Says so the money was planning an imminent attack and this killing was an act of selfdefense also on the program navy ships rescue thousands of stranded on beaches by australias bush fires before catastrophic weather conditions here. And. With old sport australia stalls play on with the victims of the bushfires in mind the most toxic air in the world well its pretty sad. So its just. An emotional mecurio softies a g. P. Cup when as he raises thousands of dollars to help. Us President Donald Trump says he ordered the drone strike that killed the rands top military commander to stop a war not to start one he says he was planning imminent attacks on american diplomats and military personnel speaking at his mara lago resort in florida trump said washington does not seek regime change in iran but its aggression in the region must be stopped. We took action last night to stop a war we did not take action to start a war i have deep respect for the iranian people they are a remarkable people w
Is a peace loving nation a bat that they were going to hunt down terrorists so going back then to our top story of course the assassination of kassam so money in iran and it really has left the middle east on a knife edge so the money died in an airstrike near Baghdad Airport along with a top Iraqi Paramilitary commander mohan these iraqs Prime Minister says their deaths will light the fuse of a destructive war in iran angry crowds protested after friday prayers condemning the assassination and chanting death to america Supreme Leader ali khamenei who had a close relationship with some the money vowed severe revenge for his killing as leaders around the world expressed concern and condemnation the u. S. Ordered all its citizens to immediately leave iraq its forces and israels are now on high alert Simona Fulton reports now from baghdad. A long hard break in the upper ranks of the Iranian Military at the official announcement of the death of Major General custom so in money the commande
Hello there we begin in baghdad where thousands of people are attending the funeral procession for those killed at the u. S. Airstrikes targeting Major General qassam somani on friday the formal funeral for the top iranian commander as well as of a wadi alma hondas the Deputy Commander of the iran backed Popular Mobilization forces is on the way on this will later be buried not in iraq manis body will be flown to iraq lets go live to some more fulton whos in baghdad similar so this is a chance for people to pay their respects. Thats correct and thats what theyve been doing since the Early Morning hours the processions began here in baghdad in the car the area where holy shrine of them is located and the procession is now under way and part of it has reached the area a part opposite of the fortified green zone where the u. S. Embassy is located now earlier today we saw actually just about an hour or half an hour ago we saw the crowds actually reaching up to one of the gates of the green
So that we begin in baghdad where thousands of people are attending the funeral procession for those killed in the u. S. Airstrikes targeting Major General custom sort of money on friday the formal funeral for the top iranian commander as well as. The Deputy Commander of the iran backed Popular Mobilisation forces is underway but will later be buried in najaf in iraq sort of on his body will be flown to iran lets go live to samoa fulton whos in baghdad for us and so many thousands out on the streets all seems pretty peaceful right now and theyve theyve actually crossed the river now is that right. These crowds are now marching through an area thats called the japanese which is opposite of the fortified green zone on the other side of the tigris river were seeing huge crowds consisting of people who are wearing civilian clothing were also seeing some people who are wearing military fatigues presumably members of the Popular Mobilization forces and you can see that some of the footage th
This Football Team can still be a middle east Training Camp of the killing of custom so their money better more in the program. Thousands of people have gathered in baghdad to mourn the targets of fridays a u. S. Air strikes that killed Major General custom so they money a huge funeral procession was held for the top iranian commander as well as for a vox the ad hom this the deputy leader of the iran backed Popular Mobilization forces iraqs kid take a Prime Minister of the now the so attended and anti u. S. Rallies have continued across neighboring iran with. Their moneys assassination and as uncertainty goes over how iran will respond nato has suspended a Training Session in iraq citing some safety concerns. We have correspondents covering the story from the middle east and the u. S. Patty carl haynes standing by for us at the pentagon but 1st lets go to asama been job that hes in the iraqi capital baghdad and its not just crowds in iran who are condemning the United States for the ki