because 250 kilometers from here is sirte, a city now in the hands of group that pledged allegiance to isil. it has sent hundreds of its men to that front line, but weeks have pasted, and they have not been able to defeat this threat. >> the people across the world think that this is home to extremists and islamists. but this is not true. we are the ones fighting isil. we're the ones fighting terrorism in libya. >> reporter: isil's strength is growing, and there are fears that the group will only get stronger if libya's rival organizations won't unite. people here believe isil and the government in the east are being financed by regional powers. >> we're fighting the terrorist isil. 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

when i think of someone who is a bad apple sometimes, someone pulling a prank, is sirted, but doesn't engender any bad activity. but we are talking about deeply criminal acts including sexual assault including the inflicted trauma of hazing and race ition incidents that go far beyond freedom of speech. you can certainly resistant a private bus and say horrible words in it, that's your right to do but do you have rights to belong to a club that accepts federal tax breaks and doesn't let many if any african americans into it? i don't think you don't. i don't think we're talking about bat apples at all but a small group of men who are committing grave criminal acts on college campuses. i think it deserves our attention. >> you take reader along on a journey, where you seem surprised to find out gradually the sheer shocking number of incidents just like falls from fraternity buildings. >> right. >> tell us more about people falling out of frat houses all over the country? >> well, there are a lot of serious falls from fraternity houses. the reason i studied that kind of bizarre accident i

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 it stood up against gadhafi. it is the backbone of the down alliance. since they pointed guns at each other last year, this city has lost 350 men. officials here are not ready to compromise, because for them, they are fightin

isil fighters are in control of much of libya he is's former leader muammar qaddafi's hometown. >> any position to storm sirteis not an easy one to make. thousands of civilians are still inside the city, and any offensive would mean casualties and destroying the city once again. >> sirte is where gaddafi made his last stand. it reduced much of the city to republic and there was deep resentment between the people of sirte and misrata. there is a feeling among misrataens that gaddafi royalists are behind the takeover. >> they are not strung. they're just using civilians as human shields. [ gunfire ] >> isil has managed to expand in libya in recent months. it's strength is debatable. what is clear is the armed group has exploited the divisions here. >> libya is one country. the people are one. there is no difference between east and west. that is why the only solution is dialogue. so many people are losing their children. >> this has become misrata's new reality. there are many families that are now grieving in the city. they are losing their children. >> well, millions of roman catholics prepare to celebrate ho

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 roll in the 2011 revolution. it paid a heavy price standing up against gadhafi. now it is allied to the government in tripoli, one of the two administrations that claim to be the legitimate rulers of post gadhafi libya. since they po

the security is tight because 250 kilometers from here is sirte.ty now in the hands of groups that have pledged allegiance to isil. misrata has sent hundreds of its minute to that front line, but weeks have passed, and they have not 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. >> isil strength is growing and there are fears that the group will only get stronger if libya's rival administrations don't unite. but for misrata people here believe isil and the government in the east are being financed by regional powers. >> we're fighting the terrorist isil. we're fighting haftar forces and regimes behind these groups. niger, 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

sirte is more than 250 kilometers away.islamic state of iraq and the levant fighters are in control of most of muammar gaddafi's hometown. >> misrata is in a difficult position. any decision to storm sirte would not be an easy one to make. thousands of sixians are still inside the city. any of offensive would mean civilian casualties and mean destroying the city yet again. >> sirte was where gadhafi made his last stand. bombing reduced much of the city to rubble. at the time, there was deep resentment between the people of sirte and misrata. they were putting their past behind them until islamic state of iraq and the levant declared sirte to be part of its islamic state. >> isil is supported by gadhafi loyalists. they are not strong, they are just using civilians at human shields. >> isil has expanded in libya in recent months. its strength i go debatable. what is clear is the armed group has exploited the divisions here. >> libya is one country. the people are one. there is no difference between east and west. that is why

sirte. >> who is he? >> he is again a senior isil commander, recently in syria, and recently loved on to the fighting in libya. wanted as a fugitive for two assassinations in 2012 here in tunisia. >> okay. obviously it's still early days we don't know if there is a connection, but the museum was attacked, because as we have been saying if the gunman wanted to attack tunisians themselves they would have attacked the parliament and not the museum. >> that -- that could be part of it. but also keep in mind this is a museum, not a government facility. that is an easy target for any organization to go after. security is going to be minimal. and an environment for hostages. this could be similar to what we saw in nairobi a year ago, at westgate. >> the westgate attack in nairobi. how would the security forces deal with a situation like this? is there some sort of negotiation going on between them and these two gunmen? >> that is something that can certainly happen. the reports are [ inaudible ] even so there's

i can assume that is potentially where the two victims remain sirteing. we also have seen police officers looking at a van that is parked near to that car. i can tell you that since we have been here for about the last 45 minutes or so we have seen a lot of police detectives arrive on the scene likely because the two victims were rushed to the hospital and did not survive their wounds this is a homicide investigation. we are still trying to gather more details in this conveys. -- this case. as we get it we will follow it through the day with full reports coming up today at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. right now coming out live reports i can tell you that is the gray vehicle and i saw a lost clothes strewn around that vehicle. this is a shooting that also happened with a bunch of park employees who were here, working. at the love people who were just within feet of the shooting. there are probably a a lot of weapons who saw what happened are heard the gunshots. they are being interviewed. the employees of the park say no one from parks and rec department were inju

sirte was more than 250 kilometers away. isil fighters are in control of much of the town. there has been sporadic fighting around the coastal city. misrata isa difficult decision. thousands of civilians are still inside the city any offensive would mean civilian casualties and it would mean destroying the city yet again. sirte was where gadhafi made his last stand. at the time there was deep resentment between the people of sirte and misrata. they were slowly putting their past behind them until isil declared sirte to be part of its so-called islamic state. >> translator: isil is supported by gadhafi loyalists. god willing we will rid libya from them. they are using civilians as human shields. >> reporter: isil has managed to expand in libya in recent months. its strength is debatable, but what is clear is the armed group has exploited the divisions here. >> translator: libya is one country. the people are one. there is no difference between east and west. that is why the only solution is dialogue. so many people are losing their children. >> reporter: this has become misrata misrata's new reality. this man lost his son in the battle for li

it is happening in the coastal city of sirte, a spokesman for the libyan dawn forces say that fightingke out when isil fighters tried to cut off their lines of reinforcement. [ gunfire ] iraqi forces have halted their advance on tikrit as they wait for reinforcements. >>> at least eight people are confirmed dead after cyclone pam devastated the island nation of vanuatu. emergency teams are being rushed to the island after 270 kilometer winds caused widespread destruction. >>> so ferguson, missouri, has been at the center of racial tension in the u.s. after the shooting death of an unarmed teenager last summer. now the shooting of two police officers in that same city has highlighted the fact that those problems have not gone away. kristen saloomey joins us now from ferguson, are they closer to finding the person who is responsible for shooting the two police officers? >> you investigators say pursuing several leads but they have more questions than answers, and they can't say for sure how many suspects they're looking for whether they are minute or women or whether they're connected wi

misrata is in a difficult position. any decision to storm sirte would not be an easy one to make.ands of civilians are still inside the city. any offensive would mean civilian casualties and destroying the city once again. sirte was where gadhafi made his last stand. there was fierce fighting at the time there was deep resentment between the people of sirte and misrata, they were slowly putting their problems behind them until isil declared it to be part of the islamic state. >> translator: isil is supported by gaudify loyalists, god willing we will rid libya of them. they are not strong. they are just using civilians as human shields. >> reporter: isil has managed to expand in libya in recent months. the armed group has exploited the divisions here. >> translator: libya is one country. the people are one. there is no difference between east and west that's why the only solution is dialogue. so many people are losing their children. >> reporter: this has become misrata's new reality, there are many families who are now grieving in this city. this man lost his son, and many others

libya do an operation which is part of the general national congress assignment is now engaging in fights close to sirte specifically in the eastern side of sirte close to the oil field fighting with armed groups affiliating with the islamic state of iraq and the levant. back to the airstrikes that targeted the airport today this is not the first time and authorities in the airport say it is thought to be an aircraft that belongs to the general in an attempt to block or hinder the way implementing the united nations brokered die logs between libyans to end their political and military crisis in libya. >> thank you very much. speaking to us from tripoli. >> much more to come here on the program, including. >> i'm nicole johnston in the panjshir valley in afghanistan where helicopters are finally starting to reach villagers that have been cut off from avalanches. >> china faces criticism that it's crack down on the illegal ivory trade isn't tough enough. he's out there. there's a guy out there whose making a name for himself in a sport where your name and maybe a number are what define you. somewhere in t

now he is linked to al-sharia, but more recently linked to groups affiliated with isil fighting in and around sirte. but what we heard from amean who is a democracy advocate in tunisia, he mentioned bardo museum. it has one of the most precious mosaic collections of roman mosaics in the world, and we have seen what has been happening -- >> in syria. >> exactly. >> in the last few weeks, and you can't help but draw a link between this and what happened in syria. >> exactly. i can only imagine what tunisians are feeling right now, because they have never seen this kind of attack in their history. >> all right. let's bring in a journalist on the line from tunis, she is at the scene. give us a sense of what is happening out there. what is security presence like? >> there is a very high security presence. the roads are blocked off, but there's lots of people standing outside, and there is several helicopters flying over the museum obviously trying to get more of a grasp of what is happening inside. >> okay. we have seen and we're still seeing ambulances coming out of -- of the museum there. do -- do you

you have the rise of the islamic state in sirte and al-qaeda is present in libya and so is snsar sharia. it makes it more complicated. one of the great difficulties with the talks so far has been the kind of gap that exists between the actors involved in the talks and armed group's that are on the ground, because there seems to be a perception at least that those who are involved in the talks are doves and can't control the more hawkish elements. >> that must be one of the biggest problems regardless of what is decided here. how is it going to translate to those on the ground who hold the weapons? >> the key thing is making sure that the actors that are at the table are legitimate and that they do have the kind of control that is necessary over the armed groups on the ground or at least the channels to dialogue with them. another element is being inclusive. these talks need to be inclusive. it's very good to have actors at the table that say the kind of things that the international community wants to here. what's very important is to make sure that all voices are heard to make sure a u

they would sent troops to sirte and the surrounding areas was their first attack on isil. >> the true fact this city is not accustomed to calamities and pain. this is fighting terrorist in order to bring the revolution to its true right course and achieve its goals and free libya of problems. >> reporter: isil also lost men in the fighting. they're trying to identify these bodies. some are believed to be non-libyan. but some libyan officials believe many who joined isil are gaddafi loyalist who is never accepted the new rulers of libya. isil-linked groups control important buildings in muammar qaddafi's hometown of sirte and it's influence reaches further east to the oil-rich areas. they are planning a major offensive, but addressing the isil threat may not be easy. isil has promised to take it west of sirte and has claimed responsibility for an explosion that targeted the libyan dawn fighters inside the city. al jazeera. >> nearly 400 migrants have been rescued in several operations off the libyan coast. the italian coast guard shows an ill-equipped group struggling in a rubber dinghy. the migrants ar

the decision to send troops to sirte and surrounding areas was the first time that a local force declared war on isil. >> the true fact is that this city is not accustomed to calamities and pains. all these sacrifices are for lib y fighting terrorists along with remnants of the former regime to bring the revolution to its true right course and set libya free problems. >> isil also lost men in the fighting. they're trying to identify the bodies but they believe many who joined isil are gaddafi loyalist who is never accepted the new rulers of libya. isil-linked groups control important buildings in former leader muammar qaddafi's hometown of sirte. libyan dawn fighters say they're planning a major offensive. they promised to take the fight west of sirte. they've already claimed responsibility of an explosion that targeted the libyan dawn fighters. >> nearly 400 migrants have been rescued off the libyan coast. the coast guard released a video showing an ill-equipped group struggling in a rubber dinghy. the migrants are part of a growing number of those fleeing the conflict in libya. >>> troops have been deployed into tunisi

is going on in libya, particularly around the tripoli area? >> as we speak, there are hundreds of fighters loyal to the tripoli based g.n.c. moving from the west from sirte towards the capital. there are hundreds in the capital and on the outskirts. the battle ground. it is about 50km south. and this is where the government is trying to push back fighters. some of them are affiliated. 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

libyan dawn operation which is part of the general national congress assignment is now engaging in fights close to sirteticularly to the western side of sirte close to the oil field, fighting with armed groups affiliating with what are so-called the islamic state of iraq and the levant, but with -- back to -- back to the air strikes that targeted the airport today this is not the first time and authorities say that it is thought to be an aircraft that belongs to a renegade general in an attempt to block or to hinder the way on -- on -- on finishing or implementing the united nations brokered dialogue between rival libyans. >> we have speak to a political scientist with the international defense policy center at the rand corporation. we joins us lye now from washington, d.c. with these air strikes it seems the conflict is being ratcheted up. >> yeah, i couldn't agree more. i think this is yet more escalation in what was already a pretty dire situation in libya. over the course of the last half year, we have seen the situation in libya go from being insecure to all-out civil war. these air strikes, this t

is reported to have been killed and two others hurt. it's not the militia came under attack in the coastline east of sirte. about 150 isil affiliated fighters are reported to have been involved in that fighting. >> yemen's houthi group which took control of the capital last year strengthened economic ties with iran in a move that's causing alarm among some regional countries. tehran has pledged $1 billion a year to support yemen. houthi militia's have formed a new national alliance. >> there's a power vacuum in yemen, and iran appears to be capitalizing on it. since the shia houthi's forced the president to flee the capitol, iran has found a willing partner. a houthi delegation has just returned from a two week mission to iran with an economic aid package. a houthi spokesman said iran is pledging to help build power plants, a port and enough oil to last a year. the houthi's say the pledge of support will boost the economy and bilateral relations. a spokesman for the exiled government says the only ones getting a boost from this deal are the houthis. >> the iranian interference is about support to militias

on fighting each other send troops to sirte and surrounding areas was the first time a local force declared war on libya's branch ever i.s.i.l. >> the true fact is that this city is not used to pains. achieve its goals until we see a new libya free of problems. >> reporter: i.s.i.l. also lost men in the fighting. some are believed to be nonlibyan. but some libya dawn officials believe that some who joined are gadhafi loyalists. important buildings in former libyan president moammar gadhafi's home town of sirte. libya dawn fighters say they are planning a major offensive. 250 kilometers west of sirte. it has already claimed responsibility for an explosion that targeted the libya dawn tighters inside the city. zeina khodr, al jazeera. >> wednesday's attack on museum, at least 21 people were killed including tourists from several countries. claiming i.s.i.l. was behind the attack. jacky rowland has the story. >> reporter: the message a clear rejection of violence and a people who perpetrate it. there was also solidarity with the victims and tributes laid in their memory. some of the victims weren't carrying their passports so they haven't been iden

sirte. people have been seen packing into cars and heading west wards. fuel is in short supply, and some shops are closed. >>> in yemen houthi rebels have released the prime minister and several cabinet members from house arrest. the prime minister, who had been held for two months, said he was released as a gentlementure of good will. last september houthis captured control of the capitol of sanaa and risk a north-south split. >>> the race to deliver food supplies to war-torn south sudan before the rainy season starts. >> i'm in chile where a teenager suffering from an incurable disease has caught world attention by demanding the right to a lethal injection. >> and in sport fans across the ocean, the iconic u.s. soccer team heading to cuba. >> the e. coli arm said that it paused the offensive in the city of tikrit. thethey have tried to recapture tikrit from isil which took total control last year. >> more than 90% of our objectives are going according to plan. we've stopped our military advance to lessen casualties against our troops who are liberating the cit

sirte. [music] >> yemen houthi group which took control of the capitol last year has strengthened it's economic ties with iran. the move that is causing regional alarm it has pushed pledged $1 billion a year to support yemen. they have formed a new national alliance. >> reporter: there is a power vacuum in yemen and iran appears to be capitalizing ton. since the shia houthis force the president to flee the capitol iran has found a willing partner. a houthi delegation has just returned from a two-week mission from russian with an economic aid package. a spokesman said that iran is pledging to expand a port, help build power plants and provide yemen with enough oil to last a year. the houthis say that the pledge of support will boost the economy and bilateral relations. a spokesman for the exiled government said that the only ones getting a boost from this deal are the houthis. >> the iranian interference is merely by support between militias and militia groups. iran has not supported any country economically. the most important point here is the yemeni $8 million consumption of oil. i think iran cannot forward afford that kind

one man is reported to be killed and two others injured about. the militia came under attack east of sirte about 150 isil-affiliateed fighters were involved in the battle. >>> yemen's houthi group which took control of the capital last year has strengthened economic ties with iran, in a move that caused regional alarm tehran has pledged $1 billion a year to support yemen. and it forms a new national alliance. >> reporter: there is a power vacuum in yemen and iran seems to be capitalizing on it. iran has found a willing partner, a houthi delegation has just returned from a two-week mission to iran with an economic aid package. a houthi spokesman said that iran is pledging to expand a port help build power plants and provide yemen with enough oil to last a year. the houthis say that it will boost the economy and. >> the iranian interference is just merely support of some militia groups. iran has never supported any country economically. the most important point here is that yemeni $8 million daily consumption of oil. i think iran cannot afford that kind of money. >> the agreement follows the

sirte. isis took control of the city including the hospital late last year. >>> there is no agreement so far as nuclear talks with iran resumed in switzerland. six world powers and iran are trying to reach a ten-year deal to lift sanctions in exchange for a freeze on sensitive aspects of tehran's nuclear program. the deadline for a framework agreement is the end of this month. a possible complication is the open letter republicans wrote to iranian leaders complaining about the talks. the white house says iran's negotiators raised it but u.s. officials believe the letter will only be a distraction. >> that letter is not finding a lot of favor among americans. a new poll shows 49% believe it went too far. 39% said it was appropriate given the way the negotiations have been heading. 12%, though, were unsure about it. >>> aid workers and residents in vanuatu are struggling to recover from tropical cyclone pam. in the south pack country's capital -- in the south country's capital, many thousands are home will. >> the death toll is 11. earlier, we said 244 died. regardless -- 244 died. regardless

sirte. james tell us more about what the u.n. special representative for libya had to say to the security council today. >> reporter: well after more than four years of turmoil, he ising somehow to bring peace to this troubled country, which, remember as you say as so many different rival groups but has two rival governments. he has announced that there will be more talks taking place in morocco on thursday. and he told the security council that there was a great deal at stake. >> the overall situation on the ground is deteriorating rapidly, and libya can no longer afford to allow the political crisis and armed conflict that has gripped the country for much of the past year cannot allow to fester longer. >> so a sense of urgency there, james. we also heard from the libyan ambassador to the united states who was addressing the security council also today. and he had some very harsh words. deplored the silence of the international community. how did they go down there? >> reporter: well i think the security council saw for itself exactly how difficult it is going to be to bring peace to libya, because moments after we heard the special representative leon talk about

sirte into yemen. i doubt it. they have not fought a war for a long, long time. er it's not as if there is a ready-made force. even if they were going to do that, which i think would an bad idea, even if they do that, that's going to take some time. >> you make a good point about egypt, this possibility of sending in ground troops. and based on the history you say it's a valid point. do you think its just a threat from egypt or is there sincerity? >> i'm not buying it. you're right to put your finger on all of these. egypt's main effort is domestic not foreign. they've had a military coup turmoil and a lot of people who supported that military coup. there were people who voted for morsi and are are against the military coup. they don't have a lot of experience fighting, in the 1960s they were involved in the yemeni civil war and it went very bad for them. they lost thousands of troops and ended. using chemical weapons. that was back in the 1960s. what we're concerned about is they're concerned with is shifting valued assets that they may need back home. >> what do you think the response will be from the houth