this is tripoli after 42 years of nightmare.y overnight and make it work in one of the most contentious and difficult areas of the world is what people are trying to figure out. [ chanting ] >> so, before the war, did you think it would ever be possible? >> no, no. >> did you dream some day this will change? >> no. in gadhafi's time, you cannot say a word. you get killed. that's it. it was impossible. then i joined the group, you know? >> right. >> the militia. >> omar is young and was even younger when the fighting started. he, like so many libyans from around the country and many who had left, heeded the calls for revolution on facebook and twitter. they fought in tripoli, benghazi, misrata and everywhere in between. who won this war? young people or everybody? >> everybody. but the young people, they started it. >> what was your day like as a revolutionary? >> you keep one thought in your mind. you do this for the next generation, for a better country, for a better life. >> you have a future now. >> yeah. there was no future

on the ground there has been fighting in and around tripoli. hashem ahelbarra reports from the moroccan parliament. they are divided and enable to reach a compromises. delegations try to stitch together a deal. fighting has been flaring up. forces loyal to the offensive to capture the capital. by forces loyal to the government. one of its senior commanders was killed. the united nations envoy brokering the talks is concerned. >> there was a military operation against tripoli. profile in a decisive moment and our reaction today is as strong as it was in the past. it's not just military act tisty and putting the unity in fighting terrorisms. the operation and we condemn in the strongest terms. the eyes of the representatives, the fighting in the capital. the g.n.c. top military commander to defend the capital, they gave those orders. >> the delegation for the government in tobruk insists a deal is possible. our biggest concern is to stop violence fighting and the air strikes. what happened in tripoli is an attempt to disrupt what we hope to achie

tripoli-based government is still waiting for a word from the their own government in tripoli aboutther to continue the talks or walk out. they have voiced concerns about many issues particularly about the escalation of violence and the attack by forces loyal to general halif hafta. they don't seem to be comfortable with the way talks are going until they get guarantees that there will be no violence no attacks this be they won't be able to take part. they are trying to convince them to join in the coming hours. >> is it particularly surprising? quite often with peace talks, people try to grab territory at the last minute. do you think that this is any more than that at this stage? >> well, lauren this is a very delicate political process. this is a nation that has come out of decades of dictatorship and then it was -- it sunk in to civil war between two rival fafrpingsz one which is based in the east recognized by the international community, and one which is in the west particularly until tripoli which has been reinstated by the supreme court. they both say they have legitimacy. u

these are images we're getting from near tripoli. the government based there said its calling for reinforcements, and the offensive has been repelled. the top libyan envoy is condemning the violence. >> we heard a new military operation, military operation against tripoli precisely, a decisive moment of the attacks and today today's reaction is as strong as it was in the past. not only is this undermineing the unity of libya and it's social operation that we condemn in the strongest terms. >> at those talks in morocco for us what reaction has there been to this renewed escalation in fighting? >> well, basically here both factions are pretty much concerned about the political talks to achieve a settlement. there are concerns about the escalation of violence, particularly around the capitol of tripcally. they said that that as talks continue with violence, they might walk out of the meetings. now they have asked hundreds of fighters to join the fight to protect the capital of tripoli. they've asked fighters from different parts of the

misrata is east of tripoli, to a large extent government in tripoli relies on libya dawn military allianceay in power and mizsrata is the political alliance which seized the capitol last year. thousands of fighters constituting one of the largest groups in the country and acquired mass of weapons in the revolution in 2011, ever since misrata just like all of libya's armed forces disarm nor unite with other forces and recently violence has escalated and there seems to be a growing realization of the tripoli based government of tnc there is no military solution to this conflict. >> gnc there were some voices who i considered as extremist to a degree. fortunately there are a lot of people who recognize that the only way to make peace in libya and to move towards democracy is to have dialog with all sides. >> reporter: but they also have a red line the libyan dawn alliance is at war with general forces who back the government in the east of the country. misrata and its allies have long accused them of being a dictator and they are accusing his alliance of undermining u.n. brokered peace talks

a final go ahead from the highest authorities in tripoli. they are very upset about what they consider lack of international commitment to press the tobruk-based government to put an end to the confrontations which are taking place to the south of the capitol, tripoli. verdel colt moments now for these talks. all indications suggest that they might end without any break through. >> you are there in morocco what are you hearing about the situation on the ground in libya in terms of the latest fighting? >> very critical. the top military command in tripoli has called for rein forcements from all different areas it controls. basically from misrata and sirte and the western part of the country, they are con send straighting now hundreds of fighters and units around the capitol. they ever concerned that forces loyal to the military commander are trying to take advantage of the fact that most of the fighters are launching a military operation against groups to send fighters towards the capitol. they say now that they have more reinforcement and th

forces try to recapture tripoli. the attack was repelled by forces loyal to tripoli based gnc government. one of its seen other commanders was killed. the united nations envoy brokering the talks in rabat is concerned. >> it had a neomilitary operation against tripoli precisely at the decisive moment to the talks. now the reaction today is as strong as in the past. this is not only military activity which is undermining the situation in libya and preventing the unity of the libyans in fighting terrorism it's also an operation that we condemn in the strongest terms. >> the eyes of the representatives of the tripoli-based government report the feuding in the capitol. orders were given to defend the capitol. now the situation is under control and tripoli is safe. >> the delegation for the government in tobruk insist a deal is still possible. >> our biggest concern now is to stop silence fighting and airstrikes. there are those who want to undermine dialogue. what happened in tripoli is an attempt to disrupt what we hope

fighting in and around tripoli.yrian government airmen are captured by rebels after a helicopter crashes. could the national front party come out in france's local elections? plus: >> i am simon mcgregor-wood in front of the pigeon greeting centers where some have been bought byzine ease fancyiers for hundreds of thousands of dollars. >>> hello. we start in yemen where houthi forces have seized control of the airport of the third largest city, taiz. the shia group is in charge of sanaa and a large swathe of the west of the country. it is a key target on the 40 city of aden that's where there is a call for urgent international help. the u.n. security council is scheduled to meet at 1900 gmt. the united states has withdrawn all remaining personnel including special forces from the country. natasha gname reports. >> tear gas, gunshots and anger on the streets of taiz. proceed toasters are angry about pro-houthi forces arriving in their city. the protesters say the houthi forces surrounding the barracks of the local sec

they have carried out airstrikes in and around tripoli. these are the latest pictures we're getting from the region. the leader of the libyan dawn militia that seized the capital in august. the top envoy to libya has condemned the violence. >> precisely in the decisive moments it is as strong as it was in the past. this is not only military activity which is undermining the situation in lib y and preventing the unity in fighting terrorism, it is also an operation that we condemn in the strongest chemistry. >> hashem, what hope is there for some sort of positive outcome of these talks. they're trying to push for an agreement on a national unity government. they're trying to end the violence. yet we see this escalation in cripcally. >> well, they're in and around tripoli. the top military commander spent some time in jail during muammar qaddafi during during the 2011 up rising. they joined the rebellion and he was one of the top military commander in tripoli. he's someone who has a following of thousands of people in tripcally. this is somet

a senior commander from the tripoli based government has been killed in the clashes.eader of the faction called "libya dawn" seized the capital until august. the top envoy is condemning the violence. >> yesterday, we had a new military operation in a decisive moment of the talks and our reaction was as strong as it was in the past. this is not only military activity which is undermining the situation in libya and preventing the unity of the libyans in fighting terrorism. it's also an operation we condemn in the strongest terms. >> the general national counsel who head the government are meeting now in the capitol to decide whether to continue the talks in morocco. at those talks, it seems as though the future is up in the air, hashan. >> reporter: absolutely. more than ever. the escalation of the new state of violence around the capitol, tripoli, we understand the gnc will be discussing whether tom continue in the talks or to pull out from the talks. they have been very critical of the latest violence accusing the internationally recognized government of using those a

what happens in tripoli is an attempt to disrupt what we hope to achieve. we are determined to go ahead with talks. >> after weeks of talks, libya is divided in the east. there is a government backed by the international community. in the west a government reinstated by the country's supreme court. >> talks have been overshadowed by fighting in libya. undermining transfers of reaching a political solution. it could lead to a full-blown civil war >>> the tunisian government released security footage from an attack on the museum. it shows the gunman entering the use eem. tunisian officials received weapons trading at a camp in libya. prosecutors say they have detained 20 people of the the gunmen were killed in a shoot-out with security. >> a neighbour of one of the gunmen have been speaking of the shot to learn. >> he wasn't boar he was educated. how did the extremists manage to meet educated people. before he was saying there was only those hungry. he wasn't starving he wasn't in need. what pushed him to do that >>> u.s. president obama said it's hart to fin

missmisrata is located to the east of tripoli.rge extent the government in tripoli relies on the libyan dawn military alliance to stay in power. and misrata's brigades are the military base and the political power that have alliance which seized the capital last year. misrata has thousands of fighters constituting one of the largest armed groups in the country. it acquired massive quantities of weapons during the revolution in 2011. ever since misrata just like all of libya's arm the forces, didn't disarm. nor did they unite with other forces. but recently violence has escalated and there seems to be a growing realization among members of the tripoli-based parliament the general national congress or g.m. c that there is no military solution to this conflict. the g.m. y. there were some voice that his i considered extreme toyota a degree. nopely there are people that recognize that the only way to make peace in libya and to move towards democracy is to have dialogue with all sides. >> reporter: but they also have a red line. the li

it's the same case for the tripoli-based government. they're working on two different tracks forming a national unity government, and then security arrangements like a cease-fire, disbanding militias and forming an army that would look after the country in the near future. now for both parties to agree on those issues, they need to sit together, and they need to overcome the biggest obstacle, so far is the issue of legitimacy. they say it is the only legitimate government in libya because they were voted by libyans. the gnc says no, we are the authority. we are the legitimacy because we have the backing of the supreme court of libya. until you overcome this issue of legitimacy, it's unlikely libyans will come up with a settlement any time soon. >> deep internal divisions remain there. thank you very much. for all the latest in rabat. 49 people have been killed by a double bombing in syrian city of hasaka.h. kurdish forces have been fighting them for months. meanwhile, in rebel-held parts of aleppo activists say government shelling has k

we invite both governments from tobruk and from tripoli to turkey.upporting the efforts for national reconciliation and if there is any new reconciliation attempt by u.n. we will give turkey's support. libya, in fact has a big chance if they -- there is a reconciliation process, because of natural resources and the [ inaudible ] of society which doesn't have much difference of ethical or sectarian difference like in syria or iraq. cyprus has been our common agenda for last half a century. again, we discussed italy and cyprus cyprus. again, turkish position was clear. in 2004 we supported the plan at that time and i suggested to mr. binky moon that we now a ban ki-moon plan before the end of his term to end this long-surviving crisis. we ask cyprus to come to negotiation table and we need to have an international meeting and conference as early as possible, like what we did in 2004. many things have been discussed on cyprus question instead of provoking the atmosphere it is better to come around the table and discuss. in this case again, we support mr

tripoli is safe. >> reporter: but the delegation for the government in tobruk insists a deal is still possible. >> our biggest concern now is to stop violence the fighting and air strikes. there are those who want to undermine dialogue. what we hope to achieve we are determined to go ahead with talks. >> reporter: after weeks of talks and months of fighting, libya remains deeply divided. in the east there is a government backed by the international community. in the west a government reinstated by the government's supreme court. talks in rabatat have been undermined crisis could lead to a full blown civil war. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera rabat. >> teunsan officialtunisian many officials prosecutors say they have detained 20 people in relation to the attack. >>> aa neighbor of yasin labidi has expressed her shock. >> translator: he wasn't poor. he was educated. how did the extremists reach educated people? before we were saying there were only those hungry without work. he wasn't starving, he wasn't out of work. what pushed him to do that? >> the hacking division of i.s.i.l. have post

it's centered around the capital of tripoli. they are accused of carrying out new airstrikes in and around tripoli, including the airport. now these are the latest pictures we're getting near tripoli. the tripoli-based government said that the offensive has been repelled but they're deploying more fighters to the capital. they are condemning the violence. >> yesterday, we had a new military operation against tripoli. preventing the unity of the libyans in fighting. it is undermining the dialogue. >> there are currently talks happening in morocco between libya's rival governments. we had condemnation from the special envoy to libya. to what extent has the violence inside the country undermined the talks there? >> people are concerned that talks are under way could collapse as violence continues. we learned from our sources that the tripoli-based government has called for hundreds of fighters to move from different locations in different parts of the country to join fighters stationed in the capital of tripoli, ready for what coul

in tripoli that if there is as genuine deal, they will stamp that deal and fly back to tripoli but then, it all dependency on what kind of packages are going to be offered to both parties but it's a very delicate situation as we speak and the national community made it clear to the libyans that this could be a last chance for a peaceful solution to the conflict in libya. >> ok, thanks for that. libya has the biggest known oil reserves in africa, but production has plunged. as you can see from this chart output pretty much fell off a cliff in the arab spring in 2011, then fell to zero in august, 2011 when rebels took tripoli and gadhafi fled. for a little while things did get back to normal, but production took another nose dive in april, 2013 as violence escalated. the reopening of two major oil terminals last year provided a temporary reprieve, but a tax attacks by isil have wreaked devastating consequences. oil production now suspended in 11 oil fields. the national oil company says if the security situation doesn't improve and it's going to shut down other oil fields and ports this i

forces loyal to general hafta on the offensive to recapture tripoli. the attack was repelled by forces loyal to gnc government. one of its senior commanders was killed. the united states envoy brokering the talks is concerned. >> there is a new military operation against tripoli. precisely in a decisive moment of the talks, now a reaction to today is as strong as it was in the past. this is not only a military activity, which is undermining the situation in libya and preventing the unity of the libyans fighting terrorism, it's also an operation that we condemn in the strongest terms. >> the eyes of the representatives of the tripoli based government talk about the fighting. >> orders were given to defend the capitol. it is under control and tripoli is safe. >> the delegation for the government in tobruk insists a deal is still possible. >> our biggest concern is to stop violence, fighting and the airstrikes. there are those who want to undermine dialogue. what happened in tripoli is an attempt to disrupt what we hope to achieve. we are determined to go

it's loyal to tripoli based governments. senior commanders - the n voi broaching the talks is concerned. >> there's a military operation against tripoli. precisely in a decisive moment a reaction is as strong as in the past. military activity and presenting the unity of libyans in fighting terrorism. it's something we condemn in the strongest terms. >> the eyes of the representatives of the tripoli-based government is on the fighting in the capital. >> the g.n.c. top military commander gave orders to defend the capital. the situation is under control. >> reporter: a delegation in tobruk insists a deal is possible. >> our biggest concern is to stop violence fighting and the air strikes. there are those that want to undermine dialogue. what happened in tripoli is an attempt to stop what we hope to achieve. after weeks of talks and months of fighting libya is deeply divided. in the east there's a government-backed by the community. in the west a government taking entry to the supreme court. talks have been overshadowed by fight

recognized government launched airstrikes against a military airport in tripoli. the affect was aimed at militia who took over the at that particular time roll last year and set up their own government. there have been strikes against an oil port in the north of the country by the rival administration. >> in tripoli for us, can you tell us if there have been any reports of casualties in any of the strikes? >> so far, there is no casualty. what we can tell for sure that the air raid, air strike that targeted the airport here in tripoli did not leave any casualties. it was only a small hit close to the runway, without any casualties, according to the authorities responsible for securing and protecting the airport. as for the other air strike, the general national congress and national salvation government here in tripoli have not announced just yet ever not confirmed their responsibility for air raiding locations or positions. we know forces belonging to libya do an operation which is part of the general national congress assignment is now engaging in fights close t

i have been talking to members who say we don't recognize the tripoli based gnc, and i was talking tobers of the tripoli-based government and they said we are hear because we don't recognize tobruk therefore, the only way out is to have a political settlement here. >> thank you for that. hashem ahelbarra live for us in rabat. libya is also dominating the final day of talks in brussels. >> reporter: e.u. leaders are using this second day to discuss libya. they are exchanging ideas essentially on how the european union can help support a post-national unity government in libya. they are partially funding the talks that are taking place in rabat and coordinating very closely with the united nations on this whole issue. the european union's foreign superior if you would like spoke on the way to these talks and said they would be coming up with concrete proposals, they would be both political, how to shore up any post-deal government into libya, and extend into the field of security. does that mean we'll be getting european troops fighting in libya? probably not, but it might mean that the

brokered peace talks when announcing an offensive to capture tripoli. they have not succeeded so far. >> translation: khalifa haftar makes statements and said the same thing about benghazi but hasn't been able to do it. we tell him take benghazi first. >> rival factionses are talking, not face to face. the international community is trying hard to bring about tripoli. libya is at a critical juncture. the violence is worse nick. -- worstening. >> the u.s. state coalition stays it carried out eight more air strikes in syria, and six in iraq. i.s.i.l. suffered heavily losses from the strike, east from fallujah. a prominent leader and six body guards were killed in the shelling >>> a syrian regime air strike killed five people. this video showing the aftermath of the bombing in qatar. all those killed are believed to be from the same family. they have been under rebel control since late 2013 a link between east and west of deraa. 13 were killed by mortars fired by rebel forces. al jazeera can't verify the pictures taken from social media. united nations chi

>> well the islamist in tripoli that have actually decided to stay on and act as a government in tripolit after -- lost the last election in june 2014 after winning two or three rounds in the past -- in the two years prior. so they couldn't take the defeat, and they wanted to stay in power, and they remained in power, so that's -- that is the issue, and they drove the hor, and the legitimate government from tripoli and that's where -- why they are operating in tobruk. the idea is for the tobruk government to be operating in tripoli. i talked to the u.n. envoy and some people at the hor in tobruk, everybody seems to think that we need arms. we need the u.n. to under the embargo, under the resolutions that embargo libya from having weapons, is if they do have access to weapons -- they can buy weapons in the open market but they want the endorsement and help by western nations like the united states, because some of the weapons that are needed expertise and so on would have to come from the u.s. the u.k. -- >> libya is already armed to the tilt. my understanding is the government is asking

misrata is east of tripoli, to a large extent the government in tripoli relies on the libyan dawn militarynce to stay in power and misrata are the military base and political power of alliance which seized the capitol last year. misrata has thousands of fighters constituting one of the largest armed groups in the country. it acquired massive quantities of weapons during the revolution in 2011. ever since misrata just like all of libya's armed forces didn't disarm nor did they unite with other forces. violence escalated and a growing realization among members of the tripoli based parliament the general national congress or tnc there is no military solution to the conflict. >> gnc there were some voices who i considered as extremist to a degree fortunately there are a lot of people who recognize that the only way to make peace in libya and to move towards democracy, is to have dialog with all sides. >> reporter: but they also have a red line the libya dawn all employall -- ailey -- alliance accused him of being a dictator and undermine u.n. brokered peace talks when it announced offensive to

they're con condemning the violence. >> we had a military operation against tripoli. precisely decisive moment of the attacks, and now reaction is as strong as it was in the past. this is not only military activity, which is undermining the situation in libya and preventing the unite of the libyans in fighting the terrorism that we condemn under the strongest determines because it is undermining dialogue. >> we heard a strong condemnation. how much of the violence inside libya undermine the talks? >> well, this is a very delicate moment for both factions trying to put together a political settlement. they're very concerned about violence, particularly now amid reports that there have been airstrikes targeting areas. both sides say that they're committed to peace and stability in lib y and they're beating now --they are meeting now trying to implement an immediate cease-fire in the area around tripoli to pave the way for talks to continue. otherwise, the biggest concern is as fighting continues throughout the day these talks could collapse. >> you say the implementatio

the government continues to operate in tobruk and tripoli.na hoda support is key to any deal on a national unity government. >> reporter: it has long been criticized for acting as an dent state. it has been accused of using military force for political gain, and it has been labeled as an extremist strong hold. misrata denies all of that. but there's no doubt this city in central libya is not only powerful within its own borders, its influence extended far beyond. to a large extend the government in tripoli relies on the libyan dawn military alliance to stay in power. and misrata's brigades are the military base and the political power of that alliance which seized the capitol last year. misrata has large armed group. it acquires mass amounts of weapons during the revolution of 2011. recently violence has escalated, and there seems to be a growing realization among members of the tripoli-based parliament that there is no military solution to this conflict. >> within the gnc there were some voices i considered extremists to a degree. fortunatel

some of them are now in consultation - the case of representatives from tripoli. they are consulting. but i have encouraged them in these consule stations to keep -- consultations to keep a constructive spirit. to remain engaged. the mood is positive. and i hope that the decision is not only to stay this week and to continue working actively and this is something that hopefully will happen tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. >> hearing there a little bit from the u.n. envoy to libya. talks are continuing. this, despite fierce fighting between the rival governments in tobruk and tripoli continuing in and around the capital. i'll bring you all the latest on that. also still to come. a tv exit poll suggests the national front party has come second in france's local elections. nigeria's big election debate with the president, but without the potential. it's been the season finale in season. one woman is celebrating her hard work. details a bit later on. >>> i want to bring you more on breaking news from singapore. the man, the founding father lee kuan yew died aged 91

the military operation against tripoli. precisely the moment of the talks, it's as strong as it was in the past. this is not only military activity undermining the situation in libya and preventing the unity in fighting terrorism. it is also an operation that we condemn in the strongest terms. >> the gnc top military commanders gave orders to defend the capital. now the situation is under control and tripoli is safe. >> but the delegation for the government in tibruk insists that a deal is still possible. >> our biggest concern is to stop violence, the fighting and the airstrikes. there are those who want to undermine dialogue. we are determined to go ahead with talks. >> after weeks of talks and months of fighting. libya remains deeply divided in the east. there is a government backed by the international community. in the west, a government reinstated by the country's supreme court. talks have been oversad overshadowed by the crisis in libya, that could lead to a full blown civil war. >> tunisia has released camera footag

basically they were waiting for the tripoli based allegation to arrive. they are hoping that both delegations will be here in the afternoon. it's a critical situation, coming against a backdrop of a statement issued by the united nations mission in libya, accusing both parties of undermining the political process by the ongoing air strikes against each other. they refer to attacks targetting the zintan airport yesterday and attacks targetting different airports across the country, saying that these are counterproductive and undermining the political process. in general, the sentiment here is that libyan factions have no other options but to meet here. they'll continue to build up momentum and have a political settlement, otherwise it will be anarchy and chaos. >> depends what the outcome is there, and how it impacts on the ground. tell me what is on the table. what are all sides bringing to the table in order for that to happen? >> well the issues are basically forming a national unity government to put an end to the political impasse. as far as this is c

brokered peace talks when it announced an offensive to capture tripoli a few days ago.far, they haven't succeeded. >> he said the same thing about benghazi, but he hasn't been able to take it. we said take benghazi first. >> rival factions are talking not face to face, but they are trying hard to bring about. the violence is also worse along the many front lines that have divided this country. opened it's doors to the public briefly, almost a week after gunman killed 20 foreign vises tors. security was tight after officers searched cars nearby, and police stood guard outside. local tun thesians waved flags to welcome them back to the complex. nigerians got to the polls. facing a violent struggle against the armed group. >> but he is facing opposition from some female voter whose want more women on the ballot. reports from a boo jay. >> he is voting in the presidential and parliamentary elections. women make up just under 50% of register voters but very few female transits will be on the ballot. there were just under 1,000 seats up for grabs but only a couple hundred are

. >>> plus an attack on tripoli's only working airport delays talks in morocco. >>> and robots doingverything for us but there is a real concern it could leave millions unemployed. ♪ >>> we begin in yemen where the president has fled his residence in aden amid escalating violence. air strikes were launched on the presidential palace, and hadi's forces responded with gunfire. it was centered near the international airport, and there are reports that two shells hit the ground. imran khan reports. [ shouting ] [ gunfire ] >> reporter: in many ways this is battle not between two rival groups but between two men. forces loyal to president hadi retake the airport from forces loyal to the former president. it was a short but tough battle lasting four hours. the special forces unit fighters had refused to give up their arms then they attacked the airport. the fighting got so intense, the airport was shut down and passengers taken off of planes and back into the terminal. hadi fled from sana'a last month after houthi fighters took control of the capitol. he insists he remains the legitimate l

now, the two delegations spend time talking about the need to stop fighting near tripoli. as a gesture of goodwill. >> thank you for that. the gaoled leader of turkey's kurdish rebel is expected to announce a roadmap for peace. it is happening against a backdrop of nauru's celebrations marking the start of spring and this is the scene now in the area. bernard smith is live there. we are waiting to hear about this roadmap. what do you expect the message to be today? >> the gaoled leader for the p.k.k. is expected to reinforce reinforce... >> i'll we'll have to leave it there, apologies for that. we'll try to get personed smith back later on. >> you can hear us now. we lost you halfway through that. you were telling us about the expectations for today. >> yes. >> okay. what i was saying is that abdullah the gaoled leader of the p.k.k. is expected to reinforce a call made a couple of weeks ago. to lay down the arms and end its struggle with the turkish state. there has been a peace process going on but it had been stalling. because of perceptions that the government was dragg

s libya envoy insists piece talks will continue despite fierce fighting in and around tripoli.igeria's presidential election debate goes ahead without the main opposition contender. why a may in peru wants to paint over every mural in lima's historic center. with start in yemen where houthi forces have seized control room of the airport of the third largest city, taiz. the shia group is in charge of a large swath. taiz is a key targwhere president hadi has taken refuge. at his request, the u.n. security councile sub sill is due too meet in an hour. he says his decision is appealed at al-qaeda in the us lammic state of iraq in the levant who say they bombed two mosques on friday and a sign of how much the security situation has deteriorated, the united states has withdrawn all of its remaining personnel including special forces from the country. natasha gname reports tore gas, gunshots and anger on the streets of taiz. protesters are angry about pro-houthi forces arriving in their city: we refused, reject and denounce these malitias. will surround the police barracks with our bo

he described the tripoli government as militia and implied that they were terrorists.hink his speech was very, very inflammatory and may it's a put those talks announced just moments earlier at some risk. and when the special representative of the u.n. spoke to the security council, he actually condemned that government in tobruk for recent air strikes that have taken place on the airport on the outskirts of tripoli, what was the military airport, and he said those were most unhelpful, and regrettable. >> thank you very much james. that's our diplomatic editor james bayes. >>> inside libya an attack on an oil field by fighters affiliated to isil has destroyed all equipment at the site. according to the oil minister, there were no casualties from the attack but the field was set alight. on tuesday there were fighting between isil-al fill lated forces and members of the government. >>> at least 30 miners are missing in ukraine, after a blast in the rebel-held donetsk region. they are calling on russia's president to tell rebel fighters to give access to rescue workers. >

that decision, but they remain very cautious, because they say some of the installations in tripolie targeted today by forces loyal to general hafta, but overall the general sentiment is this is good news positive step forward, and we are expecting them to converge in the building you see behind me. the format will be like this. there will be two separate rooms, two separate meetings the international recognized government in one room, and the tripoli government in another one. the united nations special representative will shuffle back and forth talking to both parties. they have three issues on the agenda. national unity government if that happens they will declare southeast -- ceasefire across the country, and drafting of a new constitution. they say they are optimistic but it is going to be a long way to go. >> i was going to ask you, because after the talks in morocco, they are scheduled to meet in algeria, i understand. what is the purpose of the meeting in algeria? and how hopeful are people there? and do you get a sense they can achieve anything in rabat to start with? >> re

misrata extends to the east of tripoli. large extent the government of tripoli rely on the libya dawn alliance to stay in power and the political power of that alliance which seized the capital last year. misrata has thousands of fighters instituting one of the largest armed groups in the country. ever since misrata, just like all of libya's armed forces, didn't disarm, nor did they unite with other forces. but recently violence has escalated, and there is a growing realization among the tripoli government that there is no military solution to this conflict. >> within the gnc there were some voices who i considered as extremists to a degree. fortunately, there are a lot of people who recognize that the only way to make peace in libya and to move towards democracy is to have a dialogue with all sides. >> but they also have a red line. the libyan dawn alliance is at war with general haftar's force who is back the government in the east of the country. misrata and it's allies have accused haftar of being a dictator and. >> haf

hit back targeting the only working airport in the capitol tripoli.poli's forces are battling on a third front as well against isil affiliated fighters. now it's all ahead of the u.n. brokered peace talks due to begin in morocco later in the week. our correspondent has more from tripoli. >> reporter: the air strike that targeted this -- the airport in tripoli did not leave any casualties it was a small hit near the runway according to the security forces. but as for the other air strike the general national congress and national salvation government here in tripoli have not announced it just yet, have not confirmed their responsibility for air riding the locations or positions at the oil port but what we know for sure is that forces belonging to libyan dawn operation which is part of the general national congress assignment is now engaging in fights close to sirte particularly to the western side of sirte close to the oil field, fighting with armed groups affiliating with what are so-called the islamic state of iraq and the levant, but with -- back to

to libya the tripoli based government says an air strike has targeted the airport. the explosion delayed a delegation from flying to morocco where u.n. mediated negotiations are supposed to be taking place. they are now due to leave in the next hour. >> we have more now from morocco. we are joined from where the talks are supposed to be taking place in libya. first of all the suggestion is that the explosion at the airport in tripoli is meant to prevent the delegation that's trying to get to morocco from reaching morocco. who doesn't want them to go? >> basically over the last few days, we were covering the libyan talks here in the moroccoen capitol. you see an uprising in different parts of the country as an attempt to undermine the political process. the international community is looking forward to seeing a political settlement to pave the way for more stability in the country. we've been in touch with a spokesperson of the general national congress in tripoli and they accuse forces loyal to the general hafta of carrying out the attack. at the same time, yesterda

s libyan envoy says peace talks will continue despite fierce fighting in and around tripoli. the national front party came out on top in france's local elections. >>> a mayor in peru wants to paint over every mural in lima's historic center. >> with all of the sports including we will have the buildup to our classico. barce a win against the biggest rivals real madrid. >>> we sparrows in yessen wherehowhere houthi forces have seized control of the third largest airport city taiz. >>> until sanaa, how much the security situation deteriorated the united states has withdrawn all of its remaining personnel including special fors from the country. natasha gname reports. >> reporter: tear gas, gunshots and anger on the streets of taiz. protesters say the houthi forces surrounded the barracks of execute forces. >> we refuse deject and denounce these malitias. we will surround the barracks with our bodies until they leave. >> first the houthis overtook sanaa, forcing the president to flee to aden. now, they are moving towards the president. aden is the a short distance away from taiz

we say take benghazi first then talk about tripoli. >> sides are talking not face to face. but u.n. envoy is trying to bring the sides together. zeina khodr al jazeera misrata. >> the u.s. led coalition fighting the islamic state of iraq and the levant says it has carried out eight more air strikes in syria and six in iraq. iraq's defense ministry said, local media reports also say a prominent i.s.i.l. leader and six of his body guards were killed in the shelling. >>> a syrian regime air strike in a residential area of darah has killed five people, all of those belonging to the same family. under tapa control since early 2014. in aleppo province, among the dead were four children. united nations children's fund estimates that over 11,000 children have died since the syrian conflict began four year ago. years ago. in france to ask for its support for a nuclear deal with iran. france played a key role in the interim deal in 2014 but stalled specific parts of iran's nuclear program but italy wants it disbanded not just frozen. >> we think it is a bad deal, we thought initially that the

this is the aftermath of an airstrike in tripoli.the conflict is being fought in the air and on the ground. hundreds of people have been killed since the beginning of the year. tunisia offers libyans safety but little more. they can't buy property so they represent, which pushes up the cost of living. >> if we don't give a hand to the libyans where will they go? they don't have any choice. >> the situation in libya scares me. it's dramatic and bloody. we aren't used to this as muslims, and this terrifies everybody because libya is on our border. >> tunisia's army is also worried. it's deployed soldiers it the border area. tunisia recognizes both of libya's rival governments and it's trying to play a neutral role. tunisia said that it will continue to welcome libyan refugees but there are concerns that violence in libya could spill over into tunisia with fighters and weapons ending up here. >> returning is not an option for some people. a former television presenter in tripcally, tripoli his life was threatened. he had to leave his fa

the internationally recognized parliament in tibruk and the congress in the capitol of tripoli. it's hoped by sunday that an agreement will be reached on the formation of an unity government with a new prime minister. but adding urgency to these talks, wednesday's museum attack across the border in to tunisia they say that they were trained in libya and if allies are not stopped in libya it could go on to europe. >> talks between libya's warring factions u.n. said the only way to break the political en pass is for both parties to make concessions. >> this should an decisive moment because we are as i said before in previous meetings, running out of time. you know that in the last days we've seen more fighting. we've seen airstrikes and we've seen more actions by daesh not only in libya but in the region. >> but libya's feuding factions remain more divided than ever. the united nations recognized house of representatives in tibruk insist it is the only legitimate authority in libya. >> we have basic differences especially about legitimacy. we feel that it is coming into the polit

the capitol of tripoli is under control of a rival group called the general national congress. that group has the support of the powerful libya dawn militia based just to the east of tripoli. >> it has long been criticized for acting as an independent state. it has been accused of using military force for political gain. and it has been labeled as an extremist stronghold. misrata denies all that, but there is no doubt that this city in central libya is not only powerful in its own borders but it's influence extends far beyond. >> to a large extent the government in tripoli relies on the libyan dawn military alliance to stay in power. and misrata seized the capital last year. >> it has thousands of fighters constituting one of the largest armed groups in the country. it acquired mass quantities of weapons. they did not disarm nor did they unite with other forces, but recently violence has escalated and there seems to be a growing realization among those among the gnc that there is no military solution to this conflict. >> within the gnc there were some voices who i considered as

they were based in tobruk after forced by tripoli. the country's self-declared defence minister was allied with 12 militias, controlling much of the east including tab ruck groups that claim allegiance with i.s.i.l. jason pak researches middle east history and president of libyaanalysis.com. joining me from london i am not sure if you picked that up. we were talking about the different groups what they want and who they stand for. at the same time there was a violent takeover of an oil field. you wonder how the talks about be able to deal with the dispirit troops. >> before answering the question i want to correct something you said to the viewers, the tripoli government was not installed by the constitutional court. that is incorrect. i think you were referring to the 6 november decision stating that the elections that brought to power the house of representatives were ipp val eyed. that does not -- invalid. that does not make the g.n.c. dominated government valid. to get back to your question about the talks. yes, they have a tall o

but the tripoli delegation has bun condition, if there is a deal he should go. he has always maintained he is the only guarantee against the rise of isil-affiliated groups. >> translator: they come from niger, sudan, mali. what we need are weapons and ammunition only. >> reporter: but the international community doesn't seem willing to deliver weapons to him, fearing that move might eye leen at it armed factions loyal to tripoli. the united nations and the international community remain for the time being determined to give diplomacy a chance and have the divided factions agree on a national unity government disband militias and form an army that can lead the flight against isil in libya. >>> a deteriorating security situation in libya has dominated the final day of e.u. talks in brussels. leaders are discussing ways to help unify the rival governments, but it said it would not act without an official request from the u.n. >>> the whole situation in libya, well that dominated the second day of this european union leaders summit in brussels, and although is short

the legally installed government based in tripoli, and its rival. the u.n.-backed government, based in tobruk in the east welcomed a draft u.n. proposal. >> and a recovery operation resumed in the french alps where a german airline crashed. these are pictures from seyne-les-alpes, where the search crews are based. recoveries will likely be hampered by forecast of stormy weather. now to the main story, recovery in the app possess where a germanwings a320 crashed. we can look at the safety of that model. since launchled in 1988 there has been 11 fatal crashes, including this germanwings, and one of the worst losses of life was in 1990 when an indian airlines jet came up short of the run way in bangalore. 92 on board were killed. in 2000 an a320 belonging to the gulf air fleet made a third attempt to land at bahrain international airport when it crashed into the sea. eight crew members and 135 passengers were killed. last year an a320 crashed into the see in indonesia to singapore. there were no survivors among the 155 passengers and seven crew on board. let's

it is located to the east of tripoli. government in triply relies on the lib man dawn military alliance to stay in power. and this continues the military base and the political power of that alliance. it has thousands of fighters constituting one of the largest armed groups in the country. it acquired massive quantities of weapons during the revolution in 2011. ever since, misrada didn't disarm nor did they unite with other forces. but there seems to be a growing realization among members of the tripoli-based parliament that there is no military solution to this conflict. >> within the gnc there were some voices who i considered as extremists to a degree. fortunately there are a lot of people in the area who recognize that the only way to make peace in libya and to move towards democracy is to have dialogue with all sides. >> reporter: but they also have a red line. the libyan dawn alliance is at war with general haftars forces. they have long accused haftar of being a dictator and accusing the alliance of undermining u.n

. >> bombs fall on tripoli's airport and the oil industry shuts down as talks to stop the violence are delayed. >> live from doha, also coming up in the next half hour, 80 stitches for the u.s. ambassador after he's attacked with a knife in south korea. >> how israel's election campaign is causing controversy and sparking lawsuits. >> demanding a fair price tobacco farmers in zimbabwe at the start of the selling season. >> libya's national oil company has shut down production because of the escalating violence in the country. libya dependency on oil for nearly all its income and the u.n. recognized administration in tobruk made an appeal for help. >> an attack on libya's oil facility last month left it inoperable. it's one of several fields targeted in recent weeks most of them with fighters linked to islamic state of iraq and the levant. they destroyed equipment at an oil field wednesday. monday, another field and a pipeline carrying crude came under attack. these facilities were also hit last month. at least 14 were killed. in a country plagued by war in recent years, libya's oil ind

. >>> to libya now where the tripoli based government is blaming its rival for holding up peace talks says forces loyal to the underrecognized government in tobruk targeted tripoli's only working airport to stop negotiators from traveling to the u.n.-brokered talks. our correspondent joins us from rabat where the talks are supposed to be taking place. hashem, when are we expecting these talks to officially begin? >> reporter: well we know now that the tripoli based delegation has finally managed to takeoff from the airport, and that they are expected to be here in the moroccan capitol here in rabat in two hours. so basically the united states says it is expecting talks to resume later in the evening. the united nations special representative is going to talk to a delegation from tobruk and then a delegation from tripoli to pave the way for both parties to talk face-to-face and start debating the major issues that have so far hampered unity in libya. >> just a few days ago, the u.n. envoy, of course we heard him talking about how this was a decisive phase for these talks, conveying a s