on one hand libya dawn is seen as the old regime. on the other hand, operation dignity was much of the same. all the terrorists working together and it often distorts the image. at this stage isis is not on anybody's side. it's very much on its own side. if you look at the messaging it has. it's very apocalyptic and end of times. they want to look at this as islam versus the west and that's what we've been seeing over the last two decades. >> egypt and france are calling on the security double to come up with new measures against isil. they are also talking about a new security field. let's talk about this with nadim barber. tell us the details. >> well, jane, first of all the security deal you're referring to egypt--france has agreed to sell egypt 24 fighter jets with missiles and freighter. this has been on the cards now. the manufacturer has been trying for many years to get a deal for sell. dozens of rafael fighter jets to india. that seems to have fallen apart. they've also been in talks trying to sell planes to them. but this i

he gave a telling quote saying, in the east, they assume i am libya dawn and in the west, they assumeam --and in derna, they wanted to head me, referring to the islamic state group. this is the kind of political situation that libyans find themselves in. politicians seem to be operating in a different realm from ordinary libyans, a realm that has anything to do with power and very little to do with governing. >> i want to turn to anders fogh rasmussen, former head of nato. speaking to britain's channel 4 on monday, he said foreign boots will be needed on the ground. >> we will need boots on the ground. it is clear that you can't do the job through air campaigns alone. you need boots on the ground. the only question is, which boots? in that respect, i do believe that countries in the region should play a major role in deploying such forces, but they can't do that and they won't do that unless the west supports -- >> former head of nato. which boots on the ground, professor vijay prashad? what about what he is saying not only should there be but which ones? >> it is interesting because

but a second one, fights under the libya dawn banner and is supporting the rival government based inripoli. they have made advances in several cities on the tu indonesia border. control of benghazi is split between rival militia groups. the growing divide between both camps has given isil a chance to increase its influence, and has recently gained ground. our correspondent reports other armed groups are fighting back. >> reporter: the fighters had lead the battle for sirte and captured moammar gadhafi. now they are ready to redeploy to the sea side city to fight isil fighters. >> translator: we should cure all of libya. we should not keep silent after we made sacrifices. >> reporter: they have been given orders from the court-recognized government based in tripoli. sirte is also being patrolled from the coastline. foreign fighters and weapons are said to have reached sirte by sea. it's somewhere in this area that isil recently killed 21 egyptian coptic christians. it prompted egypt to launch air strikes in a town where some fighters had declared alee g&as to ilz in october. the u.n.

the second one, fights under the libya dawn banner and is supporting the rival government based in tripolintrol of benghazi is split between rival militia groups. the growing divide between both camps has given isil a chance to increase its influence. it has recently gained ground in three areas. but as our correspondent reports, other armed groups are fighting back. >> reporter: these are fighters. they have been given orders from the legally installed government in tripoli to deploy in the city of sert. their mission is to take on isil. fighters from the area instrumental in the 2011 push by rebels to depose libyan leader moammar gadhafi. >> translator: we should secure all of libya. we should not keep silent after we have made ak sacrifices. >> reporter: a tough task ahead. the men will have to launch an offensive to retake government buildings occupied by fighters affiliated be isil. while they do that the coast guard patrols a coastline. it's somewhere in this area that isil recently killed 21 egyptian coptic christians. egypt then launched air strikes in the north. the egyptian milit

the second one fights under the libya dawn banner, and is supporting the rival government based in tripoli. they have made advances on the border. it is split between rival groups who back both coalitions. the growing divide between both catches has given isil a chance to increase it's influence. it has recently gained ground, in fierce, and nofilia but other groups are fighting back. the fighters had led the battle and captures former leader now they are ready to redeploy this time to fend off the local branch of isil, the group has declared setter an isil province, and it's fighters occupy government buildings there we should secure all libya we should not stay silent. >> setter is also being controlled from it's coastline. foreign fighters and weapons are set to have reaches setter. >> if prompted egypt to launch air strikes in the northeast city a town where some fighters had declared allegiance in october, the strikes were condemned why the u.n. recognized 11,000-kilometers away welcome them the military -- and weapons they pose egypt's involvement released by isil is worrying egyptia

on one hand, libya dawn seeing very much the same, and they want to view it as the old regime.on the other hand, operation dignity wants to view this as much of the same as all terrorists working together. it often distorts the image. a this stage isis is not on anybody's side it's very much on its own side. if you look at the messaging it has, it's very defined at the. they don't want to look at libya as civil war but as this is their land. >> you mentioned general hafar. he told libya media that he's in favor of libyan intervention, saying that it's necessary. >> if there were any terrorist groups on the egyptian side and you were able to hit them, we wouldn't hesitate to fight them. for groups that commit some crimes aren't going to be an issue. >> general haftar. he's cooperating with egypt and the uae here. how do we know that he's not cooperating with egypt to get rid of his enemies to provide the information that egypt needs? >> well, the statement that was made and i think many of the statements made are truthful their truth in the service of something very sinister and

it comes as the libya dawn militia, allied to the government heads to restore security there. nowner ready to redeploy. this time to fend off the local branch of isil. the group has declared this an isil province. >> we should secure all of libya, we should not keep silent. the fighters have moved in preparation for what they say is an inevitable battle. it is another front line opening up in libya. setter is also being controlled from the coastline coast guards are now patrolling the mediterranean. foreign fighters and weapons are said to have reached by sea. and it is somewhere in this area that isil recently killed 21 egyptian christians. it prompted egypt to launch air strikes in the north eastern city. a town where some fighters had declared allegiance to isil in october. the striked were condemned by the government, while the u.n. recognized 1,000-kilometers away welcomes them. the military said it carries out camps. but egypt's involvement and the recent beheads video released by isil is worrying egyptian workers. some estimate their number at 1 million, even though the

they've given supporters of the libya dawn coalition until sunday to get out. the deteriorateing situation prompted leaders of the general national congress in tripcally to hold an emergency meeting on saturday. >> we have huge reports by the ministry and intelligence service that the city is now under the control of the group and it does not recognize the libyan state. we're trying to identify their true identities and where they came from. >> the presence of isis linked to isil on the mediterranean coast has alarm am stones on the ed some countries countries. >> in the eastern city of bengahzi, former general haftar and his forces have been fighting supporters of libyan dawn. haftar support another parliament, which is based in the city of tibruk. on friday one of his field commanders suggested they would sunny retake substantial parts of bengahzi. >> we are currently in the special forces barracks. as you see that's the traffic light opposite here and we're heading towards--we hope in the next few hours to liberate it as we hope and pray. >> but haftar's men

the second one fights under the libya dawn banner. supporting the rival government based in tripoli and made advances in cidra and others on the border. control of benghazi is split between rival malitia groups who back both coalitions and growing divide between both camps has given i.s.i.l. a chance to influence and gained ground in soot and two others but as we report other armed groups are fighting back. >> reporter: the fighters here led the battle for cert and captured former leader moammar gadhafi and now they are ready to go to the city to fend out i.s.i.l. and declared a providence and occupied government buildings there. >> translator: we should secure libya. we should not keep silent after we made sacrifices. >> reporter: the fighters have moved into the cert area in preparation for what they say is an inevitable battle in cert and means yet another front line opening up in libya. cert is being controlled from its coastline, cost guards are now patrolling the mediterranean from misrata to cert and foreign fighters and weapon

egypt started these air strikes in libya at dawn. retaliation for the murders of these egyptian christians that the group had been holding hostage for weeks. libby's air force has announced it has started launching air strikes. all of this as congress has only begun to debate stepped up u.s. military force against isis. egyptian warplanes bombed islamic state militants targeting weapons storage depots retaliation after the release of another gruesome video sunday. in it men dressed in black marched 21 coptic christians along a beach near tripoli and addresses the camera in english before they are beheaded simultaneously. following the release egypt's president convened an emergency meeting of his commanders where they planned the retaliation. >> this is a group at war and these videos are a window into that reality. >> reporter: on sunday the white house condemned the attack saying in a statement isis' barbarity knows no bounds. congress is currently debating president obama's request for it to authorize the use of military force aga

egypt started these air strikes in libya at dawn. retaliation for the murders of these egyptian christians that the group had been holding hostage for weeks. libby's air force has announced it has started launching air strikes. all of this as congres troubling sign isis is expanding its operations. egypt's government has declared a seven-day mourning period. meanwhile, meanwhile, one of the militants now say they plan to conquer rome. >> susan mcginnis in washington thank you, susan. >>> we have new details of the captivity of kayla mueller who died while being held by isis. a man tried to win her release. he said she was his wife. isis says she was killed in a jordanian air strike. >>> two men have been charged with aiding the suspected gunmen would killed two people in copenhagen and it may have been inspired by the attacks in paris. charlie d'agata rereports. >> reporter: the first light of dawn fell on the suspected killer after the firefight with police that brought his rampage and his life to an end. danish media quoting police

libya fell under the dawn of libya forces and is made up of thousands of well armed former rebels. those forces became loyal to the gnc and its own government. in november the supreme constitutional court declared the annulment of the new parliament in tobruk. the u.n. and the western powers have backed the tobruk parliament but is pushing for apower sharingapower sharing deal. wider regional clash of interest and the proxy wars are only making that mess worse. the internal and regional clash is likely the go on for some time and i -- to go on for some time and egypt after moammar gadhafi is nowhere stable or secure. omar al sallah, al jazeera. >>> military has struck oil refineries under i.s.i.l. control. it wouldn't specify the location of the attacks but the uae is using f-16 fighter jets to dowct to conduct the strikes. bahrain is also conducting defense. >> larry korb, good to see you. these murderers claim to be part of i.s.i.l. this has called revulsion around the world as we say in the arab world. what is i.s.i.l.'s strategy? will this savagery back fire? >> i think it will

the shield of libya loyal to the gnc forced the new group out of the capital and relocated in the eastern city of tobruk, fell under the dawn of libya forces, a coalition ever militias from other areas and is made up of thousands of well armed former rebels. those forces became loyal to the gnc and its own government. in november the supreme constitutional court called the annulment of the new parliament in tobruk. the u.n. and western parliament have backed the tobruk government but pushed for a power sharing deal to end the cries. now groups loyal to i.s.i.l. are stepping up into an already crowded battle ground and a wider group of interests and proxy wards are only making that mess worse. the internal and regional clash is likely to go on for some time and libya four years after colonel moammar gadhafi was forced out of office and killed. >> signing a major deal to upgrade its military hardware, egypt has agreed to buy 24 jets and a navy frigate. worth nearly $6 billion. >>> prime minister mateo renzi in a phone call with egyptian president he agreed that political and diplomatic measures should take place through the u

. >> reporter: the air strikes in eastern libya began at dawn.ts war planes carried out dozens of attacks on training camps, after they posted a video on line showing the simultaneous beheadings of egyptian christians. the passions ran particularly strong in a town about 140 miles west of cairo, where familiar list of the 13 beheaded men had funerals. isil has now established affiliates in several areas including libya. >> you should remind everyone that the whole world is facing this criminal phenomenon of terrorism, that the whole world should cooperate together. it is incumbent upon all governments, particularly in the arab region to work together and to ensure that such vial acts will never be repeated. >> reporter: in egypt meanwhile, the tears flowed and the demands grow louder for egyptian president al-sisi to hit back hard. >> translator: we voted for him and came out to support him since the beginning. if he repeats the elections again and again and again, we will support him, but he has to avenge us. their blood will not be wasted. >> r

libya loyal to the gnc forced the new parliament out of the capital. those elected politicians then relocated to the eastern city of tobruk and forked a cabinet there. tripoli fell under the control of dawn of libya fighters and made up of thousands of well armed former rebels. those forces became loyal to the gnc and its own government. in november the sprem constitutional court declared the annulment of the government in tobruk, also pushing for a power sharing deal to end the crisis. now groups claiming allegiance with i.s.i.l. are stepping up into an already crowded battle ground and widesser regional clash of interest and the proxy wars are only making that mess worse. the internal and regional clash is likely to go on for some time and libya four years after colonel moammar gadhafi was forced out of office and killed is nowhere near stable or l secure. al jazeera. s publicly supported the rise of i.s.i.l. in libya. ahmed former close aid of moammar gadhafi made the comments during a tv talk show. >> i'm with i.s.i.l. why not. because our youth have been deprived of opportunities. this islamic state of iraq and the levant should be in the region for over 50 years. >> threatening to

libya loyal to the gnc forced the new government out of the capital. then relocated to the eastern city of tobruk and formed a cabinet there. but tripoli then fell under the control of the dawnlibya forces a coalition from mestrata tripoli and other areas, made up of forces from former rebels. in november the supreme constitution court declared the annulment of the new parliament in tobruk. the u.n. and the western powers have backed the tobruk parliament but is pushing for a deal toing share the deposit. already crowded battle ground and the wider regional clash of interest and the proxy wars are only making that mess worse. the internal and regional class is likely to go on for some time and libya four years after colonel moammar gadhafi was forced out of office and killed is nowhere stable or secure. al jazeera. >>> the u.n. envoy to yemen says he will press for the out offer of the houthis five hours of fighting with forces allied to the houthi rebels who have taken over government institutions in the capital sanaa. at least three people are reported to have died in the fighting. >>> in turkey, a campaign to stop violence against women is gaining momentum after the murde

libya loyal to the gnc forced the new parliament out of the capital. elected politicians then relocated to the eastern city of tobruk and formed a cabinet there. dawn of libya force he, made up of thousands of well armed former rebels. those forces became loyal to the gnc and its own government.in november the supreme constitution called the annulment of the new parliament in tobruk. pushing for a power-sharing deal to end the crisis. now groups claiming allegiance with i.s.i.l. are stepping up into an already clouded battle ground. and the wider regional clash of interests and the proxy wars are only making that mess worse. the internal and regional clash is likely to go on for some time and libya four years after colonel moammar gadhafi was forced out of office and killed is nowhere stable and clear. al jazeera. >>> tripply based institute a think tank institute focusing on libya issues. he says things aren't likely to change much on the ground. >> this may provide temporary relief but in a real sense a few air strikes is not going to do much in the longest scheme of things and in effect the problem of i.s.i.s. has been generated over decades and

libya is very complex. you have two main islamist groups. the libyan dawnbacked by qatar and one of the main islamists from libya hides in qatar at the moment. you have islamic groups and the regional backing of iran, saudi, qatar, and the uae. again, going back to the holistic approach, we're running around like headless chickens at the moment. we're reactive. we have to take a proactive stance, engage politically, and make sure we're not creating governance vacuums like in 2003 in iraq and 2011 in libya to start with. >> i want to go back to evan on that, because, you know, we were warned, you know, that we were breaking apart these governments. we broke apart certainly the government of syria. we've been doing that -- in the process of doing that. we eliminated the government of iraq, which was a dictatorship, but it held the sunni and shia together. we had gadhafi, who was a bit of a clown, but better a clown than what we have now. we had the front line states against israel which were basically a joke, they were no threat to israel, certainly not even

libya, now they say they've taken sirte. they've given supporters of the libyan dawn to get out. the deteriorateing situation led to a meeting on saturday. fighters on the coast have alarmed some european countries. on friday the italian foreminister said that his country is ready to fight but only as part of an international mission. he said we cannot accept the idea that there is an activist terrorist threat only a few hours from italy by boat. in the eastern city of bengahzi former haftar and his forces have been fighting forces of libyan dawn. haftar supports another parliament which is based in tibruk. they said that they would retake substantial parts of bengahzi. >> we are currently in the special forces bear ricks. as you see that's the traffic light opposite here we hope in the next few hours to deliberate it as we hope and bray. >> but haftar's men have made such statements before. for now the fighting among the many armed groups in libya conditions. dominick kane, al jazeera. >> toga india why the leader of the anticipate corruption party has been sworn in. the party w

they support isil have become increasingly more active in libya, and now they say they've taken sirte. they've given supporters of the libyan dawn coalition until sunday to get out. the deteriorating situation has prompted leaders of the congress in tripoli to hold an emergency meeting on saturday. the presence of fighters linked to isil on the mediterranean coast has alarmed some european countries. on friday the italian foreign minister said that his country is ready to fight, but only as part of an international mission. he said we cannot accept the idea that there is an active terrorist threat only a few hours from italy by boat. in the eastern city of bengahzi former general haftar and his forces have been fighting forces of libyan dawn. haftar supports the government in city of tibruk. >> we're currently in the special forces bear ricks. we hope in the next few hours to liberate as we hope and pray. >> but haftar's men have made such statements before. for now the fighting among the many armed groups in libya conditions. dominick kane, al jazeera. >> the nigerian government said its forces have fought off an attack in the

the egyptian military says it carried out dawn bombing raids against isis targets in libya today. the air strikes came after egypt's president vowed revenge after the release of a video of execution of egyptian christians. the egyptians have their own ample intelligence on isis camps. egyptian leaders are drawing up evacuation plans for egyptian nationals in libya. they're being advised to leave in 48 hours for their own safety. france and egypt calling for a meeting of the u.n. security council. denmark is reeling after a murderous weekend after featuring eeriely familiar targets. we have audio this afternoon. a warning some of our viewers may find this audio disturbing. >> why do we still say but when we -- [ gunshots ] >> a documentary filmmaker was killed in that attack. and later in the day, a security guard was killed the a synagogue. the gunman was tracked down and killed by police yesterday. denmark's prime minister said today the alleged shooter is not suspected as being part of a terror cell. >> he was known by the police for several criminal acts, including severe viole

libya itself. we were talking about dawn coalition of dignity coalition on the side of dawn who actually possess thisparty. we have a number of actually a coalition of different -- that is not really about who represents who. so who represents sharia and -- [inaudible] that's actually the leaders -- so this makes the situation more compensated. now, after talking about the two sections share some solutions or where do they go from here the solution in both countries, in my view will have two come from the two countries themselves. and, of course, they should be supported from the outside world, but in case you were wondering whether there is a military intervention or bombing, that is not the solution to the yemen or to libya. because -- italy declaring its willingness to fight or to bomb a, this is not going to solve libya's problem. drones, in the u.s., and i share my views with ambassador bodine also that we have a policy failure in the past drone policy in yemen failed, failed miserably. and actually aggravated the situation. one reason why we are where we are today in yemen is because of that sh

says it has bombed jihadists in libya, after militants there linked to islamic state murdered a group of egyptian coptic christians is. the egyptian state television says a dawn strike targeted camps, trading sites, and weapon storage areas. libyan forces loyal to the central government says they coordinated with egypt in the air strikes. the egyptian president, abdul fattah al sisi threatened retaliation after a video was released showing the coptic christians being beheaded. he described the militant group i.s. as inhuman killers. the egyptian military have not given any further description on the air strikes. the coptic christians were kidnapped in the city of sirott which happened in january. the bishop says those coptic men were working to support their families. >> it's one of extreme sorrow at many levels. of course for the families these men weren't there because they were choosing to be there for their own comfort. they were there from have modest families to work in the construction industry and send money to their families back in very poor rural villages. so it's going to impact their families, the whole village, and the area. the second, of cours

libya. now they say they have taken sirte. they've given support to the libyan dawn coalition until supplied to get out. the deteriorateing situation has prompted leaders in tripp to hold an emergency meeting on saturday. the presence of fighters linked to isil on the mediterranean coast has alarmed some european countries. on friday the italian foreign minister said that his country is ready to fight. he said we can't accept the idea that there is an activist terrorist threat only a few hours from italy by boat. in the eastern city of bengahzi. they had been fighting supporters of libyan dawn. haftar supports another parliament based in the city of at this tibruk. they sailed they would take over parts of bengahzi. >> you can see this is the traffic light opposite here, we hope in the next few hours to liberate it, as we hope and pray. >> but they have made such statements before. and for now the fighting among the many armed groups in libya continues. dominick kane, al jazeera. >> the u.n. in iran strongly condemns the killing of a tribal leader. one of 12 people k

libya. >> egypt does not only defend itself the whole region. egypt will react in the right time. >> egyptian fighter jets took off before dawn. the internationally recognized libyan government said the operation was carried out in coordination with its air force but the rival national congress based in typically is denouncing the attacks. >> we strongly condemn the egyptian offensive on sit. we deem it an offensive against the libyan sovereignty. we are sending out condolences to the families of the victims and call for and end. to the situation. >> as security unravels in labor yes, it tackles the isil advances on both sides of its border. other nations also concerned. isil made a direct threat to italy in its latest video. the country separated from the country by a narrow strip of the mediterranean evacuated its embassy and is calling for u.n. intervention. >> in its latest video isil made a direct threat against italy, prompting rome to evacuate its embassy in tripoli. italy is just a few hours from libya. thousands fleeing violence across the mediterranean trying to flee the violence. we have more from rome. >> italy has

libya's central bank reserves or oil funds. again, both sides in this conflict, ironically, both the dawn coalition and the dignity coalition are accessing oil funds. they're drawing from this pot of money to fuel the conflict. to pay their militias. so the idea is you cut off that stream of revenue, freeze the assets, put sanctions on individuals who are known to be attacking civilian facilities. and that will somehow end the conflict. there's a lot of operational questions. because most of the central bank assets are hold in europe. and my sense is that the europeans are a little reluctant to do that. the question of a u.n. intervention force. this is often heralded as a silver bullet. send in the u.n. there's real questions about the mandate, who would pay for such a force. where it would be deployed in libya. there's been work about the numbers of troops you would -- combined, they have a population of 3 million. and by some calculations, you would need about 30000 troops to actually secure those areas. again, a u.n. resolution, intervention force is not the panacea. my hope i just got back from the city of misrata, the cen

dawn forces in friendship are at a low at the moment. zintan has a role to make sure it is not marginalized in the new libya.ly, we know why they are there today. the charges - there's a long list of charges, going from the international community from the prime minister and foreign minister and there's killing civilians - mean the protesters - during the revolution, back in 2011. using rape as a tool of war. a long list of charges that these men are facing. i don't think there'll be a verdict today. this is just another matter that we are getting closer to understanding. >> will this have impact on the fighting in libya that is going on right now? >> well transitional justice and accountability has been a key demand of all the youth, all the different militias. they kept on saying when the uprising was over and muammar gaddafi was caught they kept on saying we are not going to give back the weapons until we see all the former officials of the regime the ones that made sure the regime worked survived, and survived so long through the uprising, are held accountable. it is a key demand. i would thing that the

libya. it's the libyan arm of isis the islamic state claiming responsibility for the video we saw over the weekend with 21 egyptian christians beheaded. this pre-dawn air raid egypt says was its revenge and justice for those egyptians who were killed. also this morning, the libyan air force says that they launched air strikes against isis in the eastern part of that country, part of that country in a particular town where isis had taken over. sam? >> the gruesome video there clearly prompting action. thank you, tracie potts from washington. >>> danish police arrested two men on suspicion of helping the suspect in the copenhagen terror attack. the suspect, 22-year-old danish citizen, was killed by police yesterday after he carried out back-to-back attacks at a freedom of speech event and a copenhagen synagogue on saturday. officials think those attacks were inspired by the shooting at the "charlie hebdo" in paris. a daring coast guard rescue captured on camera. helicopter crew pulled two men from a sailboat drifting 150 miles off the shore of nantucket in the middle of ai brutal winter storm. crew on a nearby yacht helped out with communication supp

-made egyptian f-16s took off before dawn monday and took out isis targets in libya. >> it is incumbent on all governments, particularly in the region to work together and to ensure that such vile acts would never be repeated. >> reporter: libya further destabilized over the u.s.-led overthrow of moammar gadhafi has become a hotbed of terrorism. u.s. officials have warned that isis is filling the vacuum. >> isil has looked to also take advantage of the chaos in libya. >> the question now is where is isis headed next? >> the goal of isis is to conquer the world. they want to have everyone in the world become a sunni muslim of the sort that they profess, and if that doesn't work out then they would be happy to kill and enslave most of the population on planet earth. >> critics say that the obama administration has abandoned libya to the militants making some question whether even this attack on the tripoli beach will shock the conscience of the west. carson? >> andrea mitchell, thank you. >>> major move tied to the immigration debate to tell us about. >> good morning, everyone. a federal

dawn today isis militants kidnapped 90 syrian christians in the northerneastern part of that country, this latest attack follows the islamic state's brutal beheadings of 21 egyptian christians in libya. richard engel is following from istanbul. what do we know about the kidnappings and what do we know about how these two attacks on christians fit with isis' agenda? >> reporter: ronan, we just spoke to a top kurdish official who operates in this area and he described what happened to him -- what happened in this attack. two days ago, not at dawn this morning, two days ago isis attacked a string of christian villages in syria's province that there was a running battle there was an initial attempt to defend the christian villages by christian defense forces local militias that had been set up to try to keep isis back. when isis advanced these christian militias melted away and weren't able to hold ground. isis moved in and started carrying out potentially atrocities, very unclear of exactly what happened in the village because the christian defense forces went away. but then the people the villagers were at isis' mercy and it is said that isis took away between 70 and 100 of the christ