Libyas embattled government could soon receive military help from turkey. Support troops into the north african country but there are warnings that such a move could further deep stabilize the region. Im phil gayle welcome to the program. Have condemned u. S. Airstrikes against iraqi militias ported by iran iran says the struggle violated softened so that it will not review relations with washington u. S. Forces hit 5 targets belonging to a group called type hezbollah retaliating for a rocket attack that killed a u. S. Civilian contractor at an american base. This hezbollah base near the border between iraq and syria was one of 5 targets of u. S. Fighter jets they destroyed the iran backed militias weapons caches and command and control centers in iraq and syria the strikes are retaliation for fridays killing of a u. S. Civilian contractor near the northern iraqi city of kirkuk. Irans foreign minister condemned the u. S. Air strikes during a visit to moscow he said the targeted hezbollah was part of an alliance against the socalled Islamic State terror Group Officially the iran backed militia is under the command of the iraqi army. But hello from because at the recent actions by americans in iraq are unacceptable while the u. S. Does this iran and russia are making efforts to establish peace both in syria and in iraq i mean it will check it but the u. S. Defense secretary views the operation as a success and hopes to discourage further attacks but i would note also that we will take additional actions as necessary to ensure that we act in our own selfdefense and we deter further bad behavior from militia groups or from iran. U. S. Soldiers and pro iranian fighters are in close proximity and politically unstable iraq there are reported to be about 150000. 00 pro iranian militia men in iraq. The u. S. Has about 5000 soldiers deployed in the country. The iraqi Prime Minister has warned that a dangerous escalation could follow the most. Reprisal the time militia has bound to retaliate. Straight to washington then well rejoin the job of Washington Bureau chief. Welcome. So how is the u. S. Strike likely then to affect the regional security. Well 1st of all i think we have to say that a u. S. Response to an attack that killed or wounded americans its not unusual however. Sundays retaliation involves direct strike on the iranian proxies and that makes it very dangerous grounds we just saw it in the reports that the situation in iraq is very stable there are many different pro Iranian Forces operating there and they seem to be trying to take advantage of this unstable situation and they have increased their attacks on you as forces in iraq so i asked state Department Official if they are not concerned concerned that the strikes can lead to or escalation and they told me that the u. S. Is not looking for any conflict but that it was necessary and important to conduct those strikes to protect you as personnel and they want to send a clear message to the Iranian Regime and one official told me that he thinks that the Iranian Regime understands the message so we know that the hezbollah receives financial military support from iran whats iran suspected of doing in iraq. So from the you ass perspective iran is using its proxy in iraq to expand or contract to continue its milan activities the Trump Administration the trunk of my inspiration has accused iran of trying to destabilize iraq of supporting terrorist groups there and what is clear is that iran is seeing itself as the middle easts new superpower that is trying to expand its footprint across the region meanwhile Foreign Ministers from iran and russia met in moscow on monday for talks on iraqs internal conflict what do we know of those discussions. Well here again we have to keep in mind that russia of use in self as a polar fold player in the region and that it wants to have a say in what is happening there russia just a few days ago conducted joint military drills with iran and china and now those talks in the most of those ministers appearance to have talked about the situation in iraq as you said also about the Iranian Nuclear deal that the u. S. Has withdrawn from and russia has condemned strikes in iraq as saying they were unacceptable and counterproductive i also talked to state Department Official officials about those talks in moscow and they told me that they would expect any nation to try to isolate iran notes to support the regime in tehran because any support of the regime is against the iranian people. In washington thank you. Well take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world the Islamist Militant Group alshabaab says it was responsible for a deadly bombing in the somali capital mogadishu at least 90 People Killed in the explosion at a busy intersection. Believe the attackers were held by an as yet unnamed foreign country. India is experiencing whats being called a cold wave on monday the capital its chilly its december day 120 years the combination of high high levels of pollution not unusually cold temperatures produces a thick fog in many places juicing visibility and causing widespread traffic disruption. The family of the man accused of stabbing 5 people in the rabbis home in new york say he has a long history of Mental Illness according to a Statement Issued by the familys lawyer and suspect Grafton Thomas but not expressed any anti semitic views in the past forces the australian state of victoria and are telling residents and tourists it may be too late to leave the head of bush fires raging in the region i knew he was ignited fast moving flames are threatening the States Capital melbourne a volunteer firefighter has been killed battling a separate fire in the countryside the ted think to move the blazes that began in new south wales. The bushfires of reach the Northern Edge of melbourne. Here in the suburb of boone dura emergency workers try desperately to keep the raging far away from homes. But as the wall of flames bears down residents have been told to get out while they still can. Did evacuate and he said that we are all sites that i am saying harrow pains and i guess we have family and we think if its anything to happen we could be stuck here you know science single people we can just sort of escape. Authorities are warning that those who choose to stay behind risk being trapped the flames have already closed many access roads in the area extreme heat strong winds and a severe drought have made for a catastrophic bushfire season in some regions that made for conditions so dangerous that authorities have been forced to pull out hundreds of firefighters the blazes have scorched an area the size of belgium and destroyed more than a 1000 homes thats prompted a strike as capital cambered to cancel the new years fireworks show. In contrast to sydney which is the side to go ahead with the annual spectacle over the harbor bridge and the opera house that despite a petition signed by more than a quarter of a 1000000 people to cancel the event they want the money instead to go to Emergency Services and bushfire victims and germany is also debating whether to back new years a fireworks buying fireworks is allowed for 3 days following the Christmas Holidays and cities around the country then that up with pyrotechnics on the big night critics are good course serious injuries and pollution and home wildlife the berlin night sky lit up by cascades of fireworks over the Brandenburg Gate the new years eve display has drawn legions of locals and visitors for decades some wonder if fireworks are still appropriate but many want to keep their tradition. This is if they say we have to wait until 10 pm that might help a lot but if they limit or ban the whole thing thats wrong. Thats finished and. I dont think the environmental hama severe enough to ban the fireworks if its terrible i dont care if i cant see the stars id rather look at the sky some other day when there is no fireworks so im against the ban. Fireworks in germany are big business at new years 100000000 euros worth. Some people like these fireworks fans near cologne are so passionate about them that they camp out the night before to make sure they can buy the biggest and the best but this year in germany over 30 cities have placed either a partial or a total ban on new years fireworks. Health experts warn that fire crackers and rockets release over 4500 tonnes of fine particle emissions on a single night. Fine particles are extremely harmful to the lungs especially for small children and people with lung problems as my patients and the elderly they can experience acute shortness of breath. But for the foreseeable future fireworks will continue to pollute the air while they dazzle the eyes its no use holding ones breath until eco friendly rockets and fire crackers are available. Turkeys government is rushing a bill through parliament that would approve the deployment of troops to libya foreign minister. On match with the opposition to discuss the legislation which is expected to pass without difficulty the government says it is answering a request for military assistance from the b. S. U. And recognise government in tripoli theyve been progovernment forces see here are struggling to fend off an offensive from rival forces in the east of the country and led by militia leader. Is getting correspondent dorian jones in a. Dorian whats behind this to move. Well turkish president type herd one says turkey has in a store called a link with libya given it was part of turkeys then Ottoman Empire and president one says that they are committed to supporting the internationally recognized Libyan Government of national called and that government is feeling face for the prospect of being overrun by forces of fatah and turkey says they are committed to prevent that from happening but there is also a strategic interest in our own course support of this government because in November Chris sign an agreement with the government government of national called they gave it control of a large swathe of the Eastern Mediterranean a part of an area that is being contested by several countries in a competition to find hydrocarbons and that area is also seen as key to any future pipelines from already discovered gas fields in Eastern Mediterranean so turkeys intervention is many ways is seen as securing a key Strategic Interests and so how war deployments affect this conflict in libya. Well there is a growing concern at the prospect of any major deployment by turkey all of turkeys opposition parties are opposed to such a move saying that turkey risk getting call in talk quagmire warning you could even escalate the conflict and that is a concern being voiced by many regional countries saying that any significant deployment by Turkish Forces in support of the government a government of national called could see reciprocation all countries supporting. Forces notably moscow it already has deployed russian mercenaries there egypt is also wanted he could possibly step up its intervention if turkey intervenes and the fear is that turkeys intervention could spark a major escalation and broadening of the conflict dismissing those concerns saying its within its rights to support the internationally recognized government and is promising that it will not step back next months meeting between earth one and the russian president Vladimir Putin is expected to see the future of libya being discussed and that could be key to determining turkeys final decision on whether it deploys or not into libya thank you for that dorian jones. And australias it has won the hobart yacht race they worlds most grueling ocean challenge the boat set off from a sydney harbor uncovered almost 630 nautical miles about 1200 kilometers of australias east coast to hobart on the island of tasmania its about complaints of course in just over 2 days but also one in 2070. 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