Spot fires raging nearby new years celebrations get underway in sydney with a massive fireworks display over the famous harbor bridge and opera house. Last go and flees corruption charges in japan the former new chief but surprise arrival in lebanon a. Deadline to to sob times up for the gunmen blamed for an outbreak of fighting in the capital the Central African republic. And we begin with breaking news from iraq when members of an iranian backed group and their supporters have boxed into baghdads heavily fortified green zone and surrounded the u. S. Embassy the iraqi Prime Minister. Has warned against any aggression and foreign embassies and hes urging the remaining protesters to leave most of members of the iranian backed popular my belies ation forces. Reported to have pushed down a door and broken into the compound some areas were set on fire and Iraqi Security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the crowds more than 60 people have been injured the demonstrations f
And bringing in the new year that is australia and before that museum and leading the way in our showing in 2020 were taking a look back as well at some of the stories that made headlines in 2019. And porous with the sport including the disappearance of a football is father colombias world cup made failed it demands answers from the new head of the countrys army. So were going to start with those unprecedented scenes of anger at the largest u. S. Diplomatic post in the world members of an iranian backed group and their supporters marched into the heavily fortified green zone in the iraqi capital baghdad and surrounded the u. S. Embassy some even managed to break into part of the compound a security post at the entrance of the building was set on fire they were risp. On doing to those u. S. Airstrikes in iraq and syria on sunday where camps belonging to the iranian backed Group Hezbollah brigades were struck violence erupted on the same day funerals are being held for the fighters who w
Antigovernment protests. The ousted chairman carlos ghosn flees to lebanon from japan where he faces charges of financial misconduct. Lets start with those scenes of anger at the largest u. S. Diplomatic post in the world members of an iranian backed group and their supporters marched into the heavily fortified green zone in the iraqi capital baghdad and surrounded the u. S. Embassy some even managed to break in parts of the compound a security post at the entrance to the building was set on fire there responding to u. S. Airstrikes in iraq and syria on sunday those camps which belongs to the iranian backed Group Hezbollah brigades were targeted the violence erupted on the same day funerals were being. Health for the fighters killed in those u. S. Air strikes but the u. S. President has put the blame squarely on iraq donald trump warned iraq must use its forces to defend the embassy the u. S. State Department Says its been given assurances by iraqi leaders some of the 14 begins our cov
Hong kong rings in the new year with celebrations to actually been scaled down and prodemocracy protesters are making their presence felt as they all stood chairman kahlo scone flees to lebanon from japan where he faces charges of financial misconduct. So the u. S. Says it will send extra troops to the iraqi capital after members of an iranian backed group and their supporters surrounded the u. S. Embassy in baghdad it was in retaliation for sundays u. S. Air strikes on bases belonging to an iranian backed shia group in iraq President Trump has denounced the violence and accused iran of orchestrating it so when a full team has a report from baghdad. It was supposed to be a funeral procession commemorating the 27 fighters killed in the latest u. S. Air strike but instead it turned into an unequivocal message to the u. S. Well over the. Oh hundreds perhaps thousands of people are taking part in this procession currently theyre marching across the Hanging Bridge towards the fortified gree
Abortions. And as the world rushes in a new decade well look at the stories that have defined the 2090. Iraqi protesters have stormed the compound of americas largest embassy smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area of people whove been rallying in baghdads green zone angry at u. S. Airstrikes that targeted a powerful iranian backed group on iraqi soil the u. S. Says it was only responding to iranian aggression and has also blamed iran for tuesdays unrest but tehran denies it had anything to do with it the pentagon now says its deploying more troops to baghdad to secure the embassy will be live in washington in a moment but 1st this report from so moment simona fulton. It was supposed to be a funeral procession commemorating the 27. 00 fighters killed in the latest u. S. Air strike but in. That turned into an unequivocal message to the. Hundreds perhaps thousands of people are taking part in this procession currently theyre marching across the Hanging Bridge towards th