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20 years ago tonight, baghdad was under attack, as the american led invasion got under way. we ll be looking at the tragic legacy. iraq sank into a nightmare. no one knows exactly how many iraqis were killed, it s in the hundreds of thousands. and workers have agreed a deal with network rail, but pay disputes with the train companies are still not resolved. and coming up on the bbc news channel. fulham s aleksandar mitrovic is charged with violent and improper conduct following his red card in the fa cup quarterfinal defeat at manchester united. good evening. the catastrophic impact of climate change and fears for the future of the planet have been laid out in a major new report which the united nations has described as a survival guide for humanity . climate experts say there is a closing window of opportunity to build a sustainable future, but they say that will involve rapid cuts to the use of fossil fuels, and maximising the use of clean energy and technology. th ....
government s planned pension reform as demonstrations grow across the country. global financial markets react nervously to the emergency takeover of the swiss bank credit suisse but are the fears now easing. and turning powder into beer. a german brewery comes up with a new product that could change the entire alcohol market and be good for the planet. president xi of china is on a state visit to russia where he s been warmly greeted by president putin. the summit has been the focus of a good deal of speculation following the publication of china s plan to settle the acute crisis in ukraine . mr putin said that moscow was always open to negotiation. but the americans have already warned that the chinese peace plan could be a just a delaying tactic. the visit comes just days after the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for president putin in relation to alleged war crimes. from moscow, our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. just three days ago, ....
Before 2003, baghdadis came here for picnics. since the americans lost control of it, it s been largely ruled by tribes who run local organised crime and also shelter islamic state as they both try to outmanoeuvre the security forces. if you hadn t had the invasion in 2003, what kind of country might you have now? translation: only god knows that. but generally, the regime became democratic, which is better. but the security situation was managed very badly. the rival tribes had a pitched battle here. the reason why successive governments have failed to grip the country goes back to the weak foundations the us occupation left behind. the political system the americans eventually introduced a couple of years ....
Because you decided, even though you were young, to join a terrorist organisation. translation: i was a kid. i didn t know what i was getting involved with. but i found out later. if i had isis ideology, i wouldn t even smile at you. no matter who rules over iraq, we just want to survive. islamic state is still active in sleeper cells, elite units were deployed by the prime minister in diyala, just north east of baghdad, after is mounted attacks. the security forces biggest headache around here is this valley. before 2003, baghdadis came here for picnics. since the americans lost control of it, it s been largely ruled by tribes who run local organised crime and also shelter islamic state as they both try to outmanoeuvre ....
First, i would provide actual arms and assistance and training to groups like the kurdish ishish peshmerga. all of our aid goes through baghdad and doesn t get to those fighting isis on the ground. i would also put american troops as advisers and observers on the front line working with the kurds and baghdadis and sunnis to help them overcome isis s ability and greatly expand the air attacks on the safehavens and if all else fails, to prevent them from having the centers where they are organizing to attack us in america, and it wouldn t be a 10-year war to nation willed it would be a quick aop strike and destroy ....