haftar, to the used, has a number of different factions.o many others pulling in different directions. and the keeping in libya as in any civil war is persuade those forces they have more to gain from a unified and stable libya and and stable libya where they can run their territory as they want. which is the french president emmanuel macron taking such an active role? two reasons. he is the new president and this is a diplomatic coup that was already in place. he seized the initiative and he has a great photo opportunity. libby is a huge problem and he looks like the man who might be able to bang heads together and find a solution. this is a huge headache for europe. the influx and exodus of refugees. more than 90,000 this year. it is a big problem for european leaders and it has led to upheavals within countries and the rise of jihadists upheavals within countries and the rise ofjihadists and terrorists. and that is very close to europe, the closest they have got. the islamic state group has to some extent been beaten back in libya and th

the country has been in chaos with different factions battling for power ellen a commander khalifa haftar are has now claimed victory in the east are cheaper to plant it was has the latest from los angeles that will this finally bring peace to libya last week natasha general khalifa haftar made this announcement on television take a listen therefore you know. what the military forces announce to you the news of liberation of the town of bint ghazi from terrorism a total liberation. but just days later his forces announce that in fact the fighting is now continuing now this is not the first time that general have to has prematurely declared victory but it does look like the last of the militants are being driven out and i want to mention that it's unclear exactly who these militants are because there are very few reporters on the ground so all of this information is coming through open sources meanwhile violent clashes are continuing in cities outside of benghazi just this week several people were killed during fights between forces that are aligned with the un backed government of nationa

in a televised address, its leader khalifa haftar said libya's second city had been liberated.n over by extremist groups, including some pledging allegiance to the so—called islamic state, in 2014. government supporters in venezuela, some of them armed, have been blocking legislators from leaving the national congress in caracas. during a special session to mark the country's independence day, they burst into the building's interior gardens and attacked several members of congress with sticks. will grant reports. this is the venezuelan parliament on independence day. another step on the country's descent into near anarchy as militias carrying sticks and metal bars stormed the national assembly building. at least four lawmakers were injured including the opposition deputy, left bleeding from a head wound. the opposition—led assembly has been under attack politically from the government of president nicolas maduro for months but now it has spilt over into violence. the head of the national assembly condemned the attack and placed the blame firmly at the door of the president. tra

after talks brokered by president macron in france, fayez al—sarraj and khalifa haftar committed themselves who will decide on wednesday where charlie gard should spend his final days, has said the chances are small of him being able to die at home. doctors treating the ii—month—old argue it's unrealistic given the demands of his care. his parents have appealed for a paediatric doctor to help. us—backed kurdish forces are now thought to have gained control of nearly half the city of raqqa, the last remaining stronghold of so—called islamic state in syria. the offensive has led thousands to flee the city, including some families of is militants. shaimaa khalil has spoken to one of he is wives who has just fled the city and who's now being held on the outskirts of raqqa. they came from different parts of the world with one aim — to join the self—proclaimed caliphate. now they've escaped and are being held by the kurdish forces in northern syria. iman and her husband left tunisia for raqqa, the so—called islamic state stronghold. he wanted to be a fighter. she says she wanted to live a proper