state are weaker than ever that they've gone into hiding and are fighting is insurgents islamic state of lost more than ninety percent of their territory she says they don't have the logistics they once had but she continues islamic state have not been obliterated nor have the roots we must defeat the last pockets of this terrorist organization with military force. so that's the view from paris let's go over to brussels now or d.w. is teri schultz is standing by terry any other reaction from european governments. yes well the other government that has troops in syria the u.k. also very much disagrees with president trump's decision we've seen the u.k.'s junior defense minister toby was say this he says i strongly disagree isis has morphed into other forms of extremism and the threat is very much alive now that something that we're likely to hear from other european governments as well people are are just starting to react to this news it took everyone by surprise as i understand it even u.s. diplomats were not given much of a heads up that this was coming and so had very little to exp

these people have escaped the clutches of the so-called islamic state. that stranded in a camp two hundred kilometers from the front lines. traumatized exhausted but free . after days of rain and cold weather the conditions are atrocious but it's better than being under the guns of the i s fighters locked in regard battle on the banks of the euphrates. use does as human shields so the warplanes can't attack from the sky. planted mines everywhere and they don't want to let anyone escape. their criminals dirty thieves they took everything from us our money as well and then they left. the battle for the last bit of territory held by yes is a tough one. the militia has lost nearly all the land it held was around five thousand fighters are putting up fierce resistance their leader abu bakr al baghdadi is thought to be among them. dozens of members of the s.t.'s have been killed in recent weeks and that's despite support from the united states and other allies. that. they've put booby traps and mines everywhere we were advancing but slowly and we have to take

who have led the fight against the so-called islamic state the move to spot surprise and outrage from republican lawmakers who called chums actions rash and dangerous. it's a terrible thing for our nation and it's a terrible thing for the. for the allies that we've been working with this terrible thing for the s.p.f. and it's just. it's hard to imagine that any president would wake up and make this kind of decision with this little communication with this little preparation i mean monastery is were like beginning to move out right now. yes. entirely. the withdrawal of u.s. troops is also called the allied nations involved in the anti i asked coalition off guard britain for its part said it continued to view i asked as a threat. well for more on the story i'm joined here in the studio by journalist and syria analyst christian headed back well welcome to the show kristen says the so-called islamic state has been defeated in syria at least ten american troops will pull out of syria and really say job done not really i mean isis on the so-called islamic state is core not in syria and iraq

president claimed today, that islamic state is now finished. we see right there the fight for hajin, it continues. is that then the beginning of the end of islamic state, or is it as black and white as trump claims? anchal: well, islamic state has broadly, territoally bee defeated in syria and iraq. ere are certain pockets that continue to have some sort of rule. -- vast areas under isis's contro after that there will be certain villages under them, but sdf is also believed to be caying out operations there. when president trump says that isis has been defeated, you could say he is abou90% right. but has isis been decimated when you talk about the online campaign, talk about the ideology? then the clear answer is no. through encrypted communications isis is still sending messages to some of us journalists about how they will regroup. they talk about how they are huge in numbers, 40,000 years ago, and they say not all them have been killed. and they will start guerria activities. so donald trump has to decide later if isis regroups and reemerges

really defeated so-called islamic state in syria. but first of all the entire credit perhaps cannot be given to the united states because in syria even the iran backed militias have talked to the islamic state but of course american backed as the official says have made a huge contribution in this war against the so-called islamic state now has isis really been defeated territory they have suffered losses of territory you can see that to a large extent they have been defeated off dodging a stick and they would be very few places if you will it isn't city out of the woods to have a presence in but had they been decimated is a different question altogether through encrypted communications some of the isis members are still communicating with some of us journalists talking about how they would rise again and they're just waiting for the fighting to end which means that they have greeting for the s.d.f. to get weaker which will happen if the american forces leave and if tucky attacks and then this is they will start a guerrilla wolf that

it's been a year since a rock clear victory over islamic state the defeat of the terrorist group came a few months after a rocky armed forces secured control of major urban areas including the country second largest city mosul the humanitarian situation however remains dire as pointed out by the norwegian refugee council in its latest report its eight millions are displaced across the country many of them in need of aid they also say thousands of children born under islamic state rule are still on recognized by the government. the iraqi security forces are still active in some parts of iraq there are still operate i'm going to get rid of what is left of islamic state groups one hundred ten million are still displaced across the country one year on five hundred thousands are in panic only for twenty eighteen eight million iraqis were in need of humanitarian assistance iraqi government face tremendous challenges big country has been through this war for three years what we need to focus on today is to ensure that millions of displaced iraqis are able to go home the need to to rebuild sc

state in syria and iraq also in afghanistan to a degree what about the leadership of islamic state do we know where they are and what they're going to do next when the iraqis tell me that the leadership especially the kayleigh if he more. he that he is in syria he has has gone on the ground he's severely injured and i believe that he will either be caught or killed in the coming months but still the organization is out there not only in iraq in syria as you have just hinted at but also in afghanistan in libya. in yemen so the network is still out there. reports suggest that turkish forces in in syria could end up attacking the kurdish forces who have played an instrumental role in defeating islamic state in syria why would turkey do that when turkey has an interest in defeating islamic state to well turkey has a priority in syria and that is fighting the p.k. k. and the turkish government assumes that there is no difference between the ruling p y d the big the united states and the p.k. k. and that is why they fight the kurds and not isis but that has been one of the one of the standa

who have that the fight against the so-called islamic state the move to spot surprise and outrage from republican lawmakers who called chums actions and rash and dangerous. it's a terrible thing for our nation it's a terrible thing for the. for the allies that we've been working with this terrible thing for the s.p.s. and it's just. it's hard to imagine that any president would wake up and make this kind of decision with this little communication with this little preparation i mean my understanding is we're. beginning to move out right now. yes. entirely. the withdrawal of u.s. troops is also called the allied nations involved in the anti i asked coalition offguard britain for its part said it continued to view i asked as a threat. well president moved to pull troops from syria blindsided advisors and allies to talk more about the fallout now i'd like to welcome journalist and syria analyst kristen helberg a christian so good to have you here i'd like to get your insight into this of course president tom just said as we heard in our report that so-called islamic state has been defeated

it's also coming up president trump declares he's defeated so-called islamic state and orders american troops out of syria but senior republicans condemned the pullout as a costly mistake we'll have analysis of trump's surprise move. russian politician tries to get by for a month on a typical pension and sets in motion an angry debate across the country. also in the book mostly go by meaning put more pressure on the door at the top of the table it wasn't pretty was to rid cards but why and fought their way to a tightly contested one millbrook free over like say. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us three astronauts from the international space station have safely returned to earth after spending more than half a year in orbit breathing fresh air for the first time in months they landed in a snowy field in remote. in the soyuz capsule work commander alexander gast from germany american flight engineer serina chancellor and the captain of the soyuz sergei. guest was the first german commander of the s.s. but this was not commanded guests first mission in space in two thousand

news that line but from berlin tonight in an exclusive report the fight against so-called islamic state in the philippines as martial law is extended in the southern region of mindanao for another year we go to the devastated city of the wall and we talk to one young muslim man ready to fight again for all yes also coming up finally this is not great faith but the bushies speak with my trying to stage another. british prime minister theresa may makes it clear again she does not want a second vote on it and she says that parliament will vote on her deal in january plus it will seem how in kenya young warriors are no longer hunting lions to show off their bravery instead they're competing in the must sign a live. off it's good to have you with us we begin tonight with the fight against so-called islamic state in the southern philippines president has extended martial law for another year there to counter the ongoing threat by armed militants last year morale the city on the island of mindanao was the scene of a five month battle when government troops were deployed to quell an insurgency

the fight against so-called islamic state in the philippines as martial law was extended in the southern region of mindanao for another year we take you to the devastated city of and we talked with one young muslim ready to fight again yes also coming out. trying to break faith with the british people by trying to stage a. british prime minister theresa may makes it clear again she does not want a second referendum on. parliament. plan but first in january. it's good to have you with us we begin tonight with the fight against so-called islamic state in the southern philippines president. has extended martial law for another year there to counter the ongoing threat by armed militants last year city on the island of mindanao was the scene of a five month battle when government troops were deployed to quell an insurgency by militants allied to so-called islamic state. more than a thousand people were killed and half a million were displaced today the city of wise in ruins a team of reporters has just returned from the city with this exclusive report. this force the center today residents ca

one of the key innovations of the islamic state was its platform the videos that they have upgraded to a much much more different level of sophistication of quality. in effect a certain entertainment driven hollywoodized video games the kind of approach which we hadn't seen. recently pacifically when it comes to the group from the western world i think it was kind of a perfect storm of the manner in which an entity like the islamic state spoke was very fishy. and they spoke directly to them there's many many videos by isis saying to these communities you know what kinds of lives are you need even there are you happy that wanted to come here what did you do that you would. love it enough it. would be clearly these people keep they speak to one the realty is they speak to a sense of identities and development they speak to them in connecting it with the . it is of discrimination that they're going through. do i think there are a lot of issues conflated here so so the first is this idea that you know the muslim community is being spied on frankly most of these cases that we've seen the co

mingled with the very soldiers taking the fight to the so-called islamic state. trump was then briefed by military leaders where he again pressed the case for other countries to take over the fight against isis. if we knock them out with not them silly. i will tell you that's a very good with the president who wants to knock him out also and he will do it and others will the if you were in their region they should be really sharing the burden of cost and they're not. there was time to for a surprise visit to enthusiastic troops stationed at an air base in germany the president using a refueling stop for one last chance to take his mind off what awaits him at home. tammany is exploring the idea of a so-called mosque attacks it would be loosely based on the existing tax which forms protestant churches in germany the idea is that living a challenge on practicing muslims he would make german mosques in less dependent on financial support from abroad. the central mosque in cologne is the largest in all of germany the mobs in germany come largely from turkey and are pa

and since then the islamic state so this is not time to abandon iraq well they were in us three year long civil war broke out in iraq in twenty four seeing the rise of islamic state to dooms the country to suffer under the terrorist dominance let's take a look at a timeline of how things unfolded. will take time to read a cure cancer like i said we will conduct a systematic campaign of airstrikes against these terrorists. working with the iraqi government. the killing of a mentally disabled palestinian man in the west bank has once again brought the actions of the israeli defense forces into question a video all of the incidents has appeared apparently showing him being shot in the head the following images are just twenty two year old mohammad hossam how they can be seen lying face down in a day he was pronounced dead later in hospital hundreds attendants funeral in the west bank we spoke to his parents about the tragedy. it was on the way home from work and happened to come across some israeli soldiers he was then shot in the bullet hit between his eye and is no use you could see t

since the needs of islamic state. the needs are still there only for twenty eighteen eight million iraqis were in need of humanitarian assistance so this is not time to abandon iraq. that u.s. led coalition invaded iraq back in two thousand and three setting off that whole chain of events the french led to the rise of iceland a country such a lot of times gone by so much of it under the bridge but here's a timeline of how things unfolded. tonight i am announcing that the american combat mission in iraq has ended and the iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country. will take time to read a case of cancer like i said we will conduct a systematic campaign of airstrikes against these terrorists. working with the iraqi government. the rest of the top chinese telecoms executive is threatening to de relatives to punch things out with the u.s. on trade that was another story that made it big in the way we covered it for you of course we'll tell you about that and everything else that when we co

joining us a lot of us are familiar with the so-called islamic states presence in syria in iraq how deeply rooted are the islamists in the philippines well there is a longstanding insurgency there is a lot of potential for an islamist insurgency and as isis losing territory in iraq and syria there is the threat of moving over like up to here he told us when he was receiving jihadi training in the jungle camp in spring of two thousand and fifteen there are about thirty foreign fighters in his camp alone and these foreign fighters mainly hate from neighboring countries indonesia malaysia but also from arab countries and from chechnya as he said it and as long as there are grievances longstanding grievances which are not addressed i think the potential is there and international organizations like al qaeda and islamic state you know they do want you know to establish themselves in southeast asia and mindanao as it is is a place where they can grow roots i want to ask you about those grievances in a moment but first those pictures are just stunning you know this is such a devastated city how a

fighters holed up in mirage he tells us that he stood ready to fight for an islamic state. if it was i wouldn't fight and while we're all we again or in any other muslim area here in the same thing will happen again our own muslim people would get hurt but if the battle happens elsewhere i will join. someone. like many others up to blames president rodrigue territory for bombing mahratti the government has promised reconstruction and great to muslim autonomy but until those promises are fulfilled angry young men like up to it will continue to pose a threat. our reporter and our peers men was part of the u.w. team a filming in the city and. she's here now with me to talk some more about this region that we don't really hear that much about in this part of the world looking at that footage that you shot with your colleagues i couldn't help but this could have been syria this could have been iraq incidentally regions that you've been as well this has been completely obliterated yet authorities maintain that they only used surgical attacks i would dispute that because even if i

we talked to one young muslim ready to apply to get for the so-called islamic state also coming up hungry in opposition m.p.'s forcibly removed when they take their kids a government protest to the headquarters of the national broadcaster yet another rally reveals a growing discontent with prime minister viktor for bonds policy. hello i'm terry martin welcome to the program we begin in the southern philippines where the island of mindanao is facing another year under martial law after president rodrigo deterrent extended the measure last year a city on mindanao was the scene of a five month battle when government troops were deployed to quell an insurgency by militants allied tooths so-called islamic state more than a thousand people were killed and half a million displaced today lies in ruins a team of reporters has just returned from the city with this exclusive report. this force the center of today residents call it ground zero. we get the military's permission to enter selected parts and a warrant about unexploded devices last year a few hundred i asked inspired fighters holed up in

and exactly one year on since iraq proclaimed victory of islamic state in the country a die humanitarian crisis remains we hear from those working to give relief to the volatile nature. some doorstep or slowly recovering. like much school even if it's too heavily destroyed the country has been through more for three years iraqi governments are you. trolling. a very warm welcome you're watching r.t. international with me thank you aaron great to have you with us this hour our top story french president among whom a crime is expected to address the public this monday after yet another violent weekend of yellow vest protests in paris the capital's iconic chance elisei was left strewn with burned out cars shattered glass and rubber bullets and what was some of the worst rioting in over a decade armored vehicles and thousands of security officers weren't able to contain the violence now in its fourth week the nationwide demonstrations were initially triggered by a proposed fuel tax hikes which president look for on has now backed down on without move didn't cause the anger it instead spread a

and turkey sends troops into syria president trump says they'll eradicate islamic states to fight says in syria after the withdrawal of u.s. forces. i'm thank you for joining us all thore she is in indonesia people to stay away from parts of the coastline amid concerns of the tsunamis this comes after a devastating tsunami hits without warning on saturday night authorities say at least two hundred eighty people died when the huge wave swept the coastline along the strait hitting sumatra and java is believed to have been triggered by the eruption of an island volcano which is going through an active phase. now homes and beach side hotels were destroyed along the coast which is popular with tourists dozens of people remain unaccounted for and more than eight hundred are reported injured. search and rescue digging with their bare hands looking for anyone left alive under the rubble but it's been since anyone has been discovered until saturday this was a beach resort now there are just the remains of what was once here hundreds and boats those who survived are terrified. i don't know i'm a

all troops from syria today president bush declared victory over so-called islamic state in syria the pentagon says the first of two thousand american personnel there are being pulled out his quickly as possible also the u.s. federal reserve as expected raises interest rates yet again despite pressure from the white house to reverse course and remembering the twelve people who lost their lives today two years ago. marks the second anniversary of the christmas market terror attack. it's good to have you with us tonight the pentagon says it has started withdrawing the u.s. military from syria on the orders of u.s. president donald trump earlier today hinted at the move with a tweet claiming victory over so-called islamic state of the two thousand american troops in the country will start leaving it soon as possible a move which has taken many by surprise. the commander in chief has sounded the retreat u.s. president donald trump says america's mission in syria is complete he made the announcement on twitter we have defeated isis in syria he wrote the only reason for being there joining

state they did it because they themselves faced a very imminent threat from islamic state because this entity this terrorist organization was against any kind of minorities so they perhaps faced very simply extract from the next it's a first they fight there when this fighting is happening in the americans on the minds with the girls are also being perhaps some sort of a contiguous territory just as has happened in iraq remember you have been out on a must read recently because the american elements then support the kurdish forces on the ground in iraq so they thought well let's try we're going to have a contiguous territory those hopes will crashed when turkey moved in after it then there probably will have some sort of their autonomy which is a stated goal of the s.d.f. that is the sort of entity that the white that is a part of but with the american forces leaving even that is not going to happen to the kurds are basically back to square one. and you are in beirut thank you very much for that analysis. let me now bring you up to date with some other stories making news around the wa

one of the key innovations of the islamic state was its platform their videos that they have upgraded to a much much more different level of sophistication of quality. in effect a certain entertainment driven hollywoodized video games kind of approach which we hadn't seen. before is that in the pacific we when it comes to the group from the western world i think it was kind of a perfect storm of the manner in which an entity like the islamic state spoke was very fishy. and they spoke directly to that there's many many videos by isis saying to these communities you know what kinds of lives are you need even there are you happy that wanted to come here why don't you do that. at a community meeting monday for a call for us we have enough air for me let me clearly if you can keep they speak to on the remember things they speak to a sense of identities and development they speak to them in connecting it with the realities of discrimination that they're going through. do i think there are a lot of issues conflated here so so the first is this idea that you know the muslim community is being

in 2014, which led to the emergence of the islamic state group. papers are saying his argument that the fight against the islamic state is over is not true and this paper is decrying what it says is a pattern of yo-yoing in and out of the middle east over the decades. the top story, as well. >> it is arguing for the turkish is a win. this the analyst says what we have is elections, locally and regionally across the country, and the e possibility a conflict has occurred and could be again for erdogan. the paper saying if turkey does make a move in northern syria, this could be a problem in terms of nato. could there be a crisis within the alliance about what erdogan does in the coming weeks. >> the american press are focused on jim mattis quitting. he did so a day after the american president overruled him by ordering the withdrawal of u.s. troops. theim matheson is seen as one of theed as adults. they say jim mattis was right. the decision to leave syria seems to be something not thought through and this is why mattis has resigned. in his letter,

lucky to be the son of one of the key innovations of the islamic state was its platform the videos that they have upgraded to a much much more different level of sophistication of quality. in effect a certain entertainment driven hollywoodized video games kind of approach which we hadn't seen. lisa too much pacifically when it comes to the group from the western world i think it was kind of a perfect storm of the manner in which an entity like the islamic state spoke was very fishy. and they spoke directly to them there's many many videos by isis saying to these communities you know what kinds of lives are you need leaving there are you happy that want to come here what did you do that you will get some sort of a look at me what it was among people who love it enough it. may be clearly if you keep they speak to one the realty is they speak to a sense of identities and development they speak to them in connecting it with the realities of discrimination that they're going through. do i think there are a lot of issues conflated here so so the first is this idea that you know the muslim com

troops in syria, while declaring victory over the islamic state group. critics have cited several concerns, including a revival of the militants. on syrianree turn policy as trump announced plans to withdraraw troops from the coununtry. have been president for almost two years and we have stepped it up. against isis. we have beaten them and beaten them badly. we have taken back the land. it is time for our troops to come home. >> the decision will affect about 2000 troops mostly supporting the syrian democratic forces, an alliance of kurdish and allied fighters. his tweet contradicts the military department, which wants to ensure the islamic state group does not rebuild. as recently as october, u.s. defense secretary jim matta said the u.s. was committed to stay in syria. it is going to be a tough fight. we are together in that fight. we will be successful, but it will take time. decision is a withdrawal of all of our forces in syria now, we are dramatically less safe. this is an obama-like move. >> defense officials are worried the move could see russia

a key room in the fight against the so-called islamic state. for the very latest the habit needed until border she joins me from beirut lebanon until the syrian army says it's taken the city of mom bitch from the kurds what are you hearing from there. but it's very clear the syrian soldiers are on the ground right now they're poised at a syrian flag in asia it is not yet nor how many of them are there yet but it's also to a certain extent it's relevant because on this side of the border which is in syria the two major players now since the u.s. has announced that it will be withdrawing its troops would be the syrian soldiers and the kurds and the kurds have been invited the sit ins to come in the way b.g. has said that we're moving out of this area we would like the city in forces to come in and avoid a turkish invasion that because the kurds know once the americans leave they will not be in a position to give a fight to the turkish forces but the sit in government backed by the russians and the iranians can and until it's more why ankara is ex

president trump declares he's defeated so-called islamic state in orders american troops out of syria but senior republicans condemn the call out as a costly mistake we'll have more from washington. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for being with us the three astronauts from the international space station have safely returned to earth after spending more than half a year and orbit breathing fresh air for the first time in months the trio landed in a snowy field in remote kazakhstan in the soyuz capsule where commander alexander gas from germany the american nasa flight engineer serino on chancellor and the captain of the soyuz surrogate for coffee or gas was the first german commander of the i assess that he gave us some insights into his life and work in orbit. from here alexander guest has enjoyed an unparalleled field. for six months he shared his impressions with millions of fans his photos have documented a planet under stress the unusually dry summer in europe and the devastating wildfires in california where. it's crystal clear from up here that everything is finite on this lit

like he was on the inside one of the key innovations of the islamic state was its platform the videos that they have upgraded to a much much more different level of sophistication of quality. in effect a certain entertainment driven hollywoodized video games kind of approach which we hadn't seen. lisa too much pacifically when it comes to the group from the western world i think it was kind of a perfect storm of the manner in which an entity like the islamic state spoke was very fishy. and they spoke directly to that there's many many videos by isis saying to these communities you know what kinds of lives are you need leaving there are you happy that want to come here why don't you do that you will get some research division among people. who love it enough for me it be clearly people keep they speak to one the realty is they speak to a sense of identities and development they speak to them in connecting it with the realities of discrimination that they're going through. do i think there are a lot of issues conflated here so so the first is this idea that you know the muslim community

talks one young muslim ready to fight and begin the so-called islamic state also coming up hungary and opposition m.p.'s forcibly removed when they take their anti-government protests to the headquarters of the national broadcaster well the rally reveals a growing discontent with prime minister viktor obama's policy. plus we look back at highlights of sunday's going to sleep not to stuff your pinching the europa league group stage with a perfect record frankfurt continued to impress a host of struggling labor crews. for i'm terry martin good to have you with us we begin in the southern philippines where the island of mindanao is facing another year under martial law after president roh. extended the measure last year morale we city on mindanao was the scene of a five month battle when government troops were deployed to quell an insurgency by militants allied to the so-called islamic state. and more than a thousand people were killed and half a million where this place today murali lies in ruins a team of reporters has just returned from the city with this exclusive report. this force t

since the islamic state so this is not the time to i've been to new york. a ruinous civil war broke out in iraq in twenty fourteen leaving the country exposed to the tyranny all this law makes state let's recap how things unfolded since then. it will take time to read a case of cancer like i said we will conduct a systematic campaign of airstrikes against these terrorists. working with the iraqi government. well staying involved region the killing of a mentally disabled palestinian man in the west bank was once more the actions of the israeli defense forces into question a video of the incident has appeared partly showing him being shot in the head the following images are disturbing twenty two year old mohammad. ali and be seen lying face down bleeding he was pronounced dead later in hospital with hundreds of tending his funeral in the us but we spoke to muhammad's. and so by the tragedy. he was on the way home from work and happened to come across some israeli soldiers he was then shot and the bullet hit between his eye and his nose you could see that his

since then the islamic state group. their needs are still there only for twenty eight eight million iraqis were in need of a few money turn nasty stance so this is not time to abandon iraq. u.s. led coalition invaded iraq back in two thousand and three setting off a chain of events that eventually led to the rise of eisel in the country here's a timeline of how things unfold. as a night i am announcing that the american combat mission in iraq has ended and the iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country. will take time to read a case of cancer like i said we will conduct a systematic campaign of airstrikes against these terrorists. working with the iraqi government. really good luck. the arrest of a top chinese telecom executive is threatening to derail efforts to patch things up with us on trade you got that and many more stories after this break watching the weekly on our national. what politicians do you can. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected . so when you want to

this is it when you use live from berlin could be the final battle against islamic states u.s. backed kurdish an arab forces are close to ousting the hottest from their last urban stronghold in syria but he threatened turkish intervention is putting victory in doubt also coming up keeping the planes flying with no one one hundred days to go before the u.k. is due to leave the european union that steps up its planning kicks britain crashes out with no breaks it deal we're live in brussels for reaction and remembering the dead berlin marks the second anniversary of the christmas market terror attack you saw with the vehicle left twelve people dead and dozens injured. on little rock it's good to have you with us everyone american backed forces are close to gaining control of the last syrian territory held by so-called islamic state syrian democratic forces the s.d.f. made up of kurdish an arab fighters have captured the town of hazing and are now in the process of clearing out islamist fighters as he lies in the valley of the euphrates river close to the border with iraq it's the

to withdraw from the country last week you that claim of course that islamic state has been defeated from syria. do you see any contradiction here between the policy on the two neighboring countries. well yeah and i think that if we go back and look at how the last mixtape gained strength it was because of. western entia and their weapon its allies in syria in the syrian civil war that opened the way for them to see territory in syria and expand that and seen huge amount of territory inside iraq and so i think nation actually trump the troops there and is going to fall because this is of course another trauma stunt where he wanted to change the subject the need to change the subject because of how bad he has been looking in the last few days so now he took the opportunity somewhere around in photo and video smiling soldiers. one summer all microsoft an outfit this visit was obviously a surprise for security reasons but they've labeled it say quote blatant violation of iraq's sovereignty and you also said shouldn't be allowed to arrive as if iraq is a state of the u.s. why do you thin

since then the islamic state. then these are still there only for twenty eighteen eight million iraqis were in need of a few major nasa stands so this is not time to abandon iraq. so what's going on since a u.s. led coalition invaded iraq back in two thousand and three setting off what was become a chain of events that eventually led to the rise of isolate the country is a timeline of how all that unfolded. the night i am announcing that the american combat mission in iraq has ended and the iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country. it will take time to read a case of cancer like i said we will conduct a systematic campaign of airstrikes against these terrorists. working with the iraqi government. deliberately. coming up the rest of the top chinese telecom executives threatening to dereference to patch things up with the us old tried to go but and so much more when we come back after the break here. populism is such a point spread political allegation that it's lost almost all mea

since then the islamic state. then these are still there only four or twenty eight eight million iraqis were in need of humanitarian assistance so this is not the time to abandon iraq. already u.s. led coalition invaded iraq back in two thousand and three setting off a chain of events of that eventually led to the rise of i saw in the country here is a timeline of how things unfold. throughout . the night i am announcing that the american combat mission in iraq has ended and the iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country. they will take time to read a case of cancer like i said we will conduct a systematic campaign of airstrikes against these terrorists. working with the iraqi government. to. a guidebook for kindergartens in germany about how to tackle far right sentiment has provoked of the wrath of parents they claim it only encourages children to spy on them are cheaper all over takes up the story for us. it's the season of goodwill to all and spreading the heat of fear right sp

fighters holed up in morocco he tells us that he's ready to fight for an islamic state. so. we have an advantage because we just blend in. the military cannot easily identify us as fighters know how to use a gun. or i would not fight in my role we again or in any other muslim area here. in the same thing will happen again our own muslim people would get hurt. but if the battle happens elsewhere i will join. someone. like many others up to blames president roderigo due territory for bombing mahratti the government has promised reconstruction and great to muslim autonomy but until those promises are full of angry young men like updated with continue to pose a threat. well george here at the big table now by pages when she was part of the d w team that filmed in morocco he said it's good to have you on the show i mean you brought back some incredible pictures and when we see this utter destruction of the city hell does that fit into the narrative of president do territory and the military telling you that these attacks and these these bomb launches were perceives when you look

news live from berlin could it be the final battle against the islamic state u.s. backed kurdish and arab forces are close to ousting the jihad or from their last urban stronghold in syria but at present a turkish intervention is putting victory into. also coming up the european union move to ban single use plastics it's intended to help curb the massive amounts of toxic waste on land in the world's oceans. and the shock defeat for the boldest thinkers top team dortmund of the hands of our promoted side this is our delight at home fans by putting a dent in boardman's armor will be outside disrupt norman's chances of winning the league. i'm swimming so much condo welcome to the show american backed forces are close to gaining control of the last syrian territory held by the so-called islamic state the syrian democratic forces the s.d.f. made up of kurdish and arab fighters have captured the town of hygiene and are now in the process of clearing out islamist fighters gene lies in the valley of the euphrates river close to the border with iraq it was the final urban s

the us envoy to the fight against islamic state resigns in protest at donald trump's decision to withdraw american troops from syria. we start with some breaking news — at least 43 people have died and around 600 have been injured in a tsunami in indonesia. the giant wave hit the sunda strait, which is the channel between the islands of java and sumatra. the government's disaster mitigation agency said in a statement, it struck on saturday night, hitting beaches in the area. the authorities are investigating whether it was caused by the nearby volcano, kra katoa. terrifying pictures of this tsunami are being posted to social media. this video has emerged of a concert which was underway when the surge of water hit land. suddenly, the stage you see is destroyed and the water comes into the audience itself. members of the crew, the wife of the lead vocalist are said to be missing. they are feared dead. the group was reportedly a popular south korean boy band called seventeen. the bbc‘s indonesia editor rebecca henschke gave us more details. another disaster for this area that is no stran