each have a different view of general haftar. >> khalifa haftar is a man dear to the heart of libyansyou just have to go on facebook in libya and you will see dozens of people who have haftar as their profile picture, certainly not of those terrorists in tripoli. >> our brothers in two -- are unfortunately -- >> the egyptian scenarios a reference to general al-sisi who later became president. haftar is as opposed to islamist groups as al-sisi is. but western countries have as of yet declined to get involved, fearing an aggravation of tensions. the rival government in tripoli has ruled out any cooperation with the general for a richer political solution. >> leaders from country's worst hit by ebola are at an international conference in brussels today. they are trying to mobilize a final push to end that out broke. schools have slowly been opening their doors in some countries. in fact, the government and liberia ordered them open by yesterday, or to face a fine. more than 3800 liberians died from the ebola outbreaks, the highest death toll in the region. >> getting their school books i

khalifa haftar has been leading a fight against what is called the revolutionaries in benghazi since last year, and as he was sworn in khalifa haftar pledged to continue battling what he calls terrorism. >> translation: we will continue fighting terrorism all over the country until it eliminated so people can live in piece. >> reporter: while libyan rivals are trying to form a nags at unity government and forces are relying on him to set up institutions, many believe the promotion will lead to bloodshed. >> translation: the appointment of khalifa haftar and promoting him to a brig deer general will add to a roll on keeping the military crisis tense on all battle fronts. >> khalifa haftar's air crafts continued their attacks. the latest target battles are continuing between the forces and the council of revolutionaries, a conflict last may, under the name of operation dignity, developing into a civil war. it has taken its toll on its troops. >> most of our fighters are wasted by the war. we are not an army we are the remains of an army. >> many questions were raised about khalifa haft

and continuing khalifa haftar's forces. and the council of revolutionaries. under the name of operation dignity. it's taken its toll on his troops. >> most of the fighters are wasted by the war. we are not an army united by our will. many questions have been raised. and they may continue war against enemies, fear is rising that this can tern into military escalation hurting efforts to end the crisis. >> yemen's so-called communities have managed to retake a city in the southern province from al qaeda. three people were killed this the fighting. al qaeda fighters received control of the city. saudi arabia - they say it has accepted requests by the president to find a peaceful solution to the crisis in yemen. it's not clear if the houthis will take part in the court. a top leader accused the saudis of trying to destabilize yes ren. >> an olympic boxer has died in a helicopter crash in north western argentina. the sport stars are amok 10 people killed when two helicopter collided mid air during filming for a reality control. weather conditions at the time were g

they have long accused haftar of being a dictator and are accusing haftar of disrupting u.n.d peace talks. >> translator: haftar only makes statements. he said the same thing about benghazi but he hasn't been able to take it. we tell him take benghazi first and then talk about tripoli. >> reporter: rival factions are now talking, not face-to-face but the u.n. is trying to bring about a pollution. zana hoda al jazeera, misrata. >>> tunisia museum briefly reopened its doors on tuesday. security was tight, and police stood guard outside of the museum. local tunisians waved flags to welcome visitors back. >>> nigerians go to the polls on saturday to elect a president. africa's largest semi-is facing a silent struggle against the armed group, boko haram. goodluck jonathan is facing opposition from female voters who want more women to be on the ballot. >> reporter: maureen is voting in nigeria's presidential and parliamentary -- elections. women make up just under 50% of registered voters. there are just under one thousand seats up for grabs, but only a couple hundred women are run

klifa haftar, and he was just named army commander. they probably need him more than they need them. >> we've had two rival governments in libya. this had to do with the misaligned militias which call themselves libya dawn conquering tripoli, kicking out the elected parliament, and establishing their own pseudogovernment. >> these politicians are the ones pushed out of tripoli. they want haftar on their side because he's going after their enemies. [ gunfire ] and this is his so-called operation dignity in action. which began last may after haftar left the united states, where he had been living for about 20 years. with guns tanks and aircraft, his men have seized large areas of the east from militias. they're also taking on fighters from groups with links to isil. isil has been threatening to use libya to enter europe. is here haftar talks about being one of the good guys, but he's a main player in one of the most complicated conflicts in this region and it's not that simply. haftar has an obsession with pow that dates back decades. he

they were killed by forces loyal to general khalifa haftar. el-araby was a main commander in the 2011 revolution against muammar gaddafi. forces loyal to the tobruk government say they have shot down a fighter jet belonging to the libya dawn militia. libya dawn backs the government in tripoli, but said the plane crashed because of a technical fight. one pilot died the other arrested. >> reporter: libya dawn's main political and military bases, the city of miz rarta, east of tripoli. they became the most powerful of the armed groups seizing weapons from forces loyal to the deposed leader and consolidated their power place, and as zeina khodr reports, their support is key to a deal on a national unity government. >> it has long been criticized for acting as an independent state. it has been accused of using military force for political gain and labelled as a stronghold. misrata denies all of that. there's no doubt that this city in central libya is not only powerful within its borders, the influence extends beyond. >> misrata is located to the e

general haftar is the army chief backed by tibruk. the tripoli delegation has one condition: if there is a deal here in the moroccan capital haftar should go. but the army general has always maintained he is the only guarantee against the isil-affiliated groups. >> they come from mali, niger and even boko haram. they come from sudan threw the desert to bengahzi, and also through sudan by planes into tripcally. what we need are weapons and ammunition only. >> but the international community does not seem willing to deliver weapons to haftar, fearing that that may alienate factions loyal to tripcally. >> they are determined to give diplomacy a chance, and to farm anform an army that could fight isil in libya. >> it has dominated the final days of e.u. talks in brussels. leaders discuss ways to unify and stop the violence in the country. but the e.u. is saying it won't act without an official request from the u.n. >>> now, thousand have marched on the streets of tunisia's capital for independence day. they had another reason to come out

so far they haven't succeeded. >> haftar only makes statements. they said the same thing about bengahzi but they have not been able to take. we tell them to take bengahzi first. >> rifle factions are now talking, not face to face, but the international community is trying hard to bring about unity. they're working along the many front lines that have divided this country. al jazeera misrata. >> now chile the country's second highest level of alert has been issued after what is happening after the volcano of villaaricca in the south. nobody quite knows when it will erupt again here is our latin american editor lucia newman, who is pretty close. >> we're told one of the most dangerous things is not the lava, the red-hot lava that we saw spewing out of here ten days ago. but rather if such, if it were to happen again the glacier and know at the top of the volcano could melt very rapidly unleashing tons of water and it would bring with it rocks and bolders in its path. this is extremely dangerous for the 85,000 people living around this volcano. the l

khalifa haftar has an obsession with power, dating back decades. he was one of muammar gaddafi's allies, before turning against him, even trying to topple him on two occasion, and has ambitions to lead libya, a loftier title than army commander >>> egypt's administrative court has issued a ruling that halts the parliamentary election protest, following the decision by the constitutional court on sunday finding that an district court is unconstitutional. the first phase was due to start on march the 22nd. leaked recordings suggest that egypt's military sought to use a construction project to gain a political advantage in elections. the recordings were made when abdul fatah al-sisi was defence minister under the transitional president mansour. the joint prospect aimed to build 1 million homes on land provided by the liltry -- military. abdul fatah al-sisi is heard saying he'll collect the fee for electricity - it's not clear if he's talking about himself personally. >> at least eight houthi rebels have been killed in an explosion. the blast happened

mainly the sacking of general khalifa haftar. >> now, jordan signed a $10 billion deal to russia to build a power plant. it will be completed by 2022. the deal was signed with russia's state-owned company. jordan doesn't have an energy source and imports 96% of electricity. >> south sudan's parliament voted to extend president's term in office for three years. plans to hold elections could be called off. the government says the move is necessary to maintain stability, but the opposition says it's a sign the president is not interested in negotiating a deal with rebel leader. the u.n. security council is threatening both with sanctions if they don't meet a deal soon. >> our two al jazeera colleagues

general haftar is the army chief backed by tibruk. but the tripoli delegation have one condition haftar should go. but the army general has always maintained he's the only guarantee against the rise of isil-affiliated groups. >> they come from mali, niger and even boko haram. they come through the desert to bengahzi. also by planes into tripoli. what we need are weapons and ammunition only. >> but the international community does not seem willing to deliver weapons to haftar, feeling that might alienate armed factions loyal to tripoli. the international community remain for the time being determined to give diplomacy a chance, and to have the divided factions agree on a government, disband militias and form an army that can lead the fight in libya. >> the deteriorateing security situation in libya have dominated the final day of e.u. talks in brussels. leaders discussed ways to unify the governments and stop violence in the country. but the e. usaid it won't act without an official request from the u.n. simon mcgregor wood has been mo

khalifa haftar says he's confident, it will be a matter of time before the troops control the area. >> it's an explosive situation on the ground, having a huge impact on the delegation trying to stitch a political settlement. >> one has to spare a thought for the u.n. diplomat at the center of all this because whatever he is trying to do. it's being undermined by the fighting taking place in libya itself. >> absolutely. a mammoth tack i have to say, because at this point he has one tool to use, which is to go to the international community, and they do understand at this moment general khalifa haftar cannot control the whole the libya. at the same time the g.n.c. government cannot expand further in the eastern part of the country. it's a delicate situation. they are trying to tell them they have two options. you agree on a settlement. something that the international community is not going to tolerate because they understand that i.s.i.l. is looking forward to use libya. in north africa and europe. for now, thank you very much indeed. hashem ahelbarra is our man at the talks. he'll ke

we're fighting haftar's forces and the former regimes behind these groups. >> reporter: they are proud of their role in the 2011 revolution. it paid a heavy price when it stood up against gaddafi. today it is the backbone of the libyan dawn alliance. one of two administrations that claim to be the truly ruler of libya. officials here are not ready to compromise because for them they are fighting the enemies of their evolution. al jazeera. >> just ahead on al jazeera we'll report from washington as afghanistan's president ashraf ghani makes his first official visit to the united states. >>> plus we'll show you how wildlife in south sudan is in the firing line between warring factions. just because i'm away from my desk doesn't mean i'm not working. comcast business understands that. their wifi isn't just fast near the router. it's fast in the break room. fast in the conference room. fast in tom's office. fast in other tom's office. fast in the foyer [pronounced foy-yer] or is it foyer [pronounced foy-yay]? fast in the hallway. i feel like i've been here before. switch now and get the fa

they say that haftar is someone who should never have a say in their future of libya. a political settlement in libya definitely has a long way to go. to agree on forming a national unity government, and forming a national unity army is going to take some time. now the concern of the international communities are the following. if the political divide continue, groups affiliated with isil will take advantage of the situation and further expand in different parts of the country particularly the east. this is exactly why they're determined to have both the east and west set their differences aside and agree on a political settlement. >> leaders and pro government cruise groups groups are rallying to show support for the leader. former executives of the brazilian-run state company petrob ras are under investigation for scandals. prosecutors have now said they'll investigate three members of brazil ace ruling coalition. adam rainy has the latetress sao paolo. >> well, here in sao paolo it's relatively small a few thousand people. a few organizers were hoping for tens of th

misrata and it's allies have accused haftar of being a dictator and. >> haftar only makes statements.aid the same thing about bengahzi. but he has not been able to take it. we tell him take bengahzi first and then talk about tripoli. >> rival factions are now talking, not face to face, but the international community is trying hard to bring about unity. al jazeera misrata. >> still to come on this news hour poking fun of bangladeshi politics we meet the bangladeshi cartoonist who is credited with giving voice to the people. >>> waiting for treatment we're in south africa where millions are affected by the preventable disease tuberculosis tb. and a collision course new zealand meets south africa. who made it through to the big one. we've got lee with that and the rest of the sport coming up. >>> moroccoen authorities say they dismantled what they're calling a terrorist cell which is planning attacks across the country. the threat level in morocco has been raised. >> these are members of morocco's counter terrorism unit storming buildings in different cities across the country. they say

when a t* announced an offense to capture tripoli a few days ago so far they are not succeeded. >> haftarkes statements. he said the same thing about benghazi but he couldn't do it. we told him to take benghazi and then talk to tripoli. >> reporter: the international community is trying hard to bring about unity. libya is at a critical juncture the a violence is worsening along the many front leans have that have divided the country. >>> a syrian regime air strike in the southern province has killed five people. this video is said to show the aftermath of the bombing. all those killed are believed to be from the same family. town has been under rebel control since late 20 their 13 and it's a strategic link. meanwhile in, a aleppo province, 13 people including four children were killed by mortars fired by rebel forces. al jazerra can't verify these pictures taken from social media. the united nations children's funds, uncief, estimates that more than 11,000 children have died since the syrian conflict began in 2011. >>> tunisia's museum is set to open wednesday. it has been closed which wh

the libyan dawn alliance is at war with general haftars forces.y have long accused haftar of being a dictator and accusing the alliance of undermining u.n.-brokered peace talks when it announced a plan to capture tripoli a few days ago. >> translator: haftar only makes statements. he said the same thing about benghazi. but he hasn't been able to take it. >> reporter: rival factions are now talking. international community is trying hard to bring about unity. the violence is also worsening along the many front lines that have divided this country. >>> in hong kong land is scarce and very expensive. private developers are now eyeing the city's few open spaces to meet growing demand and that is up setting environmentalists. >> reporter: it is house hunting hong kong style. a lucky draw for hopeful owners. for the winners the chance to buy a 40-square feeter unit for about a million dollars in a block that hasn't been completed yet. hong kong is relying heavily on private developers. >> current government has claimed to increase the supply so there wi

they say that haftar is someone who should never have a say in their future of libya. the political settlement in libya is definitely going to be a long way to go because they trusted and to agree on forming a national unity government, forming a national unity army is going to take some time. now the concern of the international community is the following. if the political divide continues, groups affiliated with isil will take advantage of the situation and further expand different parts of the country. particularly in the east. this is why they're determined to have both the east and west set their differences aside and agree on a political settlement. >> the pope is predicting he'll only be head of the catholic church for four or five years. he made comments during a visit in mexico. he had a sensation he has been placed on earth for a short time. in an interview in mexican television he spoke out about violence and drugs in the country and felt that the devil was punishing it with anger. >>> still 20 come on the al jazeera news hour. >> in the florida keys where a

so far they haven't succeed. >> haftar only makes statements. he said the same thing about benghazi but he hasn't been able to take it. we tell him take benghazi first and then talk about tripoli. >> rival sides are talking not face to face but the international community is trying hard to bring about unity. libya is at a critical juncture. worsening along the many front lines that divide this country. zeina khodr, al jazeera misrata pap. >> the u.n. even invoice to libya say the sides could agree on a eunt unity government this weekend. >> this time we are ready to do all that we have to do to support, it will not stay as it is, it will go worse and we have to make sure libya has a future. >> western powers have been brokering extended peace talks this month. they are concerned that libya is a breeding ground for i.s.i.l. >> despite a ceasefire reached last month today ukrainians faced off in a seaside village near meubl. mariupol. >> army infantry unit known as the dragoon ride convoy has been moving through countries including estonia latvia

but the tough man there is general haftar, the man who has the final say over military matters. he'll say if these talks will continue or not because he has always been concerned that he might be the one to sacrifice the beal deal. the tripoli-based government wants to have a deal, but they know that general haftar should not have a say on the future of libya. the only authority in libya to okay the tripoli--the tibruk-based parliament, sorry this is something that they're trying to overcome. agree on the political settlement and set aside differences about quitcy and who should have the final say. >> thank you. >>> now tunisian authorities have made more than 20 arrests in connection with the attack of the bardo museum in which 23 people killed. of the 23 victims, 20 were foreign tourists. officials say that the gunmen were trained in libya. >>> 49 people have been killed in a double bombing. 177 were injured in the attack on the northeastern city. the blast targeted people celebrating the kurdish new year. islamic state of iraq and levant have been blamed for the attack. >>> m

they say that general haftar's forces have deployed more fighters, and the offensive so far has been repelled. the rival parliament in tibruk said that the fighter jets have bombed areas. meanwhile, the fighting between rival faction continues inside libya as the fighting continues in lib y i should say talks in morocco have resumed between the two parties trying to reach a political agreement on the crisis. the parties have threatened to walk out because of the escalating violence in libya. are they back at the table now? >> well, as we speak now the united nations recognize government of tibruk is meeting with the u.n. top envoy but i can tell you that tensions are mounting. in the building behind me they are trying to put together a political settlement. now the tripoli-based government said they're really corned about the military offensive launched by fighters loyal to general haftar they say this is an attempt to undermine the whole political establishment. we understand from our sources that yesterday talks were about to collapse where the international community said that who

haftar has been leading militia on the public utility front there could be progress at u.n. brokered peace talks in morocco the rival groups are considering, a deal could be sound on wednesday. >>> on the ground, battling on the streets of benghazi. some monitors are worried they could be diverted to militia groups. >>> the increasing concerns moon libya's neighbors that violence among militia groups, up to 2 million libyans have fled to tunisia, almost a third of libya libya's population. as nazanine moshiri reports. >> mohamed are remembers life in libya. his house in the capital tripoli, was raided by fighters. he is from a town in the west. >> it is very hard and it hurts. i spent 30 years building my life an and in a split second it's over, i have to start all over again. >> this is an aftermath of an air strike in tripoli. hundreds of people have been killed since the beginning of the year. tunisia offers libyans safety but little more. there is no work and many libbians livelibyans live off their safety. >> if you can't give a hand to the libyans where will they go? t

forces loyal to generate khalifa haftar are pushing towards the capital. members told the united nations that if those fighters are not pulling out from the areas, talks would collapse. a delicate situation. the united nations are concerned that in the coming 48 hours, libya will slip to anarchy, a situation that could easily play into the hands of groups affiliated with i.s.i.l., trying to and panned to the east. >> -- to expand to the east >>> a gaoled kurdish rebels is to announce a road to peace. happening against celebrations marking the start of spring. bernard smith has more. >> the gaoled leader of the p.k.k. - he called for them to lay down arms and bring an end to the armed fight with the turkish state. he did it now because there's a need to kick start the peace process. stoling essentially because of kurdish perceptions, that they have been foot dragging. the kurds are granting autonomy to kurdish regions. it comes at a time when we are a new months away. the government needs kurdish forces to change the constitution. there's widespread agreeme

. >> haftar only makes statements. he said the same thing about benghazi but he hasn't been able to take it. we say take benghazi first then talk about tripoli. >> sides are talking not face to face. but u.n. envoy is trying to bring the sides together. zeina khodr al jazeera misrata. >> the u.s. led coalition fighting the islamic state of iraq and the levant says it has carried out eight more air strikes in syria and six in iraq. iraq's defense ministry said, local media reports also say a prominent i.s.i.l. leader and six of his body guards were killed in the shelling. >>> a syrian regime air strike in a residential area of darah has killed five people, all of those belonging to the same family. under tapa control since early 2014. in aleppo province, among the dead were four children. united nations children's fund estimates that over 11,000 children have died since the syrian conflict began four year ago. years ago. in france to ask for its support for a nuclear deal with iran. france played a key role in the inter

misrata and allies accused khalifa haftar of being a dictator and accuse them of underlying peace talks when it mounted an offensive. they have not succeeded. >> he makes statements. he said the same thing. he has not been able to take it. we say take benghazi first, and talk about drip. >> rival factions talk not face to face. the international community is trying to bring about liberty. libya is at a critical juncture and violence is worsening along the front lines that divide the country. >> the u.s.-led coalition fighting the islamic state say it's carried out eight air strikes in syria and six in iraq. they suffered heavy losses. local media reports say a prominent i.s.i.l. leader and six body guards were killed in the shelling. >> a syrian regime air strike killed five people. call killed belonged to the same family. a town has been under rebel control since late 20. it's important strategically as it links to the countryside. in aleppo 13 civilians were killed by mortars fired by rebel forces. among the dead in the neighbourhood were four children. anythingses children's fund est

parts of the country to move to the capital because they're concerned that fighters loyal to general haftar are trying to capture the capital and declare it under their control. the concern is failure could mean more violence and more uncertainty. >> what hope are these talks where both factions are unwilling to back down and effectively continue to go maneuver themselves on the ground in libya to strengthen their respective positions? >> just to give you an idea of what is going on, the building that you can see behind me is a building where talks are under way. you have the united nations mediator, you have two parties the united nations recognized government of tibruk and the tripoli-based gnc. you have european and americans who are telling the two parties that they have no way out but to agree on an political settlement. they want them to form a national government, announce a cease-fire, disband the militias, pull them out from the major cities and form a national task for libya. is this a realistic target? they think so, but the problem is how do overcome the growing political divide

it has been allied to general khalifa haftar. as of late groups associated the is islamic state of iraq and levant declared war on the city. >> this is the eastern gate. security is tight. 250km from here is certain. it is a city in the hands of groups. misrata sent hundreds of men to the front line. weeks have passed. they haven't repeated the threat. >> people across the world think misrata is home to extremists and islamists. that is not true. we are the ones fighting i.s.i.l. >> i.s.i.l.'s strength is growing. there are fears the group will get stronger if the rival administration was right. i.s.i.l. is a group backed by members of the regime. it's not just that. people believe the government in the east are financed by regional powers. >> we are fighting forces and we are fighting the regime behind the groups. niger, chad egypt, sudan are needing them. misrata's roll in the 2007 resolution paid a heavy price. today it is the fact that libya dawn alliance - one of the two administrations that claim to be legitimate rulers. si

delegates from the gfc are concerned with the appointment of general khalifa haftar >>> iran agreed to give the country $1 billion in aid, backing the building of power stations and the supply of fuel. protesters have been speaking out against a houthi takeover and a rally was held in the coastal city with similar protests elsewhere. the houthis took control and resolved the government last month. >> nigeria is getting help from foreign mercenaries. there's evidence that the so-called soldiers of fortune are playing a vital role on the front line. victory in baga. nigerian troops sweep into the town of borno state, and regain control from boko haram. >> you go for confidence. you of how it used to be. you collect it. and few of them. >> reporter: they show the cache of weapons as proof of success. it's these operations that the military says is turning it against boko haram. and the night is not won alone. they now admit that it's getting technical and logistical support. >> sources have told al jazeera that mercenaries are playing a roll on the front lines. >> the nigerian government

delegates are concerned about the germ khalifa haftar as the top military commander. >> the houthi rebel group said iran agreed to give the country a billion in aid. it would back the building of power stations and a supply of fuel. protesters have been speaking out against a takeover. a rally for similar protests it took control of the capital and dissolved the government last month >>> cairo won't be the capital of egypt for much longer if the government gets its way. the egyptian government announced plans to spend $45 billion and take seven years to build an administrative capital. it's one of several plans unveiled at an economic conference aimed at attracting more investment. >> reporter: world and business leaders here to listen to egypt's pitch - we are open for business. abdul fatah al-sisi personally welcomed many of the state heads for their support. >> translation: i'd like to thank all our brothers kings and presidents of the arab state that are giving us a lot of honour of being here today in egypt. the egyptian society is 25% of the population of the middle east. stability

commander haftar's comments come as they fight along the coast. >> they come from mali, niger and they come through the desert of bengahzi and by plains to--by planes to the military base in tripoli. the army is growing every day and increasing in numbers. >> meanwhile, talks between the different libyan factions are due to take place on friday, but there is no guarantee that they will end the violence, which appears to be getting worse. [music] >> reporter: in mourning, the libyan city which for weeks was under siege by gaddafi forces in 2011 are now on the front line against fighters affiliated with the islamic state in iraq and the levant. these fight whose belong to the libyan dawn coalition were ambushed on wednesday. they have joined operation sunrise. it is in a sense to regain control of the oil-rich region and it's sea ports. >> they were taken by surprise surprised and attacked in the morning. it caused grave losses in lives. >> for the past few months libya libya's rival parties have been more intent on fighting each other rather than taking on isil fighters. they would sent

forces loyal to general khalifa haftar on the offensive to recapture the capital. it's loyal to tripoli based governments. senior commanders - the n voi broaching the talks is concerned. >> there's a military operation against tripoli. precisely in a decisive moment a reaction is as strong as in the past. military activity and presenting the unity of libyans in fighting terrorism. it's something we condemn in the strongest terms. >> the eyes of the representatives of the tripoli-based government is on the fighting in the capital. >> the g.n.c. top military commander gave orders to defend the capital. the situation is under control. >> reporter: a delegation in tobruk insists a deal is possible. >> our biggest concern is to stop violence fighting and the air strikes. there are those that want to undermine dialogue. what happened in tripoli is an attempt to stop what we hope to achieve. after weeks of talks and months of fighting libya is deeply divided. in the east there's a government-backed by the community. in the west a government taking entry to the supreme cou

. >> forces loyal to general khalifa haftar on the offensive, to recapture the capital tripoli. the attack was repelled by forces loyal to tripoli base g.n.c. government. one of the senior commanders were killed. the united nations envoy brokering the talks is concerned. >> it's a military operation. precisely in the decisive moment of the talks, and a reaction to what it was in the past. this is not only military activity which is on the mine in the situation in libya, and preventing the unity of libyans and fighting terrorism. we condemn in the strongest terms. >> the eyes of the representatives of the tripoli-based government fighting in the capital. >> the g.n.c. gave orders to the units to defend the capital much the situation is under control. the delegation for the government in tobruk insists a deal is still possible. >> our biggest concern is to stop violence fighting and the air strikes. there are those that undermine the violence. what happens in tripoli is an attempt to disrupt what we hope to achieve. we are determined to go ahead with talks. >> after weeks of talks

for months, the city's brigades have been battling forces allied to general haftar and the tobruk government on many front lines. a group associated with eyes jill declared war on this city. >> this is the eastern gate of misrata. the security is tight. 250 kilometers from here is sirte, a city now in the hands of groups that have pledged allegiance to isil. misrata has sent hundreds of men to that front line but weeks have passed and they haven't been able to defeat the threat. >> people across the world think misrata is home to extremists and islamists, but this is not true, we are the ones fighting isil. we are the ones fighting terrorism in libya. >> isil strength is growing and there are fears the group will only get strongerrer if libya's rival force factions do not unite. people here believe isil and the government in the east are being financed by regional powers. >> we are fighting the terrorist isil. we are fighting hafta forces and the former regime behind all these groups, niger chad, egypt, chad and the e.u. supporting them. >> misrata paid a heavy price to the revolution when i

. >> the family blames this man former general haftar the appointed army commander of the governmenttibruk. his operation known as "dignity" started in may of last year. [ explosion ] his men have taken large swaths of territory and he said's going after fighters in the region linked to isil. his rivals in tripoli are also accused of bombing installations in the east. the anapa family is also torn between sadness and pride. >> abdul wahab was fighting a war. i expected him to be a martyr, but not abdul aziz. he was treating patients. he was not involved in the fighting. >> it's not difficult to find victim of the violence here. this exhibition documents hundreds of faces and names of people who have died. there are now many front lines across libya. and the fighting has been fierce. many here hope the u.n.-led peace talks in morocco can end the political crisis and this conflict. al jazeera. >> the families of two australians facing execution in indonesia have visited them on death row. it's the first time that the families have seen the men since they were transferred to an island p

tripoli-based government feels some of its demands are met - mainly the stacking of general khalifa haftar >>> there are reports of a blast in the turkish border town. it's believed na sa surface to surface missile was launched from a part of syria controlled by the bashar al-assad regime. no word on casualties. fights in the north-west joined forces to take control of idlib city. the al qaeda-linked group has reportedly taken on western-backed fighters. intensified attacks saw a shift in strategy. >> reporter: on the outskirts of idlib rebel fighters take aim at the checkpoint. several opposition groups including the al qaeda-linked al nusra front say they have joined forces to take over the city in the north-west. activist videos shows rebel fighters getting ready for battle. regime forces reportedly closed off the city in preparation for the attack. stopping residents getting in or out, or transferring command centers. >> taking idlib would be a victory for rebel fighters allowing them to cut off supply lines. >> to the east government forces are targetting i.s.i.l.-controlled areas. i.

mainly the sacking of general khalifa haftar. >> now, jordan signed a $10 billion deal to russia to build a power plant. it will be completed by 2022. the deal was signed with russia's state-owned company. jordan doesn't have an energy source and imports 96% of electricity. >> south sudan's parliament voted to extend president's term in office for three years. plans to hold elections could be called off. the government says the move is necessary to maintain stability, but the opposition says it's a sign the president is not interested in negotiating a deal with rebel leader. the u.n. security council is threatening both with sanctions if they don't meet a deal soon. >> our two al jazeera colleagues will return to court in egypt later on wednesday. after weeks of delay witnesses for the prosecution took the stand last week. we have the latest in the journalist's retrial. >>> the evidence against mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr rests on a report that includes videos. it's supposed to prove the al jazeera journalists harmed egypt's national security. the members of a committee that iss

. >>> the former libyan general haftar has been appointed the leader of -- campaign against some rebel groups since may last year. libya's rival tripoli government has reannounced the decision calling him a war criminal. joining us is the former british ambassador to libya, oliver miles. thank you for joining us. there are also reports that much later he may have had links to the cia. what do you make of his elevation now as an army commander of the government? what kind of figure do you think he's going to be? >> well, he's a dark horse. he's a mystery man. he has not really shown his hand. we don't know very much about what ideas he has except that he's very clearly taken sides against the intoxilyzer lammist side, intoxilyzer lammist grouping of the government which is based in tripoli. intoxilyzer lam -- he's achieved quite striking things on the battle field. he's the only man able to get air power organized. he started using the remnants of khadafi's air force and got aircraft in the air in the first time since the revolution in libya. later on it seems that some of the air attac

moment when they started the fight, they were surprised to see fighters loyal to general khalifa haftar move were areas controlled by the fighters, and pushing to where the capital tripoli is. it took a few hours to call for reinforcements. particularly the fighters to push back the fighters from the area. it remains really really delicate as we speak. there's fighting in the areas, and tension is mounting. now, the two delegations spend time talking about the need to stop fighting near tripoli. as a gesture of goodwill. >> thank you for that. the gaoled leader of turkey's kurdish rebel is expected to announce a roadmap for peace. it is happening against a backdrop of nauru's celebrations marking the start of spring and this is the scene now in the area. bernard smith is live there. we are waiting to hear about this roadmap. what do you expect the message to be today? >> the gaoled leader for the p.k.k. is expected to reinforce reinforce... >> i'll we'll have to leave it there, apologies for that. we'll try to get personed smith back later on. >> you can hear us now. we lost you halfway

. >> the family flames this man former general haftar. he is an appointed army command center tibruk in eastern libya. his operation known as "dignity" started in may last year. [ explosion ] >> his men have taken large swaths of territory and he said he's going after fighters in the region linked to isil. his rivals in tripoli are also accused of bombing oil installations in the east. the family is also torn between sadness and pride. >> abdul was fighting a war. i expected him to be martyred, but not abdul aziz. he was treating patients. he was not fighting. >> it's not difficult to find evidence of the fighting here. hundreds of faces and names of people who have died. there are now many front lines across libya and the fighting has been fierce. many here hope that the u.n.-led peace talks of morocco can end of the political crisis and this conflict. al jazeera. >> russia has identified the man accused of being the main perpetrator in the killing of opposition figure boris nemtsov. he is from the chechnya region has confessed to the mu

tripoli, ready for what could be an attempt to launch an offensive against fighters loyal to general haftar based in the southern parts of the capital. so it is a very delicate situation. many are concerned that this is why the united nations has intensified talks with different factions and there is concern that talks could collapse if violence continues. >> what, then, are we expected to come out of rabat? >> basically the two factions, the u.n.-recognized government in tibruk and the government of tripoli will come together and establish a government and national army. they are very concerned if the fighting continues both delegations will just walk out of the building without a comprehensive deal that will leave the country in a criminal situation with violence spilling out of control. >> thank you for the update. live for us in rabat morocco. >>> the jailed leader of kurdish rebels in turkey is calling for peace between the kurdistan workers' party and turkey. we have more. >> you in the hard of curry they used the event to reinforce the call to end the armed conflict with the turkish

forces loyal to general khalifa haftar on the offensive to recapture the capital tripoli. the attack was propelled by forces loyal. one of the senior commanders were killed. the united nations envoy brokering the talk. it's a military operation. precisely in a decisive moment of the talks, now a reaction as strong as it was in the past. this is not only military activity which is on the situation in libya, and preventing the unionists in libya. we condemn in the strongest terms the eyes of the representatives of the government fighting in the capital. >> the g.n.c. top military demander gave orders to defend the capital and it is safe. >> the dell face for the government in tobruk insists a deal is possible. our biggest concern is to stop violence and air strikes. there are those that want to undermine, it attempts to disrupt and we hope to achieve. after talks and months of fighting libya is divided in the east. there is a government backed by national community. in the west a government reinstated by the supreme court. talks have been overshadowed by libya. undermining c

former general khalifa haftar, a former army general. his operation started in may last year. his men have taken large swathes of territory, and he says he's going after fighters in the region linked to i.s.i.l. his rivals in tripoli are accused of bombing oil installations in the east. the family is also torn between sadness and pride. >> translation: he was fighting a war. i expected him to be martyred. my other son was treating the patients. he was not involved in the fighting. >> it's difficult to final victims of misrata here. there's faces and names of people who died. there are many front lines across libya, and the fighting has been fierce. many here hope the u.n. led peace talks in morocco can end the political crisis and this conflict >>> u.s. president obama impressed sanctions on several venezuelan officials, banning them from entering the country. they have been accused of corruption and human rights violation, in between washington and corakis. president nicolas maduro announced efforts to limit the number of u.s. diplomats in venezuela. we are joined with the la

for months brigades have been battling forces allied to general khalifa haftar and the front lines. as of late groups associated with islamic states of iraq and levant declared war on the city. >> this is the eastern gate of misrata, the security is tight. 250km from here is cert a city in the hands of groups pledging allegiance to i.s.i.l. misrata sent hundreds of men to the front line. weeks passed. they haven't been able to defeat the threat. >> translation: people across the world think misrata is home to extremists. we are the ones fighting i.s.i.l. and terrorism in libya. >> strength is growing. there are fears that the group will get stronger if the rival administrations don't unite. it is a group backed by members of a former regime. people believe i.s.i.l. and the governments in the east are financed by regional powers. >> we are fighting terrorist i.s.i.l. and regimes behind the groups. niger, chad, egypt, sudan are supporting them. >> reporter: misrata is proud of its role. today it is the backbone of the libya dawn military alliance allied to the government in tripoli, o

. >> reporter: the family blames this man former general haftar. he is appointed army commander of the u.n.-recognized government in tibruk in eastern libya. his operation known as "dignity" started last year. his men have taken large swaths of territory, and he said he's going after fighters in the region linked to isil. his rivals in tripoli are also accused of becoming oil installations in the east. the family is also torn between sadness and pride. >> abdul was fighting a war and i expected him to be martyred, but not abdul aziz. he was treating the patients. he was not involved in the fighting. >> reporter: it's not difficult to find victims of the violence here in misrata. this exhibition documents hundreds of faces and names of people who have died. there are now many front lines across libya and the sit fighting has been fierce. many here hope that the u.n.-led peace talks in morocco can end the political crisis and this conflict. al jazeera. heroin trade is the biggest drug problem facing the united states and it's a problem rooted in mexi

for months, the city's brigades have been battling forces allied to general haftar and the tobruk governments. groups associated with islamic state of iraq and the levant declared war on the city. >> this is the eastern gate of misrata. the security is tight because 250 kilometers from here is sirte, a city now in the hands of groups that have pledged allegiance to isil. misrata has september 00s of men to that front line but they haven't been able to defeat the threat for weeks. >> people across the world think misrata is home he to extremists and islamists but this is not true. we are the ones fighting isil. we are the ones fighting terrorism in libya. >> isil's strength is growing. there are fears the group will only get stronger if libya's arrival groups don't unit. isil is he backed by the former regime of momentum guard. people here believe isil and the government in the east are financed by regional powers. >> wither fighting the terrorists isil, forces and the former regime behind all these groups niger chad, egypt sudan and the u.a.e. are supporting them. >> misrata is part of its ro

we're fighting haftar forces and regimes behind these groups.r, chad, i want, sudan and those supporting them. >> misrata is part of the rule of the 2011 revolution. it paid a heavy price when if stood up against gaddafi. today is the backbone of the libya dawn alliance allied with the government in tripoli. since they pointed guns at each other mid last year, this city has lost more than 350 men but officials here are not ready to compromise because for them they are fighting the enemies of the revolution. al jazeera misrata. >> now cuba has historically been a commercial advertising-free society. but with its loosened relations with the united states this could change and industry is already growing on the island. >> with no advertising no classified ads in the newspapers, there is only one way that cubans can sell that toaster or house in the wrong neighbor. they phone david and he passes the message to maria and ali who transmit the information over the airwaves. >> we have people who have lost their dogs or left their documents on the bus o

them in a national army securing the country, this is where the militia from the east led by khalifa haftar, and militias in the western part of the country under the control of the tripoli g.n.c. talk about if we have a deal, and this will be a genuine deal what about merging all the factions into an army. this will be the biggest obstacle facing the international community. if they dismantle the militias merge them in one army it will be a significant progress. >> hashem ahelbarra exciting times. thank you. hashem ahelbarra will keep across these talks as they reach the crucial stage in the moroccan capital. as the talks are taking place in morocco fighting in libya is continuing. many say in addition to the critical crisis libya is facing a humanitarian crisis officials in geneva have been briefed, and jamal benomar joins us live from geneva. the sad fact is that wherever there is conflict human rights take a plunge don't they. it's the ordinary people who suffer. >> yes, and as you said there's a humanitarian crisis in libya, and a human rights crisis. many abuses are linked to the figh