Office. Canada marks the 150th Anniversary of its confederation. Half a Million People are due to attend celebrations in ottawa. And in rugby union, the lions square the series in new zealand, ending the all blacks eight year winning streak at home. Hello and welcome to world news today. We begin in mosul, where after intense fighting, Iraqi Forces Say theyve taken control of the so called Islamic States main base. The militants have also been driven from a hospital compound, where several senior is leaders were thought to have been hiding. But fighting is continuing around part of the old city. Commanders say they are confident a final victory is in sight. Our correspondent orla guerin reports from mosul. A symbol of victory, planted this morning in what was the main base of is in mosul. Troops weary after driving the militants from this vast medical complex but vowing to hunt down every last one of them. We will keep chasing them and those who support them, says this man. We will thr
Canada marks its 150th Anniversary. 500,000 people attend celebrations in ottawa. Hello and welcome to bbc news. We begin in mosul, where, after intense fighting, Iraqi Forces Say theyve taken control of the so callled Islamic States main base. The militants have also been driven from a hospital compound, where several senior is leaders were thought to have been hiding. But fighting is continuing around part of the old city. Commanders say they are confident a final victory is in sight. A symbol of victory, planted this morning in what was the main base of is in mosul. Troops, weary after driving the militants from this vast medical complex, but vowing to hunt down every last one of them. We will keep chasing them and those who support them, says this man, and we will throw them in the garbage. Commanders say they have removed a cancer here, but one that has already spread. 0ur message is daesh is not only an iraqi problem, says colonel falah al wabdan. Its international. Explosion he
Canada marks its 150th Anniversary. 500,000 people attend celebrations in ottawa. Hello and welcome to bbc news. We begin in mosul, where, after intense fighting, Iraqi Forces Say theyve taken control of the so callled Islamic States main base. The militants have also been driven from a hospital compound, where several senior is leaders were thought to have been hiding. But fighting is continuing around part of the old city. Commanders say they are confident a final victory is in sight. A symbol of victory, planted this morning in what was the main base of is in mosul. Troops, weary after driving the militants from this vast medical complex, but vowing to hunt down every last one of them. We will keep chasing them and those who support them, says this man, and we will throw them in the garbage. Commanders say they have removed a cancer here, but one that has already spread. 0ur message is daesh is not only an iraqi problem, says colonel falah al wabdan. Its international. Explosion he
Canada marks its 150th Anniversary. 500,000 people attend celebrations in ottawa. Hello and welcome to bbc news. We begin in mosul, where, after intense fighting, Iraqi Forces Say theyve taken control of the so callled Islamic States main base. The militants have also been driven from a hospital compound, where several senior is leaders were thought to have been hiding. But fighting is continuing around part of the old city. Commanders say they are confident a final victory is in sight. A symbol of victory, planted this morning in what was the main base of is in mosul. Troops, weary after driving the militants from this vast medical complex, but vowing to hunt down every last one of them. We will keep chasing them and those who support them, says this man, and we will throw them in the garbage. Commanders say they have removed a cancer here, but one that has already spread. 0ur message is daesh is not only an iraqi problem, says colonel falah al wabdan. Its international. Explosion he
And good. News. Its device its about topics that affect us all. Climate change turns. Out. Costly and misleading. It was misunderstood by everybody are you going to let me finish. This same views about the end. So that simple late last year donald trump ordered and then partially halted the withdrawal of u. S. Forces from syria causing many of his allies to doubt his commitment and reliability my guess this week here at the State Department is ambassador james
jeffrey a special representative of the u. S. For syria in gauge meant can any of americas policies in that country deliver a successful outcome. James jeffrey welcome to cope with the thank you the sake of context here we go back to december last year the announcements by President Trump. He had won basically over isis in syria and little u. S. Troops would be coming home from syria was costly and misleading. It was misunderstood by everybody it was misunderstood person and made it clear at the time to us and to other leaders th