Of Cannabis Plants. And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News whilst ranieris off, Wayne Rooneys staying hes decided to stay at Manchester United for the time being. Good evening. Tonight, we report from the frontline as iraqi troops make a major breakthrough in the battle against so called Islamic State. After fierce fighting, theyve taken the airport in iraqs second city, mosul. Its a key Staging Point to driving the militants from the western half of the city. The east has already been recaptured. The massive military operation, iraqs largest in years, has involved Tens Of Thousands of troops, including some british and American Special forces. Our correspondent Quentin Sommerville and Cameraman Nik Millard were there as Iraqi Government troops fought their way in. Before the attack, came the rockets and artillery. Its day five of the offensive to retake western mosul. Slowly, the forces make their way past a suspected is car bomb, talks en route. These armoured columns are now moving
Zirin and former Soccer Player Jules Boycoff. Plus well look at how the United Nations is coming under criticism for failing to investigate allegations of Sexual Exploitation of children by french peacekeeping troops in the Central African republic. Specifically thats strange for the u. N. Anchor and we go to texas where at least 20 people have died in record flooding. Will this force republican president ial candidates including texas senator ted cruz to rethink their Climate Change denialism . All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now the democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. An explosion has struck a shiite mosque in the saudi city of dammam, killed 21 people at another shiite mosque marking one of the worst attacks to hit saudi arabia in years. The United Nations has passed a nonbinding resolution aimed at curbing the cultural mrundering of iraq. The resolution adopted unanimously by the 193nation general assembly. It applies only to iraq not to
Specifically thats strange for the u. N. Anchor and we go to texas where at least 20 people have died in record flooding. Will this force republican president ial candidates including texas senator ted cruz to rethink their Climate Change denialism . All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now the democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. An explosion has struck a shiite mosque in the saudi city of dammam, killed 21 people at another shiite mosque marking one of the worst attacks to hit saudi arabia in years. The United Nations has passed a nonbinding resolution aimed at curbing the cultural mrundering of iraq. The resolution adopted unanimously by the 193nation general assembly. It applies only to iraq not to syria, where isil controls the ancient city of palmyra. Isil posted video showing the destruction of iraqi sites, incl the ancient assyrian city of nimruses when in reality we have not seen that at all. Anchor an amazing figure despite cutters promis
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