It is 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in the morning in london, and 4 00am in the morning in mosul, in iraq, following a day where thousands of Iraqi Government forces have advanced on the city, the opening day of an offensive to recapture the western part from so called Islamic State. The first target appears to be mosuls airport. Is militants are fighting back. Our correspondent Quentin Sommerville is with the iraqi forces. This is his report. Just after sunrise, iraq began what it hopes is its last major battle against the so called Islamic State. Thousands of men, and hundreds of armoured vehicles, ina line of attack that spread for miles. The iraqi army are starting their assault on Western Mosul, theyve breached their own defences, armoured vehicles are lining up ready for the Islamic State. Theyre only a couple of kilometres over that way, and they know that these men are coming. Theyre dug in, and the assault on Western Mosul has started. Leading the attack, iraqs Emergency Respons
Im david eades, and from here in the worlds newsroom, we send out correspondents to bring you the very best stories from across the globe. In this weeks programme sliding back towards anarchy. Fergal keane reports from the Central African republic where only the un are keeping the peace. Standing now on the bridge at bambari, between the christian and muslim districts, its clear to me that without a United Nations presence, there would be slaughter here. 21st century fratricide. Rupert Wingfield Hayes investigates the killing of the half brother of the north korean leader, allegedly by agents of the regime. The cold war at its very coldest. Jonathan beale reports from natos most northerly border, Norways Arctic circle, as the alliance steps up its defences against russia. It is a pretty inhospitable place, but every day, all year round, the Norwegian Army is patrolling this border. Also, tensions in the straits of taiwan as china flexes its muscle against what it sees as its breakaway
It is 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in the morning in london, and 4 00am in the morning in mosul, in iraq, following a day where thousands of Iraqi Government forces have advanced on the city, the opening day of an offensive to recapture the western part from so called Islamic State. The first target appears to be mosuls airport. Is militants are fighting back. Our correspondent Quentin Sommerville is with the iraqi forces. This is his report. Just after sunrise, iraq began what it hopes is its last major battle against the so called Islamic State. Thousands of men, and hundreds of armoured vehicles, ina line of attack that spread for miles. The iraqi army are starting their assault on Western Mosul, theyve breached their own defences, armoured vehicles are lining up ready for the Islamic State. Theyre only a couple of kilometres over that way, and they know that these men are coming. Theyre dug in, and the assault on Western Mosul has started. Leading the attack, iraqs Emergency Respons
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