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
Iran out starts what angry iraqi protestors were shouting as they set fire to the iranian consulate in the city of najaf a significant anti test run escalation but how much influence does iran wield in iraq is it a force for good or is it holding back the country and its people this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im Adrian Finnegan after months of violent antigovernment protests in iraq anger has turned towards neighboring iran demonstrators stormed the iranian consulate in the holy city of najaf before setting fire to it on wednesday a number of people were killed in the crackdown which followed adding to the hundreds who died in the last 2 months of protests its the strongest expression of anti iranian sentiment in recent months for demonstrates as accusing to iran of supporting the government that theyre trying to fight it comes off to similar attacks on iranian properties in karbala earlier this month and in basra last year where baghdad has condemned the attack
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System into magic ill be relieved. By that but i need to know whether or not the parole board fully involved. And thousands of protesters turn out in malta demands and the immediate resignation of the Prime Minister. I. Know we begin in iraq where parliament has approved Prime Minister Abdullah Abdullah matties resignation so attention now turns to who will replace him and can that person put a stop to months of violence antigovernment protests its now up to see the largest parliamentary bloc to choose the next Prime Minister and submit their choice to president barham salih outgoing Prime Minister abdul mahdi handed in his resignation on saturday and news of his departure boards iraqi sites on to the streets once again as they continue their Pressure Campaign pushing for a complete political overhaul more than 400 people have been killed by Security Forces since those demonstrations began back in october. Hear more now from our correspondent Simona Fulton hes in baghdad it was not cle
Iran out starts what angry iraqi protestors were shouting as they set fire to the iranian consulate in the city of najaf a significant anti tank run escalation but how much influence does iran wield in iraq is it a force for good or is it holding back the country and its people this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im Adrian Finnegan after months of violent antigovernment protests in iraq anger has turned towards neighboring iran demonstrators stormed the iranian consulate in the holy city of knowledge of the for setting fire to it on wednesday a number of people were killed in the crackdown which followed adding to the hundreds who died in the last 2 months of protests its the strongest expression of anti iranian sentiment in recent months with demonstrators accusing to iran of supporting the government that theyre trying to fight it comes off to similar attacks on iranian properties in karbala earlier this month and in bastra last year where baghdad has condemned the