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al jazeera journalist peter greste calls for the immediate release colleagues. they are considered an official political party in iraq and

headed by transportation minister. they came to prominent in 2014 fighting i.s.i.l. had iraq. let's hear from jane. so jane it appears that this was not the iraqi government celebrating. what is the significance of this celebration. >> well as you mentioned, hassam they play an important role. it's headed by someone who is almost a shadow interior minister former transport minister. and the organization compared to other militia, they don't want to be called militia, is in dispute. some spokespeople have around 25,000. although they expect that. it's indisputable that in the war against i.s.i.l. militias played a leading role. in diyala it's been the better. after eradicating most of

diyala along with the security forces basically it's a big party, and to hammer home the point that this iranian backed group held it in their base somewhere that used to be the home of an iranian group. we spoke of umrey who told that basically the fighting was just the beginning. >> bit the will of god as we liberate diyala we liberate kirkuk and mosul, and liberate anbar. and we will defeat the vicious gangs in the land of iraq. at the will of those gangs will be broken on the will of the iraqi people what are the prospects of an offensive in mosul or anbar with a large presence.

>> they would like nothing better and the head of the organization, and the militia that plays a crucial role tells us that they were ready to work the tribe, go into mosul, and he said that no foreign troops would be allowed in iraq. i asked in the conversation whether that included iranian troops. he said advisors were fine but troops on the ground. that is where things are caught up a little in the fact that the iraqi army essentially collapsed. they are being trained. they are being equipped. and sunnis have to get on board. it is a work in progress. suspected to take on. >> jane arraf live for us in baghdad. thank you the head of a u.n. inquiry

looking into war crimes has resigned. canadian academic has been accused of israel of bias for consulting work with the palestine stein liberation organization he did in 2012. >> i did a legal opinion for the international criminal court when palestine was advising people on the issue. they asked me for a legal opinion, and i delivered it. a small sultansy i do it all the time for governments. of course what happens in the past is put aside when one is sworn in. trying to bep an independent and impartial members of the inquiry, and nothing has been done since the commission began its work. to the contrary. this was something in the past

and it's out there, and now they are suggesting that i'm in some way beholden to the palestinian liberation organization that is not the case. i'm an independent commissioner. and they have conducted their work with great integrity, independence and impartiality. >> imtiaz tyab is in jerusalem with israeli rehabilitation. what have they been saying? >> that's right. the israelis are very pleased about this. in fact it was given to us by the prime minister's office. prime minister binyamin netanyahu went on to describe this as against israel and went as far to say that the inquiry, which began in august shortly after the 50 day conflict in gaza should be scrapped

altogether. now, binyamin netanyahu went on to criticize the u.n. rights counsel which is leading the inquiry saying the counsel has made more resolutions against israel than countries like iran syria. he said that this should be investigating not israel but international law during that conflict. whatever the case as we have been saying the israelis are no doubt pleased in the background of all of this. they are running a parallel investigation into the allegations of war crimes. they, of course want to put out that report before any u.n. investigation results are released. again. the israeli government is pleased that this is removed. that it has achieved results.

stepping down ahead of the inquiry. >> there's a report of it an explosion in an egyptian capital. earlier security was increased at cairo air part after police found two bombs. concerned about safety since the overthrow of mohamed mursi in 2013. >> al jazeera journalist peter greste spoke about what was released after 400 days in an egyptian gaol. with freedom - they left two colleagues behind. it calls on the government to free mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed who remain behind bars. peter spoke to stephanie dekker about the moment he was being released. >> look i can't tell you how relieved i am at being free.

i didn't expect we were settling in for a period of months behind prison for the retrial. a few minutes notice but i also feel incredible angst about my colleagues leading them behind you know. i know that mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed and several others alongside us and four others that had nothing to do with our case serving prison sentences. and so amidst all of this relief i feel a sense of concern, a real sense of worry, because if it is appropriate for me if it's right for me to be free it's right for all of them to be free. for those convicted in absentia to be free of those convictions. i was not expecting it at all. i woke up thinking very much about the pain ahead of us.

really feeling as though we were going to spend an extended stretch in prison. i went for a run and the warden called me over and told me that time to pack your stuff. i said "what do you mean?" he said "you're going" "where to another prison?" "no, no the embassy is coming they'll be here in an hour. get your stuff and go." i can't tell you the mix of emotions. a sense of relief and excitement that - but also real stress at having to say goodbye to my colleagues, people that have become family in the prison. we don't spend 400 days in a box without getting to know someone intimately indeed. over that period i have gotten to know and accept both baher mohamed and mohamed fadel fahmy and the other family and my brothers. couldn't be any other way.

it's extraordinary. very dedicated journalists. i'm passionate. strong-willed character. baher mohamed is one of the family men. if anyone has suffered out of all of this it is baher mohamed, because he has three children. one of whom was born whilst in prison. it was incredibly tough for him as we've been devoted to his family to be where he is knowing that he's innocent. and that it's a huge mistake. also knowing now that he is going to have to spend an indeterminate period behind bars. i think he was very excited, by the fact that i'm out, but we need to keep the focus on. we don't quite know what is going to happen from here on.

in prison on a daily basis, the key is to stay fit physically mentally and spiritually. i made a conscious effort with all three of those things to keep fit, running in a limited space, exercise. mentally fit. study, and do meditation. through all of that it was - it was a way of enforcing a discipline on itself. dealing with each day as it came. hopefully, touch wood they can do that al jazeera is calling for the immediate release of its two staff members still imprisoned. in a statement the network said the campaign free our journalist in egypt will not end until all three are released. peter greste was released after

400 days. mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are still behind bars. it was said: lion loan canada's foreign minister said the release of mohamed fadel fahmy is imminent. diplomats efforts were going well. as o when it was expected to happen. there's no official word from the egyptian government. >> plenty more still ahead on al jazeera. including... ..the united nations rule on a genocide case over atrocities during the break up with

yugoslavia.

>> weeknights on al jazeera america. >> we're still here every night, just a little bit later. we're still taking a hard look at the most important issues out there to get you the answers you deserve. >> "real money with ali velshi" at its new time. 10:30 eastern. >> we're just doing it a little later every night. hello again. the top stories on al jazeera, the iraqi government and the leading shia militia are declaring and is ready to move into the i.s.i.l. strongholds. the head of a u.n. inquiry looking into alleged war crimes during gaza has resigned. william schabas told al jazeera the commission must continue its work to bring justice to gaza.

there's a report of an explosion on the egyptian capital. it happened in the center of the city. cairo airport increased. that's according to the reuters news agency. >> the united nations international justice is set it rule on two accusations of genocide brought by serbia and croatia against each other. the first claim was in croatia. and the collapse. yugoslavia delayed the process. the counterclaim was laid by 2010. 20,000 were killed in the croatian war from 1991 to 1995. kim vinnel reports. >> the battle for the croatian town was relentless. serb forces were well equipped and by november 1991 the tank

rolled in. the town fell to the serbs, and bodies mounted in the streets. croat surrendered. serb forces had a much wider campaign one of ethnic cleansing. that month hundreds of prisoners were taken to a farm and executed. croatia says all adds up to genocide. >> an entire town was destroyed. everything from cultural to natural sites to people. everything was destroyed. and if that is not genocide. >> croatia wanted yugoslavia responsible. in 1998 that was not the case. 16 years late. republic consigned to history. the hearing began. serbia says croatia has to answer too. in 2010 it launched a counterlawsuit.

accusing crow aira of speaking to serbs during opposition storm. it's known exactly how many were killed. 200,000 see their homes. >> translation: they expelled us serbs and claim they are not criminals, and we are. they are crazy. give me a break. >> the internet caught of justice rulings are legally binding. if either side is guilty they could be forced to pay damages. both legal teams and experts are expecting them to be dismissed. 20,000 were killed during the crow asian war. no court can wipe the stain of those years. >> chadian says they launched an offensive.

in a town between nigeria and cameroon. it's retaken five towns in the region held by the armed group. it was a joint defensive with local vigilantes helping troops. lijian soldiers repelled an attack from the north-east of maiduguri. boko haram launched attacks from nigeria to cameroon and chad. >> boko haram fighters are thought to control half of borneo state in the north-east of nigeria. fighting continues in eastern ukraine. pro-russian separates captured the town. they announced a plan to boost. dozens had been killed over the weekend. two days ago talks on a new ceasefire collapsed in minsk. >> we will mobilize up to

100,000 in the army. because of the situation on the france people who are able to carry weapons. after today's event it has become urgent. it will be a generalisation. >> charles stratford is in the eastern ukranian city and has more on what is happening. >> flanked by the two leaders of separatist republic. ukraine blamed for a failure in the new initiative. trying to restart peace talks. two men that they had sent to meet in belarus on their behalf had authority to make the decision for them. and a reference to the recruitment drive that they spoke about earlier. they want to try to get 100,000 volunteer fighters here in the donetsk, fighting as soon as

possible. that drive within the next 10 cause also pointing the finger at ukraine, saying they were sending to the front would not. a reference to ukraine bringing an additional 50,000 ukranian soldiers to their frontline. talks at the time of increasing violence here in the region. there are attacks both in and out going shelling from here across the front line and the civilian population that frankly spent most of their time hunk ared down in their basement and houses. we have heard shelling a few minutes here. as i say, some fairly saber-rattling used this evening in the context of violence in this region b.p. says it will curb billions in spending across the company to cope with falling fuel and a lose of earnings.

they will release hundreds of jobs in the north sea and is trying to reduce spending by $22 million. they are suffering more than other oil companies to pay for the deep water horizon spill in the gulf of mexico it's been weeks since the death of argentinian leader and the circumstances remain a mystery. rumours polarized people who are months away from presidential elections. daniel schweimler has more. >> reporter: with the prosecutor committing suicide or was murdered it's being vetted. if he was killed who killed him? someone from the government? one of the many elements of an intelligence service. one of his own security men, or the assistant that he'd borrowed the gun from. the opposition deputy spoke to alberto niceman the day before

his death. >> it's difficult to say he was murdered because i don't have evidence. i heard a very live person thinking about the next day. the day before he accused the president of argentina, kristina kirchner to cover up iran's involvement in the 1994 bomb attack on the jewish community center that killed 85 people. a few days after his accusations were made public and the day before he was due to present his findages found dead in his path. a pistol shot to the head. much more remains mirky, clouded by contradicty information in a country increasingly with those that believe the government's version of events on one side. valentine beginnings on tuesday.

to reform the service aring making it more accountable. >> i think after the first day. if you think of this situation, the political environment, the political climax. nobody things of the suicide. presidential elections are due in october. kirchner will not be running. she must be relieved visiting china, a long way from the crisis at home. consolidating ties during the visit last july. president orange tine media continues. they showed what they thought of the stories in the anti-government newspaper. what we do know is that a powerful killed 85 in 1999.

later, the prosecutor still investigating that unsolved crime was found dead in his bath. the truth behind the death of alberto nisman may never be proved in a court of law. too many powerful forces may have too much to hide. >> stories we are expecting to develop on tuesday - president obama's policy to open a relationship with cuba is causing problems with congress. cuba's leader said he will not consider normalizing ties until obama reconsiders the trade embargo. congress is unlikely to support of move and is expected to hold a hearing on tuesday. >> house of commence is set to vote on whether to approve a medical procedure to allow a baby to be born with genetic

material. a procedure to stop mothers faulting on a gene that can cause a raping of debilitating procedures. proposal has to be by the house of lords. and paintings by the artist monet is being authored and will fetch many millions. >> mon ark visited, and said it was too beautiful to paint. expected to go for 45 million. >> an historic document paving the way. on the way to the general public. >> it marks the 800th anniversary of the magna carta. >> simon mcgregor wood reports. it's under 4,000 words long. each written on a parchment,

invisible to most of us but containing clauses which were revolutionary and continuing to shape our notion of democracy and justice. 800 years later they lined together at the british library for the first time. >> it was radical to use a written document to limit the power of the king and magne carta is a charter that people have looked back to as a defence against arbitrary and tyrannical rulers. that's at the heart of the fame. >> magna carter is an agreement against king john and his rebellion. his policies of high taxes and unsuccessful wars - they wanted to limit his power. >> if you are near windsor castle. kingon was finally and reluctant to put his royal seal of approval on the magne carta, a

document that was sought under the rule of law. it's that aspect that continues to inspire us today. putting limits on the rulers the rights of the rule clauses 39 and 40 say no one should be imprisoned without a trial. the copying couldn't raise taxes without agreement. clause 60 said if the king made a deal a group of 25 barons. magna carta inspired future generations. america's founding fathers used it as a basis for the u.s.

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