he just ordered his air force to bomb, you know, neighboring libya or certain positions in this neighboring libya against isis positions. so in many ways this really gives him both, you know an ability to project himself as a real leader and second, of course, to expose his credential credentials as a military man. this was an important -- an important

he just ordered his air force to bomb, you know, neighboring libya or certain positions in this neighboring libya against isis positions. so in many ways this really gives him both, you know an ability to project himself as a real leader and second, of course, to expose his credential credentials as a military man. this was an important -- an important junction. we too many revenge. states don't take revenge. >> state maybe plea onlitiously use national law and order to defend themselves. >> maybe that was mis translated. it was being translated from arabic into english? >> i think i originally heard the arabic. >> both? >> you can understand. the thing is there was a precedent set already, you know, the way the united states responded to the 9-11, basically saying we are going to go to this other country from where the 9-11 attacks were prepared, you know, were planned and we are going to go bomb and so forth. the israelis used that in gaza and south lebanon. lebanon is an sovereign country. israel thinks it can go in and occupy. the jordanians just did that in syria after the death of the

he defended his decision to launch air strikes in neighboring libya and accepted that up september peoplein egyptian jails. a matter he urged the interior ministry to look in to. >> reporter: president abdul fatah el-sisi insists egypt doesn't want to invade aura it can other countries but he says he will use his armed forces to defends his nation. >> we launched an offensive against 13 targets subject today strict and accurate surveillance, intelligent information was gathered in secrecy and accuracy. >> reporter: egypt launched air strikes in libya last week after 21 egyptian christians were killed there by a group loyal to the isil. although sisi says great care was taken about the accuracy of the strikes, people in the eastern city say civilians were also killed. >> translator: there was no militant presence here. just families lived here. the family, the mother and their children were auld killed. it was a gentlemen who was also killed. there were about eight killed in the neighborhood in addition to four who are still seriously injured. >> reporter: sisi also talked about the neat f

news from egypt where the state tv has said government jets have carried out air strikes in neighboring libyargets link today isil were hit after the group released a video showing an apparent killing of 21 egyptian coptic christians. the migrant workers were killed in libya after being kidnapped by a group loyal to isil. the president of egypt warned that the country we would retaliate after the release of the video. >> translator: see i didn't want does not only defend itself but the whole region, egypt will react in the right time. we will keep following the situation and we will discuss how we will react in due time. egyptians will not be allowed to go to libya and we will do our best to evacuate egyptians living there. i have asked the foreign minister to immediately travel to new york to discuss these issues and to hold international community responsible for what is happening in libya. >> france and the united states have condemned the killing calling it savage, despicable and courtly. let's get more on the issue and we are joined by the deputy director at the brookings doha center. th

an egyptian fighter jet en route to neighboring libya. these are the first strikes by egypt against isis at least the first that they will publicly admit to. the primary target here is in derna. egypt's military saying avenging egypt blood is our right and duty. joining me now from jordan is jomana karadsheh. who were these egyptians that were killed? >> there were 21 of them kidnapped in december and january south of the libyan capital of tripoli and they were taken by militants there. there has been some extremist militant activity. this is the birthplace of the former leader moammar gadhafi and we've seen that for some time now. these egyptians come from i am pof verki am pofimpovershed towns. we've seen so many attacks in the past on egyptian christians and with the fall of the gadhafi regime but nothing as shocking as what we are seeing. >> we've talked and you've covered this part of the world and how really surprised about this happening in libya? >> absolutely no surprise brooke. we've seen this happen over the years since the fal

egyptian military confirmed on state television that the fighter jets carried out airstrikes in neighboring libyaeir target was the weapons caches and training camp's of the jihadists that released the video showing they had beheaded 21 coptic christians. >> we are confirming that the strikes were to avenge the beheadings and seek retribution on the criminal killers. egyptians have a shield that protects them and a sword that cuts off terrorism. >> hours earlier on sunday night, the president of egypt addressed the nation after a video of the beheadings was released. despite a large number of egyptians working in libya, he urged egyptians not to travel there and reaffirmed egypt's right to avenge the killings. libya's air force said they carried out airstrikes as well. in the video, one of the islamists said the jihadist group, which is sought -- thought to be an affiliate of the islamic state group, said they are ready to conquer rome. libya is 350 kilometers from italy. on sunday, matteo renzi's defense minister called for an international coalition to stop the jihadist group from gaining groun

it's the first time egypt as acknowledged taking military action in neighboring libya. le susan mcginnis is in washington. good morning, susan. >> reporter: good morning, alison. egypt started these air strikes in libya at dawn. retaliation for the murders of these egyptian christians that the group had been holding hostage for weeks. libby's air force has announced it has started launching air strikes. all of this as congress has only begun to debate stepped up u.s. military force against isis. egyptian warplanes bombed islamic state militants targeting weapons storage depots retaliation after the release of another gruesome video sunday. in it men dressed in black marched 21 coptic christians along a beach near tripoli and addresses the camera in english before they are beheaded simultaneously. following the release egypt's president convened an emergency meeting of his commanders where they planned the retaliation. >> this is a group at war and these videos are a window into that reality. >> reporter: on sunday the white house condemned the attack saying in a statemen

egyptian planes began bombing isis facilities in neighboring libya after the militant group reportedly executed 21 kidnapped egyptian christians. craig boswell has more. >> reporter: egyptian television showed warplanes taking off on a mission to strike isis targets in libya monday. in libya smoke rose from one of the area's bombs. the swift retaliation came just hours after isis released another video online. it shows men dressed in black walking 21 evip general hostages -- egyptian hostages on a beach. they're forced to kneel down and then it appears they are beheaded. they had for work. isis kidnapped them in december and january. in their egyptian village, relatives cried and prayed devastated by the killing. >> we're saddened, shocked, but we believe that this is part of a whole phenomenon we've been facing in egypt and throughout the arab world in the last few years. >> reporter: egypt called for international intervention in lib yarks including political and material support targeting the militants' stronghold in iraq and syria. the call for help comes as congress is debating pr

it's the first time egypt as acknowledged taking military action in neighboring libya. le susan mcginnis is in washington. good morning, susan. >> reporter: good morning, alison. egypt started these air strikes in libya at dawn. retaliation for the murders of these egyptian christians that the group had been holding hostage for weeks. libby's air force has announced it has started launching air strikes. all of this as congres troubling sign isis is expanding its operations. egypt's government has declared a seven-day mourning period. meanwhile, meanwhile, one of the militants now say they plan to conquer rome. >> susan mcginnis in washington thank you, susan. >>> we have new details of the captivity of kayla mueller who died while being held by isis. a man tried to win her release. he said she was his wife. isis says she was killed in a jordanian air strike. >>> two men have been charged with aiding the suspected gunmen would killed two people in copenhagen and it may have been inspired by the attacks in paris. charlie d'agata rereports. >> reporter: the first light of d

the egyptians have traveled to neighboring libya for work when isis kidnapped them. egypt is calling for international intervention against the terror group. >>> in the east bay the police board in kensington is deciding whether the chief should be punished for a sex scandal involving one of his detectives. he allegedly paid to have sex in reno last may. police chief suspended varo, but some of the community want the police chief to resign for letting the investigation to drag on so long. the police board will hold a closed door meeting tonight to discuss the case. >>> napa's famous wooden moose head has reappeared. it was cut from a eucalyptus tree new year's eve. now it's sitting on the mayor's driveway. the moose head is actually a growth from the drink of the giant tree on dry creek road. over the years it's been decorated and painted. police don't know who cut it off or why nor do they know who put it on the mayor's driveway. >>> panic in the terminal. airport passengers run for their lives. the announcement that sparked mass chaos at l.a.x. >> fired shots. she'

this is the first time egypt has publicly acknowledged military action in neighboring libya. meanwhile a white house statement condemned the quote despicable and cowardly murder in the video and said that i only further galvanizes the international community to unite against isil. >>> now to the cease-fire in ukraine which for the most part appears to be holding. they're trying to get access to areas in ukraine has that wore reportedly shelled by russian rebels after the truce was declared. the president of france who helped broker the deal with germany and russia says this leaders are now ready to roll out the next phase, including withdrawing heavy weapons and holding tacks for the local elections. >>> and the faa has its eyes on me. they release their report. mine is up in a tree in connecticut. pilots would have to be 17 years old, pass anary naught ticks test and be approved by the tsa. drones must stay lower than 500 feet. they can only be flown during daylight hours with pilots maintaining constant visual contact with the device and they must also hold or obtain a new

also got the attention of the egyptian air force, whose jet fighters attacked isis targets in neighboring libya. the new isis video underscored the group's continued expansion beyond iraq and syria, to alliances with and allegiance from terror groups in libya, yemen, pakistan and afghanistan. increasingly what was first seen by the u.s. as a rag tag collection of thugs, is evolving into a governing body. its recent propaganda videos showing what it says is everyday life under its rule of terror. in fact recent online messages say isis "not only needs fighters, but also needs doctors, engineers, et cetera." by making a move into libya, isis is that much closer to europe just across the mediterranean, claiming it is now on its way to rome a police of great symbolic importance for christianity. >> just a few hundred miles away. brian ross thank you. >>> back here at home, and to las vegas tonight, where this evening, a manhunt is now under way after a mother was shot and killed outside her home in what's being described as an act of road rage. officials studying this tape. were the suspects search

sisi defended his decision to launch air strikes in neighboring libya after an isil-linked group claimedibility for killing 21 egyptian coptic christians last week. in an address broadcast on state television, sisi said the operation was planned ma tick meticulously to avoid civilian casualties. he also thanked gulf neighbors saul saudi arabia, bahrain and yeah wait and end that innocent young people may be in egyptians jails a matter that he urged the interior ministry to look in to. here a respect. >> reporter: president abdul fatah el-sisi insists egypt doesn't want to invade or attack other countries. but he says, he will use his armed forces to defend his nation. trash we launched an offensive against 13 targets, these targets were subject today strict and accurate fair lent, intelligence information was gathered in absolute secrecy and accuracy. >> reporter: hey jump launched a strikes last week after 21 christians were killed there. although sisi says great care was taken about the accuracy of the strikes. people in the eastern city say civilians were also killed. >> translator: t

egypt is calling for a united nations' led coalition to get rid of islamic state terrorists in neighboring libya. egypt wants the u.s. and european nations to join the effort. yesterday, egyptian war planes bombed isis targets in libya. it was retaliation for the beheadings of 21 egyptian coptic christians. egypt's president says the air strikes were in self-defense. >> the challenge for egypt is that they have their own challenges internally. they're fighting islamic radical terrorists internally. into sinai and trying to keep cairo safe. so egypt will be at war with isis. we'll just have to see what form that ultimately takes. >> hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of cairo yesterday to condemn the beheadings. isis released a video of the killings on sunday. >>> a security guard shot and killed in san jose apparently gave his own life to save a co- worker. they were working at the boss nightclub on saturday night when a robbery next door caught their attention. the suspect took $20 worth of cigars and hopped into a car then someone inside the car pulled a gun on 34-year-old manny z u

egypt began bombing facilities in neighbors libya overnight including train sites and storage locations for weapons. alex ortiz is in cairo where the government is vowing revenge for these killings. alex, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, here in cairo egyptians both muslim and christian, are mourning the violent deaths of their countrymen. a graphic video released online on sunday appears to show the brutal beheading by isis militants of a group of egyptian migrant workers, coptic christians kidnapped in neighboring libya last month. but retaliation was swift. egyptian warplanes carried out reprisal attacks against islamic state positions in libya. the egyptian military tells cbs news the air strikes happened early this morning striking isis training camps and arms depots. isis has had rapid growth in the region from iraq syria and jordan to egypt and war-torn libya. and there are fears that over 1 million egyptian nationaled who live and work in libya may become the islamic state's next target. now, with kearns fighting between egypt and isis may escalate. the government

libya has never had a tremendous importance in the eyes of its neighboring countries. is a country that has tended to take the lead from them. the main problem at the moment is the huge amount of arms which gaudify left behind in libya. there are huge quantities of arms, some may be unusable but they have been sold off, and passed hand to hand and affected the security of the whole region. >> yesterday we were talking to one of the editors of qatar's local newspaper who said to me that egypt has an interest in libya's oil and this is why egypt may want foreign intervention in order to secure this oil. would you support this view? >> no i think that's rather imaginative. of course egypt is is a [ inaudible ] country in terms of finances and if they had the finances of libya, things would be different. but i have not heard suggestion that libya is actively planning any change in the situation which would give them access to libya's oil. i think that would be an extraordinary idea. >> the u.n. and u.s. said they won't be arming any groups on the ground. why the hesitation

this is the first time cairo took action in neighboring libya.government declared a seven day mourning period forethe mass murder. >> a judge has yet to decide if prosecutors can play a supposed tape confession by the eddie ray routh accused of gunning down chris kyle and his friend chad little field. he pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. >>> former pennsylvania treasure robert mccord is going to plead guilty. he threatened potential donors from a law firm and property management firm for his failed run for governor. >>> clearwater crews are unpacking. pitchers and catchers head to clearwater wednesday. >>> firefighters have placed the fire under control again it broke out at 4:30 a.m. on the 200 block of south 52nd street. because of the intense flames and maybe because of the weather being so cold it took a long time to get it under control. they managed to evacuate the buildings. we're zooming in this is what you get when you have temperatures near zero and you try and fight a fire a lot of water from the hoses is freezing on contact wi

with isis in neighboring libya, the president of egypt has called for a unified arab force to fight the extremists. cnn military analyst spider marks says it was absolutely the right first step in stopping isis. fight on the ground is peril lows. >> i want to take you to turkey where tlorts are frantically hurting for three younger girlfriends, runaway teens from britain. left their families. there they are on the run. the girls, 15 and 16 years old are feared to be trying to get to syria possibly to join isis as wives. somehow the three friends slipped out of london last week on a flight to istanbul where they are now is not clear. but if they're still in turkey, the police are hoping to find them. if father of one of the girls said he had absolutely no clue what his daughter was planning. >> before tuesday had she started showing an interest in syria? was she talking -- >> not at that time. she was doing her schoolwork because she's taking gcse this year. there is no sign to suspect her at all. >> and had she shown an interest in politics or international affairs? does she talk much a

strikes ordered by the egyptian president general el sisi on public tv, taking military action in neighboring libya. >> we need to pull our forces together and face this threat that is coming closer to home. >> the five-minute video is described as a watershed because it's believed to be the largest documented mass execution by isis outside of iraq and syria. pope francis left no doubt the egyptians working in libya to send money home to their families were singled out for their faith. >> translator: there only words were, jesus, help me. they were assassinated simply for the fact that they were christians. >> the video uses multiple effects as well as camera angles and what appears to be a crane for overhead shots. this jihadi who delivers the bulk of the message speaks with a north american accent and wears the same cam mow worn by executioners who burned the jordanian pilot to death in january. analysts say this is significant and meant to show coordination between isis in syria and north africa. >> all that is telling me that this is now the work of an international organized jihadi group. >> i

an egyptian fighter jet en route to neighboring libya. strikes by egypt against isis at least the first that they will publicly admit to. the primary target here is in derna. egypt's military saying avenging egypt blood is our right and duty. joining me now from jordan is jomana karadsheh. who were these

the egyptians had traveled to neighboring live libya for work. they were kidnapped in december and january. in their egyptian village relatives cried and prayed, damnest to mike devastated by the senseless killing. >> egypt called for international intervention against isis in libya including political and material support from u.s. coalition targeting the militant groups stronghold in iraq and syria. the call for help comes as congress is debating president obama's formal request to authorize the use of military force against isis. the egyptian air strikes target isis weapons storage sites and training camps in libya's eastern city. lydia says the strikes were coordinated with its armed forces and the 50 militants were killed. >> egypt said it will start evacuating its citizens from libya and has banned all travel to the country a. >>> during saturday's all-star three-point contrast in your, curry wrote messages on both of his shoes. once said # rip da the other # curry for dear. curry said he had heard that they followed his career see enthusia

that is an egyptian fighter jet en route to neighboring libya where isis beheaded as much as 21 captained kidnapped egyptians. egypt's military saying "avenging egyptian blood is our right and our duty." egyptian media now report two waves of air strikes, both targeting so-called terrorists' hide-outs in the libyan city right on the coast, right on the mediterranean there. let me bring in ian lee, he joins me from cairo also. ian, how significant do you believe it is that these egyptian air strikes are now happening? that we are seeing egypt join in this coalition fight against isis, saying we have every right to avenge these deaths? >> this is definitely a retaliatory measure. making a statement to defend egyptians abroad. but on the ground, it will be very difficult for the egyptian military to really put a dent in isis's operations, as we've seen in iraq and syria. they have adapted to air strikes. militants in libya have learned from these militants in iraq and syria. some of them have gone over and fought with them. they'll publicly adapt the same sort of measures into avoiding these

it follows the capture and killing of egyptian christians earlier this month in neighboring libya. cnn's becky anderson is joining us now from abu dhabi with more. what do we know about the fate of those 80 or 90 syrian christians who apparently were just kidnapped by these isis fighters? >> reporter: the details are very sketchy. isis militants abducted as you rightly point out some 90 syrian christians. the actual numbers, a little bit difficult to pin down at this point. but we are talking women, children and the elderly from two villages in northeastern syria. this information coming to us from a variety of organizations, the london-based syrian observatory for human rights said quote, reliable sources overheard isis militants talking on wireless devices about having detained what they called 56 crusaders, at least, in one village alone. now, you'll be aware that isis or daesh, has attacked numerous minority groups during this bloody campaign. this summer isis overran the city of carakosh in northern iraq, about 20 miles southeast of mosul. at the time isis issued an ultimatum

air strikes are the first time cairo has publicly acknowledged taking military action in neighboring libya getting support from libyan armed forces forces. >> what happened now is not the first crime and it's a clear proof and confirmation of the increasing threat of terrorism in libya. report. >>> white house released a statement saying in part, the united states condemns the despicable and cowardly murder of 21 egyptian citizens in libya by isol affiliated terrorists. isol's bar bar are the nose no bounds. >>> president obama has stated in recent weeks that isis is on the decline many on capitol hill insist the terrorist group is growing and say the authorization the president has request asked not go far enough to defeat the islamic state. >> he says, well, the threat is being diminish. the fact, isol continues to gain new territory. >>> egyptian state tv reporting air strikes have killed about 50 isis members so far. mean wool, us secretary of state john kerry is called the egyptian foreign minister offering his condolences while condemning the killings. >>> a local family in desperate

do you need more other kinds of support as you try to hold off isis now, so close to you in neighboring libyacertainly, but let me say that it wasn't the government who deposed president morsi. it was the people of egypt, and -- >> understood. >> and in the strength of 25 million. we have been somewhat restrained and we find it's been difficult for us to meet the challenges in the sinai and in addressing the threats at our western border. without being able to have the spare parts and fly the apaches that are so crucial in the fight against the terrorist organizations in sinai. i think it is very important that egypt remains militarily strong. it has been an element of regional security and dependence by the united states on egyptian facilities and capabilities and we certainly feel that we are somehow restricted at this stage and will hope these restrictions were lifted. >> is that something you're going to be talking to secretary kerry, when you come to the state department tomorrow? >> well i usually talk with secretary kerry on all the aspects of our bilateral relations and this has been

says the target of its air strikes were jihadist camp training sites, and weapons stores in neighboring libya, following the brutal mass killing there of egyptian coptic christians by militants aligned to islamic state. in the egyptian capital, cairo, egyptians had woken to angry newspapers calls for revenge. >> i swear this is a criminal terrorist act, done by people who have absolutely nothing to do with religion and personally, i didn't sleep last night, after what happened. all egyptians couldn't sleep. and i'm very happy with president sisi's reaction. >> translator: it gives the whole world a horrible and disgusting image of islam and arab countries. this is imposed on us by foreign countries or terrorist groups, to be more specific. >> reporter: a recent attack on a major hotel in the libyan capital, tripoli, claimed by islamist militants, had already fueled fears that jihadists pledging loyalty to islamic states are gaining an swreegz foothold here as the country descends further into chaos, lawlessness, and battles between militias following the overthrow of colonel gadhafi in 2011.

egypt is calling for united nations' led coalition now to get rid of islamic state terrorists in neighboring libya. egypt wants the u.s. and european nations to join in on the effort too. yesterday egyptian war planes bombed isis targets in libya. it was all in retaliation for the beheading of 21 egyptian scottic christians. egypt's president says the air strikes were in self-defense. >> the challenge for egypt is that they have their own challenges internally. they're fighting islamic radical terrorists internally. into sinai and trying to keep cairo safe and so egypt will be at war with isis. we'll just have to see what form that ultimately takes. >> hundreds of demonstrators taking to the streets of cairo yesterday to condemn the beheadings. isis released that video of the killings on sunday. >>> president obama's executive action on ill great lakes is now -- immigration is now on hold by order of a federal judge. a coalition of 26 states has filed a lawsuit to permanently stop the president's plan which could spare millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. yesterday, the judge agre

led coalition to get rid of islamic state terrorists in neighboring libya. egypt wants the u.s. and european nations now to join in on that effort. yesterday, egyptian war planes bombed isis targets in libya all in retaliation for the beheldings of 21 egyptian christians and egypt's president says the air strikes were in self-defense. >> the collage for i script is that they have their own challenges internally. they're spiting his fool -- fighting islamic radical terrorists internally and trying to keep cairo safe. egypt will be at war with isis. >> hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of cairo yesterday to condemn those beheadings. isis released the video of the killings on sunday. >>> time now is 6:10. the drought is causing more problems for northern california ski resorts. the world class competition that will have to wait at least another year. >> and i'm kiet do live in east san jose, a security guard who was shot? killed over the weekend, we are learning took a bullet for a co- worker. and is now being called a hero. >> from the kpix weather center, good morning

watching egyptians coming out of libya at the border with neighboring country tunisia. former ambassador to libya told us that the country has to be stable for the interests of the entire region, also for europe. >> the sort of statement you're hearing from libya's neighbors algeria, tunisia and egypt shows a level of concern there that insecurity, instability in libya could affect the whole region and could spread. i think everybody in the region and including north in europe has an interest in stabilizing the country now because it's clear that an unstable libya in which the situation deteriorates poses threats for us all. >> well, a leaked telephone conversation appears to suggest that a senior official in the office of the egyptian president sisi was trying to intervene in libyan affairs. a meeting was being arranged. more than a year ago at a time when sisi was not the president but was defense minister. >> u.s. military commanders are preparing iraqi and kurdish force to say recapture the city of mosul from isil fighters. officials in washington said the operation

it is the first time egypt has publicly acknowledged military action in neighboring libya. statement condemned the quote despicable murdered and, quote, only further galvanizing the international community to unite against isil. >> this happened of course david remnick, in libya. there is an article in your 90th anniversary edition, congratulations on that called "the unraveling," talking about what we left behind in gadhafi's libya. >> john lee anderson who is an intrepid foreign correspondent went to libya which is extremely hard to the now and it's extremely hard because everything is collapsed. this is a failed state. we refer to this as a great foreign policy success sometimes in the very quick rhetoric of the american discussion but let's review what happened. the united states is part of a coalition, rescued people in benghazi rescued people in benghazind gadhafi's government and gadhafi himself quickly collapsed thereafter. which seems like a form of success. but what's been left behind there is absolute chaos and day-to-day violence and killing. there's no controll

far failed to provide we can join that joins us live, that's in neighboring tuesday niya before we get into the nervousness of which libya's neighbors may be looking at the developments in libya you have some information on the developments. >> it appears that they have moved into the setter greater area who occupy this building trying to tell them to evacuate those without the bloodshed, basically what they are saying is that the fightingers have taken over convention center. that was set up by mom mar and it was supposed to symbolize his leadership, his african leadership. so symbolize their african leadership of their groups mainly between them and the al quaida who are moving all around the scuderia all the way here to tanisha and then further on to libya. it seems according to the fightingers that at this point, there is no other choice than yes another conflict in libya you ask them when that will be, they will say we can't tell you exactly, but soon. so there appears there will be another front line open soon. >> s there so much political violence in italy how is the government there watching over events? the govern

are beginning to see a growing concern on the part of the egyptians about what's happening in neighboring libya. the real concern is how large a presence will they have in the future. u.s. officials think libya has the potential to be the third isis state in the sense that syria and iraq have huge amounts of isis fighters. libya is awash in islamic extremists. and it's a country that has no central government. it isn't providing security across the country. there is a fear that libya is the potential for isis to grow the strongest outside of iraq and syria. isis and a potential for bigger problems across the middle east. bill: this is where we have gone in the last 20-24 months. that was initially. now the information we have based on background scanning the with world. you have planes from 12 countries from the philippines to indonesia to make a claim for isis operating to some degree in their country. the town of durna is the place where u.s. intel january has been focused. in the town of darna they are joining the fight. the government of libya carried out its own airstrikes on isis over the

. >> do you support the egyptian air strikes that have been going on against isis targets in neighboring libyamurdered 21 egyptian christians in libya? >> i think everybody in the world watched what happened to the 21 christians and were horrified on behalf of egypt. we saw them take action. the issue is here as you are familiar with is is that libya has had a lot of internal strife. they have had a lot of battles going on. there's a u.n. process working very hard to work that through. we think a political process is the best way to address the strife going on on the ground. we will have continued discussions about how to address isil. we see that as a separate issue. >> you don't support the air strikes against -- >> we support egypt's decision and the steps they took to defend themselves. we need to continue to have a discussion about where isil poses a threat moving forward. and also respect the fact that outside intervention has not proven to be productive as it relates to the ongoing political strife in libya. >> for all practical purposes libya, which the u.s. helped liberate it's a fail

also got the attention of the egyptian air force whose jet fighters attacked isis targets in neighboring libyaexpansion beyond iraq and syria to alliances with and allegiance from terrorists in libya, yemen, pakistan and afghanistan. increasingly what was first seen by the u.s. as a rag tag collection of thugs is evolving in to a governing body. its recent propaganda videos shows what it says is everyday life under the rule of its terror. in fact, recent on-line messages say isis not only needs fighters but also needs doctors, engineers, et cetera. >> with the move in to libya, isis is that much closer to europe, just across the mediterranean. claiming it is on its way to rome, a place of great symbolic importance for christianity. brian ross, abc news, new york. >>> breaking news in texas where a federal judge blocked president obama's order on immigration. the ruling came after a lawsuit filed by texas and 25 other states. the president's order would have protected millions of immigrants here illegally from being deported and the ruling will be in place until heard and resolved before the co

but the sort of statements you are hearing from libya's neighbors, algeria and tunesia and egypt showel of concern that instability and instability in libya could effect the whole region and spread and i think everybody in the region and including north, in europe has an interest in stabilizing the country now because it is clear that an unstable libya in which the situation deteriorates poses threats for us all. >> we will have to leave it there and thank you for speaking to us and ambassador northern speaking to us from london and appreciate your time and just to update our viewers we were telling you about three bomb explosions that happened in libya east of benghazi in an area and now we are hearing these three explosions have reportedly killed at least 20 people so we are monitoring that and bring you more information as we get it on al jazeera. moving on and the presidents of foreign troops and aid organizations created a booming economy in parts of afghanistan but now most u.s. troops are gone and the so called war economy is coming to an end. nicole johnston has more from kabu

political chaos in libya as you have described and the further threat of isil in the country, libya's neighborst be watching the developments with concern. >> well i'm telling you, i'm here in tunisia and tunisia is extremely concerned. it has its own issues with a large number of nationals who have gone to syria and iraq. and now it is said that there is a large number of tunisia nationals who have made their way into libya. an estimated 400 tunisiians and yemenis are currently in sert. and then we have had just 24 hours ago, fighting in the southwest of the country. that has been ongoing for quite a while. so certainly a lot of concerns. you have algeria who is also very concerned. both tunisia and algeria have beefed up their security at the borders, but these are very long borders, and it's extremely complicated. >> hoda abdel hamid thank you. >>> qatar has recalled its ambassador from egypt for consultation. the decision follows comments by the egyptian envoy to the arab league about qatar backing terrorism. something qatar strongly denies. >>> united states has identified 1200 syrian rebe

have the ability to bomb from the the air is obviously a concern not only to everyone in libya but in neighboring egypt and potentially around the entire region. jenna: conner thank you. jon: egypt attacking terrorists in libya. apparently carrying out a parallel war against isis. in fact the pentagon says the u.s. never got a heads up before egypt used american made fighter jets to strike libya. national security correspondent jennifer griffin continues our live team coverage from the pentagon. >> jon, u.s. provides egypt with 1.5 billion dollars in aid each year most of it military aid. in some ways the relationship has never been this strained since the camp david accords. the state department spokesman yesterday would not confirm egypt carried out the air strikes against the isis terror camps. >> do you continue fobl in libya, the best path forward is a political process, one that is being led by the u.n. and as you know that is a process that's trying to work through the disagreements between different parties and entities on the ground. but i think broadly speaking without confirming any ac

he'd been working in libya for nine months. relatives and neighbors arrive. the women pray for his soul. the family tells us they tried to convince him that libya was too dangerous, but the young men was -- the young man was eager to earn money to start a family. unemployment runs high in this part of egypt. he and 20 others disappeared without a trace. then an internet video appeared showing their executions. >> the whole world saw how they died. we give thanks to god that we know their fate. otherwise, we'd have no idea if they were dead or alive. it's better this way. they are with god now. >> they were in the hands of satanic tyrants. god has mercy upon them. these are not human beings. they have no human hearts. we pray that god enlightens them, that they find the path of righteousness. >> copts do not believe in vengeance. priests go from door to door visiting victims and offering% solace and support. the egyptian government also provides assistance. the equivalent of 20,000 euros per family, plus a small pension. he says it will not bring his brother ba

egyptians have arrived home and many of them have gone out of tunesia, the neighbor and many more are still waiting on the libya the border hoping to cross and cairo urging citizens working in libya to leave. al jazeera has obtained an audio recording where egypt interior minister is told to use force against protesters and conversation come from a meeting last year before rallies in support of the deposed president mohamed morsi and rebecca reports. >> reporter: every friday they turn out across egypt and november 28th last year was no different. thousands demonstrated across the country carrying pictures of deposed pictures mohamed morsi and chanting slogans from a coup that forced him from power in 2014 but didn't make it far because security forces waiting for them and some opened fire at least four protesters were killed, dozens were injured a leaked recording obtained by al jazeera has new insight into events of that day and comes from a meeting of senior security officials in the days leading up to the protest, the gathering was chaired by interior minister mohamed abraham who gives clear instructions ho

the atm machine, the gas station and the platform for isis an increasing menace not only to libya and our neighbors but also our neighbors to the north. >> why would other countries in that region be supporting isis? >> it's not so much that other countries are supporting it. here's the way it works. there are a lot of countries like in libya, the government has collapsed, there really is no government. in other places the government doesn't want to take the lead because they're fearful that there may be elements of the population that support it. they don't want to cross certain religious leaders who might have sim path es. it's really a lack of leadership. in jordan you have a strong leader with a vision who also has fairly good control over his country and can lead it. the country is increasingly unified behind him. those conditions do not apply anywhere else. libya doesn't have a government of any kind. so it has fallen to jordan and the king of jordan to really be the pivotal figure in all of this. >> then there's qatar, too, who has played a crucial role. >> crucial and utterly possible role.

the coalition expected to do or what can the coalition do when you look at libya and there's such a power vacuum. what are neighborseventually they're going to either inject ground forces into libya or develop some sort of indigenous ground force to provide security and governance to libya. this shows we can't just bomb our way into victory. that's what we tried to do in libya four years ago. looking at syria and iraq it's the same situation if we simply destroy isis without providing some kind of enduring ground presence and we'll create conditions for rise of other groups like isis. >> may have real implications on president obama's request for war authority to take on isis because when you look at it as you said it's not just defined or contained to syria and iraq at this point. thank you so much. >>> coming up for us it could go down as one of the biggest bank heists in history. hackers stole up to a million dollars in a cyberattack called unprecedented. thanks for the ride around norfolk! and i just wanted to say geico is proud to have served the military for over 75 years! roger that. captain's waiting to giv

libya recognized by the u.n. made the appeal before the security council two days ago. neighbors algeria and tunisia warned against foreign military intervention, saying it will escalate fighting between rival militia. our correspondent is in tunisia close to the libyan border. she sends us this: >> we do have confirmed that there was at least two car bombs, one that targeted a police station and one a gas station. the significance of the area is that it's in eastern libya but it's also the hometown of the speaker of the dissolved parliament, or if you want to put it another way now the parliament in tobruk. people i spoke to say that could be in retaliation of the egyptian airstrikes in the sense that the government in tobruk welcome assistance. >> the phone call is from more than a year ago. it was when sisi was not the president, he was then defense minister of egypt. >> now to syria and turkey said it and the united states want to start training moderate syrian rebels on turkish soil next month. syria's information minister said if the u.n. wants a ceasefire in aleppo to succ

neighboring countries. it is difficult to see how the violence will and so soon. >> egypt is offering to evacuate's citizens to libya after a group linked to islamic state released images of what they say are 21 egyptian coptic hostages. a number of egyptians were kidnapped in libya in february and january. the families of the captives are calling for more to be done. does it surprise you that is long state has a foothold in libya? -- that is islamic state has a foothold in libya? >> to a certain extent absolutely. the conditions there, because of what has happened over the course of the last year with the civil war make it right not only for islamic state but al qaeda and local jihadist groups. >> do you competing against one another? >> it is hard to know exactly. there is evidence to suggest they are competing and occasionally they are cooperating. >> what are the conditions? it is almost four years since colonel gadhafi, the uprising against them began in libya. how chaotic has it become their? >> a year ago we probably would not have said there was a civil war in libya. over the course of the last year, libya h

libya. it has rolled out a military intervention for now. >> nigeria extremist group boko haram has once again threatened neighboring countries niger and chat. they claim they are carried out -- they claimed they are repaired to carry out suicide bombings. a meeting to finalize plans for a joint offensive against the militants. kate moody reports. >> waiting for customers, the shops of the border town remain open for business with tradesmen affiant to the face of nearly two weeks of attacks by boko haram. >> all we can do is stay calm, relaxed, and i think things will be all right. >> i have faith that god will bring back the people who have left. >> last week, niger's government declared a state of emergency in the border region. since then, thousands have fled to zinder, the country's second largest city. carrying their belongings and seeking food, water, and shelter, many are traumatized i the violence that have rocked their hometown. the ball to right by my house. my shop turned down and a child was killed. on the outskirts of zinder police searched vehicles entering from the east. they fear their city could become the militants' next t

libya. the millitant group say they had been holding those men for weeks. this is the first time the egyptian government has publicly acknowledged taking military action in the neighboring country. >> 4:39 right now. coming up this morning on "eyewitness news", we have a look at the record snow in new englanand. >> find out how much boston is dealing with during this nightmare stretch of winter and what could still be on the way later this week. >> we'll be right >> booses dodge cannot get a break. another blizzard hit over the weekends community measured 2 feet of snow, dangerously high winds. that will was record along the coast. today's president's day holiday will mean fewer people on the road, that's good news, hopefully easier time for those clean up crews. >>> and, check this out. twenty-car pile up wells of boston that created a huge back up when it happened yesterday. but, fortunately, it ended with just minor injuries. it has been a record setting winter for the boston area with four major snowstorms in just three weeks and it is not over yet. there is a chance for another storm mid-week. >> winter weather hindered fire fighters lackawanna, as they battled a h

neighboring syria. and fighters loyal to i.s.i.l. have seized the university in the central libyan city of cert and roads in libya exploiting a power vacuumontrol between two governments and let's see what groups are competing for control and the fight in libya is drawn between two main coalitions, the first one backs the u.n.-recognize government based out of tabrook and the main bases are east of the country and also control the western city of zintan. the second one fights under the libya dawn banner. it is supporting the rival government based in tripoli and made advances in cidra and others on the border. control of benghazi is split between rival malitia groups who back both coalitions and growing divide between both camps has given i.s.i.l. a chance to influence and gained ground in soot and two others but as we report other armed groups are fighting back. >> reporter: the fighters here led the battle for cert and captured former leader moammar gadhafi and now they are ready to go to the city to fend out i.s.i.l. and declared a providence and occupied government buildings there. >> translator: we should secure libya. we should not

libya's call to lift a weapon's embargo and british foreign secretary saying they need a national unity government first and recognized by u.n. made the appeal to lift the embargo two days ago and neighbors and tunesia warned against war intervention because of fighting with rival malitia and thoughts now of richard from the british ambassador to the country says a stable india is in the best independent of the entire region and europe. >> the sort of statements you hear from the neighbors, liberia and tunesia and egypt show the level of concern there that insecurity could spread and i think everybody in the region and including north and europe has an interest in stabilizing the country now because it's clear that an unstable libya in which the situation deteriorates poses threats for us all. >> we go to live in tunesia pretty close to the libyan border and i mentioned at the top of the program about the explosions near benghazi in a place called koobar do you know any more? >> we have confirmed there were at least two car bombs and one that targeted a police station and one a gas station and unconfirmed report of a third car bomb and the significance here is that it's in eastern libya