start a new move this morning to a does have his forces locations in and around the tripoli in active international airport on the southern western part of the capital tripoli military sources with the government say that they launch rockets targeting have to his forces locations and the venice of the of the international airport they used heavy of totally artillery rockets targeting have to his forces and of in a city of the tripoli international airport they say that they are trying to maintain their defense lines and they are trying to push have to back have to back out of the ministry of the tripoli international airport on another front line in while there will be an area around thirty kilometers to the cells from from the capital city center government forces are also trying to maintain a defense called on to push have to the forces back beyond the administrative borders of the capital tripoli and meanwhile they're trying to cut the supporting line for half that its forces coming from the city of the holder and the city of the south of the of tripoli here in tripoli overnight. artillery fire was hear

have managed to push the remaining detachment of have to us forces completely out of the tripoli international airport they also say that have to the forces left behind military vehicles and the tripoli international airport is still both rival factions get enforcements and more military units their government of national accord forces are getting. from civil a little cities in the west of the country including get the city of misrata is late in and in turn also the biggest military force in misrata and in muscles forces those are the forces that defeated eisel in the coastal city of sirte it in twenty sixteen are now joining the battle to support the government forces on the other hand have that his forces continue receiving enforcements from the city of the major. the major cities supporting the war lords have to in the west of libya eyewitnesses on the way between tripoli and who now say that have to us forces are recruiting military individuals who work and under the former regime of them are going to get death they say they have seen the green flag of. with have to forces also both sides have bee

start a new move this morning toward does have his forces locations in and around the tripoli in active international airport on the southern western part of the capital tripoli military sources with the government say that they launch rockets targeting have to his forces locations and live in a city of the international airport they used heavy of totally artillery rockets targeting have to his forces and of in a city of the tripoli international airport they say that they are trying to maintain their defense lines and they are trying to push have to back have to back out of the ministry of the tripoli international airport on another front line in why there would be an area around thirty kilometers to the cells from from the capital city center the government forces are also trying to maintain a defense called on to push have to the forces back beyond the administrative borders of the capital tripoli and meanwhile they're trying to cut the supporting line for half that its forces coming from the city of the homeowner and the city of the south of the of tripoli here in tripoli overnight. after the fire was h

and they say that they are now proceeding towards have to his forces on the way to the tripoli international airport so wait for the moment we leave it. for some tripoli. in morocco thousands of demonstrators have marched on parliament calling for the release of what they call political prisoners but the government considers the forty two activists a security threat under schapelle explains. bringing parts of the capital to a standstill thousands of moroccans call for one of their own to be released from jail. holding placards of nasser's of sofie the thirty nine year old leader of the he dock movement the protesters chant we are all sufi earlier this month he and three other men saw their twenty year prison sentences confirmed by an appeals court in casablanca says this is all all money if this these people have protested in the reef region to ask for economic and social demands and they've been imprisoned as if they were the worst terrorists and this we cannot accept and we are demanding their release. they were joined in the streets and outside the parliament by civil society organizations and mo

sources at the government of national accord say that they they now have recaptured the tripoli international airport but yet the clashes are still going on in that three neighborhoods around the airport which is around thirty kilometers away to the south was from tripoli is a city center on the other hand. sources from the city of misrata say that muscles forces that is the force of that forward or defeated eisel incident into a new sixteen are now what mobilizing that advancing towards the capital tripoli to join the government forces to as they say defend the capital tripoli against have to his forces. we were hearing international calls for restraint from the u.n. from the g seven foreign minister what difference if any is this making on the grains. well as you know all of several international institutions including the united nations the g. seven group are and also today in egypt the egyptian foreign minister the russian foreign minister they have called on have to to stop the military escalation in the worst of the country but yet people here civilians are very angry at the international commu

that's very close to the tripoli international airport that have to forces recaptured briefly earlier yesterday before the government forces captured it to government sources military commanders on the ground there the clashes are going on right now in gaza have been around thirty five kilometers to the cells from tripoli city center and have to the forces there are continuing getting support and more in force minutes from the city of that horner that's one of the major cities supporting have to in the worst are of libya now military commanders in the battlefield say that have to . craft. air strike targeted a military camp military camp on the highway that leading to their tripoli international airport with no casualties because because they say that the military camp was all the military units were outside of the that military camp when the airstrike happened now meanwhile forces from the city of misrata continue to deploy in the eastern outskirts of tripoli trying to join the battle in the southern outskirts of the libyan capital meanwhile. three come of the african african to come

around tripoli international airport also in another location south of the city we're getting reports from there saying that the government aircrafts are targeting have forces positions. of the city at city fully so a very fluid situation mahmud up then wide in tripoli thank you for bringing us the latest there in other world news hundreds of thousands of algerians have rallied in the capital and elsewhere for the first time since the resignation of president. they're now demanding but if our allies follow his lead he stepped down this week after twenty years in power protesters are calling for an overhaul of the entire political system for reports. older is military might be disappointed if it was hoping that the resignation of president abdulla's ease beautifully would damp an enthusiasm for anti government protests millions of people came back on the streets for a seventh freude for them beautifully because resignation earlier this week is only a first gesture all of that we demand change is going to go to all of them including so. that we cannot remain silent anymore we are no lon

warlord twenty four have that their government forces are planning to take control of the tripoli international airport i remember this is the in active airport military commanders that tell us that they are only seven kilometers away from the airport and they continue shelling have to his forces in or around the airport with heavy weapons peter there are also these claims that for half term is literally being supported by foreign fighters foreign forces who are they and why would they do that. well the prime minister told bloomberg those foreign supporters of how he did not name them but apparently we know that egypt the united arab emirates. and saudi arabia of the major supporters of have to this forces remember that egypt has been all who is supporting have to have all these battles in the east and the cells and here in tripoli too and the united arab emirates has has been paying the bills has been paying the russian companies providing have to live with weapons in fact the united arab emirates has a military base an air base actually south of america city it's called heard in air base and it has s

let me start first with this breaking news we're getting from tripoli international airport government sources say that. craft has just targeted the tripoli international airport with an air strike one military individual is it reported one did now also the government sources say that they have four of have to its forces in their custody they have taken them prisoners the clashes are going now in the around the airport at the tripoli international airport in an area also close to the airport was called gusev been of fear and another area called why did the government forces continue getting in for cements from. directions in the west of the country including from the east of tripoli from the city of this late in from the city of misrata and from the west of tripoli from the mountainous city of is in town we understand that the civilians near there fighting areas have been asked to evacuate and the ministry of health has just raised. emergency situation in the early years military sources say that twenty five were killed so far and one hundred seven wondered since the clashes started on

sources on the ground in the tripoli international airport say that have to as warplanes are targeted that the disused international airport in the southern outskirts of the capital again as you know during that yesterday this same disused airport was targeted by have to this warplanes. airport made to get airport targeted yesterday as you know made to get is the only operation port in the capital city a state of burning it was reported yesterday in the. airport especially airport is located in the middle of a civilian area. have to us forces that have been targeting civilian locations in the southern outskirts of tripoli which are positioned by forces loyal to the government of national accord the clashes have been intensifying during last two days and government sources say that have to as forces are positioned in civil locations in the southern outskirts of the libyan capital on the other hand the government forces continue receiving support military units from civil areas in the worst of the country the humanitarian situation is getting worse in the areas needed by the fighting ar

start a new move this morning to or does have his forces locations in and around the tripoli in active international airport on the southern western part of the capital tripoli military sources with the government say that they launch rockets targeting have to his forces locations and even a city of the international airport they used heavy of today the artillery rockets targeting have to his forces and of in a city of the tripoli international airport they say that they are trying to maintain their defense lines and they are trying to push have to back have the forces back out of the ministry of the tripoli international airport on another front line in why there would be an area around thirty kilometers to the cells from from the capital city center government forces are also trying to maintain a defense called on to push have forces back beyond the administrative borders of the capital tripoli and meanwhile they're trying to cut the supporting line for half that its forces coming from the city of the holder and the city of the south of the of tripoli here in tripoli overnight. artillery fire was heard cl

areas now a government of national accord the forces say that they have recaptured the tripoli international airport while. affiliated with the have to say the opposite but we're getting reports from. neighborhood that is close to the airport the international airport saying that have to the forces are mobilizing in the area in an attempt to try to recapture the airport now the confrontation areas are for major confrontation areas now the areas in the southern outskirts of tripoli one areas in western gate of tripoli which that's the area where dozens of have there's forces surrounded surrendered and they handed over their weapons yesterday and also two major front front lines in their western area of libya namely the city and in. that style and that's the. christian area those four major front lines are military and. clashes could erupt between the two rival factions. and those four major areas at any time also we're getting reports from the east saying that the air force belonging to have to. declaring that they could target any convoy that belongs to the national accord government in the outskirt

only yesterday according to government sources have to the forces managed to recapture tripoli international airport while the government forces are treated at island to either have or two kilometers back on the highway which links at the tripoli international airport to the city have to the forces last night and manage it to open and you'll front in the eastern in the east of in the southern outskirts of. this is an aim of civilian area a neighborhood called. eyewitnesses there to say that hundreds of families were leaving the area because of the fighting get meanwhile the spokesman of. the western army or the army led by. you and backed prime minister very surprised to have to his forces are using heavy weapons and random rockets have been landing in civilian areas also he said that they have been using the government has been using. aircrafts has been using strikes targeting have to his forces locations. in this southern outskirts of tripoli now the government is accusing have to his forces of recruiting young fighters they say that they have captured sixteen young fighters from have to his force

tripoli international airport. has not been operational since two thousand and fourteen clashes erupted again between forces loyal to have turned and others loyal to the government of national accord in new france and around the airport area in the southern outskirts of the libyan capital we know that the other operational airport in may to get airport was also targeted by have to warplanes yesterday and a state of panic. among civilians because i'm eighty get it is located in. a civilian area in the eastern side of the libyan capital military sources on the ground say that have to us forces have been getting new deployments and it seems that they are getting greedy for a new offensive we know that the government of national accord has lunch account of the offensive called the volcano of wrath to defend as they say to defend the capital against have to have his forces government or military sources say that the volcano of ras is not going to only defend the tripoli city against have to his forces but it also it's al

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shelling has also been reported near tripoli's in active international airport it is live for us now in tripoli just get us right up to date what's the latest as of today. well appear to forces loyal to a deal and could notice the government have been progressing they have been gaining more ground on the count of have to the forces namely. confrontation axes and the south and southern west of the libyan capital tripoli military sources on the ground say that have to his forces it. strikes today were warplanes launched an air strikes that targeted the air so for the locations and it they say that the last eight fighters and twenty others were wanted in today's confrontations meanwhile the government forces manage it to take control over strategic locations in the venice city of the disused tripoli international airport on the southern outskirts of the capital tripoli military sources there there say that this is very strategic because they are trying to cut the supporting line of have to his forces that comes all the way from the city of south of tripoli at goes north all the way. to p

its forces have recaptured the tripoli international airport but is still the area around the airport is a fighting area the neighborhoods around tripoli international airport are fighting areas. where there will be and have been a cheer. civilians there say that they hear sounds of heavy weapons and also forces loyal to the world honey for hefted are reportedly cleaned out of the area trying to join in other forces between on the way between tripoli and we know that from government sources that have to has managed to recruit military individuals and military general others who work at under. twenty now this is to which it is very tense in the southern outskirts of the libyan capital tripoli despite the fact that international institutions including the united nations and also foreign ministers including the egyptian and the russian foreign minister today have called for deescalation around the capital tripoli and the united nations a special representative of a sense allana today in a press of a he confirmed that he is going to put pressure on the rival factions to stop the military

military had seized control of tripoli's international airport now and disuse its forces were later pushed back by pro-government fighters. we reiterate our call to all libyans throughout the country east to west north to south to the necessity of giving priority to the interests of the country unifying the ranks and working together to lift libya out of this crisis i say to the international community that it should not equate to between the aggressor and those who defend themselves or between those who seek the militarization of the state and those committed to a democratic civilian country thousands of anti-government protesters are defying a curfew called by sudan's army in the capital khartoum to continue demonstrations that began on saturday at least five people have been killed in fighting with security forces. commemorations have begun in rwanda as it marks twenty five years since the start of a genocide that killed eight hundred thousand people several african leaders are attending the services which are being led by president paul gummy and are simmons has more from could gali in

the national accord government and they are confirming that they are in full control of tripoli international airport in fact they are as they say they are pushing back have to does forces from the outskirts of the capital tripoli tools the city of the n. word have that its forces have bases there now there the weather will be a neighborhood that's the area around the airport is now witnessing heavy clashes between the remaining troops of have to his forces and forces loyal to the government of national called the also confirmed that have forces have withdrawn from. an able to herd that's west of the tripoli international airport as you know. crafts belonging to the general to the government of national accord have conducted civil air strikes today and targeted the civil locations of have to his forces including. this one looks like an i munition depart. namely in missed the area and now we're getting reports from the eastern outskirts of tripoli saying that more military units and detachment from the city of misrata are joining the battle the are moving towards the southern outskirts of the libyan c

clashes broke out again on the southern part of tripoli near the diversity of the international in active airport as the forces loyal to the kidneys the government of national called have advanced toward the center of the tripoli international airport it's very strategic because the government forces captured the international airport they can easily cut the supporting law in coming before her forces from the city of the south of tripoli on another front have to his forces that retreated as the government forces took control of the bridge on the southern part of tripoli military sources with the government say that the government warplanes targeted have those locations in several areas on the southern part of the city and meanwhile the interior minister of the government of national called. has blamed france for what he calls supporting the warlords have to overnight a poor have to play in targeted locations near the city center of tripoli killing get for one twenty or more than twenty fighters with the government of national accord and. interior minister a government of national accord is asking

stabbing the country in the back on saturday have to his fighters had seized control of tripoli his former international airports but were later pushed back by pro-government forces of the what had reports now from tripoli. gunfire on the outskirts of libya's capital. forces loyal to warlord holly for have to trying to push their way toward is this city. they say they have seized some areas south of tripoli these claims have been denied by the tripoli based and the recognized government on saturday the you and bag the prime minister. to remain firm against have to forces. we reiterate our call to all libyans throughout the country east to west north to south and to the necessity of giving priority to the interests of the country and unifying the ranks and working together to lift libya out of this crisis i say to the international community that it should not equate between the aggressor and those. to defend themselves or between those who seek the militarization of the state and those committed to a democratic civilian country or for an economy like the view and recognized government troops are said to have bee

offensive to seize the capital and the past few hours clay for have tars forces have captured tripoli international airport just on the outskirts of the city there was a fierce battle. ahead has more on tripoli the prime minister of libya's you and back to government face meeting the troops thirty kilometers west of tripoli i was earlier fighters loyal to the world have to attempted to enter tripoli but eventually surrounded dozens of their vehicles will seized a setback for her who has ordered his troops in his words to liberate tripoli it's raising fears of a major confrontation with the u.s. and recognized the government the united nations secretary general antonio arrived in tripoli this week he flew to eastern libya to meet tough to in an attempt to ease tensions he also visited tobruk whom to libya's parallel parliament which is backed by have to hope would be possible it's. stationed in and around tripoli. united nations. available facilitate political solution able to unify the libyan institutions here in tripoli libyan officials say the capital remains calm and the reassuring people who live here

called the twenty seven checkpoint area which is the west of the gate of tripoli their tripoli international airportwhich half the forces briefly captured yesterday is now under the control of the d.n.a. forces what it will be. cheered these are two neighborhoods in the southern outskirts of the capital tripoli but on the other hand have to his forces say that there is still existing in what it will be and have been of here in the southern outskirts of the libyan capital tripoli these are the areas where the clashes are going on now came up will have to leave it there thanks very much there for bringing us the very latest from tripoli we'll keep on top of that story for you and return to tripoli in the coming hours for now though thousands of ansi government protesters in sudan are defying a curfew called by the army in the capital khartoum for a second day in a row they've been asking the army to back them in there to mount a force the president's out of office at least six people have been killed since saturday all sudanese activists called saturday's demonstrations to mark thirty four years since

tripoli as air strikes were launched by both the u.n. backs governments and the warlords hell even have to us forces have a cautious half my decreased around the old international airports as have to us forces pull back for tour again as the reports warplanes flown by pilots loyal to the un backed government in tripoli target forces fighting for warlord holy for have to the air strikes along the libyan coast are part of the tripoli government's counter offensive called operation volcano of wrath. the un school for a two hour truce on sunday afternoon to give civilians in south tripoli time to escape was ignored by both sides more than a million libyans live in the capital and there are fears for their safety i think the first message we need to pass united states is the full implementation of the my italian troops to allow the civilians and the wounded to be evacuated from. the city and to avoid any further military action and if other military escalation and their return to the political negotiations and the political track. a us vessel was seen on sunday evacuating an unspecified number of american personnel from tripoli the u.s. has joined demands from other g seven

as forces began advancing south of the capital where fighting has been reported around tripoli international airport half the us says he wants to as he puts it liberate the city but the government in tripoli has the u.n. support and soldiers loyal to it that have captured one hundred a half those fighters or that that is why i have has more from tripoli the prime minister of libya as you and back to government face meeting the troops thirty kilometers west of tripoli hours earlier fighters loyal to the world have attempted to enter tripoli but eventually surrounded dozens of their vehicles all seized a set back for half the who has ordered his troops in his words to liberate tripoli it's raising fears of a major confrontation with the u. and recognized the government the united nations secretary general antonio arrived in tripoli this week he flew to eastern libya to meet have to in an attempt to ease tensions he also visited tobruk whom to libya's parallel parliament which is backed by have to. be possible it's. stationed in and around tripoli. and united nations remain. available facilitate any po

those forces began advancing south of the capital the fighting has been reported around tripoli international airport after says he wants to as he puts it liberate the city but the government in tripoli has the u.n. support and loyal to it so they've captured one hundred of half those troops without the head has more from tripoli. the prime minister of libya as you and back to government face meeting the troops thirty kilometers west of tripoli i was in earlier fighters loyal to the warlords twenty four have to attempted to enter tripoli but eventually surrounded dozens of their vehicles you'll see used a setback for hathor who has ordered his troops in his words to liberate tripoli it's raising fears of a major confrontation with the u. and recognized the government the united nations secretary general antonio arrived in tripoli this week he flew to eastern libya to meet hafter in an attempt to ease tensions he also visited tobruk whom to libya's parallel parliament which is backed by have to i still hope it will be possible that a lot of station in and around tripoli. and united nations remain. ava

clashes broke out again on the southern part of tripoli near the diversity of the international in active airport as their forces loyal to the kidneys the government of national called have advanced towards the center of the tripoli international airport it's very strategic because the government forces captured the international airport they can easily cut the supporting law in coming before her there's forces from the city of the south of tripoli on another front have forces that retreated as the government forces took control of the bridge on the southern part of tripoli military sources with the government say that the government warplanes targeted have those locations in civil areas on the southern part of the city and meanwhile the interior minister of the government of national called. has blamed france for what he calls supporting the warlords have overnight a poor have plain targeted locations near the city center of tripoli killing get four and one twenty over more than twenty fighters with the government of national accord and. interior minister a government of national accord is askin

location near the tripoli disused airport and they say the government forces say that they are determined to take control of their disused international airport which was taken control of by have to its forces a week ago and it was easy areas that south of tripoli heavy fighting it went on but between have to his forces and forces loyal to the and the recognized a government of national accord warplanes targeted it simpler locations governmental planes targeted that civil locations that are positioned it would have to forces are positioned near the city over the end and all saw government warplanes targeted that and with the air bases that's around one hundred sixty kilometers to the southern west of the capital tripoli the government forces say that have that forces have been using a word to the warplanes are loyal to the lord for have to have been taken out of the woods yet. government forces locations that. tripoli we just spoke to military commanders with the government of national accord they told us that they have taken control of where they will be area. swanny and all small areas in the venice city of the tripoli international

clashes broke out again on the southern part of tripoli near the vicinity of the international in active airport as their forces loyal to the kidneys the government of national called have advanced towards the center of the tripoli international airport it's very strategic because the government forces captured the international airport they can easily cut the supporting law in coming before her there is forces from the city of the south of tripoli on another front have to his forces that retreated as the government forces took control of the bridge on the southern part of tripoli military sources with the government say that the government warplanes targeted have those locations in several areas on the southern part of the city and meanwhile the interior minister of the government of national called. has blamed france for what he calls supporting the warlords have to overnight a poor have to play in targeted locations near the city center of tripoli killing get for one twenty or more than twenty fighters with the government of national accord and. interior minister a government of national acco

there has also been fighting around the former tripoli international airport on the southern outskirtse with the bbc‘s arab affairs editor sebastian usher. this advance was launched just a couple of days ago. haftar told his forces to essentially lift tripoli. they have made progress. coming in from the west and the south. in the south, what they are saying, hafta r‘s south, what they are saying, haftar‘s forces south, what they are saying, hafta r‘s forces come south, what they are saying, haftar‘s forces come is they have taken the airport, they have taken villages. i think we have to be careful... it has to be close to the outskirts of tripoli in that area to the west, where they have also been trying to come across. they have met fierce resistance. they have been pushed back by forces recognised by the government... tell me who this is. haftar was close to caddell fee. he was a military commander way back. he tried to overthrow, did not work, he went into exile. he came backin work, he went into exile. he came back in 2011 as the revolution was under way. he was one of the lives of

well the fighting intensifies now our island of the tripoli international airport deaths there in act of international airport that was taken control of by have to us forces days ago now military commanders with the government say that they have the joined several axes to complete their defense could've gone south of tripoli and to push have to his forces back beyond the outskirts the southern outskirts of tripoli back to the highway on the highway to the city of thirty m. now military sources on the ground also say that government warplanes targeted the health of us forces locations several times today including get around the city of the neon and all saw a military base a with military order a debate is that they have the forces control now around two hundred fifty kilometers to the west of tripoli as you know command that have the planes have been taken off from that database and targeting government forces locations south of tripoli also military sources where the government say that they have lost eight fighters and twenty others were wanted in today's clashes by the way this num

targeted airport in tripoli eastern suburbs flights have been suspended as a result there's also been fighting at the former international airport which has not been used since an earlier round of violence in twenty fourteen a reporter mom with heads is there. two major airports in the capital tripoli were targeted by you have to visit craps today twice and this international airport and once in a mighty good airport as you know that a mighty good airport is the only functioning air force in the capital city since twenty fourteen but this airport where the government forces are positioned has not being functioning the tripoli international airport has not been functioning since twenty four thirty in during the libya i don't appreciate now government forces here say that they continue receiving military units and detachment from civil areas and towns and there west of libya including the city of misrata the city of his lead in and also the city of zintan and they clashing area is not far from where i'm standing now if you can hear the gunfire right behind in the background have to dispose of the position and not far from

tripoli international airport. has not been operational since two thousand and fourteen clashes erupted again between forces loyal to have turned and others loyal to the government of national accord in new france at around the airport area in the southern outskirts of the libyan capital we know that the other operational airport airport was also targeted by have to warplanes yesterday and a state of panic. among civilians because i'm a to get airport is located in. a civilian area in the eastern side of the libyan capital military sources on the ground say that have to us forces have been getting new deployments and it seems that they are getting greedy for a new offensive we know that the government of national accord has lunch account to the offensive called the volcano of wrath to defend as they say to defend the capital against have to have his forces government or military sources say that the volcano of ras is not going to only defend the tripoli city against have to his forces but it also it's also planned t

the government of national called have advanced toward the center of the tripoli international airport it's very strategic because if the government forces recaptured the international airport they can easily cut the supporting law in coming before her.

shelling has also been reported near to tripoli's international airport my head joins us live now from tripoli it's a very complex picture in certain areas around the city just just unpack it for us what do we know. indeed it is peter but we're getting reports now from the front line from. government military sources saying that the are advancing against have to his forces in different axes actually forces their government forces are joining each other from different axes to try to complete the what they call the defense corps dawn on the southern outskirts of the libyan capital they say they are determined the government forces are determined to take control of the in active international airport on the southern outskirts of tripoli to cut all the supplies coming for have to have fought for have that its forces from this city of that one end city of again. tripoli also a two day. government warplanes targeted several locations that are positioned that were to have this was positioned including around the city over the n. word of the operation that all of have that is based there and a

have been gaining ground until they are now advancing towards his locations beyond the tripoli's international airport that was of the capital they have just taken full control of the neighborhood then they have moved forward and have taken control of a bridge near the disused airport and they're now on their way to a neighborhood. neighborhood then they can join in the other government forces led by general. who is the leader of the western military in this case of the manage to join forces beyond the tripoli's international airport it means that this is very strategic because in this way they are going to cut the support line for have to for sort of from the yann town in the sort of tripoli to the remaining have their forces in the southern outskirts of the libyan capital. thank you. and a group of people carrying weapons and french diplomatic passports have been stopped by to while attempting to cross from libya that incident at a crossing on libya's western border is raising more questions about the involvement of foreign countries in the conflict osama bin japhet has more. a rally in the libyan c

met both the un recognized government and hof tar whose troops have now taken control of tripoli international airport and security council met an emergency session to discuss the situation in libya but we want to keep them cool this meeting in short notice today because we are very concerned about the events of the last two or three days in libya specifically the military activity we see in the zones towards tripoli and we are very clear today in coolie fool. it was georgia previously held positions and to see some of the true activity there is no military solution in libya and we need to see everybody getting back into the political process being so expertly chaired by your son salome and to resume don't. under the thousands of algerians have rallied in the capital for a seventh week in a row they're demanding even more changes despite the resignation of their longtime president earlier this week the country's intelligence chief and close ally to former president of the elysees beautifully ko were supported only sacked on friday u.s. state department is expected to name iran's revolutionary guard as

capital on thursday forces loyal to the warlord khalifa haftar that seized control of tripoli international airport but were later pushed back by pro-government fighters meanwhile armed forces allied to the government have moved in artillery from misrata to the libyan capital misrata forces have been deployed at the fighting around the former airport. we reiterate alcool to all libyans throughout the country east to west north to south to the necessity of giving priority to the interests of the country unifying the ranks and working together to lift libya out of this crisis i say to the international community that it should not equate to between the aggressor and those who defend themselves or between those who seek the militarization of the state and those committed to a democratic civilian country thousands of anti-government protesters in sudan are defying a curfew called by the army in the capital khartoum they are continuing their demonstrations outside the army headquarters that began on saturday at least six protesters have been killed during one of the biggest protests against president om

tripoli. airports. but. it's the. property. well let's look at the main battlefields there's been fierce fighting around tripoli's former international airport which was destroyed in earlier violence in twenty fourteen there's also been fighting reported in the districts a. bit further south the main highway passing through also being contested victoria gate and he has more on all of the developments on the ground. answering a call to defend tripoli soldiers from misrata arrive in the capital to help push back the have to us forces have to ask suffered a setback on friday when at least one hundred forty five of his fighters were captured during battles near tripoli's old international airport in an audio recording have to had urged his forces to in his words liberate the city. those who lay down arms will be safe those who remain home a safe those who host the white flag are safe. violence is gripped in libya the country has seen kayo since the twenty eleven uprising that deposed leader muammar gaddafi and since twenty fourteen it's had two competing governments forces loyal to libya's internationally recognized government in tripoli

tripoli's international airport at mitiga has now been closed for security reasons. tion in tripoli, we can speak to samuel ramani, who is an expert on libya and international security, as well as a contributor to the washington post. hejoins us now from oxford university. thank you very much forjoining us. events a re thank you very much forjoining us. events are moving and happening in tripoli, but people would be very confused about the situation in libya. if you can give us a sense, as the general pushes into tripoli, who internationally, what countries internationally are supporting him? haftar has support from egypt. they said they would back them and preserve stability. in addition, he has financial support from the united arab emirates, which is the predominant base of his territory, and russia has provided him with some support. in the un, they block the —— resolution for the conflict and deploy private military contract does to libya. after i visited moscow last year, they asked him for more military assistance. france has not backed him, but they have had t

i have to its forces targeted airport in tripoli's eastern suburbs it's been evacuated and flights have been suspended there's also been fighting at the former international airport which has not been used since an earlier on the violence in twenty fourteen our reporter mike what i'm going to head is there. two major airports in the capital tripoli were targeted by you have to craps today twice and this international airport and once in a mighty good airport as you know that a mighty good airport is the only functioning air force in the capital city since twenty fourteen but this airport where the government forces are positioned has not being functioning the tripoli international airport has not been functioning since twenty four thirty in during the libya don't appreciate now government forces here say that they continue receiving military units and detachment from several areas and towns in the west of libya including the city of misrata the city of the slepian and also the city of zin panned the clashing area is not far from where i'm standing now if you can hear the gunfire right behind in the background have to dispose of the position and not far fr

was called off the honey began advancing south of the capital has been reported around tripoli international airport half says he wants to as he puts it liberate the city of tripoli has the u.n. support and. have captured one hundred of us troops. from tripoli. the prime minister of libya as you and bad to government face meeting the troops thirty kilometers west of tripoli i was in earlier fighters loyal to the warlords twenty four have attempted to enter tripoli but eventually surrounded dozens of their vehicles you'll see used a setback for hathor who has ordered his troops in his words to liberate tripoli it's raising fears of a major confrontation with the u. and recognized the government the united nations secretary general antonio arrived in tripoli this week he flew to eastern libya to meet hafter in an attempt to ease tensions he also visited tobruk whom to libya's parallel parliament which is backed by have to i still hope it will be possible that. they show in tripoli. and united nations remain. available facilitate any political solution able to unify the libyan institutions here in trip

taken place near the capital tripoli forces loyal to the warlord the hof to have captured tripoli international airport on the southern outskirts of the city the airport has been largely abandoned sense then earlier the u.n. security council hall meeting to discuss the situation in libya and called on forces to stop their advance meanwhile at least one hundred forty five of troops have surrendered to pro-government forces and sohail west tripoli and secretary general antonio try to diffuse the situation he held discussions with the u.n. backed government and that with tarnas eastern stronghold the terrorist says he's deeply concerned about the military escalation. has more from the capital tripoli the prime minister of libya's you and back to government face meeting the troops thirty kilometers west of tripoli i was in earlier fighters loyal to the world to have to attempted to enter tripoli but eventually surrounded it dozens of their vehicles were seized a setback for who has ordered his troops in his words to liberate tripoli it's raising fears of a major confrontation with the u. and recognized gov