Have more from our correspondent on the ground. And efforts to contain just harvest violence in africa such hell region are proving in effect what if anything can the International Community do to counter the growing threat posed by his illness. Im brian thomas great to have you with us today protests have erupted for a 2nd day in iran after the government admitted it accidentally shot down a ukrainian passenger jet killing all 176 people on board in tehran for example thousands of demonstrators criticize the government for initially denying it was behind the disaster protesters say changes are needed to address the situation. Only a few 100 students gathered at tehrans as the square but they were met with tear gas the government moving quickly to clamp down on any protests a University Teacher appeared on a broadcaster loyal to the station to warn those organizing further demos that they would be responsible for any resulting bloodshed. But even among progovernment newspapers disappointment and anger dominated the headlines shame bridge im sorry which printed the names of all 176. 00 victims of wednesdays plane crash. That they came clean about it too late and thats whats so sad we cant accept that for 3 days they lie to us because theyve only told the truth now because they could no longer hide it probably because it was a ukrainian airliner to do. Irans parliament has agreed to an inquiry to name those responsible for shooting down the plane but for many thats little consolation for defying a heavy Police Presence demonstrators moved to other squares cross the city their numbers in the hundreds now but public anger in iran is growing. Lets get analysis now with professor assault on barakat hes the director of the center for conflict and humanitarian studies at the Doha Institute thanks so much for coming in this morning can you tell us what kind of challenges do these 2 days now of running protests present for the regime in tehran. Well i think its a clear signal to the region that people have had enough of this continuous status off revolution maybe it is now time to to. This slow down and reflect on the original purpose of the revolution from 97 time on. In this cannot continue in in a state of flux for decades to come there you know just to have the revolution was to create a new iran that iran has got to belong to the world order in some way and i think people inside iran feel as much as those who are outside iran for to be in the neighboring countries that there is no real reason to have those kind of you know to apply to me her any longer ok when you say reflect on a revolution do you mean for example the introduction of a more secular based society one with respect for human rights womens rights the addressing the Death Penalty for blasphemy issues like this in iran well thats probably a part of it but its not necessary to do with being secular or religious is to do with accepting that they have to move into Stable Society stable stage of development stable relationships with their neighbors they have to question the whole idea of exporting of motion to neighboring countries really neighboring countries have had their own upsets and people can do their own change at their own rhythm and so on there is no need for the areas to feel that there is a regime to feel that they have the responsibility to and do the whole region to follow their ideology ok when you talk about other countries in the region more broadly speaking the the emir of qatar has had talks with irans leaders that was that was yesterday on sunday can you tell us how significant was that visit. I think its very important could potentially play a really Important Role in defusing the tension between not only the arab states and iran but more importantly between the United States and iran as our as you know. Has enjoyed a Good Relationship with all sides it follows a policy of noninterference with its neighbors affairs and has managed to gain the trust of all sides ok and the foreign minister or the press to visit immediately after the assess additional soleimani and i think that has behaved the way to full withdrawal in bringing the 2 sides tools ok do you think you could pave the way for talks with the u. S. The u. S. Defense secretary marc asper says that President Trump is willing to hold talks with iran yes well i think it would and it is clear that both sides do not see escalation the action of the sort of to church retaliation that has happened over the last week shows that neither iran nor the United States would like to see a full scale war they have been net doing actions that are very carefully calculated that theyve taken time to to reflect they have not responded in a kina in need jerk reaction and so on which indicates that most guys do not wish to have war and then the alternative is to talk and for them to talk i think as mrs eddy put it on the any days of this crisis their real issue for them is the nuclear deal and the lifting the sanctions economic sanctions on iran ok i think its all of the talking were talking about sanctions for example could be a way forward but tween the u. S. And iran we have to leave it there professor baraka thanks so much for coming in for us this morning. Thank you very much. As if you brief down some of the other stories making the news many of the victims on that plane in iran were from canada mourners across the nation of the paying tribute to the victims a vigil in edmonton Prime Minister for those said he would pursue justice and accountability for the victims families 57. 00 canadians many of them are indian descent were killed in that crash. Libyas warring rivals are expected to sign a cease fire agreement later in moscow it comes after fire as all so raj and his u. N. Backed government agreed are conditional troops with rebel leader the general Khalifa Haftar are both sides of accused each other of violating the agreed. Reign much needed rain is forecast for New South Wales as the worst affected by australias bushfire crisis Prime Minister has seen his popularity nosedive largely due to his handling of the crisis he said that he could have handled the response better. Well stories in the philippines are warning that a volcano near the capital could be on the verge of a dangerous eruption the tall volcano some 60 kilometers south of manila began feeling ash and lava sunday the citys International Airport it was closed down temporarily and thousands of people fled. A warning shot from top kaino as it spews a column of ash and steam into the sky the ash plume generating enough static electricity to produce volcanic lightning. Although one of the philippines most active volcanoes it last erupted more than 40 years ago now experts say an eruption affecting a larger area could be just hours away the ash and steam have prompted thousands of People Living in towns close to the volcano to follow evacuation orders. Or more was all the way when the volcano started blasting steam we ran away up here the road was crowded to get gas and pebbles were falling from the sky. Yeah there have been more but the ash fell as far away as the capital manila some 60 kilometers north of the millis airport authorities grounded all air traffic affecting dozens of domestic and international flights. To start up with the force itself. On the tough deal. As travelers wait so do the people of the philippines to see what else tile volcano may have in store. Ok lets get the very latest on this now a deed of use on a song toes in our gates hey were just close to the volcanic a day to anna can you tell us whats happening where you are right now. Im about 6 miles away from the volcano which youll see behind me and since weve been here the last couple of hours weve seen the volcano continuously spew out clouds of volcanic ash and the clouds have been turning from white to great to sometimes black authorities have raised the alert level to 4 out of a 5 point scale so theyre warning of a volcanic eruption within hours or days so that can mean possible volcanic eruptions thats a result of you know eruptions that come into contact with water around the volcano causing flooding in certain areas so right now tar volcano is really under watch and it can be very much like into a Pressure Cooker that can explode at any time or people in manila which is very close by of course dealing with this or are some people leaving the capital. No there arent many people leaving the capital of manila. As a precaution on the contrary of people were advised to stay indoors while the volcanic ash could be felt all the way from the guy tie or here into a volcano which is about 40 miles away in this part where there have been forced evacuations since yesterday and about 8000 people have been moved to Evacuation Centers or safer ground i talked to some fruit vendors here earlier and they are very much worried about their crops you know the kind of ash has coated large swaths of pineapple fields d in just grit doest and they were wishing for rain because at least that would wash away the ash but then at the same time they werent sure if that would be enough to clean the fruit of the ash contains sulfur also interestingly enough where it is a popular weekend destination for many people who want to get away from the city and the activity from tall hasnt stopped people from coming here im at a restaurant view deck and all around me there were people taking selfies in front of the volcano and i spoke to a couple earlier today they came from a neighboring town to spend their husbands birthday here so it hasnt deterred people from coming here they said it was yes scary to see this kind of a pivot but also terrifyingly beautiful to see what nature is capable of. That was did have used on toes and to guards are just close to the volcano in the philippines its 2 this year now where the government says that heavily armed joggers of storm the military base killing 89 soldiers is the order to say the attack happened during the vaults all border with mali and was carried out by ourselves in vehicles and on motorbikes in december 71. 00 soldiers from this year were also killed in the same region that attack was claimed by socalled Islamic State. Well this weekends attack was the latest in a spate of them on the army and civilians in Central Africa saw hell as a region thats been a focus of the International Fight against islamist for nearly a decade now amidst concerns that this conflict is spiraling out of control the french president Manuel Mccraw is hosting his counterparts today from the 5 saw hell nations they are molly in the air the kenya faso chad and mauritania now the United Nations says the 1st 3 of those countries have seen a big increase in deaths from terrorist attacks in the last few years now in 2001000 alone 4000 people were killed in those countries lets take a look now at the crisis and the toll its been taking. This is a drill children in bikini faso are practicing how to behave in the event of an attack on the school. Terrorist attacks have increased dramatically here in the last 3 years and become more deadly on Christmas Eve a group of to hide just on motorbikes targeted civilians and the military base in northern bikini. 42 people died 31 of them women the attack was indicative of an alarming trend in the region where violence has spread since islamists revolted in northern mali in 2012 the United Nations is concerned the west african region has been shaken by president terrorise violence recent months relentless attacks on civilian and military targets have shaken public confidence. Just last week 89 soldiers were killed in western agenda when suspected islamist militants attacked an army post near the mali and border governments in the region are overwhelmed despite getting help from western countries the u. N. Says the current response just isnt enough to stop the region from spiraling out of control. Not only is the president distinguished members is the time for action regional and sub regional leaders must follow through on the pledges made and International Partners as lend their full support to the implementation of existence mechanisms and militancy isnt the only pressing problem people in the so how are suffering from high levels of poverty ethnic conflict and the effects of Climate Change its an explosive cocktail thats prompting more and more people to flee their homes and head for a year at many of the african migrants either arrived in europe have come from or have travelled through the 5 countries that make up the so how. Is a journalist is a researcher of the policy institute the Chatham House he joins us now for more all thanks so much for coming in can you tell us something about the attack this weekend 89 soldiers killed how did the islamist manage to inflict this level of loss and was it in fact Islamic State. We cant be sure this stage whether it was the group the local group which claims loyalty to Islamic State but that seems very likely theyve claimed responsibility for a lot of the attacks in recent weeks but one of the biggest contributors to the heavy losses suffered by the new jack forces in recent in the last couple of months really is that after a wave of attacks in mali the mali and forces pulled back from some of them or isolated border garrisons and this is left the whole border region much more exposed and has ironically actually made it easier for the job is groups to cross from northern mali where theyre mostly based and to raid into became a fast and now in tunisia and these tend very often to be ambush attacks and its very difficult for the new jeff forces old forces of other countries such as not me and a confessor to guard against sudden attacks by very heavily armed men often very mobile on motorbikes who quite deliberately hunt down soldiers in the bush to kill them they dont take prisoners they seek to cause the maximum shock effect by causing the maximum casualties just by killing their opponents so this is very much a terra tactic very very difficult to fight against and its certainly going to figure out at the summit the talks today between the french president manuel mccaw and these 5 countries and their leadership but theres a lot of tensions right now between france with 1000 all terri a presence in the region and these asylum nations whats behind those tensions. Well there are there are a couple of things one of course france is the old colonial power although this was never the parts of africa where france sought to exercise the greatest influence in the postcolonial decades but despite the relatively good history of relations between france and the sal countries over recent months popular disenchantment has grown because. The French Forces a president but theyve been unable to stop basic celebration if you like in the jihadist attacks which youve claimed these very very heavy casualties among the local military and in france as well so thats produced a degree of political pressure on resentments on both sides sallying governments trying facing growing discontent among their own about the french presence and the french also president not call has got popular pressure in france as well with people saying why are our soldiers in this very dangerous place ok briefly if you could what are the options that for france kind of bring in to replace french troops other troops from other european conferees or further afield. Well theyre not going to bring in french in troops to replace the french troops but there is now a new operation called. Which is to see if other European Countries will contribute special forces to join this effort and theres also a wider reinforcement of the west african regions engagement in managing this crisis so although the casualties of recent weeks have been particularly grim really since the beer its summit back in august theres been a recognition that the situation was getting worse and that a much stronger and more coordinated approach but my west african and sal countries and by the europeans was necessary and the presence of the un secretary general antonio good terrorists for the latter stage of todays talks will signify a recognition of the wider International Community the in the importance of tackling this crisis that this really is very serious moment all mellie of Chatham House thanks very much for your insights today you know here in germany over the past few months local politicians have been facing a spike in intimidation theyve been subject to hate mail physical attacks and Death Threats and its threats from the far right that are causing particular concern a quarter of all german mares have reported being insulted or threatened and physical attacks while theyve been carried out on about 2 percent of mares or their staffs now the number of an reported cases it is thought to be even higher. Back in 2015 there was an assassination attempt on the mare of cologne henrietta wrecker she was attacked with a knife by a right wing extremist Reelection Campaign shed spoken out in support of margarets now 2 years later another progress as you politician. He was shot dead in front of his house in the state of hessen a neo nazi confessed to that murder now these incidents are having an effect some mayors are leaving Public Office all together one of them is on arent the mare of a small town in lower saxony who says he quit to protect his family. Is a quiet village in northern germany about 1700 people live here the next big city is an hours drive away over the last few days many people in germany have been curious about whats going on and asked off because of the news that rocked the town right before new years eve may announce he was resigning because of Death Threats from right wing extremists would order. 2 nights in a row i received notes in my mailbox one said. You might think maybe it was meant by someone else but it wasnt funny it was horrible but the 2nd one was worse as going to guess you. Would on the phone. Right after christmas unknown perpetrators vandalized his car window with a swastika he decided to step down from office in order to protect himself and his 14 year old son. I know. I dont want him to have this politicized mayor dead i want to protect him but also the office of a mayor i dont want it to be politically tainted. Stuff or even before that he was socially active for example he was a soccer coach for the local club in charge of young players. The 1st criticism from the right came in 2016 when a refugee family moved to town right above the sports clubs clubhouse. Soon thereafter there were right wing extremist stickers all over the Playing Field their message this year is a nazi zone many people in the village were shocked by his resignation work with the local council the news came as a surprise to him. Because. We all think its not good we are the losers in this story were all very sad. And focus states very clearly that the villagers as stuff does not have a nazi problem there are a few extreme rightwing people in the community but he says the problem lies deeper in society itself. The society is a catastrophe the problem is that people suddenly can say out loud what they wouldnt even have to think 5 years ago and thats not only in the supposedly left behind eastern germany apparently people here also he left behind. The folk a case is now being investigated by German Authorities but on focus doesnt want to give up even though hes no longer mayor he wants to keep fighting the far right we have some sports tennis now serbia have won the cup led by Novak Djokovic the inaugural tournaments. Of course by the countrys crisis but gave fans and city something to cheer about after beating world number one rafael nadal. The new a. T. P. Cup could not have asked for a better final rafa nadal took on old foe Novak Djokovic as part of spains clash with serbia and joke of it was desperate for a victory with his side already behind after losing the 1st singles rubber the world number 2 convincingly to the 1st set 62. No doubt won the davis cup with spain just 6 weeks ago and has complained that the 2 tournament such 2 similar he clung to force a 2nd set tie break but shock of it would not be denied until the final to a decisive doubles match. The serbian opted to play in the doubles despite his weary limbs but no doubt sets out it prove costly as djokovic in a big to try it ski dominated. They sealed a 6364 win of a pavlo cut in your post and feliciano lopez. By the new title means a lot to joke of it. Remember this experience for the rest of my life is. The nicest moment for. Tennis eyes now turn to melbourne for the a stallion open grand slam starting later this month. Marker now of our top stories for the 2nd day running out demonstrators gathered in iran to protest against the way the government handled the downing of the ukrainian airliner. Protests erupting after the head of the air force of the revolutionary guards accepted full responsibility for shooting down that plane. And authorities in the philippines are warning that a volcano near the capital could be on the verge of a dangerous eruption the tall volcano 60 kilometers south of no against viewing ash lava sunday the citys International Airport was closed. This is t. V. News live from berlin im brian thomas for the entire team thanks for being. The benefit. Of the way after all. And why are some subjects how can we best harness the images. Why do we find the sounds of the song and not say bombs traffic analysis from small. Plane thanks to the budget next month w. Europe. What unites. What divides. The money a. Tragic loss. 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