a key role in fighting in syria and iraq also killed was the deputy leader of iraqi militia group xabi a militia backed by iran the incident occurred amid tensions with the u.s. after a rocky protesters and members of hotshot be attacked the u.s. embassy in baghdad. well the news of the monies death has sent shock waves across the world a w reporter i mean to see if is with me to discuss those reaction. price and condemnation what are they saying the u.s. officials at this stage where there are divisions within the u.s. even among the government sent. chris murphy he's a democrat from connecticut he's also on the senate committee for foreign relations he was one of the 1st u.s. officials to respond to this and we can take a look at what he said not nice words for what happened here he said he was an enemy of the united states that's not a question the question is this as reports suggested america just assassinate without any congressional authorization the 2nd most powerful person in iran knowingly setting off a potential massive regional war so using the word assassination there to ta

his close ally the deputy head of hostile xabi an iranian backed iraqi militia. was also killed along with other members of his group. u.s. missiles hit their convoy as they left the airport. so the money was commander of the quds force a unit of iran's revolutionary guard responsible for foreign operations for iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei so the money was a trusted confidant a member of his inner circle his killing in a targeted u.s. strike is the most extreme escalation in tensions between to her own in washington in recent years how many warned there will be retaliation the cruelest people on earth assassinated the honorable commander who courageously fought for years against the evils and bandis of the world sulaimani is martyrdom will make iran more decisive to resist america's expansionism and to defend our islam values with no doubt iran and other freedom seeking countries in the region will take his revenge into her own senior leaders met in an emergency meeting of iran's national security council many iranians see the u.s. attack as an ac

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to anticipate what will be going there there were many threats from the leadership of the how you xabi to you know to make some reaction against american show why do you iraqi government did not force the protection against the american you know which are obviously the american embassy in baghdad and the green zone which is more fortified ismay let me lay not just for a 2nd because i want to concentrate also on what the iraqi people seem to want so what we are. you're talking about is a country that appears to have numerous layers of influence which ever way you look at it whichever side you are on the us names iran iran blames the us but the peaceful protesters they want basic services and good governance how do they get that on the ground in such a complex environment. well honestly speaking i don't think such a situation going to help. to reform anything but i think the 1st step now to choose a prime minister that has a real background about what's happening more or less outside the political blocs and more or less has a very good knowledge about to get a very good relations with al

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the deputy head of the iranian backed iraqi militia hushed those xabi other members of the group were also killed in the attack a drone strike hit their convoy as they left the airport. for iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali come in a slow money was a trusted confidant a member of his inner circle his killing in a targeted attack the most extreme escalation in tensions between tehran and washington in recent years come and he warned there will be revenge into her own senior leaders met in an emergency meeting of iran's national security council many iranians see the u.s. attack as an act of war the united nations high commissioner for human rights described the killings as a likely violation of international law the idea that iran is not going to respond is is wishful thinking that will make the debacle of invading iraq look like a walk in the park i do not think the president trying really understands what he's got in the united states into going up against iran u.s. secretary of state michael and peo tweeted a video showing iraqis celebrating the attack while still the money enjoye

iraqi government that will warrant and they are not talking about oh it will not be in landis the xabi popular mobilization forces there's no doubt that he is considered an. unofficial within the u.s. government with an iraqi government the iraqi government there is a friend and a lot of partner. the u.s. government and this was done without the approval of us once read all of the iraqi government so this book. the government there now that a difficult position that was embarrassing for government and also raised a great deal of was the lithium ranks ok then you're all kind of on the other hand when so i just i just want to talk about escalation for a minute and because you something you said was interesting the uranium military claims that 35 american and israeli targets are within their reach at what they actually attack any of them and risk that the escalation or is it more about psychological warfare at this stage that's a very good question of the past actually is that a long is a long term plan or is that. they have been very careful rational actor but i think what we have seen n

in baghdad in bases which are iraqi bases being used by coalition we've heard from the highest to xabi the popular mobilization forces saying that they will claim if the attack previously when they were blamed for accused of carrying out these attacks but we've also heard from other groups which are roughly linked or backed by iran saying that the revenge for costumes for their money is not over the missile strikes that we saw by iran were just the beginning so far we have not had any claim of responsibility but the car iraqi security forces remain on high alert and it is also worth noting that after the security situation calmed down in the last 48 hours or so the protest movement since friday has seems to have picked up and there have been a number of protests in baghdad and other cities and there have been clashes as well where activists are saying that government. without revealing their identities have been trying to push them out of the camps where they have been protesting for the last few months against not just the influence of the united states but also iranian influence in t

help the iraqi security fight isis the iraqi security forces will acknowledge that the high should xabi inside of iraq some of who were helped by the iranians were important to that fight and it really was a joint victory against isis all this noise about americans creating isis that's just foolishness but there had to be a space and a place for the pm have some popular mobilization forces after the end of the isis fight they needed to be in the iraqi security forces not protesting outside the u.s. embassy but we are where we are we're at a phase now where. hopefully sober minded people will start thinking about what the next step should be because as even you said this could could turn really bad if it goes too far up the escalator tory ladder but when you say we are where we are he is where we are we have a protest is a member of the popular mobilization forces directly on the american embassy in baghdad one of the most heavily fortified security bazooms the united side says anywhere in the wool strikes against american interests by. backed by iran linked to iran with inside iraq a po

his close ally the deputy head of hush those xabi an iranian backed iraqi militia. was also killed along with other members of his group u.s. missiles hit their convoy as they left the airport. so the money was commander of the kids force a unit of iran's revolutionary guard responsible for foreign operations for iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei so the money was a trusted confidant a member of his inner circle his killing in a targeted u.s. strike is the most extreme escalation in tensions between to her own and washington in recent years how many warned there will be retaliation. the cruelest people on earth assassinated the honorable commander who courageously fought for years against the evils and bandis of the world sulaimani is martyrdom will make iran more decisive to resist america's expansionism and to defend our islam values with no doubt iran and other freedom seeking countries in the region will take his revenge into her own senior leaders met in an emergency meeting of iran's national security council many iranians see the u.s. attack as an a

the the hazardous xabi or is very angry now even the iraqi people are angry but let me say this iraq is a failed state and if the american get involved in that field the state it's going to be very difficult for them. to get a victory and to be honest american been fighting in this area for the last 20 years in. iraq they never want to but but they would draw from the. defeat it's going to be very difficult for the american i think variant of the get out of spawn back on them but we never know nobody would know where and when it's going to have been but ok. i see it's. your time your perspective thanks very much indeed for hillary mann leverett is a former white house national security official and she says united states has completely underestimated iran and its military capabilities. the fact that the united states designated. on its own unilaterally as a foreign terrorist does not give the united states in law or in practice even the right to kill him it in u.s. law gives the united states the right to seize his assets but not to kill him and i think here again we're looking at u.

hondas he was the deputy leader of iraq's haast xabi militia the pentagon a few as i was saying has confirmed now the death of so the money in its statement it says it was done on the orders of the u.s. president the killing has also been confirmed by iranian state t.v. and for that we go to dorset jabari who joins us on the phone from tehran doors or is there no we seem to have lost dorsey will go to the united states where gabrielle elizondo is standing by can you tell us more about what the u.s. has confirmed deal with the pentagon has confirmed here with this strike. yeah it was a pretty remarkable department of defense statement about this it's good too and a half paragraphs long i won't read the entire thing again but the key points that stand out here is obviously the united states department of defense confirming that the strike that killed solomon he was at the direction of the president united states that should not necessarily be a surprise given the high profile of solo money but also in the statement of by the department of defense they really pointed out how solo money in their

days with the killing of course and so the money of your own income and and the hundreds the national xabi the bulk of the mobilization forces come on the body u.s. and then iran. television within iraq so all that's really spurred these protestors on they are very afraid that iraq will become the battleground main buffer ground for the u.s. and iran and i'm game run interesting the entire coleman tree over this past week due to recent events that the protest movement may have become a casualty of those events but between that and the kind of rather complex political landscape what is the kind of level of optimism for change. just take a look around to the level of optimism and so do we want to change that take a look at this obstacle or see this probably would look like a farmer or the parliament is not representative of illinois here because they are leaving on their city so the protest movement has been rejuvenated yes that was a mold with a few weeks but for right now just take a look at the number one this is a protest movement it doesn't look like it's going to go with it any time so

been celebrating the death of course until the money and then there are the militias the house the xabi and other groups which have been demanding action against foreign troops presence visibly the united states which indeed is sending more troops to the region. for the latest from back that thank you. well the israeli military was put on high alert as the country braced for fallout from the killing the prime minister also cut short a visit to greece benjamin netanyahu reaffirmed his support for the united states same president trump deserves credit for acting swiftly and decisively just as israel has the right of self-defense united states has exactly the same right cousin silliman is responsible for the deaths of american citizens and many other innocent people he was planning more such attacks president wrote deserves all the credit for acting swiftly forcefully decisively israel stands with the united states in its just goggle for peace security and self defense. and the oil prices jumped nearly $3.00 a barrel following the killing of soleimani with the international benchmark for c

morning and a large procession that will be carried out this morning by all accounts a very harsh to xabi the popular mobilization forces and it's militias will be. convening in bout the taking of the funeral procession from one of the most iconic bridges here in baghdad so the country remains divided between this and it is not just this country. he was one of those figures who was the architect of iran's international influence across the middle east and that division you can see in syria in lebanon and elsewhere as well as you saw pictures from syria where people were actually celebrating the death of christ in chile money in opposition held parts whereas we've heard from the president of bashar al assad of syria saying that his services for the syrian army will not be forgotten ok some avenge of aids live in baghdad thank you. now the reaction in the u.s. to the assassination of the iranian general can be split star in parts isn't lines republicans appraise president trump's actions but democrats have expressed concern about iran's reaction mike hanna is in washington d.c. with more. u

but i think maybe in the head this is the 2nd income on and off iraq's hush that xabi are popular mobilization going to the shia the alignment of shia militias who came together in the fight against them once a decree was issued in 24 teams we've been instrumental in the fight against isis and not so long ago was the commander of. a group which shares the name but is very different from hezbollah in lebanon but again shared the same ideology with hezbollah in lebanon so he was an instrumental figure in iraq he was very close to haas and so the money cost and the money almost used him as as his vice lead in iraq and they would seem very much to get very very he went in their arms and we saw his role especially when there were very difficult areas a fight with isis whether it came to a new job or to creep beiji almost we saw how cost and sending money would come in how possums in a minute would we would move and he would be followed into a man a man 317100 also was very important because he had supports off the legions of many of these militias who had their own individual aims as well as we've

supporters of iran by groups including those belonging to the popular mobilization forces or hush to xabi and that again is something that we've seen play out in the last 48 hours but we've also seen opposition to such statements opposition to the complete withdrawal of u.s. troops from iraq because many don't completely trust all of the forces in iraq to provide them security or cover when they are or many of them are backed by iran. and we've seen over the last few months in iraq. have you know not just announced the present self foreign troops of u.s. troops but also of influence from iran what what's likely to be the reaction from the streets and as you say is iraq in a position today's defend its sovereignty if these foreign troops were to leave. but you have to remember that it was only 2014 when a few 1000 fighters came in and took iraq's 2nd largest city now iraqi forces say they're battle hardened there they're much more prepared and they can defeat any threats such as eisel but that is something which has been coming up from various political circles especially the sunnis in nor

his close ally the deputy head of hush those xabi iranian backed iraqi militia the 100 was also killed along with other members of his group u.s. missiles hit their convoy as they left the airport. so the money was commander of the kurds force a unit of iran's revolutionary guard responsible for foreign operations for iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei so the money was a trusted confidant a member of his inner circle his killing in a targeted u.s. strike is the most extreme escalation in tensions between to her own in washington in recent years how many warned there will be retaliation. the cruelest people on earth assassinated the honorable commander who courageously fought for years against the evils and bandis of the world sulaimani is martyrdom will make iran more decisive to resist america's expansionism and to defend our islam values with no doubt iran and other freedom seeking countries in the region will take his revenge into her own senior leaders met in an emergency meeting of iran's national security council many iranians see the u.s. attack as an act of war across