is being held in the middle east and there'll be plenty of other 1st. the 1st will come to be played in november, december, female referees, in the men's tournament. and, and ambition to make this the most sustainable tournament of old time, pound down to bags like this one happening all out of the day. the excitement to building for fans in the 32 nations, he qualified and perhaps even more so in the high city. ah ah, overnight fighting between rival fractions in iraq at least 30 people are killed. ah.

hello on money inside. this is out there alive from doha, also coming up, aid stalks trickling into some parts of pock a song as millions of flood victims wait for assistance. will rains, expected in sierra leone often months slide over the we can kill 6 people on ukraine says it's launched a counter offensive to retake russian control. cassandra moscow says the attack has failed. ah, iraq's political crisis has erupted into violence off to the power for she lead. i'm of tato solder, announced he was quitting politics, gum fight, and explosions have rocked by dobs high security green zone on monday with heavy fighting between rival factions. at least 30 people have been killed so far, hundreds injured in the worst unrest. the rocket capital has seen in years.

victoria gates and b has the latest. when kale seabag dad's heavily fortified greed a rival, she eyed factions targeting each other through fighting escalated late on monday night after a day of violence and political to level 3. 0 cruises broke out of the shiite cleric with t'other. osa announced who was quitting . frontline politics ah, he suppose is broke into the presidential palace, which houses the prime minister's office. many, even taking to the palace pool among our demands are to dissolve parliament and to hold the corrupt to account. and we said,

my master looked to the old solder, your pride is under your feet and will sacrifice for you. restore his hours one afternoon, he can take a prime minister miss stefan academy holsted cabinet sessions until further notice . but direct political life was already in limbo. this being dedlock for almost a year since mc terrell sat, his party won the largest share of seats in elections last october. it wasn't enough to secure a majority and sat hasn't been able to form a government of his choosing. he told his m. p 's to resign in june. and his supporters have been protesting since july, some even briefly occupied parliament. they won't new elections without the participation of a ran backed groups. don't be a law. this is an iraqi revolution. iraq should be returned to little people. oh, this is not the 1st time sad as announced his retirement from politics. many have

dismissed it as a blow to gain leverage over his rivals. already several protested, have been killed wounded thing, and it's feared sad as latest may could lead to yet more instability. toria gay to be al jazeera asked alive to all correspond magnet. otherwise he'd in baghdad, mac made honest on you just had to move because of gunshots. what is the situation that this morning? will molina, the confrontation continues between supporters of the for the, so the and those affiliated did to the iranian backed army groups known as the coordination framework. this is the political cover of the groups. these groups includes units, they include units from the popular mobilization forces,

according to sources with southern supports, they say they have been receiving fire from the security forces belonging to the football of mobilization forces. we have been hearing sounds of gun fire overnight and this morning light and media weapons have been used, civil explosions. we had also several explosions inside the green zone. the see a defense system that belongs to s embassy and greens on also was clearly heard early. this morning, this tuition is very tense and it seems that all the efforts to de escalate have gone to no avail. as of yet that have been called for the grand amount of the grand she religious reference in new york city to intervene. to put an end

to this conflict. many people here believe that since all mediations have failed, since all efforts to de escalate, have not reached a solution yet, then the only way out to put it into this military confrontation. and that opinion is the intervention from the grand image of the ground to show at reference religious reference in a new city. 30 people have been killed as of yet, according to medical sources. 700 others one day, including 110 from the security forces. you know that it's been there has been a curfew in place since yesterday. 7 p. m. local time. not only in baghdad, but also it has been extended to other cities, especially in central and southern iraq, as violence also erupted in civil other cities, especially in southern and central,

let a iraq supporters of j at leader put us a little stone with other headquarters of the rival, parliamentary block, known as the coordination framework that is backed by iran that have been reports about with casualties in other cities, but we cannot independently. okay. verify that the situation here in but that is some type of pat alice is in the whole city. all state institutions have been put into a whole to do to these military confrontations. going on not understand the supreme court meet today. i wonder if that's going to lead to anything. what are we expecting? was the defense team affiliated to walk to the southern says that they're not expecting a session to be held today at the supreme court to tech kill the plea,

the filed demanding, the parliament be dissolved. in fact, it's a petition that they're expecting the supreme court total probably later on in regard to their request to dissolve the parliament. they say they're not expecting any session to be held today due to the ongoing, committed to confrontations in and around the heavily fortified to green zone. but does that, that remains one of the top demands, as you know, that old state institutions have been put into a hold today. and since yesterday, also because of the ongoing medical confrontations and also because of the escalation inside the green zone. the irony is the green zone, which is supposed to be heavily fortified. that is home to government offices, and also other diplomatic, international diplomatic missions, including the u. s. embassy, and the british embassy is now

a battle field between the armored groups at we have been hearing the gun shots until a little while earlier. and these are the sounds of medium and light weapons being used by both sides. the sea rums is a different system. the u. s. embassy has been operating. it has been heard earlier this morning. as a just mentioned earlier, it's been out and you know, the, the only hope for many people here is that the intervention hopefully from the show you had religious reference in nature to put an end to this military confrontation . otherwise thing is could gets worse and briefly my mood to tell us a bit more about the why did the regional disruption that this is causing, understand a number of countries have shut down their flights to baghdad. as

a result of it? well, we have been getting reports about iran closing, gets both those with the iraq and yesterday flights from iraq have been halted temporarily until further notice it. meanwhile, the situation inside iraq also is very tense. in many states. institutions are not operational for the time being due to the ongoing escalation. but as you know, that this is, this was expected. this, it would have been warnings that have been wanting through the the past few months as you know that this is some sort of climax of 10 months of political dispute between arrival. 3 politicians over forming a government and during the past month and namely, since the since that was through will of so the lawmaker through the parliament,

$73.00 lawmakers affiliated to southern, quitted the position from the parliament in june, due to dust political. this agreement over forming a government and says that things have been escalating. we have been witnessing, protest and counter process sit ins and counter sit ins. and that also ended up by the supporters occupying the parliament and holding operation not only in parliament, but also in other state institutions inside the green zone. so since that is started that have been warnings from politicians that have been wandering from state to officials, widening of escalation warning of a military confrontations. but it seemed that all these. 1 warnings have gone to no avail, and now these calls have, have gone to know of it and now did the minutes re confrontation between the rival

factions does not seem to be ending any time. okay, thank you for that minute. what he for us in bagdad monitoring the situation that for us, let's get a little background on the clerk and thought i'll solder, who's been a prominent figure in iraqi politics for a long time. now his address movement is one of the most powerful factions, with hundreds of thousands of support is the she, i lead a rose to prominence off to the end of saddam hussein's leadership back in 2003. he's against any foreign interference in iraq. he politics? he demanded. the departure of american troops opposes iran's influence in the country. let's get more on the subject. we can speak to say, don kimani, who is a non resident fellow, the arab center, washington d. c. 's here in dough. i joins me now in life. thank you for your time. why do you think we thought a saw the announce his resignation from politics to support his clearly saw it as a cool tom's, but was that his intention?

well, it's not the 1st time the most of the other resign from politics for the past few months. if we go a few months back one the early elections that was scheduled for october 2021. and that does take place. he did claim that he will boycott the elections and not participate in it. and during the process, and during that time when other political leaders and religious need, there is a way of trying to convince him to do participate and those elections. and there are many claims that should be elections. where is form from me to look toby just to push for his participation because the political class was concerned about the legit to mercy of the voter turn out to about without be suggest participation and during the very same period, most of the southern movement and political committee was preparing and ended up developing a mobile app or suggest voters to find their candidates and their neighborhoods. so a resignation from politics is not necessarily something that we will consider to

be a permanent physician from the southern. it is also not the 1st time that he claims he will make sure that he freezes operations of any association that is affiliated with his movement. and we can see this taken place for the past few hours that i said, which is we aren't wing off the subject movement is currently in clashes against the other arm doing affiliated with the political parties within the coordination framework. however, there might be a speculation that is spreading that most of the fund that it's attend to announced that he's politically resigning from iraqi politics as an in direct attempt to escape. accountability for whatever you're doing will be doing and the next few days. now most of the photo has been claiming that he's presented to the people a very common reform rhetoric that he has been developing across different stages

of protest movements in iraq imposed 2003 iraq. despite being a veteran and a very significant number of very st medical class, he claims to oppose. we must also not forget that he was representing protesters that did fit and protest and the parliament, he represented protesters that were protesting against be rocky judiciary buildings and holes. at the moment it will be a bit more difficult for him to claim, but he is support. he is representing or giving directions and guidelines to the arm. doing that is currently unarmed confrontation with the previously mentioned arm doings within the coordination of framework. because drugs him to the previous personality and the early stages of being armed personnel, they don't, the reaction from his supporters has been really strong. how dangerous situation

are we facing here? could we see even iraq to send into civil war? well, we are witnessing some signs of an armed conflict between the address movement and be coordination of framework. however, this turning into an older, arching civil war might be difficult because usually the terminology civil words use one when there is a nationwide conflict between various political groups claiming representing their respective communities or whether it be superior or ethnic or religious groups. and this case, this is a very political dispute, it's a very clear political rivalry, although we claim to call it in the interest rivalry. i prefer calling with an interest, political elitist rivalry between the sledges movement and the coordination of framework. fighting over who will be controlling the hard

half of a system here in the system in iraq. it is a race some of the political why believe we are witnessing. ready between the cur, just on the aquatic party, and to patch you off a q and a courtesy. where do you see this going? how can it be resolved? while one of the many suggested a solution that many are hoping to see is the interference of iraq highest highest religious authority. so you've added to starving. he has interfered in the past. he has into being, even in the early stages of the us invasion to even, and dispute between the federalist movement and the us occupation. of course, it's, however, the only the only the only thing to consider here is that the coordination of framework has sent messages and asked for societies interference to meditate negotiation or

a dialogue between the subject and the coordination framework. however, most of the father has rejected a dialogue with the coordination of framework, claiming about he wants to re establish a political system without the sum of their faces and figures and parties. and the silence from society is office seems to be in direct rejection to, to, to acknowledge, or legitimize a continuous existence of the coordination trade. right. interesting stuff, they don't, i'll kennedy and nonresident fellow the arab center, washington dc, speaking to us from thank you for your time. let's get some other well knees now. humanitarian organizations and pakistan are struggling to get aid to more than 33000000 people affected by the worse floods and decades. roads and bridges have been washed away and railway lines are submerged. 8 flights have arrived from tacky and the u. e and the u. n. has launched an appeal for a $160000000.00 more than $1100.00 people have died so far since the mom seen rains

began in june. come on, hider is in swats one of the west affected areas where i'm standing right now. you can see all these draw. now these are all 4 brought by that raging daughter and had our grinding effect. in fact played red, i'm standing, what shops and building. there is no time left of god. we have one of the residents of broad toward our job where the family render dr. drug. i didn't daughter were the one of the most frightening experiences he had ever did. he have gotten not going to show us his house and tell us about the damages that have been wounded. this is so adorable. it was true. and when the water came into our home, many buildings close by, wiped out there was a bridge that too is gone. was that we left it just to close on our backs.

everything gets destroy at this family, i know we're lucky to be able to get out. here, of course has gone back to retrieve whatever valuable belongings that may still be left. you can say that a box containing personnel, a bag bag reading, and if you're going to the cab virginia, traditional gap in the area, some boyd or the family members are still busy. exactly what happened to the extremely lucky, but there are unfortunate people who lost everything. the child is just good enough to ship about 30 to 40 homes were totally destroyed. here. people are seeking refuse in the mos in school. it's many horton here were destroyed the large have

a good role than bridget. and although international aid maybe a driving it is going to be difficult to start to get to places where it is needed most. as also flooding a neighboring afghanistan on the un, humanitarian chief has appealed international aid to be restored. martin griffin, war and the countries facing multiple crises, including drought on a collapsed economy, which is deepening poverty. he was speaking at a special un session on the situation in afghanistan. close to 19000000 people are facing acute levels of crude insecurity. including 6000000 people at risk of famine . more than half of the population, some 24000000 people need to monitor assistance. and an estimated 3000000 children are accurately malnourished. they include over 1000000 children, estimated to be suffering from the most severe life threatening form of

malnutrition. without specialized treatment. these children could die. and he, 6 people have been killed in a month slide necessarily. owens capital flash floods caused a section of a hill to collapse bearing 2 homes. the disaster comes 2 weeks after sierra leone marked the 5th anniversary of a massive mobs line that killed more than a 1000 people. i met interest reports by the time help arrived. it was too late for many who lived here including children. but even after the last buddy was filed, neighbors continued to dig through with robert. and the horrible salvage of the residents described. portsmouth smoke, all of a sudden i just saw the bulk of mud and palm trees up rooted from the stump. the mud which fell destroyed these 3 houses which caused the death of 6 people. the destruction also leaving many homeless. 6 i got what we leave

here because this is where we manage to pay cheaper rent. i don't have the money to pay for an expensive house. emergency worker say to more people were killed in freetown, as the result of the torrential rains. any by tuition order has now been issued to ela. griffin says to be p and other agencies such with around advice, other houses in this area will tell you why the india me on or the agencies walk more than through them. police to get the or the 100 and down for that. we could prevent them for that president junior's mother bureau. you see the statement said ben could dollars historic to families. it was described centered young as a walt 3rd most vulnerable nation. when it comes to the impact of climate change. if, despite a government bad 5 years ago,

people continue to build settlements in disaster porn areas in and around frito a scene here. the consequences kept repeating. degrees al jazeera, more than 10000 people have been ordered to leave the indian city of vara, nasty as the ganges river, floods low lying areas. incessant rain has brought the water to dangerous levels submerging dozens of villages in the region. are nazis one of the oldest cities in the world and is hinder isms holy a site more than a 100000 people have been moved to safety on the heavy rains cause flooding in south west china. the worst, his areas we're already suffering from a months long heat wave and we'll rain is in the full cost. patrick folks has no well, over the last couple weeks, john, she really has been suffering under this intense heat wave which has caused bush fires. it's cause power outages, crops and livestock have really been struggling as well. so this really is

a dramatic change in weather conditions. temperatures have gone from daily highs about 40 degrees celsius right down to the mid twenties. and there's also been this rain for which began on sunday, and it's still ongoing. and as you can see, it's really help to replenish the yangtze river right behind me. just a few days ago, parts of this river had dried up so much. you could walk half way across it, but the concern now for authorities is the threat of possible flooding. one of the things the heat wave did is it really bates the soil around this region and it's caused it to crack and loosen and that increases the possibility of natural disasters. so authorities have issued a flood alert warning. they've evacuated more than 100000 people to safe grounds. and rain is expected to persist in some parts of southwestern china over the next 10 days. so it does look as though there is going to be further weather related

uncertainty in the days ahead. less return to iraq at more specifically the capital baghdad, where political unrest in iraq is continuing. we can speak to our correspondent my renewed abdul. why? he said, i believe we're looking at live pictures of the green zone, where there was a lot of unrest yesterday gun fine explosions around that high security green zone on monday, which resulted in over 20 people dying. so talk us through what exactly is happening, where you are market the columns of smoke come and go with pillowy out of the green zone right now. and the security apparatus field that belongs to the government. it's a media media outlet. just announced that the green zone has been hit

by for missiles and that has resulted in damage in one of the housing compounds inside the green zone. as you know, these mandatory confrontations have been going on since last night between with groups affiliated to a leader and a potential kinetic move to the southern and those affiliated to the iranian back, parliamentary block known as the code nation framework. it seems. b things are getting out of control. now, there have been colds that have been caused by many people. for calm. people have been calling on the grand leader, the grant, a reference in new york city to intervene because many people here in iraq, especially those who are helpless and made these escalations,

say that the only the only person that can put it into this conflict is the grunt. a reference in and not just the city had been calling on him to intervene, especially after the old efforts, old mediation between factions have failed. as you know, this recent ministry, confrontation is just the outcome, the outcome of 10 months of political disagreement. political rivalries that have led to a complete hold of operation in he's taken institutions for you in places imposed by the government since yesterday. 7 pm local time. not only but that, but also it has been extended to other sit. it is in central and southern about that as violence has been reportedly erupting also in other cities in southern

iraq. we have been getting reports about so the supporters told me and other it could be the going to the rival politicians, the radiant. b coordination of frame work, not made sorry to interrupt you. we're just looking at to live pictures. side by side. one is why the view we can see smoke and the other is a close up. i believe of the green zone to people who are not so familiar with what the green zone is in baghdad. took us through exactly what that area is and why it's so significant that we're seeing violence here. well, it's a very ironic because it the green zone, it has been always known for a heavy protection. it's heavily fortified area. so very well organized very will protect it would spend tv cameras. it could

be deployed in every. a corner it has been. 5 it has been home for, for, for government to offices. the department to the position is the cabinet headquarters at the headquarters of ministry, including domestic defense and interior ministry. all the high profile institutions are located inside the green zone, along with other diplomatic, international diplomatic mission. i couldn't do s m c and the bridge mc, but what is happening. 9 is ironic because the green zone has turned into a battle now between the faction and as you know, it has been witnessing the sit in the support for a month now. you know that they put it to the green zone in july. 4 and they occupied the parliament setting up a dozen.