on the phone from tripoli, our correspondent. can you tell us about the strikes. >> yes, it's been really quiet in the capital since yesterday, especially after bolivia forces managed to take over tripoli. also, some strategic canvas areas that are taken over in suburbs of tripoli, which they are opponents, and occupied for almost three years. the reason that libya's leaders say that the reason for the battle is because they are from the city, and have aligned with renegade retired general. the leader of operation dignity, the leader of several militias. the opponents have muammar gaddafi forces among the individual according to the libya, during operations. and they had occupied the camps around the routes since the deliberation of tripoli from former dictator muammar gaddafi. now, there's a major advance in the battle on the ground when the libya and the opposition forces accused egypt of flaunting their positions... >> sorry, i will ask about that. egypt denied it's been involved. is that what you are seeing, is that true? >>

they arrived in tripoli.o keep the peace, they decided to pay off every one of the little urban militias. they continued that. now these militias are basically at each other's throats. it is exaggeration as well to say, for instance, the militia that was holding the airport is secular. the ms. rodda is islamist or has the muslim brotherhood cast, which has now taken the airport in the city. these are true adjectives. they have very different factors. the militia that has taken the city of tripoli is largely a muslim brotherhood force. in the city of benghazi, which was the origin of the reward, there is a very bloody battle between two forces. one is sharia, a group of alleged to have attacked the us consulate and kill the american man youor, against should be for mayor with, the man who was a major gaddafi general defected from the adoptee in 1987 through two be live 10virginia to minutes from the cia headquarters in langley. then a few weeks into the rebellion and benghazi, was flown back into benghazi with

he joins me on the line from tripoli. how important is this takeover of the airport because it's not a functioning airport. is it largely symbolic? >> hi. it's not a finking airport, yes. but that's only because of the fighting that's been going on over the past month. the malitias who controlled it as stated in the report were malitias who were pro-parliament and attacking anti-basically with these malitias now forced out of tripoli, today on the ground, another two were seized. it's meaning that the parliament forces have no control over anything going on the capitol and have no control over anything going on the west of libya. >> what is the position of libya, the country, libya, the state? does the state have any control anywhere? >> well, the state, itself, is in debate. i mean the general national congress, the previous parliament came out yesterday saying that they were now the state's of libya and that they were the legitimate body who were going to continue leading libya forward. both sides fighting in the capito

the bbc is in the capital tripoli. >> reporter: the alliance of militia that took over tripoli in the weekend accused egypt and eue of being behind air strikes. we heard from the american officials con firming this yesterday. what we know from officials here, they still claim the government that still claims they had no idea who carried out these air strikes. what is becoming more clear is that there is a proxy war being fought, if you will. not just here, but other places as well. a struggle between arab autocratic and islamist movements. what we've seen in libya develop is the rise of political islam. it's not just moderate i la parties like the muslim brother hood, but we've seen them align themselves with more extremist factions here as they feel more and more cornered. this is why we are hearing statements from other countries like the uk and u.s. that outside interference is really just exacerbating the situation here. >> for some analysis on the situation, i'm joined by the center of international studies at cambridge university. thanks for joining us on the program. what in yo

embassy in tripoli. u.s.vacuated libya last month due to the ongoing factional fighting. no one has been there, at least of u.s. origin, in a month and more. >>> in iraq, iraqi forces claiming to have broken the two-month isis siege of one town. u.s. military officials wouldn't confirm those reports, but u.s. airplanes are launching new air strikes against isis targets near that town and are dropping humanitarian aid. >>> "fox news sunday" is coming up. chris wallace asked mike rodgers about the isis threat. we'll give you the latest on that. that's going to do it for me here in washington today. stay with us for all the latest news on the breaking news here and overseas right here on fox news. >>> i'm chris wallace. president obama admits he has no plan yet to go after isis in syria. but world leaders vowed to confront the jihadists. >> i don't want to put the cart before the horse. we don't have a strategy yet. >> we need to tackle that ideal of islamic extremist head on at the root before the takes violenc

the government lost control of the airport in tripoli. and egypt has angrily denied accusations that this was behind air strikes against the capital. it adds to chaos and confusion, as dominic kane reports. >>> a battle for control of tripoli airport. until this weekend it was held by fighters who broadly support libya's new parliament. it's now in the hands of militia were misrata who oppose it. on saturday, air strikes were launched on their positions, killing more than a dozen. spokesmen believe others are to blame. >> translation: based on the intelligence we have, the egyptians are involved in this attack. we stress that we have good relations with the good people of egypt in the u.a.e. the libyan rebels want to make it clear that we will always defend the sovereignty, a homeland against agregs. >> egypt denied involvement. the fighters who lost control of the airport are loosely allied to this man. general khalifa haftar. baste in benghazi, but with an influence that extends across the country. he wants the parliament to be based in

just to give you an idea the libyan government is no longer based in tripoli. they have no control over the capital. they have no control over libya's second city benghazi, they are in another city in eastern libya. it is very dangerous situation we have seen over the past few weeks. it has displaced thousands of families. there's been a high casualty figure from this indiscriminate shelling and fighting we have seen and an exodus of foreigners, diplomatic workers have left the country because this is not something we have seen since the revolution. another disturbing development with what is going on there and it highlights the chaos and the anarchy in libya right now is there have been air strikes over the past week yesterday and earlier in the week we seen air strikes taking place by unknown fighter jets. no one knows. the government says it has no idea who the fighter jets belong to. they have taken out targets in tripoli and yesterday killed 1 2 militia men in their strikes. >> if the situation is that dire why haven't we seen the west, the arab league and

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but on the streets of tripoli few agreed. the parliament is already dead from its deceptions. what i mean is you cannot implement the subdivisions on the ground. the rebels can. the parliament is sitting in significant tobruk. 1200km away, something the protesters criticised. the parliament in tobruk is a cue against the february 17th revolution. it's a coup against the february 17th revolution. >> in benghazi, there were protests, but not on the scale of those in tripoli. the airport that serve benghazi has been closed for weeks because of year fighting between rebels and the militia of the general khalifa haftar. sources have told al jazeera that the council has taken control of khalifa haftar's air defense group. developments like these and fighting close to tripoli's airport compelled nations to stop all flights to libya. egypt and tunisia cancelled their air routes, a sign of how bad the situation has become. >>> some of the nearly 100 russian aid trucks that crossed into ukraine without permission on friday are heading back to russia. moscow defended its decision to send

it's the main fighting force in tripoli. in 2011. on saturday, a war plane launched strikes on the positions of the dawn brigade killing more than a dozen. it's not known who ordered the attacks. rebels blame external forces. >> based on the intelligence we have, the egyptians and the u.a.e. governments are involved in the attack. we stress we have good relations. the rebels want to make it clear, that we defend the sovereignty against this aggression. >> zinc tan - the renegade general. based on eastern cities of benghazi, this is a campaign to crush rebel groups. on friday, there were massive protests. thousands of people rally across six cities. this is a story of libya since the revolution. the militias turned their guns. libya has been described as a failed state. >> al jazeera is demanding the release of three journalists gaoled in egypt. >> peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been imprisoned for 239 days. they are accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy were

dominic caine reports. >> reporter: a battle for control of tripoli airport. until this weekend, it was held by fighters who broadly support libya's new parliament. it's now in the hands of militia who oppose it. on saturday, airstrikes were launched on their positions, killing more than a dozen. their spokesman believes other countries are to blame. >> translator: based on the intelligence we have, the egyptian and uae governments are directly involved in this heinous attack. we stress we have good relations with the good people of egypt and ua. e. but the libyan rebels want to make it clear that we will always defend the sovereignty of our homeland against this aggression. he script has denied any involvement. the fighters who lost control of the airport are loosely al tloishingd this man, general halifa haftar based in benghazi but with an influence that extends across the country. he wants the parliament to be based in eastern libya, close to his strongholds. b he is accused of trying to take over the country. the parliament has called for international in

after days of gun battles libyan fighters say that they have taken control of the airport in tripoli. dozens are killed in iraq as attacks rock two cities in the north and the capital. >>> and ukraine marks independence day in kiev, as pro-russian separatists battle in the east. ♪ ♪ >>> an israel i air strike has destroyed a multi-story apartment building in gas actual the army says hamas fighters were inside. dissipate calls for israel and palestinian factions to call a ceasefire and resume negotiations, there has been continued fighting in gaza. two palestinians were killed in an israeli air strike on sunday. 11 were killed in attacks on saturday. well, jane ferguson is our correspondent in gas, a been following events for us over this last 24 hours. people waking up to yet more destruction in the strip, jane, just bring us up to speed on the latest developments. >> reporter: those air strikes that you mention are ongoing. just within the last hour we have heard more air strikes in this area that i am standing in gaza city. there has been no let up in the air strikes despite hopes t

they have lost control of tripoli airport.egypt denied that it was carrying out air strikes against the capital. >>> israel is intensifying its bombing of the gaza strip. netanyahu warned people to leave areas where hamas operates. >>> returning to the top story, the american journalist being freed in syria. it shows some of the danger from reporting from implicate areas. according to the co-to protect journalists, at least 1,070 members of the media died on assignment since 1992. the deadliest year are between 2009 and '12 when 74 journalists a year died. so for at least 30 journalists have died on assignment so far this year. now the last few moments we had a statement on the release of curtis from the secretary of state john kerry. he said particularly after a week marked with unspeakable tragedy, we're all relieved and grateful knowing that theo curtis is going home after so much time held in the clutches of the group. they reached out to two dozen countries for anyone that might have tools or leverage to secure theo's rel

tina islamists again seizing tripoli international airport declaring a rival government that was in august of twenty four and earlier this month is the again we're taking the areas in and around tripoli declaring a breakaway to breakaway regime forcing the central government to ask for foreign help but we have a plenty more stories for you online including the risk of death there's no reason to miss out on some fun with guns at least that's what one powerful u.s. and gun lobby things just one day after a nine year old girl accidentally shot and killed her shooting instructor. came up with. seven ways children can have fun at the gun range those details are. also that surprisingly legal the u.k. border police were left red faced after a man they attempted to arrest as an illegal immigrant as he struggled to shore turned out to be an extreme swimmer aiming to cross the english channel. the results of a media investigation suggest over one hundred eighty police departments in america have weapons missing the findings come amid accusations that police forces have resorted to using a mil

embassy facilities in tripoli, but across the entire country. >> connor powell, live from jerusalem, thank you so much. >> and eric, meanwhile iraqi forces claiming what they're calling an important victory against isis, driving the terrorists from a town in the country's northeast where they had trapped some 15,000 civilians for weeks, with virtually no electricity or running water. national security correspondent jennifer griffin live in washington. jennifer what more can you tell us and what does this mean? >> u.s. military officials would not confirm iraqi claims that they have retaken from isis. pentagon authorities say they expect more air strikes throughout the day. u.s. warplanes conducted three air strikes about two hours north of baghdad to allow iraq's army to begin retaking the town besieged by isis. american c-17 and c-130 transport planes, dropped -- who had been trapped and besieged by isis for two months. british, french and australian aircraft helped with the humanitarian air lift, as forces evacuated the nearly 15,000 residents there. the powerful senate and house i

embassy in tripoli. they ask for being with us. talk to me about the timing. if these reports are true, why did the united arab emirates and egypt take this action now? >> there is a conflict in libya over the control of the capital and over islamist versus. uae and egypt chose this moment to step in and affect the balance. it had the opposite effect. the islamist militia managed to take over the airport and a large part of tripoli, largely in reaction to this bombing. it is very bad, too, because now libyans are sprawling on the -- scrawling on the egyptian him to see "go home now." involvement will backfire on any power that tries to interfere. >> is that the reason for the secrecy? >> these secrecy by the egyptians and the uae -- and i do not believe the egyptians have admitted to anything and the uae have been silenced -- clearly they did not want backlash. the u.s. has not been secret at all. not only did they mention it today and the pentagon briefings, but there was a leak i-4 officials yesterday. it was very clear the u.s. wanted to try to put a stop t

we spoke to the bbc correspondent in tripoli. >> reporter: this is beyond the airport.n it started out, many saw it as one of the key institutions, a significant cash cow for any militia that controls it. that can be said of all airports in libya and all of them are out of government control whether airport support. you know, many have said this is very much a politically motivated battle with different parties opposing parties backing these different militia groups. part of it is also an idea logical divide as well. it's more complex than just taking over one civic institution. now it's a wreck and no one can use it. it will take months if not more than a year for anything to be done over there. >>> okay. some breaking news coming to us. another region in the middle east to do with iraq. police and medical sources are saying a suicide bomb attack in a shiite mosque in baghdad killed at least nine people. it has been such a bad couple of days in and around baghdad. also you remember the reports saturday and sunday islamic state militants thinking they had taken a signif

near tripoli oil depot firmed after shells fired by militias. they have been dealt a blow. they overian several army bases. thousands fled libya to tunisia. reports from a border crossing in tunisia. >> reporter: they all look the same. exhausted but relieved as they leave libya but crossed into libya. this 19-year-old moroccan says it's not safe any more in tripoli. >> translation: the missiles landed next to our house. >> reporter: so he packed his bags and left. >> translation: it's not secure in tripoli. it's chaos, no fuel, oil, electricity. nothing. >> reporter: thousands fled with their family as rivals fought each other on streets of the capital and libyan people. for some, it took days to cross as desperate families tried to use the border crossing. >> translation: the situation is dangerous. you can hear heavy gunshots. we are scared for our lives, so we fled to tunisia. >> reporter: after closing the border for a day, the tunisian government reopened it on saturday. only partially, and only for those who proved they are passing through, and not planning to stay.

residential diplomatic compound, that was evacuated in late july, when the violence in tripoli was starting to heat up. today a commander for the dawn of libya militia told the associated press that the islamic group took control of the vicinity, that group even posting a video online of its fighters playing in a swimming pool in that come pound. the u.s. ambassador who is not in country right now, said the video appears to show the u.s.

this 19-year-old moroccan says it's not safe any more in tripo tripoli.ra >> translator: the missiles landed next to our house. >> reporter: so he packed his bags and left. >> translator: it's not secure in tripoli. it's chaos. no fuel. no oil. no electricity. nothing. >> reporter: thousands chose to flee with their families as rival militias fought each other on streets of the capitol and other libyan cities. for some t took days to be able to cross as desperate families tried to use the border crossing. >> translator: the situation is dangerous. you can hear heavy gunshots. we were scared for our lives so we net to tunisia. >> after closing the border for a day, the tun easeian government re-opened it on saturday. but only partially. and only for those who have proved they are passing through tune ease i can't and not planning to stayisia and not ply government officials say it can om be a transit for those trying to leave. the restrictions meant that thousands of egyptians were stranded along the libyan side of the border for days. on saturday, a plan

this 19-year-old moroccoan says it's not safe anymore in tripoli. >> translator: the missiles landedt to our house. >> reporter: so he packed his bags and left. >> translator: it's not secure in tripoli. it's chaos. no fuel. no oil, no electricity. nothing. >> reporter: thousands chose to flee with their families as rival libyan m militias thought each other on the streets of the cities. for some of these people it cook days to be able to cross as desperate families tried to use the border crossing. >> translator: the situation is dangerous, you can hear heavy gunshots. we scared for our lives so we fled to tunisia. >> reporter: after close its board fore a day the tunisian government rereopenned it on saturday but only partially and only for those who have proved they are passing through tunisia and not planning to stay. government officials say tunisia can't become a shelter for ref gentlemens just a transit for people to leave. that meant thousands of egyptians were stranded. on saturday a plan was agreed with the egyptian government to start process y evacuations, a couple of tho

the militias claim that it controls tripoli as well as its airport. this is the worst violence since libya's revolution in 2011. the most powerful military forces initially fought together to overthrow the dictator muammar gaddafi, but are at odds because of ideological differences. they have been fighting for control over the international airport in trip -- tripoli, and other institutions. it has fallen into the hands of misrata, who opposed the new parliament. the benghazi brigade tried to help their rivals to defend the airport, but failed. benghazi and tripoli are so insecure that the parliament is meeting in the port city of tobruk. >>> effort to form a government in yemen collalsed. the country -- collapsed. the country's president rejected the houthi's demand. they have been protesting for years, demanding the current government resign and subsidies be increased for fuel. >>> the somalia government is seizing weapons from the warlords that have been fighting each other. it's a hard task because citizens don't believe it will make the country s

. >> in tripoli, smoke like this is now a familiar part of the skyline.least eight huge oil depos are set on fire from battle for the airport. 20 people died over the weekend bringing the total number killed here and in ben gaza in two weeks well over 200. the escalating violence is too much for many. on saturday, a greek naval ship evacuated 180 people. most from greece and china. then the uk government said the enterprise to tripoli taken 110, most of them british. >> for some it must be hard to hang onto hope until the chaos can be stopped. libya is seeing the worst violence since the president was ousted in 2011. it's up to these men and women to do something about it. they make up the newly elected parliament that met for the first time saturday. it needs to do what the previous government could not, find a way to gain control of the country overrun by heavily armed rival militias. >> with no effective army, that must be a daunting task as politicians, firefighters and police do what they can to tackle this country's problems. thousands head in the o

the islamist politicians who lost the elections boycotted and held their own meeting in tripoli. we will get more clarification on the situation in libya. what are the chances that the new parliament will succeed where no other parliament has succeeded so far since the fall of could dolphy? -- of could dossey -- qaddafi? >> if we compare it to the situation two years ago, libya has deteriorated and the violence has increased and the new parliament is not in a privileged position in comparison to its successor. on one hand, today, this transition of power was expected for many months and corresponds to what the majority of libyans want. they have been demanding the departure of the previous parliament. on the other hand, the election show that participation was much lower than two years ago and therefore, the public mandate might be questioned by the opposition camp. you mentioned a rival meeting taking place in tripoli and this clearly reflects the political -- reflects the political standoff between the two major camps, on one hand, the islamist's camp and the liberal can't and

so you -- like we lost mosul, we've lost tripoli now. what we do, the embassy's irrelevant but it's symbolic of the spread of islam. >> what would be the objective of libyan dawn? >> they want impose sharia law, take control of labia, unite with the islamist fundamentalists in benghazi and turn libya into anis lambic state which would not look like gadhafi's state. seculars have been beat and beaten roundly. >> how would this pose a threat to the region? >> well, it's an enormous threat. the reason egypt is bombing tripoli airport from time to time because it's a threat, a threat to egyptian stability and the united arab emirates participating in the bombing as well but turning people back from the air is not going to do. they'll wer grounded and they have a popularity. this is not a cult. they're supported by large numbers of people and we have to accept this and learn how to deal with it. >> what is the potential futurer to a libyan government to be able to take control of that country, given right now it is so incredibly porous? >> ri

the parliament before this part of the operation of was in tripoli. but it happened after. today the parliament session was held with attendance of 155 members who came from different libyan cities. all but a few members attended. the majority of the parliament members attended, and this is what they expected. then they expected it would be much different from the parliament now has star started where the majority of the members have decided to come and what many activists were saying besides the absence of the transitional justice, the absence of the army, the absence of the political will was the most important problem in libya. and i think this was on part of the members. >> we have to leave it there. we really do appreciate your update. well, as the situation in libya deteriorates, foreign workers are leaving the country. there are reports from manila where hundreds of filipinos have returned home. >> they are part of more than 600 filipino workers repatriated from libya since july. the government has called for mandatory evacuation of citizens after a worker was behead

embassy in tripoli but a building or annex connected to the u.s. embassy. still, when u.s. personnel fled tripoli about a month or so ago in july, it was supposed to be protected like the embassy and

we spoke to others in libya, and they said it was safe, that it was in tripoli and around tripoli. but many of the diplomats feel unsafe and they're concerned that the violence will escalate. we have to remember that libya is an oil-rich country and there are thousands of pool working in libya. they all have a very hard time letting go of their jobs there. >> thank you. >>> army officials in lebanon capturing several soldiers and police officers on saturday. two people were killed in an incident that happened in a border town. we followed the arrest of a member of the el al nusra front. a bomb was dropped from a helicopter. six people were killed in the attack and several residential buildings were also destroyed. >>> 14 kurdish troops have been killed as they fought off an attack in the iraqi city of mosul. the islamic state controls the northern city. kurdish forces say they killed 100 is fighters in a battle that lasted several hours. >>> three al jazeera journalists have spent 307 days in egyptian prison--217 days. they were convicted after falsely being accused of helping the

his bags and left. >> it's not secure in tripoli.s chaos, no fuel, oil, electricity. nothing. thousands chose to flee with their families. for some of these people it took days as families tried to use the border crossing. >> the situation is dangerous. you can hear heavy gunshots. we are scared for our lives, so we fled to tunisia. >> after closing the borders for a day, the tunisian governments reopened it on saturday. only partially and for those who have proof that they are passing through tunisia and not planning it stay. government officials say they can't become a shelter. restrictions means thousands were stranded alongside the border. on saturday a plan was agreed with the egyptian government to start a process of evacuation. a couple of thousand a day will be allowed in. to go straight to the airport for those lucky enough to get through. >> hundreds of thousands of arabs and foreign nationals make their living in foreign-rich libya. if the violence escalates, they are expect to evacuate. and countries like tunisia has conc

. >> the aftermath of the battle for the international airport in tripoli, rival militias have been vying for control of the site for weeks. on saturday, an alliance of islamists seized the airport from pro-government forces who have been holding at the last three years. for the islamists, is a key strategic victory and embolden them to demand change. not long after they post these pictures of themselves taking over the airport, they called on the old parliament in tripoli, the one they used to domate summit to resume its work. they said the new liberal parliament did not represent the interests of the majority of libyans. such developments are creating alarm, not just in libya but abroad. regional leaders have been meeting to discuss the situation. but they rejected a call to help restore stability. most importantly, we need to respect the sovereignty of libya. we want to announce violence and terrorism while supporting the political process. but an end to the violence is not in sight. fighting between rival islamists and pro-government militias has become ferocious in recent months. bot

many of them were working in crimea, a suburb of tripoli. when the fighting surrounded them. the first rocket landed. it didn't hit anyone. the second came, and 20 were killed. when the third landed we scattered. we decided to leave. >> reporter: tunis yap coast guard rescued their dingy after two days at sea. >> this is tunisia's maritime border with libya. migrants and asylum seekers can't cross by land. tunisia and egypt can't let them in because of security and economic concerns. they are forced to make the dangerous journey across the waters. it's the only way out. >> reporter: there are reports fighters are preparing to battle of border region. the fear is the conflict could spill over, sending migrants out to see. >> we are prepared to secure the maritime borders against dajers. we'll confront lawlessness on the seas. >> it led to this. >> the red crescent found at least 300 bodies off the coast of tripoli since yule. this is why so men brown. the more a fisherman shows me a ripped dingy. smugglers are using substandard and overcrowded boatsment on this occasion it was

the spokesman for the shia militia, and blamed external forces for the attacks on tripoli. >> based on the intelligence we have the egyptian and uae governments are directly involved in the attack. we stress we have good relations with the good people of egypt and the uae but the libyan rebels want to make it clear that we will always defend the sovereignty of this aggression. >> we'll have more later in the program however staying with libya there is a new development in the political conflict between the old and the new parliament. the old parliament which refuses to recognize its successor has refused to convene and select a new prime minister, libya's capitol tripoli is in battle. decided not to intervene to stop the violence and that is despite egypt's foreign minister calling for an international push to disarm the fighters. >> can we announced that those present at this meeting, it suggests a road map for the return of the nation's role in confiscating weapons from the militias without exception and this matter demands cooperation with all parties in the area. >> al jazeera cont

to libya now where media are reporting an unidentified jet in tripoli ar. libyan coast guard have rescued 16 migrants off the coast of tripoli. 16 bodies have been recovered. boats are believed to be carrying up to 200 people. >> we found 16 individuals alive. the rest are lost. we're investigating the others. there were 20 bodies found dead in the water. >> german chancellor angela merkel said finding a solution to the crisis in ukraine is a priority. she met with you ukrainian president poroshenko and said she could not rule out new sanctions against russia if that situation gets worse. let's go live to the city of crimea. tell us what she has been saying. >> as well as the possibility of new sanctions against moscow. angela merkel talks about the need of effective border controls and effective cease-fire. the border controls after 100 russian trucks entered the ukrainian territory on friday. something that kiev describes as an invasion of its sovereign territory. the same time no going back to those sanctions. we have to bear in mind that the european un

anyway, so we were detained in the same -- also the same center in tripoli. >> right. >> the signs ofture were clear on his face, because i can see blood all over his shirt, and -- but in the end he realized that he has no other choice but to be nice to those people and try to work his way out. six weeks later he was released when i left -- i left him in the detention center, and then i was the first journalist who informed his family and his employer about the -- that he was alive with claire and with -- the spanish photographer. >> we just -- losing time here, and i want to try to get to as many questions with you. now we have lost many war course while on duty, some of the high profile names like james foley, and some say there shouldn't be sympathy for these people who choose to put themselves in these dangerous situations. what do you say to that? >> no, i don't agree. we are trying to seek the truth and bring the picture as close as possible to the viewer, and i think those groups who are governments or terrorist groups who try to stop the journalists from doing their job are wr

but on the streets of tripoli, few agreed. >> the parliament is already dead from its deceptions.t i mean is it cannot implement the decisions on the ground. on the other side the rebels can. >> the parliament is sitting in didn't tub ruk, 1200km away, something the protesters criticise. >> translation: the parliament in tube rook is a gaines the revolution -- against the revolution, this is a coup against the february 17th revolution. >> in benghazi there were protests, not on the scale of tripoli. the airport has been closed for weeks, because of fighting between rebels and the general haist. >> the council has taken control of the general's group. >> on friday, egypt and tunisia cancelled air routes, a sign of how bad the situation has become. >>> a woman has been killed in anti-government protests in egypt. rallies supporting former president mursi has staged in cairo, giza. demonstrators were demanding that mohamed mursi be reinstated. they are calling for justice for hundreds killed by egyptian security forces since july last year. >>> al jazeera is demanding the release of

from abu dhabi and egypt over tripoli. been absolutely silence. ," coming up on "surveillance how to stop taxing versions. the topic of the hour in washington. we will discuss next. ♪ >> good morning, everyone. "bloomberg surveillance." . am tom keene with me scarlet fu and brendan greeley, adam johnson is off. allegations coming just hours before president putin and planne's petro poroshenko to meet. our international correspondent was nickel is standing by. hans nichols is standing by. i believe putin is about to arrive. what are the chances they will shake cans and have a conversation? >> there has been one meeting that has taken place, that would be a poroshenko and catherine aston. ukrainian say this is a good time for peace or peace talks. that is a positive aspect. at the same time in ukraine, ukraine officials have released a tape of what they say are russian commandos, russian paratroopers that were caught that willaine, and only exacerbate the situation. if you can square those two facts, yes, they are talking ab

. >> reporter: libya's new parliament these people took to tripoli's square to back the arrangement thats have seen the parliament located in bengahzi. they want an end to the violence which has grown in recent weeks. >> with we're here in support of the house of representatives and in support of its legitimacy. we're asking for the fighting in tripoli to stop. >> reporter: elsewhere in the settlement martin square a rival demonstration took place by those who want the parliament back in the capitol. >> we say to the parliament numbers it is better to return to tripcally and receive power in tri tripoli. then it can go to bengahzi 237 several hundred people rallied against the new parliament carrying libyan flags and those of the islamic state group. it is just one week since the alliance of fighters and former rebels took a special forces army base and police headquarters in the city. some analyses believe the rival rallies demonstrate how fragile libya is. >> the gap will widen between different factions in libyan society. the international community, they should be caring about the in

navy ship evacuated one hundred ten people from libya as militant projects continue in the capital tripoli passengers british irish and german citizens being taken to malta more than one hundred forty people have been killed five hundred wounded since july as pro and anti-government militia fight for control of tripoli as there are all. heavy rains lashed southern europe bringing areas in a handful of countries to a standstill in northern italy at least four people were killed more than twenty wounded when a flash flood tore through a festival two people drowned in bulgaria and nine hundred of their homes when a river burst its banks and floods have paralyzed turkey's city of stand before backing up traffic across the city. still to come on out here national special report on the murky side of the fishing industry or if you're watching in the u.k. an interview with the founder of blackwater the blackwater we're bringing. a few weeks ago we discussed detroit's plans to shut off water to those who can't pay their bills logically what a basic human assessor he could get taken away some protes

. >> lawmakers conveyed -- convened because of fighting in tripoli in bed -- tripoli and benghazi but held an emergency session on saturday to discuss the fighting between rival militias in libya. >> while hundreds have died in the violence, foreigners continue to depart the country because of the unrest. this british ship just docked in malta and brought more than 100 europeans to safety. more and more foreign governments are urging citizens to leave libya. the german government says it is scrapping a deal to deliver a combat training center to russia. the economy missing -- economy minister announced he's revoking the permit for the facility was saying the move is linked to the crisis in ukraine. >> last week, the eu and u.s. stepped-up sanctions against russia over its role in the conflict in ukraine. those sanctions apply to new defense contracts, but the announcement goes one step further as it affects a pre-existing deal. >> winter maneuvers at a training center in eastern germany. the facility is one of europe's most modern and it was built by the defense conglomerate that want

an alliance of fighters including islamist overran the airport in the capital tripoli sunday.he elected government has little power over the country. parliament has had to convene in tobruk because of fighting in the main cities. >> from one militia to another, tripoli is now wrecked the international airport. this used to be the airport's main passenger terminal. it's charred remains are a reminder of the destructive force of lawlessness and chaos. these men, part of an alliance of armed groups, mainly from libya's western city launched an attack on the arrivals who had been controlling the airport for nearly three years. these unverified pictures show the militia men taking over. >> translator: the rebels have defeated the brigades. they're out of the airports. >> for most of the capital, this is no defeat but a cycle of power hungry militia violence that civilians paid the price for. thousands displaced, many homes and livelihoods can destroyed. 1600 kilometers away from the capital in the eastern city to tobruk, the newly elected parliament stepped up rhetoric. over the we

in benghazi, there were protests, but not on the scale of tripoli. the airport that serves benghazi has been closed for weeks, because of fighting between rebels and the militia. the benghazi council has taken control of a military camp. development like these, and fighting close to an airport compelled hanations to stop flights. it's a sign of how bad the situation has become. >>> the world health organisation said families hi hiding ebola patients, says it will take months to control the outbreak. 26-00 have been infected. half have died. >> i don't want to sugar coat the situation. this is not something that will turn around overnight. it will not be easy. we expect month of hard work. we expect several months of struggling against the outbreak, and we expect to turn it around. >> the united nations is warning that the world must act now to prevent a famine in somalia, the second in three years. in 2011 more than a quarter of a million died of malnutrition and sort of -- starvation. humanitarian aid is low. out of $900 billion that aid agencies ap

navy ship evacuated one hundred ten people from libya as militant clashes continue in the capital tripoli passengers british and irish and german citizens are being taken to malta more than one hundred forty people have been killed and five hundred wounded since july as pro and anti-government militias fight for control of tripoli's airport. heavy rains lashed southern europe bringing areas and a handful of countries to a standstill in northern italy at least four were killed and twenty injured when a flash flood tore through a festival two people drowned in both garia and more than nine hundred fled their homes whatever burst its banks flooding has paralyzed the turkish city of istanbul backing up traffic across the city. so if you go coming up next on our national or if you're watching us from the u.k. you're going underground with times. technology innovations all the developments around russia we. cover. in fish farms waters they have the bomb to me because. i saw it spread all over norway is the most toxic food you have in the whole world . drowns out in the tissue inquiry furthermor

navy ship has evacuated one hundred ten people from libya as militant raja's continue in the capital tripoli passengers british irish and german citizens are being taken to malta more than one hundred or more than two hundred ten people have been killed almost a thousand wounded since july is rivaling militias fight in tripoli and benghazi. heavy rain lashed southern europe bringing areas in a handful of countries to a standstill in northern italy at least four people were killed more than twenty injured when a flash flood tore through a festival two people drowned in bulgaria more than nine hundred fled their homes when a river burst its banks and floods paralyzed turkey's a city of istanbul backing up traffic all over the city. in a ferry carrying about two hundred fifty passengers capsized in southern bangladesh the vessel went down in the pad more river some forty kilometers from the capital dhaka forty four passengers have been rescued but the exact number of casualties is so far unknown. and recapping for you now our breaking news story more than four hundred thirty ukrainian troops ha

hundreds of them have tried to escape from the violence in the capital of tripoli by coming here. >> one of the shells hit a street that is around 100 meters way from my house. my brother-in-law came from an area close to the airport, i also met a friends who came here, and his family follows him. he spoke of tragedies over the there. >> reporter: it's actually the militias that are leading the fighting in triply. they are trying to take over the airport. it's being defended by another militia. the fighting has lasted for almost a month and killed more than 200 people. the capital is now two dangerous for many. people are organizing shelters for their fellow libyans. >> translator: we received the families and provide them with financial aid. then we give them free accommodation and after that start making contact with them in order to respond to their needs. >> reporter: holiday resorts have been turned in to refugees camps for the shocked families. from there, they have watched as libya seems to edge closer to a civil war. with auld ali who fought together to bring down a dictator

. >>> in the capitol of tri tripoli protesters attacked each other in the center of the capitol. >>> many people are trying to escape the violence in tripoli by heading for misrata. >> reporter: more families on the run. hundreds of them have tried to escape the violence by mom to go misrata. >> one of the shells hit a street 100 meters away from my house. my brother-in-law came from an area close to the airport. and his family follows him. he spoke of tragedy over there. [ explosion ] >> reporter: it's the militias were misrata that are leading the fighting in tripoli. they're trying to take over the airport that has been defended bit militia. the fighting has gone on over a month and kill almost 200. the capitol is almost too dangerous. >> we received the families provide financial aid, then we give them free accommodation. then make contact with them to respond to their needs. >> reporter: holiday resorts have been turned into refugee camps for the families. from there they watch as the city edges closer to a civil war. as allies fight together, now fighting each other. the attack

we received an update on the phone from tripoli earlier. >> it's confirmed that libyan forces gained control over a camp, which is a major step to the tripoli international airport, and it is going off inside and around the airport between the libya forces on the one hand, and other brigades on the other hand. as you know, the air strikes that caused it killed and injured fighters belonging to libyan forces. the forces started in july to free libya - to free tripoli airport. >>> now, the united nations says more than 191,000 people have been killed in the conflict in syria. 85% of the victims are said to be men. almost 9,000 children have been killed. the u.n. says an estimated 6,000 people are killed every month. we have this report. >> activists in syria say this girl was injured when government forces dropped barrel bombs on the town in northern deraa. in all, five children died here. >> translation: it's a crime against humanity to kill the kids. i want to world to watch the crimes in our country. look, she is just a child hit by barrel bombs. who will protect the rights of the c

in libya, fresh fighting between rival groups around tripoli's airport. united nations social security condemning the violence saying it undermines the political process. the u.n. is urging the groups to lay down their arms and observe a ceasefire. as carolyn ramon reports, they say they don't want foreign intervention. groups fight in tripoli. these well-armed men want to take control of the capitol. libya has no national army since dictor gadaffi was kicked out and killed. former rebels like these have stepped into the security gap working in a semi official company capacity paid by the state. there represent cities that are loyal to different political groups. this is the result of the battles and what is left of the malitias of the brigade. >> violence has been getting worse in libya in recent months. putting the lives of foreigners in danger. filipinos returning home after being evacuated. many embassies have closed. >> new civil society initiatives are springing up to encourage peaceful solutions. this gathering in benghazi brought key leaders and e

from kabul to tripoli, terrorists and well-armed groups threatened struggling governments. u.s.rmy major howard green was killed and dozens of others wounded when an afghan troop filed on the group. a german general was among the bounded. near sinda, tens of thousands of members of the aseedy sect say fighters from islamic state, formerly i.s.i.l. committed atrocities when it captured the down. in the lebanese town of arsal. fighters in the al nusra sent lebanese fleeing for safety. in tripoli, libya, fighting and planes drove the parliament out of the capital so it could elect the leader in the eastern port of tub ruck. >> for more on the fire scorching the middle east i'm joined by douglas oliphant serving as director at the security council for bush and obama, and an army officer. he's a senior national security fellow at the new america foundation. good to have you with us. we have an american general killed in afghanistan, the islamic state group claiming territory in iraq. fighting that came over the syrian border. they were having a civil war. that move into lebanon. liby

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