men from misrata have long been in the forefront of the fighting in libya during the revolution which toppled wall marget deathy 9 years ago misrata was the largest rebel stronghold in western libya the 3rd largest city was the rebels' only lifeline to the outside world now much like in 2011 forces here say their fight is for freedom and democracy and that warlords have to or aims to return libya to a military dictatorship death is long gone but the scars of the 8 months of battle to depose him still remain so low has severe had his leg blown off when a tank shell landed on his position in the outskirts of misrata in 2011 he spent a year in rehabilitation in canada then returned to libya and worked as a mechanic his prosthetic needs repair but he hasn't received any government support in the bush c.n.n. . i'm not asking for much all i want is help to fix my leg so i can work that's tries to help but there's only so much they can do is o.c.a. sion of living heroes friend beauty's receives most of its funding from donations by local business owners they are building lives only center fo

city actually west of the city to city near a green area about 120 kilometers east of the city of misrata where there are strikes but no casualties reported this morning meanwhile the government are sending reinforcements we are deploying around the green area on the way from the green to city city but we spoke to military sources in the city of misrata they tell us that there have been negotiations they have been talks between elderly councils from misrata and set it in order to achieve a peaceful handover of the city like what happened in bin ulead without any confrontation between the 2 warring sides to avoid more bloodshed what is happening in the towns that government forces have taken have recaptured what do we know about the conditions of civilians there. well there talons over the city is that the government forces have recently captured including get the city of and the city of benny will lead it yesterday actually yesterday the city of and this morning the city of beni will lead. the city of that owner as you know that many people left the country because they fled the fighting

restoration of libyan oil production and also the launch of a political process when a train as in misrata with reaction from libya's internationally recognized government. several d.n.a. officials have responded to president of the fatah has c.c.f. remarks on saturday called the mystery that's the speaker of the high state council has said has denounced as she says remarks calling them a violation to libya's sovereignty of the g.n. a military commander why spoke to a little while ago he said that their forces are adamant and they will answer search now it's important to know that these are forces that know the territory and certain very well in 2011 forces primarily from here in misrata were responsible for entering search and capturing and killing one more good that they did that of course with nato support in 2016 these same forces are the ones who went to sirte and liberated it from eisel they did that of course with american support so these are forces that know the territory well they are confident they can enter sirte and they say that they will and you know the commander earlier to

men from misrata have long been in the forefront of the fighting in libya during the revolution which toppled wal-mart gadhafi 9 years ago misrata was the largest rebel stronghold in western libya the 3rd largest city was the rebels' only lifeline to the outside world now much like in 2011 forces here say their fight is for freedom and democracy and that warlords have to or aims to return libya to a military dictatorship death is long gone but the scars of the 8 months of battle to depose him still remain so one has to be or has his leg blown off when a tank shell landed on his position in the outskirts of misrata in 2011 he spent a year in rehabilitation in canada then returned to libya and worked as a mechanic his prosthetic needs repair but he hasn't received any government support in the bush c.n.n. . i'm not asking for much all i want is help to fix my leg so i can work that's tries to help but there's only so much they can do is o.c.a. ssion of living heroes friend beauty's receives most of its funding from donations by local business owners they are building lives only center f

well it turns out one half of our team coverage in libya he's in misrata today thank you ma'am the war khalifa haftar has been trying to take control of the capital for more than a year now his attempts have been repelled by the u.n. recognize government based in tripoli just a reminder that is led by prime minister fires. besides the u.n. his administration has diplomatic support from italy and other western nations has been saying turkey has recently got involved in that conflict as well half his power base is the parliament in broke over in the east he is supported by saudi arabia the u.a.e. russia and egypt france well denies providing military backing but is often cited as well cody you can see me with us now from rome libya analyst of the international crisis group and actually former policy adviser. who was once head of the u.n. support mission in libya so you're in a good position to take us through some of this as we lay out all of those countries that are involved what chance that the arab league today could come up with something i mean there's just so many powers and so man

the government forces have been sending good enforcement from the city especially from the city of misrata to the front lines in and around and wished. and blue green tower and about 120 kilometers east of the city of misrata they say that have to his forces that is distance there is being decreased it dramatically due to the advancement of the government forces heavy weapons and drones they say that they are determined to recapture the city of city it a very it's one that's according to the government or military sources that this strategic. this strategic city of city it as you know fully has been occupied by forces for the past 5 months and the government forces say that they are determined to be captured and even chase have to the forces for the cells to military bases a strong hold for half his forces in central libya mahmud this is all happening while general highly for have ties said to be in egypt what more do we know about that. well it's been reported that this visit comes in terms of how to the forces to save himself if i may say of his failure to his military camp the failure o

fighters loyal to warlords have ted are inching closer to the valuable oil matic traina reports from misrata. in a major setback for warlord khalifa haftar forces loyal to the internationally recognized government in tripoli are now advancing into the city of sirte on libya's central coast after a string of victories in the west. syria is located near libya's most important asset its oil producing region in the east which is under hussars control libya which has africa's richest proven crude reserves and relies on oil exports were nearly all its state revenue plunged into violence with the toppling of longtime leader while mortgage death the in 2011. the country's oil fields pipelines and terminals have frequently been damaged in fighting and putting libya on the path to economic recovery means preserving libyan oil facilities and strong access to the national oil corporation have to or is backed by the u.a.e. egypt and russia among others more than a year after he launched his unsuccessful campaign to take control of tripoli from the internationally recognized government his backers are now

significant ground against warlord khalifa haftar over the past month but a trainer has more from misrata. after a 14 month military campaign. has failed to take control of the libyan capital the battle for tripoli has exposed how deeply involved foreign actors are in libya. after has been backed by the u.a.e. russia and egypt while shirky has given its support to the internationally recognized government or g.n.a.t. signing military in maritime agreements in november that proved to be a game changer. the g.n.a.t. has since retaken control of western libya and are now position to the west of sirte they say they will not negotiate with have served and want his forces to retreat from central libya. tricky agrees g.n.a.t. thinks and we support this idea that everybody will go back to their positions back in 2015 min they had this political libyan political agreement we are certain. needs to be evacuated by the hot air force this is the position of the g.n.a.t. but egypt's president has sisi one of have to smain supporters doesn't agree and. if some believe that they could cross the line in p

the scene following an airstrike near al jazeera as live camera position in a brain just south of misrata another reminder that a lasting peace appears far from reach in this oil rich country dorsett a pari al jazeera. lebanese security forces have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at antigovernment protesters in beirut hundreds of people have rallied against the government's handling of lebanon's worst economic crisis in decades zain huldah reports. a society torn apart. lebanon is in turmoil a deepening economic crisis further impoverishing a nation locked in a political power struggle supporters of the ruling alliance faced off with anti-government demonstrators in central beirut. this main artery in lebanon's capital has been a frontline since october when the protest movement began against the sectarian political class which has ruled for decades the army and the security forces they are trying to keep the people apart the divide is deep and the tensions are high on this side are those who want to new leadership accusing the ruling elite of corruption that run the country's economy i

from malik traina has been following the offensive by government forces and sent this report from misrata . we were with the g.n.a.t. forces in every grain the situation was very tense when we witnessed. at least a half self-styled libyan national army carry out various airstrikes on the reason an eval brain this resulted in several casualties within the g.n.a.t. force there but now military sources are telling us that they have entered syria now syria is in central lead to is to teach a clear located after war the khalifa haftar is forces witnessed a string of defeats in in the west including his stronghold sort of suit was a was was was a central place for him to perhaps have a stronger position in power and possible peace talks now for now forces your military officials and political officials here tell us that they will not accept khalifa haftar as a partner in any future or peace talks they believe that the the destruction and the displaced people that that that tripoli has witnessed over a year means that he is not a partner in peace. the forces have entered suit and and they they e

about 120 kilometers east of the city of misrata and he avoids cement arrived from the city of misrata and from many other cities in the west of libya the force of that the government forces that also help recapturing the city of those who are also moved east to to join the government forces in the green area and also close to the city of sit. meanwhile the government the military sources tell us that. after his war plane. in this morning but no casualties have been reported at the same time also that have been talks with the city a little a council leaders to try to try to hand over the city to the government forces without confrontation to prevent any more bloodshed that's according to the government military sources mahmud what's been happening in the towns that jenny forces have taken tell us more about that how have civilians care been affected. well in the city of. there have been. news online about over 100 corpses found in the hospital in the city of god who are we cannot independently verify that butter that have been. pro-government media pages and pages online. reporting tha

have to as main supporter egypt suggests that you may not go without a fight now trainer al jazeera misrata. let's return to tell so-called home of our president on the top is talking about the black lives motto movements. are democrat you know that every one of them every want. and i have an offer out i said anytime you want we'll come in we'll straighten it out in one hour or less. was no i may be wrong have what is probably better for us to just watch that disaster was i flew in with some of our great congressmen who were going to introduce in a 2nd and i said john. congressman what do you think i can straighten it out fast you would just go in no sir let it simmer for a little while let people see what radical left democrats will do to our country. the way that americans have watched left wing radicals burn down buildings loot businesses destroy private property insure hundreds of dedicated police officers. these police officers they get injured they don't complain they're incredible and injure thousands upon thousands of people only to hear the radical fake say what a beautiful rally i

as live position in green just south of misrata are another reminder that a lasting peace appears a far from read church in this oil rich country the egyptian initiative seems contradictory to its major rule in fueling the libyan conflict by backing the war in tripoli the balance of power has recently shifted in favor of the jenae thanks to turkish military support which the government has was part of an official agreement. more doctors were hit. tripoli well a trainer has more now from green that's about 140 kilometers west of sirte. in 2016 search was a stronghold for dash for eisel they had control of the city for a while and forces here in abu ghraib which are primarily from misrata are the ones who who entered a certain they lost many lives in the battle for sirte and when have to took control of the city in january they felt very betrayed they felt they felt that you know they lost over 700 men to defeat dies and now 4 who are have to take control of it they felt betrayed so they are very eager and adamant to go into certain now forces here to tell us that they they they yesterday

as live position in green just south of misrata another reminder that a lasting peace appears a far form reads in this oil rich country digits an initiative it seems contradictory to its major rule in fueling the libyan conflict by backing the war in tripoli the balance of power has recently shifted in favor of the d.n.a. thanks to turkish military support which the government has was part of an official agreement. that were hit. tripoli. well $35.00 soldiers fighting for the u.n. backed government were killed in the battle to capture sirte from khalifa haftar the commander of the troops says their deaths won't be in vain. the fear that. you all know the high price we paid more than 35 of them martyrs lost their lives for the sake of control and wish to carry are seen in all of these areas the secretary has of all our best mean will never be in vain the sec rafah says must be followed by victories the victories achieved in south tripoli and been awhile it will be followed by victories in the eastern region from both grain to sit the so-called withdrawal and russian agreement means nothin

well in trainer has been following the offensive by government forces and has more for misrata. we were with the g.n.a.t. forces in every brain the situation was very tense when we witnessed. at least a half self-styled libyan national army carry out various airstrikes on the reason in abu brain this resulted in several casualties within the g.n.a.t. force there but now military sources are telling us that they have entered syria now syria is in central lead to is to teach a clear located after war the khalifa haftar is forces witnessed a string of defeats in in the west including his stronghold sort of suit was a was was was essential place for him to perhaps have a stronger position in power and possible peace talks now for now forces your military officials and political officials here tell us that they will not accept khalifa haftar as a partner in any future peace talks they believe that the the destruction and the displaced people that that that that tripoli has witnessed over a year means that he is not a partner in peace. the forces have entered suit and and they they ex

these are forces that know the territory and certain very well in 2011 forces primarily from here in misrata were responsible for entering search and capturing and killing one more good that they did that of course with nato support in 2016 the same forces are the ones who went to sirte and liberated it from eisel they did that of course with american support so these are forces that know the territory well they are confident they can enter sirte and they say that they will and you know the commander earlier told me that the d.n.a. or our forces will not stop until we in his words liberate all of libya from have to control and so what we're seeing is the genie forces of the political officials here are adamant about getting well before have to out of the picture they say they won't negotiate with after and they're adamant about retaking or taking control of all of libyan land. still ahead hill al-jazeera. serbia's president faces election success but not all parties recognize the results . we go into the heart of all of mexico's last remaining rain forests about the battle to save us from de

we've also got my trainer he's out in the coastal city of misrata east of the capital and sent this report the g. and a with turkish support has been able to take control or take back western libya or other now position to the west of sirte and what we're seeing is a lot of you know political maneuvering by various countries but what's important to note is that these forces that are in the west of sirte are primarily from the city of misrata and they know the area very well they know the territory the ins and outs of sirte they they went into certain 2011 and captured and killed more mortgage duffy and in 2016 when i still took control of these are the same forces that went into sirte and liberated it from isis of course they did that with american support u.s. africa command carried out airstrikes at the time and we saw we saw u.s. delegation coming into libya yesterday meeting with the d.n.a. janay leadership so you know forces here on the ground say they will not negotiate with after they say that they will they will enter search based the d.n.a. and turkey are saying that they call for

from have to its main supporter egypt suggest that he may not go without a fight traina al jazeera misrata. well still ahead here on notice of. having. that state about its black lines not the protests continue across the united kingdom for a 4th weekend in a row plus. because of protests hundreds of businesses have been boarded up artists are using that as an opportunity i'm gabriel's on due in new york that story coming up. and this summit is of course mostly hostile and generally very dry across much of the middle east on the arabian peninsula we have had some rain showers you can see the little bundle of clouds here and a father if you have it down pulls into northern areas of oman you can see this head of the wind blowing with that rain as it came in but more generally it is scenes like this because it is hot. this is a cross into iran people doing their best to stay cool as the temperatures continue to rise meanwhile in toronto on sunday 34 degrees celcius notice the hottest as you can see 41 in baghdad the temperatures actually have come down the winds are picked up and the coming i

of axes the government forces are vance's today from the west an erection coming from the city of misrata and from grain they have been derailed by . forces heavy fire and draw on the government to military sources say that the last of the adults in fighters today in the battle for the city of said it their strategic city of. military commander of the center a little region says that they're fighting to stop. by unique up shooting their strategic city of a city it but the government sources government forces excuse me are determined to move further south to chase that eminent of us forces in. military bases in center of libya the aim of the government according to the military sources is to move east toward saudi world to recapture both. aid and also the oil crescent area that has the oil fields and oil installations on the coast in sin threat libya so what we know for certain now is there fighting is continuing get inside the city of sirte it after the government forces managed to get into this city center from several axes being . there have the force especially one brigade named 6 or 4

they had control of the city for a while and forces here and in abu ghraib which are primarily from misrata are the ones who who entered a certain they lost many lives in the battle for sirte and when have to took control of the city in january they felt very betrayed they felt they felt that you know they lost over 700 men to defeat dies and now 4 who are have to take control of it they felt betrayed so they are very eager and adamant to go into certain now forces here to tell us that they they they yesterday after the commander announced the operation they had they successfully went into the western gates of certain approximately 30 kilometers west of sirte which is a which is about 100 kilometers east of this area here in abu grange. there's there's this is very wide an open territory it's a desert so the terrain is very different others towns scattered across the road so the next town from here is about 30 kilometers so in in any advances here the g.n.a.t. will have to move ahead quite a large distance in order to find cover in the next town and this will you know slowly though it's the

the strategically important city of sirte and warlord he for have to try to has this update from misrata. libya's internationally recognized government that's the g.n.a.t. denounced will cease these remarks on saturday saying that this constitutes a threat to their national sovereignty and that is a threat to their secure their national security now i spoke to a commanders here on the ground and they say that they are adamant about entering sirte they say that they want to liberate all of libya from have to control they also say that their agreement with cherokee is a legitimate one the g.n.a.t. in turkey signed a military and maritime agreement in november this has helped the d.n.a. in capturing western western libya retaking western libya from have to forces and they want to continue on now to sirte and they say after that towards the eastern oil ports what we are seeing is a real effort from the t.n.a. to continue on they say that they will not accept a cease fire until after forces. retreat from sirte and from. and they what they want they will not negotiate with huffed or the 1st ma

support has been key to territorial gains made by the un backed government train the reports from misrata. in a major setback for warlord khalifa haftar forces loyal to the internationally recognized government in tripoli are now advancing into the city of sirte on libya's central coast after a string of victories in the west. syria is located near libya's most important asset its oil producing region in the east which is under hussars control. libya which has africa's richest proven crude reserves and relies on oil exports for nearly all its state revenue plunged into violence with the toppling and killing of longtime leader while mortgage death the in 2011. the country's oil fields pipelines and terminals have frequently been damaged in fighting putting libya on the path to economic recovery means preserving libyan oil facilities and strong access to the national oil corporation have to or is backed by the u.a.e. egypt and russia among others more than a year after he launched his unsuccessful campaign to take control of tripoli from the internationally recognized government his backers

as live position in green just south of misrata another reminder that a lasting peace appears a far from read church in this oil rich country the egyptian initiative seems contradictory to its major rule in few willing the libyan conflict by backing the war in tripoli the balance of power has recently shifted in favor of the d.n.a. thanks to turkish military support which the government has was part of an official agreement. that were hit. tripoli let's get more on the train more now from grain about 140 kilometers west of sirte. in 2016 search was a stronghold for dallas for i saw they had control of the city for a while and forces here in abu ghraib which are primarily from misrata are the ones who who entered a certain they lost many lives in the battle for sirte and when have to took control of the city in january they felt very betrayed they felt they felt that you know they lost over 700 men to defeat dies and now for or have to take control of it they felt betrayed so they are very eager and adamant to go into certain now forces here to tell us that they they they yesterday after

is in misrata with reaction from the tripoli based government.

many thanks indeed i was there is not a traitor there live for us in the coastal city of misrata east of tripoli in libya the situation in that country has changed drastically over the past 6 months in january turkey rapidly passed a law allowing it to deploy troops to libya for one year soon turkish boots landed in the capital to support the government of national accord despite protests from greece france and egypt the following month the united nations tried to broker a cease fire without success the government of national accord then pulled out of further negotiations following the killing of civilians by half shelling of the capital in march the un special envoy to libya on salami quit his job over health concerns further complicating peace efforts the jna then made began making advances and reclaiming control of land from half the us forces in may diplomats confirm the presence of russian nurse noor is in the country the same month the government of national accord claimed control over a key air base near the tunisian border and dozens of towns and supply routes soon after a num

reaction in just a few minutes with mike hanna but 1st let's go to malik trainer is live for us in misrata in libya and malik how is this playing out in libya what's happening on the ground. well several janay officials have responded to president of the foot that has c.c.'s remarks on saturday the mystery that's the speaker of the high state council has said has denounced his remarks calling them a violation to libyan sovereignty the g.n.a.t. military commander who i spoke to a little while ago said that their forces are out and they will and their search now it's important to know that these are forces that know the territory and certain very well in 2011 forces primarily from here in misrata were responsible for entering sirte and capturing and killing more good that the they did that of course with nato support in 2016 the same forces are the ones who went to sirte and liberated it from eisel they did that of course with american support so these are forces that know the territory well they are confident they can enter sirte and they say that they will and you know the commander earlie

as live position in green just south of misrata another reminder that a lost think piece appears a far from read church in this oil rich country that report from ahmed up the one who we're who is with us now from tripoli mahmoud i saw someone in your report saying search is not the goal we want to get all the way out to the east again tell us how well that might happen what sort of timeframe. well the government forces on the ground are a keen to take that this opportunity as have to his forces collapsing especially after the servant said backs the have been suffering recently especially after the last many strategic locations including the a in the west of libya and also all the major stronghold of have for us forces for the past year the city of torn up or now friday the government forces are now deploying get needed this city of sirte it also sending reinforcements from civil other cities in western libya especially from the city of misrata but the thing that's derailing get the government forces advancement towards this city center of sit it now is the ada strikes by the draw the g

the strategically important city of sirte and warlord who for have to try to use this update from misrata.

important to note is that these forces that are in the west of sirte are primarily from the city of misrata and they know the area very well they know the territory the ins and outs of sirte they they went into certain 2011 and captured and killed more mortgage duffy and in 2016 when i still took control of these are the same forces that went into sirte and liberated it from isis of course they did that with american support u.s. africa command carried out airstrikes at the time and we thought we saw u.s. delegation coming into libya yesterday meeting with the d.n.a. janay leadership so you know forces here on the ground say they will not negotiate with after they say that they will they will enter syria based janay and turkey are saying that they call for a cease fire but they insist that forces retreat from central libya but the specifically in sirte and from. the whole situation in libya has changed drastically in just the past 6 months if you go back to january turkey rapidly passed a law which allowed it to deploy troops to libya for a year pretty soon turkish troops landed in the capi

minister says his country backs a political solution to the conflict while the train has more from misrata. libya's internationally recognized government that's the g.n.a.s. denounced will cease his remarks on saturday saying that this constitutes a threat to their national sovereignty and that is a threat to their sick their national security now i spoke to june a commanders here on the ground and they say that they are adamant about entering 30 they say that they want to liberate all of libya from have to control they also say that their agreement with turkey is a legitimate one to g.n.a.t. and turkey signed the military and maritime agreement in november this has helped the d.n.a. in cat 3 western western libya retaking western libya from have to forces and they want to continue on now to sirte and they say after that towards the eastern oil port what we are seeing is a real effort from the t.n.a. to continue on base say that they will not accept a cease fire until after forces really retreat from 3rd and from a job for and they what they want they will not negotiate with have to. let's

stronghold in the west of the country government forces recaptured that says he last week many trainers in misrata with more. now today forces are saying that they've been able to recover hundreds or or over 100 bodies in these mass graves these mass graves are yet another indication of the brutality of the libyan conflict and the full on the on the residents in the area now in march the u.n. support mission in libya released a statement saying they received reports of hundreds of unforced disappearances killings and the displacement of entire families in the city of to whom by the kenyatta again the 9th brigade that's the militia that was under the leaf i have in control of the city of through no u.n. support mission also added that they verified numerous summary executions at the to whom the prison on september 13th so now the d.n.a. the health officials have told us that they are finding out that civilians are among the dead in these mass graves were also understanding that the d.n.a. ministry of justice have appointed a committee to identify and investigate but that's the circumstances of the

strict conditions it is unlikely we will see a ceasefire in libya anytime soon now traina al-jazeera misrata. now a statue of britain's wartime prime minister winston churchill is just one to have been boarded up ahead of anti-racism protests expected in london this weekend the country's prime minister says the marches have been hijacked by extremists among humans were attacked but as an idiom baba reports it's opened up a debate about who still deserves to be remembered and how. a reflection of a wider debate raging in britain like lives matter support is arguing with opponents by the statue of winston churchill opposite the u.k. parliament it was boarded up because of fears it could be targeted by protesters now the prime minister's called the need to protect monuments observed and insisted people should not be protesting what's happened with these these demonstrations is that a tiny minority or a growing minority unfortunately have hijacked. and they are using them as a pretext to attack the police to to cause violence and to cause damage to public property so my unforeseen my message to