Because success takes partnership, and only through discipline and trust can we create something greater than ourselves. Mufg we build relationships that build the world. And now, bbc world news america. This is bbc world news america, reporting from washington, im katty kay. Preparing for battle to retake ramadi. Joining forces against Islamic State. President obama announces changes in americas policing after racially charged protest. We are in Cincinnati Ohio which may serve as a model. We are supposed to be optimistic people in helping communities become stronger and better, and we cant do that if we only focus on chasing bad guys. Katty and exploring iranian culture of your photos and film. Through photos and film. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television here in america and also around the globe. In iraq, government is an shia militia are massing to try to retake ramadi after it fell to Islamic State militants this weekend. The loss is a big blow to the Iraqi Government and its highest and most significant victory since last summer at sending shia forces into an area that is predominantly sunni could be risky. Ramadi and the Islamic State shocked, silent, fearful. The only people on the streets are iis volunteers. Most important town in this whole part of iraq, 60 miles west of baghdad, is entirely in their hands. Ramadi is being surrounded by i. S. For a year now, but it has always held out. 500 people died. But the iraqi armys will to resist collapse and the soldiers fled terrified they would be caught and butchered. This used to be a city of a halfmillion, but large numbers have fled. 25,000 in the last few days alone. They have taken refuge outside the city where Islamic State cannot reach them. There is chaos and violence everywhere. Its terrifying. Shells and bombs have destroyed many houses. We have heard that a lot of families have been killed. Its all been a serious shock to the Iraqi Government, which is thought it was pushing i. S. Back everywhere. Its also a defeat for american policy. In one way, though also ramadi actually thoughts of double for the Iraqi Government. In pushing back Islamic State from those areas it controls now , it couldnt decide whether to try to recapture muscle up in the north first and then to recapture mosul and then liberate anbar province, or start with anbar and finished with mosul. Sorting out mosul will be months away. The big, underlying problem is a sectarian divide between sunnis and she is. Ramadi is a sunni city. Its militiamen if militiamen are sent there like these, there could be bloodshed. They have called on that shia fighters to come in the city and help with the fighters. This is crucial and will pave the way for the most Successful Campaign elsewhere in iraq. In the city of mosul crowds of delighted Islamic State supporters greet the news that ramadi has fallen, but the Iraqi Government and the americans are confident they will recapture ramadi soon. The only thing is, they will probably need help from iran backed shia militias to do it. Katty for more on a very volatile situation, i up with the armor American AmbassadorJames Jeffrey. Hes now at the Washington Institute for near east policy. Some debate between washington, the Iraqi Government and analyst over how serious a setback this is, the taking of her mighty writ what is your take its what the people in iraq think about it and what the potential volunteers for isis throughout the middle east inc. About it. I believe the answer is this looks like a big isis victory for the people in the region and this is trouble right now. Katty that was the former American Ambassador to iraq. Now im joined by samir who is now at the wilson center. Ambassador, do you agree with James Jeffrey there that this is a serious setback for the Iraqi Government . Trying to play this down is wrong. Of course its politically embarrassing for some people what has happened. But this is very significant. A lot of people will have lost their lives and will lose their lives before this is finished. Katty so how do you account for the antigun spokesman here in washington saying that ramadi is of no great strategic significance, and the state Department Spokesperson saying the overall trend against isis i would suggest to go in talk to the people of ramadi. I think they would take a different view. This is a disaster for the people of ramadi and for iraq. One has to ask the question, what about all these airstrike . These islam in the Islamic State has moved in with significant malicious to the city. Its a surprise which happened overnight. Katty we keep hearing from the administration here in washington that the airstrikes of heads at esses and they have put Islamic State on the defense. What weve seen with Islamic State looks a little bit like last summer. It does. What people put out for public consumption is one thing. Reality is reality. Weve got to deal with it. I think it calls for the Iraqi Government to sort out his political house and put it in order. To do that with greater urgency than they have been doing. I see on one side and opportunity here. You saw in your own reports and John Simpsons report that the people of ramadi are calling for the shia militias, the Popular Mobilization units to get involved, its a call for help. This is basically saying come help us, we trust you. Katty are we certainly trust you more than we trust Islamic State. Exactly. Theres got to be a similar position from the Iraqi Government and we will arm you and we trust. It will help you to defend yourself, we trust you. To actually extend Material Support to the tribes and the people of anbar to defend themselves, because there has been a certain amount of lack of trust. We have to overcome that. Katty we had the governor of one province who said he knows many of the police in his area are willing to take up arms against islamic eight. It would be callous to find it Silver Lining in what has happened with ramadi, especially with so much human suffering but do you think it could be a political turning point . Its a political opportunity provided it is taken it and the Prime Minister in is now called upon to take it. If he is bold enough to take this political opportunity it could be transformative. If hes not, im afraid there will be more catastrophes and even further disintegration. Katty thank you very much for coming in. A quick look at other news from around the world. The president of grundy has sacked three cabinet members as demonstrations continue in the capital following a coup attempt last week. Soldiers fired live bullets into the area to try to disturb protesting youth. More than 20 have been killed since the protests began last month. The massive landslide in colombia has killed at least 48 people. Residents of a western town set a torrent of mud, roots, and uprooted trees swept away houses in poor neighborhoods after heavy rains. Bodies are still being recovered and authorities expected number of fidelitys rise. The World Health Organization says it will set up an defund of 100 million deal with teacher outbreaks of ebola. The director general of the who said demand for the organization was 10 times greater than anything is ever experienced. More than 11,000 people die from the outbreak which broke out in guinea last march. 170 people have been arrested and charged with engaging in organized crime and capital murder after a shootout in waco texas, on sunday. They say a dispute between rival motorcycle gangs turned violent, and nine bikers were killed. Hundreds of bikers from as many as five different gangs arrived here at noon to settle their differences. Within minutes, a brawl had broken out in a bathroom spilled out into the car park. A fistfight soon turned to knives, clubs, chains, and guns. And thats when the Police Stepped in. I will say that in 34 years of Law Enforcement, this is the worst crimes dean the most Violent Crime scene that i have ever been involved in. We have recovered numerous weapons. We will probably approach the number of 100 weapons that were recovered from individuals here at this biker fight, if you will. All of those killed and injured were gang members, but there were families nearby who found themselves caught up in the chaos. The gang members always think they can do whatever they want to people. They pulled out guns and started shooting people. I dont know what the problem is. The banditos are notoriously dangerous u. S. Biker gang linked to drugs and Violent Crime. More than 100 people have been arrested. The twin peaks bar has been closed down for a week. Police knew the gangs were meeting there and were on standby, but the staff were terrified. I crawled back toward the freezers with a lot of the waitresses and some other people who were there. It was really, really scary. We did know somebody was going to come back. They said people had guns. It was scary. The police in waco are still on high alert, worried the gangs could clash again to settle scores. Katty president obama today laid out new limits on the use of military equipment by local Police Departments. There was a lot of criticism last year over police using right gear and Armored Vehicles to confront protesters in ferguson, missouri. President obama we seen how militarized fear can sometimes give people a feeling like theres an Occupying Force as opposed to a force thats part of the community that is protecting and serving them. It can alienate and intimidate local residents and in the wrong message. I were going to prohibit some equipment made for the battlefield that is not appropriate or local Police Departments. Katty meanwhile Police Departments across the country are now looking for ways to keep the peace. One city that has changed its approach and being held up as a model is cincinnati, ohio. We spoke to the police chief there about his vision for community policing. I love that you make it safe for me. At a time when perceived racism in the police is under the spotlight, is this what America Needs to listen to . Achieve welcomed by the most vulnerable he serves. Every community is one incident away from ferguson, because of years and years of a fractured relationship and Police Misconduct or perceived Police Misconduct. 14 years ago, this city, cincinnati witnessed its own unrest after an officer shot dead an unarmed black teenager. Just like ferguson and baltimore now, frustrations over Police Brutality and racial bias boiled over. The troubles that have adobes very street force the police here to acknowledge the way they had interrupted interacted with the black community has been wrong, but it brought about changes, which many feel could be a lesson for the rest of america today. The Police Complaints board was set up and officers had to record every time they pulled over a car. Details including the race of those they stopped. Chief lack well is taking things even further. Its not hard, you just have to show a genuine, opening interest in people and their condition. You have to build relationships at the time. Is put more police on the streets to get to know people, giving much more progressive training and even put officers in school to teach children to read. Theres been some resistance even from within his force, but he insists its all been effective. Not everyone here is convinced the police dont still discriminate, but chief blackwell accepts that after generations of mistrust, it will take time to change perceptions. He strongly believes in what he is doing, but he is one man in one itty. Among your peers, do they want to go forward in the same way with what you are doing . Absolutely not. I would categorically say the majority of Police Chiefs in this country are still tied to Law Enforcement. We are servants of justice. We are servants of the community. We are supposed to be uplifting people in helping communities become stronger and better and we cant do that if we only focus on chasing bad guys. To many, his vision is risky, even radical. But other see chief blackwell having the answers to what has emerged as one of the biggest problems facing america today. Katty the kind of policing we havent seen enough of here in america recently. There watching bbc world news america. Still to come on the program the bbc crew is detained while reporting in qatar. We will show you what they found when it comes to how world cup workers come out of it. United nations says time is running out for thousands of migrants drifting at sea in southeast asia. Thailand malaysia, and indonesia are resisting calls to allow them a short. Jonathan it would not be fair to characterize responsive governments as almost indifferent and to some degree dishonest. They will say that will help his migrants, that they will offer them assistance, but in practice, they are simply pushing them away whenever they can if they can possibly stop them from landing, and theyve got nowhere else to go. Everyone understands the dilemma that all countries facing an influx of migrants are facing. Its understandable, the same dilemma is faced by governments in europe, for example, and australia. But that longterm migration dilemma is different from the urgent and immediate human need of the estimated 6000 people that we believe are still somewhere out there. They have been out there for three months in some cases. They didnt have anything like enough provisions for that long a journey, and the most abominable conditions. Its hard to imagine how awful they are on board these notes. They need to be brought to land immediately and treated and helped and the decision about where they go later is something the government can discuss for a more longterm solution to the problem. It is worth pointing out that the reason there are so many people coming down this way is in part because the government here in thailand and over the border in malaysia have tolerated the trafficking business for many years, and extremely profitable business that has brutally exploited these migrants. Many will say it is good they are trying to stamp out that trafficking business, but it doesnt help the people who are still drifting somewhere out at sea. Katty the Bbc Television crew has been arrested and detained in cap tour while on an official visit to report on the conditions of workers in qatar. The team was stopped by Security Services as they gathered material. They were interrogated, accused of being spies and put in prison. Here is his report. Since the tiny gulf state of qatars done the world by winning the chance to host footballs most deadly internment, it has attracted worldwide attention, but it has come at a price. A focus on the housing and working conditions of low skilled migrant workers. There are no complaints for this venue accommodation complex we were shown by the government. A luxury Swimming Pool wellequipped gym. Workers here are the lucky ones. Everything is good here. My lifestyle has changed. Is a better, more hygienic place to live. On the other side of town we joined a busload of laborers to see where the majority of migrants live now area many of them here for years and endure the long hours and lack of holidays in order to send money back home. We had heard conditions were a far cry from what we had seen earlier, what we get know is that we were being followed by the state security service. Our arrest was dramatic. Eight cars drove us off the road as we left the center of doha. The cameramen, driver, translator and i were treated like spies and interrogated separately by security officers. Our camera footage was seized. In handcuffs, we rolled in front of a prosecutor. He accused of accused us of disrespecting qatar and friend us with a spell behind bars to teach us a lesson. Then after tonight, as sadly as we had been arrested, they let us go. Fifa say they are investigating what happened to us. They say any restrictions of press freedom will be looked into with the security it deserves. Has become a constant irritation for the government. A proper explanation for why we had been detained was given and within hours of is being set free, the government was behaving as if nothing had happened. I asked the labor minister if the Security Services were being overly paranoid about the media. Im facing it day in and day out, morning and evening. Sometimes i wake up at night and look at the National Tv Channels and they are executing workers in the street. Whatever small amount is too much. But it is by far less than has been reported. As the world cup approaches the focus on migrant labor is only likely to increase. Unexpectedly, how the country handles the media is also becoming a concern. Katty what happens to journalist in qatar. One of the bestknown iranian artist is structured around irans turbulent modern history. From the american backed who in 1993 to the protest 2009. A new exhibit here in washington brings together her awardwinning videos and photographs. Jennifer ryan meant went to meet her. She has not lived in iran since the 1970s. But her videos and images are a response to key moments in the nations history, including the 2009 Green Movement which inspired her photographic installation, the book of kings. In these images you see a new generation who are not religious. There is no more religious fervor, rector at rather an educated generation of people who are modern, forward inking and basically calling for democracy. This tells you a lot about what has happened in iran in recent times. The role of women is a recurring theme. Its despite the social and religious complaints, these women are strong and vocal. I very much like this sort of paradox where a woman with such emotional and psychological constraints, yet still so inventive and free and unafraid and fearless to act out what she desires. I think my work in a way pays tribute to that spirit of feminism that i sense is truly iranian. How do you capture that spirit in a country that you dont go to anymore . For me its not just related to political issues are being an iranian woman living in iran. Its more the way the culture is ingrained in who we are as women , how we respond to the world in that respect. But she uses calligraphy to show how and often violent and dark political culture has its roots in the beauty of classical persian and islamic art. Although she welcomes the apparent changes prompted by the nuclear negotiations, she has no plans to move back to iran. This exhibition could very well be the very end of me documenting are tripping anything to do with iranian culture and possibly moving forward to another chapter possibly the arab world. Katty the haunting, powerful images there. That brings the program to a close. Thank you so much for watching. Due to nin again tomorrow. We will be in los angeles tune in tomorrow. Well be looking out the drought crisis there. Make sense of International News at bbc. Com news. Funding of this presentation is made possible by the Freeman Foundation newmans own Foundation Giving all profits from newmans own to charity and pursuing the common good, kovler foundation, and mufg. Build a Solid Foundation and you can connect communities and commerce for centuries. That is the strength behind good banking relationships, too. 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