their planes are bombing raqqa from the air. isis is certainly not defeated and mosul is liberated, raqqa is liberated. there isa liberated, raqqa is liberated. there is a lot of hard work left to do. do you know where abu bakr al—baghdadi is? laughter man, iwas you know where abu bakr al—baghdadi is? laughter man, i was hoping you knew! if you know, please tell me and we will kill him forthright. everyone claims to kill him at least once a month. we have someone claiming to kill abu bakr al—baghdadi. the latest one was made by the russians. i wish them well. i hope that they did. i will be happy to hear that they did. i suspect they didn't. for now russia and the us share a common enemy. 0nce they didn't. for now russia and the us share a common enemy. once the islamic state is gone, two the powers will be left backing different sides in an unfinished war. the potential for confrontation is real. stay with some bbc news. far to come, including this. just days before the tour to france, we take a spin through the history o

under siege in raqqa. the extremist group that calls itself islamic state is fighting to survive in syria. forces backed by the us now surround the capital of the so—called caliphate. the us urges china to respect freedom and civil liberties in hong kong, as president xi makes his highly symbolic visit marking 20 years of reunification. and a potentially perilous day on the fairway. an elk gives this swedish golfer a run for his money. hello. president trump's temporary ban on refugees and travellers from six mainly—muslim countries is now officially in effect. the us supreme court has allowed a watered—down version of it, after a five—month battle with human rights groups. the trump administration says the ban is necessary to block terrorists from entering the united states. many have argued that, unconstitutionally, it singles out muslims. this from neda tawfik. these were the scenes at airports gci’oss these were the scenes at airports across the country when the original travel ban was impose

doha.robbins, bbc news, the islamicing capital of raqqa. isis has held raqqa since 2014. our correspondent has this rare footage from inside the city. the groundwork to recapture raqqa has been underway for months. kurdish-led forces backed by the u.s. have been advancing towards the city and sealing off access routes. now, with the help of heavy airstrikes, they have advanced to raqqa's eastern edge, fighting inside the city for the first time. >> we declare today the start of the great battle to liberate the city of raqqa, the so-called capital of terrorism and terrorists. with international coalitions warplanes, state-of-the-art , weapons, we will seize raqqa. reporter: many civilians have already fled the city. an estimated 200,000 remain trapped. anyone living in raqqa now faces the threat of airstrikes or the danger of being used as human shields, a well-known tactic of i.s. and here is a rare glimpse inside the city. the militants' grip on the self-declared capital means we rarely get to see these streets. despite regular airstrikes, they show a city still open for

backed forces have launched an open to offensive to recapture raqqa, but turkey is concerned. we will go to washington and istanbul to find out why. that and business headlines on the other side of a 62nd break. see you then -- 60 second break. see you then. ♪ >> to be black and living in germany, what does that mean? dw presenter meets people with stories to tell. find out more in our web special on dw.m afteafro germany. >> they y th need training,g, skills, innovation, and dedication. this is one game we cannot afford to lose. helping people help themselves. michael is zero anger --- myy gl is zero anger. ♪ >> welcome back here with dw news live from berlin. british police have named the third suspected killer in saturday's terrorist attack on london a as moroccan italian youssef zaghba. earlier today, people across the u.k. stopped for a minute of silence to remember the seven victims who lost their lives. another friend has opened in the battle against so-called islamic state. the u.s. backed syrian democratic forces have launched an offensive to recapture the key cit

nour left lebanon for raqqa two years ago to join her husband, ajihadi. when he was killed, she married a tunisian, and so she joined the ranks of a relatively privileged group — the wives of foreign fighters. there seems little sympathy here for the treatment of sex slaves at the hands of their captors. the caliphate may be weakened, but its mentality persists. if and when raqqa falls, it will be thanks in large part to the american military and their allies, including britain. this is their main logistics hub — an airstrip cut discreetly into a hillside somewhere north of raqqa. from this base, they support their own forces, and arm the sdf, the coalition of arabs and kurds who are leading the assault on raqqa. well, all of this infrastructure has gone up in a really short space of time and it has coincided with rapid advances by the anti—is coalition. but the question is, what happens when the caliphate falls? because, as we know from afghanistan and from iraq, it is always easier to get in than it is to get out. american troops in syria number i

welcome to raqqa, capital of a caliphate under siege. and in iraq, islamic state fighters destroy a historic mosul mosque. the iraqi prime minister says it's a declaration of defeat by the militants. the us congress gets to see the new draft bill on healthcare but four republican senators say they may not support the plan to replace obamacare. who wants to be a king or queen? no—one according to prince harry in a candid interview with a us magazine. in syria there's a new offensive under way to gain control of raqqa, the city which so—called islamic state regards as the capital of its declared caliphate. in the past few days fighting has intensified between is and the syrian democratic forces which are backed by the us. our correspondent gabriel gatehouse and cameraman fred scott are with the sdf on the frontline and sent this exclusive report. this has been a long and brutal road. we're inside raqqa now, driving to the centre with the syrian democratic forces, the sdf, a coalition of kurds and arabs. they've onlyjust retaken this st

the battle for raqqa is still far from won. not already they are looking to a future post caliphate. —— but already. here, local leaders in waiting, the us envoy. the american presidency has been growing, quietly. there is tremendous challenges ahead. but that united states is committed to defeating daesh, that is why here we are going to defeat daesh and we wa nt to are going to defeat daesh and we want to make sure whatever comes after da es h want to make sure whatever comes after daesh is stable. and if you look at the record to date, we have now coalition back operations in iraq and syria have cleared out 60,000 square kilometres of territory. we have liberated over 4 million people. as the coalition advancesin million people. as the coalition advances in the raqqa, families fleeing. many end up in this camp. all lived under the harsh rule of the group that calls itself islamic state. not all against their will. one corner of the cap is reserved for the wives and children of is fighters. this woman left lebanon for raq

our top stories: on the frontlines in the fight for raqqa. we have a special report from syria with us—backed fighters battling to drive the so—called islamic state out of their last stronghold. as you can see, there is still sniperfire going on here. welcome to raqqa. the capital of a caliphate under siege. and in iraq — islamic state's destruction of mosul‘s al—hadba minaret and historic mosque is condemned by the united states and unesco. the us congress gets to see the new draft bill on healthcare — but four republican senators say they may not support the plan to replace obamacare. and, who wants to be a king or queen? no—one, according to prince harry in a candid interview with a us magazine. in syria, there's a new offensive under way to gain control of raqqa, the city which so—called islamic state regards as the capital of its declared caliphate. in the past few days fighting has intensified between is and the syrian democratic forces which are backed by the us. our correspondent gabriel gatehouse and cameraman fred sc

their planes bombing raqqa from the air. isis is certainly not defeated. when mosul is liberated or iraq is liberated, there is a lot of hard work left to do. i asked the general if he knew the whereabouts of abu bakr al—baghdadi, the self—decla red leader of the caliphate. man, i was hoping you knew! if you know, please tell me and we will kill him forthright. everyone claims to kill him. at least once a month, we have someone claiming to kill baghdadi. reports from the front line today suggest that us backed forces have raqqa surrounded. but as we learned in mosul, capturing the city itself will likely prove a long, hard fight. the fall of raqqa will effectively mean the end of the caliphate but it won't necessarily mean the end of is oi’ won't necessarily mean the end of is or its ideology. it definitely won't mean the end of the conflict in syria. remember, apart from the americans, turkey is deeply involved here, as of course is russia. for the moment, they are all sort of united ina the moment, they are all sort of united in a common enemy, but

the headlines: a new offensive on the syrian city of raqqa. a special report from the front line with us back fighters battling to drive out the so—called islamic state out of their last stronghold. this is as far forward a position... explosion. about as far forward as they have managed to hold. as you can hear, there is sniper fire going on. and thousands attend the funeralfor fire going on. and thousands attend the funeral for the american student jailed by north korea and sent home ina coma jailed by north korea and sent home in a coma before dying just days later. iam later. i am kasia madera in london. coming up i am kasia madera in london. coming up on the programme — know one in the royal family wants to be king up on the programme — know one in the royalfamily wants to be king or queen according to prince harry —— no—one. celebrating the new era of jazz, visitors head back to the 19205 jazz, visitors head back to the 1920s when music and style defines the era. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc worl

civilians have been hit hard by us—led air strikes on raqqa. exact figures are hard to come by, but abu ahmed says no—one inside the city is safe. translation: people inside are the ones carrying the burden. they're being shelled and children are in a terrible mental state. the artillery shelling is close by. it's a city of death. anyone can die any time. fighting for the very survival of their self—declared caliphate, the odds are now stacked against is. the battle is likely to be long and bloody as they hang on to their last stronghold in syria. rami ruhayem, bbc news, in syria. one of the three london bridge attacks and now we investigate what the authorities knew. known to police, known to m15, and today the bbc has been told of another warning that khuram butt was an extremist. i had to run for my safety and perhaps for my life that day... this is usama hasan. he said he came face—to—face with the london attacker here, at this family funfair to celebrate eid in july last year. he came up to me and he said, "how dare you come to a m

civilians have been hit hard by us—led air strikes on raqqa. exact figures are hard to come by, but abu ahmed says no—one inside the city is safe. translation: people inside are the ones carrying the burden. they're being shelled and children are in a terrible mental state. the artillery shelling is close by. it's a city of death. anyone can die any time. fighting for the very survival of their self—declared caliphate, the odds are now stacked against is. the battle is likely to be long and bloody as they hang on to their last stronghold in syria. rami ruhayem, bbc news, in syria. this monday it will be a year since the attack on the pulse nightclub in orlando — it was america's bloodiest mass shooting. 49 people died. now survivors, saved by strangers who donated blood, are encouraging others to become donors. rajini vaidya nathan reports. the beating heart of orlando's gay community, now a place to remember and reflect. some survivors, likejeff and tony, find it too painful some survivors, likejeff and tony, find it too painful to retur

welcome to raqqa, the capital of a caliphate under siege. among the kurds, men and women fight alongside one another. even on the front lines there are no distinctions. delilah is 22 years old. she was studying to become a nurse but here she's found her true calling. returning from the front, fighters describe intense all—night battles as islamic state uses its network of tunnels to stage sneak attacks behind the sdf lines. this is going to be a long, hard fight. if is loses raqqa it will surely mean the end of the caliphate. but then what? will the ideology die along with it? probably not. it certainly won't be the end of syria's long war or the violence it has spawned around the world. now a quick preview of what's coming up in world business report. we will be focusing on the price of oil, because, once again, despite the best efforts of the oil producing nations to prop it up, it is on the slide. this week it entered what traders call a "bear market" — that's when the price of an asset falls 20% from its recent peak. it often signals

civilians have been hit hard by us—led air strikes on raqqa. exact figures are hard to come by, but abu ahmed says no—one inside the city is safe. translation: people inside are the ones carrying the burden. they're being shelled and children are in a terrible mental state. the artillery shelling is close by. it's a city of death. anyone can die any time. fighting for the very survival of their self—declared caliphate, the odds are now stacked against is. the battle is likely to be long and bloody as they hang on to their last stronghold in syria. rami ruhayem, bbc news, in syria. police say that they've found significant forensic evidence in a car used by the manchester suicide bomber, salman abedi. the white nissan micra was seized by officers in the rusholme area of the city on friday. police said tonight that abedi made "repeated trips" to and from the car between the 18th and 22nd may, the day of his attack. they say he may have used items stored in his car to help assemble the device that he used to kill 22 people. french police say t

the headlines: a new offensive on the syrian city of raqqa. a special report from the frontline with us—backed fighters battling to drive the so—called islamic state out of their last stronghold. this is about as far forward a position... explosion. about as far forward as they have managed to hold. but at you can still see, there is still sniper fire going hold. but at you can still see, there is still sniperfire going on here. thousands attend the funeral of the american student who died just days after being freed in a coma by north korea. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: who wants to be a king or queen? no—one according to prince harry in a candid interview with a us magazine. and celebrating the age ofjazz. a new exhibit takes visitors back to the 1920s where music and style defined the era. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, iam in london, and 3am in the last stronghold of so—called islamic state, the syrian city of raqqa. the

gabriel gatehouse, bbc news, in raqqa. the pressure on so—called islamic state is also evident in neighbouring iraq, where the the city of mosul is slipping from their control. the iraqi army has been devoting more resources to try to retake the city over the past eight months. mosul was the city chosen by the islamic state group in 2014 to declare its middle eastern caliphate, bringing the extremists to world—wide attention. since then, is has been gradually forced back to its remaining strongholds in syria and iraq. and last night, after the ancient great mosque of al—nuri was destroyed, the iraqi prime minister announced "an official declaration of defeat" by is. from mosul, our correspondent 0rla guerin sent this report. an amateur recording captures a key moment in the collapse of the caliphate — the destruction of the al nuri mosque. for the barbarians of is, nothing is sacred. now, only rubble in place of one of irag's great treasures, which survived for 800 years. the country's prime minister said in destro

holly williams is the first network kept to report from inside raqqa city. >> we walked into raqqa. for three years an isis stronghold. now pummeled by u.s. air strikes and nearly surrounded by america's allies on the ground. a rag tag army known as the syrian democratic forces. the extremists are losing territory quickly, some times leaving their weapons behind. under isis control, raqqa became infamous for depraved acts of violence. american journalists were beheaded nearby. this child was captured holding a severed head. and even now that raqqa is under siege, isis is still deadly. when part of our team moved forward, they were spotted by an isis sniper. our producer, omarabdul kadir had no choice but make a run for cover. they were safe, pinned down behind a concrete wall. >> darkness before we move. >> we can't move from street to street. because of the snipers. said, this man who has been fighting isis for four years. and then, came word there was a suspected isis suicide car bomber nearby. 400 yards away the fighters told us they lost five soldiers to one of the bombs the day

into raqqa. for three years an isis stronghold, now pummeled by u.s. air strikes and nearly surrounded by america's allies on the ground. a ragtag army known as the syrian democratic forces. the extremists are losing territory quickly, sometimes leaving their weapons behind. under isis control, raqqa became infamous for depraved acts of violence, american journalists were beheaded nearby. this child was captured holding a severed head. and even now that raqqa is under siege, isis is still deadly. >> quick, quick, quick. >> reporter: when part of our team moved forward, they were spotted by an isis sniper. our producer, omar abdul kadir, had no choice but to make a run for cover. >> keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going. >> well done. >> reporter: they were safe but pinned down behind a concrete wall. >> the armored car. >> is that them? >> reporter: "we can't move from street to street because of their snipers," said this man, who told us he has been fighting isis for four years. and the

and raqqa only. backon't find their way into turkey. whoever asked that question, it's very important question. it's a strategic question. it affects relationship with important ally. we're mindful of that. secretary mattis next week will meet with his turkish counterpart in europe and go through this. last thursday we wrote a detailed letter to his turkish counterpart providing routine update. i speak routinely to the general who's become a good friend. he's a turkish chief of defense. and our european commander speaks at least once a week. we have a very robust presence both united states central command and united states european command in a joint operation center with our turkish counterparts to mitigate the concerns. >> thank you. jumping around a bit. senate passed a broad sanctions package last week against iran and russia. how are the details of that -- broad strokes, impacting u.s. military strategy in those countries? gen. dunford: there's been no impact on the military dimension of our re

-backed syrian fighter holding weapons near raqqa. jennifer griffin has an update on the latest push. jennifer? >> shep, may not be a coincidence that the allies decided to launch the operation to retake raqqa on the anniversary of d-day. 73 years ago today on june 6, 1944, dwight d. eisenhower over saw the effort to preserve liberty and freedom. "it's hard to convince new recruits that isis a winning cause when they just lost their twin capitols in iraq and syria." and that statement was released by centcom this morning. townsend talked about how they encircled the capitol and warned civilian to leaves. we were the first to report that isis moved their leadership out of raqqa down the euphrates river. today captain jeff davis said there were a few isis fighters left in raqqa and many civilians which will make this a long fight, shep. 26,000 syrian kurds are leading the ground force to strike this symbolic blow. no so we're clear, this hammer strike in paris in no way related to this raqqa operation. is that right? >> well, i don't kn

raqqa, the alleged capital of terrorism and terrorists. shelling been intense in the area overnight. views factions within as terrorists and has warned that it will retaliate if the offensive threatens its security. >> we will not tolerate anything that presents a threat to our country. whether it is in raqqa or another part of that region that poses a threat to our security, we will respond immediately. >> the islamic state group has launched -- lost much of the territory that it's the -- that it seized in 2014. it has been fortifying its position in raqqa for several months. this willsay that deliver a decisive blow to jihadists and it could mark a major turning point in the war against extremists. >> for more on these latest military efforts to push the islamic state group out in syria, we can speak with a kurdish blogger and political and security analysis -- analyst. thank you for being with us here on france 24. american forces have said that this will be in operation that will be long and difficult, but nevertheless a crucial turnin

how significant is the raqqa offense hitch? what are the stakes here? >> i think it's significant, although we shouldn't overstate the degree to which this will really herald the end of the islamic state. if you rewind to two years ago when the islamic state was spreading across syria and iraq and threatening our allies in turkey and jordan, we claim up with a plan to try to squeeze the islamic state from multiple different directions. parted of what we've been trying to do is apply simultaneous pressure. the idea was to eventually get to a duel capitals of the islamic state in raqqa and mosul. obviously the fight for mosul began last year. we weren't able to git to raqqa by the time that president obama left office, in part because we were still waiting on some pretty big policy decisions, including arming the syrian kurds, who have born the brunt of the fight in syria. but we now appear to be knocking on the doors of raqqa. the fight should last several months. it's going to be extremely difficult. but once this is over, it harolds perhaps the end of

of raqqa. that's our plan for raqqa. what i will tell you that, violent extremism is not over with isis. that's one of the reasons why i'm running now, we have all of our commanders and service chiefs together here in about 30 minutes for quarterly review of where we are in dealing with violent extremism. very much looking towards framework. i talked earlier about sustainable which assumption this is a long term fight. making sure we review our organization construct making sure we constantly review our intelligence sharing. making sure we constantly review the success of partners in the ground. it's all part what we trying to do. this is a long term fight. raqqa is tactical. mosul is tactical. i believe it will have strategic effects on overall messaging. it undermines the credibility there's a physical caliphate that exist in the middle east. we ought not to confuse success inraqqa and mosul. it's not about just the united states. it's about the 120 plus countries from which foreign fighters have come just to iraq and

first 25% or 30% of the campaign for raqqa. we're just getting started good in raqqa. ( gunfire ) >> reporter: as u.s.-backed fighters close in on isis from -be north, they've also clashed with syrian regime forces, which are backed by russia. it's led to fears that the u.s. and russia could be drawn into a direct conflict, but the general downplayed that risk. >> we've worked out a de- confliction line with the russians and the regime, and they seem content to let us work on the raqqa problem, and they're drawing a line, and they're happy to work on their side of it, and we'll work on our side of it. >> reporter: general townsend promoted a young officer to first lieutenant today. >> in the army of the united states... >> i solemnly reaffirm... .. reporter: he acknowledged to owlehat u.s. troops won't be leaving this country any time soon. us i think u.s. troops will start leaving syria when isis is defeated. >> reporter: but isis will surely turn into an insurgency when they've lost all of their territory. >> yeah, i think th

and even now that raqqa is under siege, isis is still deadly. when part of our team moved forward, they were spotted by an isis sniper. our producer, omarabdul kadir had no choice but make a run for they were safe, pinned down behind a concrete wall. >> darkness before we move. >> we can't move from street to street. because of the snipers. said, this man who has been fighting isis for four years. and then, came word there was a suspected isis suicide car bomber nearby. 400 yards away the fighters told us they lost five soldiers to one of the bombs the day before. they are worried that a suicide car bomber is coming towards the point where we were just sitting. so, they asked us to move over here to take cover. >> it turned out to be a false alarm. minutes later this home made armored car arrived. known as the scorpion. it drew another barrage of isis gunfire. before ferrying our team to safety. even faced with inevitable defeat, isis showed us they're determined to wreak more death in this shattered city. what we did not see in raqqa were the a

raqqa doesn't look -- raqqa and isis doesn't look instrips r vincible at one point. to recruit followers, foot soldiers and funding they need to lash out. that may include western europe and the united states. we need to remain vigilant. because we've seen attacks in britain, we have to remain vigilant as well. david: finally, related, terrorism brings it full circle, the country qatar in the middle east, we knew they have been funding various terrorists from around the world for years. now perhaps because of donald trump what he talked to the saudi arabians about he is certainly approves of the idea, they cut relations with qatar but we still have, i believe it is an airbase in qatar we rely on. >> oh, yeah. david: so what happens? >> we're in a tough situation here in a sense because these six arab, or muslim states cut relations with qatar. we have our biggest military facilities in the middle east in qatar. that includes 10,000 troops and the airbase where centcom, central command is forward headquartered. there are important interests for us there. qatar needs m

than 20,000re people from raqqa have some refuge. the cap administrators are desperate for assistance. was captured by the islamic state organization in 2013. since then, thousands of civilians have fled the violence. >> the situation has become unbearable. the oppression they are living through because of the islamic state group. reporter: since the launch of their operation to capture racket from the -- capture raqqa, they have gradually sealed off the approach to the city from the north, east, and west. its troops are now several miners -- several miles from raqqa, ready to begin the assault in a feud days. laura: in venezuela, where president nicolas maduro is pushing forward on plans for a constituent assembly with the power to rewrite the constitution. two lawmakers say they were roughed up by police. at least 65 people have been killed in unrest since april. reporter: embattled president planss maduro's embattled -- controversial plans to enact a constituent assembly is moving forward. >> we are moving to the electoral council

translation: we declare today the start of the battle to reclaim the city of raqqa. with international coalition, warplanes and state—of—the—art weapons, we will seize raqqa. many civilians have fled the city but 200,000 remained trapped. anyone living in raqqa known faces the threat of air strikes or the danger of being used as human shields. a rare glimpse inside the city. the militants grip on their self—declared capital means we really get to see these streets. despite regular airstrike, they show a city still open for business and one also prepared for the new dangers ahead. sandbags line every house and business. reparations for the imminent round of assault and street to street fighting. some neighbourhoods, is have set up ca nvas to neighbourhoods, is have set up canvas to shield their movements from aircraft. translation: in istanbul we met three activists who say they have risk their lives to smuggle these pictures out. wherever you go the right tunnels. the city is on high alert. they are preparing for street fighting. civilians have been hit hard.

raqqa is the defector capital of the islamic state and is under severe pressure. this is from january 2016. everywhere in red is territory controlled by ias. you can see that red area has considerably. now this is the un statement that has been put out today and in that statement it says civilians must not be sacrificed for military victories. it says it has grave concern over the fate of over 100,000 civilians who are trapped in raqqa. earlier on this week we were talking about civilians trapped. here is the situation in kinlochshiel. we were talkative —— talking about how much ceases there were a muzzle. i have been looking at the humanitarian pages and there are three concerns in syria now in raqqa, the discriminate attacks of the displaced people and this is exactly where the fear about the lives of those 100,000 people lies. basically it is impossible to differentiate between the fighters and civilians if they are arabs or looked like arabs. so the battle of raqqa will be difficult. are any civilians managing to leave the territory? there are two ways to

they've tried to mitigate that by setting up that area around raqqa last few months. they are hoping that those fighters -- steve townsend who is the top u.s. official in iraq released a statement in which he said it's hard to convince new recruits that isis is a winning because when they just lost their two twin capitals in both iraq and syria. he was referring to mozilla and raqqa. this comes days after another attack in london. it is not clear at this point who is responsible, but u.s. officials have been warning to expect more of this kind of terror attack as they defeat isis in raqqa. >> melissa: thank you for that. for more on this, i want to bring in tom rogan and tom, you are supposed to join us today to talk about the shakeup in britain's counterterrorism group and here we are looking at another situation and another part of europe that seems similar. i would tell our viewers, we have no idea whether this was just a random person yielding a hammer. the response that you see outside is a reaction and precaution to the idea that there is a heightened danger aro

gabriel gatehouse, bbc news, raqqa. jane: the pressure on so-called islamic state is also evident in neighboring iraq. sul is slipping from their control. the iraqi army has been devoting more resources to try to retake the city of mosul over the past eight months. last night, after the ancient great mosque of al-nuri was destroyed, there was an official declaration of defeat by i.s. mosul, our correspondent reports. reporter: an amateur recording captures a key moment in the collapse of the caliphate. the destruction of the al-nuri mosque. for the barbarians of i.s., nothing is sacred. now, only rubble in place of one of iraq's great treasures, which survived for 800 years. the country's prime minister said, in destroying the mosque, i.s. was admitting defeat here. the bbc's arabic service managed to film the mosque just an hour before it was leveled. these are probably among the last images of its landmark leaning minaret with the black i.s. flag still flying. >> [speaking foreign language] reporter: it was inside fro

let me explain some big about raqqa. for five years, we have known raqqa with not only the headquarters of isis but their training ground. for five years, we have known this and why haven't we gotten leveled raqqa? the pushback is that there's a lot of innocent people. give them three months. if you are innocent and you are not a supporter of vices, get out of raqqa. if you are still there in three months, we are going to make that place out parking lot. >> kat: wouldn't the bad guys also know? >> shelby: washington journal reported they have been preparing, isis has been preparing for this battle for a year. isis is known to trap civilians in cities when they know there will be a battle. it is tough to get them out. i will say there is some glimmers of hope in this speech when one battle. not only are we squeezing one of the last troubles but we seem with these attacks they tell their supporters to commit lone wolf attacks. they are getting slower and slower at responding and taking credit for the attacks. the communica

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