Iraqi forces have made more gains in west mosul, the largest city still under the control of the Islamic State group. They claim to have cut the last road out of the city. Government troops, backed by a us led coalition, recaptured the east of the city in late january, after more than 100 days of fighting. Now they say a third of the west, which is almost completely surrounded, has been retaken. But around 600,000 civilians are still believed to be trapped inside. 0ur middle east correspondent 0rla guerin and cameraman nico hameon have been travelling with the iraqi forces. A warning, you may find parts of their report distressing. A rare glimpse of western mosul. Urban warfare on a momentous scale. Caught below, Hundreds Of Thousands of civilians. This is the place where is proclaimed its caliphate. Here it was born, and here Iraqi Forces Say it will die. 0n the ground, they are advancing, but struggling to hold what they capture. They pound is positions. Then, Frantic Gunfire towards
If and we begin with encouraging numbers of the economy. Retail sales. According to sales the growth is as high as in the past three years. Much fuelled by discounts. Then the jobs picture the numbers of it americans filing for unemployment. According to the Labour Department jobless claims fell by 42,000. When you add it together, watch stock market sore. The dow hit another high. Before proclaiming that the u. S. Economy is back, listen to what Mark Lieberman has to say. We face hurdles going forward. At the end of the month 2. 5 million go off on unemployment insurance. The Unemployment Benefits program will end. Thats money spent, every day, by every recipient. The jobs that we have been seeing is not necessarily the higher paying jobs. In october, for example, half the jobs created were in the Retail Sector or hotel or restaurant personnel. Not career jobs or bestpaying jobs. The best thing we can say about the economy is its yofl. Theres not a particular date or statistic that sa
Fifty years ago next month, Turkish troops poured into Cyprus and seized one-third of the island. Contrary to Turkish propaganda, the Turkish Army s seizure of one-third the island was not to protect Cypriot Muslims. Any threat to them had passed and
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