the nearest major water treatment facility is currently under construction in nasiriyah. hussein is taking a look at the site. once it's finished, the facility could supply clean water to 350,000 people in the region, people like ayoub and his family. but the project has been hobbled by lack of funds. mayor hussein: to be honest, we've been working on this project for 12 years. it was supposed toto be finishd inin three, but there wewere vas delays. the builder had its contract withdrawn. there's always some new obstacle. then we brought in a new company. but they haven't made much progress either, because there's never enenough money. reporter: the facility isn't a priority for the government, and neither are schools. work on this building began in 2011, but was abandoned in 2012. with oil prices at a historic high, there would have been plenty of money to build schools in the region. that's why parents have begun building schools out of mudbrick, also called adobe. about 1000 have already been built. adobe is a traditional building material in southern iraq, but it's no

let's go live now to buy or through political analysts nasiriyah follow a you're very welcome as we say you're in the iraqi capital where the situation is very much on folding rapidly what is the situation like there from your sense how tense is it and what has been confirmed as regards today's reported attacks nasiriyah. a q arlie the situation. is a situation of shock and worry and great. strike was sudden and unexpected and of course there are some part of the iraqi people. happen i can say the man's 3. of the developments of the actions the military actions and the future and this general mainstream i thought you was or president by. the last to stand me and the president. and the prime minister d. of course. popular mobilization for it's. already much respected here because of their. fighting isis and the secular faces. and long war against the use of these latest rocket attacks to dana syria if they're all confirmed of course how likely are they to have been carried out by iran or by she militia group started in iraq. well i think of course enough information are not available yet

mass demonstrations broke out there and in a number of cities in the south including knowledge of a nasiriyah protesters are trying to cut off the south of the country by blockading major roads to demonstrations began you know people are angry about widespread corruption and a lack of public services. here in town imran khan who joins us now in baghdad more about the book tides and what impact they have. well in the south of the country the provinces that face baghdad the blockade is actually holding what the protesters have done is they blocked off the main highways on the roads leading from provinces like nasiriyah and babylon into the capital the only things that are getting crusader protest is emergency vehicles and food supply trucks this is a real escalation from the protesters. in terms of what they can do by blocking off these roads are effectively trying to cut the south of the country off from the rest of the country now this is a real escalation as i say in the reason why they're doing this is because they're frustrated that their demands are being listened to they say that the gov

break down barricades on the city's outskirts many more people are injured elsewhere in iraq in nasiriyah and najaf protesters have attempted to cut off the highway linking the southern oil rich province of basra the demonstrations reignited last week after a brief let's get the latest from osama bin javid in baghdad for us so it's nighttime now bring us up to speed for us with the situation in baghdad where you are. willfully you know we have confirmation that at least 3 people have been killed 2 in baghdad and at least one in. these 2 who were killed one had received to the head and the other one is reportedly to have been shot in the neck go we've been seeing. gruesome pictures that activists have been showing us about the heavy handedness they say of the security forces as they try to push them back these protesters for the last 24 hours have been trying to set up barricades they have been blocking roads main arteries as well as highways to try and tell the government that they mean business it was the deadline that they had set up for the government and they say none of their demands

security forces crackdown on anti-government demonstrations one person died in the capital and 3 in nasiriyah police moved on to the streets surrounding towns from the square after a large group left camps in an area of the capital they have been occupying since october most of those leaving are followers of populist clerk. who withdrew his support for the protests our correspondent in one town has more from baghdad. without warning the souther is packed up their tents and left square the focal point of iraq's anti-government protest movement the book led by influential shia muslim cleric knocked out al assad that is the largest in parliament and it had been here in solidarity with the protesters since it began in october for some left behind the departure is nothing less than a betrayal my goodness look at the bottle what. it seems our demonstration has been stolen from as they could attack us any moment we are careful but we will either dine or keep the square i won't leave until my demands are met but no i am disappointed father protected us with his followers. this others have political p

dozens of protesters were injured in baghdad and in the southern city of nasiriyah as police try to play a sit in camps protest as is seeking the removal of what they see as a corrupt ruling elite and an end to foreign interference will spoke to mark kimmitt a retired brigadier general in the u.s. army he said that this would be this is a very significant attack of course because of the targets and he does expect that there will be reaction from the u.s. if it's a large number of american citizens who were killed in there i think it's one level of response a bit was a small number i think it's another level of response but it's clear that after the killing of sort of money in the response that i last saw it there were many were saying that deterrence had been reestablished with the iranians but if the iranians were backing a proxy the conducted this kind of attack on sovereign news as territory tomorrow mind it is clear that deterrence has not been reestablished with the united states would have to send a message perhaps even stronger the next time to make it very clear that the united s

effectively cut off the main roads leading from say babylon province which it faces back that plus nasiriyah not to feel the love of all being cut off by the protesters the protesters of an outfit going to stay through the night and it seems at least in the south the security forces are going to allow them to keep the blockade now the only vehicles that are getting through services and 'd food supply trucks and the protesters that say although there has been violence they say that they are willing to stay there for as long as it takes the question stan really is all the protesters being listened to now what they're saying is the. body has a story body the prime minister although he's resigned hasn't actually stepped down . until he steps out and there's a new prime minister they can call for the elections the protesters but then not being so that's why this escalation the scene but where do you go from a how much more can you escalate that's the real question now for the protesters in iran thank you for that we will put those questions now to our next guest. is an independent politician and

as the funeral procession in not just nasiriyah but other cities of this was under way he was the 2nd in charge of the. the the p.m.s. which are the militias the group of militias that the shabby or the popular mobilization forces who are a group of militias which came together after the fight against i think he was something somebody who seemed to have be a cohesive figure who was pulling all of them together and now his body has made its way from all of the holy shrines here in iraq to iran and then back again into basra we were hearing a few minutes ago about his body now being. has arrived in niger pretty is going to be his final resting place but again iraq in the wake of these assassination not just in the minute but the shabby as well has found itself again and in the thrust of its ethnic and sectarian divisions where people seem to be divided on whether they want an end to all foreign troops and all foreign influence that exists in iraq some of the the latest from baghdad of some us thank you meanwhile iran's foreign minister has criticized the u.s. for refusing to issue his v

in nasiriyah, dozens were injured as a huge procession of protesters moved through the city.a and basra. the protesters were keen to show they remain defiant despite what seemed a big blow to their cause when the powerful cleric, moqtada al—sadr, instructed his supporters to leave the demonstrations. instead, he wanted them to direct their anger once again at the us. but a call for more such demonstrations was quickly withdrawn on the grounds that he didn't want to cause internal strife. that averted what might have been a showdown. but the rift between the political class and the many iraqis still willing to risk their lives to make their voices heard is only deepening. sebastian usher, bbc news. back to own breaking news. the former us basketball star, kobe bryant, has died in a helicopter crash in southern california. he was 41. live pictures still coming in from california, that town of calabasas, 20 miles outside los angeles, the hillside, the scene of the crash. five people were on board that helicopter near the city of calabasas. what we are also learning in the last f

break down barricades on the city's outskirts many more people are injured elsewhere in iraq in nasiriyah and 9 protesters have attempted to cut off the highway linking the southern oil which province of basra the demonstrations knighted last week after a brief lie. the european union says is considering ways to support a cease fire in libya including a possible military led mission foreign ministers have been meeting in brussels a day after a brilliant peace conference on libya brought together the country's warring sides and several world powers but more fighting broke out south of tripoli just hours after that summit came to an end. we charging. it work in bodies will they come to. the ops. where you invest in the sitting to present to consume concrete proposals of how to implement this cease fire a new force in the un symbolical i hope that these will be ready for the next for the interface council but in the meantime we have to pass from troops. to real ceasefire. china has confirmed human to human transmission of a new coronavirus patient numbers have tripled the air and 3 people ha

security forces crackdown on anti-government demonstrations one person died in the capital and for a nasiriyah place in baghdad moved into the streets surrounding 2 rear square after a large group left camps in an area of the capital they've been occupying sense october some of those leaving that area are supporters a populous cleric matal sautter who withdrew his support for the protests and some of the age of 8 has reaction from protesters to government efforts to end their sit in this is being the flashpoint of scroope saturday's protest where protesters have been trying to stop the government forces opening up the offer a bridge this is the bridge that leaves do square and we've been meeting people and talking to people who feel that they've been betrayed by the sudras who left these they are saying they're going to continue their protests there have been multiple reports of injuries and some are saying that people have been wounded by not just live fire but also by tear gas canisters that the government forces are aiming towards their head. we are protesting against that corrupt governmen

diplomatic facilities are protected meanwhile for protests as of been killed in iraq's southern city of nasiriyah gunmen wearing military uniforms attacks the main city in protest camp site 16 people have been killed throughout iraq during protests in the last 3 days the crackdown began after influential shiite cleric matar sondra with to his support for the protesters on saturday. still ahead on al-jazeera italy is right wing leader. fails to win an important regional election and mourning a legend basketball fans pay their respects to kobe bryant out to eat his daughter and 7 august killed in a helicopter. and oh there is a fairly quiet picture throughout much of the middle east on the arabian peninsula however it is fairly pretty cold has been strong for the last few days it will stay strong it's coming down to the north it's cold and there's plenty of cloud at the same time being being pushed down so these timers as a $21.00 and horan choose day $21.00 and dubai and miscast it will likely fail a little bit cooler than that but on choosing what we will see is rain and snow working its way into

support for the protesters on saturday dozens were injured in baghdad and in the southern city of nasiriyah as police tried to clear city towns former u.s. national security advisor john bolton appears to have on the body president trump's defense at his impeachment trial the new york times has obtained a draft copy of a book written by bolton it says trump told him to tie ukrainian military to an investigation into joe biden bolton says he's willing to testify at the trial but senate republicans are resisting attempts to include him the news prompted this tweet from lead democratic impeachment manager adam schiff he says the president blocked our request for bolton system and a now we see why bolton directly contradicts the heart of the president's defense if the trial is to be fair sentences must insist that mr bolton be called as a witness and provide he's notes and the documents peter mathews is a professor of political science at cypress college he says the president out resort to arguments about national security concerns to prevent bolton from testified. so many presidents have used

dozens of protesters were injured in baghdad and in the southern city of nasiriyah as police try to clear a city and camps protest as a seeking the removal of what they see as a corrupt ruling elite and an end to foreign interference and ron khan has been at the protests in baghdad where take gas and live rounds have been fired into the crowd this is khiladi square in central baghdad just over the you can see the tear gas being fired by anti-riot police into the crowds there are hundreds of people well they're doing is they're coming in from chris where just behind me and they're moving towards where they're gathering in their hundreds to make that point that will the iraqi security forces are trying to. clear everybody chromed this area push them towards grid square where they tried to contain them while they tried to do is are all of the roads on the bridges leading into troy in a loud traffic back in to central baghdad but these protesters are absolutely determined to make their point they say it's been months these protests began in october but there mon still haven't been there is no

demonstrations against the ruling elite 16 people have been killed in the last 3 days in the southern city of nasiriyah at least 3 protesters have been killed in the last 24 hours after gunmen set fire to demonstrators tense. lebanon's parliament has passed its 2020 budget as it tries to lift the country out of a deepening economic crisis protesters had tried to block politicians from getting to the vote on monday riot police were deployed and some demonstrators were arrested many rejected the budget because it was drafted by the previous administration so that levies government resigned in october because of ongoing protests against the political elite prime minister house and the cabinet took office just last week. the head of the world health organization has arrived in china for talks with officials on how to contain the growing outbreak of the corona virus is usually china's prime minister who has just been in that which is the epicenter of the outbreak the number of people now confirmed to have died in china has risen to 81 and the capital beijing has reported its 1st death china's state media sa

demonstrations on saturday thousands of protesters were injured in baghdad and in the southern city of nasiriyah as police try to clear sit in camps were testers are seeking the removal of what they see as a corrupt ruling elite officials from libya's 2 rival government say fighting has broken out in the western city of misrata forces loyal to have to have advanced on the ton of rain 120 kilometers east and there are clashes taking place on the outskirts misrata is libya's 2nd largest city and it's home to groups which oppose khalifa haftar. 3 people have died in gambia in protests calling for the resignation of president adama barrow people angry at his decision to complete a 5 year presidential term when he took office he promised to stand down after 3 years at least one person has been killed and many others injured in northern syria a truck packed with explosives blew up in the city of aleppo turkish backed syrian rebels opposed to president bashar assad control the city. and voting is taking place in 2 italian regions which could signal a return of the far right to the national stage politi

in baghdad but there throughout iraq's southern cities including cared about and not just khosla nasiriyah and other places but i think he was frustrated that he was unable to co-opt them that they could not join him in what he had called for which was a 1000000 person march which largely because of the i mean there were some tens of thousands on the streets but nothing like a 1000000 people demanding the withdrawal of the u.s. and i think that he was also understands that there has the iraqi government has come under pressure from some of the pro iranian militias and from iran itself to bring an end to these demonstrations and so he's told his demonstrators he was never a leader of these protests in any of them and. iraq is so without a prime minister what kind of influence does also to have intends to who comes next in terms of leadership. it does have influence and his parliamentary party certainly has influence that perhaps the largest bloc although. you know well well short of a of a of a majority but now it is the largest walk and it will have a voice in who the next prime minister i

around barricades many more people are injured elsewhere in iraq in nasiriyah and not jobs protesters have attempted to cut off the highway linking the southern oil rich province of basra the demonstrations reignited last week after a brief. let's get the latest from al-jazeera is osama bin job it was in baghdad for us osama update us on the situation in baghdad 1st is it is 10 said it as it was a few hours ago. well fully we've been monitoring these developments since early on this morning when protesters tried to choke not just one but multiple points across the iraqi capital they're out in force they want to tell the government that they are not backing down and they want the government to take them seriously a monday was when the deadline expired when the protesters said that if reforms are not put into place by monday or this see tangible action being taken by the government they will come out in force and that's what they did not just in baghdad but across the country there have been multiple points of clashes across the capital on the outs goods as their lives in central baghda

in iraq 4 protesters have been killed in the southern city of nasiriyah gunmen wearing military uniforms attached the main city in protest campsite 16 people have been killed throughout iraq during protests in the last 3 days a crackdown began after influential shia. solder with joy his support for the protesters on saturday. portuguese hacker says he released data revealing the dealings of africa's richest woman in angola. handed over a hard drive relating to his about fortune to a whistleblower who paid 2018 the santos is being investigated as part of a major corruption case relating to her role as chair of a state owned oil company into himself is facing 90 charges in portugal over claims he hacked an investment fund and tried to blackmail the firm. still ahead on al-jazeera a good day for the world number one in melbourne peter has the auction from the australian open coming up to stay with us. just. for you thank you very much friends athletes and celebrities are paying tribute to basketball legend kobe bryant the former l.a. lakers star was killed in a helicopter crash on sunday al

sions against the ruling elite 16 people have been killed in the last 3 days in the southern city of nasiriyah at least 3 protesters have been killed in the last 24 hours after a gunman set fire to demonstrators tents protesters are calling for an end to the crackdown. thought the revolution is peaceful the security forces use various kinds of fire against us they use live ammunition and tear gas canisters. placed i cannot remove the mask because they chase and kill activists. are demands that should be met by the government everyone who's come out protesting the government demand all politicians resign and get out. coming out on this news hour from london balancing lebanon's books parliament passes a budget seeking to lift the country out of economic crisis protesters though say it sound constitutional. auschwitz survivors warn of rising anti semitism as they mark the 75th anniversary of the death camps liberation. and a good day for the men's world number one in melbourne peter has action from the australian. the head of the world health organization has arrived in china for talks with offic

biggest battles that we've seen are in southern cities of iraq the capital of the heart problems in nasiriyah there are still as we speak protestors heading towards surrounding the headquarters of the province for a 2nd consecutive day last night multiple mosque gunmen came over to those tents which have been there since october burnt them and today protesters out again in numbers trying to build the those tents with bricks and saying they will not back down they will not go home because more than 500 of their comrades have been killed and more than 25000 have been wounded and they will only go back home when their demands are met and some of the injured and live in the iraqi capital baghdad thank you. that china's prime minister is meeting the head of the world health organization to figure out a way to contain the spread of the corona virus these thoughts come after leak a child visited will hand that c epicenter of the outbreak as the death toll rises to $81.00 the government announces putting aside $9000000000.00 to fight the virus scott hurdler has more now from beijing. the streets in t

security forces crackdown on anti-government demonstrations one person died in the capital and 3 in nasiriyah police moved into the streets surrounding towns risk when after a large group left camps in an area of the capital they'd been occupying since october some of those leaving that area are supporters of populous clip of tata who withdrew his support for the protests of some a binge of it now joins us live from the iraqi capital in baghdad tell us more now as some about those protests we've seen today. we are in tahrir square which has been the heart of these protests since october the 25th and protesters here been telling us that they have been disappointed by the decision late friday night by my father who said the subjects in the protesters leave they made large numbers due in this protest and after that there was a crackdown by security forces a number of bridges. that they barricaded by the protesters also the major obama little qassam highway was also cleared by the security forces and protesters have been pushed back not just here but on the outskirts of baghdad has been the main

support for the protest as of saturday dozens were injured in baghdad and in the southern city of nasiriyah as police try to play is this in the camps. and donald trump's former national security advisor has been so kill a sing in published book which outlines his potential testimony in the u.s. president's impeachment trial that's according to the new york times it says trump told john bolton an august that he wanted to continue a freeze on military aid to ukraine and till it helped with investigations into political rivals including democratic presidential hopeful joe biden bolton has said he is willing to testify at the trial senate republicans are resisting attempts by democrats to include witnesses in the proceedings let's bring in that christian salumi who is in washington d.c. kristen tell us more what else is bolton saying. well not only does this book according to the new york times. directly contradict the argument that the president's legal team has been putting forward namely that the delay in aid to ukraine was not connected directly to the investigation of democrats like joe b

support for the protesters on saturday dozens were injured in baghdad and in the southern city of nasiriyah as police try to clear camps. in other news health officials around the world are racing to prevent a pandemic of coronavirus the head of the world health organization is going to china the virus has already killed 56 people and infected within 2000 others still too early to know exactly how dangerous the virus is chinese health authorities say it can spread between people before symptoms show that can take up to 14 days new measures to contain it spread have been put in place china has stopped nationwide sales of wildlife while hong kong won't allow people to enter from her province that's the epicenter and the city of one hand is currently building more medical facilities to deal with the outbreak and health workers there expect around a 1000 more patients in the coming days the chinese government says public safety is its top priority has more from beijing. yet more measures to curb the spread of the corona virus outbreak everyone entering the beijing subway system is checked for s

demonstrations on saturday dozens of protesters were injured in baghdad and in the southern city of nasiriyah as police try to clear a city in camps protesters are seeking the removal of what they see as a corrupt ruling elite and an end to foreign interference will in one column has been the protests in the capital baghdad where that take gas and also live rounds were fired into the crowds. this is khiladi square in central baghdad just over there you can see the tear gas being fired by anti-riot police into the crowds there are hundreds of people well they're doing is they're coming in from chris where just beyond me and they're moving towards where they're gathering in their hundreds to make that point that will the iraqi security forces are trying to. clear everybody chromed this area push them towards grid square where they tried to contain them while they tried to do is open up all of the roads and the bridges leading in to try and. back in to central baghdad but these protesters are absolutely determined to make their point they say it's been months these protests began in october but