Im philippa thomas. From here in the worlds newsroom, we send our correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the world. In this weeks programme. Football on the front line. Richard conway reports on syrias world cup dreams, and asks whether soccer can help to unite a country at war. Football coming back to syria provides the people with a chance to forget about their worries. At least for 90 minutes. The plight of the people of western mosul. Orla guerin reports from the camps in iraq, struggling to feed up to 500,000 survivors of the so called islamic state. They say they have no running water, no electricity, no access to medical supplies, and people in the queue are really afraid that the food is going to run out before they have been able to get some. Returning to crimea after three years after Vladimir Putin annexed the region. Steve rosenberg finds out how people feel about russian rule and sanctions. Moscow insists that most of the people who live here are happy to
First in our world, bbc journalist basheer al zaidi, who grew up in mosul, returns to the city as it is liberated from the islamic state. Mosul, iraqs second city, home to over a Million People and the scene of the greatest victory of the so called islamic state. Allahu akbar. In just four days is fighters managed to seize this entire city. It was a National Disaster for iraq and declared the start of the self styled islamic state. Almost three years later and mosul has once again become a battleground. The iraqi forces have regrouped and are now fighting back. Street by street they are moving closer to capturing the city, but the threat of is remains. I am bbcjournalist bashir al zaidi, born and raised in mosul. Today i am returning home. I want to find out what life is like in the city and how people have coped with the past two and a half years. And the question, whether the Iraqi Military that collapsed only a few years ago can really bring lasting security to the city. It has been
First in our world, bbc journalist basheer al zaidi, who grew up in mosul, returns to the city as it is liberated from the islamic state. Mosul, iraqs second city, home to over a Million People and the scene of the greatest victory of the so called islamic state. Allahu akbar. In just four days is fighters managed to seize this entire city. It was a National Disaster for iraq and declared the start of the self styled islamic state. Almost three years later and mosul has once again become a battleground. The iraqi forces have regrouped and are now fighting back. Street by street they are moving closer to capturing the city, but the threat of is remains. I am bbcjournalist bashir al zaidi, born and raised in mosul. Today i am returning home. I want to find out what life is like in the city and how people have coped with the past two and a half years. And the question, whether the Iraqi Military that collapsed only a few years ago can really bring lasting security to the city. It has been
Our world. Mosul, iraqs second city, home to over a Million People and the scene of the greatest victory of the so called Islamic State. Allahu akbar. In just four days, is fighters managed to seize this entire city. It was a National Disaster for iraq and declared the start of the self styled Islamic State. Almost three years later and mosul has once again become a battleground. The iraqi forces have regrouped and are now fighting back. Street by street, they are moving closer to capturing the city, but the threat of is remains. I am bbcjournalist bashir al zaidi, born and raised in mosul. Today, iam returning home. I want to find out what life is like in the city and how people have coped with the past two and a half years. For the past two and a half years. And the question, whether the Iraqi Military that collapsed only a few years ago, can really bring lasting security to the city. It has been over ten years since my last visit. I grew up on these streets with my 11 brothers and s
Our world. Mosul, iraqs second city, home to over a Million People and the scene of the greatest victory of the so called Islamic State. Allahu akbar. In just four days, is fighters managed to seize this entire city. It was a National Disaster for iraq and declared the start of the self styled Islamic State. Almost three years later and mosul has once again become a battleground. The iraqi forces have regrouped and are now fighting back. Street by street, they are moving closer to capturing the city, but the threat of is remains. I am bbcjournalist bashir al zaidi, born and raised in mosul. Today, iam returning home. I want to find out what life is like in the city and how people have coped with the past two and a half years. For the past two and a half years. And the question, whether the Iraqi Military that collapsed only a few years ago, can really bring lasting security to the city. It has been over ten years since my last visit. I grew up on these streets with my 11 brothers and s