precludes islamic state from rising again. yes i would agree. one of the problems in iraq was for instance when the americans were then they had this. arose possibly from members of the old army in the baath party and so on and the americans under general petraeus at this john the arab awakening they defeated al qaeda not only military but also politically but then the americans left and al qaeda comes back and the baath party i comes back to as in the form of . exactly so we're always you know we always think we go in we find you his good and then we go out again that doesn't work like that because let's pick up on this and so the islamic state desperate if you will these so-called islamic state has been crushed on the battlefield in syria and iraq on the battlefield it is but it's far from a spent force in other countries like some in africa and as far as field as in the media. isis fighters were on the advance that was in two thousand and fourteen when the terrorist organization took the city of raka syria. it was the start of five years of w

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precludes islamic state from rising again yes i would agree. one of the big problems in iraq was for instance when the americans were then they had. a rose possibly from members of the old army in the ba'ath so on and the americans under general petraeus at this john the arab awakening they defeated al qaeda not in the military but also politically but then the americans left and comes back and the baath party comes back to as in the form of i. gather stuff exactly so we're always you know we always think oh we go in we find you his good and then we go out again that doesn't work like that because let's pick up on this and so the islamic state did ask for if you will these so-called islamic state has been crushed on the battlefield in syria and iraq on the battlefield that is but it's far from a spent force in other countries like some in africa and as far as field as indonesia. isis fighters were on the advance that was in two thousand and fourteen when the terrorist organization took the city of raka syria. it was the start of five years of w

continued to fight against the islamic state but we have seen the spread of islamic state in other areas of the world you mentioned the philippines where the tremendous spread of the islamic state in afghanistan and i think we will see it continue the continuation of the attacks marcus time from the german institute for international security affairs thank you so very much for the insights it's to mozambique now which is struggling with severe flooding in the wake of cyclonic canis more trencher rain falls forecast and countries north where the powerful storm made landfall sunday so far thirty eight people have lost their lives that number is expected to increase the poor weather conditions have been hindering aid efforts with flights grounded this is the second cycle on to hit the country in as many months six weeks ago cyclonic die devastated the region farther south. they can't get rid of the water quickly enough the rain here in pember the northernmost on beak keeps on coming. road snarr resemble rivers or actual rivers have burst their banks leaving huge areas underwater. aid agenci

in the united states and all around the world welcome that we begin the day with revenge islamic state because easter sunday terror attack today because government said that sunday's suicide bombings of churches in hotels could have been payback for last month's mass shooting at mosques in new zealand the government also pointed to islamic state saying the group was probably linked to sunday's attacks just hours later islamic state claimed responsibility but as it has done before provided no proof instead a photo was put online does evening a chilling lineup of the eight min claims carried out sunday's attacks again we have no way of verifying that claim but it fits the government's narrative that this was an international operation so far forty people have been arrested they are all surely they are all locals that forced the prime minister to do some explaining to day during a press conference that. they. traveling abroad and. the more that we want to find out that. if you stand on these issues. our for more on this i'm joined now by professor thorsten shakur from the institute of isl

in the united states and all around the world welcome that we begin the day with revenge islamic state because easter sunday terror attack today showing his government said that sunday's of suicide bombings of churches in hotels could have been payback for last month's mass shooting at mosques in new zealand the government also pointed to islamic state saying the group was probably linked to sunday's attacks just hours later islamic state claimed responsibility but as it has done before for avoided no proof instead a photo was put online this evening a chilling lineup of the eight men claims carried out sunday's attacks again we have no way of verifying that claim but it fits the government's narrative that this was an international operation so far forty people have been arrested they are all. they are all locals that forced the prime minister to do some explaining to day during a press conference that seems to have been following. that time of the moment i would have brought. back. maybe more that we want to find and that. if he stands on these issues. our for more on this i'm joined

in the united states and all around the world welcome that we begin the day with revenge islamic state and because easter sunday a terror attack today because government said that sunday's of suicide bombings of churches in hotels could have been payback for last month's mass shooting at mosques in new zealand the government also pointed to islamic state saying the group was probably linked to sunday's attacks just hours later islamic state claimed responsibility but as it has done before provided no proof instead a photo was put online does evening a chilling lineup of the eight min claims carried out sunday's attacks again we have no way of verifying that claim but it fits the government's narrative that this was an international operation so far forty people have been arrested they are all. they are all locals that forced the prime minister to do some explaining to day during a press conference. that they have been fighting environment that they. have it abroad and. want that but we want to find them that. if they stand on these issues. our for more on this i'm joined now by profess

in the united states and all around the world welcome that we begin the day with revenge islamic state because easter sunday terror attack today sri lanka's government said that sunday's suicide bombings of churches in hotels could have been payback for last month's mass shooting at mosques in new zealand the government also pointed to islamic state saying the group was probably linked to sunday's attacks just hours later islamic state claimed responsibility but as it has done before provided no proof instead a photo was put online does evening a chilling line up of the eight min i s claims carried out sunday's attacks again we have no way of verifying that claim but it fits the government's narrative that this was an international operation so far forty people have been arrested they are all. they are all locals that forced the prime minister to do some explaining to day during a press conference that. they feel that traveling abroad and. the more that we want to find and. if they stand on these issues. our for more on this i'm joined now by professor thorsten tucker from the institut

state the aspirin if you will these so called islamic state. has been crushed on the battlefield in syria and iraq on the battlefield that is but it's far from a spent force in other countries. like some in africa and as far as field as indodonesia isis f figers were o othe advance. that w was in t twenty foururten the terroristt orgrganization tk the city of raqqa syria. was the start of five yearars of war ending w with thousands dead and captured. now isis is last fortification the village of baku's on syria's border to iraq has fallen. the islamic state caliphate appears to be in an end with help frorom the internationonal alalliance combatting isis inine middle e east. but observers warn that isis still poses a danger. the extremist militants have gone underground in i iraq and elsewhere includiding t the lear abu backck here i'llll but dott. the terrorist militia can still mobilized thoususands of fightes and tens of thousands of sympathizers. the idea of the islamic state lives on since the summer of twenty eighteen around two hundndred

have continued to fight against the islamic state but there we have seen the spread of islamic state in other areas of the world you mentioned the philippines where of the tremendous spread of the islamic studies state enough gun is down and i think we will see a continued continuation of the attacks mark just time from the german institute for international security affairs thank you so very much for the insights. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making the news at this hour the united states deputy attorney general rod rosenstein has submitted his resignation he's the official who appointed special counsel robert muller to investigate president trump's election campaign he also supported the justice department's conclusion that the president had not obstructed weller's investigation resignations but expected for some time. the president of cost of ohashi him toci has called the european union quote too weak to jump start stalled peace talks between his poetry and serbia without help from the united states he was speaking on the sidelines of a summit of balkan nati

islamic state terror today just how dangerous are returning i-s. fighters i'm brian thomas and joining me here in berlin to talk about that is i'm here last hour he works for media outlets here in germany and in iraq he says some i asked attorneys are dangerous but more dangerous is the updated ideology they bring with them. alan poses a commentator for the daily newspaper de belt he argues if we want other states to take back their citizens who we consider terrorists then we have to take back our citizens who have committed terrorist acts and kristen helberg is a featured mideast analyst at a number of european publications she points out i asked is militarily defeated but not. ideologically the west must help the kurds in dealing with their jobs. a warm welcome to all of you and to those of you joining us from around the world kristen if we could start with you you've also written two books about this topic about i.a.'s about syria you spent a lot of time in the country let's get a a demographic of our average i.a.'s fighter just august who is he

the islamic state enslaved women. these are the reasons you are here in this camp. >> islamic state for you is the bad example. quentin: the islamic state to the entire world is the bad example! >> show was the good thing. s of them. and from europe. there is -- quentin: the children of prisoners, -- prisoners, too, and they are still in danger. manynf their parents remain i the grip of the islamic state group's hateful ideogy. few of their home countries want any of them back. even in captivity, the malice overflows. "the americans better watch themselves, i swear. if i knew they would leave us here,e would have attacked and slaughtered them one by one." mini-caliphatea in its own right. ilstretchingafter mile, it is a reminder of the best of the crisis the islamic -- it is a reminder that the crisis the islamic state group brought to syria is not over. jane: it has been five months since flames swept through paradise, california, and left the town almost completely destroyed. the fire was the deadliest and most rest

islamic state for the entire world is the bad example. 0k. ok, i'm going to tell you, islamic state for you is the bad even those shower rooms there, those shower rooms. i'm from europe, normally we have a shower room. there's no shower rooms here. the children are prisoners too. and they are still in danger. many of their parents remain in the grip of the islamic state group's hateful ideology. few of their home countries want any of them back. even in captivity the malice overflows. "the americans better watch themselves, i swear. if we knew they would leave us here we would have attacked and slaughtered them one by one." al—hawl risks being a mini caliphate in its own right. stretching mile after mile it's a reminder that the crisis brought by the islamic state group to syria is not over. a woman who was detained in dubaifora month, after she posted on facebook — calling her ex—husband's new wife a horse, is being allowed to return to britain, according to the campaign group which represents her. 55—year—old laleh shahravesh was

by islamic state or were they directed by a so-called islamic state do you know i did not have that information at the moment but because my this is the time that the country from all all stated that they had direct contact with i think. what we do know is that. the local press being inspired by how the isis operates and with the data directly a controlled by the i.c.c. is yet to be seen because what the timing is to say is that there are reports that they are connected to the isis but there are going to be footing the bill gates and so vehement suspect the reason he was the so i think with the duty now the prime minister as you referenced in your first answer warned that there may be more potential terrorists at large in that there was even an attack planned on a fourth hotel that's very alarming how on edge are people where you are. it's an extremely scared of the i mean if you will resist canonical right now and even the outskirts of old. today being a weekday you should these days enormous traffic on a little suspect days activity seen over the shop but those close offices that

in the united states and all around the world welcome that we begin the day with revenge islamic state because easter sunday terror attack today because government said that sundays of suicide bombings of churches in hotels could have been payback for last month's mass shooting at mosques in new zealand the government also pointed to islamic state saying the group was probably linked to sunday's attacks just hours later islamic state claimed responsibility but as it has done before provided no proof instead a photo was put online this evening a chilling line up of the eight min claims carried out sunday's attacks again we have no way of verifying that claim but it fits the government's narrative that this was an international operation so far forty people have been arrested they are all surely they are all locals that forced the prime minister to do some explaining to day during a press conference. that seems to have been funny. that they feel that some of the image i would have brought. back. may be more that we want to find and that. if he stands on these issues. ari for more on this

coming up on the program on the trail of islamic state in the philippines an exclusive report from the island of mindanao and how the separatist conflict that is being exploited. plus. how a german became a social media star in china with a funny take on these chinese in-laws. welcome to. it's good to have you with us we begin today in the philippines where the scene behind me is what many expect to see in this island nation but this beauty hides destruction of the kind last seen in the country during the second world war from the ground this is the reality this is my hobby city after a five month battle between fighters and the philippines army fought in twenty seventeen located on the southern island of mindanao the battle in but obviously was one of the most violent chapters in a conflict that has seen the deaths of more than one hundred twenty thousand people it's been the struggle for autonomy waged by the island's muslim population a struggle that could soon be subverted by the imagines of islamic state. we are on patrol with the largest muslim rabbit group in mindanao the moro i

coming up on the program on the trail of islamic state in the philippines an exclusive report from the island of mindanao and how the separatist conflict that is being exploited but. how i jumped on became a social media star in china with a funny take on the chinese in-laws. welcome to day. it's good to have you with us we begin today in the philippines where the scene behind me is what many expect to see in this island nation but this beauty hides destruction of the kind last seen in the country during the second world war from the ground this is the reality this is my hobby city after a five month battle between fighters and the philippines army fought in twenty seventeen. located on the southern island of mindanao the battle it but obviously was one of the most violent shaktar was in a conflict that has seen the deaths of more than one hundred twenty thousand people it's been the struggle for autonomy waged by the island's muslim population a struggle that could soon be subverted by the emergence of islamic state. we are on patrol with the largest muslim rabbit group in mindanao th

islamic state terror today just how dangerous are returning i-s. fighters i'm brian thomas and joining me here in berlin to talk about that is amir masowe he works for media outlets here in germany and in iraq he says some i asked attorneys are dangerous but more dangerous is the updated ideology they bring with them. allan posing as a commentator for the daily newspaper de velde he argues if we want other states to take back their citizens who we consider terrorists then we have to take back our citizens who have committed terrorist acts. and kristen helberg is a featured mideast analyst at a number of european publications she points out bias is militarily defeated but not ideologically the west must help the kurds in dealing with the jobs. a warm welcome to all of you and to those of you joining us from around the world kristen if we could start with you you've also written two books about this topic about i.a.'s about syria you spent a lot of time in the country let's get a a demographic of our average i-s. fighter jet hottest who is he and wha

by islamic state or were they directed by a so-called islamic state do we know. i cannot have that information at the moment because my this is the times to confirm all the all-state that they had direct contact with i think. what we do know is that. the local press being inspired by how the i.c.c. operates and the way they gave us directly a controlled by the i.c.c. is yet to be seen because what the timing is to be saying is that there are reports that they are connected to the i.c. but they are going to be sorting that and so be made just have to wait and see what the starting with the duty now the prime minister as you referenced in your first answer warned that there may be more potential were terrorists at large in that there was even an attack planned on a fourth hotel that's very alarming how on edge are people where you are just an extremely scared of i mean if you will resist canonical right now and even the outskirts of roads. there being a v.k. used to these days enormous traffic on a little suspect they act cynically nobody suspects those close offic

from the islamic state and version of islam does seem genuine and we have to be in mind that not very many women in that camp the whole distance themselves from the islamic state in that way a lot of those women still cling very much to the to the jihad. of the islamic state and do not show any kind of remorse and but nevertheless i think when dealing with these people and when debating whether or not to take them back it shouldn't really matter what they have done or what they haven't done but germinal sorties. france belgium or russia or any other countries that has fighters they do have a duty to take those people back because kurdish authorities a city overwhelmed was dealing with those people and i mean this woman in particular when trolls an entire case she is indeed a german citizen how likely is it that she will be able to return to berlin which is her home city because i mean as we've heard there there is this reluctance to take individual such as herself back very difficult to say. german authorities are basically dragging their feet they are hiding behind procedural argumen

a video emerges appearing to show the leader of so—called islamic state. if it's authentic it's the first time that abu bakr al—baghdadi has been seen in five years. boeing faces litigation and a sharp drop in value after its newest plane was grounded over safety concerns. the ceo of boeing apologises after two fatal air crashes. we at boeing are sorry for the loss of life in these tragedies. and they continue to weigh heavily on us. the number of people killed in mozambique after cyclone kenneth rises to at least 38 as floods worsen. and what do you do if your capital city is sinking? well in indonesia they're planning to move it. that's all coming up on outside source. a man believed to be the leader of the islamic state group has appeared on camera. in a video released a few hours ago, he vows to seek revenge following the loss of the group's territory. abu bakr al—baghdadi has not been seen since july 2014, when he proclaimed from the iraqi city of mosul the creation of a "caliphate" across parts of syria and iraq. let's just show you how is territ

continued to fight against the islamic state but we have seen the spread of islamic state in other areas of the world you mentioned the philippines where the tremendous spread of islamic studies state in afghanistan and i think we will see a continued continuation of the attacks marcus time from the german institute for international security affairs thank you so very much for the insights it's to mozambique now which is struggling with severe flooding in the wake of cyclonic kennett more trenchant rainfalls forecast in the country's north where the powerful storm made law landfall sunday so far thirty eight people have lost their lives the numbers are expected to increase the poor weather conditions have been hindering aid efforts flights have been grounded for example this is the second cyclon hit the conference many months six weeks ago cyclonic died devastated the region farther south. they can't get rid of the water quickly enough to rain here in pemba in northernmost on beak keeps on coming. wrote snarr resemble rivers or actual rivers have burst their banks leaving huge areas unde

coming up on the program on the trail of islam and state in the philippines an exclusive report from the island of mindanao and how the separatist conflict that is being exploited. plus. how a german became a social media china with a funny take on these chinese in-laws. welcome to. it's good to have you with us we begin today in the philippines where the scene behind me is what many expect to see in this island nation but this beauty hides destruction of the kind last seen in the country during the second world war from the ground this is the reality this is my hobby city after a five month battle between iowa's fighters and the philippines army fought in twenty seventeen located on the southern island of mindanao the battle in but obviously was one of the most violent chapters in a conflict that has seen the deaths of more than one hundred twenty thousand people it's been the struggle for autonomy waged by the island's muslim population a struggle that could soon be subverted by the imagines of islamic state. we are on patrol with the largest muslim rabid group in mindanao the moro

in the united states and all around the world welcome that we begin the day with revenge islamic state because easter sunday terror attack today sri lanka's government said that sunday's suicide bombings of churches in hotels could have been payback for last month's mass shooting at mosques in new zealand the government also pointed to islamic state saying the group was probably linked to sunday's attacks just hours later islamic state claimed responsibility but as it has done before provided no proof instead a photo was put online this evening a chilling line up of the eight min claims carried out sunday's attacks again we have no way of verifying that claim but it fits the government's narrative that this was an international operation so far forty people have been arrested they are all surely they are all locals that forced the prime minister to do some explaining to day during a press conference that seems to have been fighting environment that they. haven't abroad and combat. the more that we want to find and that. if you stand on these issues. our for more on this i'm joined now

this is deja vu news coming to you live from berlin so-called islamic states claims responsibility for the sri lanka bombings security video appears to show a person possibly a suicide bomber at one of the churches he comes in at the back of a line of people and turns to enter the sri lankan country is under a state of emergency after sunday's attacks left more than three hundred people dead meanwhile the nation fall silent in honor of the victims of the attacks. and the country's prime minister has just addressed the nation and given further details of investigators efforts to identify the attacks. also coming up to me in my supreme court rejects the final appeal of to jailed journalists who dared to report on atrocities by the country's military activists see it as a blow to freedom of press. i am. thank you. hello and welcome amitai cheema as sri lanka mourns the death of over three hundred people in the easter sunday bombings attention is turning to who might be responsible the islamic state says it is behind the multiple suicide blast . although it's not offered any proof in a sep

with the so-called islamic state releases a propaganda video that they say shows the group's leader abu bakker on baghdad and he claims to easter bombings in sri lanka where the group's revenge for its just seat in syria. and in football with the champions league semifinals looming we sat down for an exclusive interview with liverpool's much loved coach jurgen klopp ahead of the clash with barcelona he tells us why the spanish club will have a big challenge on its hands. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us japan's emperor akihito has formally stepped down from the throne in a ceremony at the imperial palace in tokyo akihito is the first japanese emperor to abdicate in two hundred years his fifty nine year old son will officially become japan's one hundred twenty sixth emperor and a short ceremony tomorrow now the emperor holds no political power but japanese people revere him. as a symbol of the country's tradition and history in a spinal speech as emperor the eighty five year old thank the people of japan and said he would pray for peace and happiness in japan and around

the islamic state enslaved women. these are the reasons you are here in this camp. >> islamic state for you is the baexample. quentin: the isle ic state to tire world is the bad example! >> show was the good thing. show us of them. and from europe. there is -- quentin: the children of prisoners, --thchildren are prisoners,, too and they are still in danger. many of their parents remain in the grip of the islamic state ideologhatefu few of their home countries want any of them even in captivity, the malice overflows. "the a themselves, i swear. if i knew ey would leave us here, we would have attacked and slaughtered them one by one." mini-caliphatea in its own right. stretching mile after mile, it is a reminder of the best of the crisis the islamic -- it is a reminder that thmicrisis the isstate group brought to syria is not over. jane: it has been five months sinces flaept through paradise, california, and left the town adeost completely royed. the fire was the deadliest and most restrictive wildfirisin californiary.

the so-called islamic state for least as a propaganda video that they say shows the group's leader abu bakar. he claims the easter bombings in sri lanka or the group's revenge for its defeat in syria. and with the champions league semifinal looming we have an exclusive interview with liverpool's much loved coach ahead of the team's clash with barcelona he tells us why the spanish couple have a big challenge on the fact. i'm sumi so was going to thank you for joining us we start with some breaking news from venezuela opposition leader why though has posted a video on social media calling for a military. and if he says the moment is now. now he is surrounded by men in military uniforms as well as another key opposition leader leopoldo lopez wedo says what he calls the final phase of a plan to oust president nicolas maduro has now begun the government says it is confronting what it is calling a small group of traitor. but let's get the very latest now our correspondent off gosh lanka is standing by on the line in caracas oscar the seems to be a fast developing situation give us an idea of

but since the self-proclaimed islamic state burst onto the scene in two thousand and seventeen the muslim rebels have joined forces with the philippine army both sides feel threatened by us fight has now laying low. the muslim minority strongly supports the m.i.l.f. only five percent of filipinos are muslims and almost all live in mindanao or the areas are among the poorest in the philippines many here blame the christian majority got the men for their plight. we visit the military headquarters of the m.i.l.f. the government meets the rabbits support to secure a peace and to fight terror president rhodri go to tara to has promised them a far reaching autonomy these schools are. the chief of staff isn't in uniform a sign perhaps of the shift from insurgency to politics the m.i.l.f. has seen defectors joining i as we ask him what might happen if the autonomy project goes badly our credibility daughter people really become diminished. by his station. all their followers. jory him or their group and him. and become bigger. he tells us that they will disarm up to thirty thousand fighters but o

our top stories: so called islamic state releases a new video. if authentic, it'll be the first time its leader, abu bakr al—baghdadi, has been seen in years. the deputy attorney general who appointed robert mueller to investigate links between russia and donald trump's presidential campaign — resigns. emperor akihito is to formally give up his throne — the first japanese emperor to step down in more than 200 years. and — underwater, and maybe undercover? is this beluga whale found off the coast of norway — actually a russian spy? the leader of the extremist group that calls itself islamic state has reappeared in a propaganda video, posted online by is. if verified, it will be the first sighting of abu bakr al—baghdadi since he appeared in the iraqi city of mosul in 2014 to announce the so—called caliphate. recent reports suggested he'd been badly wounded or killed. ramzan karmali reports. he has not been seen in public for five years but this video of the leader of the islamic state group showed abu bakr al—baghdadi in a defiant

the islamic state is far from defeated. laura: the u.s. state department is saying they were dealt a crushing psychological blow through its loss of character he in iraq and syria. are they taking it seriously enough? >> the problem now is that there is no discrete target. it was a tremendous debt to the -- a tremendous step to this instability. even though there may be 15 to 30,000 islamic state fighters in iraq. americans love declaring war on we have to understand this is not japan or germany during the second world war. or frankly, it's ideology. i know people don't want to admit it. we were in the long war and we will be faced in days and months to efforts. a number of not just to demonstrate proof of life, but to demonstrate that the organization remo ns lethal inny parts of the world. laura: we should brace for further attacks? >> i think, because of the , the paradox is that they will clearly want to demonstrate that they have resilience, they have resolved. the video portion and the audio portion this tape he is shown poring overo

plasticity nearly two years since the support islamic state or so to create a so-called caliphate in the philippines bhatia looking muslim rebels on the island of mindanao join the army to flush them out but this is devastated region at risk of conflict once again our reporters went there to find out and have an exclusive report. telling of a warm welcome to you. so the ones you manage to do it as have pledged to hold talks with pro-democracy protests as a day after a coup ousted longtime president or a machine the head of the military council has said the transition to civilian rule could be as short as one month rather than two yes if it's managed without kills thousands of people have returned to the streets after ousting demanding the country resist another period of autocratic rule. the music of defiance these protesters refused to go home after the army declared a curfew some of been there through the night for many in the motors extatic if they also feel they've been cheated. after three decades of life under ex president omar al bashir a new strongman takes his place defense

the islamic state is far from defeat. laura:rt the u.s. state depament is saying they were dealt a crushing psychological blow through its loss of characterane in irasyria. are they taking it seriously enough? >> the problem now is that there is no discrete target. it was a tremendous debt to the a tremendous step to this instability. even though there may be 15 to 30,000 islamic state fighters in ir. americans love declaring war on things. we havnderstand this is not japan or germany during the second world war. or frankly, it's ideology. i know people don't want to admit it. ere in the long war and will be faced in days and months to come with a number of efforts. not just to demonstrate proof of life, but to demonstrate that the organization remains lethal in so many parts of the rld. laura: we should brace for further attacks? >> i think, because of the , the paradox is that they will clearly want to demonstrate that they have resilience, they have resolved. dethe portion and the audio portion of this tape he is shown poring over docum

breaking news this hour islamic state claims responsibility for sunday's deadly bomb attacks entry along. also this hour are to investigate the links between the us government and facebook i think social media giant introduces its new general counsel legal adviser at the u.s. state department. is ready to cope. with the ready to kill. and a famous bodyguard from germany it reveals how berlin has become an epicenter for criminal ethnic clans and why it's so difficult to deal with the issue. you're watching r t international bringing you your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program first we start with breaking news this hour islamic state has claimed responsibility for the easter sunday bombings and sri lanka comes after the country's government said two radical islamist groups were behind the attacks which killed more than three hundred people are now joined live in the studio by artist on a corner donald the islamic state has taken responsibility how does that fit in with what we heard yesterday of wider forces at play you know well jacki the interesting th

plus it's been nearly two years since the so-called islamic state sought to form a caliphate in the philippines local muslim rebels on the island of mindanao joined with the military to flush them out but is this devastated region after risk of conflict once again t.w. exclusively travel to find. and a lunar mist the disappointment was plain to see after a spacecraft launched by an israeli company crashed on the moon's surface. below i'm terry martin good to have you with us sudan is beginning it's new day its first day under. new military leader army officers arrested and deposed longtime president omar al bashir on thursday following months of street protests the military council as it calls itself says it will now rule the country for two years before elections can be held is this the outcome that people wanted in a moment i'll speak to an exiled sudanese rights activist but first let's look at a tumultuous day in sudan. the dictator has full and the people a celebrating. amidst the triumph it's easy to forget that this is just a first step in remaking sudan. the country has been rocked by s

also coming up the islamic state wives who are western citizens or residents holed up they've played for the terrorist group as often unclear now many want to return to the places that they call home we speak with one woman desperate to return to germany with her child. and also coming up making her story again one of the greats of women's soccer and brains to set records for the german national team and the bundesliga now she is coach great leading a men's team that is looking to reach new heights. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program the british cabinet is holding an emergency meeting to discuss its next brags that moves it comes after parliament again rejected a number of alternatives to prime minister to receive may. unpopular withdrawal deal but the e.u. says it's now looking increasingly likely that britain will leave the e.u. without a deal in less than two weeks unless it drastically changes course no use copies to the news happy to hear you. speak. for proposals all turned down but some of the so-called indicative though let's work close to one put forward by conservative

but since the self-proclaimed islamic state burst onto the scene in two thousand and seventeen the muslim rebels have joined forces with the philippine army both sides feel threatened by us fighters now laying low. so the muslim minority strongly supports the m.i.l.f. only five percent of filipinos are muslims and almost all live in mindanao. areas are among the poorest in the philippines many here blame the christian majority government for their plight. we visit the military headquarters of the m.i.l.f. the government needs the rabbit support to secure a peace and to fight terror president rodrigue has promised them a far reaching autonomy is. the chief of staff isn't in uniform a sign perhaps of the shift from insurgency to politics the m.i.l.f. has seen defectors joining i as we ask him what might happen if the autonomy project goes badly. people really become diminished. by. all. the will. there grow. and become bigger. he tells us that they will disarm up to thirty thousand fighters but only with full muslim autonomy. we will not. you commission of course this and we will not give u

secretary of state he said this designation of iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps as terrorists is intended to send a message to iranian leaders the leaders of iran are record piers not revolutionaries the radio people deserve better than to be governed by this kind of hypocritical and corrupt officials with this designation we are sending a clear signal a clear message to iran's leaders. including his band of thugs that the united states is bringing all pressure to bear to stop the regimes behavior we ask that our allies and partners around the world do this thing in response to this designation by the u.s. government the iranian government has now declared the us central command and the u.s. military to be terrorists and we've also heard from job he'd zarif the foreign minister of iran and he has spoken out and said this is another move by washington that could lead to further isolation of the united states netanyahu for whom of mum. and nation of the g.c. fully understand its consequences for u.s. forces in the region in fact they seek to drag the us into a quagmire on its be

he also says the bombers could have links to so—called islamic state, and that some of them travelled abroad before the attacks. 321 people, including eight british citizens, are now known to have been killed in coordinated attacks on churches and hotels. 45 of the dead were children. a state of emergency has been declared and dozens of people have been arrested. our correspondent nick beake has this report from colombo. one man about to murder more than 100 easter worshippers. carrying a rucksack packed with explosives, he walks purposefully towards the church. he steps inside, where many are standing because the service is so full. after making his way towards the altar, he blows himself up. the holiest of days becoming the deadliest. and so this morning, they had to bury their dead. all their dead. it will take a long time. many are struggling to take in the scale of the slaughter. and survivors are trying to understand why they were spared. translation: i was in shock. i was looking for my daughter, but when i found her she could not recognise me. she didn't know who her mummy was

the islamic state group reveals its secrets. we talk to captured british is fighters anyone that's still immersed by islamic state methodology is wrong. it's a gang. a comedian who plays a fictional president on tv is on course to win the first round of ukraine's election. we start in turkey, where president recep tayyip erdogan‘s governing party has lost control of several big cities in local elections, including the capital, ankara. it is a poll that is being seen as a referendum on president erdogan‘s leadership. in istanbul, both the opposition and ak party have declared victory, with the tally still very close. mark lowen reports from istanbul. there is a saying in turkish. whoever wins istanbul wins turkey. today, the biggest prize in the elections is too close to call, with fewer than 3000 votes between the governing ak party and the opposition chp, in a city of 18 million people. while both sides have declared victory, the official tally by the state news agency has stopped, with over 1% of votes still to count, whic

if this was indeed the islamic state group. this was one of the most devastating attacks that they've carried out. why now? it sounds weird but the timing is is good. risk factors again there's this idea that maybe a revenge for surrey out that could be yeah. we'll do some mention urging cure clothing should not cut yeah it could be as a request for ice church. there's no evidence so far. this is been the case but over the last couplple years again because the focus has been on syria and iraq. a lot of the other entities to i. s. -- were overlooked and i've been i i have been able to have beeeen allowed to grow and develop an island in the philippines and indononesia bangladesh. is the peace in between was the next domino toto fall soso to sk in. otheher regionsns around the wod as well so it't's a lot of noise part of it is the consequence of having it hello. focusing on syria and iraq i realizing that. this enemy is actually going elsewhere. and not some pl hyles the modern security consulting groroup thak yoyou so much for y

the islamic state drives through our western citizens who are residents the role they played in the terrorist organization is often unclear and now they want to return to the places they call cold we talked to one woman desperate to return with her child to germany. and algeria as president powers two weeks of protests calling for an end to his twenty year rule the ailing eighty two year old says he will step down before the end of the month. plus swype camera action smartphones are revolutionizing the art of filmmaking in ivory coast. i brought in thomas thanks so much for joining us the british cabinet is preparing to hold an emergency meeting in a few hours to discuss its next move in the brics a crisis now this comes. after parliament again rejected a number of alternatives to prime minister teresa mayes unpopular withdrawal deal parliament is set to vote again on wednesday but the e.u. says it is now looking quote almost inevitable that britain will end up crashing out without a deal in ten days time. so the no use having us so the news having you yet you have it. sure i have one horribl

were planned by so—called islamic state. from colombo, clive myrie reports. mourning for the majority christians who died isn't confined to the catholic church. in the city of negombo, at the grand mosque, prayers have for days included thoughts for the hundreds killed in the local church, murdered in the name of a perversion of islam. the rituals remain the same, but something's changed here now. there's an undercurrent of fear that there might be christian reprisals, that a whole community has been tarred by the barbarity of a few, in a city that's enjoyed so many years of interreligious cooperation. "not in our name", say the trustees of the mosque, denouncing the bombers as enemies of their faith. translation: maybe they are muslims but we won't accept that, we won't accept them as a muslim. but in this city, in the shadow of the church a suicide bomber desecrated, how can the community heal? go ahead. all around, the living are touched by evidence of the intolerance exhibited. killed in the attack? yes, yes, killed in t

by islamic state or were they directed by a so-called islamic state do we know i cannot have that information at the moment because my this is the timing is to confirm all it's all stated that they have direct contact with isis. but what we do know is that. the local craftsman inspired by how the isis operates and with that they were directly a controlled by the isis is yet to be seen because what the timing is to the phase that they're ready for that they're connected to the isis but they're going to be flirting with it and so the main suspect the recent the what do you sorting with the duty now the prime minister as you referenced in your first answer warned that there may be more potential terrorists at large in that there was even an attack planned on a fourth hotel that's very alarming how on edge are people where you are. it's an extremely scared i mean if you will resist canonical right now and even the outskirts of old ark there's a saving of ek used to these days enormous traffic on i would always suspect they absolutely nobody shops but those close offices that those people anglos p

the docs also appeared to be groups like islamic state and. but i think the name needs to be investigated these kind of organizations also like to attract public city. i shouldn't that does not have a history of serious tension between muslims and christian minorities in the country can you give us some context here well attacks on christians have increased in the past few years but the numbers are not very high stood. at the minority muslim communities for articulate last year the government had to declare a state of seeing in certain parts due to such clashes. there's almost no history of trouble between christians and muslims so i believe that the conflicts in sri lanka more. religious based the decades long civil war which was crushed in two thousand and nine votes for the long back to make lines and not religious so that's what i i think it's more what is happening in sri lanka is more on the ethnic lines and not religious. asia desk thank you very much for that assessment. north dakota is leader kim jong un is arrived in eastern russia a

also coming up the islamic states wives who are western citizens or residents the role they played in the terrorist group is often unclear now many want to return to the places they call home we speak with one woman desperate to return to germany with her child. i have a two year old son and. the poor boy has a right to a safe life. and to making her story again one of the greats of women's soccer and go great this is such a record has set records for the german national team and the bundesliga now she is coach brings leaving a men's team that is looking to reach worldwide. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program the british cabinet is holding an emergency meeting to discuss its next brags that it comes after parliament again rejected a number of alternatives to prime minister teresa mayes unpopular withdrawal deal but the e.u. says that it is now looking increasingly likely that britain will leave the e.u. without a deal in less than two weeks unless it drastically changes course. michel barnier is not giving up hope yet the e.u. chief brags that negotiators said the u.k. could still

islamic state releases a new video. if it is authentic, it will be the first time its leader,

meanwhile investigations are underway over who might be responsible so-called islamic state claims it was behind the bombings intelligence officials were reportedly warrant that attacks were imminent but from august president says these warnings were not shared with him about a shake up of sri lankan defense forces were earlier prime minister ronnell a victim are saying that officials were making good progress on investigations but want it's likely that there are more explosives and militants still at large. well joining me now from colombo is journalist jimmy deno jamila talk to us first about all these mischances or shalako as president says that intelligence reports were not shared with him what do we know about these serious lapses and intelligence at the very top of government. yes president mike to participate in an address the nation today evening admitted that there had been easier that's on on from the top of the intelligence the safety tells us and the defense forces and he has said that we can the next twenty four of us he's going to change the heads of all defense forces a

but since the south proclaimed islamic state -- the self-proclaimed islamic state burst onto the scene, muslim rebebels have joinined forces wh e phililippinermy. both sides feel threatened by i.s. fighters now laying low. the muslim minority strongly supports the milf. only 35 percent of filipinos are muslims in almost all live in mindanao. their areas are among the poorest in the philippines. many blame the christian majority government or their plight. we visit the military headquarters of milf.. the government needs their support to fight terror. president has promised them far-reachingng autonomy. the chief of staff is not in uniform, a sign perhaps of the shift from insurgency to politics. we asked w what migight h happef the untitimely project goes bad. >> isis will convince all the powers of milf to join their group. at that time, the threat will become bigger. >> he tells us they will disarm up to 30,000 fighters but only with full muslim autonomy. >> the status quo will remain. we will not decommission our forces and we will also not give up our firearms. >> this is what both