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so-called spirit young people trapped in the lowest social class despite being highly educated. welcome to the program huge crowds have gathered in the iranian city of quetta man for the final funeral procession for general qassam son the mahdi the top military commander was assassinated in a u.s. strike in iraq on friday he laid to rest in his own town but in response to the killing iran's parliament has designated the u.s. army and the pentagon as terrorist organizations but a short while ago iran's foreign minister said the u.s. had miscalculated by targeting cilla monny accusing it of making the world insecure . don't mean you don't the iranian nation and freedom fighters are mourning this great loss the united states by assassinating a senior iranian general i started a new chapter that will cause them problems the beginning of the end of america's

presence in the region has started they do not respect international law they are attacking iranian history which is a shared heritage to the whole world. well hours earlier the u.s. secretary of defense was forced to clarify it was not pulling troops out of iraq that's not the leak of a draft letter from a general outlining his drool plans the pentagon said it was circulated a mistake well we'll be speaking to gabriel elizondo about the u.s. troops in iraq in a moment but 1st let's go live to our said big in tehran said so thousands of iranians have turned out in sort of hometown to pay their final respects tell us what's been happening in the feeling right now across the country well today is the 3rd and final day of mourning because some so the monies body set to be buried in kind of mine in his home city that was his request to be buried in the graveyard alongside those people that died fighting during the iran iraq war

and yesterday was the funeral here in iran where the supreme leader ayatollah khomeini led those female prison he saw the streets filled with people but emotions are still high this image is of course some of the money across the country on billboards over highways and even on the screens of a.t.m. some of those show him in his military fatigues others show him being embrace by the supreme leader and some show him being welcomed into heaven but there's one word that's been chanted across the country we heard it yesterday in iran is being chanted. by crowds there and that is that's the farsi word for revenge and this is what the head of this revolutionary guard had to say to the crowds that were chanting for revenge. and. our revenge will be harsh in tough be certain because we are telling the enemy we will avenge him if you respond to our revenge will burn the police in love and they themselves know where it is. now the

parliament has passed a motion that designates the pentagon and the u.s. military forces as terrorists now that's an amendment to a previous motion that was passed last year in april that designated u.s. centcom military forces in the middle middle east and afghanistan as terrorists but also the secretary of the supreme national security council has been speaking today and he said that they have discussed the possible scenarios for retaliation to the united states he said that the united states have 9000 bases in the middle east in this region and iran can target all of them and they have information on all of them he also said that the supreme leader ayatollah khamenei has said that all the forces of the resistance front will be involved in the retaliation now this latest news about targeting miller possible targeting military bases will make regional countries very nervous as they do have states forces and bases are. in tehran as a thank you well for desired he is professor of world studies at the university of

tehran he believes others will carry forward some amount is military action. one of the goals that he had was to end the us hegemony in the middle east and as you have seen in the last number of days the iraq a parliament has voted for the american forces to get out of iraq and this is going to be of anti american policies he was like many iranians did not have any problem with the american people but they did have problem with the us government in the middle east policies of the us government the support that they give to israelis and the support that they give to the dictators that cause difficulties for the people of this region and i think the legacy is going to be with the idea that you can serve your country you can protect the borders you can be independent and you may get killed in this manner but the ideas

are going to be present for many years to come the people. have been a kind of pressure and a segment of society may feel pressured enough to come to the city it's a small segment as we saw in a couple of months ago but people are realizing that there are economic difficulties. important but what is more important is the security of the country and when you hit a general that's his main job was to protect the borders they're going to get upset the assassination was ordered by president trump who had his own ideas of nationalism for him not to realize that this is going to cause iranians to unite and this is going to cause iraqis to unite and it's going to cause iranian people and iraqi people to iraq to unite because they have a common enemy now it is very for the shuffle. well for more of the confusion about the future of u.s. troops in iraq let's talk to gabriel elizondo who joins us live from washington

d.c. gave it all to believe that a letter of such importance was leaked mistakenly and officials have not been scrambling ever not to limit the fallout and there's been a pretty bad week for the pentagon. it really has a pentagon was in damage control on multiple levels on monday to really understand and really get the full impact of this letter and why it was so damaging is that to remember over the weekend it was the iraqi parliament that decided to voted for this non-binding. voted this non-binding to remove u.s. troops from iraq and then president trump tweeted afterwards saying american troops are going nowhere we're going to stay in iraq so that's when we come to monday and this letter was leaked it was a letter that's on department of defense letterhead it signed or it wasn't signed but it was written by a general based in iraq an american general and it was

a letter purportedly to his iraqi colleagues or is iraqi counterparts the military in iraq and listen to the 1st sentence of this all read it says duty in due deference to the sovereignty of the republic of iraq and as requested by the iraqi parliament and the prime minister combined a joint task force will be repositioning forces over the course of the coming days and weeks to prepare for onward movement and then there's a couple other sentences and then it ends with we respect your sovereignty decision we respect your sovereign decision to order our departure so it's pretty clear there that that is a letter that by all indications you just heard it is informing iraq that the u.s. plans to move their troops out of iraq when this letter was leaked of course all journalists including ourselves call the pentagon we try to get more information in the pentagon was saying wait what we know nothing about this long story short there is that ultimately the pentagon immediately saw the letter went into damage control

and then called in journalists and it went all the way up to the secretary of defense and joints chief of staff who met with journalists off camera and said nope that letter was just a draft it does. not mean what it says there we are not pulling our troops out of iraq or does repositioning them within iraq and that that letter should not have gone out publicly or been leaked and still a lot of more questions than answers but that's the word of the pentagon said well why would this letter even be written in this way and they just said listen if it was a draft it doesn't mean what it was said clearly though a big big mistake by the pentagon or it's a gable end is on the in washington d.c. again thank you made on iraq has pushed members of the united nations security council to condemn somalis assassination the killing has led to debate and division at the u.n. the secretary general of the new content is says he's worried about the growing food i've been following the recent rise in global tensions with great concern

i mean constant contact with leading officials around the rules and my message is simple and clear stop escalation exercise maximum restraint restart dialogue re new international cooperation let us not forget the terrible human suffering caused by walk my kind of has more now from the u.n. . iraq has sent a letter to the president of the security council and the secretary general asking for the security council to issue a statement condemning the united states for its action iraq says in the letter it stresses that any military operation on iraqi soil without the consent of the iraqi government and without prior coordination is considered as a provocative hostile act that violates the charter of the united nations so iraq

wanting at the very least a statement from the u.n. security council but this isn't very likely the council and as on so many other issues deeply divided on this matter the chinese ambassador is saying that he is consulting with other members of the council when asked whether he will call for an urgent meeting the russian ambassador being even more blunt asked whether there was a likelihood of a joint statement from the security council he simply said no so clearly the issue of the security council and dealing with this crisis at the moment very very difficult where the council remains totally disunited. the nato chief has warned iran against further violence and provocations off an emergency meeting in belgium stoltenberg says a new conflict is in no one's interest nato montagne a 500 person strong training mission in iraq for the fight against eisel but it suspended that after somalis death. time for a short break here not just iraq when we come back protests across india after

a mass group attacked students and teachers at a prominent university in the capital and we'll tell you why thousands of valid in liberia's capital monrovia more on that stay with us. hello consistent with all the indicators the heaviest rain in indonesia has moved away from jakarta but is still around java or body or lombard or further eastwards the brighter colors here indicate the forecast for the deeper showers the bigger thunderstorms that they're through so the ways in rolling up into the southern philippines as well rather less so in sumatra as you can see though you're not exactly drawing there but this is about right for the time the in fact the action is really on this side of the equator it's really of the northwestern coast of australia but there's an increase in the shop potential once again in jakarta and

western java and this is come thursday so given that we've had flooding recently that threat returns now australia reflects what's actually going on not just by my head there that circulation is a tropical cyclone that's where the rate is maybe not where he's wanted and of the next day or so it will drift on shore in western australia and slowly sas words they will do so north a lot of rain of course some pretty strong winds on shore i think it's welcome rain or that will produce flash floods unfortunately where the fires could do is a bit more the way of rain this don't wash to cover one of 2 showers are a possibility certainly but mainly it's just getting hot once again. it is murder when you throw a fire bomb into someone's home and mishits you off crashing you know. that's not insignificant in numbers that insignificant ideologically that is significant even

as it crime gag down very significant by dictating the government and the fucked up policy without shalt not kill part of the radicalized series on al-jazeera. welcome back a quick recap of the top stories here on the al jazeera huge crowds have gathered in the iranian city of tel amman where general qassam somalis being laid to rest the top military commander was assassinated in a u.s. drone strike in iraq on friday when a sponsor killing iran's parliament has approved a motion designating the u.s. army and the pentagon as terrorist groups iran's foreign minister says the u.s.

miscalculated by targeting something long. and the u.s. defense secretary market has had to clarify that there's been no decision to pull troops out of iraq that's after a draft letter by a top general was according to the military mistakenly circulate. now a british woman convicted of lying about being raped by a group of israeli teenagers in cyprus has received a suspended prison sentence she plans to appeal against the 4 month term and july she told police told teenagers that gang raped while she was in the holiday but she later retracted a story said she was forced to do so by the police and didn't have a lawyer the case led to protests in britain and a call for tourists to boycott the island al-jazeera was really a challenge explains what's next for her. i was in the courtroom as this was being read out. over the shouts of her supporters down on the streets it was quite hard

to hear what was going on the judge reading quite loudly and in greek she was having this translated to already english at the bit where the judge was saying that the 12 israelis had had their rights taken away from them and their liberty deprived she she looked very upset about that shook her head slowly in the courtroom but her fight goes on she is although she is now free to go she is going to pursue this in the supremum court of cyprus still saying that she is a victim not a criminal and if that doesn't work she's going to go to the human rights courts in europe it has political undertones as well there are people that the way that this court case was handled was to do with cyprus trying to safeguard its it's time with with israel there are a whole host of things bubbling around and different accusations and defenses being given but yes the did the legal team here her legal team asserted that while she

was being questioned she wasn't given a lawyer while she was in even given a translator that this was. a kind of a whole host of violations of the of the way that this should go through the courts and that she had been turned from someone who should be given support and being listened to into someone who was then made a criminal protests have been held across india 2 days after mosque men and women broke into a university and beat up students and teachers students affiliated with the governing b.j. p.r. accused of carrying out the attack they denied being involved well campus is a bit at the forefront of protests over a controversial citizenship we'll explain. a warning from these protest is mostly students to india's hindu nationalists that violence will not keep them from the streets. but will only strengthen their

resolve 6. on sunday massed men armed with roots and stakes stormed the jawaharlal nehru university campus in new delhi attacking students and staff. rival leftist and white with student groups have been sparring over a hike in university accommodation fees for weeks but too many sundays brazen attack in one of india's leading universities is unprecedented when i read that i was a huge. area or in a eat you know was denia and there's a group of about 5060 young men aung. their faces covered and mary calmly getting her ready for an attack. i spent my entire life on the gamble i've never seen anything so. protesters are accusing a student union linked to prime minister during their more these ruling party a party it has denied the accusations police blamed for not doing enough to stop

the assault say they are investigating what happened. back. then to vacation of people who are participating in the clashes all possible methods of identification are being invoked we're also keeping an eye on the messages videos and pictures circulating on social media students and campuses across india came together in solidarity. some turn violent in kolkata protesters from another top university faced off with b.g.p. activists and the police. that we come to. i mean by little i mean if. i cannot even imagine i. when i was studying in college and what i'll be giving to our students. it's the latest in a series of crackdowns against students in recent weeks over india's controversial

citizenship law which many say discriminates against muslims. this attack seems to be only uniting them further against the government. at least 30 people are now confirmed dead in a bomb attack in northeast nigeria on monday the explosion happened on a bridge in borno state near the border with cameroon many people were also injured no groups yet claimed responsibility but the armed group boko haram has the not to be in the area for more than 10 years. japanese prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for the wife of former miss on boss carlos going carol go and is wanted for giving false testimony in court last april she's currently in lebanon with her husband who skipped bail in japan 10 days ago he was awaiting trial for multiple counts of financial misconduct charges that he denies he insists that his family had nothing to do with his escape. venezuela's opposition leader is

planning to return to parliament 2 days after soldiers physically blocked him from seeking reelection as speaker both wanted his rival a dissident deputy but by them a dual government appears to lead the next parliamentary session in america and it's the sentiment reports now from caracas. the headline reads congress wakes to 2 speakers of the house in a country which already has 2 men claiming the presidency that is whalen's are understandably confused and frustrated you know muslim but i have a thing as the saying gars we lift as if we were lost in space. on sending national guardsmen prevented opposition majority leader one by law and other deputies from entering parliament to initiate the year's session as the constitution stipulates. in his place the pro-government minority sworn in as speaker and deputy recently expelled from his opposition party that was the end of

it this is the headquarters of the opposition newspaper. whose auditorium was used on sunday night by the opposition to elect and swearin door but in a few hours why the law will attempt to return to the real congress building accompanied by some 100 opposition deputies to challenge the man who he says is usurping his rightful place ironically we spiral continues to insist that he's a legitimate government opponent if. this is a parliament that continues to raise the flag of democracy this is an opposition that represents an alternative to those in power. but given that he was chosen by the government that is a hard sell. their traits they are corrupt and there is only one national assembly the other food was a cruel assault on congress with the complicity of the dictatorship. washington has

rushed to reconfirm its support and why they all we're looking at additional sanctions personal sanctions economic sanctions that we think will bring more pressure yet on the really. the quaids all has clearly lost momentum and support since he declared himself interim president a year ago promising to usher in the gene change how this latest chapter in the power struggle plays out is anyone's guess you see in human al-jazeera. a south korean president says there's a desperate need for better relations with north korea in his new year's speech moon jay and called for a new talks with kim jong un he wants him to visit seoul cooperation between the countries which are technically still at war a stalled in recent months u.s. led denuclearization talks are also on hold last week kim said he'd soon reveal a new strategic weapon. for talks focus on in a time of deadlock in u.s. north korea talks and we are even concerned about

a step backward an intercom in relations we are in desperate need of practical ways to improve into korean cooperation. well in that same speech president moon promised to create more jobs boost workers' pay and help the poor it's a timely pledge given a study has revealed young people are feeling increasingly pessimistic about their future from abroad reports from seoul they are known as spoons young people from low income families who despite gaining high school and college qualifications often end up in jobs they don't want for little money and with little chance to better themselves they're seen as living in the shadow of so-called gold spoons those with a privileged upbringing. you son ho is a rights and social commentator who's long studied the experiences of young koreans caught in the lowest social class. the biggest issue is work housing is next even if you have a good place to live housing costs have gone up

a lot the cost of living feels higher because young people don't earn a lot very few people i know are able to save and there's a sense of dejection. the plight of the students has been highlighted by the release of the movie parasite a dark comedy about 2 families of haves and have nots that won the prestigious palme d'or at the cannes film festival. the belief that working hard in your studies and then in your job will inevitably lead to success has been a driving force for generations of south koreans it's why many schoolchildren will do extra classes until late at night and young workers will put up with poor pay and conditions but increasingly that belief is being challenged. a recent study of people in their twenty's shows 3 quarters of respondents no longer believe hard work or let's give it some breaking news we're getting here from iran t.v.

there's been a stampede at the burial procession for general. he's being buried in his hometown of had a man after being killed in a u.s. airstrike on friday so iran t.v. is reporting there's been a stampede at the burial procession for customs in the money in his hometown of quetta mon no reports yet on fatalities if there are any but we are getting reports that there could be some people who are injured let's go to our correspondent in the iranian capital tehran said so we're hearing now that there's been a stampede at the funeral not surprising given the numbers of people have turned out there what more you've been hearing there in the capital. well we're hearing that there have been some casualties there was a stampede we understand it's not clear how many people have been injured or hurt but as you can see from the pictures there are hundreds and thousands of people out

under street that has been replicated across the country but it's a city. that number of people in those. narrow streets all moving in the same direction as the coffin passes through it's not surprising that this has happened but we're still waiting for information in terms of how many people have actually been hurt. and and we've seen these pictures on our t.v. screens of just hundreds of thousands of people have turned out for this burial procession today but of course this has been going on now for a number of days certainly the last 3 days in terms of the funeral processions making their way to the holy cities and also to the capital. this is the 3rd and final day of mourning the body of the money set to be buried at a cemetery that was he's wish to be buried alongside those that were killed during

the iran iraq war but this final day i think that many people that haven't been able to attend the other gatherings in iran have made their way to this final burial so this could mean that people from outside of the city. tending so it's increased those numbers but this is a specific event it's not like the funeral yesterday in tehran where it's an open space and even here yesterday was a very busy and he's but he will be taken to a graveyard opens up a kind of makes it very difficult when people are traveling in these narrow space is going in one direction specific graveyard that could be one of the reasons why this stampede has happened. just a final thought you i mean we haven't heard much about other than the fact that of course it is. hometown just describe for us this city is a big city small city what is it. it's not

a very big city but what happened here is that because he is such a national hero because many people see him as a patriot and. these assassination as essential the create a unity for the government many different political factions now all in agreement that they are condemning the nation but also many people looked up to them for the money so they will have converged on this small city and maybe the infrastructure and the streets and the city is not really built for dealing with this many people on this one specific. remember people have not seen this number of people out on the streets for 30 years since the funeral of the founder of the stomach republic for many so this funeral has been passing through different cities and this is its final day of mourning its on its the body is on its way i understand to the cemetery but i think that the number of people the vast number of people the

hundreds of thousands on the street and the small city can lend itself for something like this happening so let's just remind our viewers here if they're just joining us on al-jazeera that we understand there's been a stampede at this burial procession for the iranian general who was assassinated by a u.s. drone strike on friday so the pictures you're seeing a live from amman which is the hometown of qassam so the mahdi so you're watching pictures of the funeral procession there we understand a stampede happened just a short while ago we understand that there have been some allergies we don't know yet how many and how many have been injured we've been talking to a reporter. who is in the iranian capital tehran i said just talk us through the events what we know about what's happening now in terms of this funeral procession so we're seeing some of the pictures on our screen but just tell us what's been happening there today. so is the final day

of mourning 3 days of mourning yesterday was a national holiday but today the body of coffin for the money is being buried. at the cemetery he's wishes he wanted to be buried alongside those that died fighting during the iran iraq war so it's not for those people that haven't been able to attend the funeral processions taking place across the country and in the holy city of war in iran the funeral. yesterday to be able to attend he's he's burial people have converged on this city we've seen posters of cars and so the money put up across the country on the side of the road all the highways even when you go to an a.t.m. machine to take money out you can see his image on the screen some of those images showing him in his military fatigues others being embraced by the supreme leader ayatollah khamenei and also some showing him being welcomed into heaven so this is a very popular figure he has united many different political factions but this is

the final day he is going to be buried and people have converged on this city and we were also hearing chants coming out of court man and those chants the same that we've been hearing across the country and that is. for c. word for revenge and a lot of people are still very emotional very angry asking for revenge reports. in the iranian capital tehran just updating us about the latest developments from quetta which is the hometown of. the senior iranian general who headed up the kids force and they're a. revolutionary guard who was assassinated in a u.s. airstrike last friday that has been a stampede at the funeral these are pictures you're seeing on your screen some mourners have been killed we're still getting details more news of course at the top of the my colleague. tensions could cut global economic growth by north 48 percent we bring you the stories and developments the directly

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