since the ousting of former president moammar gadhafi unable to impose its authority. rival forces, claims to have taken over the town of nefalia in eastern sirte to attack oil needs in the region. and a nearby misrata bomb has killed one person out of the army camplet. zeinacamp. zeina khodr has the story. >> reporter: these men who belong to the libya dawn coalition, were ambushed on sunday. it is an offense to gain control of the oil rich region and its sea ports. >> they were taken over at dawn. >> reporter: for the past few months libya's rival parties have been more intent on fighting each other send troops to sirte and surrounding areas was the first time a local force declared war on libya's branch ever i.s.i.l. >> the true fact is that this city is not used to pains. achieve its goals until we see a new libya free of problems. >> reporter: i.s.i.l. also lost men in the fighting. some are believed to be nonlibyan. but some libya dawn officials believe that some who joined are gadhafi loyalists. important buildings in former libyan president moammar gadhafi's ho

after the 2011 revolution that ousted moammar gadhafi the brigade has become the most powerful seizing weapons from the deposed libyan leader. they are the main force in the libyan dawfn alliance dawn alliance which took over the capital. zeina khodr reports from misrata. >> it has been labeled as an extremist stronghold. misrata denies all that. its influence extends far beyond its borders. misrata extends to the ayes, relies on the libyan dawn military alliance to stay in power and misrata's seize the capital last year. misrata has thousands of fighters constituting one of the largest armed groups in the country. it acquired massive quantities of weapons during the revolution in 2011. ever since misrata just like any of libya's forces did not disband. growing realization among members of the tripoli based parliament, or gnc that there is no military solution to this conflict. >> within the gnc, there are some voices whom i consider to be extremists to a degree. unfortunately there are a lot of people who recognize that the only way to make peace in libya and to move towards democracy

government but from libyan leader moammar gadhafi. >> i am asking for help of arab rulers, especially president moammar gadhafi, because he's known for helping those who are suffering. >> it takes nearly a year before the u.s. government has enough intelligence to act safely. there's no guarantee hallums will even be alive once they get there. but on september 7th, 2005, it's go time. a daring raid in broad daylight, and the soldiers' helmet cams capture every adrenaline-fueled moment. >> i heard helicopters, and at first it sounded as normal, the helicopters flying by. the helicopters started getting louder, and then it felt like they were landing on top of the house. i heard a lot of yelling and running and then i heard somebody hitting on this door. i didn't know if it was somebody there to rescue me or trying to kill me. the door falls in. this american soldier jumps down in the room and he points at me, and he says, are you roy? and i said, yes. >> he says, come on. we're getting out of here. one of the special forces guys handed me a flag and said whenever we're able to rescue s

citizens there live under one of the longest-ruling dictators in the world, colonel moammar gadhafi,eld power for 42 years. >> libya was one of those countries people never imagined it would see the revolution spread to. because gadhafi was so in control. but i'm a revolution junkie, and it succeeded in tunisia. it succeeded in egypt. i wanted it to succeed everywhere. >> for decades gadhafi was one of the world's most eccentric leaders, known for his flamboyant outfits and his all-female bodyguards. but he was also an open supporter of international terrorism, with links to the lockerbie bombers, the i.r.a., and other militant groups. >> he kept libya under very, very tight wraps. he would disappear people. there was no freedom of any kind. massacres in prison. so he was a horrendous, horrible, brutal dictator. >> anyone who spoke out against him at all would be arrested immediately, sometimes tortured, sometimes killed. >> tracy shelton is a 34-year-old freelance journalist from australia who heads to libya to cover the conflict. >> it began with protests, as in many of the arab co

fontroy drew concerns a few years ago when he went to libya claiming to have a relationship with moammar gadhafi. he was in hiding there fearing for his life, so we couldn't confirm his claims. right now friends fear for his safety and mental health. he says now that he's in dubai, but nobody can be certain. he's said in the past he's in nigeria and other west african countries. >> as of now really nobody knows where he is or if he's coming back? >> he's communicating through e- mail. you never know the source of the e-mail. nobody is talking to him, recognizing the voice. they're not doing skype. they're very much concerned about the mental state and safety for walter fontroy tonight. >> thank you. >>> 37-year-old laurence smith is behind bars tonight charged with shooting and killing her husband. police in spotsylvania county say she called 911 last night claiming that she accidentally shot her husband. investigators say 44-year-old sean smith was dead when they got to the couple's home on harrison road from an apparent gunshot wound to the head. >>> daniel rosen, a top official at the state d

backed government based in tibrook and he was in the 2011 revolution against the former president moammar gadhafiorces loyal to the government shot down a fighter jet owned by the malitia and backs the government in tripoli saying the plane crashed because of technical fault. spokesman said one pilot died while the other was arrested. libya's dawn main political military base is city of misrata east of tripoli and they are the most powerful of groups after the revolution and seized weapons from forces loyal to the deposed libya leader and consolidated their power base. and as we report from misrata their support is key to any deal on a national unity government. >> reporter: it has long been criticized for acting as an independent state. it has been accused of using military force for political gain. and it has been labeled as an extremist stronghold. misrata denies all that but there is no doubt that this city in central libya is not only powerful within its own borders, its influence extends far beyond. misrata is east of tripoli, to a large extent government in tripoli relies on libya dawn mil

reporter: fauntroy started going to africa, first libya where he claimed to have a relationship with moammar gadhafi. then to algeria and all the way to dubai. friends and family are not sure where in africa he is today. they question his mental state, his living accommodations and say he has no source of income that they know of. friends point out walter fauntroy missed the 50th anniversary of the march on washington and he missed the 50th anniversary of selma. he missed marion barry's funeral. all of his friends say this isn't like walter fauntroy. this is bruce johnson reporting for wusa9. >> tonight we did talk to d.c. congressional delegate eleanor holmes norton and she believes that a revoked passport does not prevent fauntroy from traveling back to this country. she said her office is looking into the matter. >>> wusa9 learned a metro transit authority employee is under investigation accused of posting comments on facebook that threaten the relatives of police officers. that employee is gerald mccray. the comments on his facebook address the recent shootings of two police officers in ferguson

. >> moammar gadhafi wasn't the greatest of guys but he was better than having radicals there. out that he was talking to people his son was saying that hey, we'll be happy to go. we'll be happy to transition leadership. but that was not good enough. you see what's happening in iraq. how that place has been destabilized. the kurds are asking for support. they're not getting it. >> and we're picking apart benjamin netanyahu. you've been in this situations. whether you hate a leader or not. and many leaders hate other leaders. you don't air the dirty laundry for the world to see. >> especially that relationship where he's living in a neighborhood with enemies all around him. hamas. all of them. >> what do you think of him revealing what he said in a phone call, i think that's weird. >> it's extremely weird. it's supposed to be a private conversation. >> what i thought, any other leader is going to speak to him, how do i know this guy won't jump to a press release. >> who will help us out? think about the doctor who targeted osama bin laden for us, he's sitting in a pakistan priso

complicating the talks the appointment today of a new army commander with ties to toppled leader moammar gadhafi. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will deliver his much debated and discussed speech to congress tomorrow. he is expected to warn lawmakers against negotiating with the iranian government. today the secretary of state expressed concern that confidential details of the deal they are working on might soon be revealed, he urged congress to not condemn a deal that hasn't been determined yet. >>> having accepted that invitation to address congress tomorrow, netanyahu is getting a frosty reception from the white house. tom arkmanman reports on his speech to the biggest lobbying organization. >> 8.aipac, should not split democrats from republicans in their traditional staunch support for israel. >> and i regret that some people have misperceived my visit here this week as doing that. israel has always been a bipartisan issue israel should always remain a bipartisan issue. >> tactical mistake netanyahu's decision to accept the joint speech before congress. just as the negotiations

fontroy started going to africa, first to libya where he claimed to have a relationship with moammar gadhafi, then algeria, then dubai. friends and family are not sure where in after cat former congressman is today. -- the -- in africa the former congressman is today. they question his mental state and says he has no coffers income that they know of. -- no income that they know of. people started to raise questions and became quite suspicious when walter fontroy missed marion barry's funeral. they became really suspicious when he took part in none of the activities surrounding the 50th anniversary of selma. >> is there any indication he might be in hiding, that he might know about this? >> everything is relative. he knows about this. he's discussed this. whether or not he's in hiding we don't really know. they're very much concerned about his mental state because his behavior has not been that of a rational person. they can fix whatever is wrong, his family, friend and attorney, they can fix whatever is wrong with the justice system and raise the money. no judge want to put walter fontroy in

is growing and afraid if they do not unite and it's backed by the regime of moammar gadhafi and not justt they believe i.s.i.l. and government of the east are financed by regional powers. >> translator: fighting i.s.i.l. and the forces and former regime behind the groups and chad egypt, sudan and eaer are supporting them. >> reporter: role of the 2011 revolution and paid a heavy price when it stood up against gaddafi and today it's the backbone of the libya dawn military alliance to tripoli, one of two administrations who claim to be rulers of post gaddafi libya and since last year the city lost more than 350 men but officials here are not ready to compromise because for them they are fighting the enemies of their revolution, i'm with al jazeera, misrata. >>> iraqi forces say they discovered a masked grave containing remains of iraqi soldiers. the discovery was south of tikrit and unclear how many bodies were found because to uncover the grave site is still on going and it was thought the soldiers were killed by i.s.i.l. five pro-government fighters have been killed and eight others inju

recognized government based in tubrook and he was a commander in the 2011 revolution against moammar gadhafies loyal to the tobrook government said they shot down a fighter jet by the dawn malitia over zintan and backs legally install government in tripoli saying the plane crashed because of technical problems and a spokesman from zintan said one pilot died and the other arrested. libya dawn political and military bases in city of misrata east of tripoli and it became the most powerful armed group after the revolution and we report from misrata and their support is key to any deal on a national unity government. >> reporter: it has long been criticized for acting as an independent state. it has been accused of using military force for political gain and it has been labeled as an extremist stronghold misrata denies all that but there is no doubt that the city in central libya is not only powerful within its own borders, its influence extends far beyond. misrata is east of tripoli, to a large extent the government in tripoli relies on the libyan dawn military alliance to stay in power and misr