Major. Life from our International News center this is our to your room welcome to the program my names you know. Our top story violence is ramping up in iraq where several rocket attacks taken place including in close vicinity to the American Embassy in baghdad a military base near the capital and also reports of a strike on a base in the Northern City of mosul he gave me the details a little earlier. Well something is definitely in the air and we do not know for sure exactly what have been the targets what exactly those mortar strikes targeted but we do know the approximate locations and well within with all the context around that people can draw conclusions out of the situations so far 3 confirmed strikes in the vicinity of baghdad the iraqi capital some mortar shells landed 2 not far from a base where american troops are stationed outside of the iraqi capital and some shells landed within the vicinity of the green zone of the green of the socalled green zone areas indeed yes it is
Around the clock across the world this is your artsy international from the team and myself you know neal hello and welcome we begin with breaking news several rocket attacks have hit a rock close vicinity to the American Embassy in baghdad and also a military base near the capital for more on that some joined live in the studio by shit down off. Tensions seemingly ratcheting up here well indeed something is clearly in the now we do not know what exactly was the target of this attack but we do know that there have been at least 3 rounds of mortar strikes and some of the some of those mortar shells they landed in close vicinity to an end to an american base right next to the rocky capital baghdad some of them landed apparently next door in the green zone now what is a green. Zone essentially it is a city within a city you have baghdad the larger area and the green zone is the extra and more carefully protected zone within the iraqi capital which is essentially home to will almost all em
A review of weeks of most important events but right now it is going underground on our to international and the u. K. And ireland sputnik is coming our way through. The welcome to going underground we will be back with a brand new season. But until then we will be showing some of your favorite shows from the last season of the decade coming up in this show we go to ramallah to hear from the former palestinian Prime Minister nabil shaath now a Senior Advisor to president abbas plus what is netflixs the crown season 3 jelling you about the british monarchy for my Home Office Minister and privy councillor to the Queen Norman Baker reveals old if you wont hear from them out. Of a levy a coleman and Helena Bonham carter all of them all going up in todays going underground the 1st this month marks 45 years since Yasser Arafat became the 1st socalled on state leader to address the United Nations General Assembly in a speech he claimed optimism based on the attitudes of human rights of the u.
Israels ambassador to london has not gone back to going underground and successive representatives have never been available for interview on this program joining me now from ramallah is Senior Palestinian official and former chief negotiator and Prime Minister of palestine Neville Shaath now bill thanks for coming on the program so the idea of says they attacked underground rocket launchers elite launching stations underground terrorist infrastructure and military forces of the Islamic Jihad organization your reaction to the renewed violence in gaza and the occupied territories and israel this is a pure cold blooded murder this is an assassination i mean this is this is not this is not a warfare this is a deliberate assassination of of people their homes. With them their wives their brothers their children. They. This is the specialty of israelis who. And his wife were they not terrorists as the israeli says and whether or not therefore justifiably killed by the Israeli Government the
Say theyre going to just 16 pm saturday the 4th of january live from the Arts International worldview center here in moscow seasons greetings is kevin always with this hours update so 1st thousands of mourners have been holding funeral processions in the iraqi capital baghdad to honor those killed in a u. S. Air strike on friday morning including irans top general solomon i the crowds have been waving their National Flag on the flags of various to run by shia militia groups the remains of the commanders body will be repatriated to run for burial sunday considered the 2nd most powerful figure in the Islamic Republic in was among 10 killed in the Early Morning raid following a direct order from the us president Donald Trumps defended the assassination saying it was necessary says to prevent an imminent attack on american personnel and another possible war in the middle east but to its cause profound anger both in iran and beyond. Solemn 80 has been perpetrating acts of terror to destabil