because times change we'll keep watching. d. w. made for mines. this is the w.'s line from birth there in the u.s. airstrikes in iraq provoke angry reactions in. america warplanes hit targets belong to i'm iran supported militia that works closely with iraqi forces could these retaliate really rage provoke more violence we'll bring your analysis from washington also on the program. australia's bushfire crisis was some.

warn residents in some areas that it's too dangerous to flee advancing flames emergency services struggle to contain blazes all over the country. and libya's embattled government could soon receive military help from turkey is lining up support to sends troops into the north african country but there are warnings that such a move could further deeks stabilize the region. i'm phil gayle welcome to the program. have condemned u.s. airstrikes against iraqi militias sported by iran iran says the struggle violated softened so that it will not review relations with washington u.s. forces hit 5 targets belonging to a group called type hezbollah to retaliate for

a rocket attack that killed a u.s. civilian contractor at an american base. and this hezbollah base near the border between iraq and syria was one of 5 targets of u.s. fighter jets they destroyed the iran backed militias weapons caches and command and control centers in iraq and syria the strikes are retaliation for friday's killing of a u.s. civilian contractor near the northern iraqi city of kirkuk. iran's foreign minister condemned the u.s. air strikes during a visit to moscow he said the targeted hezbollah was part of an alliance against the so-called islamic state terror group officially the iran backed militia is under the command of the iraqi army. about hollow form because at the recent actions by americans in iraq are unacceptable while the u.s. does this iran and russia are making efforts to establish peace both in syria and

in iraq i mean it will check it but the u.s. defense secretary views the operation as a success and hopes to discourage further attacks and i would note also that we will take additional actions as necessary to ensure that we act in our own self-defense and we deter further bad behavior from militia groups or from iran. u.s. soldiers and pro iranian fighters are in close proximity and politically unstable iraq there are reported to be about $150000.00 pro iranian militia men in iraq. the u.s. has about 5000 soldiers deployed in the country. the iraqi prime minister has warned that a dangerous escalation could follow the. most recent reprisal the time militia has bound to retaliate. in washington then we'll rejoin the job use the washington bureau chief. welcome. so how is this u.s.

strike likely then to affect regional security. well 1st of all i think we have to say that a u.s. response to an attack that killed or wounded americans it's not unusual however. sunday it's retaliation involves direct strikes on the iranian proxies and that's makes it very dangerous grounds we just saw it in the reports that the situation in iraq is very stable there are many different for iranian forces operating there and they seem to be trying to take advantage of this unstable situation and they have increased their attacks on you as forces in iraq so i asked state department official if they are not concerned concerned that the strikes can leave for escalation and they told me that the u.s. is not looking for any conflict but that it was necessary and important to conduct

those strikes to protect you as personnel and they want to send a clear message to the iranian regime and one official told me that he thinks that the iranian regime understands the message so we know that the uber has received financial and military support from iran what's iran suspected of doing in iraq. so from the you ass perspective iran is using its proxy in iraq to expand or contract to continue its milan activities the trump administration puts the trump administration has accused iran of trying to destabilize iraq of supporting terrorist groups there and what is clear is that iran is seeing itself as the middle east's new superpower that is trying to expand its footprint across the

region i mean while foreign ministers from iran and russia met in moscow on monday for talks on iraq's internal conflict what do we know of those discussions well here again we have to keep in mind that russia of use in self as a polar fold player in the region and that it wants to have a say in what is happening there russia just a few days ago conducted joint military drills with iran and china and now the talks in the moscow ministers appeared to have talked about the situation in iraq and also about the iranian nuclear deal that the u.s. has withdrawn from and russia has condemned you as strikes in iraq as saying they were unacceptable and counterproductive i also talked to state department official officials about those talks in moscow and they told me that

they would expect any nation to try to isolate iran not to support the regime in tehran because any support of the regime is against the iranian people. in washington thank you. we'll take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world the islamist militant group al-shabaab says it was responsible for a deadly bombing in the somali capital mogadishu at least 90 people were killed in the explosion at a busy intersection believe the attackers were held by an as yet unnamed foreign country. india is experiencing what's being called a cold wave on monday the capital it's chilly day 120 years the combination of high high levels of evolution usually cold temperatures uses a thick fog in many places juicing visibility and causing widespread traffic disruption. the family of the man accused of stabbing 5 people in the new group

say he has a long history of mental illness according to a statement issued by the family's lawyer and suspect grafton thomas but not expressed any anti semitic views in the past and forces new australian state of victoria and are telling residents and tourists it may be too late to leave the head of bush fires raging in the region a new heat wave has ignited fast moving flames of the threat in the state's capital melbourne a volunteer firefighter has been killed battling a separate fire in the countryside the ted tim of the blazes that began in new south wales the bushfires have reached the northern edge of melbourne. here in the suburb of boone dura emergency workers try desperately to keep the raging far away from homes but as the wall of flames bears down residents have been told to get out while they still can. did evacuated he said that we. had no pain there i

guess we have family and we think if it's anything could happen we could be stuck here you know single people we can just sort of escape. authorities are warning that those who choose to stay behind risk being trapped the flames have already closed many access roads in the area extreme heat strong winds and a severe drought have made for a catastrophic bushfire season in some regions like made for conditions so dangerous that authorities have been forced to pull out hundreds of firefighters the blazes have scorched an area the size of belgium and destroyed more than $1000.00 homes that's prompted astroids capital camber to cancel the new year's fireworks show. in contrast to sydney which is the side to go ahead with the annual spectacle over the harbor bridge and the opera house that despite a petition signed by more than a quarter of a 1000000 people to cancel the event they want the money instead to go to emergency services and bushfire victims. germany is also debating whether to back

a fireworks buying fireworks is allowed for 3 days following the christmas holidays and cities around the country then it up with pyrotechnics on the big night critics . course serious injuries and pollution and harm wildlife the berlin night sky lit up by cascades of fireworks over the brandenburg gate the new year's eve display has drawn legions of locals and visitors for decades some wonder if fireworks are still appropriate but many want to keep their tradition. if they say we have to wait until 10 pm that might help a lot but if they limit our ban the whole thing that's wrong and. this finished i mean he said mr i don't think the environmental hama severe enough to ban the fireworks from force it's terrible i don't care if i can't see the stars i'd rather look at the sky some other day when there's no fireworks so i'm against the ban.

fireworks in germany are big business at new year's 100000000 euros worth. some people like these fireworks fans near cologne are so passionate about them that they camp out the night before to make sure they can buy the biggest and the best but this year in germany over 30 cities have placed either a partial or a total ban on new year's fireworks. health experts warn that fire crackers and rockets release over 4500 tonnes of fine particle emissions on a single night. fine particles are extremely harmful to the lungs especially for small children and people with lung problems as my patients and the elderly they can experience acute shortness of breath. but for the foreseeable future fireworks will continue to pollute the air while they dazzle the eyes it's no use holding one's breath until eco friendly rockets

and fire crackers are available. turkey's government is rushing a bill through parliament that would approve the deployment of troops to libya foreign minister a couple sold are met with the opposition to discuss the legislation which is expected to pass without difficulty the government says it is answering a request for military assistance from libya's un recognized government in tripoli they've been pro-government forces see here are struggling to fend off an offensive from rival forces in the east of the country and led by militia leader. correspondent dorian jones in istanbul are welcome and dorian what's behind this move well turkish president type heard one says that turkey has in a store called link with libya given it was part of turkey's then ottoman empire

and president once said that they are committed to supporting the internationally recognized libyan government of national of cause and that government is 15 faced with the prospect of being overrun by forces of colleagues half star and turkey says they are committed to prevent that from happening but there is also a strategic interest in support of this government because in november chris sign an agreement with the government government of national called that gave it control of a large swathe of the eastern mediterranean a part of an area that is being contested by several countries in a competition to find hydrocarbons and that area is also seen as key to any future pipelines from already discovered gas fields in eastern mediterranean so turkey's intervention is many ways is seen as securing a key strategic interests and so how would deployments affect this conflict in libya. well there is a growing concern at the prospect of any major deployment by turkey all of turkey's

opposition parties are opposed to such a move saying that turkey risk getting call in talk quagmire warning you could even escalate the conflict and that is a concern being voiced by many regional countries saying that any significant deployment by turkish forces in support of the government a government of national called could see reciprocation all countries supporting. forces notably moscow it already has deployed russian mercenaries there egypt is also wanted he could possibly step up its intervention if turkey intervenes and the fear is that turkey's intervention could spark a major escalation and broadening of the conflict dismissing those concerns saying it's within its rights to support the internationally recognized government and is promising that it will not step back next month's meeting between earth one and the russian president vladimir putin is expected to see the future of libya being discussed and that could be key to determining turkey's final decision on whether it deploys or not into libya thank you for that dorian jones in istanbul.

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