Youre watching R T International bringing you your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. We start in the middle east where irans u. N. Envoy says the country is not planning any more attacks against the u. S. So long as washington refrains from further aggression he added that wednesdays airstrikes on 2 u. S. Bases any rock were sufficient revenge for the pentagons killing of its top general President Trump has limited his response to those strikes to pledging new sanctions as we continue to evaluate options in response to a rainy and aggression the United States will immediately impose additional punishing economic sanctions on the iranian regime. These powerful saying shoes will remain until around changes its behavior. U. S. Assassination of general samani on iraqi territory it last week sparked massive protests across the middle east and beyond thats prompted Iraqs Parliament to call for the expulsion of all foreign troops from the country a decisi
To discuss that im now joined by peter mauer president of the International Committee of the red cross mr maher its always good to talk to you thank you very much for finding titus for having me now you are now in moscow to take part in the warshaw that deals with what essentially are the laws of wars the Geneva Conventions but this is not how this event is officially called instead it makes reference to International Rules governing military operations is it just me quibbling over semantics or has they indeed been a shift on the battlefield from the loss to the rules with the letter i assume being last restrictive. Well i think there have been many shifts in the battlefields over the last decades and recently we have seen that it is more important and maybe did just to teach the generalities of flaws in try and in the Geneva Conventions to look much more in detail to. The ground rules and the rules of engagements that militaries have in the battlefields to compare notes to look at goo
To discuss that im now joined by peter mauer president of the International Committee of the red cross mr maher its always good to talk to you thank you very much for finding techniques for having me now you are now in moscow to take part in the warshaw that deals with what essentially are the laws of wars the Geneva Conventions but this is not how this event is officially called instead it makes reference to International Rules governing military operations is it just me quibbling over semantics or has they indeed been a shift on the battlefield from the loss to the rules with the letter i assume being last restrictive. Well i think there have been many shifts in the battlefield over the last decades and recently we have seen that it is more important than may be just to teach the generalities or flaws in try and in the Geneva Conventions to look much more in detail at the ground rules and the rules of engagements that militaries have in the battlefields to compare notes to look at go
More than 103. 00 and 4. 00 star generals from over 70 countries with which we entertain regular contacts but also which are engaged in their day to day life into military operations so its an exchange of experience and they had a classical exchange a very Practical Exchange of experts and this is the 1st time that this workshop is being held in russia where Russias Defense Ministry acting as the dance partner and i assume there are lots of people and cultures who dont like Russias Defense Ministry as an entity let along and contact in arizona such as syria have you experienced any pushback on holding this specific event in this country i. C. R. C. Has no likes and dislikes of ministries and im sure youre in dealing with the low internal intrigues and well we do have we appreciate the contacts with militaries of defense with armed forces thats the core activity of i. C. R. C. And we have been very appreciative for after some explanations also of the last 2 years to have agreement from
Is without question britains Fastest Growing pretty good religion. Hello the latest news and look back to it events of the last 7 days youre watching the weekly here on r. T. International and our top story this hour turkey says it has taken control of a key border town as its troops advance deeper into syria. Claim their retreat was tactical and chris Ground Invasion which it calls an anti terror operation was launched on wednesday what turkey wants to create a buffer zone in syria free of kurdish fighters were actually looking at live pictures now from the syria turkey border ankara then wants to settle millions of Syrian Refugees there who are currently in turkey the u. N. Says 100000 civilians have fled to turkey should france into syria. Is a scaping have urged the International Community to step in. America and other countries should protect us they are committing sin here our Children Women is there really no mercy but clearly this is an occupation we are a peaceful people we ar