Has been just for i was beginning around the world to welcome 2020 thats 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 the most expensive to build it sits within the heavily fortified International Zone or green zone which houses Iraqi Government buildings and foreign embassies in the center of the city some on a 14 joins us now on the phone from baguettes monied been following these protests w
American hand posters some of the groups before us are chanting america is the biggest satan so there are very strong antiamerican sentiments here and as we speak right now were actually marching across the Hanging Bridge to warn the greens on the left side over there is where the American Embassy is located and thats where these people are headed the message that theyre trying to pass here is that the Popular Mobilization forces including the hezbollah brigades are a legitimate force they form part of the Iraqi Security force about the presence of the u. S. Here in iraq is that as a matter of course there has been a brigade as well as the pm have vowed to retaliate and they also want to a table a bill in parliament to expel foreign troops now the question is how will the government react to rewards for this show of force here and how will the iraqi streets react of course the months of antigovernment protests that we have seen one of the hallmarks is a big anti in rainy and sentiment
In lebanon. And on time hamas now have all the days sport including iraqi. Tanks from entering to leave the box to win over the scandal both all the n. B. A. Action coming up later in the program. We begin with breaking news from iraq where members of an iranian backed the group and their supporters have surrounded the u. S. Embassy in baghdad the iraqi Prime Minister matti has warned against any aggression aimed at foreign embassies and he asked the protesters to leave now most of members of the iranian backed Popular Mobilisation forces some are reported to have pushed down the door and broken into the compound some areas were set on fire and Iraqi Security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades to try to disperse the crowds. The demonstrations follow u. S. Is strikes on sunday on bases belonging to the iranian backed shia militia hizbollah brigades in iraq at least 27. 00 people were killed well the embassy is the United States largest diplomatic post in the world and also the most
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And bringing in the new year that is australia and before that museum and leading the way in our showing in 2020 were taking a look back as well at some of the stories that made headlines in 2019. And porous with the sport including the disappearance of a football is father colombias world cup made failed it demands answers from the new head of the countrys army. So were going to start with those unprecedented scenes of anger at the largest u. S. Diplomatic post in the world members of an iranian 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 into part of the compound a security post at the entrance of the building was set on fire they were risp. On doing to those u. S. Airstrikes in iraq and syria on sunday where camps belonging to the iranian backed Group Hezbollah brigades were struck violence erupted on the same day funerals are being held for the fighters who w