. and is calling for more international help. and a refugee crisis that showing no signs of easing more than ten thousand range across from miramar into bangladesh in just forty eight hours. first to syria where u.s. forces have driven out from itself the capital of iraq and syria after a tough four month battle the kurdish led siri. and democratic forces have raised their flag inside the city stadium which i thought had turned into a huge prison for anyone who oppose their role begins our coverage. kurdish fighters triumphantly into iraq they're celebrating the capture of the city which was a main stronghold in syria but. it wasn't easy for. the syrian democratic forces a coalition of kurds and arabs backed by the us began the offensive in june i said fighters held ground for five months but the armed groups defense lines were eventually broken by a continual wave of strikes and shelling but. we control rocket but as you know there are mines that we need

state rex tillerson has been discussing iraq iran and the gulf crisis with saudi leaders he's now in qatar. we meet the young syrians who are missing out on school so they can support their families. and facing a growing problem of crystal meth addiction iran opens its first a drug rehab clinic for mothers. to japan's prime minister shinzo abyei has swept to victory in today's snap election after promising to toughen his stance on north korea and revive the economy polish results a ruling coalition has already won two hundred sixty four seats that easily surpass as. majority in the four hundred sixty five seat parliament without barry is hoping for a two thirds super majority to push through his agenda and for that he needs at least three hundred ten seat exit polls have put him on track for that japan's constitution limits the military to being a self defense force after its defeat in the second world war i base says the law is a relic of the past and having a supermajority will help him change the constitution and develop a fully fledged army al-jazeera sarah clarke reports now fro

kurdish areas iraq's kurds have been under sanctions from baghdad and are internationally isolated funny fosh are has the very latest from the region also coming up. support for spanish unity spills onto the streets of catalonia now madrid must decide whether to arrest the cattle on leaders who proclaimed independence last week. and the united nations warns of a new humanitarian crisis in syria that has images of starving children emerged from a rebel held area east of the capital this mass chaos. plus a powerful storm leaves a trail of destruction across europe fierce winds heavy rains lashing central europe leaving six people dead poland and the czech republic are hard hit germany battered overnight as well. our brian thomas welcome to the show iraq's autonomous kurdish region defied the central government and held a referendum on independence a month ago kurds overwhelmingly backed a separate state but the move triggered a quick retaliation with troops from baghdad seizing key kurdish areas and now president barzani the man who championed independence for decades is stepping down in a

president offers to help mediate between iraq's government and kurds wanting to break away. the meticulously planned on the worst mess because you know if they. say the las vegas gunman was disturbed and dangerous and spent years building up a stockpile of weapons plus. i'm going to be reporting from bangkok where there is a last minute rush to ties to pay their last respects to the late king before his funeral. iraq's prime minister says his military has recount turtle beach a from eisel the campaign to retake the northern town was announced two weeks ago we just one of just two remaining pockets of territory held by eisel in iraq thousands of civilians fled to nearby areas during the campaign in a moment we will go to natasha butler in paris for the french and iraqi leaders have been meeting first though to trial strafford into this for the latest in this fight against. other iraqi government saying that they have retaken is charles explain where you are in relation to this and how this played out. well we are in a. defensive position. browned if you look across this landscape

washington, i am laura. u.s.-backed forces drive islamic state out of iraq. a syrian city the group once claimed as it capital. president trump's long running battle to introduce a travel ban has once again been blocked by a judge hours before it was due to take effect. d a grand gathering of the party's elite. china's leadership about to reveal their new five-year plan. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. u.s. backed kurdish and irish forces in sir -- in syria safe they have taken control of iraq, a city islamic state once claimed as its capital. it follows months of fighting follow led more -- that that killed more than 3,000 people. lincoln has the latest. ? >> at the heart of raqqa, they are giddy with victory. the syrian democratic forces control the city that the so-called islamic state hailed as its capital. two years ago, i.s. did victory laps here. paradise circle it is called, and here they beheaded people. their hatred crossed copp nent. ut now it is in ruins. a new flag flies in raqqa today. it was arab and kurdish fighters, me

about booby trapped buildings or minds of the area and some entire neighborhoods in iraq were completely destroyed this is going rehab really deshaun and rebuilding iraq is something about why is it amount of for us we're also on a lot of money kurdish forces have lost more territory in northern iraq a day after government troops seized the northern city of kirkuk they withdrawn from the towns of sin john mark murky a cook and hundred kin as well as giving up control of several oil fields tension has been mounting in the oil rich region since the kurds held a referendum on secession last month. rescue operations are continuing in somalia's capital for those still missing following the worst bomb attack in the country's history over three hundred people were killed in a suicide truck explosion in mogadishu on saturday. but anything president says his forces have retaken the southern city of modern way after a five month battle against. the city has been freed from what he calls terrorists but his military says fighting is continuing. the un's refugee agency is out in bangladesh

. back forces say they've taken full control of the syrian city of iraq from i so. want you know just zero life from a headquarters and i'm dreading obligated to also a heads curtis flags are coming down several towns in northern iraq are now back in control of iraqi government forces. the philippine president roderigo the territory says the city of morocco we has been liberated from an ice a link group despite fighting still continuing. and take a look at this year looking at the mass exodus of for a hinge of refugees fleeing persecution in me in march new numbers just released almost six hundred thousand have crossed into bangladesh. hello in the last hour u.s. backed syrian forces have retaken the city of from eisel fighters aig. kurdish flag has been raised inside the stadium after the last remaining islip fighters were forced out was one of the last holdouts for eisel and its former capital has some had about a life for us in an attack on your turkey's border with syria what are your sources telling you about the exact situation right now. there are hundreds of flights a waving o

whether it was a good idea for the bush administration to decide to invade iraq and whether it was a good idea for the obama administration to withdraw almost all u.s. troops in 2011. and i think the impressive achievement of this essay is that, you know, the authors don't see simple answers to any of these questions or any of the other counterfactuals but they don't let themselves off the hook. they still provide answers. and it's a really fascinating and from our point of view a very important article. we'll hear first from the two authors and we'll have a discussion starting with professor fever. >> thank you. it's good to be here and it's also fun to talk about work that i've done with hal. it's been a wonderful ride working with hal closely over the last seven or eight years or so. and this article in particular came out of teaching that we were doing together. we co-taught a court on american grand strategy which is mostly an opportunity for him to see how many times he could trick me into telling the same war story over and over again. he and the students were in cahoots on th

charge catalan leaders with the belly also coming up a breakaway bid in iraq fails to kurdish leader must have barzani stepped down after the backlash against the region's referendum on independence we'll get the latest from arab no. need two year old hala she's just one of the starving children in a rebel held region of syria besieged by government forces the united nations says if damascus is using hunger as a weapon there it could constitute a crime against humanity. plus another hollywood star faces allegations of sexual misconduct this time it's kevin spacey a fellow actor says basically tried to seduce him when he was only fourteen spacy says he has no memory of the incident look at the latest reaction from social media . and. i'm serious so much good to have you with us catalonia has begun its first week under direct rule from spain's central government politicians and civil servants started returning to work amid on certainty if they will accept orders from madrid hundreds of thousands of pro unity demonstrators filled barcelona streets on sunday two days after separat

-jazeera live from london also coming up in iraq kurdish forces withdraw from disputed territory as the army moves in to head off the threat of. somalia's president calls for more international help after saturday's bomb attack that killed hundreds in mogadishu. in the killing of a high profile journalist research into corruption claims that attracted full enemies . we begin in syria where u.s. backed forces have driven out from its capital of raka in syria after a tough four month battle the kurdish led syrian democratic forces have raised their flag inside the city stadium which i saw had turned into a huge prison for anyone who oppose their role. reports now from the turkey syria border. triumphantly. celebrating the cup. which was. told in syria but. wasn't. the syrian democratic forces coalition and backed by the u.s. . held ground for five months but the armed groups defense lines were eventually broken by a continual wave of strikes and shelling but. we control rock up but as you know there are mines that we need to clear and we have to make sure there are laws to fighters hi

border in iraq. also latest united nations figures say almost six hundred thousand bridges refugees have crossed into bud laddish persecution it be a. i'm joined again by sports news including n.f.l. players and officials prepared to meet in new york but will they take a stand. as i have more on that in the program. welcome to the news i could tell you come today we start in the middle east where u.s. backed forces have driven still for itself declared capital of rocker is syria in the past few hours the forces have raised kurdish flags inside the city stadium the battle to take the city from i saw to get it jude but civilians have been fleeing for weeks as the fighting intensified at the height of it straight deisel declared racket its capital it also swept across iraq seize and control of a large swathe of the country a couple of years old it's totally has been reduced to this it's has just lost rack in syria and is also being targeted by iraqi government forces across the border. they are groups also a do attack by the syrian government to. the last pocket it holds dear a city we

mean the end of isis. also on the bridge of the kurdish flag is being lowered in northern iraq several towns are now under the control of iraqi government forces after kurdish peshmerga fighters pulled out this defeat as expose divisions among the kurds will explore where this leaves the idea of a possible future kurdish state and journalism is not a crime it's been three hundred days since al-jazeera is mahmood hussein was arrested egypt's accuse of broadcasting false news human rights and media organizations are joined on network and denouncing his incarceration and demanding his immediate release. and in malta one of the journalists behind the panama papers is killed in a car bombing i mean are supposed to miss your questions and comments throughout the show using the hashtag major news group. here with a news grid live on air and streaming online for you tube facebook live and at al-jazeera dot com thank you for joining us after four months of intense fighting and hundreds of as strikes u.s. forces in syria say they are now in full control of eyes seoul south declared capit

global terrorism. ourks to the courage of armed forces, in syria and iraq, isis is on the run. three years ago, those barbarians celebrated in their self-declared capital of raqqa. they raised their black flags across the region as they began to perpetrate their unspeakable violence on innocent civilians. but thanks to the armed forces of the united states of america, those black flags do not fly in raqqa anymore. [applause] v.p. pence: just last week, american and allied forces liberated raqqa, and you guys were part of the historic victory. the great men and women of minot took the fight to isis in the air and on the ground, and i came to say thanks to the team here at minot for a job well done. [applause] v.p. pence: the b-52s of the fifth wing responsible for 700 danger close strikes to support our coalition for freedom in the region. i know all of you know you could not have achieved those missions without the skill and hard work of your maintainers who kept the jets in the air day after day without interruption. so let me take a moment to thank all of you who just returned from

what a cow if it collapsing looks like the ruins of the syrian city of iraq the capital of so-called islamic state well today the city failed to us back to forces and into three years of hell on earth you know tonight after the atrocities of rocket will anyone ever want to go home again i'm brant gulf and berlin this is the day. it was two thousand and fourteen when isis forces at the height of their power world into iraq stolen tanks spinning through the city's paradise square which isis would soon turn into with showcase of sabbath. today the same square aptly renamed paradise to hell square with no capital and little territory isis is broken is a total defeat now imminent. also coming up they have fought together to push back islamic states now iraqi and kurdish forces may be turning on each other the u.s. refusing to take sides claiming it's really not that bad. aside from the incident from early morning hours on sixteen october south of kirkuk that we assessed as a miscommunication there have been no further reports of armed conflict or contact between the two groups. and

patriot. he was a west point graduate as you know who served his country with honor in iraq and had served in afghanistan. and i remember our meeting last spring with senator corker. my democrat counterpart elliott engle and i had put together a bipartisan house version of the taylor force act which we will be marking up in a few weeks. and i want to thank him again for taking the time to address us here today. ladies and gentlemen, mr. stuart force. [ applause ] >> good afternoon. and thank you for chairman royce. and to the hudson institute. as you'll notice very quickly, i'm not an xapt in any of the subject matter today. i'm here as an unofficial representative of a group that no one ever wants to be a part of. families of victims of terror. we lost taylor in a palestinian terror attack in israel about a year and a half ago, and we immediately became members of that horrific club. he was a west point grad and as chairman royce said two combat tours in iraq and afghanistan and brought his troops home safely from both tours. completed his army commitment, went back to school. he w

ignored. last month, his son masoud won a referendum in iraq, intended to achieve it. however baghdad says it will impose its rule instead. if the kurds are to succeed, masrour, grandson of one barzani, son of the other, will need all the clout he's acquired waging war on the group that calls itself islamic state. he believes that has earned kurds the right to a state of their own. but with iraq, iran, turkey, syria and much of the world against them, could this referendum end up delivering the kurds even less than the autonomy that they enjoy now? masrour barzani, in erbil, in iraqi kurdistan, thank you for being here. how has this referendum made things better for the kurds? as you know, we have been having problems with baghdad all along and we have tried every other means to make sure resolve problems peacefully but u nfortu nately resolve problems peacefully but unfortunately the iraqi government did not address all the issues according to the constitution and they were not actually accepting us as equal partners, as part of our deal to be part of iraq and, after trying a

like to do the same thing now and iraq thanks to the militias there. so, do think it is important for the united states to try and push back and contain around bank? iran? contain leon: look, there are a number of threats. we have failed states coming out of arab spring and syria which is in the middle of a continuing civil war. we have yemen, libya, other countries that because of their failure become crucibles for the development of terrorism and that creates even greater problems. so, instability, failed states and the middle east, we're certainly concerned about but we are concerned about terrorism and the threat of terrorism. isis, you know, we have had some success in dealing with isis into the hall of fame. moving them out of mosul and the areas and iraq that they had conquered as well as raqqa now. by no means is ice is going away. going away. the worst thing the united states could do is declare victory and then not confront isis and other areas. so, dealing with isis. isis fighters are moving to the eastern part of syria. they are very likely to now engage in insurgency and

been done to the militant group itself. also coming up in neighboring iraq baghdad is pushing ahead with an offensive to retake disputed kurdish held areas as the u.n. and the u.s. appeal for call. and a prominent investigative journalist is killed in a car bomb attack in malta the e.u. says that it is horrified at the death of deftly gallito her son accuses the maltese government of complicity. plus the champions league hits the pitch on tuesday and it is crunch time for this to get teams the life stage facing porto while door open to take on the go sia both clubs need a win to get their respective campaigns back on track. i'm sorry kelly welcome thanks for joining us. u.s. backed fighters in syria have retaken rocka the city that the so-called islamic state considers its capital now troops fighting i-s. say that they have captured one of the militants last holdouts the city's hospital but there are still pockets of resistance here one of them is reported to be a stadium complex and rocko which was used by us as a prison and an arms dump dozens of fighters have made their last stan

program because we see in syria and iraq along western sea. now the cuts were says in the higher gc taking advantage of this fight against isis and moving and brutalizing mncs so much territory and iran's terror proxy is amassing troops along israel's border in the north along the east and iran continues to acquired destabilizing conventional weapons, but also intercontinental ballistic missiles. the administration has taken a realistic approach on iran recognizing the full range of these threats. this is what we have been messaging in a bipartisan way on this committee. this is what the chairman and i., mike mccall, elliott ingo and i have been talking about as we push these policies. congress and the administration must work together to confront these threats while ensuring iran never develops a nuclear capability. and i will add another point here because that approach was evident just over a week ago when the administration implemented a provision that congress passed in july has michael mccaul shared with you designating iran's powerful revolutionary guards under the terrorism

. islamic state's power the long fight for iraq has left this city in ruins. a five month battle is over for the syrian kurdish and arab fighters backed by the united states they killed dozens of i asked militants in their final push rocka is now a shell of a city. there's nothing left where near the end we haven't seen any i asked militants we haven't seen any of them near the stadium either i think the city will be fully clear of them in the next two days which once all of the i asked militants are gone from syria i'll go home. i asked took control of rocca in early twenty fourteen and made it the capital of its self-styled caliph that. the militants imposed a strict interpretation of islamic law and used extreme means such as beheadings and torture to quash those who oppose the rule it became home to thousands of jihadists from across the globe after a call by us leader baghdadi to migrate to the syrian city however in recent months the so-called islamic state has steadily lost territory in syria and iraq. the fall of raka is a major blow to the militant group but the extremists still

their so-called state iraqi forces are targeting kurdish controlled areas in northern iraq they're trying to advance towards border crossings at the syrian iraqi border in the province of nineveh it's part of the iraqi prime minister's campaign to gain control of disputed areas the fighting was triggered by the pro secession referendum held by the kurdish regional government last month the kurdish government offered to suspend the result of the vote but the prime minister i doubt about he says he will only accept a cancellation we're live in kenya this as the president kenyatta has cast his ballot in the controversial election rerun but the vote is being overshadowed by protests and them opposition boycott the supreme court announced the first poll held in august because of irregularities. the cremation ceremony of the late thai king kong has now begun it's considered the main part of a five day funeral service is led by king and the pawn son rama the tenth the catalan parliament will meet to discuss its response to madrid's plans to take control of the region the leader qantas puj

drive. iraqi forces of launched an assault to recapture al came and raw from eisel towns on iraq's western border with syria are among the armed groups last strongholds in the country i was there stephanie deca reports from a bill in northern iraq. ready for the final phase the iraqi prime minister has given the go ahead now the task of these men is to push out of the last areas of western anbar specifically which is the border town with syria the group still holds. we have been encountering some sporadic attacks but they are weak especially since the last defeat the most solid in and help the enemy is in desperate situation right now and hopefully will retake all the remaining areas from. iraq's army and unbar police together with pro-government sunni tribal fighters and the hash shabbier shia militias are part of the offensive . we are now engaging in the offensive to retake. we have received full military support from the iraqi army to participate in this offensive the tribal fighters have now become a supporting force in this offensive we aim to help that and after we retake th

spain within days. turkey's president is not threatening a brocade of iraq's kurdish region by closing it as space and borders following the kurds vote for secession are shipped on says he will also decide with iran and iraq central government on whether to cut oil imports from the iraqi kurds at one has been discussing the vote with iranian leaders in tehran both countries have launched ethnic kurdish populations and yet another hurricane warning has been issued for the u.s. gulf coast and mexico forecasters say tropical storm nate's could strengthen to pummeling central america where at least twenty two people were killed eleven of them died in nicaragua where hundreds of homes have been flooded a series of hurricanes in the past month has devastated islands in the caribbean parts of mexico and the united states. with headlines on al-jazeera coming up next here it's talk to al-jazeera stay with us. an indian mining company is heading to australia to build one of the world's biggest mines will it be an economic bonanza or an ecological disaster. at this time on al-jazeera. you can. se

turkish syria border what is the latest fashion on the fighting in iraq are. dozens of foreign fighters to occupy fewer buildings in the very center of the city of the problem fighters face of this particularly. further advance to words the. many narrow alleyways that lead to the area we're concerned about suicide bombers booby trapped buildings snipers or will be trapped. cars there they are trying to move very slowly and carefully this to try and convince the remaining of foreign fighters to leave the area but it seems that some of them have decided to continue the why. to the this explains the confusing reports that we've been getting over the last twenty four hours about whether iraq has been fully liberated or not but many top officials now inside the rock from the which is the alliance of different factions backed by the u.s. say their announcement is going to be made today question i just want to remind people that ice will enter draka in twenty fourteen it's control though soon spread to areas of iraq in the armed groups seized control of large swathes of both countries three years

saw in syria kurdish forces captured the group's declared capital rucka. but the kurds in iraq a very different story they've lost more territory to baghdad leaving their dream of independence there in tatters also ahead a refugee crisis that showing no signs of easing more than ten thousand. from bangladesh in just forty eight hours. and. with all the day's news as n.f.l. team meeting new york to try and find a way forward after players continue to meall during the playing of the national anthem more later this hour. we begin in syria where u.s. forces have driven out eisel from its self declared capital of raka after a tough four month battle the kurdish led syrian democratic forces have raised their fire inside the city stadium which i feel it turned into a huge prison for anyone who opposed their all reports from the turkey syria border . kurdish fighters triumphantly. celebrating the capture of the city which was. called in syria but. wasn't. the syrian democratic forces coalition and backed by the u.s. . held ground for. five months but the armed groups defense lines were e

units in iraq, afghanistan, in the united states on behalf of the army and the u.s. military. general mcmaster is one of the great warrior scholars of our day. i think it's a great privilege that he sits where he does next to the oval office and at the side of the president. as you know, he's the author of the dereliction of duty which is one of the great studies on military political relations during the johnson period. he holds a phd in military history and is again one of great scholars of national security. finally, just a point of privilege, i noted my relationship with director pompeo earlier today. i have a personal relationship with general mcmaster. very privileged to know him his entire career. and this is not just a great public serve anlt, not just a great patriot, not an incredible warrior scholar, but he's a great man. he's a great father. great husband. and i've been privileged to call him a great friend. and so i think all of us as americans regardless of where you are politically, regardless wruf stand on national security issues, should be incredibly proud t

talking about casualties and suffering it sammy is there a consensus about how what to do with iraq once this is over who's going to run it who's going to make sure there won't be another stage of chaos between other groups which take over up to up to now and a mother was to put in place what they call a civil administration and actually won several administration has means established for africa and played a part into a recreation of. the fighters so this is the mordred but now when it comes to iraq are the question is whether this a civil administrator administration put in place would be a challenge by. the syrian regime because now it's backed and sponsored very there as the this is one segment the would it have and this is the most important would it have the necessity resources to rebuild iraq are because now iraq is a city that flies in tunes and it's thought that a devastated and this dropped a and so the question is once more who will pay for that and whether this city would have the resources to rebuild it sammy at some point it seems like the syrian army and the s.t.'s ar

today what's next for iraq i saw has been pushed out but with a city destroyed is future remains unclear. and. i don't summers know not where the nation. and i are. it's been a week since the syrian democratic forces with the help of intensive bombing raids from a u.s. led coalition dealt a huge blow to i saw by taking full control of the syrian city of raka in twenty fourteen eisel captured the city and made it the defacto capital of itself reclaimed caliphate the offensive against them which began in june cause of widespread destruction leaving roughly two hundred and seventy thousand people homeless and sparking a serious humanitarian crisis and while the fall of russia is a major setback for eisel the ordeal is far from over for the people of this once vibrant city joining us to talk about this in germany abdulaziz is a former rocco rest into so now co-founder of rock is being slaughtered silently a group of activists who use citizen journalism to expose the tactics of i still also in germany mohammed coulda is another former resident of rocca he's now c.e.o. of sound and pic

officials in iraq and say the remaining members of the armed group are leaving the city as part of a deal brokered by tribal leaders for the fighters attacking civilians with them as human shields around a hundred rebels surrendered in iraq on friday the u.s. led coalition says it isn't involved in the talks but believe the agreement will save lives. well i still entered iraq i mean twenty fourteen and soon swept across iraq seizing control of large swathes of the country a couple of years on its territory has been reduced to base the iraqi government's launching an offensive to drive the group from the last air it holds that one in syria as well as being on the brink of losing raka i still have just lost a ton of dean syria and its allies are also trying to drive the group in the last pocket holds in darrow's or city. has more now from attack if you turkey's border with syria. negotiations are still underway in iraq to convince. to live the city i mean tribes and fighters from the pub been have been trying to. convince foreign fighters affiliated with ice to leave in exchange for fr

hopes for independence there have been jubilant scenes on the streets of iraq where u.s. backed forces drove out of itself declared capital kurdish led democratic syrian democratic forces raised their flag in the city stadium after a four month battle a judge has blocked u.s. president donald trump's latest bid to impose restrictions on citizens from several countries entering the united states the restrictions which would have taken effect this week targeted people from iran libya syria yemen somalia and chad the latest court ruling does not apply to north korea and venezuela which are also subject to restrictions. israel has shut down two major media service providers in the occupied west bank eighteen palestinians have been arrested including two journalists in hebron. kenya's top electoral commissioner has resigned saying next week's rerun of the presidential vote won't be credible rosalynn says the commission had become a party to political crisis and is under siege those are the headlines on al-jazeera inside story is coming up next they with us. news has never been more a

state of iraq in the levant. opportunities for the degradation of the islamic republic of iran, as well as further opportunities for their regional enablers. the purpose of this conference is to address the present phase of these dynamics and its future. where are we now and where are we headed? where should we be headed if we're not headed in the right direction? to address these crucial questions, this conference brings together a most distinguished group of participants. this is the second reason for the significance of this conference. our participants in their public and private capacities bring to bear a vast amount of experience. very hard experience, often, and thought about this grievous problem. we will begin with leon panetta. a man who as everyone knows, given lifelong and distinguished service to our country as a congressman and secretary of defense and as director of the cia. in all of those capacities and several others, he really seems to be indefatigable if you look at his resume, he's wrestled with the problems we're here to discuss. he will deliver his thoughts i