Protesters in iraq defy an army curfew found a way to stay on the streets until the nations leaders stepped out in the holy city of karbala 8000 protesters are killed. Also criticism brings it logjam begins to break Opposition Leader jeremy piven says hell back and early election now that a new deal drags it has been averted. And 2 massive wildfires raging across california and the northern wine Country Homes and wineries are turned shows close to los angeles thousands are forced to flee. Thank you so much for your comfort everyone turkey is threatening to resume its assault on the kurds in. More than syria angara says Kurdish Forces have not pulled back from the region which is one of the conditions set by turkey and russia when they agreed to a 6 day ceasefire that ends later today all meanwhile more salient details are emerging about the raid in which the Islamic State leader Abu Bakar Al Baghdadi died a Senior Adviser to the kurdish Led Syrian Democratic forces says the s. D. F. Wa
Nations leaders stepped out in the holy city of karbala gunman opened fire on protesters. Plus a britains are briggs it log jam begins to break Opposition Leader germy corman says hell back an early election now that a new deal greggs it has been averted. And 2 massive wildfires raging across california and the northern wine Country Homes and wineries are turned to ashes close to los angeles thousands are forced to flee. Great to have a long everyone turkey is threatening to resume its assault on the kurds in Northern Syria on christmas Kurdish Forces have not pulled back from the region which is one of the conditions set by turkey and russia when they agree to. A 6 day ceasefire that ends later today well meanwhile more salient details emerged about the raid in which the Islamic State leader Abu Bakar Elba dudie died a Senior Advisor to the kurdish let Syrian Democratic forces said the s. T. s was pivotal in efforts to track down by daddy in a series of tweets the Senior Adviser said
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What weve heard from President Trump about how. He wants to ask china and the ukrainian press the president to investigate joe bodies and what does this mean for the impeachment investigation against them. Well hes just digging as hone hole deeper by. Reaching out to other governments for assistance not just the chinese but now apparently also the australians we dont know who else and this is a classic tactic by President Trump that hes used quite successfully as entire life deflected i dig in an attack and thats his effort if you saw that extraordinary press conference yesterday with the president of finland he never answered any of the questions he just attacked attack deflected and he thinks that this is going to work for him and it may have worked for him in business but it will not work in the United States government theres a checks and balances and what he will slowly learn and the faster the better because everything is going to come out what was the purpose of withholding the
A provocative action because of this incident so the safety for the safety of all the crew members is confirmed that should be a great relief to the japanese government and aid for the salama there on the phone for us in tokyo thank you fadel. Well iraqs government is denying accusations that its Security Forces have shot protesters during 6 days of violent demonstrations at least 104. 00 people have now been killed since the protests began and reuters is reporting that another 15 people were killed overnight and one calm has. After days of demonstrations across iraq the number of dead continues to rise in the aftermath of the killings of iraqs interior ministry pushed back an eyewitness account Security Forces fired live i mean action are protests. And. Everyone knows there were no armed clashes or confrontations. Between the Security Forces and the protesters but there were wicked and he hands the targeted the victims on both sides when we went and checked the bodies of the martyrs t