the funeral continued to karbala. after iraq, qassem soleimani's body will be flown to tehran and then to his hometown for burial. he did more thanjust serve iran overseas, he was iran overseas. and in a rare honour, the country's supreme leader will preside over final prayers, mourning the death of his most influential general. quentin somerville, bbc news, beirut. president trump says the us has targeted 52 iranian assets that the us military will strike if iran strikes any americans or american asset. he warned on twitter that targets would be hit very fast and very hard. meanwhile the white house has informed congress, which is required 48 hours after putting us forces into armed conflict. our correspondentjane o'brien has the latest on the reaction in washington. the white house in the last few minutes has said that it will give

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

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

from holy shrines in baghdad to karbala and najaf where hundreds will be buried while still a man is very ill is to take place in iran receiving messages of support for iraq's sovereignty president has spoken to world leaders including the turkish and french presidents they agreed on taking measures to prevent iraq from becoming a battleground for other countries to settle their scores and beason commanders of growing in group say in deaths last until the money could achieve the victory he wanted to expel u.s. troops from iraq the parliament's extraordinary session is already under mounting public pressure to legislate against the presence of u.s. forces in iraq but with a weak interim government with limited legislative powers the government is likely to not meet those expectations. with out of the or fact that. well u.s. president has won teheran against taking any retaliatory action series of tweets he's put out saying iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain u.s. assets as revenge for our ridding the world of their terrorist leader who just killed an american and badly

these are the chantings of the demonstrators in karbala.exceeded the normal... we know they will have some influence, this is acceptable. but to that extent it is not acceptable. isn't the fundamental problem that ever since 2003 and the toppling of saddam hussein, iraq's politics has been dominated by sectarianism. and today, the country is so deeply divided, there is so much mistrust between different groups of iraqis that the country cannot find a cohesive unity. in fact, after 2005, after i left office, the sectarianism prevailed in the country, and the ex—government officials, i did whatever i can do to retrieve everything to normality and put the political process back again. but that's the point, mr allawi, you are a shia politician who has always tried to reach out to sunnis, to kurds, to create a national identity. but you're not in power. you have, if i may say so, failed. no, i haven't failed. what have failed is really the american policies and the iranian policies. both of them have failed in iraq. they agreed amongst themselve

on anti-government demonstrations another protester was reportedly killed during demonstrations in karbala or testers are demanding sweeping political reforms and an end to corruption. and in ethiopia at least 10 people died dozens more were injured when a spectator stand collapsed at a festival the wood structure gave way during the orthodox christian celebration of epiphany in the city of gondar several 1000 ethiopians and tourists were commemorating the baptism of jesus. in brussels european union foreign ministers have discussed the results of this weekend's libya conference that was held here in berlin they have made no decision jet over involvement in the war torn country now e.u. foreign policy chief is if the rail will lead further talks before the ministers next meeting in february burrell proposed restarting the european union's sofia naval operation to rescue migrants in the mediterranean and that operation was halted due to a dispute over the distribution of refugees in europe brussels says it will not take steps to monitor a cease fire in libya and till the warring factions ha

procession is that the both both of these bodies will be taken to holy shrines in baghdad and then to karbala and then to niger from where passing from their moneys body will be flown for his final rights in there and resume the old one this will be buried in the holy city of niger if it is worth noting that there was a not a fear amongst analysts who were watching the situation we saw a stricter security measures coming into play here as well as the green zone being fortified again but so far the procession has been peaceful it has moved on to other locations and iranian groups and paramilitary groups close to iran have been saying there is going to be revenge there is a lot of langar on the streets but it is going to be decided by iran on vent and where that revenge takes place. let's go to our correspondent patty culhane now she's joining us live from the pentagon and as the iraqi armed forces decide to restrict the work of u.s. led coalition forces in iraq we're hearing patty thousands of u.s. troops are on their way to elsewhere in the region. yeah exactly we asked the pentagon about tha

a somber we're looking at live pictures i believe of the funeral procession in the iraqi city of karbala one of the people who was killed in that u.s. airstrike will follow the protests the not the protests the funeral procession that took place in baghdad there a lot of anger there over the u.s. strike and calls for revenge. yes elizabeth we've been hearing from people who are mourning the death of. behind this who has been the commander of the 2nd in charge of the popular mobilization forces and throughout these recessions that you saw through the day in baghdad you could see the flags of various factions who constitute the popular mobilization forces now there's a root of the procession is that the both both of these bodies will be taken to holy shrines in baghdad and then to karbala and then to niger from where my knees body will be for him for his final rights in tehran where the old one this will be buried in the holy city of najaf it is worth noting that there were not of fear amongst analysts who were watching the situation we saw a stricter security measures coming into play her

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

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

ammunition against anti-government protests they were killed in baghdad and a 3rd protester died in karbala many more people are injured elsewhere in iraq in nasiriyah and najaf protesters attempted to cut off the highway linking the southern oil rich bobbins of basra the demonstrations reaganite of last week after a brief flour. u.s. president donald trump's legal team has filed their legal arguments ahead of his impeachment charge in the senate on tuesday the white house calls the charges flimsy and accuses democrats of diluting the standards of a peach men's china has confirmed human to human transmission of a new coronavirus spatial numbers have tripled and 3 people have died since the virus for service detected it's also now spread to other countries in the region here opinion says it's considering ways to support a ceasefire in libya including a possible military led mission foreign ministers have been meeting in brussels a day after a brilliant peace conference brought together libya's warring sides and several world powers but more fighting broke out south of tripoli just hours afte

between security forces throughout the day not just how do you square but across iraq in syria in karbala in basra protests have been the protesters have been camping out for months and they came face to face with the police the police opening up roads we heard the prime minister last week saying that rocking roads is not part of peaceful protests but protesters have been saying that is the only way that they can tell the people in power that they must it's 3 months they've forced out the prime minister yet he clings on to power and they're no closer to forming a government which would address the demands of amending the constitution making sure that better public services are given to the people and most for most people who come to public should be on the table and not be part of the corrupt elite so you have this important announcement from the same time you have the government moving in to clamp protest sites and not just by god but different parts of the country how how vulnerable protest is now to any sort of government crackdown could this be the end of. the now. what is that how do

the a massive display of mourning and outrage thousands gathered in karbala to pay tribute to custom solemn money and. it was the 2nd procession of the day to grieve the military leaders earlier on saturday massive crowds turned out in the capital baghdad to pay their respects. to pairs assassination at the hands of the u.s. is fueling fears of war on the streets of tehran iranians demanded vengeance for the killing of their powerful and popular commander. we will have then joint generals death he was not just an individual but a whole country they did not just kill one person they killed the country. all iranians loved him he was the general of our hearts i have been feeling well since yesterday it's like of lost my own father the pain i feel won't be gone and so we take revenge. on a big. money was the mastermind behind iran's military engagement in the middle east for the last 2 decades and a close ally of iran's supreme leader. u.s. president trump said his killing was necessary to protect american lives so many was flooding. imminent and senator attacks on american diplomats and

one person is being killed and 4 others injured after anti-government protests in the iraqi city of karbala the security forces denies shooting at protesters inside an investigation is underway to determine who is behind saturday's violence demonstrators angry over government corruption high unemployment and poor public services according to the iraqi commission for human rights movement 485 people have been killed since the protests began in october but the death toll from thursday's attack on an army base in this year has risen to at least $89.00 no one has claimed responsibility it's the latest in a string of attacks across africa as a whole region which have prompted leaders to call for more international support for the dresses more from. no one has claimed responsibility for the attack in yet but it's suspected that it was carried out by merely or other fighters who crossed over from mali that's according to one government official and then launched the attack that area in particular has been vulnerable to attacks from groups inside mali and we've also seen how they have launched seve

government demonstrations while another protester was well quarterly killed during demonstrations in karbala protesters are now demanding sweeping political reforms and an end to corruption. and eliezer is who met in brussels or what is it trying to determine how to strengthen a shaky truce in libya the blotch top diplomat joseph as said any long term peace deal choir's firm support from europe suggesting the bloc should restart a naval mission off the country's coast well it comes a day after summits in the german capital of berlin where world leaders agreed not to interfere in libya and to respect a u.n. weapons in bargo after a 9 years of conflict the leaders of libya's 2 main rival factions are still refusing to meet face to face. the mighty gathered in berlin on a sunday afternoon world powers united in a mission of hope german chancellor angela merkel invited representatives of more than 10 k. . entries to press for a solution to the long running conflict in libya it was only a few hours before they announced a breakthrough no more arms shipments to the war torn country. whom we can co

on anti-government demonstrations another protester was reportedly killed during demonstrations in karbala are just as are demanding sweeping political reforms and an end to corruption. thousands of gun rights supporters have managed to outside the state capital in richmond virginia for around lead to protest plans by the state to pass gun control legislation security was tight and the governor called a state of emergency meant fears of violence by far right extremists. the 50th world economic forum is underway in davos switzerland sustainability and climate change are the main topics of this year's gathering of the world's economic elite are testers are also gathering around this upscale swiss ski resorts climate activists and grit to learn is due to formally address the form on tuesday. and i switch turn our attention to australia weather forecasters there warn that hot windy conditions could return later this week again compounding the country's bushfire emergency all despite recent rain in some areas dozens of fires are still burning one of the factors fueling their intensity is a long

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

ammunition on government demonstrations another protester was reportedly killed during demonstrations in karbala protesters are demanding sweeping political reforms and to corruption in ethiopia at least 10 people. were injured when a spectator stand collapsed at a festival the wooden structure gave way during the orthodox christian a celebration. in the city of. several. that ethiopians and tourists were commemorating the baptism of jesus members of mexico's national guard have fired tear gas at migrants trying to cross into the country from guatemala more than 3000 migrants began wading through the border river after authorities closed a border gate on a nearby bridge the migrants say their goal is to reach the united states. well in the united states thousands of the pro gun activists from around the country have staged a massive rally in the state of virginia they're urging lawmakers to abandon plans for stricter gun controls you know democrats promised to tighten gun legislation after they gained control of the state legislature back in november but their proposed package of controls has in

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

is is karbala in the south. it is a holy city,nd iraq's senior shia muslim cleric had hard words for thet. governm the message from the elderly grand ayatollah ali al-sistani. "iraq's leaders ha let them down, failing to protect them from aggression and repeated violations of sovereignty. iraq should be independent and led by its own people, not by foreigners." this country's fragile and violent. in tahrirar squin baghdad, mohammed showed me where he had been stabbed by masked man. hundreds of protesters have been shot dead since october. memorials are everywhere. many say the killers were iraqi militiamen directed by assassinated general soleimani, punishing them for anti-irian demonstrations. serious obstacles lie between these would be revolutionaries and the change that they want. the n who have the big job who control the political parties and the militias, won't give up power easily. and then there is iran. at a time when it is being hemmed in, isolated by american sanctions come it needs iowq as its wind

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

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

another protester was reportedly killed during demonstrations in karbala.hey are demanding an end to corruption. members of the mexican national guard are firing tear gas on migrants trying to cross into the country. they began to wade through the border river after authorities closed the gate on a nearby bridge. the migrants say t that their gl is to rereach the e united stat. in aokii a at least 10 pepeople died, dozens more were injured whenen a spectctator stand colld at a festival. the wooden structure gave way during the orthodox christian celebration of epiphany. several thousand ethiopians and tourists were commemorating the baptism of jesus. a new report by oxfam says that the world's billionaires have more wealth than the poorest 4.6 billion people combined. the charity says that women are the ones who are most disadvantaged. the inequality report says that 22 of the world's richest men have more money and assets than all of the women in africa. each day, women and girls across the world but in 12.5 billion hours of unpaid care work. talking about

baghdad where security forces used tear gas and live ammunition another has died in the central city of karbala further south demonstrators try to cut off the main highway to the oil rich province of basra we'll be live to baghdad in just a moment but 1st this report from a man caught. in one of the main squares in central baghdad police and protesters confront each other it again in the early hours of monday as protesters tried to block the road leading to the square they want a change of government and accuse the current one of corruption a cool had gone out to protesters to block main roads in baghdad a major highways in the south cutting off access. police use live ammunition and fight a gas in attempt to disperse the crowds in the capital but a standoff sued lost in several i was angry iraqis determined to get the message across. the idea isn't just blocking the roads all the people here often straighted so we make noise here to make sure that we are heard about to show them the days do you want to move for months no one has listened to our demands they're killing us it's just bloodshed. t

on anti-government demonstrations another protester was reportedly killed during demonstrations in karbala protesters are demanding sweeping political reforms and and to corruption. the european union has announced a plan to uphold a libyan arms embargo by restarting a naval mission initially designed to stop human trafficking in the mediterranean the e.u.'s foreign policy chief joseph proposed using operation sophia which was launched in 2015 to enforce the u.n. weapons and barca this follows the agreement of a tentative cease fire at an international conference aimed at bringing an end to the civil war in libya. the impeachment trial against us present gets underway later today trump is charged with abusing his presidential power by asking ukraine to investigate democratic political rival joe biden and of obstructing congress as it looked into his conduct trumps legal team is demanding a swift acquittal on the senate. back to house impeachment manages the democrats prosecuting u.s. president and the trump a brief making fresh to months for a fair trial in the senate. almost simultaneousl

the funeral continued to karbala.asem soleimani's body will be flown to tehran and then to his hometown for burial. he did more thanjust serve iran overseas, he was iran overseas. and in a rare honour, the country's supreme leader ayatollah khomeini will preside over final prayers, mourning the death of his most influential general. quentin somerville, bbc news, beirut. the australian bushfires crisis shows no sign of abating. a number of new fires have taken hold in the state of new south wales, and some residents have been warned it's too late to leave. shaimaa khalil reports from new south wales. it promised to be a day of danger and these bushfires have lived up to every emergency warning. the hellish combination of high temperatures, strong winds and dry conditions have made some of these blazes too vast to control. in kangaroo island, a famous holiday destination, a couple died trying to escape the inferno. they were found near their car. in victoria, as blazes continued to rage in the east, evacuees from mallac

this was karbala in the south. had hard words for the government. an aide read the message from the elderly grand ayatollah ali al—sistani. "iraq's leaders have let them down, failing to protect them "from aggression and repeated violations of sovereignty. "iraq should be independent and led by its own people, "not by foreigners." this country is fragile and violent. in tahrir square, baghdad, mohammed showed me where he'd been stabbed by masked men. hundreds of protesters have been shot dead since october. memorials are everywhere. many say the killers were iraqi militiamen directed by the assassinated general soleimani. punishing them for anti—iranian demonstrations. serious obstacles lie between these would—be revolutionaries and the change that they want. the men who have the big jobs, who control the political parties and the militias, won't give up power easily. and then there is iran. at a time when it's being hemmed in, isolated by american sanctions, it needs iraq as its window on the world. a place where

this is the scene in the central iraqi city of karbala, where pilgrims are gathering at the the holy imam hussain. there has been a huge crowd, some of the crowd have been waving placards, saying no, no, america, but eventually the funerals will take place and the body of general qasem suleimani will make its way to his hometown in iran. live to washington — and our north america correspondent jane o'brien. jane, emotions are really climbing and building up in iraq and iran. just talk us through the reaction in the states. reaction is divided over whether or not president trump has in fact started a major conflict in the region with the action, with the targeted killing of qasem suleimani oi’ targeted killing of qasem suleimani or whether he has in his words stopped a warfrom or whether he has in his words stopped a war from starting. congress is very concerned that we still don't know what the intelligence was that prompted this strike. and there is also concerned that congress should have been informed and possibly asked to authorise the strike, because certainly iran and many othe

the coffins were later moved to the shiite holy city of karbala. in tehran, iranian president hassan rouhani visited soleimani's family to pay respects and said his killing would "not be forgotten in the history of u.s. crimes." >> ( translated ): americans do not realize what a big mistake th have made. they will see the consequences of their mistake not only today but in the years to come. >> sreenivasan: secretary of state mike pompeo defended president trump's decision to kill the iranian general. >> they were aiming to take down significant amounts of americans. it have undoubtedly killed locals, too-- iraqis, lebanese, syrians, perhaps people all throughout the region. this was an attack that wod have been at some scale. we can't talk much about the details, but, suffice it to say, tcahe amepeople can know that the decision that president trump made to take qassem soliceimani down saved am lives. >> sreenivasan: iraq's parliament is expectedto convene an emergency session tomorrow to discuss the presence of the nearly 5,000 u.s. military troo

on anti government demonstrations another protester was reportedly killed during demonstrations in karbala protesters are demanding sweeping political reforms and an end to corruption members of mexico's national guard have fired tear gas at migrants trying to cross into the country from guatemala more than 3000 migrants began wading through the border river after authorities closed a border gate on a nearby bridge the migrants. say their goal is to reach the united states in ethiopia at least in 10 people died dozens more were injured when a spectator stand collapsed at a festival the wooden structure gave way during the orthodox christian celebration of a pity in the city of gondar several 1000 ethiopians and tourists were commemorating the baptism of jesus. a new report by oxfam says that the world's billionaires have more wealth than the poorest 4600000000 people combined and the charity says women are the ones who are most disadvantaged oxfam's inequality report says 22 of the world's richest men $22.00 have more money in assets than all of the women in africa each day women and girls

it's almost like the the battle of karbala itself $68080.00 when. the mom hussein was defeated by a much stronger force of the sunni. yes 8 and in rather treacherous circumstances and that's that's the context in which i think many iranians and many of the mall as an ayatollah as in iran will be painting. the episode so for iranians there is a strong religious cultural. can't. feeling and not actually not just surveillance for shiites all over so essentially the attack on iran on solely money was not just on sort of money or iran it was on all of. all shiites in the region and now and perhaps his advisors have woken him up walking him up to the fact that it's not going to be so easy to. retaliate because that would be really entering a war situation and the iranians will not fight. simply with rockets fired against bases they will use asymmetrical warfare because that's where they excel that's where generals will and i need excelled and that's where the. excels and that's where the successor to silly money excels so. there's no guarantee victory. an

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this is the scene in the central iraqi city of karbala, where pilgrims are gathering at the the holyain. what we saw earlier was thousands of people, still thousands on the streets carrying the coffins that included the body of the iranian general qasem suleimani and also the iraqi militia commander. the body of qasem suleimani will be transferred to iran, to his hometown, to be buried and a number of days of mourning. australia is deploying 3,000 defence force reservists, to help the nation tackle the worsening bushfire crisis. dozens of fires are now burning across several states and strong winds and very hot temperatures are intensifying the danger, with fears the fires could spread to more densely populated areas over the weekend. at least 23 people have died since september. from nowra, in new south wales, phil mercer reports. australia feels like a country on a war footing. as the bushfire crisis intensifies, thousands of military reservists are being deployed as well as transport aircraft and more helicopters. the navy has already been evacuating hundreds of people stranded in

the funeral continued to karbala.em soleimani's body will be flown to tehran and then to his hometown for burial. he did more thanjust serve iran overseas, he was iran overseas. and in a rare honour, the country's supreme leader ayatollah khomeini will preside over final prayers, mourning the death of his most influential general. quentin somerville, bbc news, beirut. nader hashemi is an iranian american and director of the center for middle east studies at the university of denver. hejoins me now from toronto. thank you forjoining us. first of all let me ask you. we were talking about the ways the situation could escalate quite a lot over the last 24 escalate quite a lot over the last 2a hours. what about the ways in which it can de—escalate, what are the options for calming things down and taking a step back? there are not a lot of good options available. what has to happen is we need high—level international figures with gravitas, people such as the us secretary general perhaps, the president of france who has in t

this was karbala in the south. iraq's senior shia muslim cleric also had hard words for the government. an aide read the message from the elderly grand ayatollah ali al—sistani. "iraq's leaders have let them down, failing to protect them "from aggression and repeated violations of sovereignty. "iraq should be independent and led by its own people, "not by foreigners." this country is fragile and violent. in tahrir square, baghdad, mohammed showed me where he'd been stabbed by masked men. hundreds of protesters have been shot dead since october. memorials are everywhere. many say the killers were iraqi militiamen directed by the assassinated general soleimani. punishing them for anti—iranian demonstrations. serious obstacles lie between these would—be revolutionaries and the change that they want. the men who have the big jobs, who control the political parties and the militias, won't give up power easily. and then there is iran. at a time when it's being hemmed in, isolated by american sanctions, it needs iraq as i

this is the scene in the central iraqi city of karbala, where pilgrims are gathering at the the holying to pay their respects to qassem suleimani and the iraqi militia leader who was also killed in that attack. we are expecting to see mourners paying their respects in iraq and iran today and for the next few days in iran as the official morning continues there. more now on the bushfires continuing to ravage south eastern australia. fire chiefs have warned that high winds and soaring temperatures could potentially push fires into heavily populated areas this weekend. since late september, 23 people have died and more than 13 million acres of land has been burnt. in south australia, two people have died on kangaroo island, a popular holiday spot not farfrom adelaide. the south australian premier steven marshall said about a quarter of the total area has been destroyed. the island houses an important national park and is home to many unique wildlife species. i've been speaking to sarah legge, professor of wildlife conservation at the australian national university in canberra. kangaroo

least one person has been killed and 4 others injured after anti-government protests in the city of karbala the security forces deny shooting at protesters and say an investigation is underway to determine who was behind saturday's violence demonstrators are angry over government corruption high unemployment and poor public services according to the iraqi commission for human rights more than 485 people have been killed since the protests began in october. in 2 countries ravaged by war 2 separate cease fire agreements are now in effect warring sides in syria and libya have agreed to put down their arms after negotiations brokered by russia and turkey the 2 countries support opposing sides in each conflicts on syria in just a moment but 1st to libya where warlord $24.00 have to hide initially rejected calls for a cease fire. report from tripoli. after rejecting a cease fire call by turkey and russia last week warlord really for have to change his mind a few hours before it was due to go into effect. the general command of the libyan ira bomb forces announces a cease fire in the western side