As the edge also a close we begin our review of the key events that shaped 2019 including violent street protests that seem to grip practically every corner of the globe. If you wonder where you are this is r. T. International thanks for joining us. Joining us ours claims that he is slowly dying in the u. K. And jailed as hes regularly tranquilized in solitary confinement 23 hours a day in a phone call with his friend smith on Christmas Eve that wiki leaks cofounder made these disturbing revelations. Julian rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 while on bail what time ago i think he simply wanted a few minutes of skate and to talk to us because of the memories he had about happy memories he was slurring his speech was slurred he was speaking slowly now julian is a highly after kulaks very clear person when he speaks and he sounded awful and it was very upsetting to hear him the idea of him being sedated has come from several people who visited him who clearly
Recognized government say they have shot down a fighter jet belonging to the. 6 Saudi Nationals held for questioning over the deadly shooting at a u. S. Naval base in florida. Over the mountains of me and clinics for heroin addicts are proving to be controversial. All over one is starting in iraq where there has been a dramatic escalation of violence in whats already been a chaotic 2 months of antigovernment unrest an attack by unidentified gunmen on protesters in baghdad has killed at least 23. 00 people raising new security concerns they stormed one of the main protest sites in Killarney Square on friday night 24 hours after that gunfire was again heard in the capital on saturday sending people running for cover and in what looks like a related event there are reports my home was hit by a drone strike but the influential shia cleric is said to have been away at the time but. Live in baghdad for us some of what has been the response to last nights attack not just inside iraq but outsi
Waiting 20 kilograms heavier than his title rival and just what saudi arabia is getting ready to host the middle east and the heavyweight championship fight. Ok we begin in iraq where theres been a dramatic escalation of violence in whats already been a chaotic 2 months of antigovernment unrest an attack by unidentified gunmen on protesters in baghdad killed at least 23. 00 people raising new security concerns they stormed one of the main protest sites in Killarney Square on friday night less than 24 hours after that attack gunfire has again been heard in the capital on saturday sending people running for cover and what appears to be a related event sources close to the prominent shia cleric. Say a drone has dropped a bomb on his home in jaffa his party says he wasnt there at the time he has been a backer of the antigovernment protests which have swept across the country. Lets get more now from correspondent dosage of body he joins us from baghdad door so as to what happened to those h
In iraq there has been a dramatic escalation of violence in what has already been such a chaotic 2 months of antigovernment protest there was an attack by an identified gunman on protesters in baghdad that killed at least 23 people and raise new security concerns they stormed one of the main protest sites in Killarney Square on friday night and 24 hours after that gunfire was again heard in baghdad sending people running for cover and in what looks like a related event there are reports one home was hit by a drone strike but the Influential Shiite cleric is said to have been away at the time is in baghdad and says the violence is likely to continue if no action is taken by the government. It certainly complicates things in an already very complicated country we heard from the president who has called this attack a cowardly act by criminals and we also know that there has been a call for parliament to hold an emergency session on sunday with various heads of security apparatuses in the
Well the United States did announce back in july that they would be sending 500. 00 troops to saudi arabia and irans position has always been the same that is that the presence of the United States military in the region is a destabilizing factor iran has always said that theyre willing to talk to the neighbors and the countries in the region are able to provide security and stability so iran has said that the United States presence isnt helpful to anybody but already the states has the Naval Coalition which is strange the United Kingdom but her reign and i have you. Are a part of a new United States as that is to protect freedom navigation through the strait of hormuz so the buildup of the military is concerning for iran but also for other countries around the world because it increases the possibility of a miscalculation and a possible conflict and whats been the reaction to these new u. S. Sanctions on Iran Central Bank and to other major Financial Institutions how much is this goin