Between Government Forces and iraqi kurds has escalated and already the government has seized territory. Theyve worked together to fight the Islamic State group but theyre not on the same side now. Is briefly held kirkuk in 2014 but was driven out by kurdish fighters known as peshmerga. The kurds kept control of it. The citys in a region claimed by both iraqi kurds and the Iraqi Government. But lets be clear its outside the autonomous kurdish region in the north of iraq. The reason baghdad is sending in troops now is that three weeks weeks ago Iraqi Kurdistan region held an independence referendum. The Iraqi Government condemned the vote at the time and iraqi Prime Minister haiders said this on facebook today my duty is to. Protect the unity of the country, which was in danger of partition due to the insistence on holding the referendum. The bbcs orla guerin and cameraman duncan stone are with Kurdish Forces on the front line just outside kirkuk. This is their latest report. Pledging t
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New Year Celebrations have been spectacular fireworks display there taking place around the world on copacabana beach. That is in with many cities holding spectacular firework displays to welcome in the new decade. Brazil in rio, bringing in the new a short time ago, year there. Celebrations in brazil began. In rio dejaneiro, more than two Million People gathered for fireworks parties and carnivals all held along a wonderful display there with lots the 4 kilometre long copoca ba na beach. We will leave you with these of colourful fireworks. We have seen pictures. Stay with bbc news. Many of those scenes repeated around the world and now it is time for rio. Millions are actually gathered on that beach, we believe more than 2 million. It is a real carnival hello. Atmosphere there. Apparently people wear white to celebrate new years weve ended 2019 on a fairly quiet note. The best of the sunshine eve and new year in rio in order to through new years eve was across northern and eastern eng
Crisis continues. And in 20 minutes, sportsday takes a look at the new years days fixtures and whether anyone can catch liverpool at the top of the premier league. Good evening. Thousands of people in south eastern australia have been forced to seek refuge on beaches and boats after becoming trapped by advancing bush fires. In the state of victoria, 4000 people, locals and tourists alike, prepared to flee into the ocean as a last resort. Military aircraft and naval ships are being deployed to carry out evacuations and support firefighters. In New South Wales, two more people have been killed and dozens of Properties Destroyed along a stretch of coastline. 0ur sydney correspondent, shaimaa khalil, reports. This is what uncontrollable blazes pushed by strong winds have done to towns across eastern australia. And this is what firefighters have been up against for weeks now. This crew trapped in their fire engine as they fight an impossible battle. In the coastal town of batemans bay in Ne
Music. Dubai always puts on a good show, doesnt it . That is a world class tactile list building, the worlds tallest building, with the fantastic skyline as a backdrop to the fireworks. The new year has arrived in the United Arab Emirates. Music. You may recall as we were saying on the screen there, when 2015 became 2016 there was a huge fire that engulfed part of a luxury hotel in dubai very close to where those people gathered to watch the fireworks display and that particular year brought under control without any fatalities but that fire lit up the side of the address Downtown Hotel close to the city centre and scattering bysta nders city centre and scattering bystanders into a nearby shopping mall. But thankfully everything has passed off calmly but beautifully in dubai. Four hours ahead of us. Lots of controversy about whether fireworks display should be taking place and all parts of the world particularly australia. Thousands of people in south eastern australia have been forced