Conflict between the u. S. And iran is playing out has we just heard on iraqi territory iraq has long been under the sway of both powers Shiite Muslims are in the majority in iraq just as they are in iran but the u. S. Has a huge military presence in iraq current tensions are changing the dynamic in the region and u. S. Influence in iraq could be the collateral damage. When a u. S. Drone strike killed tehrans top military masterminds it didnt happen on iranian soil but in iraq the country was a target for general case seems silly money and iran in their master plan for the region to extend shiite power using proxies. Like the Shiite Militia that attacked the u. S. Embassy many of these militant groups came to prominence during the fight against socalled Islamic State shiite iraqis trained in iran was central to defeating is. And many of them took their orders from sort of money. Iraqi lawmakers call out no to america irans influence pervades iraqs Political Class too in the 28000 elections 45 form a Shiite Militia men won seats in parliament that election also made a deal of the Prime Minister he was long a member of a shiite party based in iran abdul mahdi resigned after mass Anti Government protests at the end of 2019 he remains acting Prime Minister but with the government on the verge of collapse protesters have been calling for a new political order one without corruption and sectarianism and without u. S. And iranian interference and merican soldiers ready to deploy to the middle east the position of the us in iraq has been shifting over the past decade in 2011 former u. S. President barack obama pulled u. S. Troops out of the country declaring that the war in iraq was over 3 years later they were back to fight i. A. S. This time on the invitation of the iraqi government. But now iraqs shiite Majority Parliament wants u. S. Troops out washington says thats not happening iraqis know that if the americans leave socalled Islamic State could take advantage of the resulting power vacuum and resurge and thats the situation no one wants. Adding to the already volatile situation faults an unverified information about irans missile attack on bases helsing us troops in iraq if that is being spread on social media to talk about that im joined here by my colleague Peter Burleigh doll hes been taking a closer look at this you know what can you tell us what is happening online or in the wake of these strikes weve. Seen what can really only be described as a barrage of false information hitting social media particularly twitter and you know one of reasons people are just too trigger happy for lack of a better metaphor situations like this its people like this who you know choose to beat over accuracy and in this case vastly overstating the severity of the attack here falsely claiming that more than 60 missiles were fired 20 americans killed in actuality the number of missiles fired was closer to 15 maybe 20 tops and to the best of our knowledge no one was killed in the attack what were also seeing though is what appears to be more deliberate attempts at spreading disinformation like this video were about to see which falsely claims to show iranian rockets being fired at the air base and all aside when actually this video is from 2014 and shows a Russian Military drill. So that during daylight during daylight exactly you know what overnight attack its interesting you talk about the speed because i was watching the coverage last night when the attacks took place and watching on what in social media it lit up like a Christmas Tree if you will absolutely and youre right people were tweeting things that they werent there where they could have been able to verify their tweeting information that reporters on the ground dont even have right i mean its and that is really the danger of shared stuff like this you have this incredibly volatile situation distant from a show like this its like fuel on the fire and it really makes a volatile situation even more combustible you know it can really have to change perceptions too because if you were only watching what was online on social media last night you would have thought that the 3rd world war was breaking out and that was not the case what can people do on social media then to detect and to be aware that this is going on one thing i cant stress enough especially in situations like this breaking news situation is be extra critical be extra careful before you. Read tweet button before you hit that share button and ask yourself some really basic questions like whats the source that im about to share is it coming from an otherwise trustworthy news source or is it coming from you know at 10 for 606 are other outlets reporting similar fast similar numbers if not its either a very schools of information is wrong and usually its wrong so remember that if it looks or sounds too good to be true well it probably is what do you make of this is just in that on twitter for example every time we retrieve something that there should be something that prompts us to answer do we know the person that we are do we know them yes or no that we have to answer that question do you think thats a good idea. Well it would certainly start with would certainly make our jobs and we would slow down the it was there a new cycle in i think an situation like this might that be the solution i dont know i know what. We certainly need to pump the brakes sometimes in situations like this. But its not was a great example that yes. Its always be there we appreciate it thank you thanks much now to carlos go gone has given his 1st Public Statement following his bizarre escape from authorities in japan he described his treatment by the japanese legal system today as quote a travesty against his human rights and dignity and he revealed more details about why he chose to become a fugitive tokyo prosecutors they have slammed his allegations accusing him of being one sided they say its unacceptable the criticism that he has ledged against japans legal system. In beirut carlos ghosn faced the cameras for the 1st time since his daring escape from Japanese Justice today is a very important day for me one that i have looked forward to every single day. For more than 400. 00 days since i was brutally taken from my word as i knew it during a press conference lasting almost 2 and a half hour his own claim to have been a victim of a conspiracy by those who were against his plans to merge nissan and renault he pointed fingers it nisanit executives tokyo prosecutors and elements within the japanese state i cant talk about what happens in the government of japan i cant give you names i know that but i am it depend on i respectfully but on and i respect it was because it has been extended to me by your court it is indeed and in no way i want to do anything or say anything that would make that task what difficult go in described his decision to flee japan inside this musical equipment box is the most difficult choice of his life new footage has emerged apparently showing him being transferred between private jets it is stamboul airport back in tokyo prosecutors raided the offices of goans lawyer on wednesday junichiro here a narc a says he was a surprised as anyone by his clients escape from japan. Now that hes out of the country coniston has shown has no intention of keeping quiet about vi he left and who he believes is to blame. Well here are some of the other stories that are making news around the world this hour a car bomb exploded at a checkpoint in somalias capital mogadishu killing at least 3 people the Islamist Alshabaab group has claimed responsibility for the blast comes 10 days after another attack killed almost 80 people in the World Health Organization it says more than 6000. 00 people have now died from a measles epidemic in the democratic republic of congo w. H. O. He says it needs more funds to stem the outbreak of the highly Infectious Disease that blames low vaccination rates for the epidemic. Sports news now live or who saw the goalies ford sannio money has been named african footballer of the year for 29. 00 team money picked up the award at a ceremony in egypt beating 2. 00 other English Premier League stars to the crown. Runner up for the past 2 years sadly i manet is the bridesmaid no more hes finally got his hands on one of african footballs most coveted prizes on the really hot. 29000 was a stellar year for manee for his club and his country and his 61 appearances he racked up 34 goals and 12 assists his performances helped club side liverpool win the Champions League title and they fired his nation senegal to 2nd place at the africa cup of nations. But the glitzy awards ceremony in egypt man a sort of competition from last years winner most sila his Liverpool Team mates and manchester citys riyad maurice whos out serious side beat senegal in the cup of nations final. The others had won this award they did deserve this of course i just want to congratulate them because theyre very good players theyve had a great season especially marez winning the africa cup of nations which is really a dream for me i hope to win this trophy myself one day. At least with this award money can see one achievement off his to do list hes the 2nd man from senegal to win the prize following his idol the former liverpool player. Well this is the w. s and these are our top stories u. S. President donald trump says that no americans or iraqis were hurt in Iranian Missile attacks on 2 military bases in iraq strong says that the u. S. Will impose new sanctions but he has not announced a new military response say ron strikes were in retaliation for the u. S. Killing of general hossam so im on. A ukrainian airliner has crashed shortly after takeoff from irans capital tehran all 176 people on board died iran has said that it will not turn the flight recorders over to boeing the planes manufacturer. The former boss of nissan now has value to clear his name after fleeing japan where he was awaiting trial on corruption charges at a press Conference Today in lebanon go rejected the charges and said that his treatment had been a travesty. Britains prince harry and his american born wife have been males that they will step back from duties as members of the British Royal family the couple say that they wish to become financially independent and to spend more time in north america. This is g. W. News live from berlin for more followers on twitter and news or you can visit our website e. W. Dot com. Well see you again at the top of the. Coach of british. Surely from africa. Your link to exceptional stories and discussion come on use as easy as i want with say d w it comes much tougher trust join us on facebook. For god. Here i am in because. The closest place to hail was used for weve never been broken you. Know issues and you think more importantly. I want their own Story Nuclear is a. Must. Starts january 27th on d w. This is state of the news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes africas the best football aside the old money the Senegalese National soccer career began in africa today hes also one of the games the best places in the world. And a father and daughter reunited mozambique off to more than 3 decades this is the legacy of a political agreement that separated families after the fall of the pennant is 1989. Hello im christine want to welcome to news africa its good to have you along meets africas football off the. 27 year old was named african player off at the castle ward ceremony in egypt on tuesday. Runner up for the past 2 years sadly our money is the bridesmaid no more hes finally got his hands on one of african footballs most coveted prizes. 29000 was a stellar year for man a for his club and his country in his 61 appearances he racked up 34 goals and 12 assists his performances helped club side liverpool win the Champions League title and they fired his nation senegal to 2nd place at the africa cup of nations. But the glitzy awards ceremony in egypt man a sort of competition from last years winner most sila his Liverpool Team mates and manchester citys riyad marez whose argyria side beat senegal in the cup of nations final. The others had won this award they did deserve this of course i just want to congratulate them because theyre very good players theyve had a great season especially murrays winning the africa cup of nations which is really a dream for me i hope to win this trophy myself one day. At least with this award money can tick one Achievement Office to do list hes the 2nd man from senegal to win the prize following his idol the former liverpool player elhage do you feel. Like a city devil is false commentator bruce a manny is on the program today for more on this khaybar is so 1st questions 1st do you think this was the right decision. Yes absolutely christine absolutely i think your money deserves to be the king of going for the ball for 21000 but because of the statistics they all showed there he was the best among the 3 finalists that is. Of. His team it Mohamed Salah of egypt speaking about Mohamed Salah brous a lot of people thought that he would win so im interested to know what did the decision come down to in the end you know i was hoping for a hotly looking to be the only player to win the award more than twice only some will it to and yet to have won this more than 2 times that is 4 times. You know it comes down to panel of experts from who will select the nominees and then later when the shortlist is made. Captains of 454 National Teams of africa come down to choose and you know they are the people who work closely with these players as they train with them travel with them and they know from the statistics really had a really deep in his form and money has been incredible 14 to 19 he was a finalist for the of corn that we saw taking it the last one little and he also helped europe will come close to winning the premier league but they lost one city but then they won the european cup that is the Champions League yeah its interesting that you bring out a little bit of the International Highlights hes had i mean this guy is also one of the top goal scorers in the English Premier League where he plays one of will could he go on to be to win footballs biggest on that would be the bible and all that weve seen going between christian are out and lionel messi for the longest time how far away is money from fantasia winning that one. I could see nice true i mean i think its the not really far away books alight in money but money or you know the were also in the team you will for jumbles league team of 29 teen this theyre based 11 we had maher is money in salah but you see money was also be he was among the 25. 00 of the balloon dura meaning you know after of the the kid that lissie and or moto have been ruminating money you can come up in if he maintains be i live all of performances liquid the one we the ones we saw in 2019 clearly sooner or later hell be winning this new person mani deed every sports commentators i thank you every wednesday a small group of middle aged man hold a demonstration in the most of bake and capital my pushed or theyre calling for back hey from the mozambique it a government for time they spent as Contract Labor as working in form an east germany not what end 15000. 00 mozambicans migrated temporarily to communist east germany and the and agreement between that save countries at the end of their contracts they laborous were forced to return to mozambique now with the fall of the burn and war in 1989 nearly all of them came hope their pay sand by east germany directly to the mozambique in government never materialized even worse and number of the contract with this left behind hoff was m. B. Can sons and daughter is losing track off family over they get is but one father and daughter managed 3 unite this journey is long awaited fatima lost touch with her mozambican father antonio 35 years ago when she was an infant he had been a contract worker in the g. D. R. In the 1980 s. But no one else was and still going between absolute excitement and total calm. I dont know how i feel. Antonio has also been searching for his daughter for a long time and now that time has come what can he give his long lost child. Everybody you know 35 years i havent seen my daughter for 35 years isnt proven dries out all mozambique a country that for timor only knows from her mothers tales but which is a part of who she is i might say some way out you can finally understand where you and your thought processes come from that moment when you can link these characteristics to a person. You can see but one of the antonia lived in communist east germany for 5 years and worked on a fruit farm. This is for. A 985 when his daughter fatuma was 6 months old his contract ran out he had to leave the g. D. R. And his family there and returned to mozambique a country in the throes of civil war. Now im scared as is workers as well. And then she is there. Let me. Finish. This one theres no need to cry. At 1st theyre at a loss for words. But then the ice breaks they talk about their memories. And i say do you still have the picture. Of the team as anns have prepared a room for her and await her arrival. I. Found these people absolutely like i feel like i could fly. Youve come all the way here from germany just to see me. Ok ill never forget this me neither dad and. The 2 had been looking for each other for years. This is a cool picture. The next day the team in goes to meet a group of former contract workers in my puto. They gather there every week. d in 19792000 such workers were sent to east germany. They were sent there to solve the labor shortage and at the same time receive valuable training but when their contract