from around the world. through a series of in-depth special reports. join us as we assess the global impact of what is to come next. the u.s. warns of further action after it launches air strikes on the shia armed group in iraq and syria. and how the mighty and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up bushfires in a stray or because of towns in victoria state as temperatures soar above 40 degrees . it is unpredictable it's dangerous out there and people need to stay true to their local conditions and stay across that good information so they can like the

decisions. busking for a living venezuelan civil state their country's economic crisis struggle to build new lives abroad and finally ukraine and progress in separatists completes a prisoner swap after 5 years of war. but 1st the u.s. says it will not will light further action after launching airstrikes on a shia armed group in iraq and syria but iraq's prime minister has called the attack a breach of sovereignty 5 camps belonging to could save his ball over hits 3 in iraq and 2 in syria at least $25.00 people were killed at the pentagon says it's a response to rocket attacks on iraqi bases the most recent killing a u.s.

civilian contractor last week smaller faultiness in baghdad she says these strikes mark a shift in strategy. well there are quite significant because this is actually the 1st time that the u.s. actually strikes a target on iraqi soil let's remember not until too long ago the u.s. and the pm therefore fighting against eisel on the same side but of course since then the tensions between the u.s. and these iranian backed groups have escalated quite a bit in this particular ad attack we're hearing from a source inside the pm 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 u.s. and iraqi personnel are based in the u.s. attributed some of these attacks took a type has followed 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 compare 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 as well are 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 your sexual state might compel you 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 was she had written explains from washington d.c. the u.s. wants ahead with the strikes despite iraq nazi. this u.s. action happened 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 iraqi prime minister in forms of them of the imminent attacks the prime minister says no call these attacks off this is against . iraqi sovereignty yet the u.s. does it anyway so that's 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 falls which is 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're just seeing 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 we've 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 don't know what we're going to be more interfering from a foreign power than there is going against the iraqi prime minister's wishes now we await the consequences for that debate but also the consequences for the u.s. iran proxy war in iraq well the difficulty for iraq is that could save his ball is part of the group that helped the government defeat it's been brought since you are a state sanctioned group of militias known as the popular. forces many of them are

backed by iran as have his bowlers liter of the 100 s. is one of iraq's most powerful men and has in the past forwards u.s. forces well the u.s. state department says he advises iran's revolutionary guard let's get more now from iran assad bake is live for us in tehran i said what he tell us about the relationship between his bola and iran. well there's been a longstanding relationship between iran and some of these militias and you just spoke about the need of hizbullah. in the hundreds now he's a leader of that group also he's the deputy leader of the popular mobilization forces now he has been pictured multiple times with the commander of al quds force cos and so the money he in the interview in may 2014. said that he was a part of

a brigade that fought alongside iranian forces against saddam hussein during the iran iraq war and earlier this year in may he acknowledged iran's support in providing weapons for the fight against isis he referred to us and for the money the head of the earth could force as his brother then said he and other commanders had opened the doors to the weapons depots and given them all the arms that they would need it so their relationship at least with some of the commanders of the popular mobilization forces with iran go back to the 1980 s. and even in march this year when south western provinces some of the south western provinces of iran were flooded with the popular mobilization forces sent assistance and sent volunteers and other assistance expression to iran's revolutionary guard in those flood stricken areas so there's a longstanding relationship but despite that relationship iran is yet to make an official reaction official statement in response to those airstrikes.

beg who is live for us there in tehran thank you very much indeed for that update. now thousands of residents in the history of the end state of a toria have been told it's not too late to leave as bush fires burn out of control nearby temperatures over 40 degrees celsius and winds of up to 100 kilometers an hour are forecast for there is a heads around $40000.00 people were told to evacuate on sunday when the fires are expects its impacts major highways and large smoke columns are generating their own thunderstorms and drive lightning crispus victoria's emergency management commissioner he says conditions will worsen throughout the day. what we've seen up until today is more than 70 new fires in the station. more than 20 of those are going for us at the moment. we have got

a long way to go we're only part way through the day in terms of the fire risk to the state and to akam unities. we know the changes start to move through to the southwest of the state and we would see into melbourne to about 77 here this evening and it won't be till closer to midnight they will see the fire will see the change on air force in east gives lead. well the fire season in a strictly as one of the most dramatic in decades labor in south australia is experiencing quartz catastrophic conditions and major fires are burning in new south wales while sydney is shrouded in smoke prime minister scott morrison has agreed to compensate volunteer firefighters paying up to $4000.00. well let's get more on this now from thomas newsome he's lecturer at the university of sydney school of life and environmental sciences and joins us by skype from london a stray there good to have you with is on the program that was truly is no stranger

to wildfires this is the bushfire season so what would you say is difference this time rains. well obviously astrally is well known for having prolonged drought and big fire seasons but what we're witnessing over the last few men few months is really unprecedented in a lot of people's living memories i cannot and have not we witnessed the amount of area that has been burnt so far 5000000 hectares across australia 3400000 hectares in new south wales a lion and these fires are so severe causing kind of catastrophic damage to ecosystems and the fires are very quickly encroaching on. areas and rural areas where people are living their livelihoods through agriculture or they where they actually live right now you mentioned you think this is

unprecedented but the reaction from this truly government seems to suggest otherwise does it not. well i think the reaction was very slow and i think there should have been a swift a much swift response to both the knowledge that these conditions and the fires that people are witnessing are unprecedented they should have been a swifter response acknowledging that the fires and the conditions that where saying and witnessing are linked to climate change because the can some of the predictions obviously from climate change include prolonged droughts and extreme hates and hate waves and that we're seeing across the country and those 2 things are going to buy sickly fuel and create perfect conditions for these catastrophic fires that we're seeing now and yet you mentioned climate change is interesting to find out what role you think climate change is playing in this and does the

government do the authorities accept that climate change is playing a role here and if they do you will what can be done of the data that. so i think there has been a slight shift in the why some politicians are talking and certainly that has now been the acknowledgement that the conditions that we're seeing in directly linked to climate change and look to it to really. tackle this issue and it's to be a huge local response but also a global response to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and shifting away from fossil fuels and up the uptake of iron over new levels and that really when we're talking about size specifically i think there needs to be a massive rethink about how we're going to manage phys certainly these conditions have been so severe that bushland is burning so much quicker and hotter on the

people really haven't anticipated and that in itself is going to create i think the navy for a shift in the way that we that we manage 5 and probably massive reinvestment back into land management and national parks organizations to deal with these threats which really where any at the beginning of the fire season we've already saying 5000000 hecht is it and it's place conditions and these 5 is are not going to slow down and they're not going to stop until we get really good writing foals and the predictions on good for that rifle coming soon ok thomas season there joining as live from history at thank you very much indeed for your thoughts thank you. lots more still to come here on al-jazeera including a lead labor leadership the race to replace jeremy corbin after the u.k. opposition suffered its worst defeat since 1935. let's

call it what it is these people are domestic terrorists and new york's governor talks of a cancer of patriots in america after following her status as a jew or some information. and some pretty good weather across central and western areas of europe there's a lot of cloud around and we are actually still seeing some fog across the central areas particularly in the valleys boss it is caring for the most part and we've seen plenty of snow of course this is the southeast of poland it looks very pretty but of course it does make for very dangerous driving conditions as we go through monday it really is not about picture in fact across into poland it's mostly goings because of a cloudy skies and the winds are coming from fairly mild direction too so look at

this 11 celsius in london on monday 7 in paris 4 in warsaw it's colder in moscow minus one but really the main weather is this system here in the eastern and of the mediterranean this is in the city for the next couple of days heavy amounts of rain we could see about $150.00 millimeters into coastal areas of syria and in fact the snow that will continue to accumulate across into turkey we could see about 50 centimeters to the mountains then searches say we got a little bit more in the way of snow again pushing through poland east was for ukraine and on into areas of russia and is generally cloudy across areas of the u.k. and across into northern areas of from what we will see though for the next couple days is some showers along coastal areas of north africa. the pollution is palpable. delis shares the symptoms of many modern

metropolis but its unique features have be gotten a crisis. people in power investigates the toxic mix feeding the city's invisible killer and asks why more is not being done to relieve its citizens the least deadly aired on al-jazeera. this is al-jazeera a quick reminder of the headlines for you now the u.s. says it will not rule like further action following airstrikes on a shia armed group in iraq and syria iraq prime minister has called the attacks on

5 camps belonging to the tempers bola a breach of sovereignty. and catastrophic fire conditions are impacting sizes of people in southern australia extreme far warnings are in place and states of victoria side of the street and you size wales and the residents have been told it's too late to leave as bush fires burn out of control. now libya's un recognized governments is calling for the international community to help stop the military push on the capital tripoli by forces loyal to the warlord who they for have their hundreds of civilians have been killed or wounded since the beginning of the offensive in april mahmud up the wall had reports 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 only 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 doesn't have any legitimacy and has been destroying tripoli for the past 8 months yet the international community has a lot 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 also under threat are oil revenues which are the backbone of libya's 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 you have to his forces are reported to be getting very enforcement from russian mercenaries and advanced weapons supplied by the united arab emirates turkish 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 those forces advance further into the southern neighborhoods and closer to the density populated areas of the capital the fuel for human casualties is growing. more doctors were had. to put it. in the 5000000 venezuelans have left their country since 2013 escaping poverty violence and a lack of opportunity in the latest of an al-jazeera series looking ahead to some

of next year's biggest stories by anna sanchez explores the human cost of latin america's largest master placement displacement in recent times. it used to be a most art has played most days now he's making a living playing what he calls young music. he was a cello teacher in venice willa and played in some of its most important orchestras but now he makes around $45.00 on a good day playing on the streets of lima but awareness of. this is the reality that life puts in front of us it's important i can do what i like this is the job i learned in venezuela to fight for our dreams and get where you want to. part of the worst refugee crisis in the history of latin america and the most

underfunded in modern history says the brookings institute. well many who have faced discrimination nearly 70000 have been granted residence there are more than 100000 the. most are under paid. me and send money back to the family. theater producer. first found a job as a store vendor now she sells toys me that was forced on it's frustrating because we were forced to most of us are young we are productive workforce but you don't know what you'll do. director for the because since part of the challenge is ensuring the skills of an it's women professionals are best used to. 57 percent of college graduates are belong to

a super qualified workforce but if we have engineers selling candy on the street that doesn't contribute to the country's economy that needs to be worked out. fortunately says she and other musicians have figured out how to make the most of their skills and come together. they've created the migrant symphony or. most of the musicians are venezuelans and they're giving concerts sometimes for free but they say they feel privileged among refugees if not going back home at least they're doing what they love. and don't choose they will continue our 2020 look ahead with the reports on the issues and the upcoming u.s. presidential election. are you koreans governments and pro russian separatists in the east of the country have completed a swap of prisoners from the 5 year conflict $200.00 fighters from both sides were

exchanged as nicholas cage reports. an 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 bowled a missile in ski 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 i'm happy i'm sure that too. security was tight as 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 own. these former ukrainian prisoners said they would fight for their country and president over. while these

production separatists said he'd been beaten and tortured by ukrainian security services. sunday's 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 the 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 people including civilians have died during 5 years of conflict ukraine wants to join nato once your european union wants to move west so the poles know that kind of you want your for ukraine and this is

a strategic difference and major strategic that is not the result of 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 al-jazeera. now in the u.k. the contest the jews jeremy corbyn successor as labor leader is expected to begin in january as paul brennan reports from westminster the scale of the challenge facing his replacement is huge following an electoral defeat earlier this month. december the 12th was a disaster for the labor party and the humiliation for its leader jeremy corbyn $42.00 parliamentary seats were lost its worst general election result since 1935 the concept of party candidate 17. labor support in its traditional northern english constituencies evaporated the sorts of

voters abandoned labor at the election in next industrial seats had been moving away from the party for some time but the support really went off a cliff in disarray action and that's partly because of bracks it but it's important to remember that a lot of people who voted remain also rejected the labor party this election so it's more than just brick said they really didn't trust or have any connection with jeremy corbin as a candidate opens replacement will face an enviable challenge it's not just the 123 seats labor would need to win back to get a parliamentary majority it's also the need for internal reflection particularly by momentum a grassroots group formed in 2015 to support called in socialist vision for labor i'm not saying every momenta member will sign up to that but there will be some as happened in the 1980 s. when labor we realise what the party is going to change we've got to be part of the change and we've got to be willing to reexamine our own beliefs and recognise if we're going to win an election as people on the left we have to be prepared to

compromise and we have to be where the country is not where we would like it to be there are several senior figures thought to be considering a leadership bid among the existing shadow cabinet there are rebecca long bailey emily thornberry here starmer and angela rayner and from the wider party the support for past critics of korban such as jess phillips lisa nnamdi yvette cooper and clive lewis the timetable and the rules of the contest will be decided by the party's national executive committee body still dominated by corbin supporters the reasons why labor's vote collapsed are very. and they are disputed in the party's response in fact its very future depends on perhaps 2 crucial questions firstly to the party membership put aside internal factional differences to choose a leader who can accurately identify the relevant problems and tackle them and secondly do any of the potential candidates for leadership have the talents and the

skills for that task hold brannon al-jazeera westminster. and the governor of new york has described the latest attack on orthodox jews as an act of domestic terrorism 5 people were injured by a man wills and a machete stones into rabbi's house is hack in upstate new york happens during the jewish festival of hanukkah on saturday night's muslim jordan reports. 37 year old grafton thomas faces 5 counts of attempted murder after an attack at a hanukkah party and months in new york a witness called the attack terrified just winging his is the word knife i don't know what it was back and forth with the people descending screamed after me when they came out here is going to have to be hey you all got you but that's it that's about it so far thomas has not been charged with a hate crime the new york state governor says the suspect should get that and more i think this is an act of terrorism i think these are domestic terrorists they are

trying to inflict fear they're motivated by hate. they are doing mass attacks these are terrorists the muncie attack is the latest in a series of assaults on jewish americans this year new york city police say that as of december 15th $213.00 anti semitic hate crime complaints have been filed this year that's 36 more than in 20188 of those attacks have happened in the last couple of weeks including a woman and her son attacked while leaving a coffee shop. in nearby jersey city 3 people were murdered in a kosher supermarket and december 10th while police are increasing neighborhood patrols and some israeli politicians say it might be time for jewish americans to leave the u.s. others say it will take much more than law enforcement to fight anti semitism we

would leave the vest on even more than a veil and you question a lot of info it's. a whole khosla memory and the fight against something you think and 50 mathieson is most needed. but right now people are scared and the priority is keeping people safe rosalyn jordan al-jazeera washington. this is al jazeera and these are the headlines the u.s. says it will not relight further action after launching airstrikes on a share arms group in iraq and syria but iraq's prime minister has called the attack of breach of sovereignty 5 counts. of the words 3 in iraq and 2 in syria at least 25 people were killed the pence can sense it's in response to rocket attacks on iraqi bases the most recent killing a u.s. civilian contractor last week. catastrophic fire conditions are impacting thousands

of people in southern australia extreme far warnings are in place in the states or victoria south australia and new south wales many residents have been told it's too late to leave as bush fires burn out of control and crispus victoria's emergency management committee commissioner he says conditions will worsen throughout the day . what we've seen up until today is more than 70 new fires in the state more than 20 of those are going far as at the moment. we have got a long way to go we're only part way through the day in terms of the fire risk to the state and to our communities. we know the changes start to move through the the southwest of the state and we would see into melbourne to about 77 pm this evening and it won't be till closer to midnight they will see the fog we'll see the change

on air force in east keep slowed. libya's un recognized governments as calls on the united nations and the international criminal court system for the $24.00 have to is offensive on tripoli hundreds of civilians have been killed or wounded since have to launch that his campaign back in april. ukrainian government forces and russian backed separatists have exchanged $200.00 prisoners those released include soldiers civilians and members of a special police force the swat fulls talks between ukraine and russia's leaders in paris 3 weeks ago. and the governor of new york has described the latest attack on orthodox jews as an act of domestic terrorism 5 people were killed by a man wielding a machete he stormed into of rabbi's house on saturday night's. show up to date stay with us now to syria the u.s. continues after inside story on counting the cost $29.00 teams want to give it's been a world struggle to put aside short term economic game to save the planet for class

of america the middle east people took to the street you know the spread of wealth at a trade war reshaped globalization counting the cost on al-jazeera. mogadishu suffers its worst attack in the years raising a question mark over transition plans all wrong groups making a comeback and will national institutions be able to take hold more responsibility in 2020 this is inside story. hello welcome to the show i'm sam is a ban nearly 80 people were killed on saturday in the worst bomb attack in the somali capital in 2 years president mohammed of the law has condemned it as he.