Out now tens of thousands of australians told to leave homes as bush. States plus. The developing world with the pledge to relinquish. Power but for those who live in the socalled sacrifice. Is too long to wait for. The u. S. Defense secretary ruling out further action after airstrikes on a shia armed group in iraq and syria iraqs Prime Minister has labeled them a breach of sovereignty 3 camps of cuts were hit in iraq one of them their al qaim and 2 more inside syria at least 25. 00 people were killed the pentagon says that its in response to rocket attacks on iraqi bases the most recent of which killed an american civilian contractor last week serious about a full team is in baghdad and says the strikes marcus shift in u. S. Strategy. Well there are quite significant because this is actually the 1st time that the u. S. Actually strikes a target on iraq his soil lets remember not until too long ago the u. S. And for fighting against eisel on the same side but of course since then the tensions between the u. S. And iranian backed groups have played a quite a bit in this particular ad attack were hearing from a source inside of p. M. S. Has claimed as many as 10 lives with dozens of people injured and of course this particular strike comes at the back of a series of rocket attacks that were aimed at military bases where both the u. S. And iraqi personnel are based in the u. S. Attributed some of these attacks took a type hezbollah the last one happened last friday and for the 1st time it actually claimed the life of one u. S. Contractor and it injured several u. S. Personnel now of course secretary of state my pompei o has said before that any such attack that harm u. S. Troops or their allies would be met with decisive force so this strike is basically a response to that now it does present a departure from the previous stance of the u. S. When it basically tried to urge the Iraqi Government to rein in groups like a type and hezbollah reminding the government that it is responsible for the safety of u. S. Troops because of course they are here at the invitation of the government so this is these strikes represent a departure from the policy in a sign that the u. S. Is now taking matters into its own hands where u. S. Secretary of state has blamed iran for the attacks on americans inside iraq. What we did was take a decisive response that makes clear what President Trump has said for months and months and months which is that we will not stand for the Islamic Republic of iran to take actions that put american men and women in jeopardy we will always honor that commitment to take decisive wreck action and that takes place and we continue to demand that the Islamic Republic of iran act in a way that is consistent with what i laid back out back in may of 2018 for what it is that we expect iran to do so that it can rejoin the community of nations as ounces there as shabba towns explains now from washington the u. S. Went ahead with the strikes despite a request from iraq to desist. This u. S. Action happens against the wishes of the Iraqi Government itself a half an hour before the attacks the defense secretary the u. S. Defense secretary mark esper calls the iraqi Prime Minister in photos of him of the imminent attacks of the Prime Minister says no call these attacks off this is against against iraqi sovereignty yet the u. S. Does it anyway so thats one point secondly since july this may have been. May be shia militia and so on but they have been part of the pm after. The Popular Mission force which was successfully fought against the Islamic State and since july technically they have been incorporated into the Iraqi Security apparatus the government Security Apparatus so we just seen it on with the u. S. Bombing a u. S. Government military facility that i mean these are the questions that have to be asked especially against the backdrop of the protests that weve been seeing the outpouring of iraqi nationalism where the child is often reported to be neither america nor iran an end to u. S. Foreign interference but i dont know what what could be more interfering from a foreign power than this going against the iraqi Prime Ministers wishes now we await the consequences for that debate but also the consequences for the u. S. Iran proxy war in iraq or the issue for iraq is that hizbollah is part of a group that helped the government defeat eisel its been brought into a state sanctioned group and delicious known as the Popular Mobilization forces many of them backed by iran and hezbollah as leda i will mark the one hand this is one of iraqs most powerful men it has in the past force against u. S. Forces the u. S. State Department Says that he advised his irans revolutionary guards Kenneth Katzman is the author of the warriors of irans revolutionary guard and says that the question now is how will iran respond to the strikes. Secure was a very targeted strike on certain bases ammunition dumps. Perhaps certain our rocket facilities cuts a hizbollah iran backed militia. There the question is what their reaction is going to be on the part of to kill iraq because obviously this was a militia linked to iran and the reaction of the Iraqi Government which already the caretaker Prime Minister atal of democracy who has tried to straddle the United States and iran and be friendly with both has. Said it was an instrument of iraqi sovereignty so. The strike could potentially cause problems in the u. S. Iraq relationship libyas un recognized government is calling on the instructional community to help stop the military push on tripoli by the forces of the warlord company for half the hundreds of civilians have been killed or wounded since the beginning of the offensive in april to 1 of the one had reports now from tripoli. The fight for tripoli is collating now the Foreign Ministry is calling on the United Nations and the International Criminal court to intervene the un recognized government accuses forces fighting for warlords really for hefted of committing crimes against humanity in their campaign to capture the capital and. We are asking the International Community to perform its role after it doesnt have any legitimacy and has been destroying tripoli for the past 8 months yet the International Community has not moved to stop him only now as we have a new ally regional and International Powers are rising against us the war on the southern outskirts of tripoli has cost the lives of hundreds of civilians and wanted many more have to the forces repeatedly targeted residential areas and government run facilities with airstrikes and rockets nearly 140000 libyans have fled their homes to seek safety and also under threat are oil revenues which are the backbone of libyas economy. The National Oil Corporation is assessing the damage following greece and airstrikes on the oil refinery in the western city of zawiya. And as Government Forces battle to stop the fall of tripoli have to his forces are reported to be getting very enforcement from russia. And advance it weapons supplied by the United Arab Emirates to his troops could soon be joining the conflict the promise to support for forces loyal to the government is being seen by some as crucial to preventing the fall of tripoli because president says parliament will vote next month on a mandate to send troops but as have the forces advance further into this other neighborhoods and closer to the density Populated Areas of the capital the fuel for human casualties is growing. More that there were. Tripoli. Residents of several towns in the australian state of victoria have been told that its too late to leave as out of control bushfires burn nearby temperatures are climbed to over 40 degrees and winds of up to 100 kilometers an hour forecast for the hours ahead and Evacuation Order had been given to around 40000. 00 people on sunday firefighters have been pulled out of forests in the area because of unpredictable conditions neighboring South Australia is experiencing catastrophic fire conditions at major fires continue to burn in New South Wales shrouding sydney in smoke the a. B. C. Is spoke to us a little earlier from Port Melbourne and says that many holidaymakers are in the evacuation area. Well until recently the tory has escaped the worst of these bushfires affecting that saying 1000 homes lost 9 people lose their lives but Authorities Say that today this diet is facing a very serious life threatening fire conditions weve got 3 out of control bush fires burning in the states theyve actually been burning for over a month little floridians are now extremely concerned that with the deteriorating conditions today which will say temperatures well into the fortys in very high winds that we thought is conditions these fires will Impact Communities and as a result theyve put out a several mergence the warnings telling people to leave theyre also extremely concerned about the road several roads have been closed already now despite that region being quite remote it is very popular at this time of year with many families holiday makers going down the course to spend christmas and new in that region about 40000 people have been told to leave ahead of todays all full of fire conditions with authorities extremely worried that if the fires are in those areas that their ability to help and decipher people are limited because of those conditions. Victorian Emergency Management commissioner says that its a critical day for several communities threatened by fire. In the. Southern part of its just. 40 degrees. And its not 40 its about 40 degrees and the wings are very strong so thats obviously the recipe for obviously. The forests and the grass and in the draw its in far. And the far already very strong to get people out of those environments get them a wife from the bush environment but as you know once you go on a holiday sometimes you disconnect from telephones to disconnect from listening to the right you actually at least to enjoy yourself so its been a real challenge to get that. Its a challenging period but i think most Community Members of the mornings. Alternatives changing whatever they multiply and put it dying up the traveling and the really conscious about their safety and working with the far authorities to get the best outcome. Were going to weather a tape next here on our 0 then finally home ukraine and pro russian separatists completes a full prisoner swap after 5 years of. Asking for a living venezuelans who escaped the countrys economic crisis struggle to build new lives abroad. Hello there plenty of cold air in place across much of iran and further to the east across into afghanistan its a little bit of cloud there but really the main activity is still out towards the west to the east and to the med particularly impacting turkey for the next couple of days as sunday and monday we have got this system just sitting in the eastern end of the mediterranean some strong gusty winds again some coastal shows and plenty of snow working its way across into turkey now by choose day it does really begin to fall apart still want to showers and still some gusty winds at times but a much better picture certainly than we will see on monday meanwhile to the east we have got clavicles and snow and some rain in the mix but mostly dry into now to the south of that time which is how being very nice that in the mid twentys celsius some light winds a little bit cool in the evening hours were seeing a few shots on coastal areas of a mom we could just see the same as we go through monday and tuesday a sudden cheese day that is more cloud developing but really it will stay mostly dry and sunny feeling pretty warm as well on the temperatures of certainly on the high side across into much of south africa weve got 29 in johannesburg 25 in been both days of house and scott at thunderstorms at the same we on tuesday and still plenty of rain in north america. The weather sponsored by catherine. Leak stories generate thousands of headlines these protests are saying down with the system and down with all of the parts with different angles from different perspectives just because we came to prison doesnt mean rights stopped at the gate separate the spin from the facts. Jumps on stories we dont taking down the misinformation from the journalism its about telling the stories of those human beings on the ground with the listening post on aljazeera. Hello again this is al jazeera so much of the main news this hour iraq has called u. S. s strikes against a shia group an unacceptable breach of self into the u. S. Military operation targeted as follows bases in iraq and syria killing 25 people the u. S. Secretary of state says it was in response to attacks on american lives by iran backed groups libyas u. N. Recognized government has called on the United Nations and the International Criminal court to stop a military advance by warlord Khalifa Haftar hundreds of civilians killed since have to launch the campaign to capture tripoli in april. Residents of several towns in this trial and state of victoria have been told that its not too late to leave us out of control bush fires burn nearby temperatures of climb to more than 40 degrees celsius and winds of up to 100 kilometers an hour a forecast. Ukraines government and pro russian separatists in the east of the country have completed a swap of prisoners for the 5 year conflict. 200 fighters from both sides were exchanged as the reports. And emotional return that for many was a Long Time Coming ukrainian prisoners finally free to leave the territory they fought to keep but still controlled by pro russian separatists they were welcomed by family members and president bolton missile linsky as they landed in kiev a young girl but. She may leave the room the main thing is that the people at home we did what we said they will celebrate new year with their families im happy. To. Security was touches the Prisoner Exchange began there was disbelief then relief that it was happening and they would be able to return home others though valid to fight on their hands. These former ukrainian prisoners said they would fight for their country and president ever. While these production separatists said hed been beaten and tortured by Ukrainian Security services. Sundays exchange was the result of direct talks between president still in ski and putin in france earlier this month they agreed to implement a full ceasefire in a bid to end a war in the donbass region of ukraine. Relations between russia and ukraine soured when protesters in kiev managed to drive out a kremlin backed government in 24 tane russia then seized control of crimea from ukraine and within weeks russian backed separatists took control of the eastern part of ukraine more than 13000. 00 people including civilians have died during 5 years of conflict ukraine wants to join nato wants to European Union wants to move west moscows told the poles that kind of for ukraine and this is a strategic difference and major strategic difference is not the result why a Prisoner Exchange there is little will among civilians caught up in fighting for this war to continue this Prisoner Exchange a sign the tensions could be easing nicola gage aljazeera. Yemens government is blaming the rebels for a missile attack on a military Graduation Parade which killed at least 7 people theres been no claim of responsibility for the strike in the southern town of delhi the apparent target was Security Belt forces who are trained and equipped by the saudi u. A. E. Coalition its been fighting against the hooty rebels since 2015. Courtrai the heathy militias have try to move the parting away from the battlefield after they separate losses on the front lines and into the heart of darling way their stripes and this strike will wreak not fighting there because the joint Southern Forces will not stop in just securing they will also try to secure tyreese and other areas. The u. S. Has sent a Rapid Response team to the Central African republic after violence between shop owners and fighters who are demanding money at least 40 people were killed in the capital bangui on thursday the uns warning against an escalation of fighting following years of unrest between muslim and christian militias the us military and Somali Forces of hit 2 targets with air strikes somalias government says that a senior al shabaab member was killed after a truck bomb attack blamed on the armed group in mogadishu 18 people were killed how tassel reports now from nairobi nairobi in neighboring kenya. They survived saturdays truck bomb blast. Some of the worst injuries now some victims had been. Hospitalized in turkey clinics and hospitals. Are struggling to cope with the dozens of wounded. From the time the explosion occurred up until now the government leaders have been working hard to provide the services needed by those in