people in benghazi began the revolution against muammar gaddafi. they helped to end what many saw as his tyrannical rule. since then, crimelessness has soared, freedoms curtailed. the u.n. recognized government says it's trying to change this. >> there hasn't been away clear state including the military. thank god security and stability have begun to return bit by bit. >> law and order is one of the first things any new unit government has to tackle. before that, there needs to be a goo government. u.s. president barack obama admits it won't be easy. >> the tragedy of libya over the last several years is libya has a relatively small population and lot of oil wealth and could be really successful. they are divided by tribal lines and ethnic lines, power plays. >> there are many players. members of two rival governments, their armies, local militias and isil all want control. one former fighter in the libyan revolution says that chaos was inevitable. >> libya is not going to be a unique situation. france went through this, all the countries that were

muammar gaddafi overthrew the country, the country didn't disarm. the political process fell apart. two competing governments from formed, the talks were aimed to enter through formation of a unity government. >> libya's world under mounting pressure to end infighting and form a unified government. many hope it will end the political divide. libya has two governments. one in the west, and the other in the east. >> the general national congress controls western libya. the influence that stretches from tripoli, all the way west to zul tan. the rivals, the united nations-backed government in tobruk control the east. an area that stretches from the coastal town of barda to ourselves. and it's also huge areas in benghazi, libya's second largest city. there are districts held and armed groups that call for implementation of islamic law. it's i.s.i.l. that made gains. it controls a total area stretching from the city of cert. they search for communities looking into ways to stem the rise of i.s.i.l. including the areas fought. europe has recently been struggling with a growing numbers. the

five years since an uprising toppled muammar gaddafi. libya faces instability. >> find out why thousands of volunteers are joining a crime prevention unit ahead of elections. >> and ahead in sport, what made cristiano ronaldo head into the competition. a big tie at roma. details coming up. >> now, the u.n. says it's concerned about hundreds of issues stranded by fighting in the north of the country. fighters have been unable to get fresh food and drinking water. kurdish forces recaptured sinjar, 15 months after i.s.i.l. killed or captured members of the group from the area. >> for more on this. i'm joined by bokondji imama in baghdad. sunni arabs - what sort of help are they getting? >> they are not getting any help. that's the problem. there's 559 stuck in no man's land, between a kurdish front line and i.s.i.l. held territory to the west of where the kurds are now. the issue ute seems to be that the kurds believe, we've been told u.n. officially. that they are accused of being collaborators with i.s.i.l. i.s.i.l. has been telling them,

should have done more after of the fall of muammar gaddafi in order to help stabilize libya, but that was very problematic again because of the very tenuous political situation and the essential collapse which the government after gadhafi was kicked out of power. this is something where the obama administration once again does not want to be seen in the middle east as taking unilateral action, as disrespecting the wishes of arab countries in the region, but also very mindful that without checking isil's spread from syria, from iraq, that this could pose a more destabilizing situation, so sometimes the calculus here in washington is, we have to act. certainly they want to political cover if and when they can get it. >> thank you very much for bringing us the very late evident there from washington, d.c. >>> main opposition leader in uganda has been resatisfied. he was retained after trying to show reporters what he claimed was an operation to rig votes. his supporters were dispersed by police using tear gas and stun grenades. provisional results from the presidential election showed lo

it used to hang by one thread, which was muammar gaddafi and his iron rule. when he left, when he was toppled, they essentially had to rebuild the country from scratch. they had to find a way, which they have not so far, to bring thirder the rival tribes we know tribalism is very strong in libya, and they have various political interests, various identities. some relate more to the eastern part of the country. we know that there is a very , different identity in the east and part of the country that wants more autonomy. some want independence from the capital. it was an exercise in nationbuilding, that the revolutionaries essentially had to improvise. it did not help that the western powers who undertook the air raids, that helped topple the duffy, did not have a -- did not -- that helped topple gadhafi, did not have a plan b. so you had this country that did not have maturity, that did not of a pacified,nd peaceful political institution, and militias took power in that country. for better or for worse -- we are seeing now for worse -- they became the guarant

has been in turmoil with dozens of militias, each fighting for control since the overthrow of muammar gaddafi in 2011. since 2014, libya's had two competing governments, the u.n. backed parliament in the eastern city of tobruk and remnants of the general national congress based in tripoli. each has its own militia and foreign backers. the retired general hafta has been leading the government backed forces in tobruk. isil is stepping into an already crowded battlefield. uniony talks led to a presidential council formed last month. last week warring factions formed a unity government which still has to be endorsed by both sides. while talks continue, so does the fighting. forces have made gains in eastern libya. it is under control of the libyan national army. it had been used to ship weapons to isil fighters. they have taken control 150 kilometers south of benghazi. the u.s. envoy to libya urges peace to support the uniony government not just to end the suffering of the people, but to prevent a power vacuum and prevent isil from gaining anymore ground. al jazeera. >>> people in niger are getti

. >> since the overthrow that muammar gaddafi, there have been two competing governments, one in to before you can and one based in the capital tripoli. each side with its own militia and foreign backers. retired army general haftar has been leading force that is back the government in tobruk. added to this, isil increased its attacks over the past 12 months, taking over oil fields, kidnapping and killing hostages and just a few days ago, the armed group released video which appears to show the downing of a fighter jet. the united nations has been trying to get a political agreement signed for years, initially through its envoy leone. leone was widely discredited after offered a high paying job by the united arab emirates, one of haftar's main backers in the region. since hess replacement last year, progress appears to have been made. unity talks led to a presidential council formed a few weeks ago. libya's politicians urge the world to support the newly formed unity government. >> we call on owl regional powers to support the libyan people's efforts by backing this unit government. we cal

senator cruz said both trump favor of the u-s helping libyans oust dictator muammar gaddafi. "he said i was in favor in libya. i never discussed that subject. i was in favor of libya? we would be so much better off if gaddafi would be in charge right now." the ruling from our fact checkers -- trump's pants are on fire! trump denying he ever discussed supporting u-s intervention in libya is patently inaccurate. our team found an online video from august 2011... showing trump urging the u-s to go in and take gaddafi out of power. a new report finds ohio is one of 10 states where millennials could sway the election. why? -- the state has a large number of colleges. 385 to be exact. of those 10 states, ohio has the highest ratio of young people with kids -- meaning issues that matter to young voters in ohio may be more diverse. it's a fabulous february giveaway on 9 on your side. from 6 t0 7a for your chance to win a 100-dollar pre-paid gift card. five chances to win every weekday! watch for the weather word of the day and win. cloudy and cool again today and we'll continue to se

backed military intervention ousted longtime dictator muammar gaddafi. in recent months, u.s. and british special operations teams have been increasingly operating in libya. today's strike comes three weeks after general joseph dunford, chair of the u.s. joint chiefs of staff, said he wants to begin taking "decisive military action" against isil in libya. in news from the campaign trail this weekend marks the south , carolina primary for republicans and the nevada primary for democrats. on thursday, pope francis criticized republican front-running donald trump, suggesting the real estate mogul's plan to build a wall across the u.s.-mexico border means he is "not christian." pope francis spoke to reporters aboard the papal airliner. >> a person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, not building bridges, is not a christian. amy: donald trump file back sing his comets were disgraceful and unbelievable. become it commented on the use of birth control in areas where zika verse has led to public health emergencies. scientists say the zika virus may be linked to

wednesday to celebrate the five year anniversary of the uprising that toppled long-time dictator muammar gaddafi. the uprising, known as the february 17 revolution, ended with a 2011 u.s.-led military intervention that helped oust gaddafi. libya slid into conflict soon after. the country currently has two competing governments. in january, the chair of the u.s. joint chiefs of staff, general joseph dunford, says he wants to begin taking decisive military action against the self-proclaimed islamic state in libya. ahead of the republican south carolina primary saturday, ted cruz and donald trump are feuding over a cruz campaign tv ad that accuses trump of having been pro-choice in the late -- in the past. the ad, airing in south carolina, features a clip from a 1999 trump interview on nbc's "meet the press." in the interview, trump says he is "pro-choice in every respect." in response, the trump campaign sent a cease and desist letter to the cruz campaign. trump has also threatened to sue cruz for defamation if the campaign continues to air the ad. a recent bloomberg poll shows donald trump with a

you've got isis in the entire, in particular, serte, which used to be muammar gaddafi's strong hold.now it's baghdadi's strong hold. it's right across the med from italy, and they're going to potentially grab all those oil facilities there. so if they do and this doesn't work, what happens? >> we have to make sure it works. i think the planning for additional military operations and as they specified over this past weekend, looking at tactical targets, this is not a strategic effort to be sure, but we have to basically deny, disrupt and defeat isis in libya. we know where they're physically at. we're getting more fidelity in our coordination with the special forces from the united states, u.k., france and britain on the ground. so we have to make it work. this political process that the united nations is response for has lagged. we still have that concern not just for the trans-mediterranean progress to have isis get into europe and italy as you just mentioned but also next door in tunisia. tunisia has been severely impacted by isis, if you recall, the beach terrorist attack by isis

begins an offensive in northern syria >>> today marks five years since libyans rose up and ousted muammar gaddafi. the revolution was sparked in february 2011 by a large protest in benghazi. it spread across the country and was met by a violent reaction. te took control of tripoli. >> it was an emotional night in paris. eagles of death metal heading a show. survivors and relatives attending the concert at the olympia theatre called on oo chance. 89 people were killed and there was 89 seconds of silence in memory of the victims. the french government will extend a state of emergencies, expanding police powers to carry out searches and arrest. >> parts of california are cleaning up after 110 miles per hour. they knocked down powerlines. the storm caused an accident where a truck watt on its side. also. they could be given relief from drought. thanks to rain and snow. and good morning to go. as the east coast significantly looks. here is some of the video coming down. yes, that's damage from the storms yesterday, this system cleared through. we'll continue to see some problems on the east coast. the

have a government in place a very tough lesson learned after coalition forces essentially drove muammar gaddafirom power and left the entire country lawless and open o the spread of terrorism? mr. carter: the situation now is one in which the country is divided. there are a number of parties who want to be part of the government. we, and we're not the only ones, are trying to get them to reach a government of national accord. that would restore in libya a coherent government and give the people what they sorely need which is an end to the violence, libyan against libyan. at that point, i'm certain they'll want help and the international committee will help turn against isil. >> to be clear, what you're general dunford: this is what my french counterpart says, it's one thing to win the war, you have to win the peace. when you look at endovers over the past tech cade plus, ensuring there's a political transition which leads to enduring peace and stability is critical to make the contributions and sacrifices in combat operations meaningful. i think that's the focus in libya is to win the peace as