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are we hearing any more about this strike at balad air base in iraq? >> reporter: well, first just to clarify a little bit about the nature of how these attacks occur here. this kind of a rocket attack at balad air base, the rockets attack that happen on a fairly regular basis in the green zone, this is the tragic norm of what happens in iraq. and in this particular case, when it comes to what happened in balad, eight were fired, four iraqis were wounded. as you were saying, no coalition or u.s. forces were at the base at the time of the attack. now, that's the norm here. compare that to what happened at al asad air base. what hit al asad air base, those were no rockets, those were ballistic missiles fired from iran. now, we were the first journalist to actually get access to the base, to the sites of these strikes, to all of the troops that were impacted, and it really is striking when you get up there and you gain an appreciation for just how dangerous of a situation it was, and just how lucky, to a certain degree, those who were based there were to n
are we hearing any more about this strike at balad air base in iraq? >> reporter: well, first just to clarify a little bit about the nature of how these attacks occur here. this kind of a rocket attack at balad air base, the rockets attack that happen on a fairly regular basis in the green zone, this is the tragic norm of what happens in iraq. and in this particular case, when it comes to what happened in balad, eight were fired, four iraqis were wounded. as you were saying, no coalition...
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and coalition forces the rockets reportedly fell on the runway of balad air base that's north of baghdad for more on this assignment in john major's joining us from baghdad what more you are you learning about. where these rockets have been on to the ball at their base it's almost half a dozen attacks since the killing of possums their money and the alert that iraqi as well as schoolish and forces have been on according to details by the iraqi security forces for people for iraqi soldiers rather have been wounded including 2 offices this was an attack that no one has claimed responsibility and like many others that have happened since the killing of the monied rockets have been landing 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 missil
and coalition forces the rockets reportedly fell on the runway of balad air base that's north of baghdad for more on this assignment in john major's joining us from baghdad what more you are you learning about. where these rockets have been on to the ball at their base it's almost half a dozen attacks since the killing of possums their money and the alert that iraqi as well as schoolish and forces have been on according to details by the iraqi security forces for people for iraqi soldiers...
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air base which houses u.s. troops is hit by rocket fire just four days after rocket attacks on two other bases. today's attack hit balad
air base which houses u.s. troops is hit by rocket fire just four days after rocket attacks on two other bases. today's attack hit balad
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in the fortified green zone in the just the rear neighborhood as well as one more attack and balad air base in provence in crete so we've heard all of these reports but none of these have hit any are targets of significance or caused any injuries or casualties but it goes to sure that there's a lot of tension in the air in baghdad and around iraq in general where as many groups who have been calling for the venue calling for the iraqi government to respond in kind to these attacks that took place when customs their money as well as a mehdi and behind this you have to realize that in iraq that the death of a maybe a one this probably is bigger because he was the leader of the popular mobilization forces imbroglio group of various fighting factions here in iraq so a number of these attacks have taken place and we've heard previously as well about these attacks in the nights after the incident but we have not had any confirmation so far about who was behind these attacks and whether. the targets were hit were actually intended by the attackers so we've been hearing more reports from iraqi secu
in the fortified green zone in the just the rear neighborhood as well as one more attack and balad air base in provence in crete so we've heard all of these reports but none of these have hit any are targets of significance or caused any injuries or casualties but it goes to sure that there's a lot of tension in the air in baghdad and around iraq in general where as many groups who have been calling for the venue calling for the iraqi government to respond in kind to these attacks that took...
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>> we were told that there are no american troops at balad air base. there used to be u.s. troops there. it seems as though it only injured four iraqis. two of them were officers. of those eight rockets, that's not much damage and goes to show if anything either the iranians are deliberately trying to hit u.s. soldiers, or their weapons systems just aren't up to snuff. >> in iran today, hundreds of people taking to the streets there calling on the ayatollah to resign after tuesday's deadly plane crash. what is the ayatollah's reaction been? >> reporter: this is the second day of protests. these protests aren't as big as the ones that were coming after a memoriam to qassem soleimani. they were basically blessed and in part organized by the iranian government. every single person you're seeing in these images are people who are defying the law and that's why police are answering them with tear gas. they're basically calling for a revolution, but this again, allison, isn't new. this is one of the reasons why the iranian regime is so sensitive right now. it's why their back is
>> we were told that there are no american troops at balad air base. there used to be u.s. troops there. it seems as though it only injured four iraqis. two of them were officers. of those eight rockets, that's not much damage and goes to show if anything either the iranians are deliberately trying to hit u.s. soldiers, or their weapons systems just aren't up to snuff. >> in iran today, hundreds of people taking to the streets there calling on the ayatollah to resign after tuesday's...
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iraqi military base in the northern city of to create a bombs reportedly fell on the runway of balad air base where at least 4 iraqi soldiers have been injured the base also houses u.s. and coalition forces there has been no claim of responsibility some avenge of aid is in baghdad and explains the strategic importance of the balad air base. this is a very significant installation because it's not just houses coalition and iraqi troops would also home to iraq's f. 16 contingent and a significant significant important to iraqi air force as well this is the 2nd time this particular base has come under attack since the assassination of. the hundreds there's been about 6 attacks or so far rocket attacks from various directions in baghdad and across bases which housed coalition forces it goes to sure the kind of risk and security fears that security forces in iraq and coalition forces are facing after these attacks old though there has to show the popular mobilization forces group which is loosely linked to the iraqi ministry of defense has said that it is not involved in any of these rocket attack
iraqi military base in the northern city of to create a bombs reportedly fell on the runway of balad air base where at least 4 iraqi soldiers have been injured the base also houses u.s. and coalition forces there has been no claim of responsibility some avenge of aid is in baghdad and explains the strategic importance of the balad air base. this is a very significant installation because it's not just houses coalition and iraqi troops would also home to iraq's f. 16 contingent and a significant...
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air base where some u.s. personnel are house now an official statement says that 4 iraqi soldiers were wounded at balad air base now that is some 80 kilometers north of the capital baghdad there's been no claim of responsibility the u.s. has not confirmed the incident artist take a look now at some of the other stories there are reports of gunfire in the capital tripoli early on sunday morning the rebel libyan arab armed forces had announced that they would agree to a truce with the u.n. backed government. a volcano in a the philippine capital manila has spewed a huge cloud of ash into the sky or comic lightning was generated during the discharge thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate from the area and flights to manila airport are being temporarily suspended there are no reports of injuries. in bangkok thousands took part in a run billed as an anti-government protest run a shout of pro-democracy slogans a voiced opposition to thailand's military aligned government is one of the biggest shows of dissent in recent years meanwhile thousands also staged a pro-government run else way in bangkok. 10 years
air base where some u.s. personnel are house now an official statement says that 4 iraqi soldiers were wounded at balad air base now that is some 80 kilometers north of the capital baghdad there's been no claim of responsibility the u.s. has not confirmed the incident artist take a look now at some of the other stories there are reports of gunfire in the capital tripoli early on sunday morning the rebel libyan arab armed forces had announced that they would agree to a truce with the u.n. backed...
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air base where some u.s. personnel are housed an official statement says 4 iraqi soldiers were wounded at balad air base some 80 kilometers north of the capital baghdad there's been no claim of responsibility the u.s. has not confirmed the incident and now to some of the other stories making news around the world. mourners across canada have been paying tribute to the victims of the iran plane discussed or at a vigil in edmonton prime minister justin trudeau said he would pursue justice and accountability for the victims' families and friends 57 canadians many of iranian descent were killed in the crash few. haitians have paused to remember the victims of the massive earthquake that killed more than 100000 people a decade ago president drew from the noise that took part in a memorial outside port-au prince but the ceremony was disrupted by a group of protesters there same o.e.s. has failed to tackle corruption and improve the economy. livia's warring rivals are expected to sign a cease fire agreement later today in moscow it comes after 5. and his un backed government agreed a conditional truce with rebel le
air base where some u.s. personnel are housed an official statement says 4 iraqi soldiers were wounded at balad air base some 80 kilometers north of the capital baghdad there's been no claim of responsibility the u.s. has not confirmed the incident and now to some of the other stories making news around the world. mourners across canada have been paying tribute to the victims of the iran plane discussed or at a vigil in edmonton prime minister justin trudeau said he would pursue justice and...
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matt bradley is in tel aviv, israel. >> there were eight rockets that hit the balad air base which is just north of baghdad. and about four iraqi fairforce personnel were injured. two of them according to the iraqis were officers. it doesn't seem as though at the moment there were u.s. airmen on the base. although they would have been located there. this is a major air base and it's an important air base for the iraqis as well as the americans. but, you know, alison, this has been happening regularly over the last several weeks really. and it was just a strike exactly like this that killed a u.s. contractor in iraq and that resulted in the escalating tit for tat tensions that have led to exactly where we are now. the brink of war, and it was just over the past weekend that we walked back from that. and it seems as though this kind of thing is going to continue. what it doesn't seem like is that these sorts of smaller rocket attacks from outside bases, onto bases that may or may not house u.s. soldiers, these are not really representative, i would imagine, of the trust of the retaliati
matt bradley is in tel aviv, israel. >> there were eight rockets that hit the balad air base which is just north of baghdad. and about four iraqi fairforce personnel were injured. two of them according to the iraqis were officers. it doesn't seem as though at the moment there were u.s. airmen on the base. although they would have been located there. this is a major air base and it's an important air base for the iraqis as well as the americans. but, you know, alison, this has been...
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air base where some u.s. personnel are housed an official statement says 4 iraqi soldiers were wounded at balad air base some 80 kilometers north of the capital baghdad there's been no claim of responsibility and the u.s. has not confirmed the incident now to some of the other stories making news around the world. libya's warring rivals are expected to sign a cease fire agreement later today in moscow it comes after a fire is also russian his u.n. backed government agreed a conditional truce with rebel leader how the hottest are both sides have accused the other of violating the agreement. in the share the government says heavily armed jihadists have stormed a military base killing 89 soldiers it's hot happened near the volatile border with mali in december 71 soldiers from the air were also killed in the same region that attack was claimed by the so-called islamic state. clashes have marred a carnival opening event in rio de janeiro on sunday police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse huge crowds gathered in the city's copacabana district it's unclear what sparked the disorder revelers have accuse
air base where some u.s. personnel are housed an official statement says 4 iraqi soldiers were wounded at balad air base some 80 kilometers north of the capital baghdad there's been no claim of responsibility and the u.s. has not confirmed the incident now to some of the other stories making news around the world. libya's warring rivals are expected to sign a cease fire agreement later today in moscow it comes after a fire is also russian his u.n. backed government agreed a conditional truce...
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least 8 rockets have hit a military base north of baghdad bombs reportedly fell on the runway of balad air base which is just 60 kilometers north of the capital at least 4 iraqi soldiers have been injured base also houses u.s. and coalition forces have been no claims of responsibility. news u.s. government says 89 soldiers and 77 rebel fighters are now known to have died in an attack on an army base on thursday it happened close to the border with mali while it's across west africa's sawhill region has been increasing with the un describing the situation there is devastating all flights out of manila as international airports have been suspended as authorities warn a large volcanic eruption could be imminent the towel volcano spewed a massive column of ash 15 kilometers into the sky which then drifted over the philippine capital on sunday around $8000.00 people have been forced to leave their homes in nearby areas seismologists say it's a very small but dangerous volcano and the hazard level has been raised to 4 out of 5. haiti is paying tribute to the victims of the devastating earthquake a de
least 8 rockets have hit a military base north of baghdad bombs reportedly fell on the runway of balad air base which is just 60 kilometers north of the capital at least 4 iraqi soldiers have been injured base also houses u.s. and coalition forces have been no claims of responsibility. news u.s. government says 89 soldiers and 77 rebel fighters are now known to have died in an attack on an army base on thursday it happened close to the border with mali while it's across west africa's sawhill...
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air base where some u.s. personnel are housed an official statement says that 4 iraqi soldiers were wounded at balad air base some 80 kilometers north of the capital baghdad there's been no claim of responsibility the u.s. has not yet confirmed the incident. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world this hour what hopes for a cease fire in libya have been shaken off to both sides in the conflict accused each other of continuing to fight there are reports of gunfire in the capital tripoli early on sunday morning the rebel libyan arab forces had announced they would agree to a truce with the u.n. backed government. in bangkok thousands took part in iran billed as an anti government protest runners shouted pro-democracy slogans and voiced opposition to thailand's military aligned government it is one of the biggest shows of dissent in recent years meanwhile thousands also staged a pro-government run elsewhere in bangkok. several 1000 people have gathered in madrid to protest spain's new coalition government they object to prime minister pedro sanchez forming a minority gove
air base where some u.s. personnel are housed an official statement says that 4 iraqi soldiers were wounded at balad air base some 80 kilometers north of the capital baghdad there's been no claim of responsibility the u.s. has not yet confirmed the incident. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world this hour what hopes for a cease fire in libya have been shaken off to both sides in the conflict accused each other of continuing to fight there are reports of...
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air base where some u.s. personnel are housed at official statement says 4 iraqi soldiers were wounded at balad air base some 80 kilometers north of the capital baghdad there's been no claim of responsibility the u.s. has not confirmed the incident and now to some of the other stories making news around the world. mourners across canada have been paying tribute to the victims of the plane disaster at a vigil in edmonton prime minister justin trudeau said he would pursue justice and accountability for the victims families and friends $57.00 canadians many of them of iranian descent were killed in the crash. hopes for a cease fire in libya have been fading after both sides of the conflict accused each other of continuing to fight there were reports of gunfire in the capital tripoli early on sunday morning rebel libyan armed forces had announced they would agree to a truce with the u.n. backed government. several 1000 people have gathered in madrid to protest spain's new coalition government the objective prime minister pedro sanchez forming a minority government but depends on a catalan separatist party such a
air base where some u.s. personnel are housed at official statement says 4 iraqi soldiers were wounded at balad air base some 80 kilometers north of the capital baghdad there's been no claim of responsibility the u.s. has not confirmed the incident and now to some of the other stories making news around the world. mourners across canada have been paying tribute to the victims of the plane disaster at a vigil in edmonton prime minister justin trudeau said he would pursue justice and...
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air base where some u.s. personnel are howls an official statement says the 4 rocky soldiers were wounded at balad air base now that is some 80 kilometers north of the capital baghdad there's been no claim of responsibility yet the u.s. has not confirmed the incident. now some of the other stories making news around the world hopes for a ceasefire in libya have been shaken off of both sides of the conflict accused each other of continuing to fight there were reports of gunfire in the capital tripoli early on sunday morning now the rebel libyan arab forces had announced that they would agree to a truce with the un backed government. after weeks of criticism australia's prime minister scott morrison now says the his handling of the country's bushfire crisis could have been better he's proposed a national review into the government's response to the disaster that is made news that another firefighter has died bringing the death toll from the bush fuzz to now stand at $28.00. with several 1000 people have gathered in madrid to protest spain's new coalition government now they object to prime minister pedro sanchez
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military contractors all who were essentially evacuated from baghdad area, from the balad air base area, presumably evacuated here because this was always presumed to be a sort of safe haven in iraq if you will. it's clear after last night that the sort of myth of this being some kind of a safe haven has been punctured, although i will say, brooke, that hwhen you tal to people here, when you look at the local kurdish authorities' response to the event, while there was a lot of anxiety and fear last night as people could actually hear some of those missiles landing, today there is a sense of calm and normalcy returning. there is a growing conviction that perhaps this was going to be a one-off episode and that it is not likely to be repeated, and i think particularly after hearing president trump indicate that the u.s. would not be seeking to escalate any further, there's certainly a sense of relief here, brooke. >> wow, back to the scene at your erbil, you know, hotel. did those u.s. military contractors offer anything up in terms of what it felt like to hear these missiles land not too
military contractors all who were essentially evacuated from baghdad area, from the balad air base area, presumably evacuated here because this was always presumed to be a sort of safe haven in iraq if you will. it's clear after last night that the sort of myth of this being some kind of a safe haven has been punctured, although i will say, brooke, that hwhen you tal to people here, when you look at the local kurdish authorities' response to the event, while there was a lot of anxiety and fear...
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eight rockets landed at the balad air base, wounding four iraqi soldiers.red. in tehran, reports of riot police on the streets as students are protesting against a coverup in the downing of the passenger plane that killed 176 people. joining me now the former senior director for counterterrorism at the national security council under the trump administration. a big welcome to you. your assessment of the tensions in the region today. what are you feeling about this? >> thanks for having me on. great question. based on everything that's happened over the last two weeks, it looks like we're almost at a stalemate, status quo, the way things escalated in late december, if you look at the iranian side of the equation, they have announced they want to restart their uranium enrichment program. we have seen apparently a new round of attacks from a proxy group in iraq with the attack in balad. they have other unconventional options at their disposal, whether cyberattacks, terrorism, an attack that looks like something that happened last september and october. that's
eight rockets landed at the balad air base, wounding four iraqi soldiers.red. in tehran, reports of riot police on the streets as students are protesting against a coverup in the downing of the passenger plane that killed 176 people. joining me now the former senior director for counterterrorism at the national security council under the trump administration. a big welcome to you. your assessment of the tensions in the region today. what are you feeling about this? >> thanks for having me...
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official sources that have confirmed anything but apparently 3 missiles 3 unguided rockets hit balad air base one of them apparently impacting on the runway there's no evidence yet reports of civilian or otherwise casualties whether anyone's been hurt or killed in this attack or material damage but we also see reports these these even less certain of a number of projectiles impacting in the green zone of baghdad the green zone is a very very heavily fortified area which houses all the embassies all the far contractors dignitaries visitors it's off limits it is soo secure that it is off limits to most iraqis just just just to make it clear it's very difficult to get into it's very difficult to get close enough to attack it as well which you know given recent events says that somebody somebody must have really tried if these attacks are indeed verified all of this coming of course in the aftermath of the assassination the murder of so the mahdi the head of iran's quds force killed trumps orders just outside of baghdad airport a few days ago this was this was you know this is something that rock
official sources that have confirmed anything but apparently 3 missiles 3 unguided rockets hit balad air base one of them apparently impacting on the runway there's no evidence yet reports of civilian or otherwise casualties whether anyone's been hurt or killed in this attack or material damage but we also see reports these these even less certain of a number of projectiles impacting in the green zone of baghdad the green zone is a very very heavily fortified area which houses all the embassies...
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bombs reportedly found on the runway of balad air base which is just 60 kilometers north of the capital at least 4 iraqi soldiers have been injured the base also houses u.s. and coalition forces have been no claims of responsibility you're watching al-jazeera live from london most of the had a man's duty to take charge but can he maintain a delicate balance between his powerful neighborhoods. and haiti marks 10 years since the earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands of people where those who survived the battling hunger and poverty. hello there have been better weather conditions across the southeast of australia time which is on the rise steadily of the next few days but not to the levels that we have seen instead plenty of clouds and also some rain some or so as well with a change in the weather conditions that this is what we're seeing now this is actually up into the blue mountains about 75 kilometers west of sydney as a say the elevation is higher but we're looking now it's a fairly thick fog but it's good it's noise it is trapping the smoke but as a say it is better than what
bombs reportedly found on the runway of balad air base which is just 60 kilometers north of the capital at least 4 iraqi soldiers have been injured the base also houses u.s. and coalition forces have been no claims of responsibility you're watching al-jazeera live from london most of the had a man's duty to take charge but can he maintain a delicate balance between his powerful neighborhoods. and haiti marks 10 years since the earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands of people where those...
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don't want conflict meanwhile for iraqi soldiers have been injured when a rocket attack struck balad air base just north of baghdad the facility also hosts american forces iraqi parliament is calling for all foreign troops to be expelled from the country but in the kurdish region of northern iraq there are fears any withdrawal could lead to a resurgence of i sell as hard to abdel-hamid now reports these rugged and barren moncton to have become a hub for i still sleeper cells about 250 fighters are estimated to be hiding here including some foreign fighters who crossed back from syria very strongly you know after. what happened here in venice should you have too many for your friends but for that. we are. needed. once under control of a natural protective boundary that overlooks a vast area tree claimed by both iraq and the kurds reasons the kurdish peshmerga. fighters. the mountain ridge is a territory for sleeper cells to lay low kurdish officials say the fighters have dug a network of tunnels to connect some of them and they are taking advantage of a security vacuum. i saw as a terrorist or
don't want conflict meanwhile for iraqi soldiers have been injured when a rocket attack struck balad air base just north of baghdad the facility also hosts american forces iraqi parliament is calling for all foreign troops to be expelled from the country but in the kurdish region of northern iraq there are fears any withdrawal could lead to a resurgence of i sell as hard to abdel-hamid now reports these rugged and barren moncton to have become a hub for i still sleeper cells about 250 fighters...
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american military machine meanwhile 4 iraqi soldiers have been injured after rockets were fired at balad air base on sunday night the facility also hosts american forces which the iraqi parliament wants out of the country but there are fears in the kurdish region of northern iraq that many withdrawal could lead to a resurgence of eisel hoda abdel-hamid as this report. these rugged and barren mountains have become a hub for i still sleeper cells about 250 fighters are estimated to be hiding here including some foreign fighters who crossed back from syria their struggle you know after. what happened here in venice should you have too many foreigner friends think i'm bad for them and. that's because. we aren't about to look at a. once under control of myself and natural protective boundary that overlooks the vast territory claimed by both iraq and the kurds raises the last position of the kurdish peshmerga defense. 5 kilometers away from all 3 i thought fighters. aboard. the mountain ridge is a territory for sleeper cells to lay low kurdish officials say the fighters have dug a network of tunnels to
american military machine meanwhile 4 iraqi soldiers have been injured after rockets were fired at balad air base on sunday night the facility also hosts american forces which the iraqi parliament wants out of the country but there are fears in the kurdish region of northern iraq that many withdrawal could lead to a resurgence of eisel hoda abdel-hamid as this report. these rugged and barren mountains have become a hub for i still sleeper cells about 250 fighters are estimated to be hiding here...
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air base, which houses u.s. troops, is hit with rocket fire just four days now after the last attack on the base in iraq. roughly 40 miles from baghdad. today's attack hit balad
air base, which houses u.s. troops, is hit with rocket fire just four days now after the last attack on the base in iraq. roughly 40 miles from baghdad. today's attack hit balad
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landed in the fortified green zone in the drug the rio neighborhood as well as one more attack and balad air base in silat the programs in the creek the nation's violence comes as diplomatic efforts are underway to try to resolve the growing crisis cutter's foreign minister mohammed bin under hama and funny as met the iranian president hassan rouhani in tehran is called for a peaceful solution and iraq's prime minister has declared 3 days of national mourning after thousands of people attended the funeral procession for silly money in baghdad live in medical sources say at least 20 students at a military academy in tripoli have been killed by forces loyal to warlord holly for have to it comes after have to call on all libyans to take up arms following a vote in turkey which favors sending troops to tripoli the support the u.n. recognize government in the capital against have to tend to take the city the general said his country is facing what he's calling a colonizer firefight is in australia bracing for a difficult day ahead as hot and windy weather continues to fuel unprecedented bushfires in 1
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military contractors, they had essentially been evacuated from places like baghdad, also from the balad air basemid fears of continuing attacks. the assumption was that erbil was the safe place to send people, but iran sending a powerful message last night that no place is essentially beyond the reach or completely secure from the reach of their missiles. >> clarissa ward there. now, if things between the u.s. and iran worsen again, and we all hope they do not, you just really need to have a look at a map like this to get a sense of what a target rich environment there is for iran or its many proxies whethn it comes to u.s. troops. the u.s. has tens of thousands of troops in the region overall. they've got 12,000 in afghanistan alone, and despite his campaign promise to bring american forces home, president trump is instead sending thousands more that way. some of them on their way as we speak. now, you've got kuwait down here. there's 13,000 u.s. troops, and that, of course, is a key hub for the u.s., often used as a staging ground for deployment to iraq and also to syria. you've got bahrain do
military contractors, they had essentially been evacuated from places like baghdad, also from the balad air basemid fears of continuing attacks. the assumption was that erbil was the safe place to send people, but iran sending a powerful message last night that no place is essentially beyond the reach or completely secure from the reach of their missiles. >> clarissa ward there. now, if things between the u.s. and iran worsen again, and we all hope they do not, you just really need to...
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military contractors, they had essentially been evacuated from places like baghdad, also from the balad air bases of continuing attacks. the assumption was that erbil was the safe place to send people, but iran sending a powerful message last night that no place is essentially beyond the reach or completely secure from the reach of their missiles. >> now, as things between the u.s. and iran worsen again, and we all hope they do not, you just need to have a glance at this map to see a target-rich environment for iran or its many proxies. now, the u.s. has tens of thousands of troops in the region. they've got 12,000 in afghanistan alone. and despite his campaign promise to bring american forces home, president trump is actually sending thousands more. a lot of them on their way as we speak. now, you got kuwait over here. you've got 13,000 troops there. now, that's a key hub, of course, for the u.s. often used as a staging ground for deployments into iraq and into syria. and then you've got bahrain. bahrain has hosted american forces since world war ii. there's now 7,000 troops there. and the u.s.
military contractors, they had essentially been evacuated from places like baghdad, also from the balad air bases of continuing attacks. the assumption was that erbil was the safe place to send people, but iran sending a powerful message last night that no place is essentially beyond the reach or completely secure from the reach of their missiles. >> now, as things between the u.s. and iran worsen again, and we all hope they do not, you just need to have a glance at this map to see a...
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there were eight rockets balad air base north of baghdad. there were four iraqi air force personnel who were injured, two of them were officers is what we're hearing. so this is something that actually has been happening quite a bit lately. we've been hearing about rockets attack, mainly make and model, landing on bases where u.s. soldiers may or may not be. in this particular instance there were no u.s. soldiers at the base at the time but there had been before. it seems as though u.s. troops had been rotating around, making taking evasive action out of concern for just this type of ventiali eventuali eventuality. you mentioned the threats, the head of hezbollah, north of where i am in israel, he also said that he had been speaking with qassem soleimani and soleimani wasn't planning to attack the embassies. he in his speech today directly recounted and denied what the president had been saying about those four embassies. whether his word matters in this or not, it's unclear. it's not entirely clear why he would lie either. he also said some
there were eight rockets balad air base north of baghdad. there were four iraqi air force personnel who were injured, two of them were officers is what we're hearing. so this is something that actually has been happening quite a bit lately. we've been hearing about rockets attack, mainly make and model, landing on bases where u.s. soldiers may or may not be. in this particular instance there were no u.s. soldiers at the base at the time but there had been before. it seems as though u.s. troops...
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contractors who have been evacuated from places like baghdad and also balad air base south of iraq as well, and really giving you a sense of how real the concerns are, wolf. >> and do not forget that there are hundreds, hundreds of american diplomats and defense contractors and personnel inside of that green zone where the u.s. embassy is in baghdad. clarissa ward joining us in iraq right now, and be careful over there, clarissa. over straight to the white house right now and our chief white house correspondent jim acosta is joining us. jim, what are you learning about the tense situation and how it unfolded over the last 24 hours or so? >> well, wolf, for now, the president appears to be turning down the decision and welcoming a decision of iran to pull back from the brink of war, but a white house official tells cnn that some consideration was given last night to striking back to iran and the decision came to hold off until the facts came in, and still the potential nor a iranian retaliation is remaining as cities in u.s. are on alert for terror and cyber threats. >> reporter: the d
contractors who have been evacuated from places like baghdad and also balad air base south of iraq as well, and really giving you a sense of how real the concerns are, wolf. >> and do not forget that there are hundreds, hundreds of american diplomats and defense contractors and personnel inside of that green zone where the u.s. embassy is in baghdad. clarissa ward joining us in iraq right now, and be careful over there, clarissa. over straight to the white house right now and our chief...
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and 4 iraqi soldiers have been injured after rockets were fired at the balad air base on sunday nights the facility also hosts american forces it comes as the rocky parliament seeks to expel all foreign troops but there are fears in the kurdish region of northern iraq that any withdrawal could lead to a resurgence of i saw the honey reports these rugged and barren mountains have become a hub for i still sleeper cells about 250 fighters are estimated to be hiding here including some foreign fighters who crossed back from syria there you know after. what happened here in venice should you have too many for you know for instance the combat for that. we are. once under control of a natural protective boundary that overlooks a vast territory claimed by both iraq and the kurds reasons the kurdish peshmerga. or. 5 kilometers away from. fighters. the mountain ridge is a territory for sleeper cells to lay low kurdish officials say the fighters have dug a network of tunnels to connect some of them and are taking advantage of a security vacuum. eisel as a terrorist organization is not finished bu
and 4 iraqi soldiers have been injured after rockets were fired at the balad air base on sunday nights the facility also hosts american forces it comes as the rocky parliament seeks to expel all foreign troops but there are fears in the kurdish region of northern iraq that any withdrawal could lead to a resurgence of i saw the honey reports these rugged and barren mountains have become a hub for i still sleeper cells about 250 fighters are estimated to be hiding here including some foreign...
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don't want conflict meanwhile for iraqi soldiers have been injured when a rocket attack struck balad air base just north of baghdad a facility also hosts american forces the iraqi parliament is calling for all foreign troops to be expelled from the country but in the kurdish region of northern iraq arraf is any withdrawal could lead to a resurgence in i still fight as hard to abdul hamid reports. these rugged and bare in mountain have become a hub for i still sleeper cells about 250 fighters are estimated to be hiding here including some foreign fighters who crossed back from syria their struggle you know after. what happened here in venice true here too many foreigners from france think i'm bad for that. because. we aren't the. ones under control of myself and natural protective boundary that overlooks the vast territory claimed by both iraq and its listeners the last position of the kurdish peshmerga defense. 5 kilometers away from. fighters. the mountain ridge is a territory for sleeper cells to lay low kurdish officials say the fighters have dug a network of tunnels to connect some of the
don't want conflict meanwhile for iraqi soldiers have been injured when a rocket attack struck balad air base just north of baghdad a facility also hosts american forces the iraqi parliament is calling for all foreign troops to be expelled from the country but in the kurdish region of northern iraq arraf is any withdrawal could lead to a resurgence in i still fight as hard to abdul hamid reports. these rugged and bare in mountain have become a hub for i still sleeper cells about 250 fighters...
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and coalition forces the rockets reportedly fell on the runway of balad air base that's north of baghdad joining us from baghdad they tell us what more you've been learning about this assignment. at least 4 iraqi soldiers including 2 officers have been wounded in this attack on but their race in the in province just north of baghdad this is a very significant installation because it's not just houses coalition and iraqi troops were also home to iraq's f. 16 contingent and of significant significant important to iraqi air force as well this is the 2nd time this particular base has come under attack since the assassination of money and hundreds there have been about 6 attacks so far rocket attacks from various directions in baghdad and across bases which housed coalition forces it goes to sure the kind of risk and security fears that security forces in iraq and coalition forces are facing after these attacks old though there has to be the popular mobilisation forces group which is loosely linked to the iraqi ministry of defense has said that it is not involved in any of these rocket attack
and coalition forces the rockets reportedly fell on the runway of balad air base that's north of baghdad joining us from baghdad they tell us what more you've been learning about this assignment. at least 4 iraqi soldiers including 2 officers have been wounded in this attack on but their race in the in province just north of baghdad this is a very significant installation because it's not just houses coalition and iraqi troops were also home to iraq's f. 16 contingent and of significant...
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happened north of baghdad in the province in crete where multiple projectiles have landed in the balad air base there a storage area has been hit according to iraqi security officials so it is multiple incidents that have happened in the last hour and a half or so we're getting more details about these incident but so far it appears that it's only been some material damage in all of these locations and no injuries or casualties have been confirmed so far asuna stay with us as we take a quick look at some of the other developments around the story now thousands of people have gathered in baghdad to mourn the targets of friday's u.s. air strikes that killed major general qassam sunday monny a huge funeral procession was held for the top iranian commander as well as for iraq's the ad mohan this that the deputy leader of the iran backed popular mobilization forces iraq's caretaker prime minister adding up that math the also attended sunday mani's audi will be flown to iran now cutter's the foreign minister mohammad been up the environment and he has measured ronnie and president hassan rouhani and
happened north of baghdad in the province in crete where multiple projectiles have landed in the balad air base there a storage area has been hit according to iraqi security officials so it is multiple incidents that have happened in the last hour and a half or so we're getting more details about these incident but so far it appears that it's only been some material damage in all of these locations and no injuries or casualties have been confirmed so far asuna stay with us as we take a quick...
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claims of responsibility well some of binge of aid is in baghdad for us and explains why the balad air base is to teach it clee important. this is a very significant installation because it's not just houses coalition and iraqi troops would also home to iraq's f. 16 contingent and their significant significant important to iraqi air force as well this is the 2nd time this particular base has come under attack since the assassination of the money and i was mad the hundreds there have been about $6.00 attacks so far rocket attacks from various directions in baghdad and across the bases which housed coalition forces it goes to show the kind of risk and security fears that security forces in iraq and coalition forces are facing after these attacks old though there has to be the popular mobilisation forces group which is loosely linked to the iraqi ministry of defense has said that it is not involved in any of these rocket attacks but many other groups which are ideologically or militarily aligned with iran have said that the iranian missile attack was just the beginning of the revenge against t
claims of responsibility well some of binge of aid is in baghdad for us and explains why the balad air base is to teach it clee important. this is a very significant installation because it's not just houses coalition and iraqi troops would also home to iraq's f. 16 contingent and their significant significant important to iraqi air force as well this is the 2nd time this particular base has come under attack since the assassination of the money and i was mad the hundreds there have been about...
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air bases, all were u.s. troops dominate the spaces, they attack two iraqi bases which houses some u.s. troops, the largest base that houses troops in iraq is balad not attack the base because likely that would have been certain u.s. casualties if they did, so i do think that, listen, they had to retaliate, there's no doubt about that but they did about as minimalist of retaliation they could possibly do. now people are making a big deal that it came from iran, well, listen, they did not want proxies in charge of this retaliation because they afraid they would go nuts on them and they wouldn't be able to control them, they fired the missiles themselves, they have better missiles in terms of proxies on rockets and they did not want to delegate something as serious as this, retaliation strike after solimani and let the retaliation strike get out of control and the fact that they fired it, while it's the first time in years from iranian soil an attack has been made an not been driven by the proxies, i believe it's more significant in the sense that they absolutely wanted to control the outcome. maria: yeah, really fascinating stuff, i mean, so what
air bases, all were u.s. troops dominate the spaces, they attack two iraqi bases which houses some u.s. troops, the largest base that houses troops in iraq is balad not attack the base because likely that would have been certain u.s. casualties if they did, so i do think that, listen, they had to retaliate, there's no doubt about that but they did about as minimalist of retaliation they could possibly do. now people are making a big deal that it came from iran, well, listen, they did not want...
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air base where some u.s. personnel are housed an official statement says 4 iraqi soldiers were wounded at balad air base north of the capital baghdad no group has yet claimed responsibility . a small volcano near the philippine capital of manila has spewed a massive cloud of ash into the sky the discharge generated volcanic lightning tens of thousands of nearby residents have been ordered to evacuate and flights to and from manila airport are temporarily suspended. in madrid thousands of people have protested against spain's new coalition government they object to prime minister pedro sanchez forming a minority government that depends on a cattle and separatist party some shadow of a scallop the far right vox party called on sanchez to arrest cattle and separatist leaders. this is due to the news from berlin for more follow us on twitter user visit our website dot com. this may look like a scene from a bond movie but it's actually europe's a strange thing. i don't welcome to your own max we'll return to that later but 1st let's take a look at what else we have for you today. more ammo fashion labels are offer
air base where some u.s. personnel are housed an official statement says 4 iraqi soldiers were wounded at balad air base north of the capital baghdad no group has yet claimed responsibility . a small volcano near the philippine capital of manila has spewed a massive cloud of ash into the sky the discharge generated volcanic lightning tens of thousands of nearby residents have been ordered to evacuate and flights to and from manila airport are temporarily suspended. in madrid thousands of people...
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air base where some u.s. personnel are housed an official statement says 4 iraqi soldiers were wounded at balad air base north of the capital baghdad no group has yet claimed responsibility . a small volcano near the philippine capital manila has spewed a massive cloud of ash into the sky the discharge generated volcanic lightning tens of thousands of nearby residents have been ordered to evacuate and flights to and from manila airport are temporarily suspended. in madrid thousands of people have protested against spain's new coalition government they object to prime minister pedro sanchez forming a minority government that depends on a kaplan separatist party some shadow of a scallop the far right vox party called on sanchez to arrest catalan separatist leaders. this is news from berlin for more follow us on twitter news or visit our website w dot com. trains and the elder valley. a blend of history and nature are way past injuries here when the sun is rising and the sandstone is being lit up it's really special to ride through this narrow valley through. shockley is that there are lovely landscapes here and
air base where some u.s. personnel are housed an official statement says 4 iraqi soldiers were wounded at balad air base north of the capital baghdad no group has yet claimed responsibility . a small volcano near the philippine capital manila has spewed a massive cloud of ash into the sky the discharge generated volcanic lightning tens of thousands of nearby residents have been ordered to evacuate and flights to and from manila airport are temporarily suspended. in madrid thousands of people...