the bodies of the 2 leaders traveled from holy shrines in baghdad to karbala and najaf. this will be buried while burial is to take place in iran receiving messages of support for iraq's sovereignty president has spoken to world leaders including the turkish and french president they agreed on taking measures to prevent iraq from becoming a battleground for other countries to settle their scores in command of the group's . money could achieve the victory he wanted to expel u.s. troops from iraq the parliament's extraordinary session is already under mounting public pressure to legislate against the presence of u.s. forces in iraq but with a weak interim government with limited legislative powers the government is likely to not meet those expectations. with out of the fact that. donald trump has issued a stark warning to iran threatening to hit dozens of targets inside the islamic republic if it retaliates for the targeted killing of top commanders. the u.s. president fired off a series of tweets part of which said iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain usa a

. >>> we are looking at live pictures in najaf in iraq. as we continue to monitor these images for the funeral processions and services for qasem soleimani, iran's top military chief who was killed alongside ten others in a u.s. drone attack in baghdad airport on friday. more on the fallout from that killing is just ahead. when you move homes, you move more than just yourself. that's why xfinity has made taking your internet and tv with you a breeze. really? yup. you can transfer your service online in about a minute. you can do that? yeah. and with two-hour service appointment windows, it's all on your schedule. awesome. so while moving may still come with its share of headaches... no kidding. we're doing all we can to make moving simple, easy, awesome. go to xfinity.com/moving to get started. >>> let's get you back up to date on our breaking news. supporters of the iranian commander and others killed in a u.s. strike are gathering on the streets in iraq. thousands mourns the death of qasem soleimani in funeral processions across baghdad

the bodies of the 2 leaders traveled from holy shrines in baghdad to karbala and najaf. will be buried while very ill is to take place in iran receiving messages of support for iraq's sovereignty president has spoken to world leaders including the turkish and french presidents they agreed on taking measures to prevent iraq from becoming a battleground for other countries to settle their scores and beason commanders of groups say in death by some silly money could achieve the victory he wanted to expel u.s. troops from iraq the parliament's extraordinary session is already under mounting public pressure to legislate against the presence of u.s. forces in iraq but with a weak interim government with limited legislative powers the government is likely to not meet those expectations. with out of there or back that. to mike hanna in washington d.c. there are reports the white house is expected to give congress formal notice of the strike on syria money we know about this. there are several out lights are in for reporting that the white house has inform congress that later on

traveled from holy shrines in baghdad to karbala and najaf. will be buried while very little to take place in iran receiving messages of support for iraq's sovereignty president has spoken to world leaders including the turkish and french president they agreed on taking measures to prevent iraq from becoming a battleground for other countries to settle their scores. could achieve the victory he wanted to expel u.s. troops from iraq the extraordinary session is already under mounting public pressure to legislate against the presence of u.s. forces in iraq but with a weak interim government with limited legislative powers the government is likely to not meet those expectations. back that. is being on a ceremony in the southwestern city of. and these are live pictures coming to us here at al-jazeera from that that procession we're expecting that the body will arrive back in a robber not sure if it has yet but when it does he'll be taken to the holy city of mashad and then on to the iranian capital tehran and he'll be buried in his hometown of on

from holy shrines in baghdad to karbala and najaf. will be buried while very little to take place in iran receiving messages of support for iraq's sovereignty president has spoken to world leaders including the turkish and french president they agreed on taking measures to prevent iraq from becoming a battleground for other countries to settle their scores and. groups. money could achieve the victory he wanted to expel u.s. troops from iraq the parliament's extraordinary session is already under mounting public pressure to legislate against the presence of u.s. forces in iraq but with a weak interim government with limited legislative powers the government is likely to not meet those expectations. back that. libya's health ministry says at least 30 people have been killed after an airstrike by forces loyal to the warlord. that death toll is expected to rise with reports of many more bodies at the scene a military academy was targeted in the capital is the latest attack in a half dollars ongoing offensive to seize tripoli from the un r

barricades on the city's outskirts many more people are injured elsewhere in iraq in nasiriyah and najaf protesters have attempted to cut off the highway linking the southern oil rich province of basra the demonstrations reignited last week after a brief let's get the latest from osama bin javid in baghdad for us so it's nighttime now bring us up to speed for us with the situation in baghdad where you are. willfully you know we have confirmation that at least 3 people have been killed 2 in baghdad and at least one in. these 2 who were killed one had received to the head and the other one is reportedly to have been shot in the neck go we've been seeing. gruesome pictures that activists have been showing us about the heavy handedness they say of the security forces as they try to push them back these protesters for the last 24 hours have been trying to set up barricades they have been blocking roads main arteries as well as highways to try and tell the government that they mean business it was the deadline that they had set up for the government and they say none of their demands were met

procession organized by iran backed iraqi militias is heading for the shiite holy cities of karbala and najaf south of baghdad the death of general. sole nonny has sent shock waves through the region. tehran has vowed revenge of the u.s. has ordered its citizens to leave iraq and is sending thousands of extra troops to the region. the iranians took to the streets of their capital on friday in the 10s of thousands. was they chanted no compromise no surrender fight the us the news of general salim money's killing sparked fury among the protesters who directed their anger at the west. and why yes i mean how do you have the same thing they did to us should be done to them and their leader should be killed all of them should be killed and. military officials also spoke of revenge for the killing of the man who was widely seen as the 2nd most powerful figure in iran. and you know your way out the americans should prepare themselves for a slap in the face that the americans must know now that after this crime that they have committed they will face no safety or peace anywhere and. this was all that

traveled from holy shrines in baghdad to karbala and najaf where hundreds will be buried while still a money has very little to take place in iran receiving messages of support for iraq's sovereignty president burm sali has spoken to world leaders including the turkish and french presidents they agreed on taking measures to prevent iraq from becoming a battleground for other countries to settle their scores and beason commanders of pruning in group c. in depth last until the money could achieve the victory he wanted to expel u.s. troops from iraq the parliament's extraordinary session is already under mounting public pressure to legislate against the presence of u.s. forces in iraq but with a week interim government with limited legislative powers the government is likely to not meet those expectations. with out of the or back that. risc os to mike hanna who is in washington d.c. as you might were hearing about those thousands of u.s. troops being sent to the region tell us more about that and also this warning from some iraqi militia about the potential. their iraqi counterparts sta

from holy shrines in baghdad to karbala and najaf where hundreds will be buried while very ill is to take place in iran receiving messages of support for iraq's sovereignty president has spoken to world leaders including the turkish and french president they agreed on taking measures to prevent iraq from becoming a battleground for other countries to settle their scores and beason commanders of groups in dead last until the money could achieve the victory he wanted to expel u.s. troops from iraq the parliament's extraordinary session is already under mounting public pressure to legislate against the presence of u.s. forces in iraq but with a weak interim government with limited legislative powers the government is likely to not meet those expectations. with out of there a fact that. 14 people have been killed and 19 others were injured as a roadside bomb went off by a bus and became a fast 7 school children among the dead as well it happened it happened in the area of the province no claim of responsibility the bus though one of 3 in a convoy carrying about $160.00 people. libya's he

bases also grief and rage have filled the streets of baghdad and the shia holy cities of karbala and najaf we've seen these sorts of funeral processions taking place for sort of money and the iraqi militia leader don't forget the band mohan this who was killed alongside him diplomats and leaders meanwhile are scrambling to ease the crisis between iran and the u.s. this is the qatari foreign minister who has been dispatched to me iran's leaders you've also got france the u.k. and saudi arabia all calling for calm ok that sort of coverage with some a bit of a reporting from baghdad. multiple attacks have been reported in and around iraq's capital baghdad 3 incidents confirmed by iraqi security forces one took place inside the fortified green zone they predict have landed near the u.s. embassy compound iraqi security forces calling it a rocket attack near the celebrations area inside the green zone the another incident happened in the job neighborhood in a residential part of baghdad and the 3rd incident and north of baghdad in sanaa had been province and i'll balad base where some storerooms

this is the scene live in najaf.d so hot they are creating their own weather systems, making them even harder to control. and china sacks its official in charge of relations with hong kong six months after the start of the anti—beijing protests. hello and welcome to world news today. the iraqi military has confirmed that several rockets have landed

thousands out in force including the yellow vests movement police resorted to water cannon in the city of najaf as anger boiled over almost $3000.00 people took part in rallies there union say more than half a 1000000 people demonstrated in total across front. also on thursday large sections of the french population join what's become the longest transport workers strike in recent history and yet in paris the demonstrations turned violent. well we've already seen tear gas deployed on several occasions by the police as they were trying to control the crowds here in paris and the crowds are huge i just want to get you to go up and get a sense of looking down the street to seclude to mission tents and pushy much all the way down to our last of the publique it is chock a block with people people who've come out to support the strike and it still looks like it's getting huge amount to support in terms of have the strike is going there is more public transport that is operational at the moment in paris are we seeing trains operating fairly normally metros operating fairly normally in the mornings and

and people are rallying in iraq the city of najaf where the coffins of general of the money and the deputy leader of iraq's popular mobilization forces muhammad ali abraham may have arrived earlier in the capital baghdad where the assassination took place thousands of militia men and supporters chanted america is the great satan during a funeral procession solmonese body is due to be returned to iran on sunday. the number of dead caused by bushfires in australia has risen to 23 with 6 people also missing in 2 states new south wales and victoria the nation's largest warship is being sent to help with evacuations from the fire. yes 3000 reserve troops have also been called up on saturday hundreds of fires broke out damaging power lines and cutting off electricity skies turn red in the southeast of the country after wildfires intensified because of strong winds the 1st outbreaks started back in september amidst record temperatures so far around 1500 homes have been destroyed. a scandal is rocking our media where a criminal network has been uncovered which for over 20 years forced mothers to g

i further west in the city of najaf and also boiled over police she swore can intersperse the crowds there almost 3000 people took part in that rally unions to say that some half a 1000000 people demonstrated across france they are angry about government plans to raise the retirement age and to unify the pension system on friday the government did in $56.00 bill but said that it was actually open to alternative idea is the unions though continuing their strike action over the issue. now another news activists have gathered outside an airbase on the island of sardinia has she says a training facility by nato forces protesters are demanding the departure of the international military presence on the island there are. hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of the shorthand of a man who died on friday at the age of 79 he can't prove the gulf nation since 970 making him the longest serving ruler on the middle east is cousin has already been sworn in as. 12 migrants have been found dead and $21.00 rescued after that sank in the sea off the greek coast according to a coast guard spo

thousands of people have gathered in najaf to take part in a funeral procession for general soleimaniis our middle east correspondent — shejoins us now from beirut. we have seen mourners gathering but what do we know at this stage about the exact funeral arrangements, are we clear about that yet? what we know is that what is happening today in iraq, the mourners have gathered in thousands for the funeral procession of both qassem suleimani and the leader of the popular mobilisation movement in iraq. but after the morning and the funeral possession today, qassem suleimani's body will be moved and there will be three days of mourning and funerals. he will be buried in his the supreme leader is said to be going to leave the funeral and the prayers in tehran and the country has outlined three days of mourning they are to receive a reader that they have seen as the most powerful or second most powerful person in the country, who shaped the politics, the foreign policy and shaped the influence and presence of iran in the region. and we have seen one statement from the 2—step spokesman for i

this is the scene live in najaf.tralia's raging bushfires are now so strong and so hot they are creating their own weather systems, making them even harder to control. and china sacks its official in charge of relations with hong kong six months after the start of the anti—beijing protests. hello and welcome to world news today. the iraqi military has confirmed that several rockets have landed in baghdad near the us embassy and at the balad airbase north of the capital. the base houses us forces and the baghdad attacks targeted the area around the us embassy in the green zone and the neighbouring district of jadriya. no group has said it carried out the strikes, but iranian—backed militias have mounted similar attacks recently. the news comes as tens of thousands of people have packed the streets of baghdad for the funeral of iran's general, qasem soleimani, and the others killed by a us drone strike. the body of general soleimani will be returned to iran for further funeral ceremonies. iranian officials have promise

be for him for his final rights in tehran where the old one this will be buried in the holy city of najaf it is worth noting that there were not of fear amongst analysts who were watching the situation we saw a stricter security measures coming into play here as well as the green zone being fortified again but so far the procession has been peaceful it has moved on to other locations and. groups and paramilitary group. close to iran has been saying there is going to be revenge there is a lot of langar on the streets but it is going to be decided by iran and where that revenge takes place asama thank you for that for now that is our correspondent sama bin had live in baghdad let's bring in patti culhane now she's joining us live from the pentagon and news from the pentagon that thousands 3000 u.s. troops being sent to the region to kuwait patty. they're on their way now and they will be over the next couple of days this is of the 82nd airborne out of north carolina it is their immediate response force so this is about $3000.00 soldiers who are specifically trained to be able to jump into a

bodies through the city 1st to a holy shrine and then on to the we sold on this will be buried in najaf and then someone his body will be flown back to the 1st we saw that i poured in of grief and today is about a chance for people to pay their respects guitar's foreign minister is also headed to tehran. that being water would he have to says his fight is now against a quote foreign occupier after turkey's parliament agreed to send troops to libya after his forces have laid siege to the capital tripoli since april may be as un recognized government turkish president range of time to and for support the e.u. u.s. and arab league have expressed concern about turkey's decision will shortly after have to made those comments civilian districts of tripoli were targeted with new airstrikes more than 20 rockets hit the capital and at least one person was killed meanwhile this going concern about armed groups in libya abducting or arresting thousands of people leaving their families with no idea of where they are well one of the most high profile cases was the kidnapping of a human rights campai

shrines in baghdad to karbala and najaf where hundreds will be buried while still money is very little to take place in iran receiving messages of support for iraq's sovereignty president has spoken to world leaders including the turkish and french presidents they agreed on taking measures to prevent iraq from becoming a battleground for other countries to settle their scores and beason commanders of groups in-depth i sincerely money could achieve the victory he wanted to expel u.s. troops from iraq the parliament's extraordinary session is already under mounting public pressure to legislate against the presence of u.s. forces in iraq but with a weak interim government with limited legislative powers the government is likely to not meet those expectations. with out of there or back that anderson joins us again so that all this is happening as diplomatic effort says spearheaded by cats are underway to try to ease the crisis tell us about the. yes lauren as you heard there's been kind of phone calls between the iraqi president and world leaders as well as word leaders trying to deescalat

iran backs popular mobilization forces it's underway right now i will hondas will later be buried in najaf those are the pictures that you can see there and saw him on his body will be flown to iran well let's go live now to simona fulton who's in baghdad for us some more what's the atmosphere been like amongst those who've come out to pay their respects. so far the atmosphere has been largely peaceful we're seeing huge crowds but for now they're simply marching through an area of baghdad that is across the tigris river opposite from the green zone where the u.s. embassy is located these crowds consist of people who are wearing civilian clothing but we're also seeing a large presence of members of the popular mobilisation forces who are bearing flags and wearing uniforms and we're also seeing a lot of people bear the flag of the hizbollah brigades which is of course the group that the alamo hand has helped set up and it's it's one of the groups it's a group also that it was targeted in an airstrike earlier this week which ended up killing 27 of its fighters novel much of the other hundreds

by their government has erupted into mass protests in the capital baghdad and the southern city of najaf black smoke billowed into the sky as tires were set like protesters also place rob roadblocks in the street at least one protester was killed and 25 others injured when security forces used tear gas to break up a crowd on friday demonstrators have been demanding an overhaul of a political system that they believe has kept them in poverty more than 490 iraqis have been killed and 17000 injured since protests began on october 1st. meanwhile. iraq's hezbollah brigades has told al-jazeera that all major shia armed groups in the region have met in iran in an exclusive interview a spokesman said that they chalked out their future action against quote u.s. aggression some of it is in baghdad and has more on that exclusive interview. this is the 1st time that cut out of his will or hezbollah brigades group has spoken out after a series of events when the united states accused them of targeting one of their contractors in crude coke and targeted their fighters on the iraq syria border the spok

in iraq is also noteworthy he has spent a lot of time in the holy city of najaf. so he is very well known across the region both within the political ground and the military circles of this region he is somebody who is also known to be very kind very humble he was i should say i have heard stories of people who were on. plane ride said he was on and when he spent the entire time speaking to people about his experience because. he comes from very humble background in time and on province and he is somebody who is not new to the danger of his life within his life and have had many approximation accounts carried out and failed and there was also an attack even within iran that there was an attempt on his life just last year. was a the intelligence ministry and the revolutionary guard released a statement saying that they going to talk of the bombing of the mosque which he attended in his hometown that there were people there is a network of people that will be time to time to pass a nation they purchased property near the mosque where he goes for service whenever he

alongside him grief and rage have filled the streets of baghdad in the shia holy cities of karbala and najaf mourners called for revenge for their killings and then overnight there were several rocket attacks across iraq one exploded in the heavily fortified green zone which is where the u.s. embassy is and 2 others hit close to an iraqi air base where there are u.s. troops and contract says will differ amounts in the days are scrambling to ease the crisis between iran and the u.s. foreign minister was dispatched to meet iran's leaders this france the u.k. and saudi arabia cold for calm. well dosage is live for us in the holy city of my. body will be taken later on sunday so dorsai after that initial shock has subsided this is really a chance for people to pay their respects. but you know certainly people are starting to gather here on a very cold and humid morning and. people have a gathering because the body of the assassinated general hossam some of money will be arriving here in the next few hours where it will be inside the shrine where we are at the moment so that it will be on the sle

shrines in baghdad to karbala and najaf where hundreds will be buried while still money is very little to take place in iran receiving messages of support for iraq's sovereignty president burm sali has spoken to world leaders including the turkish and french presidents they agreed on taking measures to prevent iraq from becoming a battleground for other countries to settle their scores and beason commanders of freudian groups in death by some silly money could achieve the victory he wanted to expel u.s. troops from iraq the parliament's extraordinary session is already under mounting public pressure to legislate against the presence of u.s. forces in iraq but with a week interim government with limited legislative powers the government is likely to not meet those expectations. with out of the ira but that. warde hollister have to call on all libyans to take up arms after turkey voted in favor of sending troops to tripoli their support the u.n. recognized government in the capital against have to attempt to take the city general said his country is facing what he's calling a colonizer f

by their government has erupted into mass protests in the capital baghdad and the southern city of najaf black smoke billowed into the sky as tires were alight protesters also placed the roadblocks in the street at least one protester was killed and 25 others injured when security forces used tear gas to break up a crowd on friday demonstrators have been demanding an overhaul of a political system that they believe has kept them in poverty more than $490.00 iraq isn't killed since protests began on october 1st. the bodies of the 11 craniums who died when a passenger jet was accidentally shot down by iran have returned to kiev iran says it still hasn't made a decision on whether the plane's black box will be sent to ukraine for analysis 176 people were killed when the plane was brought down. china says it will step up efforts to contain the outbreak of a deadly new virus the national health body says the transmission of the corona virus has not been completely mapped it's believed to have originated from an animal market in the central city of 162 cases have now been confirmed and 2 peopl

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their funeral procession took place here and then the bodies will be taken from baghdad to karbala and najaf and there is where the end mohan this will be buried the other headlines libyan medical sources say at least 30 people have been killed after an airstrike by forces loyal to the warlords early for her after a military academy was targeted in the capital the latest attack in half the ongoing offensive to seize tripoli from the un recognized government after us forces are backed by egypt the u.a.e. and saudi arabia most of the victims believed to have been young cadets who were not on active duty and up the one who has been to the hospital with the students are being treated. and medical sources there say that it was so difficult for them to identify but it is of the dead victims because most of the dead bodies were either burned or torn apart by the attack now. medical sources also say that they have been calling the health ministry has been calling on people to go to the hospitals to do neat blood most of the victims are. aged $18.00 to $22.00 and their military students from all citi

this reminds me of being in najaf, iraq. we had an iranian-backed governor.-like figure in the governors office. this guy was evil. he was trying to kill americans and had blood on his hands. trust me, i wanted to kill him, but my team made a strategic decision not to take him out because it would create more problems than it would solve. that's what the president has done here. soleimani is an evil guy but he's create moed more problems it solved and we have to get out of this esculatory problem. >> i could see a trump admin astronaut adminadministration official saying the only problem it's caused is to shoot missiles into the dirt. there's been no horrific consequence. i'm giving you a strong man argument here. no horrific consequence yet to the killing of general soleimani. >> let's look at what's happened. first of all, we have stopped our counter-isis mission in iraq to go into a totally defensive posture. isis is a threat to the united states right here at home, and we have just given up the fight because we say we have to protect ourselves from an ira

the bodies of the leaders traveled from holy shrines in baghdad to karbala and najaf. will be buried while various to take place in iran receiving messages of support for iraq's sovereignty president has spoken to world leaders including the turkish and french presidents they agreed on taking measures to prevent iraq from becoming a battleground for other countries to settle their scores and. money could achieve the victory he wanted to expel u.s. troops from iraq the extraordinary session is already under mounting public pressure against the presence of u.s. forces in iraq but with an interim government with limited legislative powers the government is likely. do not meet those expectations. to the democratic republic of congo now where many children working in mine so they are physically and sexually abused the force to mine a cobol to metal used to make everything from batteries to mobile phones now in a landmark suit lawsuit a nonprofit organization is accusing 5 of the world's largest tech companies of exploiting child labor i don't want asa has more. in the minin

deputy commander of the iran backed popular mobilisation forces is underway but will later be buried in najaf in iraq sort of on his body will be flown to iran let's go live to samoa fulton who's in baghdad for us and so many thousands out on the streets all seems pretty peaceful right now and they've they've actually crossed the river now is that right . these crowds are now marching through an area that's called the japanese which is opposite of the fortified green zone on the other side of the tigris river we're seeing huge crowds consisting of people who are wearing civilian clothing we're also seeing some people who are wearing military fatigues presumably members of the popular mobilization forces and you can see that some of the footage that we have shown earlier that a lot of the people are bearing flags some of them are iraqi flags but we're also seeing a lot of flags of the popular mobilization forces and especially the hezbollah brigades that's specifically that yellow flag that we're seeing quite a lot in the crowds and of course this is the group that was struck in the u.s. airst

. >>> in iraq, large crowds accompanying coffins have arrived in the holy city of najaf, where services will be held for an iraqi commander also killed in the air strike. then in tehran, diplomatic initiatives to ease tensions with a visit from the foreign minister from qatar, foreign ministers from europe and china. they also want to avoid any further escalation, but talks with u.s. allies have not gone the way secretary pompeo would like. >> frankly, the europeans haven't been as helpful as i wished that they could. the brits, the french, the germans all need to understand that what we did, what the americans did saved lives in europe as well. this was a good thing for the entire world, and we are urging everyone in the world to get behind what the united states is trying to do. >> we have correspondents in various parts of the region to monitor the very latest developments. let's get into it right now and head to doha, qatar, where nbc's cal perry is on the ground. that's right near secentcom whe you are. cal, what's this i read, you sent an email about a bang that you heard? is ther

in najaf, mourners wept in a funeral procession for two protesters killed on sunday. meanwhile, security forces infi baghdad tear gas at demonstrators-- who said they are being brutalized. >>translated ): this revolution is peaceful. the security forces use various kinds of fire against us. they use live ammunition, rubber bullets and tear gas canisters. i got injured in my face. i cannot remove the mask from my face, because they cse and kill activists. i am not an activist, i am a protester.f: >> woodrmid the protests, mortar rounds struck the u.s.nd embassy compn baghdad overnight, causing one minor injury.es it was the lin a series of attacks. back in this country: the first of two women accusg harvey weinsteiof rape and sexual assault, testified in his new york trial. mimi haleyi said the movie producer got "offended" when she refused his advances at his apartment, in 2006. she said he forcibly performed oral sex on her. weinstein denies the accusations. federal prosecutors in new york say britain's prince andrew has refused-- so far-- to cooperate in the jeffrey

their government has again erupted into mass protests in the capital baghdad and the southern city of najaf protesters blocks many to road setting up barricades and burning tires demonstrations began in october of widespread corruption and the lack of public services. demonstrators are now threatening to step up their protests and cut of large areas in southern iraq unless government tax officers imran khan reports from. oh preparations begin for what protesters say will cripple iraq's roads they may be small in number at the moment but these protesters say they will cut off the south of iraq from the rest of the country by blocking all the main roads the reason is simple they say their demands for a new prime minister a new elections haven't been met and if they're not met by sunday night they will make good on that threat all across the south and the shot or so out of ostend we block the roads and are demanding our rights the rights of young people to get jobs we want rapid elections an independent candidate who doesn't belong to the old parties are going to demand the central government

by their government has erupted into mass protests in the capital baghdad and the southern city of najaf black smoke billowed into the sky is tires were set in light protesters also placed roadblocks in the street at least one protester was killed and 25 others injured when security forces used tear gas to break up a crowd on file day demonstrators have been demanding an overhaul of the political system that they believe has kept them in poverty more than 401000 iraqis have been killed and 17000 injured since protests began almost tobar 1st. and demonstrators are threatening to escalate their anti government action and possibly even cut off large areas of iraq's south imran khan reports now from babylon. preparations begin for what protesters say will cripple iraq's rights they may be small in number at the moment but these protesters say they will cut off the south of iraq from the rest of the country by blocking all the main roads the reason is simple they say their demands for a new prime minister a new elections have been met and if they're not met by sunday night they will make good

. >>> in iraq, large crowds accompanying coffins have arrived in the holy city of najaf, where servicesed in the air strike. then in tehran, diplomatic initiatives to ease tensions with a visit from the foreign minister from qatar, foreign ministers from europe and china. they also want to avoid any further escalation, but talks with u.s. allies have not gone the way secretary pompeo would like. >> frankly, the europeans haven't been as helpful as i wish