afters forces seeking to support the offensive and in response for the forces being sent from misrata to the capital to oppose that offensive so unfortunately it looks like momentum is gathering and that major clashes could be could be witnessed that whole affair have to perhaps anticipate that his play for tripoli would unite militias in tripoli and some other regional militias as well i think it's interesting to understand the motivations for this offensive because in some ways it seems quite a surprising move in fact a lot of the discussion was how a political settlement might be coming in the near term and that it might heavily favor half there and actually what we've heard in recent weeks is a lot of criticism from have to opponents saying that after was effectively being given too much so in that context and only ten days out from the national conference that have to launch an offensive was the u.n. secretary general is in tripoli certainly has caught people by surprise i think at the same time it seems likely that if that was the play and controlling that tripoli was the goal t

and their resistance is not just from misrata i mean he pretty much is a rallying cry across the entire western part of libya from xin and from misrata from other towns all over the place groups within tripoli itself in addition to the military that is under the authority of the legitimate government of tripoli they're all. resisting i've got to show he did not really realize that he's going to be ironically the one who is going to unite all of these disparate groups in many ways some of them were enemies of each other to defend to defend the west against him so i don't see him being able to do anything further than that he's also his forces are retreating in many parts of the western part of libya i think less he resorts to what he did for example two days ago and that is indiscriminate bombings i was going to say have to ask our base. to the east and some analysts are actually saying that his offensive is based on some very shaky logistics how long can he keep fighting and how much pressure can he ultimately exert on tripoli. i don't think he can keep fighting that long he's already s

to the libyan capital misrata forces have been deployed at the fighting around the four way up. when i got over there our liquidity be we reiterate our cool to be. throughout the country east to west north to south to the necessity of giving priority to the interests of the country unifying the ranks and working together to lift libya out of this crisis i say to the international community that it should not equate between the aggressor and those who defend themselves or between those who seek the militarization of the state and those committed to a democratic civilian country or. up to what joins us now live from tripoli where do things stand right now. well the clashes started again since this morning in this southern outskirts of the libyan capital specifically in an area called. that's very close to the tripoli international airport that have to forces recaptured briefly earlier yesterday before the government forces captured it to government sources military commanders on the ground there the clashes are going on right now in gaza have been around thirty five kilometers to

are also the government has ordered the simpler military soon and misrata to move that towards tripoli to protect it against the threats made by forces loyal to the world have up we spoke to military generals in misrata and they said that they are now moving get a very units towards the capital tripoli to reposition in the hour to skirts of tripoli to face have forces in case they approach the capital tripoli as you know peter the irony is that despite the fact that the widening made by the united nations secretary general until you get turkish who is here in tripoli today in a two days visit yet it delivered factions on the ground are not responding have to his forces continue to say that they're deterred meant to move towards the capital of tripoli on the other hand forces that. government of national accord from the city of misrata say that they will not let hazardous forces take over their capital tripoli the situation is very tense on the ground but. here is what it let's called statements and counter statements there are a lot of statements being greeley's by rival institutions b

the misrata forces have been deployed to facing a runs the former airports in an i don't know how thenow we pledge our fellow citizens that we will maintain our country is a civil one and we call on those brainwashed and radicalized to lay down their arms we will not allow the you want to return to the role it will be a civil state and our pledge will be to the homeland and to god then we announce the launch of the volcano of wrath in order to restore all the seas the areas. of the world has has the latest now from tripoli. clashes erupted this morning between the two rival factions and government military sources say that have to as forces are using advanced weapons that they say that it seems that they're getting weapons from outside of libya despite the fact that libya is under the. under the no importing of weapons law as you know forces from the city of misrata on the other hand continue deploy in the capital tripoli and in the areas in the fighting areas in the southern outskirts civilians are very terrified and one random. landed in a civilian house but no casualties reported s

and their resistance is not just from misrata i mean he pretty much is a rallying cry across the entire western part of libya from xin than from misrata from other towns all over the place groups within tripoli itself in addition to the military that is under the authority of the legitimate government of tripoli they're all. resisting to show he did not really realize that he is going to be ironically the one who is going to unite all of these disparate groups in many ways some of them were enemies of each other to defend to defend the west against him so i don't see him being able to do anything further than that he's also his forces are retreating in many parts of the western part of libya i think less he.

remember peter misrata the forces from the city of misrata they have been here in tripoli since twenty eleven that sense of the toppled the former leader moammar gadhafi so the have they have they have gone through wars in these areas several times before the very well this is first second of all one of the major supporting the lines of have to his forces has been cut off the supporting line from the city over the end of a member of the government forces have taken control of the area north of the u.n. between the u.n. and tripoli and it's only one remaining supporting them for have to the forces coming from the city of god who now which the government says now are trying to push have to his forces back from where they will be area to. and then push them back all the way through to horner city meanwhile. have to the forces have been losing the momentum also especially after they were accused of targeting civilian areas with heavy weapons and airstrikes meanwhile the government forces are adopting a strategy of building or establishing what they call a defense could've gone to a defense

afters forces seeking to support the offensive and in response further forces being sent from misrata to the capital to oppose that offensive so unfortunately it looks like the momentum is gathering and that major clashes could be could be witnessed i think it's interesting to understand the motivations for this offensive because in some ways it seems quite a surprising move in fact a lot of the discussion was how a political settlement might be coming in the near term and that it might heavily favor half there and actually what we've heard in recent weeks is a lot of criticism from have to opponents saying that after was effectively being given too much so in that context and only ten days out from the national conference that have to launch an offensive was the u.n. secretary general is in tripoli certainly has caught people by surprise i think at the same time it seems likely that if that was the play and controlling that tripoli was the goal then the hope would have been that it would have happened quick and now that this is set in and forces are being mobilized it looks set to be

so far, misrata remains under their control. now at how the rebels, led by khalifa haftar, are trying to over—run the capital — with jalel harchaoui — from the think—tank — the clingendael institute. it is not who won the war today. there are several areas of skirmishes. it seems that marshal haftar is approaching the capital from various access points, including one directly from the south which seems to be the most promising right now. he has had some troubles on the west, but it seems that he is concentrating more and more resources on this task of attempting to take the capital and is creating this goal, and personally, ithink he might succeed. how do you rate his chances of success how do you rate his chances of success in taking tripoli?” how do you rate his chances of success in taking tripoli? i think he has a 50% chance of succeeding. there is a tremendous amount of international support including western powers like france, so it seems like the reality is about really helping maximise his chances to do whatever he want

thousands of libyans have take to the streets in tripoli and misrata to condemn the offensive by forces loyal to after mahmud up to why it has more on this now from tripoli. here in the main square in the libyan capital libyans have come out to condemn what they call the military aggression by have the forces on the capital tripoli also in other cities on the west of libya including the city of misrata libyans have taken to the streets.

answering a call to defend tripoli soldiers from misrata arrive in the capital to help push back the have to us forces have to ask suffered a setback on friday when at least one hundred forty five of his fighters were captured during battles near tripoli's old international airport in an audio recording have to had urged his forces to in his words liberate the city. those who lay down arms will be safe those who remain home a safe those who host the white flag are safe. violence is gripped in libya the country has seen kayo since the twenty eleven uprising that deposed leader muammar gaddafi and since twenty fourteen it's had two competing governments forces loyal to libya's internationally recognized government in tripoli they have to is trying to wreck any chance of a political settlement well then. libya will be nothing but a civil state built on institutions of the peaceful rotation of power we condemn the u.n. commission for their silence towards these gross violations. following a meeting with have to are on friday the u.n. secretary general and the terrorists said he was leavi

and from other parts of tripoli who will fight i used to go to misrata and they would say to me we had a military dictator for forty two years we will fight perfect have to becoming a new military dictator and i think they will fight very hard i think that's why i think the most likely scenario at least over the next couple of weeks is is more bombardments more into script shelling and more loss of life if if have to our word to succeed i think the international community will have significant difficulties in trying to deal with him because of what he's achieved because he has thumbed his nose at united nations antonio gutierrez u.n. secretary general was in tripoli on the day that have to are launched his campaign yet is went to benghazi and have to basically told him he wasn't going to stop now that sort of conduct in a week when the u.n. was trying to launch a new political process proves to me that he's not interested in any sort of political process peter milledge a former u.k. ambassador to libya ambassador we appreciate your time and your insights tonight thank you. thank you. i

we're getting reports from misrata that forces loyal to the. central military region that is affiliated with the national accord government they're now moving towards the capital tripoli as they say to protect it and to face have to his forces in case have to his forces which are positioned in the u.n. move north towards the capital tripoli it's ironic sami that. meanwhile the united nations secretary general and to new a good turkish who is in tripoli now has been calling for calm and he's now in libya for a two day visit he's going to visit he also to meet with. factions there despite his calls for calm for all factions but yet old rival factions on the ground are still threatening have to his forces are threatening to move towards tripoli on the other hand forces loyal to a den ash mother called the government are also releasing statements saying that they are mobilizing and the are going to war towards the capital of tripoli to confront have to his forces in case the approach of police any. all of this comes a few days i think nine days bef

the you and recognize the government troops are said to have been deployed from the city of misrata tothe west and south to fight have to his forces. therefore asked likes but we suffered no loss for dollars it's reported that one family area was hit believe that we held back on the use of our air force in order to protect civilians and public and private property any dead fighter flying or to police will not be allowed and will be targeted the airbase it came from in order to be targeted. u.n. secretary general and to new good turkish has been in tripoli area of talks on rebuilding libya's fractured political system has been forced to leave the un says the talks will still go ahead. we will not give up this work quickly i know very well that holding the national conference in the conditions of escalation by thing is difficult but we will insist on holding it on time unless other circumstances interfere. libya has been divided between two competing governments since twenty fourteen the un talks are seen as one of a few options for peace in libya the only explanation available to us tha

anything we have seen a coalition of various groups and particularly powerful groups from perhaps misrata and in town all unite against him. so not all of them actually some of them are. fighting on a kind of independent basis or up especially against him but but as you rightly pointed to the the different groups of mr benson and tripoli and it's been definitively not welcoming him as a liberator at the hook and we didn't see neither a scene for that to welcome him in the in the area that he's now trying to take over so it's either that we are at the very beginning of the campaign in that he has another plan or that is actually the. no the one thing i mean i the military but that he for the moment use air power but obviously the air capacity that he has are not strong enough to to be noticed on he's on the d.n.a. forces and the different forces that are on the ground so again as i say for the moment is not really winning the war but we are maybe at the beginning of. a long and respected bade a lot like we've seen with ben and you know the hours it took three years i think over been and. p

city to support the government home thousands are protested and then libyan city said tripoli and misrata against khalifa haftar are solved on the capital but not until a have reports from tripoli. here in the main square in the libyan capital libyans have come out to condemn what they call the military aggression by have that its forces on the capital tripoli also in other cities on the west of libya including the city of misrata libyans have taken to the streets to condemn the military escalation but this is the third to friday in a row since their military escalation is started on april fourth the protesters here.

the forces on the capital tripoli also in other cities on the west of libya including the city of misrata libyans have taken to the streets to condemn the military escalation but this is the third friday in a row since their military escalation is started on april fourth the protesters here say that they are calling on the international community including the united nations and they reappear in union to put pressure on have to stop the military escalation on the southern outskirts of the libyan capital the protesters here today are also condemning targeting get his attention areas especially after the u.n. or the kidneys the government accused half the forces of committing war crimes by thought of getting the residential areas and killing innocent civilians including women and children the now denouncing what they call the military rule they say that have to want to impose the military rule in the west of the country here there are portraits of international leaders and the protesters here today are blaming these leaders for what they call supporting the military campaign led by the worl

the u n recognized governments are said to have been deployed from the city of misrata to the west and south to fight have to his forces. therefore asked like but we suffered no loss for dollars it's reported that one family area was hit believed. that we held back on the use of air force in order to protect civilians and public and private property any dead fighter flying or to police will not be allowed and will be targeted the airbase it came from in order to be targeted the u.n. secretary general and to new good turkish has been in tripoli area of talks on rebuilding libya's fractured political system has been forced to leave the un says the talks will still go ahead. we will not give up this work quickly i know very well that holding the national conference in the conditions of escalation fighting is difficult but we will insist on holding it on time unless other circumstances interfere so. libya has been divided between two competing governments since twenty fourteen the talks are seen as one of a few options for peace in libya the only explanation available to us that he probabl

from civil a little cities in the west of the country including get the city of misrata is late in and in turn also the biggest military force in misrata and in muscles forces those are the forces that defeated eisel in the coastal city of sirte it in twenty sixteen are now joining the battle to support the government forces on the other hand have that his forces continue receiving enforcements from the city of the major. the major cities supporting the war lords have to in the west of libya eyewitnesses on the way between tripoli and who now say that have to us forces are recruiting military individuals who work and under the former regime of them are going to get death they say they have seen the green flag of. with have to forces also both sides have been using air force to try to get to each other to locations their volcano of ras this is the name of the counter offensive launched by the government of national accord to defend their capital tripoli as the government sources say again and have to as forces aggression. nigeria has suspended mining in one of its northern states in ord

after us forces seeking to support the offensive and in response for the forces being sent from misrata to the capital to oppose that offensive so unfortunately it looks like momentum is gathering and that major clashes could be could be witnessed i think it's interesting to understand the motivations for this offensive because in some ways it seems quite a surprising move in fact a lot of the discussion was how a political settlement might be coming in the near term and that it might heavily favor hafter and actually what we've heard in recent weeks is a lot of criticism from have to his opponents saying that after was effectively being given too much so in that context and only ten days out from the national conference that have to launch an offensive was the u.n. secretary general is in tripoli certainly has caught people by surprise i think at the same time it seems likely that if that was the play and controlling that tripoli was the goal then the hope would have been that it would have happened quicker now that this is set in and forces are being mobilized it looks set to be a muc

sources from the city of misrata say that muscles forces that is the force of that forward or defeated eisel incident into a new sixteen are now what mobilizing that advancing towards the capital tripoli to join the government forces to as they say defend the capital tripoli against have to his forces. we were hearing international calls for restraint from the u.n. from the g seven foreign minister what difference if any is this making on the grains. well as you know all of several international institutions including the united nations the g. seven group are and also today in egypt the egyptian foreign minister the russian foreign minister they have called on have to to stop the military escalation in the worst of the country but yet people here civilians are very angry at the international community they say that the international community regional and international powers can to stop have to can force have to deescalate to it or stop the is collation around tripoli but they they're not they're not stopping have to from escalating their military activities around the capital tripoli

he's going to take a good trip with you three days doesn't matter how many militia the coming from misrataor from what some others also. took him or that libya without diplomatic editor james bases at the nato summit in washington what's the reaction been there are two events in libya. well clearly it's not one of the main subjects that's being discussed around the table of all the nato foreign ministers who are gathering here for a meeting on the seventieth anniversary of the foundation of nato but it's also clear that while they've been here a statement has been released by some of the key nato countries so in the margins they clearly have been discussions among officials the countries that have issued this joint statement are interesting you have france italy the u.s. a the u.k. and the united states now they're interesting because those include permanent members of the security council france all of those permanent members of the security council is perhaps the most sympathetic in the past to general haftar interesting bay have signed on to this statement and interesting of course that

from the city of misrata also say that the other is positioning now in civilization's in this part of the outskirts of tripoli as you know exactly the situation that minutes it is collation by have them forces being condemned by civil the international situation including the united nations g seven countries and also the meeting the closed door meeting yesterday by the united nations security council but yet people here are still very angry the. the international community is not doing enough to stop the military escalation but have to disclose it they say that really can't talk but it. is. the capital tripoli you know the. regional military activities could be the peace talks. which is to be the. only repeat of this month ok thank you so much for have updates mom would have done well had a correspondent in tripoli them meanwhile human rights watch says any fighting in tripoli will likely result in atrocities it's a statement part of which is which says fighters led by general holly for have to have a well documented record of indiscriminate attacks on civilians summary executions of

answering a call to defend tripoli soldiers from misrata arrive in the capital to help push back wall owed her life to have to us forces have tossed suffered a setback on friday when at least one hundred forty five of his fighters were captured during battles near tripoli's old international airport in an audio recording have to had urged his forces to in his words liberate the city. those who lay down arms will be safe those who remain home a safe those who host the white flag are safe the. violence has gripped in libya the country has seen cayle since the twenty eleven uprising that deposed leader muammar gaddafi and since twenty fourteen it's had two competing governments forces loyal to libya's internationally recognized government in tripoli they have tossed trying to wreck any chance of a political settlement whatever the corner not only of libya will be nothing but a civil state built on institutions of the peaceful rotation of power we condemn the u.n. commission for their silence towards these gross violations. following a meeting with have to are on friday the u.n. secretary

after us forces seeking to support the offensive and in response for the forces being sent from misrata to the capital to oppose that offensive so unfortunately it looks like momentum is gathering and that major clashes could be could be witnessed i think it's interesting to understand the motivations for this offensive because in some ways it seems quite a surprising move in fact a lot of the discussion was how a political settlement might be coming in the near term and that it might heavily favor half there and actually what we've heard in recent weeks is a lot of criticism from have to opponents saying that after was effectively being given too much so in that context and only ten days out from the national conference that have to launch an offensive was the u.n. secretary general is in tripoli certainly has caught people by surprise i think at the same time it seems likely that if that was the play and controlling that tripoli was the goal then the hope would have been that it would have happened quick and now that this is set in and forces are being mobilized it looks set to be a m

capital tripoli which it which is being implemented currently detachments and military units from misrata are now being positioned around in this southern outskirts of the libyan capital tripoli daring whatever one had to live from the libyan capital thank you mahmoud. a lot as irresponsible as interior minister from the u.n. backed government he says have to ask trying to invade tripoli at a time of unprecedented peace and calm. why use weapons in force to tear arise the people of libya to kill them and to force them to accept one thing only which is to be ruled by a military dictator what makes mr have to be a candidate then the other libyans if he's calling for a state with a strong army and police we are also calling for a state with a strong army and police and for the rule of law we will not be subdued by any use of force by any side or any person and if anyone is willing to use force that gives us we are ready to secure for us but we will not give up on democracy which is what we have always wanted from the beginning let's bring in sunny hamdi he's editor in chief of the internatio

its forces on the capital tripoli also in other cities on the west of libya including the city of misrata libyans have taken to the streets to condemn the military escalation but this is the third friday in a row since their military escalation is started on april fourth the protesters here say that they are calling on the international community including the united nations and they reappear in union to put pressure on have to stop the military escalation on the southern outskirts of the libyan capital the protesters here today are also condemning targeting get his attention areas especially after the u.n. or the kidneys the government accused half the forces of committing war crimes by targeting the residential areas and killing innocent civilians including women and children the now denouncing what they call the military rule they say that have to want to impose the military rule. in the west of the country here there are portraits of international leaders and the protesters here today are blaming these leaders for what they call supporting the military campaign led by the world the ha

to the libyan capital misrata forces have been deployed at the fighting around the former airport. we reiterate alcool to all libyans throughout the country east to west north to south to the necessity of giving priority to the interests of the country unifying the ranks and working together to lift libya out of this crisis i say to the international community that it should not equate to between the aggressor and those who defend themselves or between those who seek the militarization of the state and those committed to a democratic civilian country thousands of anti-government protesters in sudan are defying a curfew called by the army in the capital khartoum they are continuing their demonstrations outside the army headquarters that began on saturday at least six protesters have been killed during one of the biggest protests against president omar al bashir in recent months. oh. commemorations are underway in rwanda twenty five years after the start of the genocide that killed eight hundred thousand people it marks the beginning of one hundred days of national mourning syrian go

in a couple of cities in the west of libya especially in the city of misrata and here in the capital tripoli thousands of protesters took to the streets and main squares to condemn what they say the aggression of have to his forces on the capital tripoli they say that they are totally against military and all that is have that have to have to his forces want to impose their worst of libya adrian brody thanks dude of the words of the law had to live in tripoli. for the first time in four years yemen has held a parliamentary session with president hadi in attendance more than one hundred thirty government officials participated in the meeting held in the city of sultan alba conny the head of yemen's general people's congress was elected as speaker president hadi has called on others to attend the meeting in the port city of. at least three soldiers have been injured in an airstrike on a military academy in central syria israel is being blamed several buildings were destroyed in the town of najaf in hama province local media say that syrian air defenses shot down some of the missiles is

the very first time confronted with very fierce fighting particular now that some of the groups of misrata have risen up and joined the fight in tripoli to defend the government of the of the u.n. the u.n. by government but the issue with all that is. actually what you know what i've said he's very much too strong too strong to fail but also too weak to control which will lead to the stalemate that we're seeing right now which is attrition is warfare street by street which no side can really win definitely after cannot see a bit slow in the opposite because well when it comes to fighting his opponents when his opponents are distracted with those of the militia and also particularly with lysol he seems to have something of a track record albeit at a low level of missing an open door and reacting a little bit too late. yes that is true i mean we've seen for the last couple of years that there has been no consolidated opposition to after after has been strong and strengthened because of his external support by egypt the u.a.e. russia and also to an extent by france and on the other hand we ha

thousands of protesters in the libyan cities of tripoli and misrata against the warlords only for half the us attack on the capital nearly three hundred people have been killed and more than one thousand two hundred injured in that offensive. but up to one hundred reports now from tripoli. here in the main square in the libyan capital libyans have come out to condemn what they call the military aggression by have started forces on the capital tripoli also in other cities on the west of libya including the city of misrata libyans have taken to the streets to condemn the military escalation this is the third friday in a row since their military escalation is started on april fourth the protesters here say that they are calling on the international community including the united nations and they reappear in union to put pressure on have to stop the military escalation on the southern outskirts of the libyan capital the protesters here today are also condemning targeting get his attention areas especially after the u.n. or the kidneys the government accused half the forces of committing wa

to be loyal to him dozens of his fighters have surrounded as we've been saying in zawiya forces in misrata sending their reinforcements to tripoli in a moment we'll speak to mike hanna who's at the united nations for us this but first let's go to market who is in tripoli mark what is there a sense there of it's not if but when this warlord does something military. well peter let me tell you first that as we speak a new front has been opened in the eastern outskirts of the libyan capital tripoli forces from the city of kut who. have just pledged allegiance to help and they have tried to move towards the capital tripoli but they were faced by forces from the city of misrata namely. source forces those are the forces allied with the you and back of the government of national accord and one element source forces a member of peta the are the forces that defeated eisel in that city twenty sixteen now around forty kilometers to the east from to paly in an area called me. that has witnessed a confrontations between the government forces and the government and the forces loyal to her to come and go

reign his power and actually we're expecting the next move in the next move will be to the west to misrata and to people ok so tell us a little bit more about khalifa have done and what are his aims. straw men in the east of libya being. they used to solve the country's counterpart to the you. internationally recognized government in tripoli and he's this paul does not rest on a unified government on the or unified political entity its curious power rests on the militias on the ground and therefore we call maybe not we but fred. and therefore it's. just a way to if he's going to resist me to move to resistance and some of the militias with the sides ok now as you mentioned the u.n. secretary good tradition was in crippling as he was being treated i'm leaving with a heavy heart and deeply concerned so how much of a setback would it be if this internationally recognized government want to be dislodged it's a tremendous setback for the international community we have to keep in mind that under u.n. supervision there was already an international conference scheduled for all mid april in which

under the north importing of weapons a lot of as you know forces from the city of misrata on the other hand continue or deploy in the capital tripoli and in the areas in the fighting areas in the southern outskirts civilians there very fired and one random. landed in s. million house but no casualties reported so far but the ministry of health the ministry of health. and baghdad government of national court says that six people were killed since the clashes erupted on thursday including one civilian. and fifty five one did including one civilian the situation remains very tense in the southern outskirts of tripoli amid warnings from the baghdad prime minister that. accusing have to of betraying him we know that during the last two years the two rave. factions have been meeting but meeting by a sponsor sponsored by the united nations namely so large and have to be met several times in terms of the peace talks conducted by the united nations about yet. says that have to betrayed him by collating their military activities in the worst of the country and specifically in the southern outski

squares in civil cities and the worst of libya especially in the capital tripoli and the city of misrata the major cities in the west of libya they say that there is some kind of contradiction in the american situation libya specially they were happy when the state secretary mike pump you in an interview in a television interview said that have to must set stand down and must stop the military escalation on tripoli but when they heard that there is support from president trump to have via this call and it's kind of saying get to have to take care or are you doing well people here have become very angry say that they're wondering whether or not there is more important than people's blood here in tripoli as you know money and that over two hundred people were killed since have to launch at this military oftens of one tripoli on april fourth many of them are innocent civilians women and children we covered last week. people who covered. the random rockets landed in residential areas killing several innocent civilians and as you know that have to have his forces fighting who they are fightin

and he's going to take a look at really three days doesn't matter how many militia the coming from misrata or some other multiple that's meant of a u.n. security council meeting comes after france italy the u.a.e. u.k. and u.s. released a joint statement warning against any military action in libya our diplomatic editor james bays has more action from the nato summit in washington. libya wasn't on the formal agenda of the meeting here at the state department of nato foreign ministers but it clearly was discussed on the margins of this meeting because we have a statement from some key nato countries and a major regional player the statement says that they are deeply concerned about the current fighting in libya it goes on at this sensitive moment in libya's transition military posturing and threats of unilateral action only risk propelling a libya back towards chaos and then there comes a warning to general haftar the statement says our governments oppose any military action in libya and will hold accountable any libyan faction that precipitates further civil conflict what's interesting is

forces but it will be a bloody battle because in addition to the government forces you also have in misrata you've got another militia and they have said they would fight with the government through so nobody wins if you say if you start some sort of war and the question is will you be willing to send in some peacekeeping forces to keep the party support the u.s. house of representatives has approved a resolution to end support for the saudi u.a.e. led war in yemen will now go to the president of someplace he's already said he'll veto it. a u.s. president has met with china's top trade negotiator in washington as the two countries try to end a months long trade war the chinese vice premier says a new consensus has been reached but donald trump says this still work to be done. we have a number of things but we are also very we've agreed to far more than we have left to agree to. and in fact i would say i think i can say that some of the toughest things a bit richer we have some things that are actually easier right now that we're we're doing but it's a very very using a word that i don't lik

and a stiff resistance from the floor says within me itself as well as militias from zones on and misrata so we could end up with a fairly major battle here both sides continue to push if in fact the only conversation between president prop and general after hour is as the white house has portrayed it it looks like a hundred eighty degree shift in u.s. policy towards libya i mean since the libyan plate agreement was signed in december twenty fifth and the government of national accord was formed the united states government bilaterally it wasn't conjunction with european allies and the united nations has pushed for some kind of brokered political settlement. as recently as ten days ago secretary of state john peo called for general after to withdraw his forces and reengage in the un brokered up these talks so to go from that situation to president dropped a report of a last money calling general have to aren't. going a great job in fighting terrorism and bringing stability to the we are now producing areas that libya into talk about some kind of a joint. concern for really know much for c