embassy in baghdad u.s. officials taking that very seriously indeed let's cross back to some more of fault scene she is in baghdad just hundreds of meters away from the u.s. embassy someone what have you been hearing about the embassy staff in baghdad and the state over the protests outside that embassy well i cannot confirm whether or not. evacuated. 9 d but i have not. helicopters real embassy compound at least from the position where i am located of course the u.s. embassy compound treelike 9 and i'm not aware.

embassy in baghdad to condemn sunday's strikes. thousands of stranded in eastern australia is more than $255.00 reported in a. flea's corruption.

forces they will make more demonstrations against the american embassy in baghdad what message do you think the iraqi government are trying to sense here to the american. it's supposed to be you want you know you are in iraq it's also supposed to be not marginalize the iraqi government. and what is actually the americans told so many times the prime minister has got we have been attacked so many times and you should do something 6 but the you know the resign prime minister actually but cannot help in a way or another to stabilize the situation between qatar has belied the american forces in iraq so also it creates the messages that we are eager to have some sort of response a strong response against any attacks it will happen in the future against any troops from the pm us all from the iraqi forces it's supposed to be plain they attacked american forces well this is coming at a time of significance up evil in iraq the iraqi government is dealing with large numbers of protests from iraqi civilians who are on happy the the level of interference is they aim iraq's domestic affairs how do

we will go to baghdad for the latest. then as president trump heads to london for a nato summit, we speak to tariq ali about the upcoming british electioions. >> the british conservative party has effectively been taken over by the extreme right wing inside that party. and they are waging a very ,ight-wing campaign on brexit their own position as changed from when they work thrusting a no deal brexit to now accepting compromise with the european union. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the united nations climate change conference, known as cop 25, is opening in madrid, spain, today. house speaker nancy pelosi and 14 otherer lawmakers are p parta delegation to the conference. it was supposed to be held in santiago, chile, but the chilean government canceled the conference amid massive protests against economic inequality and austerity. ahead of the conference's opening, scientists released a number of reports warning that only drastic

panic among the crowds of protesters as gunfire echoes from central baghdad. moments earlier gunmen pulled up in cars and trucks at the building where protesters have faced themselves since the latest series of anti-government rallies began in october. medics struggled to treat the dozens injured this is what is left behind after what survivors are describing as a massacre. they were wearing civilian clothes this is the bullets they stole to people i don't know what kind of islam this is these people believe in i don't even know where they took the dead bodies the. 60 to 70 men came asking us to leave this area they showed us their knives and guns and walked us out i heard screams and saw them killing people throwing them over the building they told me their gangs. sources tell al jazeera the call from these demonstrators for protection was answered by volunteers from soraya al salam which is part of the southern us party the shia muslim group is led by cleric my father also other hours before the shooting the united states imposed sanctions on 3 of the group'

embassy in baghdad. that this is the same outside the embassy right now the iraqi kids like the prime minister is urging the remaining protesters to leave. i'm stan grant this is al jazeera life and also coming up australia's inferno what it looks like for rescue crews driving through the bush. spot fires raging nearby new year's celebrations get underway in sydney with a massive fireworks display over the famous harbor bridge and opera house. last go and flees corruption charges in japan the former new chief but surprise arrival in lebanon a. deadline to to sob time's up for the gunmen blamed for an outbreak of fighting in the capital the central african republic. and we begin with breaking news from iraq when members of an iranian backed group and their supporters have boxed into baghdad's heavily fortified green zone and surrounded the u.s. embassy the iraqi prime minister. has warned against any aggression and foreign embassies and he's urging the remaining protesters to leave most of members of the

backed group and their supporters marched into the heavily fortified green zone in the iraqi capital baghdad and surrounded the u.s. embassy some even managed to break in parts of the compound a security post at the entrance to the building was set on fire there responding to u.s. airstrikes in iraq and syria on sunday those camps which belongs to the iranian backed group hezbollah brigades were targeted the violence erupted on the same day funerals were being. health for the fighters killed in those u.s. air strikes but the u.s. president has put the blame squarely on iraq donald trump warned iraq must use its forces to defend the embassy the u.s. state department says it's been given assurances by iraqi leaders some of the 14 begins our coverage in baghdad. it was supposed to be a funeral procession commemorating the 27 fighters killed in the latest u.s. air strike but instead it turned into an unequivocal message to the u.s. as well over the. hundreds perhaps thousands of people are taking part in this procession currently they're marching across the hanging bridge towards the fortified g

embassy in baghdad. this is "outnumbered overtime" and i am heather childress in for harris faulkner. protesters storming the embassy in baghdad today, smashing windows, setting fire following u.s. air strikes that killed 25 iranian backed militia fighters in iraq and syria. u.s. troops firing tear gas in response to the violent protests. president trump putting the blame squarely on iran, tweeting "iran killed an american contractor, wounding many. we strongly responded and always will. now iran is orchestrating an attack on the u.s. embassy in iraq. they will be held fully responsible. in addition, we expect iraq to use its forces to protect the embassy and so notified." trey yingst's life for us in jerusalem with the very latest. what do we know? >> good afternoon. hundreds of iraqis stormed the usmc in baghdad, prompting iraqi security forces to intervene. protesters set fire, smashing windows, and reports indicate the abc is on lockdown. the ambassador is out of town. embassy security forces were se

embassy in baghdad it was in retaliation for sunday's u.s. air strikes on bases belonging to an iranian backed shia group in iraq president trump has denounced the violence and accused iran of orchestrating it so when a full team has a report from baghdad. it was supposed to be a funeral procession commemorating the 27 fighters killed in the latest u.s. air strike but instead it turned into an unequivocal message to the u.s. . well over the. oh hundreds perhaps thousands of people are taking part in this procession currently they're marching across the hanging bridge towards the fortified green zone behind me and this is of course where the u.s. embassy is located and that is where they are headed of course this is not just a funeral procession this is a public show of defiance aimed at passing a message towards america the bear presence here in iraq is no longer welcome. most of those here are members or supporters of the popular mobilization forces they pay their respects as the bodies pass by and they vow to avenge their deaths and the oth

embassy in baghdad smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area. president bush creating what are being described as apocalyptic conditions in some of the eastern parts of australia where 2 more people have been killed. the new year's eve fireworks display in hong kong was significantly scaled down following security concerns over more and t. chinese protests. are muslim women formerly held in northwest china's detention camps of accused all florida is there of abuse and forcing them to have abortions as well as we go muslims ethnic kazakhs are also being sent to the camps in part 2 now of our special series a summer binge of aid spoke to some kazakhs who say they feel there's nothing they can do to bring their abusers to justice. on this wall in the in kazakhstan are the faces of people who were held in china relative say they're being held in internment camps but beijing called reeducation camps to counter what it calls extremism goes here was held in such a camp she didn't talk about her experience until after she'd been awarded citizenship in k

embassy in baghdad condemned sunday's strikes. this is al jazeera life also coming up thousands of stranded in eastern australia as more than 250 new fires are reported in a diana hoff. go and flees corruption charges in japan and the form of the chief but it's a surprise arrival in lebanon. ringing in the new year new laws it has been just for i was beginning around the world to welcome 2020 that's the view from all. we start with our breaking news out of iraq where thousands have been protesting outside the u.s. embassy inside the secured green zone in baghdad most of members of the iranian backed popular model as ice and forces they condemning u.s. air strikes on sunday on bases belonging to an iranian backed shia militia in iraq the u.s. says the attacks against the hezbollah brigades were a response to the killing of a u.s. civilian contractor the funerals of at least $27.00 shia fighters killed in those strikes a taking place in baghdad where the u.s. embassy is the largest american diplomatic posting in the wall it was also

first and foremost, they can stop having him come to baghdad and meet with him. i want a normal relationship with tehran. i want to have normal bilateral trade, tourism, normal relationships. maybe talking to the iranian abbasid are and not talking to a special forces -- iranian ambassador. they could also start by issuing clean contracts to reputable companies from iraq and around the world. corruption and iranian involvement when they see it and they would also see it if their government and leaders starting pushing back on it. >> thank you for your extraordinary diplomatic service. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i am actually going to begin off-topic for a second to follow up on the chairman's reference to the horrible shooting in saudi arabia. i want to ask you about a specific aspect of that. that is vetting of saudi officers under the lahey law. you may not be able to give me a detailed answer but i am curious to know whether this particular officer had been vetted. why do we have saudi airmen trading -- training in the united states given the widespread commi

out santa maria and this is the news from al-jazeera the united states is deploying more troops to baghdad after protesters marched on the american embassy angry about u.s. and strikes. hong kong rings in the new year with celebrations that have been scaled down and pro-democracy protesters are making their presence felt. and trapped in australia thousands in the southeast surrounded by bushfires forcing many to take refuge on the beaches. jonah hall in london with the top stories from europe including 20 years after putin came to power we look back on 2 decades of russia's strongman leader. pole race with the sport including disappearance of a football this fall that colombia's world cup made failed it demands from the new head of the country's. united states is deploying additional troops to secure its embassy in baghdad after members and supporters of an iranian backed group marched into the green zone and surrounded the heavily fortified compound some managed to break into part of the facility a security post at the entrance to the building was set on fire as well they were responding

at least 9 people are shot dead in iraq near a trifle site in baghdad and i mean square plus we're in kenya where heavy rains and flooding of forced thousands of people from their homes great 6 barrels libya's ambassador the fallout stems from a maritime deal between turkey and tripoli. now federal agents are investigating behind a shooting at a u.s. naval base in florida a saudi national who is being trained there opened fire in a classroom and killed 3 people it was one of nearly 200 foreign nationals on a training course mike hanna reports from washington. naval air station pensacola was immediately placed in a state of lockdown as were the surrounding neighborhoods where many of the 16000 personnel at the base live along with some 7000 civilians who work there each day. a navy spokesman confirmed it was a saudi national training at the base who opened fire in a classroom we have the international training syllabus we have students from from several different countries that come here they learned aviation they become naval aviators while they're here laura does governor was quickly

government opened fire on anti-government protesters in central baghdad at least 16 are dead. i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a saudi air force officer training at a u.s. naval base opens fire killing 3 classmates. thousands of afghans who apply the violence to a rod are forced to return as they were brought out of work to to u.s. sanctions. i'm catherine sawyer at the home of the royal.

chance of out out iran baghdad remains free. have been heard daily 50/50 for too long the iranians have been exerting outsized influence in iraq. corrupting the politicians to do theite la body. leaders and others have acted with impunity and outside of the formal iraqi chain of command. these armed militias serve only to only in answer to tehran, impose a real challenge to iraqi sovereignty and stability. tragically the iraqi security force as well as the iran aligned popular mobilization units formally under the iraqi minister of interior have absenting reacted to the protests in a brutal repressive fashion. sensing a treat both in iraq and lebanon, where anti-government protests continuinged with anti-iranian sympathy have broken out, iran has decided to reinforce its interference. what we know and see the pmf and iranian islamic revolutionary guard corps established a cell in baghdad in early october. since then the crackdown resulted in killing 430 civilians and wounding nearly 20,000. in of course the only way the thee kra

chance of out out iran baghdad remains free. have been heard daily 50/50 for too long the iranians have been exerting outsized influence in iraq. corrupting the politicians to do theite la body. leaders and others have acted with impunity and outside of the formal iraqi chain of command. these armed militias serve only to -- only in answer to tehran, impose a real challenge to iraqi sovereignty and stability. tragically the iraqi security force as well as the iran aligned popular mobilization units formally under the iraqi minister of interior have absenting reacted to the protests in a brutal repressive fashion. sensing a treat both in iraq and lebanon, where anti-government protests continuinged with anti-iranian sympathy have broken out, iran has decided to reinforce its interference. what we know and see the pmf and iranian islamic revolutionary guard corps established a cell in baghdad in early october. since then the crackdown resulted in killing 430 civilians and wounding nearly 20,000. in of course the only way the thee

up next, the attack on at the united states embassy in baghdad. wildfires burning across australia's two most popular states have killed at least two people, property along the country's east coast continues to fall victim to a devastating fire season, more than 12 million acres of land have burned nationwide over the past few months with 12 people confirmed dead and more than 1,000 homes destroyed. israel's supreme court begins deliberations on whether unindicted parliament member can form a new government, the petition could potentially end prime minister benjamin netanyahu's political career after march elections. israeli law requires cabinet ministers and mayors to resign if indicted but does not specify so for a sitting prime minister. the prime minister says charges are an attempted coup. taiwan's legislature passes a law aimed at blocking political interference from china, it comes less than two weeks before presidential and legislative elections. the law follows accusations that china's strongly backing candidates from the main opposition

embassy in baghdad. all of this in response to u.s. airstrikes on sunday that killed at least 25 militants of the iranian backed iraqi she a militia group hezbollah. this is very concerning to american forces in the region. there is more than 5,000 right now who are working along iraqi security forces to push back

panic among the crowds of protesters as gunfire echoes from central baghdad. moments earlier gunmen pulled up in cars and trucks at the building where protesters have faced themselves since the latest series of anti-government rallies began in october. medics struggle to treat the dozens injured this is what is left behind after what survivors are describing as a massacre. lovesick. they were wearing civilian clothes this is the bullets they slaughtered people i don't know what kind of islam this is these people believe in i don't even know where they took the dead bodies the. 60 to 70 men came asking us to leave this area they showed us their knives and guns and walked us out i heard screams and saw them killing people throwing them over the building they told me they are gangs. but sources tell al jazeera the call from these demonstrators for protection was answered by volunteers from soraya al salam which is part of the southern us party the shia muslim group is led by cleric my father also other hours before the shooting the united states imposed sanctions

embassy in baghdad.

embassy in baghdad threatening to storm the compound but use them more after this break. join me every 1st week on the alex simon sure and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. they put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. or somehow want to. be close it's like the 43 in the morning can't be good. i'm interested in the last. question. wow 2020. hundreds of iraqis have attempted to storm the u.s. embassy in baghdad with some of the protesters even starting a fire reportedly demanding its closure and that u.s. forces exit the country iraq's popular mobilization forces say around 2 dozen people have been injured at rallies in and around the compound the nation's prime minister urged the assembled crowd to leave the area of the embassy warning of a tough response if they don't arrest after u.s. bombing raids in iraq and syria killed 25 people at the weekend. my. i. believe all my colleagues you know neal discussed the situation with our middle east correspondent p

the attack on our embassy in baghdad is horrifying but predictable. trump has rendered america impotent in the middle east. no one fears us. no one listens to us. america has been reduced to huddling in safe rooms hoping the bad guys will go away. what a disgrace. all of this as president trump continues to hammer house speaker nancy pelosi on his impeachment. tweeting, they produced no case. so now she doesn't want to go to the senate. she's all lies. most overrated person i know. trump also claiming that democrats will do anything to avoid a trial in the senate in order to protect sleepy joe biden. >> brianna, back to the embassy in iraq, the president made the benghazi comparison on twitter a short time ago writing the anti-benghazi. white house are encouraged by the talks but they are ready for anything, brianna. >> boris, thank you so much. in west palm beach, florida, for us. i want to bring in arwa damon from istanbul and the u.s. is sending in additional forces, this includes apache helicopters to help protect the embassy. you could give us th

and murphy went on to baghdad. with the iraqi nationalist and is mostly interested in running his own country. and the middle east anybody who tells you who knows what will happen tomorrow doesn't know what they're talking about. and many times there are unpleasant surprises for the united states of america. so the less it is don't panic. let it play out to give it some time and see what happens. don't reach the worst conclusion overnight give it a little bit time to play out. and i have one more thing to say about all of this one of the reasons i wrote about 1958 is i was there. i was five years old that is me in the cowboy outfit that's my brother trying to say i don't know who he is my father was with the united nations when i was two years old then we moved to beirut in 1957 in the fifties it was called the paris of the middle east and that literally was the most open and fun place to live in a region beirut is seated right on the mediterranean with the mountains right behind literally you can go swimming in th

door such a pari al-jazeera baghdad. let's bring in. who is here in doha is a researcher focuses on identity politics and iraq and the middle east thank you so much for joining us so obviously these reports are just happening within the last few minutes at the top of our starters home. being bombed by a drone what might the implications of that be well the only implication that this is showing us is the governmental desperation and trying to politicize the revolution in iraq and trying to pull the peaceful revolution into an armed revolution and try to label it as a conflict between process than the factions and procedures factions. and is still a money as an awesome solution monied the iranian general who controls the probably iran militias on the ground in iraq which are also the armed doings of the political parties that govern iraq since the early stages of the invasion people in iraq are very aware that these are tactics to. to to to turn the protest movement on the streets into a violent one because they are very aware that on the

embassy in baghdad. today's violence growing more intense after hundreds of pro-iranian protesters marched through what's normally a restricted part of the iraqi capital. some can be seen setting fires, smashing embassy windows and trying to break down doors. and the backlash you're seeing set off by sunday's u.s. air strikes against an iranian backed militia the us blames for killing an american contractor last week. the sudden escalation between the u.s. and that group now fueling calls for american forces to leave the country. meanwhile, president trump is tweeting about the violence in baghdad saying in part, quote, iran is orchestrating an attack on the u.s. embassy in iraq. they will be held fully responsible. we have team coverage of these violent protests. cnn international correspondent arwa damon is in istanbul, and jeremy diamond in west palm beach. lets start with you. what more are you learning about these protests? >> reporter: well, ryan, based on live images that we're seeing broadcast, i

embassy in baghdad. president trump saying iran will be held responsible for orchestrating the attack. welcome back to "america's newsroom," i am sandra smith. >> eric: good to be with you this morning, i am eric shawn in for bill hemmer this morning. calling on iraqi forces to protect the american embassy. after that mob smashed the main door and then set fire to the reception area. those protests sparked u.s. deadly air strikes on iraq and syria. tweeting this moments ago, millions of people who want freedom controlled by iran, this is your time. rich edson live at the state department with the very latest. >> a defense official tells fox news that 100 more marines are going to the u.s. embassy in baghdad to bolster security there according to our pentagon team and lucas tomlinson who is also telling us moments ago a u.s. army apache helicopter gunship flew over the embassy, dropped flares in a show of force in an attempt to try to disburse that crowd. here are the state department, secretary of state

embassy in baghdad is on lockdown. security personnel from inside the embassy have been firing tear gas as protesters tried to storm the compounds today. breaking through gates and climbing over the outer walls. look at this video that's just come in. protesters trying to break down doors. president trump is directly blaming iran, warning that iran will be fully held responsible for the attacks that he expects iraq will use its forces to protect there at the embassy. let's get to arwa damon who knows iraq so well. arwa, this is the biggest u.s. embassy in the world. remarkable scenes coming out of there. what do we know about the states of those protests right now? >> well, look, first of all, we should point ought these are not ordinary protests. the vast majority are members of what's known as the popular mobilization force. this is sort of a paramilitary force that came to be during the fight against isis that is mostly made up of former members of a variety of different shia militias that many of whom have very, ve

more gunshots in baghdad and an attack on the house of an influential cleric tension is rising in iraq after a night of violence. this is the world news from al-jazeera iran has set free an american student in return for a scientists in a rare prisoner swap between the 2 countries. but. fighters loyal to libya's u.n. recognized government say they have shot down a fighter jet belonging to the. 6 saudi nationals held for questioning over the deadly shooting at a u.s. naval base in florida. over the mountains of me and clinics for heroin addicts are proving to be controversial. all over one is starting in iraq where there has been a dramatic escalation of violence in what's already been a chaotic 2 months of antigovernment unrest an attack by unidentified gunmen on protesters in baghdad has killed at least $23.00 people raising new security concerns they stormed one of the main protest sites in killarney square on friday night 24 hours after that gunfire was again heard in the capital on saturday sending people running for cover and in what looks like a related event there are reports my

this is the scene live in baghdad. the embassy guards and iraqi troops outside fired tear gas and stun grenades. the embassy is inside what is known as the green zone constructed by the americans after they toppled saddam hussein in 2000 and three. it feels like a lifetime ago. you can see a few aren't people wandering around. most of the crowd has gone and the iraqi authorities have said any attacks on the embassy will be dealt with by law. they are under pressure from washington to do that but they are still angry themselves of what we see is a violation of their sovereignty by the american decision to go ahead. few stu n the american decision to go ahead. few stun grenades being let off as well. some of the protest not going anywhere look of it. the ambassador was evacuated along with the staff a little earlier. i suspect it will be sometime before the return to the compound until they shirt is fully secure. in the last few minutes a statement from the state depertment claims that the secretary of state mike pompeo

and baghdad or said thank you. yes investigators are trying to work out why a saudi air force officer shot dead 3 people at a base in florida the man was there for training and opened fire on classmates several were also wounded before he was shot dead by police mike hanna reports from washington. naval air station pensacola was immediately placed in a state of lockdown as were the surrounding neighborhoods where many of the 16000 personnel at the base live along with some 7000 civilians who work there each day. a navy spokesman confirmed it was a saudi national training at the base who opened fire in a classroom we have the international training syllabus we have students from from several different countries that come here to learn aviation they become naval aviators while they're here florida's governor was quickly on the scene and while briefing president trump on the phone raise the question of reparations one of the things that i talk to the president about is given that this was a foreign national in the emp

some continue to work with baghdad to resolve outstanding sources of tension. thank you for the opportunity to testify today. i look forward to your questions. >> thank you very much mr. hood. appreciate your being here. now will turn to the member ocean spray five minute roll will begin. suba does the state department believe that the drawnout diplomats has hindered our ability to achieve our policy in iraq and put the country in a positive trajectory and what specific steps i guess to the answered to the question, what steps have they taken. >> thank you for the question. mr. chairman, the short answered is no. we don't believe the change in staffing levels has hindered our ability to do our jobs there. when we went on our departure and inmate it was due to credible and new and very serious threats. in so many posts, those in order departure, there is a large reduction in staff for a temporary period of time. so in this case it wouldn't tell to build beginning of november as you mentioned and during that time between anime and the beginning of november, we co

embassy in baghdad. their obvious mission is to bolster security. will that be enough considering the escalating tensions? >> that's the big question. we want to make sure we are responding correctly that obviously our primary concern in this immediate moment is the scaft and security of the americans located there. and then we want to make sure this doesn't escalate. nobody wants a war with the iranian government. we certainly don't want increased chaos in iraq. we want security and stability in that country. we want iraq to have a stable sovereign nation. and so, we need to be careful that we are doing everything necessary, the american government, our american military can overwhelm anything that the iranian government and their militias can do. we know that but we don't want to go that route and so if the iranian government that needs to stop this messaging that the problem is iraq. the problem is them. and they need to call off these protests. >> foreign policy expert ian bremmer calculated and this

more gunshots in baghdad and an attack on the house of an influential cleric tension to rise in iraq after a night of violence. hello and welcome i'm peter told me you're watching al-jazeera live from doha also coming up iran sets free and american students in return for a scientist in a rare prisoner swap between the 2 countries. protesters in india demand just for a 2nd great victim dies from being set on fire. also ahead how climate change is wrecking a once thriving fishing industry on the u.s. east coast. ok we begin in iraq where there's been a dramatic escalation of violence in what's already been a chaotic 2 months of anti-government unrest an attack by unidentified gunmen on protesters in baghdad has killed at least $23.00 people raising new security concerns they stormed one of the main protest sites in killarney square on friday night less than 24 hours after that attack gunfire has again been heard in the capital on saturday sending people running for cover and a water pee has to be a related event there are reports that malta all solders home has been hit by a drone stri

manic among the crowds of protesters as gunfire echoes around central baghdad. moments earlier gunmen pulled up in cars and trucks at the building where protesters have faced themselves since the latest series of anti-government rallies began in october. medics struggle to treat the dozens injured this is what is left behind after what survivors are describing as a massacre. lovesick. they were wearing civilian clothes this is the bullets they stole to people i don't know what kind of islam this is these people believe in i don't even know where they took the dead bodies the 16 of us i mean the 60 to 70 men came asking us to leave this area they showed us their knives and guns and walked us out i heard screams and saw them killing people throwing them over the building they told me they are gangs. sources tell al jazeera the call from these demonstrators for protection was answered by volunteers from soraya al salam which is part of the southern us party the shia muslim group is led by cleric my father also other hours before the shooting the united states impos

embassy in baghdad after last week's deadly america their strikes on iraq diplomatic staff including the ambassador have reportedly been evacuated from the compound. when the sun's going to seize the dying in the u.k. prison plied with sedatives and subjected to 23 hours of solitary confinement each day we hear from a son's his friend who was told the chilling details in a call from the wiki leaks co-founder on christmas eve. julian rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 while on bail what time of. all when he said to me but i'm slowly dying. and it's a review of the key events that shaped the 2019 continues we shed some light on the thrilling brigs that. other thanks for joining us this is r.t. international. hundreds of iraqis have attempted to storm the u.s. embassy in baghdad with some of the protesters starting a fire that they are reportedly demanding its closure and that american forces leave the country iraq's popular mobilization forces say around 2 dozen people have been injured at rallies in and around the compound nation's prime minister reserves

more gunshots in baghdad and an attack on the house of an influential cleric the tensions rising in iraq after a night of violence. santa maria with the world news from al-jazeera iran has set free an american student in return for a scientist a represented swap between the 2 countries. protesters in india demand change after a 2nd rate victim after being so hard for. me and secret clinics for heroin addicts are proving to be controversial. in iraq there has been a dramatic escalation of violence in what has already been such a chaotic 2 months of anti-government protest there was an attack by an identified gunman on protesters in baghdad that killed at least 23 people and raise new security concerns they stormed one of the main protest sites in killarney square on friday night and 24 hours after that gunfire was again heard in baghdad sending people running for cover and in what looks like a related event there are reports one home was hit by a drone strike but the influential shiite cleric is said to have been away at the time is in baghdad and says the violence is likely to continue i

government opened fire on anti-government protesters in central baghdad at least 16 are dead. i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a saudi air force officer training at a u.s. naval base opens fire killing 3 classmates. thousands of afghans who had fled the violence to iran are forced to return as they run out of work due to u.s. sanctions. i'm catherine sawyer at the home of the royal drawings. i'll be telling you about a culture that has been. our tester's and iraq's capital have come under attack killing at least 16 people. a gunman opened fire kwame square a focal point of the leaderless protest movement more than 70 others were wounded security forces say they don't know who the armed men were and happened a week after prime minister mahdi resigned timeship cleric has called for a new prime minister to be chosen without foreign interference and that they now from dorsetshire bari in baghdad or so what else do we know about about what happened. well according to our sources this violence began late last night around the square that's just nor

telling baghdad it will no longer be protected and that u.s. the u.s. could start saying in iraq's economic sectors tied to corrupt politicians in favor of tehran over baghdad ok overinvolved and that's what these protests are all about iraq these are saying enough of this enough of corrupt iraqi politicians they read tehran over iraq ok michael preaching to quit going to have to leave it there thanks very much for coming on the program this is the fair and still to come on a our jazeera news hour. dicing with the traffic we meet the colombian teenagers risking their lives in one of the world's most dangerous extreme sports. and exactly 20 years after bloody mir putin came to power we look back at 2 decades of russia's strongman. and brotherly love for the boxers the most valuable player in the n.b.a. shocks his own family with his brilliance or we'll have more later. unprecedented bushfires are creating apocalyptic conditions in some eastern parts of australia in the state of new south wales some towns suffered through orange and red haze as b

has accused some factions in the pm of taking orders from to hand rather than baghdad until recently if the u.s. and the pm are fought side by side against isis following isis territorial defeat 2 years ago the u.s. retained around 5000 troops in country to support iraqi security forces as they search for isis sleeper cells hiding in the desert. it's one of those clearing operations coincided with the u.s. mission against the type that i know as an air base here in western anbar province is an important launching pad for operations against beisel but recent rocket attacks against bases where u.s. personnel are stationed including i know last an air base in early december could hamper operations raising fears of a proxy war between the u.s. and iran on iraqi soil in an unusual announcement following the i know acid attack the u.s. publicly blamed the type hezbollah the iraqi government hasn't attribute blame but has tightened security. said the going through security measures were. cooperation with coalition forces there are surveillance patrols and additional troops to secure the out

at the main protest camp in baghdad. there's extra security certainly a number of arteries that lead to tahrir square which is just behind me have been blocked by security forces to try and calm the situation after what took place just north of town here overnight many worry that the events that unfolded few hours ago will only make the situation worse than all of the demonstrations trying bring reform political reform in this country and the violence that's. coming out or the king of saudi arabia has offered his condolences to the victims of the shooting at a naval base in the united states a saudi air force officer on a training course killed 3 fellow students in florida before he was shot dead by sheriff's detectives are still investigating the motive the king said that the story people are going to be angered by the bowe bergdahl actions and the shooter and that this person in no way shape or form represents the feelings of the saudi people who love the american people so much and india a rape victim who was doused i

at least 9 people shot dead in iraq near a protest site in baghdad square plus. praise for india's police after they kill 4 men suspected of gallant gray. greece expels libya's ambassador the fallout stems from a maritime deal between turkey and tripoli that has brains tensions. now federal agents are investigating the motive behind a shooting at a u.s. naval base in florida a saudi national who was being trained at the base opened fire in a classroom and killed 3 people he was one of nearly 200 foreign nationals on training course i kind of reports from washington. naval air station pensacola was immediately placed in a state of lockdown as were the surrounding neighborhoods where many of the 16000 personnel at the base live along with some 7000 civilians who work there each day. a navy spokesman confirmed it was a saudi national training at the base who opened fire in a classroom we have the international training syllabus we have students from from several different countries that come here to learn and aviation they become naval aviators while they're here la

embassy in baghdad to condemn sunday's strikes. thousands of stranded in eastern australia is more than $255.00 reported. flees corruption charges in japan the former. chief surprise arrival in lebanon a. deadline to disarm gunmen blamed for an outbreak of fighting in the capital of the central african republic the a few hours left to surrender. or the day sporting kidding. and he. returns from entering to leave the bucs to win over the chicago bulls all the n.b.a. action coming up later. but we start with breaking news out of iraq where thousands of protesters have entered the secured green zone in baghdad and marched to the u.s. embassy most of members of the iranian backed popular mobilization forces one report suggests some have pushed down the door and broken into the compound they condemning u.s. air strikes on sunday on bases belonging to an iranian backed shia militia in iraq u.s. embassy stuff and the ambassador are reported to have been evacuated the u.s. says the attacks against the hezbollah brigades were a response to

one is we've got to secure the compound in baghdad. make sure all of our personnel are safe and secure. secondly we have to hold the iraq government to account here. they are responsible as the host government for the security and safety of american personnel, diplomatic personnel. and they need to live up to that obligation which frankly they were not doing in the last 24 hours. and then thirdly, i would call upon the president to re-examine both his rhetoric and his policies with respect to iran. much of this friction and violence flows from his very faithful decision to renounce and walk away from our own agreement that was working the iran agreement thus severing any working relationship we could possibly have with iran. and iran now has very little to lose in the relationship. that puts it in a very dangerous position. >> are americans at the embassy compound in iraq safe in your view? >> i don't know that. it's a big compound. it's about a hundred acres. it's one of the largest if not the largest diplomatic facilities in the worl

embassy in baghdad after last week's deadly american airstrikes on iraq diplomatic staff including the ambassador of reportedly been evacuated from the compound. julian assange claims that he is dying in the u.k. prison plied with sedatives and subjected to 23 hours of solitary confinement per day we hear from a son's his friend who was told the chilling details in a phone conversation with the wiki leaks co-founder on christmas eve. rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 while i'm on bail what time it sounded he said to me but i'm slowly dying. and the review of the key events that shaped 2019 continues we shed some light on the really. good evening and welcome to you this is r.t. international. first this hour hundreds of iraqis have attempted to storm the u.s. embassy in baghdad with some of the protesters starting a fire reportedly demanding the closure that u.s. forces exit the country iraq's popular mobilisation forces say around 2 dozen people have been injured at rallies in and around the compound nations prime minister is a crowd to leave the embassy

at least 9 people are shot dead in iraq your protest site in baghdad's main square . i'm sam is a that this is al jazeera live from coming up the government of saudi arabia needs to make make things better for these victims. a saudi national opens fire in a classroom on a u.s. naval base killing 3 people and injuring 11 others grace expels libya's ambassador the fallout stems from a maritime deal between turkey and tripoli we meet one community in kenya picking up the pieces after having flood sweeps through forcing thousands from their homes . government has killed at least 12 people in iraq's capital the shooting happened near a protest site in the square in central baghdad it comes on a day when iraq's top shiite cleric called for a new prime minister to be chosen without foreign interference the u.s. imposed sanctions on 4 iraqis of human rights abuses and corruption the sanctions target people linked with iran backed militia groups similar faulted in is in baghdad says the incident is an unusual escalation of violence it seems to. when a targeted attack what appe