the u.s. embassy in iraq deceived by an angry crowd stunnel trump blames iran and sends in reinforcements. hello i'm adrian finnigan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up north korea's leader talks of a new strategic weapon and says the u.s. needs to stop its hostile policy. a desperate battle into the new year to save homes and lives in australia the military on standby as lightning starts even more

bushfires. and stepping into a new decade across the world the year 2020 is ushered in with a spectacular celebration. the u.s. has flown marine reinforcements into its iraqi embassy after angry protesters tried to storm the compound president donald trump is blaming iran but it still night any pawson is this widespread anger of a u.s. air strikes in iraq and syria targeting the hezbollah brigades an iranian backed group serious about a full team begins our coverage with this report from iraq's capital. angry and determined they marched across the river tigris through unmanned checkpoints into the heart of the fortified green zone thousands of members of the iranian backed populum over. forces and their supporters surrounded the compound of

the u.s. embassy to deliver a stern warning notice turner. this is a message to trump and to the american embassy and consulate in baghdad. watch out you have touched our soldiers and our brothers they said fires at the outer gates as they try to get inside the embassy grounds the situation appears to be escalating now with hundreds perhaps thousands of members of the popular mobilization for setting the leads to the close of the u.s. embassy there filming stone. the trying to climb the wall to reach the u.s. embassy compound and they're chanting anti-american slogans they're demanding the waves roll off american troops from iraq. the action is in response to u.s. airstrikes that killed dozens of fighters from the hezbollah brigades which form part of the popular mobilization of forces it all began as a funeral procession to honor those killed crowds pay their respects as the bodies

passed by and vowed to avenge their deaths in the how there are those although not all of this cowardly act was carried out by the u.s. and israel they will pay a high price we will take a strong stand and we will not forget the blood of the martyrs as long as there's breath inside of us we will tell them that we are here on the streets and we are here to stay and there will be an aggressive response to their bases are not safe. top pm have their support of this march including hard money the leader of the biggest bloc in parliament and their risk. to lead an insurgency after the u.s. led invasion in 2003 they pledged to use both military and political means to expel u.s. troops that are part of the dawn of this embassy has proved its conspires against iraq this is the embassy where they spy on iraq and where they lead to destruction of iraq this is where the saboteurs are supported the u.s. embassy is located in the heavily fortified. green zone for months iraqi security

forces have guarded it against anti-government protesters but this time they appear to have orders to stand down the prime minister has condemned the attack on the embassy but the fact that these crowds have been allowed to reach the embassy gates appears to signal the government's implicit endorsement of the message they're trying to send iran has strong relations not only with the security groups that we talk about that we've been talking about but also with the political groups with the institutions with state and state actors inside iraq and across the political spectrum from and kurdish groups. through loudspeakers crowds in tahrir square who've camped out for months to protest against the government and the iranian influence renounced any connection to the group that entered the green zone this attack on the u.s. embassy could turn into a diplomatic crisis many fear it could be the beginning of an escalating proxy war

between the u.s. and iran on iraqi soil seem want to full teen al jazeera. speaking a short time ago on his way to new year's eve celebrations u.s. president donald trump weighed in on the situation and says that he doesn't want to go to war with iran. well i think it's been handled very well the marines came in we had some great warriors come in and do a fantastic job and they were there instantaneously soon as we heard. use the word immediately they came immediately and it's in great shape as you know this will not be a benghazi i also want to thank the iraqi government they really stepped up i spoke to the prime minister today i thanked him but they stepped up very nice i want to have peace and i like peace and iran should want peace more than anybody but the pentagon is planning to send another 750 troops to the middle east and since that could be further deployments. reports from washington. well it's

750 u.s. soldiers that are being sent to the middle east immediately according to this pentagon these are soldiers a battalion of soldiers from the 82nd airborne of the u.s. army one of the more battle tested divisions of the u.s. army they are being sent there immediately presumably to kuwait although the pentagon would not confirm that make no doubt about it these are soldiers that are going to or could be sent immediately in to baghdad should the security situation deem it warranted the pentagon also saying that more troops are put on standby for possible deployment to the region in the next few days how many more troops the pentagon won't say however at least one media organization in the united states is estimating that they are hearing that it could be as many as $4000.00

u.s. troops that could be sent to the region but the pentagon not giving that number but clearly this is a major escalation by the united states and by the pentagon sending these troops there in the wake of the disturbances outside the u.s. embassy in baghdad and i think what this shows is clearly one thing that the pentagon and the trumpet ministration do not trust the iraqi security forces to protect american lives or protect the u.s. embassy in baghdad and clearly this shows that the pentagon is worried about how things could potentially turn. north korea's leader kim jong un the has promised to soon launch a new strategic weapon denuclearization talks between pyongyang and washington stored in october south korean media is reporting that in his annual address to his policy kim said the u.s. would suffer helplessly if it continued to delay talks he accused the white house of making gangster like demands kim jong un's annual address was watched closely in

south korea mcbride reports from seoul. statements obviously have been long awaited here we knew that there was this end of year deadline for the u.s. to come up with concessions to get things moving again obviously that has passed and so. everyone has been expecting to see what exactly will be the new path that north korea chooses to take so they had by their statements at this special session of the workers party of career which had been carried extensively this new year's day morning on north korean t.v. kim jong un has basically said that this moratorium on longer range weapons testing and possibly even nuclear testing has come to an end and we will see what happens the north korean leader did say that just the scope and the depth of this testing of what it gets of the development of its. arsenal depends upon the attitude of the

u.s. so it does seem to be leaving open just very slightly although you do get a sense that this is now a final warning from north korea of the possibility that there could be some kind of dialogue at some point in the future north korea enters 2020 still believing that it had some leverage in this election year over donald trump but when you look at these statements although it isn't quite the same kind of belligerence of the past when you compare these statements with the heady days of the single pour summit meeting between donald trump and kim jong un which was all very historic some 18 months ago and the signing of a piece of paper as flimsy as it was talking about the you clear eyes ation of the whole korean peninsula it does seem to leave all that now in tatters. the death toll in australia's bushfires has risen to 12 after 2 people were killed protecting the home in the state of new south wales in victoria 4 people are missing more than

200 fires on all burning across australia southeast threatening several towns. reports. to protect to. face destroyed. with the father they fought for 5 hours saving their house. in rural victoria. the professionals are struggling to. thousands of firefighters are battling to contain the wildfires scorching the states of victoria and new south wales an area home to more 1000000 people was once the front hit the wind just picked up a name just took off and that was the everything just went off going to come. and the conditions now draw everywhere. international

help is arriving this week. 100 firefighters canada has sent more than 60 military is using planes and helicopters to douse flames preparing for possible way sions. on the ground police are trying to keep people out of fire zones areas that change suddenly the wind. west of us. through. thousands of residents along the east coast have been pushed to the water's edge if not the fires along the beach. and i think. all the right. in sydney the mayor was determined to the show must go on for the new year the spectacle was granted an exemption to a statewide fireworks band despite

a petition signed by nearly 300000 people calling for them to be cancelled. it is the most beautiful place in the world to celebrate new year's eve and that's why people say it's on their bucket list i want to come to straight to do that it does but it's on the international calendar it is a really important to the economy. the cost of this bushfire crisis is yet to be quantified more than 1000 homes and thousands of pictures of farmland destroyed that animals the university of sydney estimating nearly half a 1000000000 have been killed we are absolutely stretched right across new south wales we've got falls blooming from the queensland border although i down to the victorian border across the great dividing right. and the heat of summer has yet to arrive charlotte bellus. life out of sydney for the city davey is the forest for the city was the latest. well i'm terribly sorry to say a dream but just more bad news from australia's bushfire emergency we are he's on

the new south wales south coast confirming the death of another poor people live and i among them a father and son from a dairy farming family they died trying to defend their property they're also fees for the life of another man who is missing in that area now that blaze that swept through the south coast has been described by a local politician as a monster with its own appetite it has so far destroyed 200 homes at least. and entire communities are now engulfed by fires while others have been evacuated fire authorities admitting that they are now struggling to gain access i fear into so many of these towns so many people still adrian without power and no mobile phone coverage major roads in and. out of the south coast many of those remain closed so as you can understand it's a logistical nightmare for both firefighters and for communities who are trying to

house and feed so many people who've been forced from their homes i groom down in victoria for the sea life things had more bushfires overnight was the situation. unfortunately no rain to quench those fires adrian but lightning which spot new fires the firefighters to worry about are the not things a particularly bad in the east keeps land region of victoria where more than hof a 1000000 hit days of land is now on fire 4 people are missing unaccounted for in that area and things is so dire that the defense force just plain call being the navy big shifts and the air force with helicopters in a bid to try and rescue those who've been trapped by these places adrian 1st the david reporting live there from sydney felicity many thanks indeed. we're going to weather up to next here on al-jazeera then.

testing on a 2020 the defined set to continue in hong kong and so is the current town. and we meet colombian youngsters risking their lives in one of the world's most dangerous extreme sports. hello the pensive call the northern sections of the middle east a lot of cow does what he can see here we've had some foggy conditions across areas of iran but we need them a weather system this is the one that's going to continue to impact turkey for the next couple of days but also with some snow working their way steadily through northern sections syria and across into northern areas of iraq quite a band of cloud as well further to the south damages are a little bit lower and then on thursday we will actually see more in the way of

rain through the eastern end of the mediterranean so quite a few showers into beirut and cool in aleppo 10 degrees i'm very cold in ankara with a high of just 4 and some snow showers likely in kabul for the next couple of days which is just a few degrees above freezing very nice conditions generally much of the arabian peninsula there is that band of cloud line through northern sections of it doesn't make much headway south and there's no real rain in the 4 cars so it's a feeling very nice 24 celsius in doha on thursday and 25 across in abu dhabi more in the way of rain certainly into southern sections of africa the rains have been quite persistent now for several days into northern madagascar northern areas of mazen baby and really wednesday on thursday sunny we could see more of those scattered thunderstorms and john is that with a high of 26. when is the last time you out on the streets protesting whether on line you feel the

weight of the system when you walk through each and every love border layer further and further into the jail or if you join us once a week entry has to start from day one whether again you and attention or you incarcerate this is a dialogue everyone has a voice for the united states that supply kalashnikov rifle be varying accounts but i want to give people the reason for joining the global compass a certain amount is iraq. again this is al jazeera let's remind you of the made news this hour additional u.s. troops have arrived in baghdad to secure the american embassy after it was targeted by protesters demonstrators angry over the u.s.'s strikes in iraq and syria on

sunday which targeted a powerful iranian backed. by thing strikes started new bushfires in the study of state of victoria hundreds of people sheltering near the beach there for the 2nd day the state of new south wales has also been badly hit the north korea's leader kim jong il and is to develop what he calls a new strategic weapon denuclearization talks between pyongyang and washington stored in toba. libya's foreign minister has written to the united nations security council calling for the prosecution of the warlord holly for hafta the un recognized government says that half the us forces a guilty of war crimes hundreds of civilians have been killed or injured since half the launched his campaign to seize tripoli in april of 0 as kristen salumi reports from the un. the international criminal court already has an ongoing active investigation into libya with outstanding warrants for 3 people accused of war

crimes that include murder and torture and one of those accused is actually an officer in general hostile his army a man by the name of mahmoud all were folly the chief prosecutor for the i.c.c. fatou bensouda has warned general that she's watching his assault on tripoli and that she will not hesitate to issue further warrants in her investigation but she also noted in her remarks to the security council here last month that huffed are has promoted this man to a higher rank twice since the i.c.c. 1st began calling on him to hand him over so clearly it does not take too seriously what the i.c.c. is doing and realistically if she were to issue a warrant for his arrest. it would need the support of member states to execute it here at the security council officially the security council does recognize libya's

government of national accord as the legitimate authority there but realistically all of the states involved here have some stake in what's happening in libya privately western diplomats have expressed concern that russian militias have been showing up in territory. and given that the primary objective of the security council right now is to bring all of the parties back to the negotiating table to find a political solution given the recent talks in berlin more or less fell apart it's possible that an arrest warrant might be seen as a stick to motivate hof tarr but it's also very likely that any. action against him would take a backseat to political concerns. the united nations and government forces in the central african republic declared a notorious neighborhood in the carpet. a weapons free zone the area known as p k 5 recently saw days of fighting between the lisha and local trade group has given

a deadline to disarm which is now passed on to syria's ahmed address reports. i sure force by united nations troops in an effort to avoid an all out war between traders and their former militia protect is in bungay speaking of 5 neighborhood the area was once described as one of the most volatile districts in the country now the united nations has stepped in calling on both sides to just. anyone seen with arms will be arrested disarmed or neutralized if he or she resists the population shouldn't take long to their hands it's the responsibility of the new sky and local course and we will also occupied control bases of self-defense groups for government forces this is the 1st time they're setting foot in 5 says $24.00 to you. know we should pretend about the current situation if one of the trade you're

a traitor if you're a militia man who reintegrate you to work last week clashes broke out between traders and the local militia protecting them of accusation of extortion more than 40 people were killed days later the traders chased the militia out of the area. of the peak a 5 member hold as a weapons free zone came just hours before a deadline so running out in the neighborhood as fire traders were relied on militia men for protection told them that they need to surrender all weapons and opposition. now i should outside has been. anyone seen carrying a gun and this. disarming fighters which the united nations want to carry out is something no one was able to do in 5 since the outbreak of civil war in 2013 some residents wary of the bloodshed hope this time it will be different.

our message is clear people should really be careful we're going to make sure no one is using guns to hold people to ransom wanted to deceive people who are fed up and disappointed with what the vigilante they're doing that's why they want the presence of international and local forces to take charge and get in t. everyone safety for now a bloody confrontation on new year's eve is averted but no one knows for how long this piece well who. al-jazeera bunky. cambias president saddam about 0 has created a new political party which could allow him to run again his term ends in january barrow has formally registered the national people's party naming himself as its leader his relationship with his previous party have been deteriorating as calls for him to step down grow louder hong kong's new year celebrations were scaled back

due to security concerns about months of violent antigovernment protests thousands though still gathered across the financial hub including along the waterfront calling for greater freedom from beijing zeros to the gopalan reports now from hong kong. these are the scenes that define 29000 for hong kong protests to show that by umbrellas blockading roads and confronting riot police. a call to disrupt new year's eve celebrations kept many people away from areas normally packed with revelers tourists and shoppers but some still ventured out to ring in a new decade and mingled with those chanting slogans on the harbor front. i hope that it will be a peaceful year and everyone will be more cheerful mass antigovernment protests were sparked by a proposed extradition bill that would have allowed criminal suspects to be sent from hong kong to mainland china for trial after much opposition the bill was

withdrawn but the demands of protesters had already widened into calls for more democracy and investigation into the use of excessive force by the police. since large scale demonstrations broke out in june nearly 6500 people have been arrested and police are fired more than 11000 rounds of tear gas. the protests are now in their 7th month and in the run up to 2020 they have lessened in intensity and in size but not in frequency there are marches and rallies almost every day and there still is widespread support while the government has acknowledged it's been a year effect xyzzy and the chief executive kerry lam has promised to rebuild the city there is no sign of conceding to any of the demands. of. the new year's eve demonstrations included human chains and many popular

entertainment districts and there were clashes in long called the main plash point where some of the more radical protesters lost roads set off fireworks and disrupted traffic. some took a more festive approach these protesters were offering free hugs but not so often in their stand in the peaceful. that's what it was and. like me we find that the protests to be continuity intended because the situation is i think getting more serious here and yet so we are going to fight for what you want in the next year indicating that hong kong may need to brace itself for yet another turbulent year maybe gopalan ajah 0 hong kong. teenagers in colombia risking their lives riding modified pushbikes down steep highways it's the country's more extreme version of gravity biting us force invented in the u.s. many youngsters say it helps them from helps them forget the troubles in their

neighborhoods i was there as alexandra m.p.'s he reports now from a dane. as night falls and maybe even a group of teenagers ride their modified bikes down these vertiginous roads they crouch to increase speed passing trucks in cars at up to 100 kilometers an hour. called gravity bikes they're columbia's more extreme version of an already dangerous sport invented in the united states and for many youngsters from poor crime ridden neighborhoods on the hills around the city it has become a deadly pastime 17 year old model is one of them all up and i don't know if you're always thinking about the risks people crashing getting killed and the serious accidents we all suffer i know i need to think and understand i can kill myself but we keep doing it because it's our passion. to go faster the bikes are rebuilt often from scratch riders personalize them and attach weights to the frame

to make them heavier pedals and chains are removed to reduce friction. to get to the top of the hills riders latch onto passing trucks at times using homemade hooks on a line. marlin as survived 3 close brushes with death and proudly shows his scars his friend tattooed on his belly the name of a cousin who died in a gravity bike accident in. the town. on the outskirts of me as a band to practice out right. 3 of marland's writing companions this year and serious accidents have been. so much so that this call where most of them said they had started safety campaigns and also donated helmets that nobody really seems to be using. this school psychologist says most of the kids come from broken homes and some fall into drug abuse their bikes becoming

a way of demonstrating their value in courage you know i doubt but i guess you get me if you ask them. they'll say they do it for the adrenaline the desire to experiment but the truth is they are often dealing with depression parental absence so becomes a self destructive way to fix gaping from their reality. nobody here likes to crash the fall nor ruin the bike that was built with so much sacrifice and time but it's our lifestyle and we don't have any other safer place to do it. understands he needs to take more precautions but says he won't be dissuaded i listen and. most of the world is already into the new decades happy new year by the way this is how 2020 has been ushered in. the scene of one of the 1st countries to celebrate with a fireworks display from the sky tower in auckland. in the chinese city of shanghai

it was drones that helped light up the night sky more than 2000 balloons from the banks of the sun for river for the countdown to 2020. and this was how things looked a few hours ago on one of the world's most famous avenues the shoals elisei in paris packed with revelers to see the old to treat the town. and brazil began the new year with the biggest party in latin america around 2000000 people cramming on rio's copacabana beach. it is kids have you with us hello adrian fenty get here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera extra u.s. troops have arrived in baghdad to secure the american embassy that was targeted by a day of violent protests demonstrators were angry over u.s. and strikes in iraq in syria on sunday which targeted

a powerful iranian backed group for his proper gates 27 of its fighters were killed iran has rejected u.s. accusations that it was behind the rest speaking a short while ago donald trump said that he didn't want to go to war with iraq. well i think it's been handled very well the marines came in we had great warriors come in and do a fantastic job and they were there instantaneously soon as we heard. you use the word immediately they came immediately and it's in great shape as you know this will not be a benghazi i also want to thank the iraqi government they really stepped up i spoke to the prime minister today i thanked him but they stepped up very nice i want to have peace and i like peace and iran should want peace more than anybody north korea's leader kim jong un has said that he will soon launch a new strategic weapon denuclearization talks between pyongyang and washington

stalled in a south korean media is reporting that in his annual address to the posse kim said that the u.s. would suffer helplessly if it continued to delay talks he accused the white house of making gangsta like to mom's lightning strikes have started new bushfires in the australian state of victoria as the crisis that in neighboring new south wales threatens to get even worse the death toll has now risen to 12 after 2 people were killed as they tried to protect opens the united nations and government forces in the central african republic of declared a neighborhood in the capital bangui a weapons free zone in the area known as p.k. 5 recently suffered days of fighting between a militia and local traitorous there's the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the stream next. to to al-jazeera we were told that between all the ration has this been addressed by tookie we listen what is the

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