24 hours after the assassination of customs there have been more if strikes in iraq we understand theyve targeted the iran backed Popular Mobilization forces it happened near a camp in north of baghdad the Reuters News Agency is reporting 2 vehicles were his killing 6 people speaking earlier on the phone aljazeera some of bin job said the Popular Mobilization forces is saying the convoy was full of medics not fight us. Well according to Popular Mobilization forces the paramilitary wing of the Iraqi Government to be heard that is denying that any of the leaders of proper of obligation forces or syphilitic in that convoy having discussed that was targeted on you go i visit iraq which leaks to hurt the area intelligent which is also home to a major coalition base there are various speculation that there was some come off of one of the big 8 who was in this critical convoy because it allegedly by u. S. But so far couple of like vision courses that made a bit of it in the that this was a method. To close target to attention good need in iraq and. They tried to be seen in the last few hours more barricades been put before the streets being closed in baghdad of disputed positions of. This and of course its. Well earlier u. S. President donald trump said hes forces acted to stop a war with iran not stop one by assassinating by general qassam solid body he added that the u. S. Is prepared for any reprisals so the money who led the irans elite could forces died in an airstrike in baghdad on friday solemn 80 has been therapy trading acts of terror to destabilize the middle east for the last 20 years what the United States did yesterday should have been done long ago a lot of lives would have been saved just recently solemn 80 led the brutal repression of protesters in iran where more than a 1000 innocent civilians were tortured and killed by their own government we took action last night to stop a war we did not. Take action to start a war but irans Supreme Leader ayatollah ali has warned of severe revenge for in his words the criminals responsible for solomon is killing iranians protested after friday prayers chanting death to america iraqs Prime Minister says the assassination will light the fuse of a destructive war and as other leaders around the world expressed concern and condemnation the u. S. Is ordering all of its citizens to leave iraq straight away and its military personnel are now on high alert some under 14 wraps up developments from baghdad. A long hard break in the upper ranks of the Iranian Military at the official announcement of the death of Major General custom so in money the commander of irans courts force the revolutionary guard unit responsible for foreign operations so the money was killed in a u. S. Drone strike in baghdad. And a spontaneous outbreak of joy in iraqi cities over the passing of a man many see as the embodiment of irans meddling here i sure wish i didnt have to listen to me i feel happy about killing solo money the reason is because of his foreign interference in iraq would you accept that all the intervening that all the families issues everything has been on trees. In the early hours of friday morning shortly after arriving at Baghdad International airport a u. S. Strike targeted a convoy of saudi money and his close ally hondas the deputy head of the iraqi Popular Mobilization forces an iranian backed part military group other members of the group were also killed for irans Supreme Leader ayatollah ali common a stolen money was a trusted confidant a member of his inner circle and he warned there will be revenge your cruelest people on earth assassinated the honorable commander who courageously fought for years against the evils and bandits of the world sulaimani is martyrdom well make iran more decisive to resist americas expansionism and to defend our values with no doubt iran and other freedom seeking countries in the region will take his revenge. While there is talk of revenge many iranians dont want to see war their own fear with our support and it will definitely increase violence but i fundamentally disagree with violence and conflict i believe people moving toward peace in negotiation to reach the goals is much better soleimani enjoyed some support when he led the charge to displace islip from iraq a stronger. But many iraqis now blame iran for instability and interference in their country and soleimani directly for a violent crackdown on antigovernment protests which began in october the us assassinations are the most extreme escalation in tensions between to hit on in washington in recent years and many in baghdad fear it will continue to play out on iraqi soil and if an indistinct has she you may say are we condemned this its unacceptable for Something Like this to be happening in our country its a tween america and iran and in the end we will be hurt our situation is already not stable many iraqis oppose iranian and american interventions alike. Earlier this week mohandas himself little crowd of Popular Mobilization forces supporters as they attacked and besieged the u. S. Embassy in baghdad he walked alongside. Another senior military leader of the pro iran group who has now called on his followers to take up arms against the american presence in iraqs caretaker Prime Minister idol of the mahdi condemn the u. S. Strike as a violation of iraqs sovereignty and the rules of engagement of the american presence here he called the death of mohandas an aggression against the iraqi state. Parliament is due to hold an emergency session on sunday but analysts say the government beleaguered and divided after 3 months of antigovernment protests will struggle to mount a decisive response Iraqi Government is very weak for the time being there will be no more statements coming out of the. Caretaker Prime Minister or from the ministry of Foreign Affairs other than that i dont expect anything from the Iraqi Government but probably the Iraqi Parliament will. Call for an immediate session and do will discuss the current. Americans in iraq agreement and probably they will ask for the department of the American Forces from iraq. Whether their response to u. S. Presence in iraq will be political or military the assassinations have put an end to a precarious balance of power that had just far accommodated both u. S. And iranian interests in iraq the iraqi capital already a battleground for tensions between the u. S. And iran is bracing itself for the aftermath of the biggest escalation yet with both u. S. And iranian backed troops on the ground the country risks being caught in the middle of a military fallout between washington and tehran similar 14 aljazeera but that. As weve been reporting iran has told the u. N. Security council that it reserves the right to selfdefense to sell the bodies killing lets get more on that dosage bar joins us live from tehran and weve heard a lot of talk about revenge in iraq what are the fish rules sighing about any retaliation. Well and the general consensus here is that a military strike on the general deserves a similar kind of response and that is the official line that weve heard over and over again that any kind of military action deserves a similar reaction from the iranians weve also been hearing from the permanent representative of iran at the United Nations he submitted a letter to the governing body there saying that iran will hold the United States government responsible for this act of terrorism weve also been hearing from the foreign minister Mohammad Javad zarif who appeared on state Television Late last night to make the case for iran that this action will not go unpunished the reins are adamant that they will pursue the matter further lets hear what else he had to say to me in have to. Make republic of iran holds the right to respond any time and in any manner and it will we will not be involved in americas smear campaigns and their blackmailing we will give a proper response in any manner in time we will as stated by the Supreme Leader. Do so when it comes to brutality and is ready to tell you should exactly what form that but take it could also be the comment from you about how iranians a feeling about the potential retaliation of the consequences that flow from that. 6 officially we dont know exactly how iran is planning to retaliate but we do know that they will and it will be quite strong there was an emergency meeting yesterday held in the capital by the National SupremeSecurity Committee counsel of iran that is headed by the president Hassan Rouhani and theyve decided what they will do next they havent revealed that information of course but we are expecting a very strong response in terms of how ordinary iranians are reacting they are expecting their government and the establishment to have a very severe response awesome so the money wasnt just a regular figure in the Islamic Republic he was much revered for all his efforts so there is a sense of great sense of loss and just to give you an idea this city is turning into a huge memorial of the late general on my way into the bureau this morning i could see all the mosques have already started the 3 day mourning period that was the cleared by the Supreme Leader of the black flags have been out pictures of the late general hossam so the money are hanging all over the city people are preparing for his Burial Service we understand his body will be returning to tehran from baghdad later on saturday his body will initially go to meshad where people can pay their respects and then it will travel back to tehran where the Supreme Leader performed the Prayer Service at Tehran University near the coffin and then his body will move to his hometown of care mom in camp province in central iran where he will be laid to rest these are just some of the newspapers this morning you can get a sense of the headlines that we have the picture of the general is all over the newspapers every single paper in the Islamic Republic today has his photo on the front page and almost all of the headlines are the same punishment will be severe it is coming and you get a sense of really how people are feeling at the moment here thank you for. Diplomat here to judge by your. Strike was legal. The u. N. Security council has been meeting to discuss the situation in syria but im told in the margins of the meeting there were various discussions between ambassadors about the killing of general sort of money in diplomatic circles there are questions being asked about the legality of the move and whether its a violation of the u. N. Charter. We just for further deescalation this is what we need know we need to escape the sion we need stability in the region and we would really encourage everybody. To work for father this case is that a violation in chinas view of china. Chinas Foreign Ministry spokesperson has made our. Position america we are. Paying close attention to the situation and when i can state in the us so formally in force International Relations the suffering and territorial. For iraqs would be fully respected meanwhile the u. N. Secretary general antonio good terraces issued a statement hes called for leaders to exercise maximum restraint he says the world does not mean another war in the gulf now that statement jones mentioned wasnt well received by Agnes Calabar who reports to the un on extra digital executions now she tweeted there is no more pressing time for the un and its leadership to step up the now that this does not bode well you have the legal tools and the platform please use them and she included the has tag world war 3 well the Agnes Calabar spoke to aljazeera she said its unlikely that the moneys killing was justified. The International DemandInternational Legal justification for the killings are very high because its not only a question of whether. The us act to do lawfully in a sense defense which is questionable. It is not only a question of whether there was an International Armed conflict and thats a huge issue here you know nobody wants to address it directly but d. C. Is very much at the heart of the other conversation the statement that twitter provided yesterday and the fact as we knew them seemed to n. T. Kid treat television the statement quote i did today by the president this afternoon seems to be anti kitching and anti see patrie self defense. And clutch which is there was imminent threats even though plans for can get to the action suit against the United States i am not in a position to reach an exclusion as to whether or not these cities and justified under International Law is in full mission is far to lead these why i am suggesting that we need an International Inquiry in order to get into the details. Lets talk about some other news now libyan war to me for after says his fight is now against the foreign occupier of the Turkeys Parliament agreed to send troops to libya after us forces have laid siege to the capital tripoli since april libyas un recognized government asked to accuse president writes of type of one for support the e. U. Us of the arab league have expressed concerns about turkeys decision shortly after have to buy those comments civilian districts of tripoli were targeted with new is strikes more than 20 rockets if the capital at least one person was kewl. One of the largest evacuations in australias history is under way amid warnings strong winds and hot weather will worsen the raging bushfires tens of thousands of people of fling at risk towns in the states of New South Wales and victoria some with the help of the strategy and weather conditions over the coming days have been described as catastrophic promise to Scott Morrison has announced the sri 1000 Defense Force reservists will be called up to help with the bushfire response. And the governor general signed off on the call out of this trying to fence force reserve to surge and bring every possible capability to bear by deploying army resigned brigades to far affected communities across the strata the priority of this deployment is to assist ensuring the safety of life to support the evacuation of affected people particularly in isolated communities and provide assistance to isolated communities and support state managed Evacuation Centers just go washington is in maria on the New South Wales south coast where more evacuations are underway. The situation is changing incredibly quickly here in maria just in the street behind me most of the residents have already evacuated because fire has already hit this New South Wales but authorities are expecting that the fire will once again return so police are doing further checks of that area making sure that there are no residents behind me there now as we just heard from the Prime Minister theres no end in sight to this crisis the rain thats required isnt expected for at least another couple of weeks now bushfires in australia are a normal part of some of but this year they came much earlier than expected and theyve been much more ferocious and thats part of the reason that so many areas around the country are calling for this National Response what were hearing from the authorities here on the ground is that people need to stay vigilant because the situation is changing so quickly in the southern part of New South Wales we know that there has been increased fire activity with some of the major roads have already been shut off police are going checking houses making sure that they arent residents in areas which are unsafe residents have been warned since since last night and since this morning to to make their way out of any areas if it is safe to do so we know that many of the Evacuation Centers around town full and this is a crisis which is expected to go on for much longer crews are exhausted some of them have been on the ground for months now and theyll still have some difficult weeks ahead. A shortage of medical equipment in a Public Hospital in the indian state of rogers done has been blamed for the deaths of nearly 1000 infants last year an investigation was launched after the deaths of 100 babies last month alone but also revealed the hygiene conditions of the hospital was so poor that pigs were living in the compound and savory isnt the hospital where the infant deaths occurred. This mother has just heard of the news of the death of an infant her daughter was just 15 days old but doctors have not yet told her the reason of her babys death now there are many such families just in the month of december in this hospital in dr hassan in india a 100 infants died and even though the local government has ordered a quick cleaning operation the hospital is still pretty dirty you can look at the pile of garbage its just been covered in front of our eyes have a look at this window this is right outside the mcdonogh d. Ward there is that garbage bin weve seen women cleaning the floors still pretty dirty and bad garbage bin. Very close to where the intensive care units of the ailing inference is now the hospital Authorities Say that this infants are dying because they already come in a very serious state theyre suffering from septicemia pneumonia and i have to wait Botched Commission for child rights protection their officials are also coming out and they say that they have with their own eyes seen pigs roaming around theyve seen that this number of caregivers are far fewer than those who need care and that Life Sustaining equipment the ventilators have not been functioning many of them if not all according to the report. Ventilator in this hospital meant for infants are not currently functional. Now earlier today we saw a truck full of garbage leaving the premises of the hospital but the local government insists that the grade of infant deaths in the state over the years is going down and not increasing indian workers have been demonstrating against the governments handling of the economy they are unhappy with rising unemployment privatisation and slowing growth and the frustration is not just coming from the opposition the union behind these protests affiliated with the governing party so raman reports from the capital new delhi. The roads are busy in indias capital these day laborers sit here from Early Morning that bags of tools at the ready theyre masons carpenters electricians and painters with no formal contracts and no Financial Security many have worked for days they say there is little work in the construction industry. Is from the Northern State of could have prevented. Them ever since i came to delhi ive been working i didnt have a chance to sit down on the site before the contractor would pick me up and take me to the site to work since more dear ive worked and ive been sitting here. Hes not the only one this gathering of b. J. P. Supporters is not happy these daily wage laborers and the union that supports them what the government to act according to government figures the last financial quarter of 2019 so inflation rises to nearly 5. 5 percent while food prices went up by 10 percent and manufacturing went down by 3. 8 percent the real estate business has seen a slump 2 or more of the. Union leader and b j p supporter know ryan and wants the government to rethink its economic direction one that he says will benefit the working class now that the ball is over the government is what i would do is all the. Nationalists. This is something strange is not going not going to do anything good for the konami voicing their frustration is about all the things people can do you hear anyone say what they intend to do but its the government that must change policy and in turn the Economic Future of all of those here. Is usually 1st one of indias most respected economists says the government needs to spend in order to stimulate the economy the immediate measures required are demand because this is very clearly a shortage of demand in the economy workers dont have money to spend there isnt enough employment businesses are not investing somebody has to spend and it has to be the government. Its been difficult for the government to explain or even show the benefits of its new sales tax or why it removed all banknotes 2 years ago and replace them with higher value notes the International Monetary fund has acknowledged Indias Economic slowdown and its urging the government to work on a stimulus package that can benefit the working class and revive the economy. The worry for Prime Minister dread remote government is that its old supporters are criticising its economic policies if it doesnt act soon seems like this may become a common sight so Robert Al Jazeera new delhi. Thousands of teachers have taken part in an Anti Government protest in Central Hong Kong the citys leaders of turning teachers into scapegoats for the ongoing social unrest the government has launched several investigations into protest related activities by educators demonstrations in hong kong and now in their 7th month. A budget cleanup is underway in indonesias capital jakarta after some of the worst flooding of landslides 2 decades or than 40 people have died at least 180000 displaced. As commercial district is usually bustling with shoppers but for now its mud and sludge not custom is keeping store owners busy theyve begun cleaning up after 2 days of heavy rain caused some of the worst flooding in years. Ive suffered big losses i cannot seem goods to my clients everything is wheat we so busy cleaning up we cant take care of silos i dont know who i can blame in the situation but us Common People have become the victims. Who are submerged. In 3 rouses she says the damage will cost her more than 20000. 00 but many others have lost much. Of their im disappointed because the government is not helping us Business Owners i wish they would pay more attention to us because weve lost all our capital most of my goods can no longer be used i cant sell them. Torrential rainfall began on new years eve quickly overwhelming the citys rivers and canals streets were tended to rivers and strong currents hampered rescue efforts dozens of people died and tens of thousands have been displaced. Capitol frequently floods but analysts say the city was ill prepared for a storm of this scale. The impact of this flood is bigger than the years before its massive more people or a directly and indirectly impacted the households stores and companies all their assets are gone their houses destroyed and cars damaged. Authorities have promised to push ahead with the flooding infrastructure to prevent future disasters but thats little comfort to those whose homes and livelihoods have already washed away the citys rivers have returned to normal but with more heavy rainfall expected this month residents say the cleanup is far from over katrina aljazeera. Spains electoral board has ordered the removal of the president of catalonia his Regional Government a court had already bad walking tour of from Public Office for 18 months he was convicted of failing to remove separatist banners from public buildings during an election 9 cataloged leaders have been jailed for their role in a failed secession bid in 2017. Billions of tourists visit much peruse much of pitcher citadel each year its one of the diskos World Heritage sites but its increasingly under threat tourists leave behind more than 5 tons of waste every day now municipal authorities are trying to turn the area into the countrys 1st eco friendly zone there in the sciences has borne the towns Aguas Calientes the gateway to much a preacher. This is the call for pick up cleaning up the small town of this to keep safe the ruins above more than 1600000 tourists this is the citadel of much of peach river near camera ready and their Water Supplies many like us dont know that much of the bottles left behind used to end up in the river north and here i had no idea i always try to recycle at home but i wasnt aware of that problem 2 years ago you nescafe threatened to blacklist much of plea to ac milans of high contamination because its a protected area the garbage has to be transported out by train there are no roads to reach much of beach and the waste left behind was thrown into the river dug into the ground or burnt in the injuring the citadel and the flora and fauna round it. Since the newness a pull towards begun a cleanup effort with the help of a private initiative and now theyre transforming more than one tonne of plastic bottles daily into compact packs to be shipped out. And the hotel is collecting the used cooking oil from more than 200. 00 restaurants and hotels transforming it into biodiesel were used in cleaning before it also ends up in the river the law prohibits the installation of a large treatment site the tiny plant donated by hotel is treating you again aggressiveness and to buy a carving. Out on the other the aim is to keep the nearly 5 tons of waste here in turn it into bio carbon that will be used for agriculture and reduced to pam anation officials want to be to surrounding stern into the 1st eco friendly municipality in the country but they say they need the support of all tourists instead of carrying Water Bottles realisable of 46. 00 say they would prefer tourists bring in their own reusable containers in that way they could get rid of much of the plastic trash whatever dispenser stations will be installed around town. In the meantime we are promoting the no use of plastic in hotels and restaurants and distributing recyclable bags everyone here is being asked to do their part the change is slow but for now they say machu picchu is being spared from this danger and you know some decide to see that i was going to speed and. This is al jazeera and these are the top stories there have been more in strikes in iraq which we understand have targeted the iran backed Popular Forces its happened. North of baghdad where some of the divide has more data. But according to Popular Mobilization forces the paramilitary wings of the Iraqi Government to be heard that is active and you know the. Proper bubble of vision for to various affiliates in that convoy have it discussed yet at this time because on you go i visit iraq which leaks to hurt the area intelligence reaches close to home and make it a coalition a very a speculation but there was some come off of one of the brigade 2 because if this critical convoy because it could allegedly by a u. S. Base. There are reports of that attack time 24 hours after u. S. Strikes killed Iranian Military commander house and so on the money u. S. President donald trump says he ordered the killing to stop a war not stop once what the United States did yesterday should have been done long ago a lot of lives would have been saved just recently salame a he led the brutal repression of protesters in iran where more than a 1000 innocent civilians were tortured and killed by their own government we took action last night to stop a war we did not take action to start a war irans Supreme Leader. Has vowed haase revenge for the killing of sell the body and irans foreign minister is warning appropriate retaliation is imminent libyan war to leave the office says hes fired his now against a foreign occupier to turkey agreed to send troops to libya after his forces of light siege to the capital tripoli since april 1 of the largest evacuations in a strike his history is on the white amid warnings strong winds and hot weather will worsen the right. 3000 Defense Force reservists being called up to help with the response as the headlines in use continues here on al jazeera off the life apps available. This is a. Trip to 2 days using his boat to risk many people as he was stranded in the flood hit. Women with babies on their backs crying for help saying they were dying to do something. In the distance to people. Women children and. Hungry and it hasnt taken much time to pull the boat about 200 people have been rescued. But this simply no space. To help make easier. 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