For calm after Iraqi Government forces seized the Northern City of kirkuk and nearby oil fields from kurdish control. The kurdish flag was pulled down in the centre of the city, where it has flown for the past three years. It comes just three weeks after iraqi kurds voted to split from iraq and take the oil rich city with them, and deals a huge blow to kurdish ambitions for statehood. From kirkuk, our middle east correspondent orla guerin and cameraman duncan stone sent this report. Pledging to defend kirkuk. Peshmerga fighters began the day with defiance, but this small band was no match for iraqi tanks. Nor were the locals, armed with whatever came to hand. We lost 2,000 men fighting is, he says. Were not afraid of the iraqi Prime Minister. But thats not how it looked deeper in the city. A checkpoint on the outskirts now a tense new front line. The kurds, who fought is with iraqi forces, now fearing an attack by theirformer allies. Locals said they were closing in. Shia militia units
And around the globe. Iraqi Government Forces are in control of kirkuk after seizing it from the kurds. Iraqi troops launched their military operation in response to the kurds voting for independence in last months referendum. Thousands of people have now fled the city, which had been controlled by kurdish fighters for three years. President trump says he wont be taking sides in the dispute. From kirkuk, our middle east correspondent orla guerin and cameraman duncan stone sent this report. Pledging to defend kirkuk. Peshmerga fighters began the day with defiance, but this small band was no match for iraqi tanks. Nor were the locals, armed with whatever came to hand. We lost 2,000 men fighting is, he says. Were not afraid of the iraqi Prime Minister. But thats not how it looked deeper in the city. A checkpoint on the outskirts now a tense new front line. The kurds, who fought is with iraqi forces, now fearing an attack by theirformer allies. Locals said they were closing in. Shia militi
Zehnder badawi. As the world continues to follow the plight of the Rohingya Muslims in myanmar, condemnation has been hit on the burmese authorities for not doing more to protect them from attacks from buddhist militants. My guess is acclaimed swiss film director barbet schroeder, whose latest documentary is about an influential this monk in myanmar who uses strong anti muslim rhetoric in his speeches and writings. Barbet schroeder has made the subject of evil the focus of many of his documentaries and films. He has worked in hollywood and europe and has been directing films for nearly 50 years. What has he learned about the nature of evil . Barbet schroeder, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. You said in 1990 that evil is more interesting than good. Are you obsessed with evil . No, im not obsessed. As a filmmaker, i think it is more interesting because it gives complexities to the characters. And evil is human, unfortunately. It is a part of humanity. There is no other way. I dont believ
Iam back i am back with sally and a few minutes with a look at all the international papers. Before that, well as this report. World business report. Drama in the high skies european Planemaker Airbus takes a majority stake in bombardiers c seriesjets. Is this enough to dodge us sanctions . Video streaming pioneer netflix has done it again. More people are paying to tune in to programmes like the latest season of narcos. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also in the programme, a special report on why the Chinese Government is pushing so hard for electric cars. European Aerospace Firm airbus is to take a majority stake in bombardiers c series jet project. The c series has faced a series of problems, most recently a trade dispute in the us that imposed a 300 import tariff on the plane. So how will it work . Well, airbus will acquire a 50. 01 stake in the new company. Its called c series aircraft limited partnership. Bombardier will retain 31 and investment quebec will o
Was a coming up in neighboring iraq vanguard is pushing ahead with an offensive to retake disputed kurdish red areas as the u. N. And the u. S. Appeal for calm. And of trauma in an investigative journalist is killed in a car bomb attack in malta the e. U. Says its hard to fight at the death of Daphne Zia Hassan accuses the mortys government of complicity. Hona will welcome to you im under thought she. U. S. Backed fighters in syria have retaken the city the socalled Islamic State considered its de facto capital a commander of the troops fighting isis operations underway to clear the city of landmines and militant sleeper cells dozens of jihad this have had made their last stand of the city stadium but its still unclear if they remained holed up there meanwhile soldiers celebrated iraq because liberation as a four month battle and. Now for more on the story let me draw in bend in Beirut Lebanon shes the middle east director with the foundation a think tank it is also a Security Policy e