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patrick cockburn corresponded to predicted the rise of isis and joins us predicted the rise of isis and joins us from canterbury. you type step—by—step the rise of islamic state. as the death of al—baghdadi a significant moment? will isis snowfall? he was the last important element in the caliphate which he declared in 2014. the caliphate extended to an area bigger than great britain under iraq and syria. that and being ground down since 2014. but it always stood out in everybody‘s minds that al—baghdadi we re everybody‘s minds that al—baghdadi were still alive and that isis was powerful and strong enough to keep them safe. so this is a big moment but it doesn't mean that isis will be totally out of business. as an organisation. it will make a and critically think of making attacks to counteract the impression that the death of al—baghdadi will make. we are already sealing an increase in guerrilla attacks in syria. —— mike seeing an increase. what was it about as miniature because the movement to rise under him? he had opportunities. he took over in 2010 and two prev
patrick cockburn corresponded to predicted the rise of isis and joins us predicted the rise of isis and joins us from canterbury. you type step—by—step the rise of islamic state. as the death of al—baghdadi a significant moment? will isis snowfall? he was the last important element in the caliphate which he declared in 2014. the caliphate extended to an area bigger than great britain under iraq and syria. that and being ground down since 2014. but it always stood out in everybody‘s...
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i do not think it will be the end of isis. how should we calibrate him in terms of our gallery of fours who the west is regarded as inspiring a leading jihadist groups. the president was drawing on the comparison with 0sama bin laden who said he had one before september 11 of that he was someone should be a target of us operations to ta ke should be a target of us operations to take out. was abu bakr al—baghdadi an operational figure to take out. was abu bakr al—baghdadi an operationalfigure in the same way as 0sama bin laden?” would see it was more a philosopher and an spider. what we have seen of —— mike allen spider. ——inspirer. abu bakr al—baghdadi has been more command of the faithful and some are bin laden was more a public figure with speakeasy presented to the public and a lot more ideology he presented to his supporters. abu bakr al—baghdadi get in the shadows and only went into the public eye and only went into the public eye and had announcements at certain big parts in the history of isis as we co
i do not think it will be the end of isis. how should we calibrate him in terms of our gallery of fours who the west is regarded as inspiring a leading jihadist groups. the president was drawing on the comparison with 0sama bin laden who said he had one before september 11 of that he was someone should be a target of us operations to ta ke should be a target of us operations to take out. was abu bakr al—baghdadi an operational figure to take out. was abu bakr al—baghdadi an...
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that also means that the ideology that fed isis is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. there is a constellation of different forces in northern syria at the moment, some in the area in which he might have been taken out in a raid. does his death, if it is confirmed, alter that constellation of forces between turkey, syria, the kurds, russia, iran and the united states? i'm not sure whether it has a direct impact, to be honest. those groups are already on the ground, transforming, shifting allegiances, trying to find a new way to follow their interests on the ground. his death doesn't necessarily bring about all that much. it might mean you find some people that show allegiance to him no longer feel they have that allegiance to isis and that it is better to sign up with other groups, or indeed desert the field of battle altogether. a lot of that is unclear as of now. when you study the region in the group, is there any particular individual may come to prominence, may take over from al—baghdadi if it turns out he has been taken out? there are candidates, but unlike al-
that also means that the ideology that fed isis is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. there is a constellation of different forces in northern syria at the moment, some in the area in which he might have been taken out in a raid. does his death, if it is confirmed, alter that constellation of forces between turkey, syria, the kurds, russia, iran and the united states? i'm not sure whether it has a direct impact, to be honest. those groups are already on the ground, transforming,...
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to this strong brand that isis had but also isis's money. isis provided a lot of resources, financial planning and otherwise to mount the attacks in marawi and with the demise of isis, you might see, we've seen in the middle east and elsewhere, infighting about who would be taking over in terms of ideology and groups in our region would be looking now for, where is the more important round, who should i giving my allegiance to in terms of who can really help me? that's what we saw in the philippines. these groups won't isis groups before. it was around a dozen groups that came under the brand of isis suitable be really interesting to see as isis continues to fracture, whether power will go and of course, is sitting on the side, very effectively regaining territory throughout africa and in afghanistan. we will have to leave it there. thank you so much for your insight, jacinta carroll from the australian national university. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: southeast asian countries —— we'll examine what
to this strong brand that isis had but also isis's money. isis provided a lot of resources, financial planning and otherwise to mount the attacks in marawi and with the demise of isis, you might see, we've seen in the middle east and elsewhere, infighting about who would be taking over in terms of ideology and groups in our region would be looking now for, where is the more important round, who should i giving my allegiance to in terms of who can really help me? that's what we saw in the...
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end then detect isis. this morning he highlighted a big pa rt this morning he highlighted a big part of the decision, the policy, this all i was that it felt very much part of the strategic long—term plan more than we have finally found a guy and kill them. we protect the oil infrastructure so isis can gather hands on it again and take out the leader. i am baffled to see the anti donald trump crowd. the mainstream media over here i'm looking almost disappointed the start —— the mainstream media over here looking almost disappointed there is such a major victory for donald trump. with a comparison of the killing of 0sama bin laden, the timing of that do not been better for president barack 0bama who is facing the election. it was undoubtedly something they administration drew on heavily to say he is a strong commander—in—chief goes after people this was enemy number one because of the 11th of september attacks. do you think this could be as viable to pertinent shop? the point of view of many ameri
end then detect isis. this morning he highlighted a big pa rt this morning he highlighted a big part of the decision, the policy, this all i was that it felt very much part of the strategic long—term plan more than we have finally found a guy and kill them. we protect the oil infrastructure so isis can gather hands on it again and take out the leader. i am baffled to see the anti donald trump crowd. the mainstream media over here i'm looking almost disappointed the start —— the mainstream...
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on the subject of isis and the wider stability and security of the region, what we know about the is sleeper cells in turkey? because there is the concern that we will see a resurgence of them. well before this conflict, i have been warning of a research and isis sibley because the international community has assumed the caliphate has been defeated and they can go back home and they left the fighters left to closely 70,000 isis fighters we re left to closely 70,000 isis fighters were mostly european and in syria right now wash over by a few hundred sdf fighters. that needs to be the immediate focus today and those prisons right now are not within the buffer zone. so if we truly care about ensuring that isis does not return and standing by our sdf partners, we must immediate we augment our presence on the ground to assure they do not re—emerge. in turkey we have less obvious control of what happens inside turkish borders but i am pretty confident that the turkish state does not want to see isis re—emerge within its borders either. at a minimum, we need to help the sdf and local pa
on the subject of isis and the wider stability and security of the region, what we know about the is sleeper cells in turkey? because there is the concern that we will see a resurgence of them. well before this conflict, i have been warning of a research and isis sibley because the international community has assumed the caliphate has been defeated and they can go back home and they left the fighters left to closely 70,000 isis fighters we re left to closely 70,000 isis fighters were mostly...
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so we could defeat isis there. and this is what we expect from our allies, actually, not to leave us to the attack of the turkish forces, attacking us, killing our people, destroying our cities, they have occupied with the turkish backed mercenaries who are really, some of them, were in isis as the leadership and are now with these forces who are attacking us. so we are killing, imean, ending are attacking us. so we are killing, i mean, ending isis, but at the same time now we are also attacked by another isis who are the mercenaries backed by turkey. well, sinam mohamad, thank you for talking to us. mohamad, thank you for talking to us. thank you so much. a lorry driver has appeared in court in britain, over the deaths of the 39 people found in a refrigerated lorry not far outside london. maurice robinson, who's 23, has been charged with manslaughter and several other offences. some 111,000 kilometres away in vietnam, families are waiting to find out if the dead include their loved ones. jonathan head reports from
so we could defeat isis there. and this is what we expect from our allies, actually, not to leave us to the attack of the turkish forces, attacking us, killing our people, destroying our cities, they have occupied with the turkish backed mercenaries who are really, some of them, were in isis as the leadership and are now with these forces who are attacking us. so we are killing, imean, ending are attacking us. so we are killing, i mean, ending isis, but at the same time now we are also attacked...
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will probably fall back into isis will probably fall back into isis hands as the ypg moves to secure kurdish areas for a turkish invasion. this is security degradation in northern syria. this is risking an isis resurgence ahead ofa is risking an isis resurgence ahead of a 2020 election, and this is really bad for us advisers that have been on the ground working with an ally, having that ally watch you drive away as turkish armoured vehicles move in to northern syria. and i've heard that the turkish air force has actually been conducting airstrikes already on kurdish positions in northern syria. mike, i know you know this region very well. i suppose a lot of people might say to you there has been virtually no american policy in this area for quite some time. surely some policy is better than none, and president trump is threatening turkey, warning them not to do what you are describing. is that not going to work? i think you are exactly right. we have a very bad policy in syria right now, it is not working. having no policy whatsoever, that is what i look at this as, is worse. this po
will probably fall back into isis will probably fall back into isis hands as the ypg moves to secure kurdish areas for a turkish invasion. this is security degradation in northern syria. this is risking an isis resurgence ahead ofa is risking an isis resurgence ahead of a 2020 election, and this is really bad for us advisers that have been on the ground working with an ally, having that ally watch you drive away as turkish armoured vehicles move in to northern syria. and i've heard that the...
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on isis fighters that are there? we should be worried as well. this chaos, this fighting between a nato ally and isis partners and the possibility of the regime and the russians benefiting from it, it creates a vacuum, clearly, there are some prisoners who have already been attacked and some people who have escaped from them. so, this group can easily merge into the local population, go underground and recruit again. and so i would be concerned, though i don't assess this to be a major crisis yet, because the caliphate, as it was called, was defeated physically. and it's going to take a lot of things happening for it to come back to the strength that it was before. it is certainly a security challenge and they have the capacity and the willingness to carry out suicide bombings and other violent attacks against "soft targets" in europe and elsewhere. in terms of the united states and its role in all of this, how do you view the last moves by the united states? how big a mistake do you think it's made here? well, it wa
on isis fighters that are there? we should be worried as well. this chaos, this fighting between a nato ally and isis partners and the possibility of the regime and the russians benefiting from it, it creates a vacuum, clearly, there are some prisoners who have already been attacked and some people who have escaped from them. so, this group can easily merge into the local population, go underground and recruit again. and so i would be concerned, though i don't assess this to be a major crisis...
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in fact, it is a victory for isis, mr putin, mr asada, as well and run. it is a victory for isis, mr putin, mrasada, as welland run. —— it is a victory for isis, mr putin, mr asada, as well and run. —— assad. in washington there is a bipartisan consensus that the policy in syria was a disaster that leaves the united states more vulnerable and oui’ united states more vulnerable and our allies as well more vulnerable and when you see the devastation, how it has impacted kurds, hundreds of thousands who have been displaced, hundreds killed, how can you call that a victory? the critics saying this is president trump claiming credit for providing an a nswer claiming credit for providing an answer he created but i suppose he has a point that the disengagement from this area begun from president 0bama, drawing redlines he never backed up. i do not think that is what is at stake right now. president trump's policy, his twitter policy, the policy to withdraw troops without consulting his staff and the pentagon, the state department, even the white house, was done in a way that has l
in fact, it is a victory for isis, mr putin, mr asada, as well and run. it is a victory for isis, mr putin, mrasada, as welland run. —— it is a victory for isis, mr putin, mr asada, as well and run. —— assad. in washington there is a bipartisan consensus that the policy in syria was a disaster that leaves the united states more vulnerable and oui’ united states more vulnerable and our allies as well more vulnerable and when you see the devastation, how it has impacted kurds, hundreds...
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when we talk about isis, we are not calling them arabs. they have a name, isis. when you are talking about al-qaeda, you don't call them muslims. the pkk have a name, and some of them are kurds, some of them are foreign fighters. let's not forget, turkey has a lot more kurdish fighters fighting alongside turkey. both turkish citizens and syrian kurds. inside the free syrian army, and inside the turkish military forces. but that isjust inside the turkish military forces. but that is just a note inside the turkish military forces. but that isjust a note on inside the turkish military forces. but that is just a note on this. going back to trump's remarks, and i could say that many things about trump, but on this matter he is right. the establishment in the dc circles, they have nothing but endless wars, in afghanistan and iraq. it did no good to the local population in those places. and if you ask them, what is the end goal in syria? you ask them, what is the end goal in syria ? what you ask them, what is the end goal in syria? what is the strategy? what happens aft
when we talk about isis, we are not calling them arabs. they have a name, isis. when you are talking about al-qaeda, you don't call them muslims. the pkk have a name, and some of them are kurds, some of them are foreign fighters. let's not forget, turkey has a lot more kurdish fighters fighting alongside turkey. both turkish citizens and syrian kurds. inside the free syrian army, and inside the turkish military forces. but that isjust inside the turkish military forces. but that is just a note...
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the united states will always be grateful for our partnership with stf in defeating isis. but we recognise the importance and the value of a safe zone to create a buffer between syria proper and the kurdish population, and the turkish border. and we are going to be working very closely. we think the agreement today first end the violence, which is what president trump sent us here to do. i said it again and again to president erdogan, president trump sent us here to end the violence, and to achieve an immediate ceasefire. and thanks to the agreement we negotiated today and the strong stand president trump took in the preceding days we have achieved that. we've also achieved an opportunity by working with ypg to move out of the area to create more peace and security and stability in that buffer zone. and we are going to be working tirelessly to accomplish that. we believe that can be accomplished during the 120 hour period. after which there will be a permanent ceasefire. and then we will continue to engage. again, not militarily, the president made it clear that we are not
the united states will always be grateful for our partnership with stf in defeating isis. but we recognise the importance and the value of a safe zone to create a buffer between syria proper and the kurdish population, and the turkish border. and we are going to be working very closely. we think the agreement today first end the violence, which is what president trump sent us here to do. i said it again and again to president erdogan, president trump sent us here to end the violence, and to...
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the isis fighters in detention at the moment are emboldened. there are not only sleeper cells in the areas that are stronger than when isis existed. i personally think this operation will cause undesirable results because the kurdish officers already have a difficult time controlling isis fighters and also terrorist devices. most of these people were ina camp devices. most of these people were in a camp last month. so there is a huge problem facing the international community. i told the commander—in—chief the other day that these fighters and their families, they are occupied with protecting their family. the only option they have is to pull the people from the operation. so isis can easily regroup. and of course it isa can easily regroup. and of course it is a problem for the us, the uk and the international community because if isis militants are looking for an opportunity like this to flee, run away and regroup. some are already starting. so this is a serious addition to the problems are defaced by syria. i am sure we will talk about th
the isis fighters in detention at the moment are emboldened. there are not only sleeper cells in the areas that are stronger than when isis existed. i personally think this operation will cause undesirable results because the kurdish officers already have a difficult time controlling isis fighters and also terrorist devices. most of these people were ina camp devices. most of these people were in a camp last month. so there is a huge problem facing the international community. i told the...
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of isis than any other member of the coalition and after that. in those areas, we create infrastructure and allow the people who are living there before they we re who are living there before they were displaced to return. in those areas come we have ensured the return of 360,000 people and what we would like to do with this creation of the safe zone is to ensure the return of one to 2 million people we re return of one to 2 million people were right now in our country. there are concerns that you are undoing all of that work that is put into place to remove that threat of isis. what is the main priority here was make the safe zone or attacking the sdf? d the white pg in the pkk are the same organisation and you will see organisation and you —— ypg illustrated by the this is for the battle and rocca and they would take back the weapons, and there created this absolute mess and there created this absolute mess and northeast syria that we are trying to put right right now. you talk about allies and one of your allies, the us, does not agree wit
of isis than any other member of the coalition and after that. in those areas, we create infrastructure and allow the people who are living there before they we re who are living there before they were displaced to return. in those areas come we have ensured the return of 360,000 people and what we would like to do with this creation of the safe zone is to ensure the return of one to 2 million people we re return of one to 2 million people were right now in our country. there are concerns that...
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like your previous report says, isis is not defeated. now it is leaderless, it does not have a central leader anymore that music and be more dangerous and do operations that abu bakr al—baghdadi did not approve, more violent operations. it makes it more violent operations. it makes it more difficult because it becomes more difficult because it becomes more dangerous with the us leaving. killing abu bakr al—baghdadi did not and the instability in a northern series and it did not hit isis or the al-qaeda affiliates. really good to get your analysis, thank you very much. california has declared a state—wide emergency as wildfires sweep through the area. the governor's office has described the situation as "unprecedented". in the north of the state, authorities have ordered nearly 200,000 people to leave their homes. the race is on in northern california to keep wildfires hemmed in, and to get residents out. about 180,000 of them have already evacuated and more may follow. although i have heard some people express concerns that we are
like your previous report says, isis is not defeated. now it is leaderless, it does not have a central leader anymore that music and be more dangerous and do operations that abu bakr al—baghdadi did not approve, more violent operations. it makes it more violent operations. it makes it more difficult because it becomes more difficult because it becomes more dangerous with the us leaving. killing abu bakr al—baghdadi did not and the instability in a northern series and it did not hit isis or...
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and that isis does not reconstitute in anyway, shape orform. robert ford is the former us ambassador to syria from 2011 to 2014, now a senior fellow at the middle east institute in washington. he spoke to bbc news a little earlier. it's hard to say that this turkish incursion is helpful to american interests, and if it facilitates, say for example, the escape of isis prisoners from some of the camps that the syrian democratic forces that syrian kurdish militia i referred to, if those isis prisoners escape, that would not be helpful for american interests at all. i also have to say, however, that there really was no game plan for what to do in eastern syria over the long term, and people who say, well, the americans should just keep their forces they are, is there ever going to be an exit, or is this just we keep them there as far as the eye can see? paul adams, some developments in the last few minutes or so. it seems after a day of air strikes and artillery bombardment, there is some kind of evidence that the forces in the syrian allies have c
and that isis does not reconstitute in anyway, shape orform. robert ford is the former us ambassador to syria from 2011 to 2014, now a senior fellow at the middle east institute in washington. he spoke to bbc news a little earlier. it's hard to say that this turkish incursion is helpful to american interests, and if it facilitates, say for example, the escape of isis prisoners from some of the camps that the syrian democratic forces that syrian kurdish militia i referred to, if those isis...
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assuage the security and political concerns of a nato ally and protect incredibly important counter—isis partners. it's very unfortunate. what's really important for your viewers and listeners to understand is that it did not have to get to this point. in 2014, 2015, there were plenty of opportunities to diversify our support for local counter—isis fighters and the international community, particularly the united states, chose only the ypg, knowing fully well that turkey would never accept them being the main leading force against isis. the biggest storm to hitjapan for 60 years has made landfall, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain to the west coast. millions of people have been urged to leave their homes, ahead of the arrival of typhoon hagibis. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. this is the hii river near mount fuji. usually it is a clear mountain stream. today, it was turned into a raging, boiling torrent. across central japan, typhoon hagibis has dumped record amounts of rain. 0n the southern side of tokyo, the tama river is now close to bursting point. tens of
assuage the security and political concerns of a nato ally and protect incredibly important counter—isis partners. it's very unfortunate. what's really important for your viewers and listeners to understand is that it did not have to get to this point. in 2014, 2015, there were plenty of opportunities to diversify our support for local counter—isis fighters and the international community, particularly the united states, chose only the ypg, knowing fully well that turkey would never accept...
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sympathizers give him credibility with isis sympathize rs and followers. give him credibility with isis sympathizers and followers. what sort of changes happened within a group when a leader dies? al-qaeda was affected in some way, surely, when 0sama was affected in some way, surely, when osama bin laden was killed? wright, and the man who took over, the egyptian doctor, is not as charismatic as he is. he is an older gentleman, a geriatric. they were grooming bin laden paused maxon to ta ke grooming bin laden paused maxon to take over and he was killed. i think the concern that i have is that both al-qaeda and isil split from each other in 2016, there were disagreements. and i'm worried that they might try to come back together and unite to be one far more lethal terrorist organisation. so that is something that we really need to be looking out for, even though in many respects, al-qaeda and isil have been tepidly cooperating and other theatres and other parts of the world. but in the iraq— syria area, they were not working together. how concerned should the united states and its alli
sympathizers give him credibility with isis sympathize rs and followers. give him credibility with isis sympathizers and followers. what sort of changes happened within a group when a leader dies? al-qaeda was affected in some way, surely, when 0sama was affected in some way, surely, when osama bin laden was killed? wright, and the man who took over, the egyptian doctor, is not as charismatic as he is. he is an older gentleman, a geriatric. they were grooming bin laden paused maxon to ta ke...
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i think it will be premature to plan the obituary of isis. isis is still very resilient. it has mutated into a potent insurgency. the organisation has been preparing for this day for two yea rs. been preparing for this day for two years. most of the basically people in charge now are local tenants who ta ke in charge now are local tenants who take action into their own hands. so even though abu bakr al— baghdadi is important, now the real decisions have been given to various tenants in syria and iraq and libya and afghanistan and elsewhere. just tell us about abu bakr al— baghdadi about who he is and who he was. it is amazing. abu bakr al— baghdadi really, no one took him seriously. when the americans captured abu bakr al— baghdadi in 2004 they basically did not even know who he was or what he stood for. suddenly his name was the father. he became in charge in 2010 of the al-qaeda affiliate in iraq. it was the aftermath of the american led invasion so between 2010 and 2013 this unknown figure, spent about a year in american prisons in iraq and was able to restruct
i think it will be premature to plan the obituary of isis. isis is still very resilient. it has mutated into a potent insurgency. the organisation has been preparing for this day for two yea rs. been preparing for this day for two years. most of the basically people in charge now are local tenants who ta ke in charge now are local tenants who take action into their own hands. so even though abu bakr al— baghdadi is important, now the real decisions have been given to various tenants in syria...
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and according to the us military and to our diplomats, the fight against isis needs to continue so, if that isn't the case, why would the us be withdrawing right now? the president and his supporters would saying there are a bunch of american voters and interests who want out of that area. if you heard fox news and other allies, you really saw a push back amongst republicans. i think those republicans know what people in the districts want, and president trump, maybe in this case, may have been trying to change some of the audience away from the impeachment enquiry into this conflict. and unfortunately, this conflicts with national security. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: you how the magic art of abracadabra has now been officially recognised in france's education sector. a historic moment that many of his victims have waited for for decades. the former dictator in the dock, older, slimmer, and, as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plain outside korem, it lights up a biblicalfamine, now, in the 20th century
and according to the us military and to our diplomats, the fight against isis needs to continue so, if that isn't the case, why would the us be withdrawing right now? the president and his supporters would saying there are a bunch of american voters and interests who want out of that area. if you heard fox news and other allies, you really saw a push back amongst republicans. i think those republicans know what people in the districts want, and president trump, maybe in this case, may have been...
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isis is not defeated, we have got to keep the pressure on isis so they do not recover. me way want a war over, we may even declare it over. you can pull troops out, as barack 0bama learned the hard way, out of iraq, but the enemy gets the vote, as we say in the military, if we don't keep the pressure on, isis will research. it is absolutely a given that they will come back. —— resurge. chris buckler is in washington. we were just listening to the former defence secretary, the present defence secretary, the present defence secretary, the present defence secretary says there will be a further withdrawal of us forces, what is going on? bringing you up—to—date, the current defence secretary says the decision was made last night to withdraw hundreds of troops from northern syria, essentially, all of the us troops remaining in that part of the country. it is likely that some will remain further south in a base there. essentially, they are getting out of this battlefield. that is partly because they say they are concerned that the troops could get caught in the middle
isis is not defeated, we have got to keep the pressure on isis so they do not recover. me way want a war over, we may even declare it over. you can pull troops out, as barack 0bama learned the hard way, out of iraq, but the enemy gets the vote, as we say in the military, if we don't keep the pressure on, isis will research. it is absolutely a given that they will come back. —— resurge. chris buckler is in washington. we were just listening to the former defence secretary, the present...
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, is probably more ofa kurds, as you know, is probably more of a terrorist threat in many ways than isis so it is a very semi— complicated, not to implicated if you are smart, semi— complicated problem and it is a problem we have very nicely under control. —— not too complicated. in a letter written before the offensive, mr trump urged recep tayyip erdogan to work out a good deal. he said history would look on you favourably if you get this right... the president is under intense pressure from his critics, leading democrats walked out of a meeting with mr trump at the white house after they say he had a meltdown. i think that vote, the size of the vote, more than two to one of the republicans voted to oppose what the president did, probably got to the president because he was shaken up by it and thatis because he was shaken up by it and that is why we could not continue in the meeting because he wasjust that is why we could not continue in the meeting because he was just not relating to the reality of it. with president trump distancing america from the conflict between and syria
, is probably more ofa kurds, as you know, is probably more of a terrorist threat in many ways than isis so it is a very semi— complicated, not to implicated if you are smart, semi— complicated problem and it is a problem we have very nicely under control. —— not too complicated. in a letter written before the offensive, mr trump urged recep tayyip erdogan to work out a good deal. he said history would look on you favourably if you get this right... the president is under intense...
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they were doing it because they wanted to repel these isis terrorists as far away from their communities at home as they could throw them. beverly understandable. and so there was a shared interest between them and between our western countries in this international coalition. but thatis this international coalition. but that is different from saying we're going to sign up for a long—term alliance to defend their many state from hostile outside powers. that is a very different ask. robert ford, interesting to talk to you, thank you very much. my pleasure. donald trump's chief of staff has acknowledged that aid to ukraine was held up — partly to pressure for investigations into the democrats. mick mulvaney‘s comments came after president trump's ambassador to the eu gordon sondland gave evidence to the house impeachment enquiry. mr sondland told the committee he had been uncomfortable with the involvement of the president's personal lawyer rudy guliani in foreign policy. the bbc‘s north america correspondent, peter bowes, has the latest on mick mulvaney‘s admission. it really ca
they were doing it because they wanted to repel these isis terrorists as far away from their communities at home as they could throw them. beverly understandable. and so there was a shared interest between them and between our western countries in this international coalition. but thatis this international coalition. but that is different from saying we're going to sign up for a long—term alliance to defend their many state from hostile outside powers. that is a very different ask. robert...
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president trump says he has a major announcement to make — us media reports suggest it may be about the isis leader abu bakr al—baghdadi. millions of californians face having their power cut as the state battles a surge in wildfires. another huge protest in barcelona as the backlash over spain's jailing of separatist catalonian leaders continues. catholic bishops vote in favour of allowing married men to become priests in remote areas of the amazon. hello and welcome to bbc news. the white house says president trump will make a major statement at the white house on sunday, following a tweet from the president saying something very big had just happened. no details have been given of what mr trump was referring to, but there's speculation that it could concern the leader of the islamic state militant group, abu bakr al—baghdadi. us media reports suggest he was the target of a us special forces operation in the syrian province of idlib on saturday. with me is our news reporter gareth barlow. what more do we know? with regard to the us government and donald trump, very little. late on satur
president trump says he has a major announcement to make — us media reports suggest it may be about the isis leader abu bakr al—baghdadi. millions of californians face having their power cut as the state battles a surge in wildfires. another huge protest in barcelona as the backlash over spain's jailing of separatist catalonian leaders continues. catholic bishops vote in favour of allowing married men to become priests in remote areas of the amazon. hello and welcome to bbc news. the white...
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the kurds, as you know, is probably worse at terror and more of a terrorist threat in many ways than isis. so it's a very semi—complicated, not too complicated if you're smart, but it's a semi—complicated problem. and i think it's a problem that we have very nicely under control. the president was widely criticised for, in effect, giving the green light to turkey to move into syria. but, in a letter written before the offensive against kurdish fighters started, mr trump urged president erdogan to work out a good deal. he said: the president is under intense pressure from his critics. leading democrats walked out of a meeting with mr trump at the white house after they say he had a meltdown. i think that vote, the size of the vote — more than two to one of the republicans voted to oppose what the president did — probably got to the president, because he was shaken up by it. and that's why we couldn't continue in the meeting, because he was just not relating to the reality of it. with president trump distancing america from the conflict between turkey and syria, the us vice presiden
the kurds, as you know, is probably worse at terror and more of a terrorist threat in many ways than isis. so it's a very semi—complicated, not too complicated if you're smart, but it's a semi—complicated problem. and i think it's a problem that we have very nicely under control. the president was widely criticised for, in effect, giving the green light to turkey to move into syria. but, in a letter written before the offensive against kurdish fighters started, mr trump urged president...
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as a matter of fact, just last night, they have been attacks by isis fighters within the camps. when most fighters are being detained. it has been... essentially the world are standing by, isn't it, while one of the biggest armies dodges a full—scale assault on what is essentially a militia. the kurdish bosses, kurdish lead bosses are very effective but they are essentially a militia. why would they not for back? why would they try to fight turks? it has become an integral part of kurdish history, that whenever they fight for so—called western values they are being betrayed over and over again. it happened actually in iraq, post— referendum 2017, when actually the door was open for a run and russia in the middle east. don't shop is just repeating the same mistake that has happened in 2017 by abandoning the kurds in and right he's abandoning the kurds in syria. thank you very much, i'm sure we will talk can. “— you very much, i'm sure we will talk can. —— talk again. with me is aylin yazan from the bbc turkish service. from the tax point of view, why are they doing
as a matter of fact, just last night, they have been attacks by isis fighters within the camps. when most fighters are being detained. it has been... essentially the world are standing by, isn't it, while one of the biggest armies dodges a full—scale assault on what is essentially a militia. the kurdish bosses, kurdish lead bosses are very effective but they are essentially a militia. why would they not for back? why would they try to fight turks? it has become an integral part of kurdish...
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we put many isis terrorists in prison in turkey because i can isis terrorists in prison in turkey because i can assure isis terrorists in prison in turkey because i can assure you that there is no need to be concerned about turkish commitments and determination against isis terrorists in syria, and in this operation. if we are faced with those terrorists we will again take all responsibility to take on those isis chapters if it is necessary. the us in the last hour has said that this action, your country's action, risks the relationship between the us and turkey. does that for you at all? we are allies with them insofar, because of the inconclusive talks for establishing this safe zone, we took unilateral action but the complexion channels are open. intelligence to intelligence and we are cooperating and talking with it in all spheres. so what is the end point? what is success for you? how does this go on? as we did before in 2017, and 2018, indifferent operations in different parts of north—west of syria, ouraim is different parts of north—west of syria, our aim is still the same. we
we put many isis terrorists in prison in turkey because i can isis terrorists in prison in turkey because i can assure isis terrorists in prison in turkey because i can assure you that there is no need to be concerned about turkish commitments and determination against isis terrorists in syria, and in this operation. if we are faced with those terrorists we will again take all responsibility to take on those isis chapters if it is necessary. the us in the last hour has said that this action,...
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this move ensures any re—emergence of isis. and the reason he mentions isis there is because there are these prison camps in that little corner of north—eastern syria with 10,000 upwards isis fighters in them. currently being guarded by members of the sdf and the syrian kurds, effectively, and, of course, they will likely be diverted to counter any turkish incursions and that could put at risk the security of those prison camps and those isis fighters could get less again. thank you. conservative mp adam holloway sat on both the foreign affairs and defence committees. he is a member of the all party parliamentary group on north east syria, where he visited recently. thank you forjoining us. this turkish in curzon, was it inevitable? after what happened this weekend with the american troops —— turkish incursion. these are the people who have been our boots on the ground. these are the people who have worked with british and american and other special forces have worked with british and american and other specialforces in r
this move ensures any re—emergence of isis. and the reason he mentions isis there is because there are these prison camps in that little corner of north—eastern syria with 10,000 upwards isis fighters in them. currently being guarded by members of the sdf and the syrian kurds, effectively, and, of course, they will likely be diverted to counter any turkish incursions and that could put at risk the security of those prison camps and those isis fighters could get less again. thank you....
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what is going to happen to the isis fighters now? this is a huge question and the kurdish lead militias had been instrumental in securing the areas containing former isis fighters and also form isis wives and children, so we are talking about tens of thousands of people and in the prisons alone there are over 12,000 militants and former militants. it‘s very unclear what will happen with the detainees if there is going to be any kind of plan for securing the prisons and we have heard that there was a move to remove high—profile prisoners and there is no clear sign there will be any wheel, much less capability for the kurds to maintain the security they provided in the past. so do you see so—called islamic state potentially exploiting the situation? absolutely. this is one of the fears that already the camps and prisons were isis hotspots to try and reform, and having this instability will only facilitate that. even outside the prisons and camps, you can expect to see that isis will take advantage of the instability. how do you s
what is going to happen to the isis fighters now? this is a huge question and the kurdish lead militias had been instrumental in securing the areas containing former isis fighters and also form isis wives and children, so we are talking about tens of thousands of people and in the prisons alone there are over 12,000 militants and former militants. it‘s very unclear what will happen with the detainees if there is going to be any kind of plan for securing the prisons and we have heard that...
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again, iwant allow even a single isis fighter to escape. again, i want to fsis, at this point, we are not activating the sanctions, but as the president has said, he will provide very significant authority, based upon the continuing efforts. that was steven mnuchin at the white house. the metropolitan police say a total of more than 1100 extinction rebellion protesters have now been arrested in london since monday. commissioner cressida dick says the force has been stretched by the protests, impeding its ability to respond to other crimes. climate activists have set up sites in trafalgar square and vauxhall, and a protest has been taking place today outside the bbc‘s broadcasting house, where two demonstrators have climbed onto a glass roof. i'm joined by deputy assistant commissioner, laurence taylor. thank you for speaking to us. a busy time for you? it is. stretched, what does that practically mean? time for you? it is. stretched, what does that practically mean7m time for you? it is. stretched, what does that practically mean? it is a
again, iwant allow even a single isis fighter to escape. again, i want to fsis, at this point, we are not activating the sanctions, but as the president has said, he will provide very significant authority, based upon the continuing efforts. that was steven mnuchin at the white house. the metropolitan police say a total of more than 1100 extinction rebellion protesters have now been arrested in london since monday. commissioner cressida dick says the force has been stretched by the protests,...
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isis was defeated militarily but that was not enough. with the help of the kurds and a lot of people are saying that donald trump has betrayed the periods and they helped defeat islamic state and now america has effectively betrayed them and as a result of all of that, islamic state is on the rise again. it is entry into a large extent and the kurds also have their own self interest and needed to defeat isis because it was a threat for the kurds themselves and defeating isis meant that they could build the autonomous zone and northeast syria where they could attempt to build a clause a state which they have done in the past few years so it is a big trail and it is felt as a betrayal and it is certainly going to damage us credibility in the region for a long time and who is going to work with the us in the future to deal with these terrorist threats and others. kurds have faced a very difficult situation where they have to decide whether to face turkey or make a deal with the asad regime and they opted for the latter stop thank you very m
isis was defeated militarily but that was not enough. with the help of the kurds and a lot of people are saying that donald trump has betrayed the periods and they helped defeat islamic state and now america has effectively betrayed them and as a result of all of that, islamic state is on the rise again. it is entry into a large extent and the kurds also have their own self interest and needed to defeat isis because it was a threat for the kurds themselves and defeating isis meant that they...
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they have been here in the past three years aiding the kurds in the fight against isis. 11,000 kurdish men and women were killed in the war against the islamic state. now their long—term ally, the us, is leaving them to face an even bigger threat alone. in a hospital in the town of qamishli a few kilometres away from the turkish border we met kurdish fighters hit by turkish bombs. 21—year—old bafrin is a member of a kurdish all—female unit who fought is in manbij and raqqa. turkey says clearing a safe zone is vital to protect its borders from kurdish militancy. but it's not only the fighters being hit. tens of thousands of civilians have been forced to leave their homes, and at least 120 people have lost their lives. one of them was sara's brother. her parents haven't told her the news. she's got too much to cope with. she cries with us troops leaving, syrian kurds like sara face an uncertain future. jiyar gol, bbc news, qamishli, in northern syria. with me is emre temel from bbc turkish. does this mean in effect that the offensive is now over? this seems to be the case because
they have been here in the past three years aiding the kurds in the fight against isis. 11,000 kurdish men and women were killed in the war against the islamic state. now their long—term ally, the us, is leaving them to face an even bigger threat alone. in a hospital in the town of qamishli a few kilometres away from the turkish border we met kurdish fighters hit by turkish bombs. 21—year—old bafrin is a member of a kurdish all—female unit who fought is in manbij and raqqa. turkey says...
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and indeed we've had reports today that many families of those isis prisoners have now managed to escape. that's right. i talked today with one of the commanders of the syrian opposition. first of all he said that the turkish air strikes did not hit any prison prisoners or any locations for those militants inside syria. and he said that this scenario is expected. the turkish authority declared yesterday that they will keep those prisoners in the same locations in the same areas when they will control about these cities. but the worst scenario, if they escape they will face they the bad future because they will be killed if not from the turkish army they will be killed army they will be killed from the kurdish militia because they are stuck in the middle. the turkish authorities say that if we took them we will start negotiation negotiation with them countries. and i think this means that this thing that is now it's under the thinking or whether they are trying to find a solution for them. i corresponded on the turkish syrian border. the headlines on bbc news... the family of harry dunn
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i think we managed to defeat isis all over north and east syria. and it was not something easy. and i think what is happening now is a betrayal for the sacrifices that they have gave and they provided for the security and stability of the area. for all the talk of ceasefires on the front line and diplomacy, people here are still very much in shock atjust how quickly their lives were turned upside down. and those we speak to tell us they have very little faith that the world will come to help relieve their suffering. so, instead, they continue to flee for their lives in huge numbers. camps for the displaced near the iraq—syria border, that were all but emptied, are full again. some families here told us they didn't leave their homes in the days of is, but felt compelled to now. they're afraid of meeting the same fate as havrin khalaf. when over recent years, so many thousands of kurdish mothers have already had to bury their children. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in north—eastern syria. campaigning for tomorrow's elections in canada has seen the prime minister, justin trudeau, fi
i think we managed to defeat isis all over north and east syria. and it was not something easy. and i think what is happening now is a betrayal for the sacrifices that they have gave and they provided for the security and stability of the area. for all the talk of ceasefires on the front line and diplomacy, people here are still very much in shock atjust how quickly their lives were turned upside down. and those we speak to tell us they have very little faith that the world will come to help...
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russians and the syrian government replacing us which cannot be good for the kurdish population jesse isis reworking so this is a disaster and the making for american influence and the credibility of the united states who wish to have as a country that backs up its commitments, the present i think is given that away in one week. and yet he was sent to you and you know it, a lot of american voters want the us out of foreign wars. that's not what the polls show, american people do not want a repeat of the iraqi invasion of 2003 in a long—term occupation. but americans understand that we need to have, looked at our public opinion polls, we need to be true to our lasers, we need to forgive our work, we need to back it up, it doesn't mean we withdraw from the entire world into an isolation, the entire world into an isolation, the presence wrong about that he will be proven wrong, he is taking a political beating, even from the most senior of republicans in the united states at that will come out to say about this focus decision is made. i guess now can argue it's a horror show for civilians i
russians and the syrian government replacing us which cannot be good for the kurdish population jesse isis reworking so this is a disaster and the making for american influence and the credibility of the united states who wish to have as a country that backs up its commitments, the present i think is given that away in one week. and yet he was sent to you and you know it, a lot of american voters want the us out of foreign wars. that's not what the polls show, american people do not want a...
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some connection to al—baghdadi or some other kind of credentials that will give him credibility with isis sympathisers and followers. karen, what sort of changes, though, happened within a group when a leader dies? al-qaeda was affected in some way, surely, when 0sama bin laden was killed. right. and the man who took over is just not as charismatic as he was pulled up he was an older gentleman. a geriatric was an older gentleman. a geriatric was not they were grooming bin laden‘s son and he was killed in a strike so they will be some to—ing and fro—ing. the concern i have is that both al-qaeda and isil, they split in the past and i am concerned they might try to come back and become one as a more lethal terrorist organisation so that is something we really need to look out for, even though, in many respects, al-qaeda and isil have been tactically cooperating in other parts of the world but in the iraqi — syria area, they were not working together. '5 christine, how concerned should the united states be about reprisal attacks, either from iis or any other functions which emerge alo
some connection to al—baghdadi or some other kind of credentials that will give him credibility with isis sympathisers and followers. karen, what sort of changes, though, happened within a group when a leader dies? al-qaeda was affected in some way, surely, when 0sama bin laden was killed. right. and the man who took over is just not as charismatic as he was pulled up he was an older gentleman. a geriatric was an older gentleman. a geriatric was not they were grooming bin laden‘s son and he...
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that apparently shows isis fighters engaging us forces, and they're attacked from the air by helicopter gunship. the final sequence of pictures is after us special forces have gotten out of the compound, and you see from the air missiles coming down and totally flattening where al—baghdadi had been hiding out. donald trump has been at the white house. he has said that "america congratulates you on that operation, and the whole world congratulates you on the success of the operation". jon sopel in washington. firefighters are continuing to battle raging wildfires in california, as powerful winds threaten to make the situation worse. a new blaze in southern california threatened to engulf the ronald reagan presidential library but officials now say the building was out of danger. meanwhile thousands of residents have been evacuated, as the wildfires continue to threaten homes and lives. the bbc‘s sophie long has more. another day, another fire. california continues to burn, as the hot, dry weather delivers the fires forecasters feared it would. this time, the strong santa ana winds wh
that apparently shows isis fighters engaging us forces, and they're attacked from the air by helicopter gunship. the final sequence of pictures is after us special forces have gotten out of the compound, and you see from the air missiles coming down and totally flattening where al—baghdadi had been hiding out. donald trump has been at the white house. he has said that "america congratulates you on that operation, and the whole world congratulates you on the success of the...
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it comes at the hills of several episodes in the recent history from isis and before. so yes, as long as people are in the streets in mass and with such an unprepared security force to handle such protests, i am very fearful any blood of iraqis is going to be precious and will be sadly lost. remind us what the protestors demands are. protesters demands are. the protesters are more interested in really expecting of their government what the government should do, the basics. work better on the economy, give people better jobs, better alternatives, and we have a0 million iraqis, half of those are under 19, and there are about 800,000 every year who get into the job market. there is massive corruption in the government levels from the federal to the local level, people would like that to be curved. people would like that to be curbed. there is incompetence, there is waste management, that is not that good of the country, which makes a lot of loss, bad governments in general. this is not much about the demands against the government, the current prime minister. but it is re
it comes at the hills of several episodes in the recent history from isis and before. so yes, as long as people are in the streets in mass and with such an unprepared security force to handle such protests, i am very fearful any blood of iraqis is going to be precious and will be sadly lost. remind us what the protestors demands are. protesters demands are. the protesters are more interested in really expecting of their government what the government should do, the basics. work better on the...
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they will become ——it will become difficult for them to protect the camp where there are thousands of isis detainees who are being held and theirfamilies. and it's not clear what will happen with those didgeridoos that are now, if there are no longer to ——no longer able to predict the camp they may escape or they may be able to regroup and continue their insurgency. so it's an extremely worrying situation. thank you so much. demonstrators have clashed — maestro, this is led by indigenous groups that demand subsidies and resignation of the present. the state of emergency was declared by the government. a day of strike and of conflict in ecuador. the clashes industries of the andean nation continued to escalate. more fires, more barricades, more stonethrowing. inevitably more teargas as the demonstrators were met with force by riot police and the military. this national strike was called by indigenous leaders who want to compel the government to reverse its recent end to fuel subsidies. this is because petrol prices to jump by 100% at the pumps. however, kristin demonstrators are makin
they will become ——it will become difficult for them to protect the camp where there are thousands of isis detainees who are being held and theirfamilies. and it's not clear what will happen with those didgeridoos that are now, if there are no longer to ——no longer able to predict the camp they may escape or they may be able to regroup and continue their insurgency. so it's an extremely worrying situation. thank you so much. demonstrators have clashed — maestro, this is led by...
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ceasefire and quiet in northern syria and thanks to meme we capture abu bakr al—baghdadi and have dealt isis a chilling blow. and therefore all the fear about the turkish military operation leading to the reconstitution is another example of fake news and i am the great winner. church services have been held by families in vietnam who fear their relatives are among the 39 people found dead in a lorry container in essex. it's thought the majority of the victims were vietnamese citizens, and police say they're working to identify them all. a lorry driver from northern ireland will appear in court tomorrow charged with manslaughter. andy moore reports. a service for hundreds of people in this fervently catholic community. their priest said it was a catastrophe for the area. the whole district was covered in sorrow. this man said they were praying for the 39 victims who died on their way to seek a better life. he said 25 of them were from his hometown. police in the uk said they were investigating a wider conspiracy after claims in vietnam that there were three lorries in convoy carrying more th
ceasefire and quiet in northern syria and thanks to meme we capture abu bakr al—baghdadi and have dealt isis a chilling blow. and therefore all the fear about the turkish military operation leading to the reconstitution is another example of fake news and i am the great winner. church services have been held by families in vietnam who fear their relatives are among the 39 people found dead in a lorry container in essex. it's thought the majority of the victims were vietnamese citizens, and...