baghdad. rockets have struck the international airport. an'sr member of paramilitary group the popular mobilization forces been killed. destroyed two vehicles belonging to the iranian backed group. let's get an update from al jazeera's correspondent in baghdad. what happened here? details have: more emerged in the last hour or so about what appears to be a targeted strike on two vehicles exiting the international airport. according to the popular mobilization forces, the vehicle. high-profile guests who had .rrived we are also hearing that this might have been a targeted strike. saying this could have been a u.s. strike. the popular mobilization forces were behind that be siegemund of the u.s. embassy in baghdad. it has been two days have a very rapid development. thethis attack happening in early hours of the morning. security forces have cordoned off many paths leading toward the airport. the international side is still operational. the area is the base of counterterrorism forces. airport, thethat u.s.-led coalition. >> it is almost a con

air strikes kill a top iranian general the pentagon says the strike at baghdad international airport was to prevent future or reigning in attacks the death of the lead commander to some sort of mommy dramatically escalates mideast tensions. also coming up mass evacuations in australia as deadly wildfires rage on checked the navy has rescued hundreds sheltering at beaches thousands more are hitting the road ahead of a weekend of hot conditions expected to fuel the fires. and after dozens of animals are killed in a devastating zoo fire here in germany unanswered questions fortunately some animals did survive in the zoo has now reopened. i brought in thomas great to have you with us today iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has warned that harsh retaliation is waiting for the u.s. now that after a u.s. airstrike at baghdad international airport killed iranian general the same somani the head of iran's elite force committee is also to declared 3 days of national mourning for the general's death he was considered the architect of tehran's military operations throughout the middle

a rocket attack near baghdad's international airport kills a senior member of an iraqi paramilitary group that's backed by iran. hello and welcome i'm peter dhabi you're watching al-jazeera live from doha also coming up turkey's parliament approved sending troops to support libya's u.n. backed government prompting a warning from the u.s. president. now you might. have australia's prime minister is heckled by people whose homes are threatened by the raging bush wants. and we're in the central african republic where aid agencies are warning of a humanitarian crisis that will only get worse. we begin with breaking news out of the iraqi capital baghdad where rockets have struck an area near the city's international airport a senior member of iraq's paramilitary group the popular mobilization forces has been killed the rockets landed near the air cargo terminal destroying 2 vehicles belonging to the iranian backed group let's get the update now from al jazeera correspondent in baghdad osama bin. what happened here. more details in the last hour or so about what appears to be a good cry to be a

this happened again early friday morning near the baghdad international airport. that strike also killing a senior member of the iranian backed popular mobilization forces. that's the same group whose supporters tried to storm the u.s. embassy earlier this week. the pentagon says it launched the attack on the direct orders of president donald trump. it blames the iranian general for the deaths of hundreds of american troops over the years and says the strike was a defensive action. >> and iran's spiritual leader says harsh revenge awaits the criminals who killed soleimani and the foreign minister zarif blasted vowing that resistance in the region would only grow stronger. let's start this hour with arawa damon with the latest on the details of what happened. >> reporter: this targeted assassination is monument s escalation, one that can only most likely be viewed by iran as an act of war. now we have entered uncharted territory. qassem soleimani is not only a revered figure inside iran especially when it comes to the quds force, but also when it comes to a portion

martha raddatz leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, reports of civilian casualties at the baghdad international airport after a reported missile strike hit a cargo area, which shut the airport down. this follows the stunning attack on the u.s. embassy in baghdad, one of the most fortified in the world. for two straight days, iranian-backed militias and iraqi supporters hurling rocks, setting embassy rooftops and guard posts on fire and ramming bulletproof windows while chanting, "down, down with america." nearly 900 additional u.s. forces were rushed to the region with thousands more on alert if they are needed. with the pentagon warning today that iran may be planning more attacks on u.s. interests in the region, the chairman of the joint chiefs insisted that when it comes to protecting the embassy, there is sufficient combat power there, he said, air and ground, that anyone who attempts to overrun it will run into a buzz saw. >> martha raddatz joining us right now from washington. and martha, we're still getting more details about that missile strike on the airport. but what is the ultimate goal of t

general in an air raid on baghdad international airport iraq very little warning just a couple of minutes into in there keep up to date with what's happening in iraq and iran. want to social media units here in the coming hours to take you through it as well as we get more reaction to that big news you can see on your screen there thank you for watching. international. you know world of big part of the lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smart we need to stop slamming the door on the bath and shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now for watching closely watching the hawks. time after time corporations repeat the same mantra sustainability it's very important to accelerate the transition to sustainable transport sustainability. a more equitable and sustainable well. they claim their production is completely hama's. it. companies want us to feel good about buying their products while the damage is being done f

drone strike outside the baghdad international airport. the crowds are huge in iran right now. and they're shouting "death to america." >> what would be our reaction in the air yans had targeted the secretary of defense, joint chiefs or the president of the united states? there would be many thousands of people in the streets saying death to iran. you kill so many people with that stature, you're bound to see this kind of reaction. this is one of the things that i hope the secretary of defense, the agencies are saying this is likely to be the reaction. an outpouring of rage and likely to be retaliation against us. are you sure you want to take this action or is there something lower on the scale that would send a message without provoking a response that could endanger many americans. >> secretary cohn, thank you very much for coming in and giving us your perspective. we're going to take a quick break. that's the casket carrying the body of general qassim soleimani, who was killed outside the baghdad international airport. we'll be right back. in a world where everything gets a

starting with some news that is just coming in multiple blasts have been reported near baghdad international airport the airport is said to be closed as of now with all flights suspended the rockets were apparently targeting a nearby military base local media says 12 iraqi servicemen have been injured in the attack of course our newsroom is keeping up on the situation and we will bring you more updates as the big come in. now donald trump thinks of foreign interference could complicate the situation in libya he raised his concerns during a call with president to one of turkey both leaders agreed to maintain diplomatic cooperation in the conflict this comes after the turkish parliament voted on thursday to back at the un recognized government in libya giving a green light to a troop deployment there and libya has been. in a state of war since protests in 2011 and the ousting of the country's leader moammar gadhafi in recent months the u.s. backed government of national court has been losing ground to the rival administration of general. who leads the libyan national army general forces currently cont

strikes against 2 targets in iraq early friday morning several missiles hit an area near baghdad international airport killing 7 people including a top iranian general among the dead is general kasim sala money one of the most powerful men in iran so the money was head of iran's a likud force and had 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

and there are reports of explosions near baghdad's international airport and alice of course follows days of tension in the city you just hearing about that in the report there and of course attempts to storm the u.s. embassy as we see really tensions between iran and the u.s. reach new levels of volatility inside iraq and that sole supporters of iran backed groups in the country breaching the u.s. embassy in baghdad but here we now have reports of explosions at the airport in the iraqi capital. and trying bring you more information as it comes into us. it without is here at live from london and much more still ahead a 1000000 people are already displaced in the central african republic and that number could only get bigger this year. and looking at mexico's anti monuments remembering issues and events the government might prefer to forget. and i would like to give you good news but of course i can't the weather is not to be a help in any way with the fire still burning strongly there are a few big showers satellite pictures out but this is of course history not forecast a forecast c

this happened near the baghdad international airport early on friday.assim soleimani was the leader of iran's elite quds force. the pentagon fwlblames him for deaths of hundreds of american and coalition troops. >> the u.s. strike also killed a senior leader of the iranian-backed popular mobilization forces. that's the same group whose supporters tried to storm the u.s. embassy in baghdad earlier this week. well, how does this ratchet up the danger in the region from iran? nick paton walsh joins me live from london. nick, it seems this is completely new territory. >> certainly. look, i should point out, you know, you mentioned earlier the possibility of war with iran. one key thing in all of this is that it's likely iran's leaders have calculated that a conventional military confrontation with the u.s. is something they're going to lose. also, too, that will be central to the u.s. calculation here. now, this is clearly a deliberate u.s. action. yes, we were told by u.s. officials that it is a target of opportunity, but it is one that stems from a presid

that is the latest from baghdad international airport. we we re baghdad international airport.he british political reaction of what has happened. well, as i put it to alastair burt there, it's understood that boris johnson was not warned in advance by donald trump of the strike that killed general soleimani. our political correspondent, jessica parker is at westminster. we do understand that borisjohnson was not informed in advance of the strike now. some may use that to question the strength of the relationship between the us in the uk. of course, allies, but dismissing that issue where is sideshow, but as you were pointing out, what questions will be raised is what should be told in advance, because of shipping interests in the gulf there are uk troops stationed there. we have heard today in a statement from the foreign secretary who has spoken to his us counterpart, but in that statement he said we have always recognised the threat raised. we urge all parties to de—escalate. so not really a clear endorsement of the reaction that donald trump has decided to take. there has be

after last night, drone strike targeted a car outside baghdad international airport that qasem soleimani was riding in. additionally a senior official in a top iranian militia targeted and killed outside the airport last night. today iran vowing to respond, rouhani tweeting out the great nation of iran will take revenge for what he is calling a heinous crime. the ayatollah implementing a 3 day morning period vowing to respond. qasem soleimani responsible for a number of proxies in places like lebanon, the gaza strip, iraq and syria so his death is a major escalation and something the united states is going to have to prepare for the region. the us of the in baghdad has told all-americans to leave iraq immediately, take a car out by land or any other means possible, they are warning of kidnappings and possible retaliation today by iran or its factions in the region. us secretary of state mike pompeo tweeting out a video of iraqis dancing because many iraqis have been protesting in the streets of baghdad and other key iraqi cities because of the iranian influence in their country, they act

the most trusted advisers was hit at baghdad international airport. it was a decisive action.eneral soleimani was actively developing plans to attack american diplomats and troops in iraq and the region. the state department is urging all u.s. citizens to leave iraq immediately. >> proxies across the region and hated by the country's enemies, who saw him as the mastermind of state-sponsored terrorism. his assassination comes days after supporter of a militia stormed the u.s. embassy in baghdad. they were protesting missile strikes launched by the u.s. for the death of an american contractor, an attack that the pentagon blamed on soleimani's forces. >> tehran calling it dangerous. adding, the u.s. bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue adventurism. one big question this morning is whether top congressional leaders were notified. cnn's fareed zacaria suspects they were not. >> it's not clear what the objective here. soleimani is a bad guy. no question. we appear to be without congressional authorization, entering into another middle east war. >> just the other da

six others were also killed in the strike near baghdad's international airport. the pentagon said president trump directed it. in a statement, the department of defense said suleimani was "activity developing plans to attack american diplomats and service members in iraq and throughout the region." secretary of state mike pompeo tweeted this video with the caption "iraqis, iraqis dancing for freedom thankful general suleimani is no more." president trump tweeted an american flag. the statement from the pentagon claims suleimani approved this week's violent protests at the u.s. embassy in baghdad. that prompted the u.s. military to deploy hundreds of troops to the middle east. defense secretary mark esper said there are i indications militias loyal to iran are planning further attacks. >> do i think they may do something? yes. and they will likely regret it. >> reporter: iran's defense minister released a statement saying, quote, a crushing revenge will be taken for suleimani's assassination. and police and mayors in major cities are already responding to those th

six others were also killed in the strike near baghdad's international airport. the pentagon says president trump directed it. in a statement the department of defense said soleimani was developing plans to attack american diplomats and servicemembers in iraq and the th caption, iraqis, iraqis, dancing in the street for freedom thankful that general soleimani is no more. president trump simply tweeted an american flag. the statement from the pentagon claimed soleimani approved this week's violent protests at the u.s. embassy in baghdad. that prompted u.s. military to deploy hundreds of troops to the middle east. defense secretary mark esper said there are indications militias loyal to iran are planning further attacks. >> do i think they may do something? yes. and they will likely regretted. to the defense minister of iran released a statement saying, quote, i crushing the revenge will be taken for soleimani's unjust assassination. laura podesta, cbs news. >> reaction to the strike were quick to comment. republicans including senator lindsey graham applauded the

response to washington's as a nation of iran's most powerful general in an air strike at baghdad international airport on friday we have a very extraordinarily expensive piece that's there it cost billions of dollars to build long before my time we're not living unless they pay us back for it if they do ask us to leave if we don't do it in a very friendly basis will charge them sanctions like they've never seen before avar. iraqi lawmakers passed their resolution on sunday evening calling on u.s. troops to leave the country and also asked the government to pull back from military assistance for the u.s. led coalition and it pushes for a formal complaint against washington to be raised that the u.n. for violating iraqi sovereignty now there's another day of mourning ahead in iran as people fill the streets of the capital for the funeral procession you can see the live pictures behind me on the monitor that i was off for of course the general who seems sort of on his body was returned to the country hundreds of thousands of mourners are paying tribute to the slain c'mon the recross the middle east and b

follows america's assassinations of iran's most powerful general in an air strike on baghdad international airport on friday hundreds of thousands lined the streets of the body of general. return home. and in other words that shaped the week wiki leaks founder julian assange claims he is slowly dying in the u.k. prison saying he is being given sedatives and subjected to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement he made the allegations to a friend in a christmas phone call. rang me because he spend christmas with me and my family in 2010. he said to me but i'm slowly. broadcasting live. this is r t international i'm john thomas really glad to have you with us as we recap the week's top stories 1st let's start in iraq where 6 people have been reportedly wounded after several rockets hit in baghdad including an area near the u.s. embassy the heavily fortified green zone which houses government buildings and foreign missions the developments follow the united states assassination of iran's most powerful general in an air raid in baghdad international airport on friday president trump has tweeted that if

he died as the convoy left baghdad international airport this morning. oren liebermann is on the ground in lebanon. he decided to cut short his visit to greece today. what more can you tell us about the concern in israel for possible iranian-backed military action against israel? >> reporter: wolf, it would be very easy to see a situation where iran decides not to retaliate against the u.s. but instead points its anger, it's retaliation here in israel, the u.s. maj u.s.'s major ally in the region. that's why benjamin netanyahu cut short his time in greece. it has to be noted there are no restrictions or limitations along the northern border. praise for donald trump's decision to carry out the death of qasem soleimani has been echoing around the world. >> the united states has the exact same right for self-defense. qasem soleimani is responsible for the deaths of many american citizens and innocent people. president trump deserves all the credit for acting quickly, swifting, forcefully and decisively. they sta israel stands with the united states for secu

follows america's assassination of iran's most powerful general in a terrorist strike on baghdad international airport on friday hundreds of thousands of lined the streets as the body of general money is returned. and the stories that shape the week wiki leaks founder julian. he's slowly dying in a u.k. prison saying he's being. objective to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement he made the allegations to a friend in a christmas phone call. duty and rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 but you know what time it sounded he said to me but i'm slowly dying. with the biggest stories of the past 7 days and right up to the moment developments as well welcome to the weekly on r.t. international i mean o'neill. our breaking news this hour we are getting reports that 3 people have been wounded after several rockets hit an area near the u.s. embassy in a heavily fortified green zone which houses government buildings and foreign missions additionally the iraqi military is saying that a separate carried out by islamic state occurred in the country's north killing 2 servicemen. meanwhi

response to washington's assassination of a rod's most powerful general in an air raid at baghdad international airport on friday we have a very extraordinarily expensive ear piece that's there it costs billions of dollars to build long before my time we're not living unless they pay as back for it if they do ask us to leave if we don't do it in a very friendly basis will charge them sanctions like they've never seen before. it will make a rainy and sanctions look somewhat tame. iraqi lawmakers passed their resolution on sunday evening calling on u.s. troops to leave the country and also ask the government to pull back from military assistance for the u.s. led coalition pushes for a formal complaint against washington to be raised at the u.n. for violating iraqi sovereignty and general consume some of mani's body was returned to iran on sunday the country seeing huge outpouring of grief with hundreds of thousands of mourners paying tribute to the slain c'mon the recross the middle east and beyond iranian leaders are vowing to venue sullivan is there but if explains it better playing a long game. on the

was due to meet a general saloon monny 8 30 am on the morning he was killed as he left baghdad international airport mr abdul mahdi said the general salute monny was carrying iran some response to a message iraq had conveyed on behalf of saudi arabia aimed at easing tensions between the 2 countries in the region so the money was apparently on a peace mission carrying proposals on how to reduce tensions in the region this is from the mouth of the u.s. backed iraqi prime minister versus him we have the state department it's sure and says that he was actually evil and take our word for it he was. organizing imminent attacks on u.s. bases take our word for it is there any surprise that iraqis voted to remove american soldiers from their country that iraqis don't want foreign troops murdering who they will when they will the parliament has decided to ask the us to leave once a prime minister signs off iraq will withdraw its request for assistance which they followed with the us led coalition when isis was ascendant if the us refuses to pull out if it keeps its troops it will no longer be a friend it will

in the vote follows america's assassination of iran's most powerful general strike on baghdad international airport on friday hundreds of thousands lined the streets as the body of general. is returned. to in the stories that shaped this week wiki leaks founder julian assange claims he slowly dying in a u.k. prison saying he's being. subjected to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement he made the allegations to a christmas for. me because he the spend christmas with me and my family in 2010 but you know what time it. all he said to me but i'm slowly dying. with the biggest stories of the past 7 days and right up to the moment developments as well welcome to the weekly r t international my name's union o'neil we begin with breaking news the iraqi parliament house passed a resolution calling on the government to expel all foreign forces and to formally terminate its request for assistance from the u.s. led coalition the vote follows the united states assassination of iran's most powerful general in our rate on baghdad international airport on friday iraqi official it's the scribe the strike as a viol

force unit within the revolutionary guards has been killed in a shelling attack at the baghdad international airportuty head of iraq paramilitary forces. arwa damon joins us from baghdad. you and i were talking earlier, a couple of hours ago, and there had just been the sounds of three explosions. is that what this is? >> anderson, we're not entirely clear, but yes, that seems to have been the case. initially these reports came out as three katyusha rockets hitting in the vicinity of baghdad international airport, and the images emerge that we're showing two vehicles on fire. following that, we began getting news from sources within the popular mobilization forces. this is that iranian-backed iraqi paramilitary unit. those sources were initially saying that a senior member was in the pmf was killed saying it was the head of their protocol department. but now we're hearing from iraqi state television who is also quoting a source within the pmf saying that the head of iran's elite quds force, qassim soleimani, a name who anyone who has been following what's been happening in the middle east and involv

air strikes kill a top iranian general the pentagon says the strike at baghdad international airport was to prevent iranian attacks the death of at least come on back a sense out of money dramatically escalates the middle east tensions also coming up australia's prime minister facing a growing criticism over the deadly bushfires and angry residents who've lost their homes say scott morrison should have done more to help victims of the blazes raging across the country and said questions off to dozens of animals are killed in a devastating devastating soon in germany fortunately some did survive the inferno and the soup has now reopened. i'm getting thanks so much for joining us. iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has warned that harsh retaliation is waiting for the u.s. that's often a u.s. air strike on baghdad airport killed the iranian general cast them in mine and they head of iran's elite qods force how many has also declared 3 days of national mourning to mark the general's death he was considered the architect of terrans military operations in the middle east the u.s.

air strikes kill a top iranian general the pentagon says the strike at baghdad international airport was to prevent future attacks the death of the lead commander. dramatically escalates mid east 10 ships. also coming up on the show scrambling to escape the blaze of mass evacuations in australia as deadly bushfires rage on chat the navy's ferry hundreds to safety and thousands more are hitting the road ahead of a weekend of more hot conditions. and what took you so long mr bonk after a 5 year away the latest double 07 blockbuster is back at the same. time bryan thomas great to have you with us today iran's supreme leader ayatollah khamenei has warned that harsh retaliation is waiting for the u.s. now that after a u.s. air strike at baghdad international airport killed the iranian general has some solo money the head of iran's elite force now in many has also declared 3 days of national mourning for the general staff he was considered the architect of tehran's military operations in the middle east. the u.s. asked came in the middle of the night later the pentagon tweeted this strike

has struck iranian linked targets at baghdad international airport it is also reported that a high profile iranian general so the money was killed in that strike along with an iraqi militia. and as more. it appears that washington is confirming that it did indeed carry out air strikes against iran linked forces in iraq now at this point we're hearing that 2 vehicles were hit outside the airport in baghdad and 5 members of the popular mobilisation forces were hit as well as 2 additional guests and that among those killed was qassam a solomonic the leader of the could force of the islamic revolutionary guard corps a very prominent figure in iran that he apparently has been killed in this strike that took place outside of the baghdad airport this comes it's important to note in the aftermath of an announcement from mark aspart the u.s. secretary of defense that the united states was planning action against iranian forces in the region and that the u.s. say it believed that iran was planning a strike against the united states this is what we heard from mark as for hours beforehand through some

we can find you where you are -- we will find you at the baghdad international airport when you think you're safe because you think you control the iraqi regime, you think that's your back yard. no, no. we got intel. we got weapons. we can touch you anywhere. and the colonel is right, the amount of americans killed by suliamani, this guy is going to rot in hell, good for him. right where he is. he's got american blood on his hands, long overdue. good on president trump. you can do this without calling for a larger middle east war, which is the critics will have or say to this president. you can be strong without being dragged into something you don't want to be a part of. >> congressman, it does beg the question, why was suliamani, someone as senior as it gets in the iranian regime, in baghdad. if there are people that have any doubt about baghdad or the iranian's fingerprint on what was going down at the embassy, why was this person actually in iraq? >> that's right. well, he was in iraq. he was with the head of the hezbollah, just rocketed our base and killed an american and then st

a rocket attack near baghdad's international airport kills a senior member of an iraqi paramilitary group that's backed by iran. hello and welcome i'm peter dhabi you're watching al-jazeera live from also coming up turkey's parliament to send troops to support libya's u.n. backed government fronting a warning from the u.s. president. now you might. have a strain as prime minister is heckled by people whose homes are threatened by the regime bush wants.

by the way, where he -- where this strike took place -- in the baghdad international airport, where all of us hoped we wouldn't be 15 years after that conflict started. but there we are, with iran more involved and in control more than we would have envisioned them to be. if anyone understands the need not to get entangled, it's president trump. but at the same time, he's dealing with the consequences of cowardly foreign policy of the obama administration that opened the door for the iranian regime to think they could get a nuclear bomb and kill americans or put them on prisoner boats in the persian gulf with noon consequence, all of that adds up. p now they're meeting trump foreign policy, which is american lives come first. we're not going to let your militias trash us. at the same time, good luck trying to draw us into a war. we'll let you kill each other before we put american troops in the middle.nt >> jason: i think part of what the people are seeing and people are -- i think feel good about, is you have a president in president trump who is g responding in realtime proportionatel

iraq's investigation into the assassination of custom solomonic said that he landed at baghdad international airport from the syrian capital damascus and was killed minutes after entering a vehicle with the leader of the popular mobilisation forces a boom on the album hondas. but iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali harmony has delivered his 1st friday sermon in 8 years he said that u.s. forces are not safe in the region and beyond the also call for unity after protests over the accidental shooting down of ukrainian passenger plane. protesters in ties are calling on yemen's government to try to end the near 4 year war they've gathered in the city's freedom square the southern region is on the front line of yemen's conflict and a struggled with famine and poverty pro iran hooty rebels and saudi u.a.e. backed phases of battling for control of the city jordanians are protesting in their capital amman against the imports of israeli natural gas they're accusing the government of financially supporting israel's occupation of palestine jordan's national energy companies signed a $10000000000.00 deal for the

a nation of iran's most powerful general in the air raid on baghdad international airport of friday as mentioned iraqi officials described that strike as a violation of their country's sovereignty and now we're starting to see the revocations coming through tonight he goes to correspondent across this one yet so as we've said before this is a normal binding. state but at the moment but either which way it's huge political news and it's a huge backing of rock for but for viewers just joining us rewind it all what's happened over the last hour or so well long story short iran's just one this is this is the bottom line of this because this is a huge victory for iran the expulsion of u.s. troops and all for and coalition troops from iraq this creates a perfect void for iran to fill in now this vote it has been a difficult one it has been a very close school because there were barely enough people barely enough members of parliament showing up for the vote to reach a quorum do reach the minimum amount of members of parliament to vote for the vote to be legitimately to be seen as successful

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vote follows america's assassination of iran's most powerful general in an airstrike on baghdad international airport on friday hundreds of thousands have lined the streets as the body of general is returned home. and in the stories that shape the week wiki leaks founder julian assange has claimed he is slowly dying in a u.k. prison saying he is being given a set of subjected to 23 hours a day of solitary.

strikes against 2 targets in iraq early friday morning several missiles hit an area near baghdad international airport killing 7 people including a top iranian general iraqi militia group the chabi confirmed that its defeated leader as well as prominent iranian general money. are among the casualties so the money was head of iran's elite could force and had a key role in fighting in syria and iraq the incident that could amid tensions with the u.s. after a rocky protest is backed by iran attacked the us embassy in baghdad. in a stretch have declared emergencies and ordered mass evacuations in new south wales and victoria the states hit hardest by some of the worst wildfires on record the evacuation orders lockley to last for days as the focused as warned that high temperatures and strong winds are expected to return this weekend i think people have died in the in the crisis and thousands of homes have been destroyed. this is what firefighters in australia have been dealing with for months in some cases and this is an example of the aftermath the town of moloch or what was the town a blaze tore through

. >> we just got a report three rockets have struck at the baghdad international airport damaging two vehicles and wounding several iraqi civilians. this airport also houses a u.s. training facility and has been targeted by militia groups before. we heard from secretary of defense, mark esper and evidence that this militia had targeted u.s. forces and led to an air strike in an attack that left an american contractor dead and sparked demonstrations by that militia group at the u.s. embassy and light molotov cocktails. they have since disbursed but they're still worried about the militia group attacking, and they said they would regret it if they did such an action. interesting to see what the u.s. does if this rocket attack is tied back to the same groups. we haven't heard anything yet about this attack but only iraqi military. the situation worth watching. there's a very serious chance of escalation here. >> let's not forget, there are thousands of americans still in the baghdad area, military personnel, diplomats, others. thank you. joining us now, democratic senator, chris van holl

drone strike at baghdad international airport. quds force commander qassem soleimani. he's viewed as a national hero in iran. the u.s., though, didn't see him that way. president donald trump says soleimani was plotting a major attack. he says he wanted to prevent a war not start one. but the strike has dramatically escalated tensions. iran now vowing harsh revenge and the united states is sending thousands of additional troops to the middle east. well, earlier on ac 360 my colleague anderson cooper sat down with leon pinetta, white house chief of staff during the clinton administration and also u.s. secretary of defense and former head of the cia. he's been privy to some of the most sensitive information regarding threat assessments as anyone from washington. and he says the chances for war where more serious now than they have been in decades. have a listen. >> there's no question he's a bad actor. and he was involved in those kinds of attacks. i guess, you know, the question you have to ask yourself and that's why i said, look,

he is among twee 7 people killed by the us airstrike near baghdad international airport thursday. iraq's security media, the airstrike hit near the air force cargo hall sitting two cars on fire. qasem soleimani's advisor, iraqi militia commander mohandas was also killed in his airstrike. in a statement the pentagon says qasem soleimani was actively developing plans to attack american diplomats and servicemembers in iraq and throughout the region. if there's any doubt he had a hand in this attack take a look at this photo here. the words qasem soleimani is our leader spray-painted in red under a broken window at the us embassy. the 62-year-old was designated a terrorist by the us in 2005 but he has been the leader of iran's elite intelligence wing since 1998. under qasem soleimani special forces have been quietly operating iranian proxy campaigns made of 20,000 militia fighters all across the middle east. qasem soleimani is responsible for killing 600 american troops during the iraq war. 17% of all us deaths in iraq between 2003, and 2011 were orchestrated by qasem soleimani. only

the middle east that iran may retaliate for the killing of qasem soleimani outside of baghdad's international airport on thursday, killed by a u.s. drone. today the funeral took place in baghdad for this top iranian compla commander, the leader of the guard. and one of the most important taken out by the trump administration, the president ordering that drone strike himself. mourners in the streets of baghdad as the region does remain on alert. and the iranian president rouhani say they'll seek vengeance for the killing of this top iranian general. additionally, looking at approximaties across the region we had our team on the ground in gaza today at a mourning tent just outside of the office we're normally using in gaza city and they saw there people standing on american flags and israeli flags and some with anti-american sentiment, as a result of this drone attack that took place outside of baghdad international airport. i want you to take a listen to a senior official inside palestinian islamic jihad who spoke with fox news about the situation. >> this crime is escalate the battle in the region. t

strike at the baghdad international airport that killed him.planning attacks on american troops in the region and diplomats. >> well that is the interesting thing. as we're almost 24 hours into the news of this strike. the administration has said there was an intelligence basis for this. that there was quote an imminent threat. there is a lot of questions about what exactly that was. not only because of the credibility issue, which chris raised earlier, but i think there is also the question of, well, are we safer? that is what secretary of state mike pompeo said today on cnn. it's going to depend on what kind of response the iranians have. does it mean, for example, that this imminent attack is no longer possible to be carried out? suleimani himself was seen at the orchestrator of these terrorists activities but he personally wasn't blowing up bombs so does that mean the administration is actually claiming they've dismantled this actual imminent attack on the united states or not? we just don't know so much. >> peter, the former cia director l