recognized government is winning more territory as it says it's now sees the town of bani walid which is about 180 kilometers away from the capital tripoli on friday forces loyal to the u.n. recognize government seize control of the nearby city of tire hona warlord 24 have to had been using it as a launch pad for its offensive on tripoli and this came a day after government forces regain full control of the capital have task forces however just. holds sways of territory in the east and south of libya let's bring in our correspondent mahmoud abdullah was who is on the phone from bani walid so more gains mamma would for the government of national for. how significant is the capture of bani walid and similar or significant game fully because remember the city it will lead used to be approved. affiliated with the former regime of remember you could be. voted with if intuitive and then you will need to be has been still affiliated with the form of the gene so. the full value and the handover penny will lead to is fully came. in the league council and the maid have been a really. cool creat

25 task forces from the west of the country they say they are now in full control of the town of bani walid which is 180 kilometers away from the capital tripoli their next target is a city of sirte which was more market off he's home town on friday they seized control of the nearby city of tal hona all o.t. for have to have been using it as a non for his offensive on tripoli a day earlier government for. says said they did regain full control of the capital have task forces still hold however large swathes of territory in the east and south of libya let's bring in our correspondent in tripoli mahmud abdel wahab mahmud more gains then for the government forces a government of national accord forces tell us about their next target a 3rd which was of course moammar gadhafi stronghold hometown but also a stronghold for halftime. will the government military forces say that the are now preparing get a new offensive to all move on the city of sirte it and to drive out have to as forces from the city but meanwhile have to those forces have been trying to get the government forces look asians near

fighters as driven out of western libya the government says it's in full control of the town of bani walid and their next target is the city of sirte will mark adoptees hometown which is also i have to hold have task forces lost control of the city of tire who went out on friday it was a launch pad for the 14 month month failed offensive to capture tripoli have task forces continue to. command large areas of the oil rich east and south and speak to our libya correspondent mahmoud abdel wahab who joins us live from tripoli so more and more gains for the government of national court forces and now these reports of movement around sirte another half tossed stronghold what more hearing about this willfully have just got this news from. confirming that the government forces have started the new offensive. to take control of a not only of city city but also all the way. until a job for military bases in central libya for the major stronghold of have forces in central libya the government military sources tell us that they have been preparing for this new offensive. deploying forces and sending r

and a half to a stronghold the offensive comes hours after government troops reach of the town of bani walid have task forces have lost control of the city of tire who are now on friday it was a launch pad for their 14 month failed offensive to capture the capital tripoli but fighters loyal to the wall owed continued to command areas of the oil which east and south let's bring in our libya correspondent mom or dad while hard who joins us from tripoli mahmoud let's start with the offensive on search for us what more you hearing what's happening there. we have just been told by a military sources with a government of national cord now near the syrian city confirming that the government forces are vance ing and they also have to his forces in sight tripoli are being now there was through and got from the city especially after the government to announce had this military offensive to be captured in the city the military sources also say that. have to reserve a warplanes it targeted their locations this morning 2 times. no casualties have been reported the city of. venice which because it to link

half dollars stronghold the move comes hours after government troops took control of the town of bani walid otto's forces had lost control of the city of tal on friday it was the launch pad for the 14 month failed offensive to capture tripoli but fighters loyal to the warlords continue to command large areas of the oil rich east and south libya correspondent mahmud i'll go ahead has more from tripoli he's joining us now let's talk about the situation with search 1st what's happening there. the government of national accord forces have just announced that they launched a new offensive to recapture the strategic city of sirte it. started from the green about 100 kilometers west of said if that's what the government forces are a position there and also we're getting reports from. the government to air force targeted there a number of united arab emirates supplied dip military vehicles for half that his forces need and wish between senate and blue green on the military move on the city of city. after. talks peaceful talks almost failed to hand over the city peacefully the government sources in

suffered significant setbacks in recent weeks losing control of more towns on saturday including bani walid as government of national accord forces continue to drive have to use fighters from western libya moment but we're not after announcing full control of the capital tripoli and recapturing have to our stronghold city of tarhouni on friday. jna forces are now gearing up for an offensive to recapture the city of sirte another half to our stronghold and hometown of libya's former leader moammar gadhafi. but the political back in cairo after explained his reasons for the cease fire. have welcomed the american in the fight against terrorism and criminal militias we will expel the mercenaries from libya so we can achieve the hopes and aspirations of the libyan people to have a new day of prosperity this will reflect positively on neighboring countries and to the region as a whole while saturday's focus was on peace talks in cairo in libya this was the scene following an airstrike near al jazeera as live camera position in a brain just south of misrata another reminder that a lasting peace ap

major stronghold a hostile us forces in central libya government troops have seized the town of bani walid and the nearby city of tal hona as they continue their advance eastwards it is some of the main events this year in january tripoli's u.n. backed government was defending itself from attacks by calling for us forces which were closing in on the capital of the us forces control the area in red here on the map and un backed government forces the area in blue that when turkey sent in fighters and military equipment to support tripoli's government in january important territorial gains began by may government forces had seized air base used by coughed as warplanes to attack tripoli. tripoli's government then recaptured most territory surrounding the capital after recapturing the city of tar huna had lost his last major stronghold in western libya now rival forces are battling for control of the city of sirte more my good duffy's hometown are libya correspondent mahmud on the walk and he's joining us live from the capital tripoli mark let's just talk about this push on sort of forest what

major stronghold of hothouse forces in central libya government troops have seized the town of bani walid and the nearby city of to hold on as they continue to advance eastwards mahmoud otherwhile head has more from tripoli. the 3 of them have to. let the speaker of. the parliament and the egyptian president. see the 3 of them mentioned blaming. foreign polars for failing that attempt to take control of the capital tripoli both have to and named turkey the egyptian president said it foreign. backers as you know that that's because turkey has shifted the power of balance on the ground in favor of the government of national court and the government of national accord says that the whole this is visit the whole this whole initiative is an attempt to save have to that's why it does not find it listening years at least for the time being in in the western a camp led by the government of national accord the government says that the corporation the military corporation was. has shifted the power of balance has saved the government forces and brought the momentum back to the government is by virt

suffered significant setbacks in recent weeks losing control of more towns on saturday including bani walid as government of national accord forces continue to drive have to use fighters from western libya moment but we're not after announcing full control of the capital tripoli and recapturing have to our stronghold city of tarhouni on friday. g.n.a.t. forces are now gearing up for an offensive to recapture the city of sirte another half to our stronghold and hometown of libya's former leader moammar gadhafi. back in cairo after explained his reasons for the cease fire. have welcomed the american in the fight against terrorism and criminal militias we will expel the mercenaries from libya so we can achieve the hopes and aspirations of the libyan people to have a new day of prosperity this will reflect positively on neighboring countries and to the region as a whole while saturday's focus was on peace talks in cairo in libya this was the scene following an airstrike near algiers live camera position in a brain just south of misrata another reminder that a lasting peace appears far from reac

suffered significant setbacks in recent weeks losing control of more towns on saturday including bani walid as government of national accord forces continue to drive have to use fighters from western libya might want but would not after announcing full control of the capital tripoli and recapturing have to our stronghold city of tarhouni on friday. g.n.a.t. forces are now gearing up for an offensive to recapture the city of sirte another half to our stronghold and hometown of libya's former leader moammar gadhafi and if one of the new political back in cairo after explained his reasons for the cease fire. have welcomed the american in the fight against terrorism and criminal militias we will expel the mercenaries from libya so we can achieve the hopes and aspirations of the libyan people to have a new day of prosperity this will reflect positively on neighboring countries and to the region as a whole while saturday's focus was on peace talks in cairo in libya this was the scene following an airstrike near al jazeera as live camera position in a brain just south of misrata another reminder t

major stronghold of hostiles forces in central libya government troops have seized the town of bani walid and the nearby city of tal horner as they continue their advance eastwards ok our libyan correspondent mark word of the war head is joining us live from the capital tripoli i'm awkward let's talk about that meeting in cairo 1st of all what do you think was the purpose of all of that. the government of national accord here in western libya says that. this proposal but have to for talks and for. peace negotiations is not accepted in fact this spokesman of the army led by the government of national called mohamed ignore nor has just posted it that he said that quote unquote we do not have time for this nonsense by have to he means of course there that their proposal by digit president for peace talks to end the conflict they are there to rate that have to himself supported by egypt and the united arab emirates rejected the. civil proposals for cease fire and the past including the one proposed by turkey of russia in january. there is no confidence here is a key because it seems that ther

government forces continue to drive have to fight is out of the west capturing more towns including bani walid early on saturday after regaining from control of the capital tripoli and taking the city of on friday as you can see government forces in our gear up for an offensive to recapture the city of sirte and that's the hometown of the former libyan leader moammar gadhafi and a half to a stronghold. well have to has resisted the previous cease fire agreements but his defeat in the west has left him little choice but to take a different tone. from the americans in the fight against criminal militias interior we will exhaust bell the moose and reese from libya so we can achieve the hopes and aspirations of the libyan people to have a new day of prosperity this will reflect positively on neighboring countries into the region as a whole. let's cross over to our libya correspondent mahmud of the one who joins me now from the capital tripoli let's talk about the push towards another important town to capture certainly from the g.n.a.t. perspective what do you know about what's happening there. we