Coming from moscow this is our team in iraq where several rocket attacks have taken place including in close facility to the American Embassy in baghdad on the military base near the capital there are now reports as well of a strike on a base in the Northern City of mosul off gave me the details a little earlier. Well something is definitely in the air and we do not know for sure exactly what have been the targets what exactly those mortar strikes targeted but we do know the approximate locations and well within with all the context around that people can draw conclusions out of the situations so far 3 confirmed strikes in the vicinity of baghdad the iraqi capital some mortar shells landed 2 not far from a base where american troops are stationed outside of the iraqi capital and some shells landed within the vicinity of the green zone of the green of the socalled green zone areas indeed yes it is it is like a city within a city ive got the general baghdad and then theres a very. Very a
Around the clock across the world this is your artsy international from the team and myself you know neal hello and welcome we begin with breaking news several rocket attacks have hit a rock close vicinity to the American Embassy in baghdad and also a military base near the capital for more on that some joined live in the studio by shit down off. Tensions seemingly ratcheting up here well indeed something is clearly in the now we do not know what exactly was the target of this attack but we do know that there have been at least 3 rounds of mortar strikes and some of the some of those mortar shells they landed in close vicinity to an end to an american base right next to the rocky capital baghdad some of them landed apparently next door in the green zone now what is a green. Zone essentially it is a city within a city you have baghdad the larger area and the green zone is the extra and more carefully protected zone within the iraqi capital which is essentially home to will almost all em
From the National Press club, this is about an hour. Good afternoon, and thank you all for being here to todays newsmaker interview. Our guest is mark morgan, who is the acting commissioner of protection,border one of the dhs agencies, the Largest Law Enforcement Agency in the country, and brings in the second highest amount of revenue of any Law Enforcement agency, and i would venture to say, probably more popular than the agency that brings in the most, which is the irs. Thank you for being here. Mark of course. Jessica the acting commissioner has had a long and distinguished career in Law Enforcement, including, he was named to his present post in june of this year. And prior to taking the job of acting commissioner, hes been chief of Border Patrol. Charge ofthe agent in the office in el paso, so plenty of border experience and has plenty of roles in crime,terrorism, violent gang suppression, and a lot of things that relate directly to his job today. And he has been a Deputy Sheriff
By their good afternoon just turned 4 pm this saturday 4th january live than from the other to International World new center seasons greetings its kevin owen here with this hours update. Thousands of mourners have been holding funeral processions in the iraqi capital baghdad to one of those killed in a u. S. Air strike on friday morning including irans top general money the crowds have been waving their National Flag and the flags of various to ramberg shia militia groups the remains of the commanders body will be repatriated to iran for burial on sunday considered the 2nd most powerful figure in the Islamic Republic he was among 10 People Killed in the Early Morning raids following a direct order from the us President Donald Trump has defended the assassination saying it was necessary to prevent an imminent attack on american personnel and another possible war in the middle east but its cause profound in iran and beyond. Solemn 80 has been perpetrating acts of terror to destabilize t
Good afternoon just turned 5 pm saturday the 4th of january live from the Arts International worldview center seasons greetings its kevin owen here with this hours update 1st thousands of mourners have been holding funeral processions in the iraqi capital baghdad one of those killed in the u. S. Airstrike on friday morning including irans top general money the crowds have been waving the National Flag and the flags of various to ranbaxy shia militia groups the remains of the commanders body will be repatriated to iran for burial on sunday considered the 2nd most powerful figure in the Islamic Republic he was among 10 killed in the Early Morning raid following a direct order from the u. S. President donald trump or since defended the assassination saying it was necessary he said to prevent an imminent attack on american personnel at another possible war in the middle east but that said its cause profound anger both in iran and beyond. Solemn a he has been perpetrating acts of terror to