air strikes helped take down moammar gadhafi libya is in chaos.can diplomats have fled the u.s. embassy and as abc news reporter shows us, islamic militants are there celebrating. >> reporter: a swan dive, plunging into the pool at a u.s. embassy compound, in their words today, they have secured this american residential annex in tripoli. empty ever since american diplomats evacuated at the end of july, as libya defended even further into chaos. on twitter, the u.s. ambassador said it appeared the embassy building itself is still guarded and has not been ransacked. this comes almost two years after ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed when islamist militants stormed a u.s. consulate annex in benghazi. libya is now on the brink of becoming a failed state, with militant groups fighting each other for control, as the government looks on helplessly. >> it was just over three years ago that moammar gadhafi was ousted, thanks to the air strikes that the u.s. helped lead. tonight, there is no sign of the peaceful democracy that

three years after america helped take down moammar gadhafi, the country is in chaos. islamic militants are celebrating. alex marquardt with the images coming in tonight. >> reporter: a swan dive, plunging into the pool at a u.s. embassy. the celebration for this group of militants, who in their words today have secured this american residential annex in tripoli. empty since diplomats evacuated end of july. libya descended further into chaos. on twitter, the u.s. ambassador said it appeared the embassy building itself is still guarded and has not been ransacked. this comes almost two years after ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed, when islamist militants stormed a u.s. consulate annex in benghazi. today's pool party a reminder of the lawlessness that reigns. libya on the brink of becoming a failed state. militant groups are fighting each other for control. the government looks on helplessly. it was just over three years ago, moammar gadhafi was ousted thanks to the air strikes that the u.s. helped lead. but tonight, there is no sign of the p

warlords and their militias seizing control the country plunged into chaos after former leader moammar gadhafi was out. when the free flow of alms allowed various militant groups to seize power we asked the editor of the pan-african news while what he thinks the situation could be heading. the security situation in libya is becoming even more precarious the united states anticipating that this what happened pulled out its personnel and drove them to tunisia well i think the united states is trying to figure out which road to take they have a lot at stake their attempts to remake libya in their own image they may decide to get allies some type of military force to get in and set up a beachhead in libya but this of course will only spark more animosity and more fighting a possible grow war about those who are opposed to the u.s. backed militias inside the country now coming up on r.t. international so if you should not say i'm sorry i think i but if you're watching in the u.k. people about looks at how the rise of islamic state militants is driving iraq and syria to the brink of collapse stay wi

warlords and ammunition seizing control of the country plunged into chaos after former leader moammar gadhafi was ousted when a free flow of alms allowed various militant groups to seize power we asked the editor of the pan-african news why what he thinks the situation could be heading. the security situation in libya is becoming even more precarious the united states anticipating that this what happened out pulled out his personnel and drove them to tunisia well i think the united states is trying to figure out which road to take they have a lot at stake their attempts to remake libya in their own image they may decide to utilize some type of military force to get in and sort of a beachhead in libya but this of course will only spark more animosity and more fighting a possible grow war about those who are opposed to the u.s. backed militias inside the country but islamic state fighters have also taken control of huge areas in iraq and syria crossed all panel discuss whether this could make america once again intervene in the middle east. well clearly that has been a failed strategy when it c

the former leader moammar gadhafi was ousted by the free flow of various militant groups to seize power we asked the editor of the pan-african news why why he thinks the situation could be heading. the security situation in libya is becoming even more precarious the united states anticipating that this would happen pulled out his personnel and drove them to tunisia well i think the united states is trying to figure out which road to take they have a lot at stake their attempts to remake libya in their own image they may decide to get allies some type of military force to get in and set up a beachhead in libya but this of course will only spark more animosity and more fighting a possible grow war about those who are opposed to the u.s. backed militias inside that country. now back to our top story because these are live pictures from the memorial ceremony at the school in south russia ten years ago it was attacked by terrorists who took more than a thousand people hostage hundreds were killed many more injured if you can see that people are laying flowers in memory of the victims is a ce

libya has been marked by the worst violence fins moammar gadhafi fell. >>> hundreds injured after protesters clashed with police. police used tear gas and rubber bullets. they marched on the home of the prime minister. his party rigged last year's e lexes. the prime minister denied the allegations. >>> a lot of weather here last night. >> yeah. >> not sure you got much sleep with all the banging out there. jennifer gray has more. good morning, jennifer. >> good morning. a lot of rain across the northeast. even a tornado confirmed, ef-0 in massachusetts. more severe weather for today. we are going to look at the midwest. chicago, indianapolis, detroit, st. louis, springfield, kansas city, all under the threat of damaging winds, large hail. the slight possibility of an isolated tornado. we are watching for that this afternoon. we have a lot of moisture from the gulf of mexico. pop-up showers along the gulf coast. that will be pushing to the east as we go through the next couple days. new york gets a break. possibly more rain on the way tomorrow. something else to watch. in the meantime, you ar

which, which, toppled president, the late president moammar gadhafi. >> a new powerful alliance emerged in the region. the chair of contemporary middle east studies at school of economics thank you for your insight this morning, just past 8:20 where you are. thank you very much. we want to get you to the united states capital, 3:20 in the morning. senior white house correspondent, joe johns joins us, i understand you have new information for us as we are bringing in new bit of details on this developing story. what do you know. >> right, errol. information just across, and what the allies did last night. i will read it. says they conducted 14 strikes against isis targets. the strikes destroyed or damaged multiple targets in the vicinity of, raqqa, abu khamil, isil, fighters, headquarters, command, control facilities, storage facility, finance center. sa play trucks. armed vehicles. they also say, all air craft safely exited the strike area. so no aircraft apparently were shot down. also, they say the air strikes destroyed two isil humvees, and armed vehicle, a fighting position, southwe

a strikes were deployed against moammar gadhafi, during that country's civil war, with the backing of the arab league, with nato behind it, broad coalition support. khadafi had been condemned by the u.n. and the military intervention which led to his death was seen by many as a success. now fast forward to the present day, this is what libya looks like right now. >> reporter: in a country free falling into chaos, libyan gunmen celebrate. they've just taken an american diplomatic compound so they take to the swimming pool, a symbolic moment they want the world to see. >> yeah, that is islamic militants in libya jumping into the pool of the former embassy of americans. this is a recent video, a military jet crashing into a huge inferno near the parliamentary building. libya is a nonstop gang fight between rival militias and war lords. in july, the u.s. ordered americans to evacuate the embassy in libya. last week the islamist linked group libya dawn seized the capitol in tripoli as well as the international airport. remember, the western air strikes in libya are not ancient history. the

just three years ago president sarkozy ordered the french military to overthrow libya's moammar gadhafi. then president hollande mustered support trying to overthrow syria's president, bashar al assad. and then he sent people to mali for the al qaeda linked terrorists. their activism has been appreciated by her neighbors and her citizens, some of whom are beginning to complain for the price tag of the foreign intervention, a price tag which grew this past week with the assassination of a french hiker in algeria apparently culled because of the battle in fundamentalism in iraq. for many it brought home france's role. it indicates two out of three french would accept. >> this is a war which concerns france. france feels responsible for the order in the world. and this is a force of airstrikes. >> many things to jim bid did he man for that report. it felt like the beheading raised a steak for france. it makes the stakes so much higher. >> that group wasn't affiliated with isis. >> copy cat. >> inspired by it. >>> coming up after the break, what a u.s. police officer is now saying about the

he says the ousting of moammar gadhafi was not part of the agreed plan and was carried out in westernts. then russia president dmitry medvedev made his feelings known at the time in support of gadhafi. >>translator: libya is a comefulcom comefulcom comefulcom comefully complicated country. keeping libya velgs as a unified country. >> reporter: while libya descends into renewed chaos with militia battling for control and other nations in the region prepare to fight for their own interests, mr. putin may be hoping to have the last laugh. sanctions on russia have squeezed oil and gas supply to the west. and the kremlin knows that ongoing turmoil elsewhere could limit europe's options. this year, the g 8 became the g-7 when russia's membership was suspended. and nato may be sending equally chilly vibes in russia's direction. but the libyan incursion has taught the west that putin will not tolerate feeling betrayed. and where syria and ukraine are concerned, he doesn't appear to be tolerating what he perceives as double standards. becky anderson, cnn, abu dhabi. >> an american missionary w

>> among other things, another violent dictator, moammar gadhafi, decided to abhor his pursuit of weapons of mass destruction which was immediately after the deposing of saddam hussein and was an indication of the kinds of influence that the united states has in the world, the respect for the united states, the coalition that we put together. we have 49 nations that continue to fight alongside us in afghanistan, and that kind of global leadership makes a significant impact on the united states' trade, foreign policy and diplomatic policy in the world. >> is there a concrete example of how it has enhanced the liberties of anyone in this audience? >> just look at the advent of global trade and the global economic opportunities that i'm sure the following witness that follows me, mr. forbes, will be able to expand on in great length. >> you don't think we would have had global trade if we hadn't had the iraq war? >> i think we would not have the substantial amount of influence that we have in the war -- >> you don't think we had influence before the war? >> i think we did. again, like vietna

after the fall of moammar gadhafi there've been two elections, both which returned pro-western and moderate with a resounding defeat for the islamists and particularly for the southeast. but those are the people who have the guns, guns they came from qatar and principe from qatar and the persian gulf. and it's now the law of the gun, not the law of the. i think perhaps libya would still be salvageable, sort it would've been south of kabul is more have been done at the beginning. to help create effective security forces. tunisia i think is the most hopeful of all those arab spring countries. it's reflected i think from sensible reaction from the electorate and it deserves much support as we and the europeans can give. the european service should step up to the plate on this issue. but syria will take generations to recover from the divisions created by so much violence and bloodshed. it might've been different to the conflict had come to an end sooner. in that respect i think the real danger that we walked into, into syria was not a mistake that was so feared that we would somehow repeat the