the disappearing delta only on al jazeera america >> egypt strikes targets in libya after i.s.i.l. releases a video showing the killing of egyptian cop ticks. -- coptics welcome to al jazeera. also on the programme - the u.n. security council votes against the houthi coup in yemen, and tells the rebels to hand over power immediately. footage moments after a deadly attack in copenhagen. police reveal more details of the gunman they shot dead why a rapidly growing

population could pose a threat to south korea's economy. some developing news - egyptian jets have carried out air strikes in libya. video was released by i.s.i.l. showing the killing of 20 coptic christians. four planes attacked in the area three were killed in the raids. among the victims, children. we have this report. >> a predawn operation. egyptian war planes took off from libya to strike what the government says are targets of the state of iraq and levant. this was the retaliation promised by the president, the killing of 21 egyptians in libya.

>> egypt does not only defend itself but the whole reason. it will reaction at the right time. i asked the foreign minister to move to new york to discuss the issues. and hold the international community responsible for what happens in libya. >> reporter: seven days of mourning is felt here, where some of the men were from. al jazeera does not air hostage video. footage. deaths bore the traits of i.s.i.l. dozens of militias are battling for control in libya. at least one pledged allegiance to i.s.i.l. i.s.i.l. affiliated fighters are said to overrun cert and now durnam near the border near egypt. >> egypt will respond some way

militarily. it's easier do that than intervene in iraq or syria, and they have been given just cause. they'll face a problem with it. >> reporter: egypt's military has been running a campaign in the sinai peninsula since 2012. it's tackling the advance of i.s.i.l. on both sides. other nations are also concerned. i.s.i.l. made a direct threat to italy in its latest video. countries separated from libya by a narrow strip of the mediterranean closed the embassy there and is calling for u.n. intervention now, we have just got pictures coming in where the libyan air force commander said that planes participated in the strikes on the i.s.i.l. affiliated groups.

the libyan air force said they have cooperated with egypt on the strikes, and have asked for egyptian aid and help to continue with the strikes against these i.s.i.l. targets. now, france and united states condemned the killing of the 21 coptic christians calling it savage despicable and cowardly. let's get more on the issue. we are joined by ibrahim, the deputy director at the brookings, doha center. interesting here that we have got the libyan air force saying that they have asked the egyptians to help them target the i.s.i.l. affiliated groups. >> what do you make of that of. >> thank you. this is not surprising first of all. because the libyan air force has taken one side of the civil war that happened in libya for the past eight months now, since may of last year. and in the past this civil war

in libya has been supported by egypt and others. so this is not - is this is not a prize that they are working closely with egyptian government in order to target the group. so this makes it each more legitimate now, and that now is being done publicly. >> we are looking at the pictures of the strikes that have occurred just in the last few hours. these are recent pictures that came in. they looked devastating, these are the strikes that happened in durma province what is the possible implication here given that libya, itself is in its own political discord. now you have egypt coming in colluding with the libyan air force.

and then they are targets. what are the possible implications in libya? >> first of all, this is going to exacerbate the security offices in libya, and this is going to the civil war in libya, and is even more vicious. it is believed largely that egyptian government was taking part in supporting one party, in particularly general khalifa haftar's party against libya. who were treated as the islamist party of the civil war. egypt denied in the past it was involved. but they are acknowledging now that they are taking part and bombing a number of places in libya. it's interesting that the place where they bombed in the city of durna, which is one of the most vicious battle that is taking

place between general khalifa haftar, and south sharia and libya. >> one would be termed to perhaps say that this is convenient perhaps, for general khalifa haftar these strikes. >> that's why, thank you, this will exacerbate them. it's going to fuel actually the civil war in libya, which is going to be serious and significant help now for general khalifa haftar for one party over the other. the other party yesterday announced they are condemning the attacks. they wanted to make sure they are not treated on the same ground. they are different. they are a coalitionful different regional and strikal and islamist parties. so for now - i mean for general

khalifa haftar this will be a significant help in my view where now egypt is given a free hand or excuse. let me put to this way, for bombing a different country or intervening for the matters in libya. this is going to exacerbate the civil war in libya, and is going to make it worse. i think egypt will continue to do this for the coming years, actually. but on a ground of strike a strategy of how to deal with the overall civil war in libya. >> we'll have to leave it there. thank you very much for speaking with us. from the brookings, doha center. >> thank you. >> moving on it yemen, and an anti-coup leaders - they expressed disappointment at a disappointment on rebels to hand

back power. all 15 members demanded the houthis withdraw. it did not allow for the use of force. something the gulf countries had been pushing for. it's the first resolution on yemen, calling for the houthi withdrawal, as well as weapons seized from the government and demands the release of other ministers. the steps warn of further steps if the resolution is broken. it calls for dialogue to continue. violence broke out in the south. three have been killed in aden. >> it's disappointing. that is what several of the different political parties opposed to the coup opposed to the houthis power grab told us when they asked their view about the security council resolution.

they say it was week and doesn't have the word coup in it. it's something that is very disappointing as far as they are concerned. their main issue is that the u.n. resolution doesn't provide consequently action if the houthis don't relying wish power, and therefore they say it's nothing more than verbal condemnation of the power grab. add to this that men expressed negative sentiment to the u.s. to try to get all parties to be on a power sharing deal saying that they moved quickly because the only thing that has been consistent throughout the talks is the fact that the houthis are getting more and more powerful not only from a territorial perspective but a fire power point of view. on a security front, what is

known as locals have been set up prior to him being forced to resign from the southern regions, and members loyal to the houthis. it could change if the situation der tear rates further -- deteriorates further. >> danish police say the shooting in the capital was by a 22-year-old man. they haven't officially released his name yes. >> reporter: in this video after the attack a victim of the gunman lies on the ground as people run for help. it's saturday afternoon, he's shot through the window of a cafes, where free speech is underway. police are quickly on the scene. the gunman fled, leaving behind shocked and confused survivors,

one man died. on sunday police were vigilant after what is described as their biggest operation history, the prime minister thanked them saying it was time for the country to come together. >> translation: we are not in a fight between islam. this is not a battle between muslims and non-muslims. it's a battle between ideas based on freedom of individuals. >> the first attacks saturday was followed by a second. police say the same man opened fire, killing a watchman and injuring two police officers. it ended here with a shoot-out, killing a man that police wanted to question. police said the same man was defend both of them a 22-year-old known for gang activity. they did not release his name. denmark intelligence chief said the attacker may have been

motivated by the killings in paris. in the french capital they added their voices expressing solidarity. >> there is a den mark in france. a link that does not put them in work but is the same determination of terrorists to strike where they are, what they represent, the values values of liberty, law and protection. people left flowers at the synagogue in the morning. the jewish community leaders say they are shocked and worried. >> there's a calm and sombre presence here at the synagogue, where people pay their reports and the police presence is strong. many can't believe what has happened. >> we are shocked about it. we spent our nights in the streets here. it happened one hour after we were here. it was personal for us.

>> very sad. and i hope that it will not influence daily life here. >> leaders of denmark's muslim community expressed their grief, condemning the attacks. there'll be a ceremony of remembrance, to thep people move on still to come on al jazeera, members of syria's opposition say they are ignored as the world turns their attention to the fighters in i.s.i.l. plus sri lanka's civil war - tamils struggling to live a normal life in india. india.

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welcome back. let's take a look at the top stories on al jazeera. egyptian fighter jets hit the i.s.i.l.-linked targets in libya, in coordination with the air force. the air force is loyal to tobruk one of libya's two rival governments. forces also attacked i.s.i.l. linked groups in several towns after the group released a video showing the killing of 21 egyptian coptic christians. the u.n. security council reached a resolution calling houthi rebels to give up immediately. the resolution does not authorise the use of force. anti-coup leaders say they are disappointed. a new video emerged of the first shooting in denmark's capital. they shot and killed the

20-year-old suspect. links to the two attacks in copenhagen occurred on the weekend. the gunman had an extensive criminal record. >> to ukraine, where four ukranian soldiers have been killed. european leaders say the truce a holding up. monitors say that they have been denied access to areas. the flashpoint town has seen sporadic shelling. separatist fighters guard their positions close to the line. the fighting has been intense here in recent weeks. the situation may be calmer in other areas of the region, since the ceasefire was called but the shelling continues. >> we are in the separatist town. now, we are hearing incoming and outgoing shelling and that is

despite the call for a truce. the separatists won't let us film their firing positions. >> five minutes after the ceasefire began, the ukranian army started towards the buildings. i'm not sure how many died. older people live there. we informed them if they fire first we'll respond. that's why we are firing. >> the heavily fortified town is not included. in military the separatists say they started yelling after the truce began. a few kilometres back these men are not fighting for the first time in weeks. they use the opportunity to train. many of these volunteers never used weapons like this until

recently telling us about what they are doing before throwing their grenades. the tanks aim at targets in a distant field. there is a deep distrust of the ukranian army here. >> there is lots of truces. we don't believe in them any more. ukrainians broke them many times. >> most civilians have either evacuated or left towns close to debaltseve syria's government says it made gains against the opposition fighters in the south. it has taken several towns from the al qaeda-linked al nusra front. the government began a large-scale offensive with

support from hezbollah. many people have been killed. . >> the free syrian army says it is being ignored by the international community, which now focuses on combatting i.s.i.l. fighters. members of the syrian opposition calls for greater unity. evander kane has more. >> reporter: this is douma, the area has been bombed. people try to rescue others in the chaos. more than 100,000 people lived here. it's believed more than 3 million have left since 2011. camps in turkey. >> if they gave me all the money in the world, if they gave me kilos of gold i couldn't feel at home. how can one leave their

homeland. >> i came here now, they gave me all things. >> while the daily violence continues in syria, members of the opposition have been meeting in istanbul. for years president bashar al-assad's opponent struggled to form a lasting fight. >> in the past stage, it begins with the eternal coalition. leaders of the free syrian army say their situation is challenging. frankly speaking we do not have any plans. we as fire to have coordination and cooperation. >> the problem is their influence with the international community has declined as the threat has grown. some countries seam more interested in fighting the armed

group and ending the civil war. thousands of kurds rallied in towns, turkey's south-east. protesters in the kurdish region were calling on the rebel leader. sunday was the 16th anniversary of his cap tur. he leads in 2012 leader of the working party two al jazeera journalists are out on bail after 411 days but the fight for justice is not over. mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are still charged with colluding with the banned muslim brotherhood. their previous connection was thrown out and the retrial set for february the 23 d. peter greste was shot and arrived back in australia. al jazeera is calling on the court to dismiss the case. >> sri lanka's president is in india on his first overseas

trip. >> he was given a ceremonial welcome. he is expected to bring up the issue of thousands. after fleeing the country's 25 million wore. as they report many of the sri lankan plans help them return. >> reporter: life is not easy but it is better than what it would be in sri lanka. he fled countries more than 20 years ago, coming to the southern indian state. the bakery is modest but for a survivor like him, he says money is not everything. >> translation: here i have peace and a little freedom. i coned have rights. but in sri lanka thinks are worse. i want to go back to that. rnch it's a different story for this boy. he was a year old.

he was educated and struggles with a lack of what happened in india. if the government helped me financially. and helped me to build an hour, i would go home to sri lanka. tens of thousands like them life in one open camp spreading across the area. they can stay here but demonstrate enjoy the same rights. for most people deciding whether to stay or go is the easy part. the biggest challenge many refugees in camps face is getting the right document i suggest to lead a good life regardless of where they choose to call home. >> going back is complicated, especially for those whose children were born in india. birth certificates and citizenship documents are

essential. if you are not prepared and not ready, then you put it off. the earlier people go back the earlier they end the agony of living as a refugee. >> the agony began with the war, and for 30 years eroded trust between sri lankas senegalese. it affected politics in india. >> a lot of communities are concerned. to get political gain from our communities, they want to show they are supporting. >> the tamil refugees who are trying to shape their lives, the future is far from clear. in athens thousands gathered in front of the parliament. greece goes into talks with eurozone partners on monday

hoping to renegotiate the bailout programme. south korea is facing a crisis. the population is ageing and the birth rate drops to the lowest level on record. it offers the government a bonus for having a third chilled. it is planned. steep valleys, small farms, bypassed by the modernity. the quiet place is on the forefront. aging. >> this community of elderly farmers made close bonds because it needs to. so many children moved away. life-long friendships are more important. >> all my daughters are working. if i go to their pleas it's a

problem for all of us. better to live separately when i die my sons will take me with them. >> the youngsters are with the women in '60s the men are in a separate room. the village is in decline. >> my kids have houses in the stay why would they want to come here and live in a shabby house. living here is tough. once may generation ends it's the end. >> a quarter of the population is about 65. this is the fastest ageing place in south korea. locals provide social events for those living alone. it's a national problem. the age situation is catching up in the city and the rural areas. in the sign of the slide, the

baby bonus as has been increased for a third child with educational assistance. officials admitted it's more of a symbolic gesture. in the local kids cafe we meet two young mothers that say it might help with knappies and formula. it's physically and economically difficult. that's why there's a low birth rate. >> the birth rate of 1.19 is among the lowest. by 2030 the population is set to shrink. it may seem like a relic of the past a new round of wind and snow made its way to new england coating the u.s.

it was hard hit, some areas seeing a meter of snow. similar amounts have been recorded in the nearby state of massachusetts. keep up to date with all the latest new, analysis on the website. aljazeera.com is the address. iraqi forces are gaining ground on i.s.i.l. but not without help from america. and with iraq going broke ag the oil business goes bust, how much more blood and treasure can the u.s. provide. i talk to a man who had his own boots on the ground in iraq and personally trained its army, and one of the most influential women attempting to shape the future of this region at war.