140 kilometers west of sirte. i've been speaking to miller it military leaders here on the ground and they've told me that yesterday they've made significant gains they've entered the western gates of sirte now that's known as an area the checkpoint 30 which is 30 kilometers west of sirte they have entered and are in control of this area they have also entered what jerry which is south of sirte this is a valley valley of jobs which is a natural a natural barrier of sorts so this is a lead into g. and a that's the internationally recognized government of national court control of sirte the u.s. city of minneapolis is promising to dismantle and rebuild its police department the response to the death and custody of told floyd sparked protests in the u.s. and around the world. peaceful marches continued late into the night in los angeles troops of national guard have left the city as they have elsewhere after violence and looting subsided hj. india is easing its covered 9000 restrictions despite reporting a record hig

with its forces now entering the stronghold city of sirte the government's rejected a cease fire plan which was put forward by huffed and his egyptian allies reports now from tripoli. proposing a peace deal in cairo egypt's president abdel fatah has sisi with libya's warlord honey for have to. who's 14 month old fence if to capture the libyan capital collapsing this week announcing it is time for a ceasefire and old foreign fighters to leave come out that if it were bought out or. the initiative aims to guarantee a ferry presentation of libya's 3 provinces and a presidential council elected by the people under the supervision of the united nations to manage libya's leadership for the 1st time in the country's history but the proposal was swiftly turned down by the tripoli based administration the head of the high council of state told al jazeera that any deal offered by the egyptian rejean is the rejected the context of what has just been reported about military advancements in the last week the series of defeats that have suffered over the last 2 months and is practical exit right no

now that's known as an area the checkpoint 30 which is 30 kilometers west of sirte they have entered and are in control of this area they have also entered one of the al jazeera which is south of sirte this is a valley a valley of john of which is a natural a natural barrier of sorts so this is a lead into g. and a that's the internationally recognized government of national court control of sirte we've we can see that the red or the rhetoric among g.n.a.t. politicians among among the military officials here has has changed and that's because they are now in a position of strength they feel we've seen drastic drastic changes since the since the support of turkey to the g.n.a.t. several cities the stronghold of of to huna belonging to warlords leave to have to was taken and so there's a significant change and position for the g.n.a.t. now there are in in the southern. southern suburbs of sirte and waddle jarret and these are forces that know suit very well they've they've they've they fought in syria in 2011 against the late wall more gadhafi they also fought in in liberating for what

now that's known as an area the checkpoint 30 which is 30 kilometers west of sirte they have entered and are in control of this area they have also entered one of the al jazeera which is south of sirte this is a valley a valley of john of which is a natural a natural barrier of sorts so this is a lead into g. and a that's the internationally recognized government of national court control of sirte we've we can see that the red or the rhetoric among g.n.a.t. politicians among among the military officials here has has changed and that's because they are now in a position of strength they feel we've seen drastic drastic changes since the since the support of turkey to the g.n.a.t. several cities the stronghold of of to huna belong to warlords leave or have to was taken and so there's there's a significant change and position for the g.n.a.t. now there are in in the southern. southern suburbs of sirte and waddle jarret and these are forces that know suit very well they've they've they've they fought in syria in 2011 against the late war more gadhafi they also fought in in liberating for

these towns on the way to sirte are extremely pretty chick from from their d.n.a. d.n.a. soldiers can move on into the city and they are adamant they say they want to take control is extremely important to them this gives the government of national court a better position in position a better position in any negotiations that are that are in the in the foreseeable future. government forces in southern yemen have lost control of territory to seizing it fierce battles are reported in the coastal province of between saudi backed government forces and separatist fighters the separatists supported by the united arab emirates launched their offensive last month aimed at winning independence from the rest of yemen the number of deaths worldwide from corona virus has passed 400000 according to a tally by the u.s. based johns hopkins university all that a quarter or in the u.s. global infections are nearing 7000000. up next is one to one east i'll have more news in about 30 minutes hopefully see that. new zealand is known as a prosperous and progressive nation its young left wing

now that's known as an area the checkpoint 30 which is 30 kilometers west of sirte they have entered and are in control of this area they have also entered one of the el jefe which is south of sirte this is a valley a valley of john of which is a natural a natural barrier of sorts so this is a lead into g.n.a.t. that's the internationally recognized government of national court control of sirte we've we can see that the red or the rhetoric among g.n.a.t. politicians among among the military officials here has has changed and that's because they are now in a position of strength they feel we've seen drastic drastic changes since the since the support of turkey to the g.n.a.t. several cities the stronghold of of to huna belonging to warlords leave a half there was taken and so there's there's a significant change and position for the g.n.a.t. now there are in in the southern. southern suburbs of sirte and waddell jarret and these are forces that know suit very well they've they've they've they fought in syria in 2011 against the late walmart gadhafi they also fought in and liberating f

our team was just in the western gate of sirte approximately 50 kilometers west of sirte of the road into search we we saw numerous a checkpoints that have been abandoned by forces loyal to police to have to sow g.n.a.s. the g.n.a.s. forces the government of national court forces are now inside the city center city borders approximately 30 kilometers west of the tripoli west of the city there also and while the el jarrett a jar of his south of syria so the southern suburbs of sirte we spoke i spoke to military leaders here earlier and and they told me that we are going to go into sirte we would rather for the forces loyal to have to to withdraw so that the city doesn't see any destruction and civilians don't don't get caught up in this fight but they are adamant and they will enter the city regardless now when and how long it will take to enter certain pens really on how much resistance stays how much how much of a fight or have to force is going to take. when i asked when i asked the commander what happens after sirte you know he said we've sacrificed so much this fight isn't just a

he says his brother was killed in sirte and the fight to liberate the city from i saw in 2016. i saw i controlled the city for several months before forces primarily from misrata liberated its people and is the group's foothold in libya. for abdul. this is personal. morale is high we have entered the western gates of sirte and a position in the south the latest territorial gains by forces of the government of national court in tripoli follow a series of defeats warlords believe perhaps or building on their momentum in western libya forces loyal to the internationally government of national court have made significant gains for the city of sirte this is checkpoint 51 of the gates leading to the city of sirte government forces tell us they have partially surrounded the city. and we have entered the city borders of and have surrounded it because the city residents to force have to force us to leave the city we sacrificed of a $770.00 men to liberate from i so that we will not leave the city to do war criminals have to. strategically positioned on the coast of central syria is crit

only china has more from grand about 140 kilometers west of sirte. in 2016 search was a stronghold for dosh for eisel they had control of the city for a while and forces here and in abu ghraib which are primarily from misrata are the ones who who entered a certain they lost many lives in the battle for sirte and when have to took control of the city in january they felt very betrayed they felt they felt that you know they lost over 700 men to defeat dies and now 4 who are have to take control of it they felt betrayed so they are very eager and adamant to go into certain now forces here to tell us that they they they yesterday after the commander announced the operation they had they successfully went into the western gates of certain approximately 30 kilometers west of sirte which is a which is about 100 kilometers east of this area here in abu grange. there's there's this is very wide an open territory it's a desert so the terrain is very different others towns scattered across the road so the next town from here is about 30 kilometers so in in any

backed government forces recap tricky towns and descend on a stronghold of sirte. the raman you're watching al-jazeera live my headquarters here in doha also coming up lebanon's army steps in between rival protest groups in the capital as economic pain brings thousands on to the streets. and sympathy in london with events in the u.s. black lives matter protesters speak out to condemn the killing of george smallwood also. a sinister side of the corona virus outbreak we look at how criminals have become more brazen in chile. welcome to al jazeera after months of fighting libyan ward cleaver have to says he supports a ceasefire with the un backed government it's been proposed by his ally egyptian president at the c.c. following talks in cairo but the so-called cairo agreement includes a ceasefire from monday and the exit of all foreign fighters after suffered significant setbacks in recent weeks government forces continue to drive have to fighters out of the west capturing more towns including benny will lead early on saturday after regaining full control of the capit

this is approximately 30 kilometers west of sirte. government government has positioned themselves there last night it's wide it's open desert. very few towns along the road so from here to the next town here in grain to the next town which is a which is approximately 30 kilometers yesterday duty forces. went into a. they announced it's liberation and then 2 and then they continued on towards 30 so these towns on the way to sirte are extremely strategic from from their g.n.a.t. gini soldiers can move on into the city and they're adamant they say they want to take control of sirte sirte is extremely important to them this gives the government of national court a better position in position a better position in any negotiations that are that are in the in the foreseeable future on the ground reporting from out of china. in other grain thank you mike. i want to continue with libya now russia reportedly stepped up efforts last month to recruit syrians to fight in libya alongside the warlord khalifa haftar and his forces russia of course a

forces advance on the strategic city of sirte. ok let's return to tell so we're trump is going to be he's addressing his supporters jay grace is joining us live from there jay just give us a sense of the kind of atmosphere that's there at the moment and how the build up has been. well rob and that may be part of what is a developing story here the crowds that were expected the campaign saying at one point that they had a 1000000 take it request as not developed here in fact i want you to take a look right now and there are people still streaming in we're about 30 minutes or so before the president is scheduled to speak but there has been no rush to get inside this arena now i should point out that a lot of people have been coming through throughout the day the arenas been open for a while still even a look inside the arena shows that it's not full by any means it holds 900000 but the upper bowl does not have. complete groupings there and the floor is not full as either so the crowds that were expected not developing a couple of is

ward city of sirte. as spain has opened its borders to visitors from most of its neighbors a government announced saturday that either member states citizens would be allowed to enter without the 14 day mandatory quarantine the land border with portugal will remain closed until the 1st of july at the request of lisbon spain has been one of the worst affected countries in europe with more than 28000 deaths and nearly 300000 cases in brazil police have cleared people from one of its most famous beaches in rio de janeiro officers in copacabana were enforcing coronavirus restrictions brazil is a 2nd worst affected country more than 1000000 people have been infected and nearly 50000 have died now despite the rise in deaths across latin america countries in the region are pushing to lift restrictions and reopen. reports. the police make sounds of some much needed relief to this for rio de janeiro. at the computer the band play their weekend internet streamed set on a roof overlooking the shanty town. of brazil

tripoli well in train a mourner from up agreements about 140 kilometers west of sirte. in 2016 search was the stronghold for doris for i saw they had control of the city for a while and forces here in abu ghraib which are primarily from misrata are the ones who who entered a syria they lost many lives in the battle for sirte and when have to took control of the city in january they felt very betrayed they felt they felt that you know they lost over 700 men to defeat dies and now 4 were have to take control of it they felt betrayed so they are very eager and adamant to go into certain now forces here to tell us that they they they yesterday after the commander announced the operation they had they successfully went into the western gates of certain approximately 30 kilometers west of sirte which is a push is about 100 kilometers east of this area here in abu green. there's there's this is very wide an open territory it's a desert so the terrain is very different there's towns scattered across the road so the next town from here is about 30 kilometers so in in in any adva

our team was just in the western gate of sirte approximately 50 kilometers west of sirte of the road into search we we saw numerous a checkpoints that have been abandoned by forces loyal to the have to sow g.n.a.s. the g.n.a.s. forces the government of national court forces are now inside the city center city borders approximately 30 kilometers west of the tripoli west of the city there also and one of the el jarrett a jar of his south of sirte so the southern suburbs of sirte we spoke i spoke to military leaders here earlier and and they told me that we are going to go into sirte we would rather for the forces loyal to have to to withdraw so that the city doesn't see any destruction and civilians don't don't get caught up in this fight but they are adamant and they will enter the city regardless now when and how long it will take to enter certain pens really on how much resistance stays how much how much of a fight or have to force is going to take. when i asked when i asked the commander what happens after sirte you know he said we've sacrificed so much this fight isn't just about

recognize government against trying to retake the strategic city of sirte and orders his army to be ready for missions in libya. convicted of corruption a high profile congolese politician is sentenced to 20 years hard labor in prison. donald trump has been addressing a smaller than expected crowd in the u.s. city of tulsa with the president held his 1st major public rally since the coronavirus crisis began trump used his 1st appearance to attack his political opponents critics of his handling of the pandemic and black lives matter protesters . what americans are watching left wing radicals burned down buildings. destroyed. private property here hundreds of dedicated police officers. these police officers they get injured they don't complain they're incredible and e.g. thousands upon thousands of people only do you hear the radical vague say what a beautiful rally it was. and his comments of out of control over see falling on juneteenth weekend which celebrates the emancipation of black slaves as follows weeks of anti racism protests across america and the world in response to the police

has since retaken control of western libya and are now position to the west of sirte they say they will not negotiate with how to surf and run his forces to retreat from central libya. tricky agrees g.n.a.t. thinks and we support this idea that everybody should go back to their positions back in 2015 when they had this politically been political agreement we are said to enjoy needs to be evacuated by and the hot air force this is the position of the g.n.a.t. but egypt and president of fatah has sisi one of have to smain supporters doesn't agree and. bomb if some believe that they could cross the line in places that matter to us insert or jew for that's a red line sisi has called on his army to be prepared to intervene and. i'm certain if we are need of your sacrifices you are prepared to carry out any mission within our home soil or for acquired beyond our border lines while egypt appears to be intensifying its rhetoric on libya other regional actors are calling for calm algeria hosted the g.n.a.s. phases the ruds on saturday after hosting i give us all of the speaker of the eastern bas

forces advance on the strategic city of sirte. and one of the democratic republic of congo's high profile politicians has been sentenced to 20 years in prison with hard labor for corruption according to the sound of a telephone guilty of embezzling more than $50000000.00 from a public housing fund. a roadside bomb in southern syria has killed at least 9 pro-government fighters the blast struck a bus traveling through the southwestern province of data the casualties were full the rebels who surrendered to find alongside government troops and polls open in serbia for europe's 1st parliamentary election since it went into coronavirus lockdown 3 months ago opinion polls show president alexander veach is parties likely to win some opposition parties say they'll boycott the vote because the president wheels too much power over the media those are the headlines back in half an hour faultlines is next. a global pandemic mass protests demanding change economic recession and geopolitical tensions not to mention the small matter of a looming

the road leading into sirte is wide open remnants of destruction tell a story of conflict old and. military positions abandoned by the warlords khalifa haftar self declared libyan national army fleeing their advancing enemies we meet abdul hamid on a field commander for d.n.a. forces he says his brother was killed in sirte in the fight to liberate the city from i saw in 2016. i thought i controlled the city for several months before forces primarily from misrata liberated its people and it's a good foothold in libya for. this is personal. morale is high we have entered the western gates of sirte and a position in the south the latest territorial gains by forces of the government of national court in tripoli follow a series of defeats warlords for hostile building on their momentum in western libya forces loyal to the internationally government of national court have made significant gains for the city of sirte this is checkpoint 51 of the gates leading to the city of sirte government forces tell us they have partially surrounded the city all of them involved. and we have entered th

forces advance on the strategic city of sirte the g.n.a.t. forces captured significant ground against warlord khalifa haftar over the past month but a trainer has more from misrata. after a 14 month military campaign. has failed to take control of the libyan capital the battle for tripoli has exposed how deeply involved foreign actors are in libya. after has been backed by the u.a.e. russia and egypt while shirky has given its support to the internationally recognized government or g.n.a.t. signing military in maritime agreements in november that proved to be a game changer. the g.n.a.t. has since retaken control of western libya and are now position to the west of sirte they say they will not negotiate with have served and want his forces to retreat from central libya. tricky agrees g.n.a.t. thinks and we support this idea that everybody will go back to their positions back in 2015 min they had this political libyan political agreement we are certain. needs to be evacuated by the hot air force this is the position of the g.n.a.t. but egypt's

recognized government in tripoli now trying to has more now from a big rain 140 kilometers west of sirte. forces loyal to the government of national court the internationally recognized government announced a military operation to take control of the city of sirte now certain strategically located in the central coast of libya and it's very close to the oil ports and ruslan new so so it's a very strategically placed. it's it's extremely important now this comes after forces loyal to the warlord khalifa haftar have suffered major defeats and lost several key towns in western libya including the stronghold who know this battle here in central libya is much different than the ones then the battle in tripoli tripoli was very condensed it was urban the fighting was street to street house to house so it's very different here the terrain is very wide and open and this makes this makes it very important for the airpower air power is extremely important in the battle here for sirte now yesterday airstrikes were were carried out by forces or carried out by the after self-styled libyan national arm

have to his power base in the oil rich south and east the jna forces are closing in on the city of sirte and joe for air base both an a.o.l. fields that have to shut down earlier this year cutting off billions of dollars of income after all its foreign backers russia the united arab emirates and egypt a watching closely egypt president abdul fatah. proposed a ceasefire earlier this month but turkish leaders dismissed it as an attempt to save half the awful of his battlefield losses since he says the egyptian army is ready to cross the border and intervene if dna fighters attack sirte. dr didn't if some people think if they can cross a line in places that matter to us in the search all true for that's a red line any direct intervention from egypt has now acquired the international legitimacy whether within the framework of the united nations charter or based on the sole legitimate authority elected by the libyan people the objective will be to protect and secure egypt's western borders from threats of terrorist militias and mercenaries the government of national accord has rejected egypt'

forces advance on the strategic city of sirte. the polls have opened in serbia for europe's 1st parliamentary elections since it went into coronavirus lockdown 3 months ago opinion polls predict a win for president alexander who searches serbian progressive party some opposition parties are boycotting they say the vote is a hoax and the president too much power over the media turnout of the 6 and a half 1000000 eligible voters could suffer over fears of infection and it's not just serbia with coronavirus concerns the number of new infections has been on the rise across the western balkans as restrictions are eased nataly a new search has more from belgrade. number of people infected with corona virus is on the rise through the balkans region northern macedonia and serbia recorded the highest increase of newly infected in the past couple of days with bosnia and herzegovina close behind them because of that croatia that still has a low infection rate compared to its neighbors is tightening borders so serious citizens and citizens of

fighters attack sirte. dr didn't if some people think they can cross a line in places that matter to us is a search all true for that's a red line any direct intervention from egypt has now acquired the international legitimacy whether within the framework of the united nations charter or based on the sole legitimate authority elected by the libyan people the objective will be to protect and secure egypt's western borders from threats of terrorist militias and mercenaries the government of national accord has rejected egypt's threats egypt's foreign minister says his country backs a political solution to the conflict while the train has more from misrata. libya's internationally recognized government that's the g.n.a.s. denounced will cease his remarks on saturday saying that this constitutes a threat to their national sovereignty and that is a threat to their sick their national security now i spoke to june a commanders here on the ground and they say that they are adamant about entering 30 they say that t

backed government forces recaptured key towns and head to his stronghold of sirte. bonzo raman watching al-jazeera live one headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 30 minutes lebanon's army steps in between rival protest groups in the capital as economic pain brings thousands on to the streets. back to where he was born george floyds body returns to the u.s. state of north carolina and. a sinister side of the corona virus outbreak we look at how criminals have become more brazen in chile. welcome to the program after months of fighting libyan ward cleaver hastert says he supports a ceasefire with the un backed government it's been proposed by his ally egyptian president sisi following talks in cairo the so-called cairo agreement includes a ceasefire from monday and the exit of all foreign fighters have been significant setbacks for have to in recent weeks government forces continued to drive have to fight us out of the west capturing more towns including benny will lead early on saturday well after regaining full control of the capital tripoli and taking the

backed government says it's aiming to recapture the city of sirte for more logically for half task forces hours after taking control of several other key towns. well you're watching al-jazeera live from doha with me for the back t. ball also ahead we national lead. the n.f.l. apologizes for not listening to players earlier protests about racial injustice in the wake of george voice death in police custody thousands have been taking part in black lives matter protests across australia to honor floyd and denounce racial injustice at home and the warnings of a bleak chance for peace between israel and palestinians because of israeli plans to an expansion of the occupied west bank. thank you very much for joining us libya's u.n. recognized government says it's capturing more towns as it drives fighters loyal to warlord holly for half time out of western libya the government has announced an offensive to recapture the city of sirte is the hometown of former libyan leader moammar gadhafi and a half to a stronghold the offensive comes hours after government troops reach of the town of bani walid

of bani walid which is 180 kilometers away from the capital tripoli their next target is a city of sirte which was more market off he's home town on friday they seized control of the nearby city of tal hona all o.t. for have to have been using it as a non for his offensive on tripoli a day earlier government for. says said they did regain full control of the capital have task forces still hold however large swathes of territory in the east and south of libya let's bring in our correspondent in tripoli mahmud abdel wahab mahmud more gains then for the government forces a government of national accord forces tell us about their next target a 3rd which was of course moammar gadhafi stronghold hometown but also a stronghold for halftime. will the government military forces say that the are now preparing get a new offensive to all move on the city of sirte it and to drive out have to as forces from the city but meanwhile have to those forces have been trying to get the government forces look asians near the city actually west of the city to city near a green area about 120 kilometers east of

call for a cease fire but they insist that forces retreat from central libya's best specifically in sirte. ethiopia is accusing hackers based in egypt of attempting cyber attacks on both government and private websites ethiopia's security agency says the attacks were aimed at pressuring the government over the opening of the largest hydroelectric dam on the river nile ethiopia plans to start filling the reservoir next month but egypt and sudan fear reduced supplies of water for them. england is further listing its coronavirus restrictions gradually reopening the economy there british prime minister johnson announced most tourist and leisure attractions will be able to reopen from the 4th of july country's 2 metre social distancing rules also to be reduced to one meter which would allow most of the hospitality sector to reopen. today. we can say. that our lone national hibernation is beginning to come to an end and life is returning to our street and to our shops the past is starting to come back and the new. optimism is palpable. lockdown restrictions that were being reimposed in northern

government says it's in full control of the town of bani walid and their next target is the city of sirte will mark adoptees hometown which is also i have to hold have task forces lost control of the city of tire who went out on friday it was a launch pad for the 14 month month failed offensive to capture tripoli have task forces continue to. command large areas of the oil rich east and south and speak to our libya correspondent mahmoud abdel wahab who joins us live from tripoli so more and more gains for the government of national court forces and now these reports of movement around sirte another half tossed stronghold what more hearing about this willfully have just got this news from. confirming that the government forces have started the new offensive. to take control of a not only of city city but also all the way. until a job for military bases in central libya for the major stronghold of have forces in central libya the government military sources tell us that they have been preparing for this new offensive. deploying forces and sending reinforcement to. about 120 kilometers east

ward cleaver hafter talks of a ceasefire as he went back government forces into his stronghold of sirte. also lebanon's army steps in between rival protest groups in the capital economic pain brings thousands on to the streets and. the. leak. turns of thousands of people are on the march in washington d.c. taking a message against police brutality to donald trump. and sympathy in london with american anger black lives matter demonstrators condemn the killing of george florey. welcome to the news hour libyan government forces are heading into the stronghold of warlord khalifa haftar that is sending on sirte just hours after have to announce that he supports a ceasefire with the un backed government it's been proposed by his ally egyptian president sisi following talks in cairo the so-called cairo agreement to include a ceasefire from monday and the exit of all foreign fighters but the internationally recognized government is ignoring the cease fire call. has the latest. proposing a peace deal in cairo egypt's president abdel fatah was warlord khalifa haftar whose 14 month offensive to ca

retreat from sirte and from. and they what they want they will not negotiate with huffed or the 1st major election since much of year it went into coronavirus lockdown is happening in serbia more than $6000000.00 people at least will to vote for a new parliament election was originally planned for a new polls predicts the serbian progressive party president on its own to reach we're going to about 50 percent of the vote but some opposition parties are boycotting saying the election will not be fair because of his media influence. is more on the vote from belgrade. polling stations are open from 7 o'clock local time this morning and 6500000 people has the right to wall today can choose between 21 electoral slate and the 1st on that lease the serbian progressive party ruling party lead by president oleksandr and they do have a huge support among voters said. they did win the last elections with more than a 40 percent of votes and every research before this they showed that to be a progressive party will easily win

forces and bans on the strategic important city of sirte. now a separatist group fighting for control of the many island of so-called trust says it has taken over most of the government run military camps in what one source says amounts to a cool the southern transitional council which is supported by the u.a.e. is fighting to take control of the island from the saudi backed government the t.c. also arrested military staff opposed to its presence on the island now the coronavirus pandemic has led to rising tension between your many years and the nearly 400000 refugees and migrants living there and hoping to cross into wealthier countries nearby many africans say they cannot find work and want to return home victoria gave him the reports. somali refugee banda has satirized in yemen 30 years ago it's been his home ever since he survived through 5 years of war but the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has pushed his already precarious existence to the limit he says he has no choice but to leave. i've worked in a coffee shop i've done

but government forces recount tricky towns and head for his stronghold of sirte. i am. bones of a woman watching all just a lot of what headquarters here and coming up in the next 30 minutes lebanon's army steps in between rival protest groups in the capital as economic pain brings thousands on to the streets. back to where he was born george floyds born.

said he'd order his army to step in if libya's strategic city of sirte is attacked sirte is under the control of libyan war. but the turkish back to g.n.a.t. forces have been advancing for several weeks well it is in misrata with more on the reaction from libya's internationally recognized government. several d.n.a. officials have responded to the president of the 5th to his c.c.'s remarks on saturday called the mystery that's the speaker of the high state council has said has denounced his remarks calling them a violation to libya's sovereignty of the g.n. a military commander was spoke to a little while ago he said that their forces are adamant and they will answer search now it's important to note that these are forces that know the territory and certain very well in 2011 forces primarily from here in the straka were responsible for entering search and capturing and killing one more good that they did that of course with nato support in 2016 the same forces are the ones who went to sirte and liberated it from high school they did that of course with american support so these are fo