Insists killing him was the right thing to do. Im calling up and welcome to the program we begin with some breaking news youve drawn has fired more than a dozen of Ballistic Missiles at u. S. Military targets in iraq the missiles have reportedly hit 2 bases the Assad Air Base in western iraq and another near the city of arable there are still no reports of damage or casualties at this point irans revolutionary guard has confirmed that the attack was in retaliation for the u. S. Assassination of general hossam sort of money on friday or lets go straight to baghdad now journalist pascha makita standing by for us an ongoing situation what can you tell us right now from baghdad. And things are still developing unclear exactly what the results of these attacks are as of now we havent gotten any confirmed reports of casualties yes yet that the one thing that is for sure is that this. Missile attack from iran in response to cousins of mine is death as you said and you know were kind of waiting seeing to see if there were casualties i think that will depend that will can show the extent of the escalation and will also determine how strong u. S. Response to this attack will be and were hearing there were 2 separate attacks so where exactly were those strikes and what do we know about those targets. The 2 strikes were on Iraqi Military bases one outside deal which is in Northern Iraq and one of the Assad Military base in our problems in western iraq which is the biggest military base was soldiers in iraq. The. You know they were targeting u. S. Soldiers were stationed on these Iraqi Military bases and. Yeah i mean this was expected this was something that you know us knew could happen and they definitely were preparing their shoulders to. Stay on heightened alert for a response from from iran 1st we were hearing reports of these may have been rockets us now confirm that these were in fact a list of missiles why is that difference significant what does that tell us about where this attack originated. I mean that tells us they are exact probably originated from iran as opposed to coming from one of the iranian backed militias within iraq which is now the previous attacks. Been carried out within iraq so this isnt the 1st time that u. S. Or snarky military bases have been targeted over the past year there have been several cases where iran backed militia groups had fired rockets. And in fact you know one of the triggering events for it is you know entire student bent was a rocket killing a u. S. Contractor on an Iraqi Military base. Missiles are obviously much more serious ballistic and you know it shows that things are stirring testily i mean were hearing dozens of those Ballistic Missiles being fired from iran what we know in general though about irans military capability i mean how capable is their military is the country able to carry out an effective attack that could result in casualties or end in a direct hit on a military base outside of their own country. I mean they have you know they have a Strong Military capability at the same time iran is a fairly weak position right now because theyre conning me have been very severely damaged by sanctions so theyre not really in a great position to cure you know to wage a full on war. At the same time and you know its also possible that you know this was you know in a certain way. Way to save face ready because they needed to have some sort of response for cousins of mine is death and it was expected that there would be a response so you know i think what really determine you know how much of an escalation this was is whether there were casualties particularly casualties of u. S. Citizens because again that was the event that you know caused the u. S. To respond strongly with the targeting cousins of the money were still waiting for reports of any damages or casualties in these attacks but even so that an attack on a u. S. Military base in the middle east that is certainly a major escalation now and this situation what you think about the broader significance of this attack how much of an escalation is this. Idea right there for these are Iraqi Military bases with u. S. Soldiers stationed on the common mistake that you know its also means that iraqi soldiers have been put at risk which is an issue remember. I think that is definitely an escalation rate this. Is the 1st time that missiles coming from iran have. Been fired on iraq it shows you know the possibility for a proxy war developing between the u. S. And iran within iraq is very real and you know again i mean were were waiting sinking to developing as were speaking but you know if things continue to escalate you know it could. Be very bad for iraq to be stuck in the middle of you know the u. S. And iran. A journalist in baghdad thank you very much for those updates and we have Team Coverage of those attacks right now we want to head to washington d. C. Our correspondent. Is standing by for us pablo what more you hearing where you are about those attacks hi carol well in the past few minutes u. S. Media is reporting that President Trump is preparing to address the nation this evening is so were waiting for further confirmation of that and were not sure exactly what time thats going to place thats going to take place if it does take place it will only be the 2nd time under president president that he will be addressing the nation. So what we do know as well is that currently the defense secretary mark asper is at the white house and he was seen carrying a large bag as well as secretary pompei oh he was reading in his car before he got out that was being at tweeted here by journalists who were down at the white house we know that a meeting is taking place at the moment also there was a lot of expectation here in the United States to see exactly what the pentagon was going to say they released a statement in which they said im just going to quote some elements of what they said at approximately 5 30 pm eastern time on john re 7th around launched more than a dozen police stick missiles against u. S. Military and Coalition Forces in iraq these missiles were launched from iran and targeted at least 2 Iraqi Military bases we now know of course that its base and build base is well were working on initial Battle Damage assessments and casualties is something as well which is being reported here in the u. S. Media its reported that there are casualties but that has not been confirmed yet karl. Pablo we heard a bit earlier no but what more do we know about this air base how large is it how many troops are stationed there do we have any more details about the one of those bases those 2 bases that we believe were targeted tonight. Well karl at the base is quite well known here to americans why because Vice President pence was there just a few months ago President Trump has visited its a large complex theres a large number of u. S. Military personnel there but also there are iraqi. Forces there too and also thats what many people are asking here in the media is asking where were those casualties who exactly are those casualties but you know its as i said a very large complex in western iraq and like i said at the moment it looks like thats where there are potentially casualties at the moment probably the u. S. Has been bracing for a retaliatory attack if this is part of that what potentially expect the response to be by the americans. Well its quite key and of course at the moment were waiting with bated breath to see exactly what the white house says like i said before of course now we know that there is potentially going to be this statement from President Trump he will address the nation so of course there will be further details coming out of that we also do know that the Vice President mike pence has briefed congressional leaders we saw him nancy pelosi tweeted im just going to give you some elements of she said that they are closely monitoring the situation following the bombings targeting u. S. Troops in iraq and she said we must ensure the safety of our servicemembers President Trump responded by saying step back i got this now this is been in the past few minutes where this exchange has taken place also i think its quite key if we focus on some of the words the president himself said just on january 5th a couple days ago he tweeted the United States just spent 2 trillion dollars on military equipment we are the biggest and by far the best in the world if iran attacks an american base or any american we will be sending some of the opera on you to full equipment their way and without hesitation so of course here Many Americans tonight are waiting to see exactly what President Trump has to stay in this statement that hell be making to the nation i mean given what you just said and the tweet that you read out of course that the waits to find out the extent of the damage and the casualties but is this potentially the beginning of a major escalation in this conflict or potentially even a full fledged war. Well of course you know its too early to tell i think its best to be sort of. Conservative in our approach that is some wait and see exactly what President Trump is saying but President Trump has not being shy to say things like he said just a couple days ago in his tweet of course you know he spoke earlier today and seemed to justify once again the killing of the iranian general just a few days ago and you know we were hearing as well there from the correspondent in baghdad who is mentioning as well that you know there is a fear here in the United States that we could be seeing a century a proxy war in iraq between iran and the United States its quite frankly too worrying to tell carl we need to wait and see exactly what the white house say i will President Trump is expected as you mentioned to address the nation later tonight it would be just his 2nd primetime address from the oval office. Bringing us the updates from washington d. C. Thank you very much well in iran there was a deadly stampede at the funeral of general lee money on tuesday at least 56 people were killed in the crash with hundreds more injured huge crowds have gathered in the city of money to pay their last respects to the general. They were here to say good bye to a military command they call their own instead many will caught up in a stampede as hundreds of thousands of mourners descended on. This is the hometown of custom saleman in the general killed by a u. S. Military drone last friday his funeral procession soon turned tragic as dozens were trampled to death. These mourners never expected the nations loss to be overridden by their own. At a hospital a desperate search for missing relatives feared trapped in the stampede. Same with. We were at the ceremony and people rushed towards us so that i had to run away but then a bike went over my foot breaking it. Just shows. What. We will give our lives for general solomonic and we will avenge him. Anguish for a man they considered a mata. Anger towards the killers of a national hero. Thousands also turned out in neighboring iraq at the funeral of. Hundreds and ally of iran who was killed in the same u. S. As strike. The shouting death to america iranian lawmakers have been quick to pass a law declaring those involved insulin my niece death as terrorists. I mean almost all of those involved in this crime who are with the pentagon and the u. S. Military are counted as terrorists however in washington there was no backing down in the event there is make another bad choice that the president respond in a way that if he did last week which was decisive serious and message iran about the constraints that were going to place on that regime so that it doesnt continue to put american lives at risk more u. S. Troops already on their way to the middle east but tensions are just on our mind of the breaking news that were following for you at this hour iran has fired several Ballistic Missiles and bases housing u. S. Troops in iraq the missiles after order to make it all Assad Air Base in western iraq and another near the Northern City of air bill. Ill be back. Its all happening good job of it all for coming to. Your link to the news from africa to the world or link to exceptional stories and discussions can you and will come to the debut suffocating program tonight from funny germany fun uses easy to go out with side to demi to come smash africa join us on facebook to w. Africa