muammar gaddafi's hands.vel to libya, egypt, and syria prior to the arab, you would find something interesting. in libya, since 1987, the military has been a wreck. you could walk in and out of a base without being asked questions. the military was a shambles. , he camemar gaddafi running back to tripoli and said, poppa, it is over, we lost been gaza. rule wass going to fall. in egypt, the military is very powerful but you will find something interesting. these soldiers have dark skin compared to the other egyptians. they are recruited from upper egypt. they're very disciplined, but they are not exactly with high morale. in syria, the military is very high morale. it is often amazing to me. i keep wondering why the turks and others believe the syrian regime was going to fall. they're completely different military structures. numeral route is completely different. so the second reason i opposed intervention in libya was it was notable muammar gaddafi was going to lose power. let the process take its own way. l

it's almost a defensive gap that muammar gaddafi left. who will fill it or what configuration will fill it. it's not sorted out by the electoral process. it's off the table and the only negotiations immunizing libya's democratic future from the problems at present. >>> israel's prime minister binyamin netanyahu is warning people in gaza to leave any building where hamas fighters may be operating, his comments coming after an israeli air strike destroyed a multiapartment building in gaza. >> translation: i'm calling on the residents of gaza to clear out of any area from which hamas executes terror activity, every place like this is a target. >> jane ferguson joins us from gaza. how are people responding to the warning? >> well, people are taking it extremely seriously. where i'm standing here in gaza city, behind me is the rubble of what was a 14 story building until about 7:30pm local time on saturday night. i'm joined by abu hassan, who lived in the building with his family. thank you for joining us. how did you and your family get out a

got involved in libya, there wasn't the inspection that the thinking was if muammar gaddafi was gone, things could be sorted out, and libya could have a prosperous stable future. we didn't expect that chaos. the way the syrian civil war has gotten worse and worse and metastasized in terms of the radical groups fighting there. all these mostly sunni-islamist insurgencies have exceeded pretty much everybody's expectations. >> we mentioned at the top that you were the co-author of "burning land, lessons from the front lines of palestinian-israeli conflict", what did israel get out of this agreement? >> hard to see. this looks like a return to the status quo. the palestinians perhaps did not get much either. i think binyamin netanyahu is going to have a loft of explaining to do. he is presented himself as the man who wouldn't tolerate the status quo. that he would finish the job, he wouldn't allow hamas to make any gains. it's hard to see what israel required. you prol have calm, i -- probably have calm, i wouldn't expect shooting for a year or two. hamas is there, they are still in power

unit released a statement saying: libya has been unstable since rebels pushed out and killed muammar gaddafi in 2011. this violence is some of the worst seen since then. the rebel groups are aligned to different leaders, paid by the state to fill a vacuum, created when the forces were disbanded. some of the fighters used to be in the military, others have no official training. they do, however, have plenty of the arms and a willingness to use them to their own end. >>> as the ebola spreads through south africa, senegal is protecting its border with guinea. health services are limited and many rely on traditional healers. we have a report from kaduku. the preference for local herbalists is hindering the o of convention at medics. >> reporter: this man claims to have a potion to protect people from the ebola virus. all he will reveal is it's made from chip wood from a sacred forest, plants and honey. added to that, prayers. he tells me other healers are trying it in guinea. the government has put into place enough measures of protection. if there's a case of ebola, we are perfectly equipped to

ministry released a statement saying: >>> libya has been unstable since rebels pushed out and killed muammar gaddafi in 2011. the rebel groups are aligned to different leaders, paid by the state to create a security vacuum, created when the national forces were disbanded. some of the fighters used to be in the military, others have no military training. they have plenty of arms. and a clear willingness to use 'em to their ownnd -- use them to their own end. >> now, the ebola virus spreads through west africa. sepp gal's doctors are taking steps to protect the border with ginny. health services rely on traditional medicine. the preference for local herbalist is hindering the work of medics. >> reporter: this man claims to have a position to protect people against the debly ebola virus. all he would reveal is it's made of chip wood, money and prayers. other healers are trying it out in guinea. >> the government but into place measures of protection. if there's a case of ebola, we are equipped to handle it in the local health center. practices like this hinder doctors without borders. sometimes they ha

. >> the country has been under an overthrown group since the removal of muammar gaddafi. >> last week we raised to 4 alert level. it means repatriation and diplomat ban of overseas and philippine workers. >> reporter: a traction of the 13,000 philippinios expressed a desire to go home. the majority saying they have spent the savings abroad. >> a deteriorating situation has not stopped millions from working overseas. they say they'd rather take the risks abroad than provide for families at home. >> the philippines is among the top exporters. 10% of the country's 100 million work and remain abroad. they are the backbone of the country. >> western officials claim russia almost doubled the military presence along the ukranian border, as military exercises are held in the region. more than 400 soldiers crossed into its territory from the ukranian town. ukraine says it's close to defeating pro-russian separatists in the east. barnaby phillips reports from a recently we taken city of slovyansk. >>> not gunshots but the reconstruction. ukraine's army is building bridges. to get things moving,

the mission warns: libya has been unstable since rebels pushed out and killed muammar gaddafi in 2011. this violence is some of the worst seen since then. the rebel groups relied on different political leaders and are paid by the state to fill a vacuum, created when national forces were disbanded. some were the in military, many had no training. they had plenty of arms, and a willingness to use them to their own end. >>> ukraine's army says it pushed back rebels in luhansk, and raised the flag over a police station there. for months the eastern city has been in control of pro-russian fighters. we have the latest from luhansk. >> a few months ago many of these men had never picked up a weapon. they were paramedics, students, builders, lawyers. they are firing live couned, getting ready to fight. the ukranian army is using volunteer fighters like these to try to win back territory. the men have a few weeks training before moving off to the front line. then it's risky and real. >> reporter: this is where they could end up. in the luhansk region, where the separatists are in control. the

libya has no army since muammar gaddafi was kicked out and killed. more stepped into the gap. they represent the cities of misrata and zinc tan, and are loyal to different political groups. >> this is the result of a battle between the rebels and what is left of the militias of the zinc tan brigade. >> violence has been getting worse in libya in recent months, putting the lives of foreigners in danger. filipinos are among those being evacuated. many in international organizations have closed. civil society initiatives are springing up to encourage peaceful solutions. this gathering in benghazi brought key leaders and elders together, creating a council, trike to push phone an end to the fighting. >> we condemn violence. we stress the importance of the civil transition of power within a democratic framework and we reject oppression and military coups. >> libya's parliament requested assistance from the united nations. a new special envoy is drew to arrive next week to net the ceasefire between the rebel groups. but on friday thousands of people protested against the decision, w

people that want more of a return to muammar gaddafi days. is that an intractable situation?> i'm not sure if it's intractable. it's immensely complicated. it's very difficult to see a way forward here. if this were just one thing, if it were just, you know, the former gaddafi loyalists, that may be something that could be solved. if it was the islamist we may be able to find a way to placate that situation. because it's to many different centers, it makes it very, very difficult to find a way forward. >> doug oliphant, good to see you. thank you very much. >> thank you so much. >> thanks in large part to the conflict we discussed. the world witnessed the greatest displacement of religious movements. the latest report on religious freedom found 75% of people in the world live in countries that don't respect religious freedom. secretary of state john kerry singled out the fighters. those in syria and iraq were non-sunni muslims. >> just the other week i.s.i.l. declared that any remaining christians in mosul must convert, pay a tax or be executed on the spot. >> for more we are

fighting intensified between rival militia groups that overthrew muammar gaddafi in 2011. >> a shooting spree in a suspect in los angeles is in kust. the suspect was arrested sunday nightie a swat team. police were looking for a tan s.u.v. three people were killed. four were injured. it was a deadly weekend in chicago, three people were killed, including two gunmen. a dozen others were shot, including a 3-year-old boy who remains in critical condition. the city has called in state troopers and the nart d national guard for help. 1200 have been shot in the city. >> this morning family and friends of michael brown say their final goodbyes. hundreds of mourners are expected to pack a st louis church to pay final release. the brown family is asking for a day of silence. no protests. robert ray joins us live from ferguson. you have been covering the story for weeks. what is the mood in town this morning? >> good morning. you know, it's quiet. it's going to be a hot and humid day. school is back in session. you know, i'll standing where michael brown was shot and killed august 9th, a couple o

libya has no army since dictators muammar gaddafi was kick youed out and killed former rebels like these have stepped into the security gap, working in a semiofficial capacity paid by the state. they represent the city of misrata and zinc tan and are loyal to different groups. >> translation: this is the result of the battle between the rebels and the militias of the zin fan brigades. >> violence has been getting worse in libya in recent months, putting the lives of foreigners in danger. filipinos are among those that returned home after being evacuated. many embassies and international organizations closed. civil society initiatives are springing up to encourage peaceful solutions. this gathering brought key leaders and elders together, creating a mediation council, pushing for an end to the fighting. >> >> translation: we condemn violence and the use of arms, and express the importance of power in a democratic framework and reject military coups. >> reporter: libya's parliament requested assistance from the united nations. a special envoy is due to arrive next week to help negotiate a

remember reagan's comment when libyans under muammar gaddafi, i don't know what it was shortly into his presidency, he called his people and said, it's about time we teach the people there's new management over here. the problem the american people faces, what do we do now with the kind of management we have and how do we proceed. also foreign policy questions and defense policy questions, that's linked to specific problems, their sources and meaning for us. that's hawaii this topic, hoth hot spots are so wore today. >>. >> as you can tell, we're old friends here. herman, we'll let you pick up where david left off. >> related to reality now. >> thanks for your comments, dave. i want to pick up on one question you raise, that was a question of islamism versus communism, historical problems for the u.s. all on the stage, a veteran of the cold war. i have to say in many ways the problem with islamism is going to prove more difficult than the problem of communism. communism promised utopia on earth. the time came where he had 20 million dead in the soviet union, 80 million dead in clean and

the most powerful military forces initially fought together to overthrow the dictator muammar gaddafi, but are at odds because of ideological differences. they have been fighting for control over the international airport in trip -- tripoli, and other institutions. it has fallen into the hands of misrata, who opposed the new parliament. the benghazi brigade tried to help their rivals to defend the airport, but failed. benghazi and tripoli are so insecure that the parliament is meeting in the port city of tobruk. >>> effort to form a government in yemen collalsed. the country -- collapsed. the country's president rejected the houthi's demand. they have been protesting for years, demanding the current government resign and subsidies be increased for fuel. >>> the somalia government is seizing weapons from the warlords that have been fighting each other. it's a hard task because citizens don't believe it will make the country safer. . >> reporter: after years of struggling the somalia government seems to have realised the need to scoop up illegal weapons. here african union peacekeepers

the country is split between factions of those that toppled muammar gaddafi in 2011, put has since become rivals. >>> thousands fleeing the fighting in libya by taking boat rides. more than 150 people had been rescued off the coast of tinnizia. in an empty warehouse in a town, these young men are waiting to be registered. some are from eritrea. they can claim asylum. pane were working in a suburb of tripoli, and the fighting surrounded them. >> translation: the first rocket landed. it didn't hit anyone. then a second one came, and 20 were killed. when the third landed. we scattered and decided to leave. tunisian coast guard rescued the drifting dingy after two days at sea. this is the border with libya. migrant and asylum seekers can't cross by land. they can't be let in because of security and economic concerns. they are forced to make a dangerous journey across the waters. it's the only way out. there are reports fighters are preparing to battle for libya's border region. the fear is the conflict could spill over, and send more migrants out to sea. we are prepared to secure our maritime

they have no national army since muammar gaddafi was kicked out and killed. rebels were stepped into the gap. working in a capacity paid by the state. representing the city of hiz rarta, and loyal to different groups. >> this is the result of today's battle between the rebels and what is left. violence has been getting worse and libya in recent months. putting the lives of foreigners in danger. filipinos are among those that have returned home. embassies and international organizations closed. civil society initiatives are springing up to encourage solutions. this gathering brought key leaders. they created a mediation council, pushing for an end to the fighting. >> translation: we condemn the use of fighting. we reject all oppression and military coupsment. >> reporter: lebia's parliament requested assistance from the united nations. an envoy is due to arrive next week, to net the ceasefire between the rebel groups. on friday, thousands protested. they think the fighters should begin a chance to talk on their own. within hours violence returned to the capita

the first time since the election of muammar gaddafi in 2011. >>> the ukranian prime minister denied entry to a russian aid convi in the east, calling it an act of russian cynicism. troops are intensifying. we have a report from a city where fighting has driven many to seek shelter. >> reporter: this woman arrived from luhansk. she's been offered refuge in a friend's house. she's 75 and knew it was time to leave when hit by shrapnel >> translation: shelling started suddenly. i wept into my yard. it fell 20 yards away from me. there was an explosion. small stones, and small pieces of metal. at first i thought i was seriously injured. i was lifted up, and then fell town. they came back to me. >> reporter: valentina is staying with nine refugees. many opened up their homes to those that fled the violence. the population has grown by a quarter. the red cross told us 10,000 refugees arrived in the past two months and it's time to act. >> the situation to improve the world should support the peaceful people who live here, they should help to avoid the humanitarian disaster. the help is too

. >> indictments could be quickment those on muammar gaddafi were 3-6 months, so we could get indictments on commanders soon, before the next conflict. then the question is - if catchers can, we have got to get them arrested. and while it might be easy, courtesy of the israelis to get into gaza to arrest a few hamas commanders, you have to get the israeli commanders. >> access could be an issue. there's various ways of arresting them at borders. stopping foreign travel. it becomes another matter. to get them into the dock. it will be an important, i think, game changer in this terrible conflict to have a prosecutor define what the war crimes are, that are being committed. >> jeffrey robinson, thank you for sharing your analysis and insight into the bid to join the criminal court. >>> al jazeera is demanding the release of three journalists. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been imprisoned for 238 days, accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. in june, peter greste, and mohamed fadel fahmy were given 7-year sentences, and barder mohammed with an extra ful

it was set up in the wake of the fall of muammar gaddafi. and based in tripoli. at stake is the future of libya. with fighting in many cities and a political system seemingly at odds with itself. some international organizations are calling it a failed state. dominic kane. this is the worst violence in tripoli since the revolution in 2011, when former dictator was overthrown. libya's important institutions are mostly run by these three groups. the zinc tan group has controlled tripoli's international airport since 2011. fighters led a coalition who opposed a parliament in an attack on an airport. in the past this hours, they say they have taken control. >> general khalifa haftar emerged was a new player, attacking the militia, seeking to intervene in defense of the zinc tan brigades. tripoli are now so ipp squur that the new parliament is meeting in the port city. they are directors. it specialises in libyan affairs. there needs to be an effort to bring them together to discuss the shape of any new government. >> it's a systematic failure from the highest level,

what the tunisians fear is a similar scenario when muammar gaddafi was thrown out of power. there was hundreds of thousands who crossed and stayed in libya, because they didn't want to go back to their countries, or they didn't have means to leave tunisia to go back. they had to deal with them. it was a burden on the economy. the government is adamant they will not go through this again. only those with visas to other countries can go in. only allowed after they chartered the planes. they have to pay for the buses taking them from here to the airport. this is a position that is getting a lot of support from regular tunisians. the economy has been suffering, and people feel they cannot shoulder more burden, especially with security concerns. people here are very dependent on the libyan economy on what is happening in libya, and when they see the security deteriorating they are concerned some of the problems will spill into their own country. >> thank you for bringing us the situation on the libyan-tunisian border. >>> let's cross to steph for the weather. if you live in asia,

it was set up in the wake of the fall of muammar gaddafi. and based in tripoli. at stick is the future of libya, with fighting in many cities, and a political system seemingly at odds with themselves, some international organizations are calling it a failed state. >>> i'm joined by the general director from beirut, from the savat institute, specialising in libyan affairs. let's pick up the points of that package. is libya a failed state or a state heading in a downward spiral. >> well, there are certain post conflict realities and challenges that libyans must come to accept and the international community must accept. off the back, israel is inherently weak. it may forever remain. densely armed populous. in that respect the challenges have to manage the expectations and challenges. we met one of the most important things that we have to come into contact with, and an accelerated conflict on the ground. >> it seems there's a weak government, a military force that can't control the country, militias on the loose, and some rogue military elements who think that they

this is the worst fighting in libya since muammar gaddafi was overthrown in 2011. israel's prime minister warned residents in gaza it leave all areas where palestinian fighters are active. >> translation: we have proven in the past days that there is not and will not be imnupty for those -- imnupty for -- immunity for those shooting at israeli citizens. >> there's more rocket strikes. israeli air strikes hit residential areas in gaza. jane ferguson is there with this report. >> there's little of this shopping center left. this part of gaza was bombarded by the israeli military. the area housed many small shops. dozens of businesses were destroyed. >> it's an attack on the palestinian economy, and it's an attack on the people rely on this place. it's a civilian area, there's no fighters, rockets, nothing of the sort. al jazeera was filming the aftermath of an air strike when another hit. [ explosion ] >> also on saturday in gaza city, the remains of an apartment building that stood 14 storeys high. the israeli military said hamas fighters were operating out of the b

. >> ifill: in 2011, in libya, foley was held for 45 days by forces loyal to former dictator muammar gaddafillowing his release, he spoke about that kidnapping on the newshour. >> i never worried that i would be in captivity for, let's say, a year. i was concerned, i was really concerned to tell my mom that i was okay. and when we hit that two-week mark, i knew, okay, this is going to be a long time. they're telling us two to three days, but they're just playing mind games with us. >> ifill: it was unclear who initially abducted foley in syria, or when he fell into the hands of islamic state forces. but his death marked the first time they've killed an american citizen in the syrian conflict. >> it haunts me how much pain he was in and how cruel this method of execution is. >> ifill: still shaken, foley's parents emerge from their home in rochester, new hampshire, today to remember their son. >> he >> ifill: still shaken, foley's parents emerged from their home in rochester, new hampshire, today to remember their son. >> jim had kind of had nine lives. i mean he came out of libya and i guess

basically we achieved our objective to getting rid of muammar gaddafi.people said you should have looked at what came after. that's right. there should been an international peacekeeping force or n.a.t.o., like we did in the balkans. people could have said the same about saddam hussein, and we asked earlier is this the chickens coming home to roost, as colin powell said - you break it, you buy it. was he right to foreshadow what would happen if we left. >> he never used that analogy, basically he said we'll have to worry about what comes after the day after. when you overthrow a regime, you can't walk away. you need a plan to follow on. by getting rid of saddam, we tore and got rid of those that supported him. we created a vacuum. the bush administration thought we'd be out. we wept in in march and the president said mission accomplish. no, it's not accomplished. you have an unstable iraq, which is more of a danger than it was when saddam hussein was in there. when bush thought it would be a couple of months, going back to the timetable, how long is too

it overcrew muammar gaddafi. >> the military parade - the likes of which hasn't been seen in five years. now, parades like these have been banned by ousted president viktor yanukovych, but in the far east of the country fighting persists between pro-russian separatists and the ukranian army. we have this report from the outskirts of luhansk. >> reporter: we are on the road to luhansk, a city under siege. the red cross has been trying to reach the city for several days. the route is too dangerous. this hospital, close to the front line is running out of supplies, and they are dependent on the red cross for help. >> mostly are victims of shellings. we can see from the medical - from that one. >> on a visit to kiev, the german chancellor called for an effective ceasefire. she warned that russia could face fresh sanctions if it failed to bring about an end to the conflict. >> the plans are on the table about how to achieve peace with each other. actions must follow. i think many initiatives have been taken from the ukranian side. >> in luhansk, the week and vulnerable are suffering the most

libya has been unstable since rebels pushed out muammar gaddafi in 2011, but this violence is some of worse since then. they are often paid by the state to fill a vacuum created when forces were disbanded. some fighters used to be in the military, others have little or no official training. they do have plenty of arms and a clear willingness to use them to their own end. that fighting killed more than 200 people since that conflict began in mid july. >> rescue across in nepal trying to reach hundreds after a landslide. 89 people were killed and villages buried. the same rain hitting the same region two weeks ago, killing 150 people. >> the rains are affecting nearby people in india. officials worry the floodwaters and lack of sanitation may spread cholera. >> let's bring in meteorologist eboni deon. >> we have flooding concerns across parts of the south and into the upper midwest, where the rain has not just been coming into the same areas, but with i didn't think heavy downpours. that was the case in dallas where we received three inches of rainfall in spots. north of i-20 in arkansa