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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

the 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 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

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

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