Bringing the near nine month battle for the city to an end. The Iraqi Military was made to fight for every street. Haider al abadi has been seen walking through mosuls streets, congratulating the troops alongside him. He was expected to make a speech, formally declaring victory, but that has not yet happened. A few hours ago, mr al abadi took to twitter to deliver the news. Iraqi Security Forces have been celebrating on the streets of mosul. Its three years since the Group Calling itself Islamic State seized control of iraqs second largest city. It still holds territory to the west and south of mosul. These images from the old city show the scale of the destruction. Earlier there were reports of continuing clashes, the so called Islamic State group still holds territory to the west and south of mosul. Our Correspondentjonathan Beale reports from the front line. What was once a beautiful old city is now mostly rubble. Every building deeply scarred, or destroyed by months of war. We join
Grip on the territory has been degraded in iraq and syria. In the last nine months it has been targeted in mosul by the iraqi army, backed by us and coalition airstrikes. Victory has come at a cost with an estimated Eight Thousand civilians driven from home and stop what was once a beautiful old city is now mostly rubble. Every building deeply scarred or destroyed by months of war. We joined the Search And Rescue teams looking for survivors. But more often, they are just recovering bodies. With the heat, there is also the strong smell of decay. Ali is hoping against hope that his brother and his family are still alive. Their house was hit in an air strike just a few weeks ago. It was being used by Islamic State fighters. Ali says that he spoke to his brother on this phone while he was trapped somewhere under the rubble. And then, he stopped answering. All they find here is decaying corpses. Its a similar story everywhere they go. While that was happening, the iraqi Prime Minister was e
This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in the evening in the venezuelan capital, caracas. Thats where two Opposition Leaders have been dragged from their homes by Security Forces and taken to a Military Prison after being accused by president maduros government of inciting violence. The un Secretary General says the escalating crisis in the country is making a peaceful solution difficult. Katy watson is in caracas. Antonio ledesma screams for help as he is taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. Theres panic while someone else yells that venezuela is now a dictatorship. He wasnt the only one to be taken away, officers also seized Leopoldo Lopez, an Opposition Leader released from prison a few weeks ago but placed under house arrest. Tensions are running high in venezuela after the election of a new assembly that will effectively rewrite the and. There have been violent protests in recent months and o
Donald trump promised to be a disruptive president. Right now the thing hes disrupting the most is his own White House Team. He now has a new Chief Of Staff and a new Director Of Communications, but what he seems unable to shift is the sense of a presidency in crisis, at odds with republicans in congress and still dogged by federal investigations of russias alleged meddling in last years election. My guest is sebastien gorka, a Deputy Assistant to the president on National Security. Where does the Trump Presidency go from here . Sebastian gorka in washington, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. I want to begin with something you just said five days ago, you said, the atmosphere here in the white house is absolutely wonderful. Weve got a new broom sweeping through the Communications Shop in Anthony Scaramucci and we are humming along on all cylinders. Plenty has happened since then. Whats the atmosphere in the white house like today . Fabulous. I literally just left the oval office
Donald trump promised to be a disruptive president. Right now the thing hes disrupting the most is his own White House Team. He now has a new Chief Of Staff and a new Director Of Communications, but what he seems unable to shift is the sense of a presidency in crisis, at odds with republicans in congress and still dogged by federal investigations of russias alleged meddling in last years election. My guest is sebastien gorka, a Deputy Assistant to the president on National Security. Where does the Trump Presidency go from here . Sebastian gorka in washington, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. I want to begin with something you just said five days ago, you said, the atmosphere here in the white house is absolutely wonderful. Weve got a new broom sweeping through the Communications Shop in Anthony Scaramucci and we are humming along on all cylinders. Plenty has happened since then. Whats the atmosphere in the white house like today . Fabulous. I literally just left the oval office