attacks in eastern libya, more than three people are killed. fighters attack. many victims. >>> boko haram attacks in nigeria. hello, europe has given greece an extension to its massive bail out. there has been an agreement to extend the bailout by four months. there's a list of reform to be debated on monday. a final agreement by april. we have this report. >> reporter: this will stablilize the eurozone, and make an agreement. it may remain the product of a graphic artist's imagination. leaders have agreed. >> this will depend on the ability in the programs. >> reporter: supporters of the left wing government hope to cheer lead the greek side to victory. the government had delivered. >> we can combine two things. imagine the ideology. it's a small step a the... [ technical difficulties ] ..an online statement has been given. it provides air strikes in response to beheading, and it was welcomed by the u.n. recognised government and court appointed condemnings. it realised how much more the air strikes further destabilized the country. 1 million egyptians agree.

well, we begin with news that reached us in the last ten minutes or so about explosions in the eastern libya cooper and we understand at least 20 people have been killed in what is thought though have been a car bomb the town is to the east of benghazi and more on that in a moment. meanwhile the united states and britain rejecting libya's call to lift a weapon's embargo and british foreign secretary saying they need a national unity government first and recognized by u.n. made the appeal to lift the embargo two days ago and neighbors nigeria and tunesia warned against war intervention because of fighting with rival malitia and thoughts now of richard from the british ambassador to the country says a stable india is in the best independent of the entire region and europe. >> the sort of statements you hear from the neighbors, liberia and tunesia and egypt show the level of concern there that insecurity could spread and i think everybody in the region and including north and europe has an interest in stabilizing the country now because it's clear that an unstable libya in which the situation d

they say that ever cincy i didn't want carried out the air strikes in eastern libya the situation of tian workers has become more vulnerable. the international community is also concerned about the impact of egypt's increasing role in libya. >> if the egyptian people and the egyptian leadership see 21 coptic christians being -- you know seeing their throats cut under the most brutal and horrible circumstances that there is a reaction of some kind. but i would say that we also have to keep our heads cool. and make sure that we, of course, react, that we also realize the risk of this country going up in flames. >> reporter: it all comes at a time when the u.n. and western powers favor the political track rather than lifting an arms embargo as requested by the government in. >> those who choose not for participate are excluding themselves from discussions which are critical to combating tear onism as well as to the overall peace security in libya. the best way to counter the terrorist is to help libya built the national consent census need fight these group not each other. >> reporter: a

>> yeah especially in eastern libya. as i understand it you know there are now three different groups around libya who have pledged loyalty to these groups. the group i think is largely a group of returnees who have been fighting with the islamic state in syria. so that's an especially connected group. i'm not sure how deep the connection goes where these people were apparently executed the western part of the country. >> david kirkpatrick, i appreciate you joining us, and peter bergen as well thank you. >>> coming up next another act of terror another city in europe another possible connection to isis being investigated. we'll go to copenhagen where police killed a gunman at a deadly rampage at a free speech meeting and outside a synagogue. >>> and the tanker train explosion, which not only shot flames high into the air, but caught part of a local river on fire. shopping online is as easy as it gets. ♪♪ wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers carpenters and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list, n

>> yeah, especially in eastern libya. as i understand it, you know, there are now three different groups around libya who have pledged loyalty to the islamic state. the group in durna, i think, is largely a group of returnees who have been fighting with the islamic state in syria. so i'm not sure how deep the connection goes in the western part of the country where the people were executed. >> david kirkpatrick, i appreciate you joining us, and peter bergen as well, thank you. >>> coming up next, another act of terror, another city in europe, another possible connection to isis being investigated. we'll go to copenhagen where police killed a gunman at a deadly rampage at a free speech meeting and outside a synagogue. >>> also on breaking news we'll talk to people on the scene of the tanker train explosion, which not only shot flames high into the air, but also caught part of a local river on fire. he helps looks after all our money. kid: do you pay him? dad: of course. kid: how much? dad: i don't know exactly. kid: what if

they said ever since egypt carried out the airstrikes in eastern libya the situation and egyptian workers have become more vulnerable. they're also concerned about the impact of egypt's increasing role in libya. >> if the egyptian people and the egyptian leadership see 21 coptic christians being--seeing their throats cut under the most brutal and horrible circumstances that there is a reaction of some kind. but i would say that we also have to keep our heads cool, and make sure that we, of course, react, but that we also realize the risk of this country going up in flames. >> it all comes at a time when the u.n. western powers favor the political tract rather than lifting an arms embargo as requested. >> those who choose not to participate are excluding themselves from discussions which are critical to combating terrorism as well as to the overall peace stability and security of libya. the best way to counter the terrorist who is are operating in libya is to help build the national consensus that they need to fight these groups. not each other. >> a meeting among all factions is scheduled

targeting eastern libya is highly symbolic. it's the hometown of the speaker of parliament of the u.n.-recognized government. he said the bombing was likely in retaliation from egypt's recent air strikes in nearby town. a claim that was later confirmed by an online statement from isil's libyan a affiliate. egypt carried out the air strikes in response to the bedding the 21 coptic christians action that was praised by one court and not by the other. they were further destabilize the country and it has had an impact on the he want estimated bun million he skwraoeupgss this is the first patch that left. >> i am so happen that i i am safe. the issue is you must bigger than us but all of a sudden we were target, we lost our jobs, many things happened. >> reporter: but the vast majority of people here would not tell us their story on camera. they say that ever cincy i didn't want carried out the air strikes in eastern libya the situation of egyptian workers has been more vulnerable. the international community is also concerned about

in eastern libya. >> yes. >> ball park figure? >> the numbers are, you know somewhere around a couple of hundred is the estimate. >> and we've just learned that radical islamic militants killed four tunisian national guard on the border with algeria. jon: chaos everywhere there right now. jennifer griffin trying to keep a handle on it all at the pentagon. thank you. jenna: we'll have more on top story in a moment. in the meantime as the measles outbreak spreads across the united states, oregon officials are telling parents to prove their kids are up to date on immunizations or keep them home from school. this as we learn more about where the california disney measles outbreak may have originated and signs are pointing to the philippines. jonathan? >> it's not yet a definitive conclusion but the signs are pointing to the philippines as health officials try to pinpoint the start of the outbreak. they studied 30 patients in california. what they found was that the virus here shares the same basic genetic material as the type most fre

egyptian war planes launched two waves of strikes in eastern libya, this is video from egypt shack television. officials called the strike retribution for the murders. they targeted weapon supplies and training camps. egypt now calling for an international response in libya where extremists have taken over several cities. now to at the beheading video. it's said to be five minutes long and a title, quote a message to the blood with the -- the militants marched the men on to what they say is a beach in libya all knew for isis. the militants forced the men to lie face down#yw7[ç before cabbing off their head. one militant speaks in we were english, mentions osama bin laden and then says the group plans to conquer rome. pope francis condemned the killing the white house called the murders despicable and said it shows there's a need for political resolution in libya which has been a mess, quite frankly, since the rebels overthrow moammar gadhafi more than three years ago. he died during that uprising. lots to cover here. let's head over to the wall to see where this is happening. this is just ira

>> it's a bold intervention, air strikes on the camps in eastern libya. ot the first time they were involved with libya. last year there were reports of them sending special ops team across the bored. they're with the dignity faction against the islamists, they have been providing it with intelligence and logistical support. so news a visible expression they have been doing for quite some time. we know from history air power alone is not decisive in rooting out these sorts of groups. >> ifill: let me go back to michael later on too, because i wonder if the degree of response will create after greater response? are we now seeing the islamic state being a hydra headhead organization that can spray terror wherever it wants or is there some sort of goal? >> i think unfortunately, it really has gwen. what we were so fearful about only two or three years ago as we saw the conflict in iraq and syria grow was regional instability, and we are seeing that. we are seeing that with more vee vie vehemece and fight on the jordanian side but also into syria in a more pro

the >> reporter: eastern libya is in crisis. it's transitional government led by this man faces mounting pressure to curb the rising influence of military commanders. fighters loyal to former general haftar have been given a deadline to form a supreme military council led by haftar. but members of the representatives the leaders of the east, are skeptical. they are worried that haftar will assume full control. >> we demand the parliament must form a military under haftar, and we warn anyone who targets us especially general haftar or cuts off munitions supplies. we'll stand up and confront them no matter what. >> haftar supporters have stepped up their military campaign to capture the city of ben gas did i. there have been fighting for months. hundreds have been killed in the conflict when general haftar led military operations in the eastern city. general haftar said he's determined to drive out militias from western libya, which is controlled by the general national council, a parliament backed by militias in tripoli. internat

attacks in eastern libya, more than three people are killed. fighters attack. many victims.

targetting eastern libya is symbolic.t's a home town where the speaker of parliament the leader of the recognised government was. there was an online statement from i.s.i.l.'s libyan affiliate. egypt carried out its air strikes. it was action welcomed by the u.n. recognised government. by the court appointed one in tripoli. bombing under lined how much more the air strikes destabilized the country. it had an impact on the 1 million egyptians who work in libya. this is the first batch that left the country. >> i'm so happy that i'm safe. the issue is bigger than us. all of a sudden we are targeted. many things happen said. >> reporter: in eastern libya the situation of egyptian workers is more vulnerable. the community is concerned about the matters in libya. >> if the poem and the leadership see 21 coptic christians seeing their throats cut under the most brutal horrible circumstances, that there is a - a rehabilitation of some kind much i'll make sure that we react, but that we realise the risk of it going up in flames.

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in eastern libya through egypt like all journalists covering the uprising in eastern libya, i moved quickly to the front line and spent two weeks covering of the front line and i wanted to show you some pictures not necessarily the best pictures but informational pictures on what the front line looked like and this was luck front line. this was a group of very and trained fighters. they doctors, teachers, engineers who decided to pick up arms and try to fight gaddafi. was literally one road that cuts through the desert and every so often on the front line i would hear the hum of a plane and we knew a bomb would drop and a helicopter would come in and they would swing very low and drop all around us off -- often they landed 200 feet away and there was no telling where the bombs would fall. so i stayed on line for two weeks and on march 15th i and three colleagues for the new york times for kidnapped by gaddafi's troops, frontline shifted quickly, and they set a project as we were fleeing east. it was held for about a week. this is the place we were kidnapped. i wanted to show it. the fightin

: eastern libya is in crisis. it's transitional government led by this man faces mounting pressure to curb the rising influence of military commanders. fighters loyal to former general haftar have been given a deadline to perform a scream military council. but the members of the council representatives, the highest authority in the east, are skeptical. they're worried that a move could be used by haftar to assume control. >> we demand the parliament must form a high military double under the leadership of general haftar. and we warn that we strongly support. >> they have been fighting for months. fighters loyal to the general haftar said he's determined to drive out militias from western libya, which is controlled by the general national council parliament backed by militias. international efforts are under way to mediate a power-sharing deal between the rival factions. >> the parties to take part in the process have been identified mainly four members from the national congress and four from the council of repres

and i snuck into libya eastern libya through egypt like all journalists covering the uprising in eastern libya. i moved very quickly to the frontline at it spent about two weeks covering the frontline and i wanted to show you just some pictures but that's a the most dramatic pictures but informational pictures on what the frontline looked like. and, in fact this was the frontline. this was a group of very untrained fighters. they were doctors, teachers, engineers and i decided to pick up arms and tried to fight gadhafi's troops. it was literally one road that cuts through the desert. every so often on the frontline you year the humming of a point and we knew a bomb were dropped or an attack helicopter would come in and, in fact they did this with very low and drop bombs all around us. often they landed 100 200 feet away and there was no telling where the bombs would fall. so i stayed on the frontline for about two weeks. and on march 15 i in three colleagues for "the new york times" were kidnapped by gadhafi troops. the frontline shifted very quickly and get copies troops set up a checkp

encouraging of the government decision to use military force in sending air sorties bombing raids, into eastern libya. to attack the town where there is a strong islamic state presence. >> why were these christians from egypt in this town in libya? this has long been the case poor he egyptian laborer he ares have sought work in libya and all of the 21 men who were shown to be decapitated yesterday cope particular christians from a town. laborers who have done with to libya. looking for. egypt has very high unemployment. they were merely looking for work. there are a great many other egyptians still in libya. and have been at the high point as many as a million egyptians have been in libya. looking for work. poor men, mostly unemployed in their home country lo who had gone across the border looking to find a decent wage and in return they were killed. >> stunning news that isis has now spread to libya and beheading people are there other christians that you know who are being held hostage in libya by isis? >> why don't have any confirmation of hostages being held but there are still a significant numb

last february, several christian egyptians were shot dead on a beach in eastern libya. >> the ukrainiany says at least four soldiers have been killed in attacks by pro-russian separatists despite a new cease-fire put in place this weekend. both the ukrainian government and russian backed rebels are accusing each other of violating the truce. while it does seem to be holding in parts of the region, luke brown tells us that many think it will never last. >> a rare calm in eastern ukraine. by and large, the cease-fire is holding. around the region of debaltseve the guns of not quite fallen silent. separatist artillery still targeting government positions with mortar fire, a provocation for the ukrainian soldiers. >> a cease-fire has been signed and we have orders to respect it. did you hear that? >> despite the isolated explosions the frontline is undeniably quieter than in recent days. the nearby towns encouraged by the truce residents take stock of the damage and emerge from shelters. >> it is ukraine that did this. there was a big explosion. grandma was thrown across the room. there wer

state militants have claimed responsibility for suicide bombings that killed dozens of people in eastern libya. the attackers detonated explosives in cars near a police station and a gas station. middle eastern media say it killed more than 40 people, including egyptians. the islamic state group says two members carried out the attacks. it was in revenge for egyptian air strikes. planes bombed militant sites monday in darna. they were retaliating for the group's killing of egyptian workers. islamic state militants are increasingly active in eastern and northern libyan cities. egyptian leaders are urging other governments to do more to fight them. >>> u.s. military officials say a campaign to retake iraq's second largest city of mosul from islamic state militants could begin as early as april. they controlled mosul since last june. the u.s. military estimates there are up to 2,000 militants in the city. it's one of the main strongholds. the officials say the u.s. will train iraqi and kurdish forces at facilities in iraq. between 20,000 and 25,000 personnel are expected to take part. the u.s. mi

we know that egyptian warplanes bombed isis targets in eastern libya. >> the air strikes are a m response to the gruesome footage released by isis showing the beheading of 21 christians. we have more from cairo. >> reporter: in the early morning under the cover of darkness,egyptian f-16s roar into the night sky. their targets, isis training camps and weapons depots in libya. the morning light reveals the destruction in durna. the mediterranean city close to the egyptian border and just 200 miles from the european coast. the air strikes, revenge for the beheading of 21 egyptian christians by isis militants. >> translator: egypt deserves the right of retaliation. and with the methods and timing it sees fit for retribution from those murderers and criminals who are without the slightest humanity. >> reporter: the families urge the government to rescue their loved ones sooner. now too late. the situation in libya grows increasingly more dangerous. >> number one, the border -- >> reporter: egypt hear wages a balanced budgety fight against isis militants in sinai. hundreds of policemen and sold

egyptian forces this week carried out air strikes in eastern libya against the militants. they were retaliating for the apparent killing of 21 egyptian christians. libya's foreign minister stressed in an emergency security council meeting the need to build up his country's army. >> translator: libya needs to know the stance of the international community on helping us build up the capacity of our national army. this would come through the lifting of the weapons embargo. >> egypt's foreign minister says his country supports that request. >> translator: the international community must shoulder its responsibility for fighting terrorism and this requires strengthening the libyan national army. >> but observers say some western nations remain wary of easing the arms embargo in libya. >>> japan's prime minister vowed full efforts to prevent acts of terror in the leadup to the 2020 tokyo olympics and paralympics. shinzo abe was speaking at a lower house committee meeting. >> translator: working closely with the international community, we are vigorously strengthening our informat

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officials say that injection planes launched airstrikes in eastern libya, hitting eastern targets, including islamic date camp's and bases, avenging the deaths of these men -- 21 coptic christians beheaded i militants on sunday. their community is in mourning, as is the whole of egypt. the country's president visited the leaders of the christian community. his presence a sign of solidarity but also a reminder that for those fighting the islamic state the battle is not about religion. the arab league came out in enormous support of egypt. >> we should cooperate together. it is incumbent on all governments in the region to work together and to ensure that such vile acts will never be repeated. >> bound to be difficult in libya, the country where lone gunmen are in the streets and terrorist attacks are in the increase. it has created a power vacuum filled by rival militant groups. >> does this public acknowledgment of airstrikes mean that egypt has joined the fight against the islamic state? to answer that question, let's bring in kareem, our correspondent there. does this marked the beginning

those children were killed during the bomb, claiming they died of other causes in another city in eastern libya >> the egyptian government said the airstrikes were aimed at training camps of isil affiliates. some appear to have missed their targets. >> there was no military presence here. the mother and their children were all killed. there was a gentleman who was also killed. there were eight killed in the neighborhood. in addition to those who were seriously injured. >> they claimed that egypt is just trying to divert public. to their own problems at home. >> we call upon the u.n. the european union and the african union to average lan investigation regarding the video of the alleged beheading and to condemn the blatant airstrikes of the egyptian army because it is a clear violation of libyan sovereignty. >> egypt is now demanding for u.n. action. france and italy are also campaigning. they want a coordinated international effort to counter the threat. in tunisia is worried. security has been beefed up here at the border area. it's still unclear how stronger presence that the group have in li

as you know human rights watch reported names of six alleged civilian deaths in the in eastern libya as a result of those strikes, although there has been very little hard information coming out of that city as a result of the lack of institutions on the ground there and the lack of any international organizations or media to verify that but obviously, we are hearing a defense of the overall policy of a military response to the spectacular murder of egyptian citizens. >> it was a very interesting in the speech obviously, the focus was on these attacks. the focus has been on that for the past couple of days since they happened. but there was also quite a lot, i guess, for a domestic audience. do you think that a domestic audience an egyptian audience would have been won over by what they heard from their president? >> there is already broad support from what we can tell for sisi's decision to strike in libya. the murder, the killing of the at least 20 egyptians, coptic christianses from upper egypt shocked a great many people here, particularly in the coptic community but really all a

at least 45 people killed in explosions in eastern libya.hters loyal to isil claim responsibility. al-shabab targets a hotel in the so mall vinnie capital mogadishu, two members of parliament among the 20 team 20 people killed. >>> i understand year akon firms two australians convicted of drug trafficking will be killed this month. >>> so greece has agreed to a four-month tension for its bail out program with the euro zone. the government in athens must now come one a list of proposed reforms to the extension to be at identified. the four-month window was brokered at crisis talks held in buts ills and the deal will be confirmed once greece's creditors are satisfied with a list of reforms to be presented monday. if the plans are not acceptable there is still a chance the deal will be scrapped. a final agreement needs to be reached by the end of april. john has more from athens. >> reporter: this was the greek and you are own night their it would destabilize the euro zone and make greece poorer. in a preliminary agreement reached in brussels h

the significance of the area is that it's in eastern libya but it's also the hometown of the speaker of the dissolved parliament, or if you want to put it another way now the parliament in tobruk. people i spoke to say that could be in retaliation of the egyptian airstrikes in the sense that the government in tobruk welcome assistance. >> the phone call is from more than a year ago. it was when sisi was not the president, he was then defense minister of egypt. >> now to syria and turkey said it and the united states want to start training moderate syrian rebels on turkish soil next month. syria's information minister said if the u.n. wants a ceasefire in aleppo to succeed it has to get the countries that back the rebels onboard. we have a report. >> the moderate syrian opposition which is battling both isil fighters and president bashar al assad's forces is about to get some much-needed help. the united states military said it's identified 1200 syrian opposition fighters for potential training. the turkish government will provide an equal number of trainers to work alongside their am

the egyptian military on monday carried out airstrikes in eastern libya.nalysts say they were retaliating for the apparent killing of 21 christian egyptian captives. military officials say they destroyed militants' targets including training camps and arms depots. the country's state-run media quoted a libyan military commander as saying the attack killed 64 extremists. many people in egypt say they're concerned the militants' threat is spreading. >> translator: i'm very shocked. people who were killed in libya are innocent. i support the air strikes. i'll never forgive islamic state militants for what they've done. >> egypt's government has increased the number of security personnel deployed in the capital, cairo. authorities are on high alert for a possible terror attack in the city. extremist groups in egypt have been waging violence across the country to oppose the administration of president abdel fatah al sissi. >>> european officials are looking for ways to deal with the situation in libya. french president francois hollande talked on monday with eg

. ♪ >>> at least 45 people have been killed in several explosions in eastern libya. blasts took place 250 kilometers east of benghazi. hoda abdel hamid has more now from derna near the libyan border. >> reporter: we know that a police station a gas station, and it appears also the residence of the speaker of the dissolve parliament or, i.e. the -- now the parliament sits in tobruk the u.n.-recognized one. this is his hometown and he said that this was in retaliation for the air strikes that were carried out by egypt in the eastern town of derna. >>> the somali armed group, al-shabab has claimed responsibility for two explosions in the capitol mogadishu. at least 11 people have been killed including two members of parliament. the central hotel was the target. it is popular with somali officials because it is near the presidential palace. >> translator: i was in the mosque when the first blast went off, i escaped and saw a lot of people lying dead on the ground. i was shocked. >> reporter: somali government spokesman updated us on the situation a little while ago. >> t

fighters known as the shield of libya loyal to the gnc forced the new parliament out of the capital. those elected politicians then relocated to the eastern city of tobruk and forked a cabinet there. tripoli fell under the control of dawn of libya fighters and made up of thousands of well armed former rebels. those forces became loyal to the gnc and its own government. in november the sprem constitutional court declared the annulment of the government in tobruk, also pushing for a power sharing deal to end the crisis. now groups claiming allegiance with i.s.i.l. are stepping up into an already crowded battle ground and widesser regional clash of interest and the proxy wars are only making that mess worse. the internal and regional clash is likely to go on for some time and libya four years after colonel moammar gadhafi was forced out of office and killed is nowhere near stable or l secure. al jazeera. s publicly supported the rise of i.s.i.l. in libya. ahmed former close aid of moammar gadhafi made the comments during a tv talk show. >> i'm with i.s.i.l. why not. because our youth have been deprived of opportunities. this islamic state of

. >> there's been more violence in eastern libya where armed groups are fighting between each other for control. we have a report. >> eastern lib areas in crisis. it's transitional government, led by this man faces mounting pressure to curb the rising influence of military commanders. fighters loyal to the former general have given a 24 hour deadline to form a supreme military council. members of the council of representatives are skeptical. they are worried that the move could be used to assume full control. >> we demanded the parliament must form a high military council within a 24 hour deadline. we strongly warn anyone who dares to go against our blessed men. we will stand up and confront them, no matter what. >> supporters have stepped up their military campaign to capture the eastern city of benghazi. the coalition of armed groups -- general hafta is determined to drive out militias which is controlled by the general national council a parliament backed by militias from tripoli. international efforts are underway to mediate a power sharing deal between the rival factions. >> the pa

. >> an explosion in eastern libya e east of bengahzi. fighters linked with the islamic state in iraq and the levant say they carried out the attack. >> the triple bombing underline how much more complicated the situation on the ground has become ever since egypt carried out those airstrikes in the eastern city of derna. now the group behind the attacks attacks, isil affiliates, said that they were in retaliation of the airstrikes. now the situation is that the request to lift the arms embargo put forward by the jordanian with the backing of egypt and the backing of government. a meeting is scheduled to take place next monday in morocco. a meeting that would attended by both the u.n. and appointed one in tripoli. >> hundreds backed into the city center where the airstrikes are in libya. they condemned the days attacks. >>> yemen's feuding political groups have greed to governor the country and guide it out of the current crisis. council members will come from unrepresented sectors of yemen's south as well as women and young people. >> yem

i stuck in to libya, eastern libya through egypt and move very quickly to the frontline and spent about two weeks covering the frontline. i wanted to show you some pictures not necessarily the most dramatic pictures but informational pictures on what the frontline looked like. this was the frontline. this. this was a group of very untrained fighters they decided to pick up arms and try and fight. and it was literally one road the cut through. and every and every so often on the frontline we would hear the hum of the planes and we knew that obama had dropped her attack helicopter had come in. and they did and so i stayed i stayed in the frontline for about two weeks. march 15 i and 3 colleagues were kidnapped. kidnapped. the frontline shifted quickly. the troops set up a checkpoint as we were fleeing east. we were held for about a week. this is the exact place we were kidnapped. basically what happened was the fighting was moving quickly and they're were four journalists in one car and we were deciding how long we should stay. journalists always want to stay a little longer because we al

fighters known as the shield of libya loyal to the gnc forced the new parliament out of the capital. elected politicians then relocated to the eastern city of tobruk and formed a cabinet there. dawn of libya force he, made up of thousands of well armed former rebels. those forces became loyal to the gnc and its own government.in november the supreme constitution called the annulment of the new parliament in tobruk. pushing for a power-sharing deal to end the crisis. now groups claiming allegiance with i.s.i.l. are stepping up into an already clouded battle ground. and the wider regional clash of interests and the proxy wars are only making that mess worse. the internal and regional clash is likely to go on for some time and libya four years after colonel moammar gadhafi was forced out of office and killed is nowhere stable and clear. al jazeera. >>> tripply based institute a think tank institute focusing on libya issues. he says things aren't likely to change much on the ground. >> this may provide temporary relief but in a real sense a few air strikes is not going to do much in the longest scheme of things and in effect the problem

not tell us their story on camera saying that ever since egypt carried out the air strikes in eastern libyae situation of egyptian workers has become more vulnerable. the international community is also concerned about the impact of egypt's increasing role in libya libya libya. those who choose not to participate are excluding themselves from discussions which are critical to combatting terrorism as well as to the overall peace, stability, and security of libya. the best way to counter the terrorists is to help libya build the national consensus that they need to fight these groups. not each other. >>reporter: a meeting is scheduled next week in morocco. the hope is it will bring about a government of national unity essential to fighting isis in libya. >>> joining us now to discuss the fight against isil particularly the announced offensive in the spring is richard allen smith, a retired army sergeant and is in washington d.c. tonight. it's good to have you with us. it's highly unusual for the military to give out details of a future operation. it seems to have taken the white house off gua

ejeffegyptian military carrying out two rounds of airstrikes against islamic state targets in eastern libya. that fierce response, in contrast to obama white house referring to them as innocents and citizens. we take that up with ktmcfarland, andd waly will farris. --d walid phares. it appears that republicans have upper hand, democrats could pay a huge political price republicans are now insists that the dhs funding bill wipe out president's amnesty fiat for illegal immigration, they passed legislation to that effect, senate democrats are refuses to act on the bill, democratic op tibbs not helped by president's unilateral act. allowing illegal imtkpwrafpbs immigrant to collect welfare and an opportunity to vote, and newer report that hillary clinton a 2016 bid for white house may be -- we'll have a full report, and analysis by fox news political analyst, we begin with middle east. where islamic state is not the only threat to region. president obama success story yemen on verge of civil war with forces loyal to their ousted president. joining us now. former pentagon tomorrow kt mcfarland.

children were killed during the bombing claiming they died of other causes in another city in eastern libya the airstrikes came after the beheading of 21 coptic christian egyptian nationals who were living and working in sirte. the hometown of former leader muammar qaddafi. the egyptian government said in a the airstrikes were aimed at training camps of isil affiliates. some appear to have missed their target. >> there was no militant presence here. the there was a gentlemen killed. there are eight killed in the naked. >> the >> we condemn the blatant airstrikes by the egyptian army. >> egypt is now demanding for u.n. action. france and italy are also coordinating. security has been beefed up at the border area. it's still not clear how strong of presence that groups have in libya, but the current political security vacuum create the breeding ground for such groups to extend. >> the united states is hosting a summit to prevent young people being recruited by groups such as isil. leaders were invited to present pilot programs in place. 150 americans have tried to leave the united states to j

their reach has extended well beyond that pocket in eastern libya and even they have started attacking lybian army out posts in the south. libya is a country with many boarders. it's very vulnerable to this infiltration and where there's no central power isis can set up you pretty much as it wants. >> let's jump on that. in this post gadhafi area of libya without a true stable government this is the perfect vacuum for isis to take hold and they have other countries they're hoping to capitalize on that. >> definitely there are. we have seen in the past there's nothing that alabama wiethey like more than a power vacuum. and now next door to libya they're very vulnerable. they have their own jihadist movement they're trying to tackle. but you're talking about boarders that are desert hundreds and hundreds of miles long. when gatheringdhafi fell there was a sea of weaponry. quite advanced and seriously heavy duty weaponry so that is available too and some al qaeda and other associated groups already got their fair share of the weapon riry. they're worried about developments next door as ar

caught the manifest and we could see where they were coming from and the number one region was eastern libya. so -- >> really? >> these jihadist groups have been there for quite a while and a lot of them are homegrown but obviously there's a lot of cross-pollination. egypt's reaction to the killing of their citizens the arab world is finally waking up and they are getting involved in the fight against isis and that's going to do nothing but help our efforts to destroy this evil group. >> and what baffles me is remembering, sitting in this chair near what two, three years ago when we were covering all of the revolution and the change and the pictures michael, of you know tahrir square and what people thought it would become and then the overthrow of moammar gadhafi, fears that it could happen in egypt, just marveling at the position over the last three years. >> i mean france russian in 1805 this is what happens in revolutions. the guys that you hope would come out on top do not necessarily do. the bad guys lying in wait for a long time seize power. show me in history, in modern history where

. >>> fighters loyal to isil take responsibility for attacks in eastern libya.an 40 people are killed. >>> al-shabab fighters attack a hotel in somalia capitol. officials are among the victims. plus...

. >> reporter: the air strikes in eastern libya began at dawn.ts war planes carried out dozens of attacks on training camps, after they posted a video on line showing the simultaneous beheadings of egyptian christians. the passions ran particularly strong in a town about 140 miles west of cairo, where familiar list of the 13 beheaded men had funerals. isil has now established affiliates in several areas including libya. >> you should remind everyone that the whole world is facing this criminal phenomenon of terrorism, that the whole world should cooperate together. it is incumbent upon all governments, particularly in the arab region to work together and to ensure that such vial acts will never be repeated. >> reporter: in egypt meanwhile, the tears flowed and the demands grow louder for egyptian president al-sisi to hit back hard. >> translator: we voted for him and came out to support him since the beginning. if he repeats the elections again and again and again, we will support him, but he has to avenge us. their blood will not be wasted. >> r

whether in in iraq or eastern libya, it has executed women for supposed adultery by stoning them to death. so in a way it is completely contradictory, on one hand they can't show the women on video, but on the other hand they have shown women being stoned to death in pictures. so i think the group is trying to play a propaganda stunt here. >> and that begs the question steve. if this is a sign of weakness that this group would want to put off the death, if they want to do this and nbc and the state department has not verified that miss mueller is dead we don't know that is true and if this is choice of propaganda indicates weakness and if this group is at some weakness and we know where to strike them with air-strikes, ourselves and the jordanians does it push the u.s. congress to give the president more authorization to go in now while it does appear there is some opening to make a difference against this group? >> i believe it creates a tilt in that direction but i would caution against thinking that isis is particularly weak at this moment. what we've seen is a whacka mole problem, pop

their biggest fear is that the government in eastern libya could fall and that isis would be on egypt'sn, cairo. >> egypt's air strikes in libya have led to a war of words with qatar. the gulf state says it objects to egypt's unilateral action and the fact that the air strikes could hurt innocent civilians. an >>> now to australia, where people are bracing against two cyclones at the same time. there have been reports of structural damage and uprooted trees from the storms. the premier of australia spoke about an hour ago. >> the biggest issue we have at the moment is in relation to power lines. power lines are down throughout rock hampton, posing a significant risk to people. can i please still urge families, stay inside. we need our emergency crews to be able to come around to your homes and sort these issues out. >> i'm joined now by jeff brushe. there may be a slight delay in response here but what can you tell us about the damage so far from these two cyclones? >> george the first of the cyclones has gone on shore in the northern territory, a part of australia that most people woul

. >>> at least 45 people have been killed in several ex-motions in eastern libya. e blast took place 250 kilometers east of benghazi. let's go to hoda abdel hamid who joins us live near the libyan border. let's talk about the attack in libya, hoda what was the target? and has anyone claimed responsibility as of yet? >> reporter: no one has claimed responsibility as yet. we know a police station, a gas station, and it appears also the home -- or the residence of the speaker of the [ inaudible ] parliament, or, i.e. the parliament that is sitting in tobruk, the under-recognized one, it is its hometown, and he said speaking to some media that this was in retaliation for the air strikes that were carried out by egypt in the eastern town of derna. we don't have a claim of responsibility as i said but we can probably understand the situation on the ground being that there was -- it was said some of the armed groups on the ground there had said that there will be retaliation, and a member of the u.n.-recognized government in their view would be a fair play target. >> hoda