and rocket attacks in baghdad as that country sees upheaval not witnessed for years. i m john berman with brianna keilar. and president zelenskyy telling troops to go home as they gained ground in south. ukrainians have retain foul villages from russian occupation. you can see a couple right here. they re near the crucial taking of kherson. kherson was the first city, of course, to fall to the russians months ago. and announcing the counteroffensive, a claim that failed miserably and heavy losses. we re live on the ground. and political chaos gripping iraq as deadly clashes play out in baghdad s green zone. at least ten people were killed. more than 200 injured after a powerful cleric announced he s stepping down from politics. hundreds of protesters stormed the presidential palace. they were met by tear gas in live fire. and just getting word that four rockets damaged straight ahead. and one year since the final plane left afghanistan. the cnn special report an how life
and rocket attacks in baghdad as that country sees upheaval not witnessed for years. i m john berman with brianna keilar. and president zelenskyy telling troops to go home as they gained ground in south. ukrainians have retain foul villages from russian occupation. you can see a couple right here. they re near the crucial taking of kherson. kherson was the first city, of course, to fall to the russians months ago. and announcing the counteroffensive, a claim that failed miserably and heavy losses. we re live on the ground. and political chaos gripping iraq as deadly clashes play out in baghdad s green zone. at least ten people were killed. more than 200 injured after a powerful cleric announced he s stepping down from politics.
affiliated with iran and other parts of the country. the u.n. is said saying the very survival of the iraqi state is now at stake, given the climate in the iraqi capital. this began back then when the movement won the largest bloc of seats but they weren t able to form a government coalition, and they refused to speak to their main rivals a shia faction affiliated with iran. he came out and an snunsed he s pulling out of politics. that s when his supporters went to the green zone. some were camped out there. they stormed what is known a republican palace, a palace that dates back to the day, of saddam hussein. took over the building, not
leave now. reena ninan stand by. much more from you in just a moment. overnight, four rockets landed in the heavily for the tall fied green zone after clashes broke out when a powerful shia cleric announced his withdrawal from political life. the clashes left ten dead. hundreds more were injured. protesters stormed the republican palace where the government meets, forcing iraqi security forces to clear the area. a group of protesters were even seen swimming at the pool at the-h at the palace. waving iraqi flags. cnn s international correspondent ben wedeman has more. bern. reporter: yes, brianna. what we ve seen is overnight, an intensification of clashes between it appears the supporters. and the iraqi security forces as well as some clashes between his supporters and rival factions
similar bombings two weeks ago on al qaeda. the opposition accuses the government of staging the blasts to back up a claim that it s fighting terrorists. iran planning more war games. state-run media report another round of military drills are going to take place next month in the straight of hormuz. the most recent exercises ended just this week. tensions now have been rising over this strategic critical waterway. iran threatened recently to block the strait if new sanctions harm iranian oil exports. the government also threatens to take action if u.s. air craft carrier goes through the strait. italy s mount etna roaring back to life. ireporter joseph posten caught all of it on video. he said it started rumbling yesterday morning. once he saw the huge ash cloud he pulled out the camera and his eruption reportedly poses no danger to villagers. so far no flights have been canceled because of that big ash cloud. well, new orleans. city leaders there say teenagers not welc