it's a fragmented force that's fighting isis it's not one unified force there's one coming from the peshmerga as i said from the kurdish north the turks are involved as well and so is the iraqi government and that's creating confusion on the ground for the refugees leaving as well as distribution is it likely telephone will suffer the same fate as mosul that end up a city in ruins. could unfortunately as we saw months and months and intense fighting tell a far is likely to go the same way one of the things that could save tell a far is the recent cooperation bill signed between the syrian military and the iraqi military and with that coordination because again tyler far is linked also to the syrian surge and sea and vice versa that could perhaps alleviate some of the suffering but i because there are so many players on the ground and regional actors it just muddies the waters have been here in the thoughts of military analysts come all along come all thank you. we've had two other news for you now four suspects in thursday's barcelona terrorist attack are at this moment appearing in court one

. -- peshmerga forces -- once taken by isis. more than 100 -- peshmerga have been killed and close to 11,000 have been injured. laws and has passed includes articles in its draft constitution that protects the rights of all people of all phase and backgrounds. we recognize this is not enough. kurdistan where the situation for communities is far better than in other parts of iraq and the middle east, we need to accept that society evolves and demands change. for example, we have a system of allocating a quarter to minorities in the christian -- kurdistan. it should be studied and carefully considered so the inclusivity we are so profit -- product and kurdistan is maintained and enhanced. this is just one example. pictureut the broader outside of kurdistan? what do we need to do? to enable people to live a reasonable life. i don't speak of reinstating trust since trust was lacking even before isis came and is now i would argue out of reach in the near future. speak ofe realistic to security, stability, protection. the steps that n

protect our citizens or ourselves working with germany and britain to professionalize the peshmerga hoping to eclipse in a different way.. and we need to reconsider education they need to be educated in the learn about other religions. is a key components but the krg prime minister has instructed the ministry of the endowment of religious repairs to change the curriculum from the islamic studies to religious studies in schools across kurdistan. in conclusion nobody canie deny the fact is broken among the communities prior to the isis onslaught it is the shared responsibility toef pursue justice and accountability with the reconciliation process toon pros provide economic opportunity and encourage peaceful coexistence to be realistic but that is immense andal difficult their deep and broad it is painful to be betrayed by your neighbor to have their loved ones raped and enslaved or for their fate the irving greater background reconciliation against different groups is a long and painstaking process.l and on i would like to thank you sip for organizing this event with us. [applause] >>

en to liberate those thousands on the territory more than 1,750 peshmerga have been killed and 11,000 injured. kurdistan has passed laws in the draft constitution will of all faiths and background. and then to recognize it is not enough. and it is far better than other parts of iraq read to accept change we have a system to allocate to the minority and the kurdistan parliament. for the allocation to be widened. to be carefully considered this is just one example. what about the of broader picture outside of kurdistan with the rest of iraq? what do we need to do do for a reasonable life? since trust was lacking even before isis came and now out of reach in the near future. it is more realistic to speak of security and stability and protection the steps that need to be taken are many and i echo those recommendations for go first accountability. we need international community to say never again do not allow the perpetrator to escape justice for the governments of iraq should answer the calls from other united nations members to allow the investigation. the krg was the first to recognize

>> it's a kushner homage. ( cheers and applause ) who spent time with the female peshmerga soldiers, we did a lot of interesting stuff. what we ended up doing, we will have a bunch of pieces, the next two weeks we'll have pieces from iraq. but we ended up doing our first trump-positive piece in kurdistan. they do, they love him. there are so many babies being born and they are being named trump. male or female. >> stephen: well, i believe we have a clip of that. jim? >> introduce us to your baby. he's so cute! what happens if i tussle his hair? is that normalizing him? is that normalizing you? >> stephen: how long were you there? >> four or-- >> stephen: how long were you there? >> four or five days. i loved it. >> stephen: did you go straight there or-- >> we went through turkey on the way there and qatar on the way back. >> stephen: were you afraid for your safety at any time when you were over there? >> i think it was beforehand. i was very worried beforehand. i really didn't know what to expect. but once we were on the ground i never felt unsafe at all. we had a really good time.

>> it's a kushner homage. ( cheers and applause ) who spent time with the female peshmerga soldiers, we did a lot of interesting stuff. what we ended up doing, we will have a bunch of pieces, the next two weeks we'll have pieces from iraq. but we ended up doing our first trump-positive piece in kurdistan. they do, they love him. there are so many babies being born and they are being named trump. male or female. >> stephen: well, i believe we have a clip of that. jim? >> introduce us to your baby. he's so cute! hair? is that normalizing him? is that normalizinu?g yo >> stephen: how long were you there? >> four or-- >> stephen: how long were you there? >> four or five days. i loved it. >> stephen: did you go straight there or-- >> we went through turkey on the way there and qatar on the way back. >> stephen: were you afraid for your safety at any time when you were over there? >> i think it was beforehand. i was very worried beforehand. i really didn't know what to expect. but once we were on the ground i never felt unsafe at all. we had a really good time. met such interesting people

there are critical engagements in some areas that are taking place, with the full cooperation of the peshmerga and iraqi security forces and it could have catastrophic consequences, so obviously we are in detailed discussions with iraqi leaders over this and that is one reason why secretary tillerson made important calls over the last few days. >> it is it a question of timing or the referendum itself? >> brett: the kurdish authorities say they want to hold it on september 25, it is something the u.s. government is firmly opposed to. >> when you talk about the numbers left in iraq and syria, how many of the ones that have left the area do you think are dead, versus who fled the region? were these see the bulk of them going, are they going more to libya or to europe? and how do you think one to -- with isis kind of defeated in raqqa and iraq, what is the benchmark for that and how do you see the next kind of iteration of the coalition in in terms of once you consider isis defeated? brett: great question. look, we work very closely with turkey to help seal the entire border, whether it is east o

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gave his life a year ago helping peshmerga. about 80% of the population returned. restoring their community. we are helping with the coalition to mines are cleared, water can get back and running, electricity back and i saw with my own eyes as these families come back only six or seven months ago were controlled by isis. >> what you're saying, sounds encouraging. then we see that video, claiming there's an american little boy and describing him as an isis cub. a cute name for an ugly philosophy. when you see something like that, do you believe it? what do you make of it? >> let me say -- the leader of isis is a guy named baghdadi, claims to be the caliphate. losing all his territory. haven't heard from him since december and instead are putting out videos of children. i can't confirm this video or who this child is. they use children as human shields. try to recruit them at suicide bombers. used children inside iraq to blow up children's soccer games, attack ice cream parlors of familyoi ede. we are moving as fast as we possibly can't mindful of how difficult this

gave his life a year ago helping peshmerga. about 80% of the population returned. restoring their community. we are helping with the coalition to make sure that land mines are cleared, water can get back and running, electricity back and i saw with my own eyes as these families come back only six or seven months ago were controlled by isis. >> what you're saying, sounds encouraging. then we see that video, claiming there's an american little boy and describing him as an isis cub. a cute name for an ugly philosophy. when you see something like that, do you believe it? what do you make of it? >> let me say -- the leader of isis is a guy named baghdadi, claims to be the caliphate. losing all his territory. haven't heard from him since december and instead are putting out videos of children. i can't confirm this video or who this child is. they use children as human shields. try to recruit them at suicide bombers. used children inside iraq to blow up children's soccer games, attack ice cream parlors of family going to celebrate the ede. we are moving as fast as we poss

there a lack of causes to the peshmerga that might do you think they're not letting the minute. get a good idea why do you think this is. you know we have two schools of thought these are the you know factors of the islamic state there is the theory has a lot of action a school which saying look if we can actually live then go to be. in one area like what happened in fiji and to put example to to to pull out them in one area and after that and next stage they will be liquidated they will be killed . and this is this is very very. simple law and maybe that isn't pulling. them until they are all decided that this is the school. groups or the iraqi army supported. but i believe that. is. why it is more productive because they've always told them. please don't think i want to do. and. this is a problem i think. to and i'm going to and i'm thinking a lot of buzz about that that that agreement between has a lot that's been talked about that's one middle eastern affairs analyst in london thank you for speaking to us on r.t. this evening. now authorities in brussels likens the new migra

we do not know whether in fact there will be an attack against the kurds and we do not know how the peshmerga will respond absolutely we are all just speculating here but i guess my question is more concerning this idea of creating another military alliance in the region because the country. stores your tactical nuclear weapons couldn't be bothered to take your policy recommendations seriously and you just mentioned the presence of american air force as a possible measure all of. you know preventing them from attacking your allies again it seems that the american foreign policy despite being very assertive. very intitled i would even say doesn't have much teeth to it well first of all you use terms that i find rather offensive we're not entitled to anything an american foreign policy doesn't deal with entitlement nor do we assert ourselves in fact one of the problems that i've had with the obama administration. is unwilling done willingness to assert ourselves and any corner of the globe so i do not accept the terminology they use using during the course of this conversation and again america

we do not know whether in fact there will be an attack against the kurds and we do not know how the peshmerga will respond absolutely we are all just speculating here but i guess my question is more concerning this idea of creating another military alliance in the region because the country. stores your tactical nuclear weapons couldn't be bothered to take your policy recommendations seriously and you just mentioned the presence of american air force as a possible measure all of. you know preventing them from attacking your allies so again it seems that the american foreign policy despite being very assertive. very intitled i would even say doesn't have much teeth to it well first of all you use terms that i find rather offensive we're not entitled to anything and american foreign policy doesn't deal with entitlement nor do we assert ourselves in fact one of the problems that i've had with the obama administration is unwilling done willingness to assert ourselves and any corner of the globe so i do not accept the terminology they use using during the course of this conversation and again amer

we do not know whether in fact there will be an attack against the kurds and we do not know how the peshmerga will respond absolutely we are all just speculating here but i guess my question is more concerning this idea of creating another military alliance in the region because the country. stores your tactical nuclear weapons couldn't be bothered to take your policy recommendations seriously and you just mentioned the presence of american air force as a possible measure all of. you know preventing them from attacking your allies again it seems that the american foreign policy despite being very assertive. very entitle. i would even say doesn't have much teeth to it well first of all you use terms that i find rather offensive we're not entitle to anything and american foreign policy doesn't deal with entitlement nor do we assert ourselves in fact one of the problems that i've had with the obama administration is unwilling dunn willingness to assert ourselves and any corner of the globe so i do not accept the terminology they use using during the course of this conversation and again american