says 4 rockets hit the base but we have heard from iraqi security officials and they say that 8 katyusha rockets launched were launched at the base and made contact across the board though we do know that at least 4 iraqi military personnel have been injured and are hospitalized now we also know with the base that's been in the news before because it had a sizable american presence that's where american troops where in the part of the country it's what about 50 miles. north of are they still there as an aside to that are american troops likely have been the target yeah well actually there are still some american military advisers left at that base but the majority of them have been pulled out since the recent tensions the recent spike in tensions between the u.s. and iran recently let's not forget that just last week a u.s. airstrike killed the high ranking coots commander qassam soleimani and iran retaliation for that and it came as 2 airstrikes against u.s. military bases in iraq and nobody was killed or injured but it definitely has led to a rise in tensions between those 2 countries

loud blasts have been heard in baghdad on wednesday night 3 katyusha rockets are reported to have inside baghdad's heavily fortified green zone which houses government buildings and foreign missions causing a fire but no casualties that's according to iraqi police sources. satellite images have been released showing the extent of damage caused to one of the u.s. bases when iranian missiles struck in the early hours of wednesday morning several facilities on the base including aircraft hangars appear to have sustained significant damage in the attacks within the last few minutes the u.s. defense secretary said that at least 11 missiles impacted the al assad air base and at least one hit below and he also said that overall 18 short range missiles have been fortunate these 3 locations and donald trump has been has said that the strikes have not harmed any u.s. troops stationed there there and so far mr jevons or if it's emphasized that tehran's next steps will depend on the reaction from the u.s. . we've said very clearly that if the united states takes any further action iran viewed respon

troops at least 2 katyusha rockets were fired a base that's just north of the capital baghdad have been no reports of casualties and a group has yet claimed responsibility. well those attacks come just days after 2 other iraqi bases housing u.s. troops were hit by ballistic missiles fired from iran that was in response to the assassination of iranian general hossam son of money and a u.s. drone attack one of the bases was the al assad air base al-jazeera zambian just a has been given rare access to the strategically important facility. it's rare to be targeted by a ballistic missile and lived to tell the tale this is one of the 7 damaged locations inside the base currently home to around 2000 u.s. danish norwegian polish and french troops u.s. soldiers see a combination of luck and preparedness helped to avoid casualties when iran's i.r.g.c. launched a missile. one left a nearly 6 meter wide creator and a shockwave knocked over blast walls each of these requires heavy equipment for installation maybe i mean we've got one of our bunkers they were used during the time attack and we had on

troops they katyusha rockets were fired at taji base just north of baghdad there's been no reports of any casualties or iraqi and u.s. led coalition troops have been targeted by rockets and missiles in at least 6 attacks since the assassination of custom sort of money the largest came from iran when multiple volleys of ballistic missiles hit bases being used by the coalition there has been given rare access to the strategically important base so a binge of aid reports from anbar province. it's rare to be targeted by a ballistic missile and lived to tell the tale this is one of the 7 damaged locations inside the base currently home to around 2000 u.s. danish norwegian polish and french troops u.s. soldiers see a combination of luck and preparedness help to avoid casualties when iran's i.r.g.c. launch the missiles one left a nearly 6 metre wide crater and the shockwave knocked over blast walls each of these requires heavy equipment for installation pretty i mean we got one of our bunkers used during the time we had one individual that was inside their journey attack. while he says his b

troops a katyusha rockets were fired at tunji base just north of baghdad there's been no reports of any casualties or bring in more than that as it develops scientists are urging the total evacuation of nearly a 1000000 people living close to the erupting tower volcano south of the philippines capital manila. because of the job or a fear of the area experts have warned of what they call a volcanic tsunami when the force from a violent underwater eruption causes destructive waves in an explosive eruption magma violently spews out instead of it using out this along with heavy ash and tremors this cause the mass evacuation of tens of thousands of people well it's been dormant for 40 years towers up to 33 times since 1572 in 1011 an eruption killed more than 1300 people stimulant again reports tremors have been helped felt elsewhere in batangas province. hardly any civilian is allowed to enter the town of a good seal here now. and it is clear why. i . was. 8. we say there's just a massive earthquake and the police officers don't have to leave their station we were just here a few moments ag

going to work and whether the government will listen as a result of it and al-jazeera baghdad. 3 katyusha rockets have landed inside the iraqi capital so heavily fortified green zone 2 of them fell near the u.s. embassy no casualties have been reported it's not known who fired them a grenade has exploded at a wedding in sudan killing 7 people including 3 children it happened as crowds gathered for the event in the capital khartoum dozens of people were injured and witnesses say the grenade was being carried by a soldier but there was no sign it was deliberately that. now the spread of a new and potentially deadly virus appears to be accelerating in asia south korea has become the latest country to confirm to confirm a case of corona virus that originated in china the patient numbers have tripled and 3 people have died since it was 1st detected in the chinese city of han betray you reports now from beijing. just stop at hospital are working around the clock to identify a mystery virus which has been linked to stars sylvia cooper spiritual center and at least 3 people have died and the numb

now it's not clear what caused these explosions but the reuters news agency is reporting that 3 katyusha rockets landed inside the capital's green zone which is home to international embassies no casualties have been reported. the world health organization will convene an emergency meeting in geneva on wednesday to address the spread of a mystery illness a region ating in china the virus has killed 3 people since 1st being detected in the chinese city of one han more than $200.00 cases have now been confirmed on monday officials said they had evidence of human to human transmission south korea's centers for disease control and prevention as also reported its 1st case a chinese woman who flew into incheon city from ohio on sunday has now been quarantined this follows one case being confirmed in japan early in january and then 2 in thailand 6 days ago katrina reports now from beijing. started hospital are working around the clock to identify a mystery virus which has been linked to stars severe acute respiratory syndrome at least 3 people have died and the number of those confirmed to have

work and whether the government will listen as a result of it iran current al-jazeera baghdad. 3 katyusha rockets have landed inside iraqi capital's heavily fortified green zone to the valley of the u.s. embassy no casualties we reported on this don't know who fired them mexican authorities have arrested dozens of central american migrants who forced their way across the border into guatemala american immigration officials and national guard officers made the arrest after hundreds of miles waded through a river to get into mexico they'd been stopped from crossing a bridge connecting the 2 countries those who were arrested say mexico should be helping them not detaining them john holdren is dargo on the guatemalan mexican border he says most people don't want to stay in central america. we spent much of that farm here with family of them on the mother and her 2 young children as they tried to work out how to get in to make sure they actually didn't get hit for assignment she said that she can tell the kids are going to guatemala some of the home during times when the story. would be trying

appears those are katyusha rockets.re short-range than the ballistic missiles we saw yesterday. they would be fired by iranian backed militias. unlikely they would be directed by iran that is the hope at this point. so many people are praising president trump's decision to de-escalate, while at the same time heavily criticizing iran's attack. that praise from across the region, across the world, starting with one country often under threat with iran, israel. here is benjamin netanyahu speaking and praising president trump earlier on. >> president trump should be congratulated for acting swiftly, bold did i, and resolutely against this terrorist entity. [applause] reporter: turkish president erdogan and president putin also weighing in. meeting today, saying that they could now act as intermediaries between iran and the u.s. if they so wanted. wanting a further use of force, would quote lead to new cycle of instability that would damage everyone's interest. uk government also standing firmly behind the u.s. the defense m

initially these reports came out as three katyusha rockets hitting in the vicinity of baghdad internationalthat 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 involvements with iran will know very, very well that he has also reportedly been killed in this strike, along with abu mohandez. he is the head of kataeb hezbollah. that is the same group that the americans targeted on sunday. he is also the deputy commander of the popular mobilization forces, that they were both reportedly killed in this strike. we don't know at this stage who was responsible for carrying out this strike, but

stories making news on al-jazeera have been reported in fact confirmed by the iraqi military that 3 katyusha rockets have fallen inside the green zone in baghdad 2 days after a top iranian commander custom sort of money and iraqi paramilitary chief mohandas were killed in a u.s. airstrike there we comes as iraq's parliament has voted to expel american troops from the country the resolution was passed during an extraordinary session of parliament and was backed by prime minister. in iran hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered in the city of mashad to welcome home his body comes as iran announced its rowing back further on its commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal saying they'll be no limits on its uranium enrichment capacity and in the last few minutes u.s. president donald trump has said they will quickly and fully strike back perhaps disproportionately should iran strike any u.s. person or target meanwhile in lebanon hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah has warned the u.s. military will pay the price for saleman his death say it marks a new phase in the history of the middle east i'll be cl

early reports suggest they were two katyusha rockets fired in the green zone.litias. unlikely directed by the iranian regime. certainly everybody hoping that is the case. there has been widespread praise of president trump's decision to de-escalate the decision and widespread condemnation of the iranian ballistic missile attack last night. that is coming across the region. we heard from the one country iran is threatening again, israel. benjamin netanyahu speaking out yesterday, praising president trump both for his action yesterday but also taking out qassem soleimani six days ago. take a listen. >> president trump should be congratulated for acting swiftly, boldly, and resolutely against this terrorist -- [applause] reporter: turkish president erdogan as well as russian president putin met today and weighed in. they were opening a new pipeline together. they said they would happily act as intermediaries between iran and u.s. they warned further use of force would lead to quote, new cycle of instability that would damage everyone's interests. the british gover

so, wolf, very initial picture that we are getting is that no casualties were caused by these two katyusha rockets that landed inside of the heavily fortified green zone as you mentioned is where of course the u.s. embassy is also housed. there were sirens echoing across that part of baghdad as those rockets went into that area. it is important to underscore for the viewers, wolf, that rockets landing in the green zone is not an uncommon phenomenon in iraq, but at the same time in this context, obviously, this cannot be seen outside of all of the events that have been transpiring in the last 24 hours. i think that really underscores that while iran's official reaction may be over, there may still be other unofficial reactions to come. again, we don't know who is responsible for this rocket attack, whether it is one of the shiite militias that is in fact loyal to iran, but certainly, it underscores the very real vulnerabilities of the u.s. forces and civilians are facing here in iraq. here in the hotel in irbil we saw more than 100 u.s. contractors who have been evacuated from places like b

loud blasts we heard in baghdad on wednesday night 3 katyusha rockets. inside baghdad's heavily fortified green zone which houses government buildings and foreign missions causing a fire but no casualties that's according to iraqi police sources. and in iran a ukrainian passenger plane has crashed moments after takeoff all want to 6 people on board were killed the crash isn't being linked to tensions in the region. trying to our top story now donald trump signaling a deescalation after iran launched a series of missiles on american bases in iraq and announcing more punitive sanctions economic sanctions against tehran all white house could has more with the u.s. and iran edging dangerously close to war president donald trump proclaimed 2 that tehran appears to be standing down truck gave no indication that the united states intends to strike back hours after riding in missile attacks on 2 bases used by the u.s. military in iraq we suffered. all of our soldiers are safe. and orderly minimal damage was sustained at our military bases it was a stark contrast

forces to good on that this is a targeted strike or it dude has earlier reports suggest that it was a katyusha rocket. for the moment the time being thank you very much as the race for the democratic presidential nomination heats up one key difference has emerged between the hopefuls health care some say it's time for a new publicly funded system others want to expand the current private scheme issue how pretenses. i think we should have a debate on health care it is a fundamental issue for the democratic presidential candidates health care under president barack obama health insurance was expanded to cover 20000000 more americans than before under the affordable care act or what's now widely known as obamacare but still some 28000000 americans remain uninsured and there's the growing issue of under-insurance yes insurance companies are forced to cover more people but if you actually want treatment it will still cost you the clock and a husband paid into their health insurance plan for 30 years but when she was diagnosed with cancer she was still build a few $1000.00 she didn't have a hospital

al-jazeera tower on rockets had been launched at an airbase in iraq counting us troops at least 2 katyusha rockets were fired at touching base just north of baghdad there been no reports of any casualties meanwhile in syria the government is accusing israel of carrying out 4 strikes on a major military base in holmes syrian state t.v. says most of the missiles and drones had been down by the army the report of missile attacks calls limited damage to the air base which has been attacked at least 4 times in recent years there was no immediate comment from israel. plenty of also ahead on the news hour including the u.s. and china is set to ease the ongoing trade war but there are questions about what's been agreed and what disputes remain unresolved. back on the streets why protesters in lebanon have declared we come back again. and the new man in charge of spanish football champions bobsled it gets down to what peta will have all of that. now the u.s. house of representatives says it will hand over the 2 articles of impeachment against president donald trump to the senate on wednesday but it

which is a combination of their army and their police forces, and they say that there were three katyusha rockets fired, one landing in the green zone near to the u.s. embassy. it hit not far from where an iconic location where there is this -- the old parade grounds were held, saddam hussein's old parade grounds. so, fired in the direction of what is considered an american enclave there, not far from the u.s. embassy. the second one may have also been fired at the same target because it landed not far away. these are generally unguided rockets, sort of -- you sort of point and shoot. that one fell in a neighborhood that is just across the tigris river. and then according to the same iraqi media center, another rocket was fired toward an american base in baland, iraq, different part of the country. so, this is -- the main -- there's been no claim of responsibility, but the presumption is that this is some sort of response from the shia militia groups who all day were out on the streets vowing to take revenge for the killing of qasem soleimani. it is, i should say, the kind of thing that t

work and whether the government will listen as a result of it imran khan al jazeera baghdad well 3 katyusha rockets have landed inside the iraqi capital is heavily fortified green zone to them fell near the u.s. embassy no casualties have been reported it's not known who fired the u.s. secretary of state might pumpin has promised more support for venezuelan opposition leader on going to the 2 men met in antiterrorism summit in colombia called on world leaders to help remove president nicolas maduro from power describing his rule as a terrorist as several countries including the united states recognize quite as venezuela's leader amazon to ramp yes he has more from the summit in bogota. the issue of venezuela was front and center in this regional conference against terrorism where the u.s. secretary of state mike compel accused venice well of being a failed state and a supporter of terrorism saying that the government of nicholas about bhutto is sheltering and assisting groups as the land the last active rebel group from colombia or dissidents of the former rebel group are far and also accus

al-jazeera baghdad well meanwhile 3 katyusha rockets have landed inside the iraqi capital is heavily fortified green zone 2 of them fell near the u.s. embassy no casualties have been reported it's not known who fought them at this point . all right the world health organization has called an emergency meeting on wednesday to address the spread of a mystery illness which originated in china the virus was 1st detected in the chinese city of 103 people are known to have died more than $200.00 cases have now been confirmed and on monday officials said they had evidence of human to human transmission south korea's centers for disease control and prevention also reported its 1st case a chinese woman who flew into engine city from her home on sunday has been quarantined and that follows a one case being confirmed in japan early in january and 2 in thailand 6 days ago katrina he reports now from beijing. staff at hospital are working around the clock to identify a mystery virus which has been linked to start severe acute respiratory syndrome at least 3 people have died and the number of thos

rockets being launched in their base in iraq housing us troops at least 2 katyusha rockets were fired. just north of baghdad there be no reports of any casualties meanwhile in syria the government is accusing israel of carrying out for air strikes on a major military airbase in homes syrian state t.v. says most of the missiles and drains had been downed by the enemy the reported missile attack schools limited damage to the base which has been attacked at least 4 times in recent years there was no immediate comment from israel. the us house of representatives says it will hand over the 2 articles of impeachment against president told trump to the senate on wednesday but there's a 1st debate going on in the upper chambers so what should happen at the trial how do you call him has this from washington. house speaker nancy pelosi walks in to tell her members behind closed doors impeachment is moving forward and wednesday they will move it to the u.s. senate. that's where senator mitch mcconnell takes over he's made it clear he thinks the house didn't prove its case and he doesn't think th