members at a base in jordan. joining us now, nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons joins us from erbil, iraq. we do not have keir yet. we are waiting to get him. we are waiting to get in to you some of our correspondents waiting at the pentagon. help us understand the planning that did or did not go into this attack, the targets of this attack, the significance of this group. again, this is breaking news happening as we come on the air. we have learned that there has been a strike against an iran-backed armed group in iraq. the pentagon suspects led the broad coalition of iran-backed militias behind the attack in jordan that killed three u.s. troop members. we are getting on air, our correspondents at the pentagon to break down what this all means, the planning that was behind this attack, whether or not this was part of the tiered approach we have heard so much about from the u.s. government in the past few days, the significance of the attack, how these ta
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hello, welcome to the programme. sudan s army has deployed tanks and heavy artillery in preparation for launching a large scale attack. the deployment, despite a ceasefire, is part of an effort to recapture areas of the capital, khartoum, held by the rival rapid support forces. the army has urged people to remain indoors and stay away from windows. the british government says the operation to evacuate people has been extremely successful. nearly1900 people has been extremely successful. nearly 1900 people have been thrown out of the country on 21 flights on tuesday. the last british flight was due to leave from an airfield north of khartoum overnight. in other developments, the government of south sudan is still saying it is trying to convene peace talks between representatives of the two sides. the former prime minister of sudan has called for a unified international push for dialogue. he also warned the conflicts will be a nightmare for the world if it continues and could b