Still a bigger club than reigning champions manchester city. There has been a dramatic escalation of violence in iraq in what is of course already been a chaotic 2 months of antigovernment wrist 1st an attack by unidentified gunmen on protesters in baghdad that killed at least 23 people and of course raise new security concerns they stormed past one of the main protest sites in Killarney Square on friday night no less than 24 hours after that gunfire is again been heard in the capital on saturday sending people running for cover and in what appears to be a related event sources close to the prominent shia cleric thought there say a drone dropped a bomb on his home in jaffna his party says he wasnt there at the time he has been back over all of the antigovernment protests which have swept across the country lets check in with hes in baghdad for us on this news 1st of all the attack on his house is there any new information coming out. Well we heard from a source close to the influential cleric who has urged people to return to their homes or return to the sites of the demonstrations across the country to try and help those people that are out and about already there seems to be a need to avoid really for a Security Force to protect these demonstrators that are sitting in various squares across not only just baghdad but across the country that is what were hearing from the southern camp now also the attack itself we know that there were no one there were no injuries reported but its a serious escalation and it has very it has a potential to really make things much more complicated here because we believe that the people who went into that area and attacked those demonstrators last night they identified themselves as gangs to the people we spoke to that survived the attack and they said that they were armed men from this other as camp the armed military wing of the Southern Movement came to their rescue and that is where the fighting ensued between the 2 sides this is what is one of the main problems here the various parties the various divisions that exist even within the ruling coalitions and not only government but outside of that so its a very very hostile situation and these kinds of incidents certainly dont help the security this is what i wanted to ask you know how on earth does iraq get on top of this it was bad enough that there were all these protests and so many deaths over the last 2 months but now you have an identified gunman entering the fray. It certainly complicates things in an already very complicated country we heard from the president who has called this attack a cowardly act by criminals and we also know that there has been a call for parliament to hold an emergency session on sunday with various heads of securitys apparatuses in the country to try and get to the bottom of what actually happened and also discuss the attack on the souther compound in the province this is something the Shia Authority to cleric grand ayatollah sistani have been warning against specifically in his sermon on friday to not have these kinds of divisions created within the protesters and demonstrators they need one united voice when it comes to trying changing the. Changes that they actually are demanding that is an overhaul of the it complete the electoral system in the country so this really makes things much more complicated and there is a real sense of loyalty here that unless the government does something immediate the this can only make things much much worse dosage a bar in baghdad thank you for all of the now with us on skype from london sala hashmi Legal Advisor to the National Council for iraqi opposition. Talking there about you know a setting of parliament and the need for the government to do something it doesnt really happen though does it and you cant imagine that a hastily convened emergency session of parliament would create any great difference. Well absolutely thank you for 1st of all for having me and allow me to my sincere condolences to the families are not ones of those who lost their lives in europe but i think the its not only a hasty beings argument that is unable i dont think it is capable of doing anything among iraq because what we have seen is that there are Security Forces on the 1st of all they are unarmed because of the criticism levied a government for being heavy handed on the protest so that was used by the government as a guys to withdraw all the arms secondly we have what you described in the record as armed gangs i dont think i could describe them as armed gangs because they were the 1st of all very well aunt it appears to be that they have come with a particular aim and secondly they were driving quite small vehicles that were used either by government or Security Forces you tell me if gangs are capable of organizing such such matters. Under the guise of Security Forces there are also reports by the protesters who say that the Security Forces withdrew they were they were present in and around the square but they withdrew and there was no explanation and when there were calls upon them to intervene after the attack has begun those those costs were fell on silent order is so there are all sorts of suspicions and there are all sorts of rumors going about saying that the Iraqi Government has become so weak and so incapable but it cannot protect its own people so this is whats will this become central doesnt it then to the complaint of the people who say not only do we want the violence to stop we actually effectively want to political purge we want everyone gone and a fresh a fresh slate almost. Thats exactly what they have been demanding since the 1st of october and now these demands are becoming the are becoming far more credible and for more apparent in fact that the amount of the work crystallized as as time went by i think the call for the off cruising of the entire political system that was founded purse 2003 invasion of iraq is now for the own people falling on the ears of people who are understanding and appreciating and sometimes accepting what these protesters are saying. We are talking about an entire political system that is corrupt and that is backed by all political factions most of those on political factions were accused by the protest this yesterday of carrying out the attacks on them so the question is being asked how could i how can a corrupt system how can a corrupt system corrupt elements. Correctly reform itself that is where the difficulty lies and thats where the thats where the grievances thats where the grievances are found and hence i think the demands that entire political system is uprooted and completely replaced under under the supervision of an internationally and if an International Body preferably the United Nations it is actually a very credible demand to house me pleasure talking to you thanks for making the time for us today. Thank you. We move on and the u. S. And iran have exchanged prisoners in a swap facilitated by the swiss government the iranian government released the chinese american cheese you wang who faced spying charges after being detained and 2016 in exchange the u. S. Released the iranian scientist must sued so many who flew back to iran with the foreign minister mohammed job and zarif with us from tehran with more i mean the fact that the u. S. And iran are even cooperating yes through the swiss government the fact that cooperated on this is quite a step. It definitely is but there has been talk of a Prisoner Exchange for a while now foreign minister zarif back in september said he was willing for a Prisoner Exchange but he could ask the foreign minister go to the courts here and ask for the release of the american student if there was not an iranian exchange and that iranian is masood so the man in this Prominent Research scientist stem cell Research Scientist who was detained last year 2018 october actually u. S. Airport now the u. S. Accused him of violating u. S. Sanctions against iran in seeking to transfer growth hormones out of the u. S. To iran without a license now the american student that was detained here should wear one now he was detained back in 2016 accused of espionage charged and sentenced to 10 years 2017 now the university that he attended princeton his wife and the u. S. Government said that he was in iran for Research Purposes only that he was studying the carriage to the city so why has this happened now well its increased tensions between the United States their regional allies and iran the United States sanctions against iran how affecting the economy here 3 European Countries the United Kingdom france germany have accused iran of violating the 2015 nuclear deal because of ballistic tests and here inside iran theres been protests we dont know how many people were killed human rights organizations say over 200. Iran denies that President Trump said there were thousands so this is a way of iran to show the world that they are willing to talk and negotiate but they have to be met halfway and meeting them halfway was agreeing to release this ring in scientists now foreign minister divides refire said that hes glad that both men will be reunited with their families and donald trump president u. S. President donald trump released a straight statement by the white house saying that just sat thanking the swiss 1st of all 1st of all and then also saying that its a priority for his administration to get us citizens i detained 3. Of those thank you lets have a look at whats coming up for you on the news our education under occupation is ready forces move against students in the occupied west bank also why people in yemen are now turning to solar panels to ease fuel shortages and sport the boxer hoping his tactic of scaling down will boost his chances of regaining behavior weight world title. Now the f. B. I. Has detained 6 Saudi Nationals for questioning in connection with the deadly shooting at a u. S. Naval base and pensacola florida on friday Mohammad Saeed rani was a military member in training at the site he killed 3 of his fellow students and injured at least 8 before he was shot dead by sheriffs detectives are investigating whether the shooting was an act of terrorism the latest now with mike hanna in washington bring us up to date might with this news to say 6 of his colleagues i guess brought in for questioning. Well yes Law Enforcement officials have not formally confirmed to the detention of a number of Saudi Nationals but it is being reported in a number of sources now certainly there are many questions to be answered about this killing a series of killings not least the motive of the gunman now the Site Intelligence Group reports that the gunman had actually put a will up on the internet shortly before the shooting happened it also says that he had tweeted support of asama billard in and had expressed his outrage about the u. S. Policy the current u. S. Policy on the middle east and on jerusalem in particular so many questions now as to what were the motives for this particular shooting what is known about mohamed. Is that he was a 20 year old Saudi National he went to the Pensacola Base back in august 2017 for a 3 Year Training Program so he has been there for a period of time but another very important fact or possibly important fact is that the Site Intelligence Group reports as well that his twitter account has been in existence since 2012 now the fact that he is 21 according to several reports indicates that this twitter site has been in operation for a long period of time so as i said f. B. I. Now investigating its got agents in riyadh as well cooperating with saudi authorities but theres a long way to go to establish motive in the 1st place come out really interesting to see how this pans out thank you mike hanna in washington the democratic led house of representatives has passed a resolution backing a 2 state solution for israel and palestine it voted along party lines to pass what is a largely symbolic measure the house really reaffirming a long standing u. S. Policy against itself in the expansion that was reversed last month by the executive the trumpet ministration. At least 900 civilians have been killed including 5 children in russian and Syrian Government airstrikes they targeted 2 villages in the province of idlib the last remaining rebel held area in syria from 25000 syrians have fled the province in the past week alone due to an escalation in regime airstrikes and at least 7 Kenyan Police officers have been killed after their bus was attacked near the somali border kenyas president says gunmen from the Group Al Shabaab stopped the bus on a remote road between the towns of what dear and data in june 8 Police Officers were also killed in a similar attack in county mauritanian coastguards of intercepted another boat carrying migrants and refugees in a surge of people are making their way along the socalled western route to europe the 64 died when their boat capsized on wednesday more than 80 managed to swim ashore but unlike previous cases foreign media have been detained or cert said denied access to the migrants mohamed vall is that not be in mauritania coast and says theres been a lot of speculation as to why that is. The mauritania authorities have in the past been very cooperative with the media they even invited the International Media and the local media to see how they treated the migrants oversaw the n. G. O. S the u. N. Agencies of every interest in showing that they are dealing in a very good way with these migrants they that situation now the new situation the. And the lack of access for the media has given rise to some speculations about why this time around this iteration has been blocked from the eyes of the International Public speculation is talked about but that perhaps the facilities were not up to standards when those people suddenly. Showed up on the shore but also the authorities here and the ngos are saying that does not the case other speculations you know also given rise to because these are the people who died were buried very quickly with coordination between the 3 countries mauritania senegal and the gambia they were buried outside the city often in a matter of they are let even less than that. Not clear why this time around they are being secretive about it. Taliban and u. S. Negotiators are resume the talks aimed at ending the war in afghanistan the u. S. Delegation has renewed discussions here in qatar will focus on the reduction of violence that leads to intra afghan negotiations and a ceasefire back in september u. S. President donald trump abruptly stopped the talks just as both sides appeared close to be signing a deal. Well thousands of afghan workers and refugees are leaving iran each week because of the dire Economic Situation caused by u. S. Sanctions for some afghans the desperation for work now outweighs the dangers they once ran from Tony Berkeley with this report from the islam color Border Crossing between iran and afghanistan. Getting a job in iran provided a lifeline for many afghans crossing the border was both and a skate from fighting between taliban and Government Forces as well as from u. S. Airstrikes. But the afghans couldnt escape the u. S. Sanctions which have crippled the iranian economy many have left because of hyperinflation. Prices for food have doubled and its hard for us to find the jobs its hard living in iran because our wages lost so much value in the price of basic things increased a lot and its difficult to survive here. At the iran afghanistan Border Crossing point at islam color really 500000 afghans are returned so far this year adding further to the overstretched resources of aid organizations coping with the countrys internally displaced one point there was an estimated 3000000. 00 afghans in iran half of them illegally those who are caught without identification documents are deported even unaccompanied children. Attention families and for you this stuff they did force your. Heart even you are an example use of. Those without papers could be treated harshly. The police hit me with an electric rod and i fell into a ditch i was not able to move my leg but there are no jobs in afghanistan so i will try and go back when my leg is better than ali is one of the desperate he is heading to iran even though times there are hard but he is the sole bread winner for 12 family members and something is better than nothing. I know it is expensive but in afghanistan that is hardly. Only a few dollars a day thats not enough family afghans are having to make stark and often life changing choices. Afghans may have been suffering economically but at least they were safe in iran theyre now returning to a country that is dangerous and highly unpredictable and once again their futures are far from certain Tony Berkeley aljazeera islam call a Border Crossing between iran and afghanistan is from india there have been more demonstrations against violence towards women after the deaths of 2 great victims. Dozens joined a flash mob in new delhi chanting a protest song against rape culture and on friday a rape victim who has danced in petrol and set on fire died of her injuries in the Northern State of the pradesh the 23 year old was attack