the united states jailing of whistleblower chelsea modeling for refusing to testify against wiki leaks founder julian assange is to torture. the pentagon claims there are. against american troops on the islamic republic with a preemptive strike. churning in from right around the world. to r.t. international my names you know only. donald trump thinks that foreign interference could complicate the situation in libya he raised his concerns during a call with president of turkey both leaders agreed to maintain diplomatic cooperation in the conflict as the backdrop comes as the turkish parliament voted on thursday to back the u.n. recognize government in libya giving essentially a green light to a troop deployment there. libya's been in a state of war since protests in 2011 the sting of the country's leader muammar gadhafi in recent months the us government of national accord has been losing ground to the rival administration of general. who leads the libyan national army general half charges forces currently control most of libya's territory and not include crucial oil and gas resources t

says the united states is jailing it was a blower chelsea manning for a fusing to testify against the wiki leaks founder it's time to mount a torture. new year's day in hong kong sees hundreds of a less of an estimated 1000000 turn up for the 1st big empty paging protest up 2020 . times the pushback against the dry january health initiative as french wine producers and the government announced the annual alcohol abstinence as a cause of the country's culture. a very warm welcome to you you're watching r.t. international with me. now a senior u.n. official is accusing the united states of torturing whistleblower chelsea manning with her continued incarceration a letter from the world bodies a special rapporteur on torture to the u.s. government from last november has now only just come to light the practice of coercive dipper of asian of liberty for civil contempt involves the intentional infliction of progressively severe mental and emotional suffering for the purposes of coercion and intimidation at the order of judicial authorities such deprivation of liberty does not constitute a circum

says the united states jailing of whistleblower chelsea manning for refusing to testify against the wiki leaks founder is tantamount to torture headlining to police in hong kong make hundreds of arrests on new year's day as an estimated 1000000 people turned out for the 1st big anti beijing protest of a brand new decade 2020. calls to ditch drawee january french wine producers and the government denounced the alcohol free health initiative described as an attack on the country's culture. but after they were welcome she went on the program 5 pm here in moscow right now live from the r.t. international world news center is kevin over this half hour and you can stay with me 1st to the senior u.n. official has launched a scathing attack on the united states over its ongoing detention of whistleblower chelsea manning saying her treatment amounts to torture special rapporteur news meltzer made the claim in a letter to the u.s. government which was written in november but it's only just come to light. the practice of coercive deprive a sion of liberty for civil contempt involves the intentional

for refusing to testify against wiki leaks founder julian assange is to torture. the pentagon claims there are signs of. american troops. with a strong. school to the world this is our team international my names you know neil welcome. the turkish government parliament excuse me has voted to block the un recognized government in libya giving a green light to a troop deployment their president. already discussed the development in a phone call now lawmakers approved the motion during an emergency session on thursday libya has been in a state of war since protests in 2011. of the country's leader moammar gadhafi in recent months the u.n. government has been losing ground to the rifle administration of general. who leads the libyan national army a government of national accord formally requested military. but general forces currently control most of libya's territory including crucial oil and gas resources . the. the deployment of turkish troops will further escalate the conflict in libya neighboring egypt has also strongly condemned this saying it would hold turkey

says that the united states jailing of whistleblower chelsea manning for refusing to testify against wiki leaks founder julian assange is tantamount to torture. or broadcasting live to recommend studios in moscow this is an international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us we have major breaking news out of the middle east in this hour a high profile iranian general soleimani is among several assassinated in a u.s. drone strike in iraq's capital for more on this we're going to turn to our senior correspondent. live in the studio you are our man on the ground or you have been our man on the ground there in iraq you know the region you know the area you know the politics there. big news what do we know so far well it's all developing we're right on the nights edge the situation is tremendously tense it is incredibly dangerous and the 2 sides the united states and iran and now on the verge of literally war reigning in national security council is convening right now to discuss how to retaliate and a presidential aide to the president said that the united states must now be rea

says the united states jailing of whistleblower chelsea manning for refusing to testify against the wiki leaks founder is tantamount to torture. and learning to these day in hong kong sees hundreds of arrests as an estimated 1000000 for the 1st big anti beijing protest of this bright new year 2020. and the pushback against the droit january health initiative is french wine producers and the government denounce the annual alcohol abstinence as the takoma country's culture. hello welcome good afternoon and this is all to international live from moscow with me kevin though it will be secure over the next half hour for a headline update this is the top story today a senior u.n. officials accusing the united states of torturing whistleblower chelsea manning with a continued incarceration a letter from the world body special report on torture to the u.s. government from last november as now only just come to light the practice of coercive diprivan of liberty for civil contempt involves the intentional infliction of progressively severe mental and emotional suffering for the purposes of coercio

that the united states is jailing a whistleblower chelsea manning and for refusing to testify against wiki leaks founder julian assange is tantamount to torture. or broadcasting studios in moscow this is r.t. international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us now we start with our developing story a rocket attack has been reported at the airport in baghdad iraq reports say 12 iraqi servicemen are injured we can now cross a live to our d.c. and who is staying across this story for us certainly interesting the timing of what's been happening there at the embassy what do we know so far. well it's not exactly clear what has happened at the baghdad airport however it appears that the airport has been closed off with flights being suspended after what is being reported to have been a rocket attack now reports seem to indicate that 12 iraqi service members have been injured by an apparent rocket attack not exactly clear furthermore are we are seeing reports that a leader of the popular mobilization forces of shia muslims in iraq has also been killed and that this individual was some

rights experts say the united states whistleblower chelsea mumming for refusing to testify against wiki leaks founder julian assange. to. police in hong kong make hundreds of arrests on new year's day as an estimated 1000000 people turned out for the 1st big beijing protest 2020. live from moscow to the world this is r.t. international my names you know me hello and welcome. the turkish parliament has voted to block the un recognized government in libya giving a green light to a troop deployment their president urged on donald trump really discuss the development in a phone call lawmakers approved the motion during an emergency session on thursday libya has been in a state of war since protests in 2011 and the ousting of the country's leader moammar gadhafi in recent months the u.n. backed government has been losing ground to the rival administration of general harley for huffed are who leads the libyan national army the government of national accord formally requested military aid from last month but general have terrorist forces currently control most of libya's territory including cr

expert says the united states jailing of whistleblower chelsea manning for refusing to testify against wiki leaks founder julian assange is tantamount to torture. and the pentagon claims that there are signs of iran plotting an attack against american troops and threatens of the islamic republic with a preemptive strike. broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our international and whether you're watching from st petersburg or in new york this is we're going to have you with us right 1st we're starting with some news that is just coming in multiple blasts have been reported near baghdad international airport the airport is said to be closed as of now with all flights suspended the rockets were apparently targeting a nearby military base local media says 12 iraqi servicemen have been injured in the attack of course our newsroom is keeping up on the situation and we will bring you more updates as the big come in. now donald trump thinks of foreign interference could complicate the situation in libya he raised his concerns during a call with president to one of turkey both leaders

says the united states jailing of will supply chelsea manning full refusing to testify against the wiki leaks founder is tantamount to torture. new year's day in hong kong sees hundreds of arrests as an estimated 1000000 turn out for the 1st big anti beijing protests a 2020. pushback against the droid january health initiative as french one produces and the government announced the annual alcohol abstinence of the topic in the country's culture. good afternoon well welcome to the program just 12 pm here in moscow right now live from the r.t. international world news center it's kevin i would here with this hour's round up start with this the senior u.n. official now accusing the united states of torturing whistleblower chelsea manning with her continued incarceration letter from the world body special report on torture to the u.s. government from last november as no only just come to light the practice of coercive dipper of asian of liberty for civil contempt involves the intentional infliction of progressively severe mental and emotional suffering for the purposes of coercion and intim

expert says the united states jailing of whistleblower chelsea manning for refusing to testify against wiki leaks founder julian assange is tantamount to torture. our broadcasting live director our studios in moscow this is r t international i'm john thomas certainly glad to have you with us right now a rocket attack has been reported at the airport in baghdad iraq reports say 7 people have been killed let's cross live now to our tease. who has been covering the story for us caleb what do we know so far. at this point we're seeing reports that 2 vehicles were struck by rockets near the airport in baghdad now the reports seem to indicate that when this took place 7 people were killed in addition to that we're seeing reports of injuries as well now the reports seem to indicate that among those who were killed was a leader of the popular mobilization forces of shia muslims in iraq this was an individual who participated in the protests outside the u.s. embassy in baghdad and now furthermore we're seeing indications that 12 iraqi servicemen were injured we understand that at this point the u.s.

expert says the united states jailing a whistleblower chelsea manning for refusing to testify against wiki leaks founder julian assange is tantamount to torture. broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our 2 international thomas certainly glad to have you with us we start with a very important developments in the middle east this hour reuters is reporting the u.s. has struck iranian linked targets at baghdad international airport it is also reported that a high profile iranian general so the money was killed in that strike along with an iraqi militia. and as more. it appears that washington is confirming that it did indeed carry out air strikes against iran linked forces in iraq now at this point we're hearing that 2 vehicles were hit outside the airport in baghdad and 5 members of the popular mobilisation forces were hit as well as 2 additional guests and that among those killed was qassam a solomonic the leader of the could force of the islamic revolutionary guard corps a very prominent figure in iran that he apparently has been killed in this strike that took place outside

for refusing to testify against wiki leaks founder julian assange is tantamount to torture. and the pentagon claims there are. against american troops some threatens the islamic republic with a preemptive strike. just a few moments into a brand new day here in moscow the 1st friday of the new decade i'm you know neal and you're welcome to our international. donald trump thinks that foreign interference could complicate the situation in libya he raised his concerns during a call with president of turkey both leaders agreed to maintain diplomatic cooperation in the conflict this comes as the turkish parliament voted on thursday to block the un recognized government in libya giving a green light to a troop deployment there libya has been in a state of war since protests and 2011 the ousting of the country's leader moammar gadhafi in recent months the u.n. backed government has been losing ground to the rival administration of general. who leads the libyan national army the government of national accord formally requested military aid from. a general haftorah as forces currently

says the united states jailing of whistleblower chelsea manning for refusing to testify against the wiki leaks founder is tantamount to torture. and police in hong kong make hundreds of arrests on new year's day as an estimated 1000000 people turned the 1st big beijing protest of 21. good evening welcome to the program just 17 pm here in moscow now live from the r.t. international worldview center is criminal in this hour's round up hope you can stick around of the next half hour so the 1st hour breaking news of more detail the turkish parliament has voted to back the un recognized government in libya giving a green light to a troop deployment president eduard and donald trump have already discussed the development apparently in a phone call lawmakers approved the motion during emergencies session on thursday but the history here libya has been in a state of war since protests in 2011 and the ousting of the country's leader moammar gadhafi in recent months though the u.s. backed government has been losing ground to the rival administration of general khalifa haftar who leads the libyan n

rights experts says the united states whistleblower chelsea manning for refusing to testify against wiki leaks founder julian assange is amounts to torture. by broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our team international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us we have to start with some fast moving developments in the middle east of this hour at the pentagon confirms the u.s. has struck iran linked targets near baghdad international airport now it has also confirmed that high profile iranian general solo money was killed in that strike along with an iraqi militia commander donald trump tweeted a u.s. flag after the announcement of solar moneys death now iraqi forces are said to be surrounding the green zone in baghdad where the u.s. embassy is located there is no information yet on the reason for those troop movements artie's cable mop and reports. it appears that washington is confirming that it did indeed carry out air strikes against iran linked forces in iraq now at this point we're hearing that 2 vehicles were hit outside the airport in baghdad and 5 member

says the united states jailing of whistleblower chelsea manning for refusing to testify against the wiki leaks founder is tantamount to torture. place in hong kong make hundreds of arrests on new year's day as an estimated 1000000 people turn up for the 1st big anti beijing protest of a new decade 2020. cold dry january french wine produces and the government denounced the alcohol free health initiative describing it as an attack on the country. good evening welcome to the program just to 6 pm here in moscow now live from the arts international world news center i'm kevin 0 in with this i was round the 1st in a senior u.n. official has launched a scathing attack on the united states over its ongoing detention of whistleblower chelsea manning saying her treatment amounts to taut ship special repartee. made the claim in a letter to the us government which is written in november but isn't it just come to light the practice of coercive diprivan of liberty for civil contempt involves the intentional infliction of progressively severe mental and emotional suffering for the purposes of coercion

knew in the wiki leaks cables oversaw the release of. what did you make of these connections well i mean here just as in sweden every single step in the judicial proceedings beat the bill violation proceedings or the extradition that the prisons have been tilted by. his due process rights one of them is that you have already received surely no actual violations well i think no absolutely there have been violations of his due process rights and severe violations he has not had access to his legal documents for months how can you ask a defendant in an extradition trial to respond to the u.s. and that meant that he has not been able to eat with any excuse the authorities give here saying if you're innocent at a computer in jail you could bring the western intelligence agencies down that is that just doesn't work legal i don't think you need a computer to read an indictment how is it denied paper documents as well yes well it seems that now his lawyers have been able to negotiate that but we're now 6 months into his detention he has served h

government and the media narratives used to justify 2800 british bombing of syria after revelations from wiki leaks and a top o.p.c. w inspector giving evidence to the un and is the u.s.s.r. as role in the defeat of the nazis being whitewashed from nato nation culture we investigate the re framing of history with columbia university's professor joseph was told a similar coming up in today's going on the ground 1st to a country that major nation media appears to have lost interest in since britain and the usa failed to overthrow its government syria just as we approach the 2 year anniversary of a british warplane attack reported here by the state mandated b.b.c. with afterburners glowing and loaded with storm shadow cruise missiles for already have tornados take to the skies as britain's contribution to raids launched overnight in response to syria's alleged use of chemical weapons the word alleged there taking a lot of the weight in b.b.c. reporters breathless coverage because this week the un security council again focuses on the alleged chemical attack after last week's china convened meeti

kingdom with the much of major nation media continuing to downplay the warnings of 60 doctors and wiki leaks julian assange could die in a u.k. prison we speak to the united nations niels melts who alleges british contempt of international norms of justice and we speak to the ecuadorian foreign minister who helped grant asylum just silent is embassy in london well joining me now is the un special rapporteur on torture and other cruel inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment kneels special thanks so much for going. on the ground this time even in the studio just before we get to julian assange there's a saudi media forum at the riyadh hilton on monday and i understand that you and your father to special reports as have been talking about the case with jane newell who is apparently detained arbitrarily another area here prison she's been there for a year what is this case about well she's a human rights activist the women's rights activist actually the husband detained on spurious claims of smash and secure. but in fact she has spoken up for women's rights very vocally and she claims

program let's get now to another case what have you made of 60 doctors claiming julie innocent of wiki leaks may die in a british prisoners. waits extradition to the usa for availing the war crimes of nato nations all that pill her roof reflects or reaffirms my own assessment as you may know that and 1st of november i have my own press statement calling on the british authorities to release to the sonship because i was seriously concerned for his life well we covered at the time spoke to you why do you think that there hasn't been more interest in your allegations as u.n. special report. by the media in this country and indeed in the european union there's been lots of interest in the developing world well to be honest with you i think part of it is that people simply can't believe that what's were reporting is true i think believe you in other words yes but i also think that about a year ago i probably wouldn't have believed that this is possible what's going on due to in the us what we see here is a person whose due process rights for 10 years have been violated severely and systemat

again focuses on the alleged chemical attack after last week's china convened meeting to investigate wiki leaks and other revelations of alleged chemical weapons dirty tricks at the international o.p.c. w organization mandated with the task of verifying outlawed chemical weapons. use even campus and deforming speke to the o p c w who participated in to do much if it's a mission please look at the screen. inspection team mate having said for about 12 as i heard about this meeting i was invited by the. counselor of the chinese mission to the. un fortunately to see unforeseen circumstances around my. status i was able to travel anderson claimed at the un security council that the whole basis of the fact finding mission or f.m. report that catalyze u.k.'s strikes was flawed the findings in the final death of them report were contradictory were a complete turnaround with what the team had understood collectively. during to the duma defilements. and by the time. release of the interim report in july 2018 the standing was that we had serious misgivings that a chemical.

and we've had wiki leaks publish a number of of leaks and information e-mails showing that there just was not unanimous agreement within the o.p.c. w. about who was responsible for the attack based on that this report from the o.p.c. w has been widely questioned allies of the united states seem to insist that the syrian government is responsible and the opi c.w. report is conclusive and shouldn't be question so once again we have debate over the chemical incident i think that people europeans are going to continue to turn from a view of it is clearly what they don't want to uphold their narrative and in fact what we heard is a final report and then also one of these whistleblowers who are made up of the actual scientists and the americans are saying we'd like to report let's just move on and the russians are saying wait a minute let's listen to the national scientists because it sounds like this science didn't actually go into the final core so obviously the russians and americans can sell you a big stand with the o.p.c. don't you depends on whether you're talking about the report. we

again focuses on the alleged chemical attack after last week's china convened meeting to investigate wiki leaks and other revelations of alleged chemical weapons dirty tricks at the international o.p.c. w organization mandated with the task of verifying outlawed chemical weapons use even henderson the former inspector of the o.p.c. w. who produce a b. to the duma for the mission please look at the screen. on a section. chinese mission. unfortunately and for certain circumstances around yes. as i was. henderson claimed at the un security council that the whole basis of the fact finding mission or f.m. report that catalyze u.k.'s strikes was flawed the findings in the final report were contradictory or a complete turnaround with well. understood. electorally. during to do. and by the time. release of the interim report in july 2008. understanding was that we had serious misgivings that a chemical attack had occurred well amidst an apparent news blackout in nato nations over recent o.p.c. w. revelations that evidence was buried to justify british airstrikes around damascus in 2018 and appare

again focuses on the alleged chemical attack after last week's china convened meeting to investigate wiki leaks and other revelations of alleged chemical weapons dirty tricks at the international o.p.c. w organization mandated with the task. verifying outlawed chemical weapons use even hint of some deforming spectra of the o.p.c. w. who put the simply to the duma if the mission please look at the screen. on a section cyrena having said all. yes' i heard about this me when i was invited by the. chinese mission to the. unfortunately and for certain circumstances around my. state as i was. and as unclaimed at the u.n. security council that the whole basis of the fact finding mission or f.m. report that catalyzed u.k.'s strikes was flawed the findings in the final reports were contradictory or a complete turnaround with well. understood. electorally. during to do. and by the time. release of the interim report in july 2018 our own standing was there we had serious misgivings that a chemical attack had. well amidst an apparent news blackout in nato nations over recent o.p.c. w. revelations tha

again focuses on the alleged chemical attack after last week's china convened meeting to investigate wiki leaks and other revelations of alleged chemical weapons dirty tricks at the international o.p.c. w organization mandated with the top. ask verifying outlawed chemical weapons use even hint of some deforming spoke to the o.p.c. doubles who put the speed to. please look at the screen. on a section team leader having served for 12 years i heard about this me knives and voted by the council of the chinese mission to the. unfortunately and foreseen circumstances around my. state as i was able to show anderson claimed at the un security council that the whole basis of the fact finding mission or f.m. report that catalyze u.k.'s strikes was flawed the findings in the final death of them reports were contradictory were a complete turnaround with what the team understood collectively. during and after the 2 deployments. and by the time.

and the stories that shape the week wiki leaks founder julian. he's slowly dying in a u.k. prison saying he's being. objective to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement he made the allegations to a friend in a christmas phone call. duty and rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 but you know what time it sounded he said to me but i'm slowly dying. with the biggest stories of the past 7 days and right up to the moment developments as well welcome to the weekly on r.t. international i mean o'neill. our breaking news this hour we are getting reports that 3 people have been wounded after several rockets hit an area near the u.s. embassy in a heavily fortified green zone which houses government buildings and foreign missions additionally the iraqi military is saying that a separate carried out by islamic state occurred in the country's north killing 2 servicemen. meanwhile the u.s. state department says they are disappointed with the iraqi parliament resolution calling for the expulsion of all u.s. foreign troops the vote followed the united states assa

this is our team international now wiki leaks co-founder julius songe was in court in london on monday for a routine administrative hearing on his possible extradition to the us during the session us longer the lawyers were granted more time after they complained of not having the opportunity to go over case files with their client. our video agency ruptly was there when a song was seen exiting the court a crowd of his supporters had gathered to protest against his extradition song she is currently serving time in a british high security jail for skipping bail while waiting on his full extradition hearing set for next month and the u.s. has indicted him on 17 counts of espionage and of conspiracy to hack a government computer. back in 2010 the australian whistleblower published classified military cables allegedly outlining u.s. war crimes last april he was forcibly removed by british police from the ecuadorian embassy in london after the country terminated is 7 year asylum or. funds that meant to boost areas in africa are driving slavery on the continent this is the claim made by the

to in the stories that shaped this week wiki leaks founder julian assange claims he slowly dying in a u.k. prison saying he's being. subjected to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement he made the allegations to a christmas for. me because he the spend christmas with me and my family in 2010 but you know what time it. all he said to me but i'm slowly dying. with the biggest stories of the past 7 days and right up to the moment developments as well welcome to the weekly r t international my name's union o'neil we begin with breaking news the iraqi parliament house passed a resolution calling on the government to expel all foreign forces and to formally terminate its request for assistance from the u.s. led coalition the vote follows the united states assassination of iran's most powerful general in our rate on baghdad international airport on friday iraqi official it's the scribe the strike as a violation of their country. sovereignty or trying to live by r.t.c. course at dulles who's been following developments and there's been quite a few developments to follow 1st of all this vote t

and in the stories that shaped the week international wiki leaks founder julian assange claims that he is slowly dying in the u.k. prison saying he is being given sedatives and subjected to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement he made those allegations that to a friend and a christmas phone call. rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 what. he said to me but i'm slowly dying. i broadcast live from our studios in moscow this is our team international and john thomas glad to have you with us as we broadcast our recap of the week's content. all right but 1st let's go to iraq where 6 people have been reportedly wounded after several rockets hit in baghdad and clearing an area near the u.s. embassy the heavily fortified green zone which houses government buildings and foreign missions the developments follow the united states assassination of iran's most powerful general in an air raid at baghdad international airport on friday president trump has tweeted that if iran strikes u.s. military personnel or bases the response could come in as a disproportionate manner

again focuses on the alleged chemical attack after last week's china convened meeting to investigate wiki leaks and other revelations of alleged chemical weapons dirty tricks at the international o.p.c. w organization mandated with the task of verifying outlawed chemical weapons use even can do some of the former inspector of the o.p.c. w. who put the simply to the duma for the mission please look at the screen. on a section. chinese mission.

wiki leaks founder julian assange claims he's slowly dying in a u.k. prison saying he's being plied with sedatives and subjected to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement he made those allegations and if you were to friend in a christmas phone call of. duty and rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 what time of. all he said to me i'm slowly dying i. new year old protests in hong kong after a massive turnout for 2021st rally turns violent with riot police deployed to try to disperse the protesters. welcome to the weekly with me kevin oh in the international law 7 day roundup of the news that's made it indeed is making right now the headlines 1st tensions in the middle east have escalated dramatically this week after the united states assassinated iran's most powerful general in an air strike on baghdad international airport in a parliamentary session in turan this sunday lawmakers fiercely condemned the attack and chanted death to america. the da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da general.

other news this weekend wiki leaks founder julian assange claims he slowly dying he says in the u.k. prison saying he's been plied with sedatives and subjected to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement he made the allegations to a friend partly in a christmas phone call. rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 while on bail one time ago he sounded awful he said to me but i'm slowly dying. new year new protests for hong kong after a massive turnout for 2021st turns violent again with riot police deployed to try to disperse the protesters. by their very good afternoon or evening i should say just 16 in the evening here in moscow one is kevin 0 in this the weekly roundup of the news that's making a made the making their plans of the last 7 days in this one big story breaking now we want to tell you about the iraqi parliament as literally just passed a resolution calling on the government to end the presence of all foreign troops in the country the vote follows the united states assassination of iran's most powerful general in that airstrike on baghdad internatio

also in the stories that shape the week wiki leaks founder julian. assange in a u.k. prison saying he's being. subjected to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement maybe allegations to a friend in a christmas. because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010. he said to me but i'm slowly dying. with the biggest stories of the past 7 days and right up to the moment of elements as well welcome to the weekly or to the international i mean. our breaking news this hour the iraqi parliament has passed a resolution calling on the government to expel all foreign forces to formally terminate its request for assistance from the u.s. led coalition the vote follows the united states assassination of iran's most powerful general and an raid on baghdad international airport on friday iraqi officials described the strike as a violation of their country's sovereignty. well the new resolution urges the iraqi government to in the presence of foreign troops in the country withdraw the request for support from the anti isel coalition to limit the use of arms to national security f