last month. iraq's employs army commanders to restore order after protesters stormed their rounds consulate in najaf and set it on fire. hello welcome to our jazeera live from doha i'm martin dennis also coming up south korea accuses north korea of launching what appear to be missiles we're live in seoul with the latest. china accuses the u.s. of interference and warns of consequences after president trump signs a law supporting hong kong's human rights amid ongoing protests. we meet families in western kenya desperate for news of relatives still missing after

a landslide plowed 3 their community. the iraqi army says it's sending its commanders to provinces to restore order it's setting up what it calls crisis cells to quell the mass armrests at least 8 people were killed in the city of nasiriyah when security forces opened fire to disperse a demonstration for the past 2 months iraq has have been demanding job spaces services and an overhaul of the political system meanwhile iran has demanded firm action from the iraqi government after an attack on its consulate in the city of najaf on wednesday anti-government protesters stormed the building and set it on fire demonstrators blamed tehran for propping up a government they've been railing against let's go live now to baghdad the iraqi capital our correspondent there mohammed jam june so it does sound very much as

though attention is spreading throughout the country 1st of all tell us more about what's been happening about in nazareth in the south. well marty we've been told by medical sources in syria that at approximately 3 am this morning there were clashes that took place between protesters anti-government protesters and security forces in front of a government building in nasiriyah that is a city in the south it is a shiite majority city it is a city where there has been a lot of unrest these past several weeks we are told by medical sources that at least 8 people have been killed and that at least $45.00 people have been wounded due to those clashes although there is a lot of fear at this hour that those casualty figures will continue to rise in the hours ahead now also to get to this broader issue of what's going on in the south the really significant escalation of what we saw happen in. of course that is the seat of shia authority it is a very significant city it is a shia holy city so the fact that you have

a population there that felt comfortable in going to the installation of the iranian government attacking that consulate setting it on fire that shows how much this has escalated just in the past 24 hours one of the reasons for that escalation of course is the fact that protesters in this country be they shia be they. from across the political spectrum they are saying that they are tired of the outsized influence that iran has in office politics the attack that happened on the iranian consulate in asia it echoes an attack that happened in early november in another shia holy city incredible that in that incident on november 4th i believe you had anti-government demonstrators go and attack the consulate there as well and they said they wanted to see iran out of it off for good again 11 more thing to show how much frustration there is that there is outside influence in this country by other countries and the demonstrators that we've spoken with here in baghdad

over the past several weeks they're not just expressing their concern with the fact that iran has such a power inside. this country they're also expressing concern that the u.s. plays an outsized role in the in the government of this country they're concerned that saudi arabia has too much influence in this country they want to see a doc that is built for it with a government here that is free of corruption now i want to add one more thing obviously you mentioned that that up the foreign ministry has expressed condemnation of what happened there was a statement that was released by the foreign ministry in which they stated that diplomatic missions operating in iraq are highly respected and appreciated clearly this incident is going to be investigated and one way that we know that there is so much concern about what happened in a chef and what's going on and also he is because of the fact that there are not the military is saying now they are going to send these cells these military leaders to different provinces to try to quell the unrest we don't know exactly what form that is going to take and there is concern at this hour that that could

back in that perhaps a crackdown is in the making will just have to wait and see nonetheless all the demonstrators we continue to speak with no matter which city we had there call or when we're in the epicenter of the anti-government demonstrations here in baghdad and to where they say they are going to continue to come out despite fear of reprisal until they see their demands being answered by this government martin right thank you jane there live in baghdad and i've been speaking to a correspondent in the iranian capital tehran. the foreign ministry spokesperson up us mousavi has issued a statement saying that the iranian government and i'm going to quote from it saying demand decisive effective and responsible action against the destructive agents on aggressors the point of view here is that something needs to be done very quickly to take control of the situation and not just is very much an important sitting for iranians and the clerical establishment here not only did the supreme leader ayatollah khomeini study there but also the founder of these amik revolution

ayatollah khomeini spent many years there in exile this city is very important for iran because of the clerical. schools that are there in the history that we share the opinion here is that these attacks are taking place by small groups of people that are being fueled by outside forces removed western countries to try and create a rift between the relationship between iran and iraq their relationship has never been stronger right now there are trade annually is out $13000000000.00 in the ratings are currently providing a 3rd of the country's electricity in iraq so it's very important for this relationship to continue also strategically iraq lies shares a border with syria as well as saudi arabia countries that iran is very interested in maintaining some kind of power or around and so for them this incident is unacceptable and they will do everything they can to pressure on the iraqi

government to try and arrest as soon as possible. now north korea seems to have launched an unidentified projectile according to the south koreans and the japanese they there's no detail as to where this projectile landed just last month be on young fired 2 rockets into the sea of japan after of course a store denuclearization tools with the united states let's go live to rob mcbride our correspondent who's in the south korean capital seoul. what do we know then about what appears to be a launch of one if not more projectiles that we think may have landed once again in the sea of japan. that's right martin the details are still coming in but it's been confirmed by the military command here in south korea within the past hour that there was a launch it did take place also as you mentioned there by the japanese coast guard they're now talking about 2 projectiles we don't know if they were short range

missiles or rockets but there have been a launch of both in the past and if it's confirmed then this is now the 13th such launch that we've seen in recent months it has been it has to be said relatively quiet the past few weeks the last launch that took place was of a new multiple rocket launcher that north korea was testing that took place at the end of october there we've had a period of inactivity it seems on the part of north korea's missile testing but it has to be said that they have been trying to apply pressure in other ways interestingly last weekend north korean leader kim jong un paid a visit to an artillery unit on an island in the maritime border area between north and south korea and oversaw a an artillery firing exercise which irked people here in south korea no end because of course that goes against completely the spirit of the pyongyang

declaration that was reached at the end of last year during all of that the summit diplomacy that was taking place and it was seen as a way of north korea showing its frustration at the stalled negotiations or as a way of putting pressure on south korea and also it shows just how the relations have cooled since those heady days of a year ago marty all right rob thanks for that robin wright live in the south korean capital seoul. that china is accused on a tramp of sinister intentions after the president signed the hong kong human rights bill and beijing has summoned the u.s. ambassador the law means washington can impose sanctions on chinese and hong kong officials deemed responsible for human rights abuses it also bans the sale of tear gas rubber bullets and other equipment used by security forces china has threatened to respond but the leading pro-democracy activists just wrong says the u.s. has shown it will prioritize human rights over this for you as president sign

on to hong kong cuba right and democracy act that's the remarkable achievement of all the hong kong was no matter a democrat or republican is the new bipartisan consensus from all of the u.s. administration and a congress is just that what hong kong to pirate heist human rights and democracy and lobbying override by the trade negotiation well our correspondent andrew thomas is in beijing and he says china sees this may vary as an attack on itself and this is on the one hand about the practicalities of the potential sanctions but it's also about the symbolism that what they disparagingly call the so-called hong kong human rights and democracy act means that in part that is about the specifics of what is going on in hong kong they say that bypassing the sites and by donald trump signing the exact it is encouraging the violence in hong kong and it's undermining the solvency that china has over hong kong it undermines this whole idea of one

country 2 systems and it's the u.s. interfering in hong kong or it's china's internal affairs on the other hand though they say that this goes further and this is all about the u.s. really demonizing china even more than it has in the past or with a bit of a statement so you this act will only further expose the malicious and nature of u.s. intentions to the chinese people including our own point. compadre it's and the chinese people will only standing great to solidarity with us attempts are back on to fail so that is beijing really say that this act doesn't just relate to the specifics of the violence in hong kong but it really is symptomatic that i think of the way that the u.s. is treating china more broadly and they say the consequences will follow from this that an outline what the counter measures will be but beijing is saying they will come. still to come here and out there

a major development in yemen where santa's air force is expected to receive its 1st passengers in 3 years. how we got the usual scattering of showers across southeast asia but we have got some some very wet and windy weather lurking just out into the pacific i will make its way towards the philippines to make the most of the largely dry weather that we do have across the philippines of the my bits and pieces of cloud one of 2 afternoon showers china showers there as per usual just rush in the way across malaysia lousy dry at the moment into indonesia but want to show i was always a possibility as we go on into the early part of next week this is where we're going to see a developing thai food make its way towards a central part of the philippines so certainly one to watch out for much of the region elsewhere as you can see the usual scattering of showers want to see showers

in place into australia but the main thing to note at the moment we still have around 20000 people without power just to the north of sydney following on from the stormy weather that we saw earlier this week basin places a cloud there just rolling through central arizona straight to south australia down towards the southeast and call it a rash of showers too just rolling through the bike will see the possibility of a little bit of doubt whether it's eastern parts of victoria maybe into new south wales as we go on into sas day and those showers making the way through sydney by sas they afternoon. since its inception in 1961 the kuwait fund has been supporting people's livelihoods in over 100 countries by funding projects in an array of sectors. ranging from infrastructure to health and education. these initiatives ultimately

help to eradicate poverty. and promote sustainable development. but some of the top stories here at the iraqi army says it's sending commanders to restore order as violence continues across many cities is setting up what it calls crisis cells to quell mass armrests that's continued over 2 months at least 8 people have been killed in the city of nasiriyah after security forces opened fire

to disperse a demonstration. iran is calling for decisive action against protesters who attacked its consulate in the iraqi city of najaf on wednesday anti-government protesters stormed the building and set it on fire demonstrators blame tear around for propping up a government they've been raiding against. china has accused donald trump of sinister intentions after the president signed the hong kong human rights bill that could help protect protestors beijing has threatened to respond. now armed groups have carried out new attacks in eastern democratic republic of congo 19 people were killed outside the city of beni in an overnight raid while 3 people were killed in separate attacks in be a cutter the violence comes as residents protests against what they see as inaction by u.n. peacekeepers who've been tasked with protecting them let's go live now to the regional capital goma our correspondent there is catherine saw and catherine it does seem very much as an armed groups are always taking advantage exploiting the

up heave all that we're seeing in eastern d.l.c. . absolutely and let me start with the a cattle that you mentioned that this is a mining area it's about 70 kilometers from benito and of these 3 people were killed 2 agents of the world health organization and one was a driver several vehicles were banned we're being told 5 people have been critically injured and there's an evacuation going on right now in mangina where the other attack happened. this happened office of the world health organization which is also where a staff member is leave but then this attack as well quickly repulsed by government forces and we're told to have that talk as was killed several were injured as well and it's being that talks of being blamed on a local rebel group called my mind this is the same people since fighters who have

been over the last one and nearly a half years since that outbreak started they have been attacking health like they have been attacking and burning treatment centers as well and this just goes to show the serious of the seriousness of the math of the seriousness of the matter because now we've seen w.h.o. has cut down operations has evacuated some of its staff members also seen other humanitarian organizations like the u.n. child agency unicef has also evacuated nonessential staff and doctors without borders as well and all this comes at a time as you mentioned when there have been protests in beni in neighboring with temple and here in goma people very angry about the security situation and also saying that this u.n. peacekeeping mission and government and the government are really not protecting them here's a story we did. another tense day in. a

protest a shot dead by a policeman on saturday. the policeman was later killed by an angry mob. they marched through the city with his body in a way to the area where he was shot in the head. the bodies one of 6 people who have been killed. over the weekend people here are not and their anger is directed to the u.n. peacekeeping mission called one school they blame the peacekeepers for failing to protect them from a tox from an armed group in the area called allied democratic forces or. the un mission has also been accused of using excessive force of protest as one of our peacekeepers showed that a protester was throwing. the peacekeepers so we are still in the process so very fine old socks and fact checking the ripples we have received in the midst of all base another tragedy

happened in our early morning attack by a.t.f. on a village about 30 kilometers from benny more than a dozen people hopped to death with machetes some of them the copy tape had. gone the streets of benny is also being felt many kilometers south and north. was protesters here have expressed their frustration police have been deployed to keep them from getting too important says this is just a small group of people who have a lot. of police. fired tear gas at protest of the all the blood libel that's in the air to the fact that they have one here that we feel much more all of what is going on in benny they fear the killings but he also said the united nations may feel called one. god must leave this country. their message was clear

and they told us no matter what force is used to remove them from the streets they'll keep coming back until the demands of the people of benny are met and. finally we are tired i come from our people are being slaughtered the u.n. and our soldiers are there and doing nothing why then are all these forces there if not to protect our people. our they finished their protestant a police station. where they paid their last tribute to heat or battle. and back in bed he was buried by family friends and hundreds of other protesters determined to keep the pressure on until the violence stops catherine sorry al jazeera. recovery efforts in kenya have been stretched beyond their limits by devastating flooding and landslides but peculiarly and west pocket county people looking for their missing relatives therefore having to do it themselves at least 65 people

have died in the past 3 days more than 120000 people have been affected mohamad or der has been able to reach one of the communities that has been cut off. the people of time called village in kenya county. mission days of the floods and landslides swept away the homes there such and for the bodies of the missing relatives william domi killer is looking for the body of his 5 year old daughter much somebody's gonna i found the body of my son who also died not far from here so i've asked my neighbors to help with the search for my daughter her body is under this rubble the flood some landslide in some cult followed days of torrential rain entire families were wiped out when a vast side of water rocks and mud swept across the village the land that once held their homes is now covered by mud and rocks. lost his entire family down by the melissa it's hard to bear the loss of my sister who had just finished

school that day as well as my mother and 2 brothers i'm all alone in the world in all 21 people died in time come 11 bodies have been recovered the rest are still missing. william capello is yet to find the bodies of 7 of his 9 children who died began you know with my appeal to the government is to help me raise and educate my only remaining son life will never be the same for us we also need machinery to move these rocks to check if there might be anybody's underneath. but government rescue workers are yet to reach this far flung village they've been hampered by the traditional rain and floods swept away bridges and grooves in was the court that tried to do that took place here as part of a grim picture of fact in many parts of west cork county and with continued rainfall there is the possibility of water repeats government been appealing to people to move to safer ground but the people of this village say they can't do

that until they find the bodies of their loved ones locals say the last disaster that witnessed on the ground and for the loss of life. we need the government to carry out some conservation work deforestation over farming has made the soil prone to sliding most survivors into call have sought shelter in the local charge others have chosen to live in the open not sure when if ever their lives come to return to any sense of normality mohammed are the world has either tom call in north western kenya. or are we going to go live to our bay near where rescue workers are still looking for survivors from tuesday's powerful earthquake they can see duress that the city in which many of the dead came from several outside countries have sent in teams to help the albanians but so far we understand 40 people have been confirmed dead and this was the most powerful earthquake to hit the country for decades. now

the saudi air r.t. coalition fighting in yemen says it will release some the prisoners and allow limited flights from the rebel held capital those prisoners are expected to arrive at sendai airport which is being close to commercial flights since 2016 and we can go live there now because our correspondent mohammed al are tab is there for us paint the picture there mohammed tell us what exactly is going on there because we understand that the prisoners have not arrived yet. yes the prisoners of war have not yet been arrived relatives and also people from different regions have come and so the national post this is the 1st flights for yemenis to receive because this has been used mostly by the united nations this is the 1st time for yemenis to come to receive their relatives according to the information that i received at

least 3 planes or flights will come arrival touchdown on the runway of this sinai to national ports they are coming from riyadh at least these people are going to receive 109 or 119 prisoners or for. some people who i've talked to here they don't know if the relatives are power among those who are coming because there is no cleared list of the no names of those who are coming on the on these 3 flights this. release operation is being called natures by the international committee of the red cross people are happy because this is the 1st off usual release of prisoners of 4. previous ones i have being carried out. by local authorities by different people but this is the 1st time the red cross has arranged this with the saudi arabia is

the clear reason of releasing the 190 people people are hoping that their relatives will be among them and also the that they are condemning about the top charge that the claim that the other side is practicing practicing against the prisoners or for. your own also calling for the for the saudi backed forces and also. the other. persons who are to not be harmed to be treated well. oh these are say that the treating their prisoners of war. without having them with good treatment they don't harm them they don't torture them. has released the previous time 305 prisoners of war so many of

now we are waiting for the 1st flight to touch down the runway within the coming 40 minutes people. of the mystic about this 1st officer will release operation they are hoping this will lead to a peaceful and more steps by the saudi arabia and its allies in order to and this deadly war that has brought death of the structural into ok mohammed al arab thank you very much indeed and cause we'll get back to mohammed as soon as we get news of the arrivals now violent confrontations in lebanon have been threatening what have largely been peaceful protests in recent days of a tense standoff between sectarian and political rivals but almost 6 weeks since the start of the movement protests as a determined to restore a united voice against the ruling class then whatever polls from beirut. a message of peace at a time of political turmoil. mothers joined hands after

a violent incident between supporters of rival political parties brought back dark memories. i know of many was re-elected on civil war began in 1975. they called for national unity. the people that are fighting now are born after $1000.00 a.t.f. to the war the war was gone they don't know what is the the taste of the of the war they don't know if it's blood will come blood will don't they will not give them full due to it will not give them job opportunities they. in the mainly christian neighborhood of i number many towards what was the front line that divided the lebanese capital. they then crossed into the mainly shiite neighborhood of shia. it was a warm welcome from a person who seem to want to leave the past behind i i think but it was a different picture a few nights ago there was a standoff between supporters of christian opposition parties and backers of shiite

parties in power and hezbollah who have used force against appetite establishment protesters across the country in recent days. is doing what they best do is just play on the sectarian. the sectarian emotions they're trying to use the tools on the street of intimidating. peaceful protesters and this is being used basically to i think. for internal kind of balance of power struggle in between the establishment parties opposition parties have been accused of hijacking a popular uprising for almost 2 months there have been protests against the political elite who are refusing to give up power. the story of the war and political stability that is why many are concerned the longer this political crisis lasts and the longer people remain in the streets the likelihood of more violence

increases. their data. and so to the headlines here it out there the iraqi army says it's sending its commanders to provinces to restore order setting up crisis cells to quell mass armrests it's continued over 2 months at least 8 people have been killed in the city of nasiriya after the security forces opened fire to disperse a demonstration meanwhile iran has called for decisive action against protect this protest says who attacked its consulate in the iraqi city of not jeff on wednesday anti-government protests is there stormed the building assess it on fire they blame tehran's of propping up a government they've been railing against june has. we've heard again and again from protesters here they are tired of the outsized influence of iran in the

politics clearly this is worrying iran but also it's very much worrying the shiite led government here in iraq when you look at what's been going on here when you see how the parliament has been trying to reconcile the demands of the protesters with these efforts to try to mollify them by attempting to pass let's say electoral reform that is not doing anything to mollify the protesters. north korea has launched what appears to be 2 missiles into the sea that's according to south korea it comes days after the north ordered artillery drills near the disputed sea border last month pyongyang fired 2 rockets after stalled denuclearization talks with the us china has accused arnold trump of sinister intentions after the president signed a hong kong human rights bill that could help protect protests of beijing has threatened to respond. armed groups have carried out new attacks in eastern

democratic republic of congo 19 people were killed outside the city of beni in a raid while 3 people were killed in separate attacks in be a cutter the violence comes as residents protest against what they see as inaction by un peacekeepers tasked with protecting them. recovery efforts in kenya have been stretched beyond their limits by devastating flooding and landslides in west pocket people have been left to dig in the mud themselves searching for the remains of their missing relatives. rescue workers in albania racing to find survivors from choose days powerful earthquake fault is a choice be a still a major killer and african nations are struggling with the highest infection rates thousands of experts will meet in rwanda to exchange ideas and work out how to confront one of the world's most serious health challenges special coverage on

al-jazeera. liz vang. the. m. z one. just. in august the world watched in horror as images like this commander brazil a flames destroying vast parts of the amazon the world's largest rain forest. there have been over $80000.00 fires in brazil already this year.