prevent the fall of tripoli and. ask for some help everybody got anxious about it so it's. it's very ironic. perspective of the libyan people that the international community only now talks about or intervention cloudier as i mentioned this very well documented in successive you and reports cloudier there's a great deal of diplomatic activity over the past few days about libya is it part of the regional and international realignment though we have been seeing over the past few months or is it a genuine attempt this time to find a political solution to the crisis. no political attempts attempts to a political solution to the crisis have been going on for years now in various forms and manifestations the latest has been. taken by germany to convene the outside act is including those who support actively and militarily the factions on the ground in libya to come to the table and come to a common understanding on what the political roadmap for the future of libya should be but the actual on going diplomatic consultations are unlikely to produce a real political proposal that th

tripoli desperately needs foreign support. so far is the only country that has responded to the request and let's not forget this tripoli made 5 requests to countries to for their direct aid only in december all right but the backlash is huge arab nationalist revivalism is in the air as well we have we have a little time here voted with the use of. the u.a.e. and in particular. with turkey now in the equation do you see any potential for anybody to confrontation between the 2. well it's been a little difficult to predict but i don't think that would what will but that will happen i think that it will be a balancing act in order to try to bring in the people it would cause if you specially would have to say that he's determined to take over tripoli. the little that is something. different from the auditee well no i mean you see that tuft is moving forward taken over syria saying that he's determined to take over tripoli considers himself to be the illegitimate representative of the libyan people could you just give us an idea a

the tripoli government has signed and accepted the agreement and the document our role now and the role of the russian side now is not to deny our efforts and with it to remember that we have promised and we have respected our promise to the last day after left moscow without signing the document this is not good the conditions made by i have to made it clear how half 100 things to be and made his history clear to everyone and made it clear that he is trying to apply only what he wants and want is for his sake and he also ignores everything that is not for that isn't just now the situation must be different because turkey has been there we have taken part in the moscow talks and we have made the phase of have to clear in front of the international community the berlin some of the berlin conference to be convened very soon were. you not that are emirates we would all meet and we would all evaluate all these. details other countries like the not to the states of america will participate also the united nations will participate in the european union the african union will be there we. tone

the un recognized the government in tripoli is now going to get to port what the government in tripoli had requested for was not only just a minute here to trade most of that indicate that alia book also troops to give them a blocking that they need against all small clue for how to who is supported by countries in the. countries in the proper because that is. the countries the us probably one of them and wrong so this is definitely something about it's going to come out of the good news to the government in tripoli or it's i'm out of the in just talking us through that vote in the turkish parliament that will allow deployment of troops to libya let's bring in our senior political analyst marvin bush he joins us live in the studio. this is just now happened in the turkish parliament we saw it come through the building allows for the deployment of noncombatants staf to advise u.n. but governments of put this into context for us how significant is that and what does it actually mean in terms of boots on the ground. it's been expected but it is still significant but significant because on

and then they secretly conspire against the government in tripoli with a warlord. it was a disaster in syria it is a disaster in yemen it is a disaster in libya but just to your point and that's very important come out there was one thing learned from the arab spring that we have a whole new movements now in the region from iraq to algeria. you know and on to lebanon where people say look i foreign i will probably leave everyone blind and a civil war cannot be won because it just simply leaves the country broken down libya unfortunately it's still in that tragic logic of 2011 when counter-revolution supported by the united arab emirates egypt and others continue but it is now becoming clear with the turkish intervention in libya like but very different the russian intervention in syria it's clear now that in libya this is not going to be settled by the warlord against tripoli and that's what and that's why i think this is a military intervention but the end game has to be diplomacy because. as the u.n. special envoy sad there has to be a 3 way process one ceasefire

attack on the capital tripoli in southern tripoli meanwhile in the east of tripoli government military sources say that you have 30 militants just fired on a patrol a pro-government patrol in the town of a got a bully this is the way she remains a very unstable in southern tripoli with this violation by half that its forces especially they have fired on a residential area as according to a government military sources also a pro have to have drawn was spotted flying over tripoli last night meanwhile have that his forces have been deployed deploying and also sending the enforcement and regrouping in several areas in southern new tripoli the thing is that. there has been so many violations of this cease fire accord since it started last sunday and it seems that both rival factions need a lot of time and effort to build trust between them the government says the government military commanders say that the are on high alert to the peril any aggression or any new offensive by house to those forces to violate this cease fire accord but on the ground here there are high head of the high state

meanwhile in tripoli the home of the u.n. backed government of national unity there was also large demonstrations many supporters of fires also rogers administration said while they were in favor of peace they rejected the planned peace talks in berlin. after 9 months of fighting they see that there will be a meeting in berlin but now we have the power and are able to return have to our back to where he came from. i know i myself will not agree with anything nor will i be accepting any dictators i know. nevertheless both. in general have to are expected to attend sunday's peace talks in berlin. and so to 2 other men whom observers considered to be the decisive players in the conflict turkish president red chip type are one who supports the raj and russia's vladimir putin who backs. the goal of the bill and conferences to turn the fragile ceasefire both libyan leaders have agreed to into a long term solution and hold foreign military interference in the country. but that could be a tall order considering the level of internati

now on this map you'll see tripoli in the west and general have to polish based tobruk in the east each side is backed by different militias and adding to the mix a number of foreign powers with various interests in libya. one country 2 governments numerous militias ongoing fighting that the situation in libya it's triggered a flurry of diplomatic meetings in the last days the u.n. backed government of national caught us in brussels for talks why the government's main rival. wasn't italy was far in excess increasing involved in libya another diplomatic meeting attracted special attention talks between russia and turkey the 2 countries who break rival sites in libya have called for an end to military excellence. are president. and russia's president putin are calling for a cease fire in libya starting january the 12th at midnight the night linking saturday to sunday. which is all on those who didn't. for now the fighting in libya continuous general have to us forces say the government is amping up its recruiting. we appeal to international organizations to monitor this the government is

now on this map you'll see tripoli in the west and general have to polish based in the east each side is backed by different militias and adding to the mix a number off foreign policy with various interests in the via. one country 2 governments numerous malicious. ongoing fighting that the situation in libya it's triggered a flurry of diplomatic meetings in the last days the un backed government of national air caught us in brussels for talks why the government's main rival generally for have was an italy was foreign excess increasing involved in libya another diplomatic meeting attracted special attention talks between russia and turkey the 2 countries who back rival sides in libya have caught for an end to military excellence. was going to go on our president. and russia's president putin are calling for a cease fire in libya starting january the 12th at midnight the night linking saturday to sunday. as we just saw on the stage and for now the fighting in libya continuous general have to us forces say the government is amping up its recruiting. we appeal to international organizatio

the ministry of foreign affairs in tripoli says that. is a key ally and a country that has been affected by the crisis going crisis in libya and also has been hosting thousands of libyan g.'s and for qatar qatar has been all or supporting the freedom revolutions since 2011 remember energy and qatar has been supporting the government in tripoli sticking and dealing with it as the legitimate institution representing libya now it seems that there is the government is trying to achieve balance as you know that the other side civil contraries supporting have invited for a berlin talks including the united arab emirates egypt france and russia so only turkey is there all the countries supporting the d.n.a. . 4000000000 so this tip by the government of national accord could be read as a way to achieve balance in facing the other delegation supporting the warlord khalifa haftar as i said the fighting in libya is continuing. what is the situation now. well the situation on the ground in southern chipley is it a relatively quiet but the government

cats are also backs the tripoli government. up is director of the turkey project at the center for strategic and international studies in washington he joins us from the and. this is supposed to be about these forces if they are deployed going in a training and an advisory role only what are the chances it will stay like that well here it's very difficult for any advisory contingent. to keep out of the fighting given the fact that the halfbacks forces are fighting forces of the big government in tripoli right on the suburbs of tripoli so you know it is a mission which has the potential for mission creep and to get the turkish troops involved in the fighting if after us forces make significant gains i mean in effect he's been knocking on the door of tripoli for a long time now how will mr one react to that do you think. what's clear from from the. action of the turkish national assembly today as well as the statements of president get on bad he's willing to put his weight into the equation to prevent tough guy from winning a mil

based in tripoli. the east west divide soon developed into a full blown military confrontation when renegade general backed by the house of representatives launched operation dignity accusing the triplett based government of being affiliated with what he described as bullish as with extremist agendas. as fighting flared into 1015 the un stepped in brokering a power sharing agreement. the deal signed in morocco stablished a government of national accord which was indorsed by the u.n. and international community as libya's legitimate government. but 2 years ago hopes to and the political divide suffered another setback when the mandate of the jenae and archrivals. prime minister of the tripoli based d.n.a. and. had several meetings but failed to overcome their differences. in april helped ordered his so-called national liberation army took up chose the capital after making initial gains the war most forces suffered a series of defeats in street to street fighting on the outskirts of tripoli and have rema

turkey's parliament prepares to vote on troop deployment to libya in tripoli fights against warlord khalifa haftar. i am how i'm hittin and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up taiwan's top military officer is among 8 people killed in a helicopter crash. dramatic rescue in a stray leo the navy helps there isn't stranded by fires in one coastal town. but the ad supporters and members of the runabout groups pulled back from the u.s. embassy in baghdad but they still want foreign troops out of iraq. but we begin in turkey where the parliament is expected to vote in the next few hours on a government motion to deploy troops to libya ancora supports the un backed government in tripoli that's facing warlord when if i have those forces they launched an offensive to capture the capital last april turkey says its troops will protect its rights in the mediterranean and its interests in libya and tripoli recently signed deals on military cooperation and maritime boundaries meanwhile greece israel and cyprus are also about to sign off on an agreement to transport gas from the eastern medite

in libya is over says a top official aligned toward anything after his force the top areas close to tripoli. the tal volcano shuts down large areas around manila as experts warn of an interruption we'll have an update from ground 0. and after an intense gun battle sudan's military puts down a revolt by members of a disbanded spy service. iran's president is warning foreign forces to leave the region in a televised cabinet meeting house and rouhani said european soldiers deployed to the middle east could be in danger that's after the u.k. france and germany challenge to iran for violating the 2050 nuclear deal rouhani insists he's open to returning to their treatment but he dismissed the idea of a renegotiated settlement joins us live now from tehran president rouhani has been talking about the future of foreign troops in iraq and across the region what was he been saying. well i just want to quote him he said american soldiers are not secure today european soldiers could be in secure tomorrow let's bring back the security to this region and the world and he said that the ultimate goal of ir

mission in tripoli zain. quote in tripoli al-jazeera is go ahead says people are afraid of further retaliate from have to forces. there is a state of panic state of anger among civilians especially in the vicinity of m a to get airport that's the area that was targeted by rockets launched by half to his forces that's according to the government of national accord and the transportation minister a government of national accord says that. 20 rockets landed in the vicinity and inside the airport of. killing one civilian and injuring get a number of other civilians the outcome of the recent attack is the asian hold at 80 get airports and also schools have have been suspended in. a neighborhood that is the area indivisible of. airports this is not the 1st time this area has been hit by have to as forces it has been specially made to get airport has been hit dozens of times by have to his forces since the launch of the military campaign to cap the capture of tripoli back in april well let's talk now to the who's th

joining us from tripoli while all of this is taking place outside of tripoli and moscow what's important is what happens on the ground. world to be in the situation on the front lines is still very quiet since yesterday putting this cease fire. in place but meanwhile many people in the west of libya are now anticipatory they want to know the details as they have been many details of these talks and negotiations that have been going on today in moscow all we know that 100 initially the head of the state council along with the there you a native nations could name the prime minister face of sign that cease fire called in moscow today but have that has not yet we know that have to has regional and local allies that he still needs to control them needs to convince them the question now is whether or not have that his forces and the government forces will abide by any kind of a cause is fired a chord signed by both are a vital leaders we know that the government along with the military commanders with the government here in tripoli have been putting. for this cease fire accord to be put in pl

yesterday their only operational airport here in tripoli in may to get airport resumed. taking the opportunity of there deescalation atmosphere that lasted for the past 48 hours but now the clashes could restart at any moment the problem lies in the fact that house that has its various allies locally and regionally the local allies include. that eminence of the good death the former regime they do not accept any cease fire they do not want any peaceful settlement with the other camp led by they and the government in fact they want to be in a state did a.g.m. of them are not a good death along with the military regime that was promised to them but i have to mean why it has to himself he does not want any partners in fact his regional allies we're getting reports that his regional allies are putting pressure on him not to accept any compromise in this conflict unfortunately all these latest developments might affect their arrangement for their berlin meeting many people doubt if it will be held at all many people as you know that were relying on counting on berlin meeting

receive medical treatment abroad including the patients from tripoli and from several. cities in the west of the country so because of this is a major threat not only only to the people of tripoli but also to the people from many cities in the west of the country but remember adrian this is not the 1st time this airport is being attacked by half of those forces and resulting in a closure of the airport there 5 those forces launching this military offensive to take control of the castle sensuously back in april this was the talk with this airport dozens of time either by airstrikes or by rockets and in many cases that have been civilian casualties many random rockets landed in the vicinity of this airport. killing and one thing innocent civilians and recently there have been many cases of. post-traumatic just. among civilians who spoke to neighbors. tenants of. the houses in the vicinity of them i think. that is living in a state of panic many people live around the mighty good air force these attacks and the did wondering we don't know when these attacks. will stop big

now on this map you'll see tripoli in the west and general huffed as pollard based in the east each side is backed by different militias and adding to the mix a number off foreign policy with various interests in the via. one country 2 governments numerous militias. ongoing fighting that the situation in libya it's triggered a flurry of diplomatic meetings in the last days the un backed government of national caught us in brussels for talks why the government's main rival generally for have was an italy was foreign access increasing involved in libya another diplomatic meeting attracted special attention talks between russia and turkey the 2 countries who back rival sides in libya have called for an end to military excellence. our president. and russia's president putin are calling for a cease fire in libya starting january the 12th at midnight the night slinking saturday to sunday. which is all on those that you. for now the fighting in libya continuous general have to us forces say the government is amping up its recruiting. we appeal to international organizations to monitor this

now on this map you'll see tripoli in the west and general have to polish based in the east each side is backed by different militias and adding to the mix a number off foreign policy with various interests in the via. one country 2 governments numerous militias. ongoing fighting that the situation in libya it's triggered a flurry of diplomatic meetings in the last days the un backed government of national air caught us in brussels for talks why the government's main rival. was in italy was fine actors increasing involved in libya another diplomatic meeting attracted special attention talks between russia and turkey the 2 countries who back rival sides in libya have called for an end to military excellence. most animals. are president to on and russia's president putin a calling for a cease fire in libya starting january the 12th at midnight the night linking saturday to sunday. which is all on those idjit. for now the fighting in libya continuous general have to us forces say the government is amping up its recruiting. we appeal to international organizations to monitor this the gove

forces aligned toward khalifa haftar attack areas close to tripoli cease fire talks stall. shuts down large areas around. warned of an imminent eruption will have an update from ground 0 plus. the u.s. house prepares for an historic vote on impeachment send it to the senate trial against the president. and install major league baseball's cheating controller see claims another high profile victim the boston red sox farm manager alex cora to his role in the sign stealing scandal. has begin this news with iran where the president is calling for us and all other foreign troops to leave the middle east in a televised cabinet meeting house on rouhani said american troops are not safe in the region and for the 1st time runs leaders also warned european soldiers may be in danger because i will. stop making mistakes return to the way we are ready return and choose a path that leads to the stability and security of the region an american trooper today is in secure and tomorrow the european soul. germy faced the same in security letter stablish security we don't want insecurity in the

in tripoli. it's not related to what my who's talking about there those deals. he's the leaders of israel greece and cyprus who've signed a multi-billion dollar pipeline deal that could decrease europe's reliance on russian gas it's the east med pipeline which will tap into gas reserves from israel's offshore leventon basin and carry it to the greek island of crete then it joins the great mainland and runs to italy it could provide the european union with 10 percent of its natural gas needs. so here it is on the map as a starting over in israel's leventon basin off shore gas reserves through create up into the greek mainland. more from john psaropoulos now he's reporting from athens. the east med pipeline agreement that is being signed is a statement of political will between the governments of israel greece and cyprus they are settling legal and political issues but surrounds the construction of this 1900 kilometer pipeline stretching from the israeli and cypriot gas fields of the eastern mediterranean to the boot of italy and bringing up to 4 percent of europe

strongman general haftar wants tripoli. together with his libyan national army he hopes to capture the country's capital and take full control of this oil rich nation. and it's partly because of oil that russia and turkey have waded in on opposite sides of this conflict. with turkey behind fire as all surat is un backed government and russia supporting huffed. moscow has denied reports it sent mercenaries to reinforce the general's fighters but on thursday turkey confirmed it had started deploying troops to help in tripoli despite a un arms embargo. with libya so unstable the fear of research an islamist terror has worried many european countries but other factors mean in the e.u. is split over its alliances officially the tripoli based government has the backing of europe including germany but italian prime minister because if a contest met general earlier this month rome sees him as crucial in stemming the flow of migrants across the mediterranean. and france's concerns over terrorism as well as its interests in libya's o

that who is actually on this offensive on to tripoli any said well if there are any russian citizens they're not representing the russian state and they also need not being paid by the russian state they are supposedly from this walking a group which is headed by a close confident of president putin so it's a very complicated situation while russia is sort of backing. they also have communications open with the u.n. backed government in tripoli but it also is clear that their support for holly for half the house and that kind of consequences that he can actually put some pressure on half though because half that immediately said that he doesn't want to buy this cease fire so it's going to be interesting to see what will happen in the next few hours in the in tripoli where we'll speak to one holdout in the white house about the cease fire in just a moment and but before i cross over to him step just put this into context for us and tell us what putin was hoping to get out of this visit and how significant this visit was. well it's important for president putin the to have this mediati

mission in tripoli zain but. firefighters in australia are bracing for a difficult day ahead as hot and windy weather continues to fuel unprecedented bushfires in 150 foz a burning in new south wales alone a dozen of which are out of control tens of thousands of people a fled the worst affected areas at least $23.00 people have been killed since the fire season began in september jessica washington reports. for these fire crews conditions are bad and quickly getting worse thousands of firefighters are on the ground battling unforgiving weather. extreme heat and volatile winds make a deadly combination as bush fires burn at emergency levels in 3 states in new south wales one local government minister described it as like an atomic bomb hitting the region fires already caused major devastation here on new year's eve they making a frightening return with conditions even more unpredictable. citing a lot of. property. and. conditions the crisis is already astray longest recorded bushfire emergency and millions of hect

turkey's parliament approved sending troops to libya to shore up the un backed government in tripoli. hello i'm maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london also coming up bushfires continue to rage across southeast australia as mass evacuation orders a sent out and a state of emergency is declared. flood sweep through indonesia's capital forcing thousands of people from now owns and leaving behind a trail of destruction. taiwan's top military officer is among 8 people killed in a helicopter crash near the capital tonight. hello welcome to the program and we begin this hour in turkey where the parliament has approved a government motion to deploy troops to libya in support of the un recognized administration in tripoli that's been fighting against the wall of her life after his forces launched an offensive to capture the capital last april turkey says its troops will protect its rights in the mediterranean and its interests in libya like the deals ankara and tripoli recently signed on military cooperation and maritime boundaries but today with challenges turkish opposition parti

the fighting need tripoli will force more people to cross the mediterranean in the ace there is the to book based government the center of power for warlord holy for hafta he's backed by egypt saudi arabia russia and the united arab emirates france is also accused of providing military support to these forces and we have 3 correspondents covering this story mahmud up to wahid interest least of us and in moscow 1st i will go to jamal in the turkish capital ankara jamal just pick up where we left off with that news conference between the italian prime minister and the turkish president speaking with one voice about their hopes and speaking very positively one day about the potential outcome of this moscow conference and the chances of a more lasting peace in the via. well the fact that between the turks and the russians were the support that's come from other countries they've been able to bring the true sides together will be they say see as something positive to essentially build upon in terms of a longer process that might bring an end to this essentially civil war in libya as far

in tripoli and surrounding the u.n. that recognized government as jess and due to all these conflicting yes and cut that of course you have also jordan that is playing in the background saudi arabia so you have so many actors including the militias that are supported by these different actors so this makes the whole situation quite confusing and it's very easy to hold their sponsibility on the other side once and attack happens so tell me this the arab countries who are involved you mentioned egypt emirates emirates playing a very big role how do they see the berlin conference i think they participated it but let's be honest about it i mean in the end if the gypsum presidency even if he participated he does support that he does send weapons over so i think making promises in the end is very easy but whether he will implemented or not is another question so. another challenge along the same lines also at the table here in berlin where france italy china u.s. what was their role. destructive. no. they look it's like again

in tripoli and surrounding the u.n. that recognized government as tests and due to all these conflicting yes and cut that of course you have also jordan that is playing in the background saudi arabia so you have so many actors including the militias that are supported by these different actors so this makes the whole situation quite confusing and it's very easy to sell their sponsibility on the other side once and attack happens so tell me this the arab countries who are involved you mentioned egypt emirates emirates playing a very big role how do they see the berlin conference i think they participated it but let's be honest about it i mean in the end see see if they gyptian presidency even if he participated he does support that he does send weapons over so i think making promises in the end is very easy but whether he will implement it or not is another question so. another challenge along the same lines also at the table here in berlin where france italy china u.s. what was their role. destructive. no. they look it'

in tripoli would thank you. meanwhile greece israel and cyprus are expected to sign off on a multi-billion dollar pipeline agreement the east med pipeline as it's known will begin in rails levantine basin offshore gas reserves to run across the mediterranean to the greek island of crete and then on to the greek mainland itself it could provide up to 10 percent of the use natural gas needs well our senior political analyst mark on bashar joins me live now in the studio and let's talk 1st about this motion being debated by turkey's parliament to send troops to libya break it down for us what exactly is turkey's thinking here why do they need to send troops into libya well clearly this has to do more with regional calculus for turkey than it has to do with the immediate direct. safety and security of that and that's where syria is different from libya syria is on the border with turkey and there are some crucial essential security calculations for turkey and syria in libya it's more of a strategic regional calculat

standing by in the capital tripoli. if this troop deployment to libya is approved by the turkish parliament how is it likely to change the balance of power on the. will apparently it will most of probably change the balance of power on the ground as you know that the government forces here and then saddam in tripoli have been a striving to the pair the half that his forces attack it in into the. southern outskirts of the libyan capital so the government along with their its allies in the west of libya to feed its local allies have been the relying military support to end and they've got to do this mandate in the to parliament all eyes here in libya and the worst specially in the worst of the contrary under the government of national chord. all eyes are on the turkish parliament today to see what happens as you know that have to us forces have been launching get fresh offensive during the past few days and they have been advancing on the ground and yesterday official sources with the government say that they have taken c

we have 3 correspondents covering this story mahmoud had been washed head will join us from tripoli we have stuff vasant who's a moscow where the talks are happening right now but 1st we'll bring in jamal say all his journey joining us from the turkish capital ankara and as these meetings are underway right now in moscow jamal the turkish and italian leaders were in ankara what was the message that they sent out well there and they had. earlier on monday where they discussed the way forward with regards to the situation in libya and it seems that at least based on the joint statement that was made between the president trying to run and italy's prime minister giuseppe can tell you that things are moving in a positive way in fact the. italian prime minister spends quite a lot of his time talking about how not just important the situation in libya was and how there was a dire need to bring about some sort of stability but also reiterating his belief that things were moving forward positively the situation in libya is very important and we've agreed there must be a ceasefire the turkey ru

mainly the turks who are attending and who back the general government of national accord based in tripoli qatar also backs the government but it has not been invited to some of the italians have been taken very ambiguous stance when it comes to the libyan crisis all those parties along with the americans were expecting secretary of state to arrive later and attend the conference they want to do 2 things here in berlin and this is exactly what chancellor angela merkel is hoping to achieve she wants to get guarantees and reassurances that there will be a permanent cease fire in libya this is unprecedented number 2 they would like to implement the arms embargo to prevent all those countries that have been meddling into the affairs of libya to step aside and pave the way for a political solution could they achieve that i've been covering most of the political talks about libyan crisis over the last 2 years i don't see really the chances a less you have all the parties saying today that if we don't get our act together the country my plans into uncertainty well hashemite i see there's already

strongman general highly for have wants tripoli. together with his libyan national army he hopes to capture the country's capital and take full control of this oil rich nation. and it's partly because of oil that russia and turkey have waded in on either side of this conflict with turkey behind fires alsa raja's un backed government and russia supporting have to . moscow has denied reports it sent to mercenaries to reinforce the general's fighters but on thursday turkey confirmed it had started deploying troops to help in tripoli despite a un arms embargo. with libya's so unstable the fear of resurgent islamist terror has worried many european countries but other factors mean the e.u. is split over its alliances. officially the tripoli based government has the backing of europe including germany but italy has openly supported general hafta who it sees as crucial in stemming the flow of migrants across the mediterranean and france's concerns over terrorism as well as its interests in libya's oil wealth has pushed it towards with the

only functioning airport killing one person well mark went up to one head is in tripoli and he says most of the victims are believed to have been young cadets who were not on active duty. it's very clear to. the hospitals the public caused those were the victims were transferred from the military academy that was hit by a drone loyal to the warlord. we just came back from one of the public hospitals where the victims are receiving good treatments and medical sources the say that it was so difficult for them to identify the bodies of the did victims because most of the dead bodies were either burned or torn apart by the attack now medical sources also say that they have been calling the health ministry has been calling on people to go to the hospitals to do need blood most of the victims are aged 18 to 22 and their military students from all the cities and areas in libya do not we spoke to the commander the head of this military academy said that they don't have anything to do with the ongoing fighting for control of tripoli they're just as students of military academy they're not fi

in just a moment from tripoli he'll tell us more about what's happening on the ground but let's bring in jim he's joining us from berlin we know that there is a draft communique jamaal that has now been released the question is whether all the leaders there will agree to what senator what are you hearing. on not just whether they're all agreed but if there are actually improvements it's obviously for that to not only time will tell what we do understand is that there is at least some sort of consensus with regards to the rhetoric that's being. expressed in this communique. starting with the easier more flowery words that usually are accompanied with. communique through the conflict resolutions whereby all parties reiterate their support for the sovereignty and units here all of the country in question this time libya and it's through this that it's only through libyans and libyan process that solution. can be achieved ironically however there wasn't either the prime minister you don't recognize government. or the warlords and if you have to present at that discussion behind closed doo

recognize government in tripoli find. his stronghold is in the eastern city of to brooke but over the past 2 months you've got a. russia which has deployed fighters to assist half to soldiers the united arab emirates egypt saudi arabia from stave all lined up behind haftar as well and while the us publicly supports the government of national accord in tripoli president donald trump has also praised toughed in the past qatar also backs the tripoli government's so here we go. ahead as it is in tripoli for us as you heard mohammed saying a lot of differing views coming out of turkey i suspect is the same coming out of various political factions in libya. well the commercial several categories of the libyan society especially in the worst of the country which is under control of the un about the government of national court they have been will coming this approval by the turkish parliament to deploy troops to fight along with the forces loyal to the government of national accord in the capital tripoli to defend the capital ag

in tripoli and surrounding the u.n. i recognize government is just and due to all these conflicting yes and cut off course you have also jordan that is playing in the background saudi arabia so you have so many actors including the militias that are supported by these different actors so this makes the whole situation quite confusing and it's very easy to sell their sponsibility on the other side once and attack happens so tell me this the arab countries who are involved you mentioned egypt emirates emirates playing a very big role how do they see the berlin conference i think they participated in it but let's be honest about it i mean in the end see see if they gyptian presidency even if you participated he does support that he does send weapons over so i think making promises in the end is very easy but whether he will implemented or not is another question so. another challenge along the same lines also at the table here in berlin where france italy china u.s. what was their role destructive. no. they look it's like

tripoli and that's pretty significant given that there was almost 2000000 people in the road in tripoli let alone the hundreds of thousands that were displaced from now as last campaign in benghazi and in a dozen of the recent controls and i suppose that the incident is kind of the moment where the government of national called really needed it and it had been requesting for around 7 or 8 months from its european partners from countries that were into existence like like groups in the u.s. and and other european countries that and fulci those schools were well concert so if turkey does intervene this this is about more than just that 2 rival factions within libya they have to intervene this brings them into contact with other external powers. well it certainly does and those cameras have been there for a long time so i think it's difficult you can mark sayes about today is the bloom given that it's full and open and it's out there in the an ugly guy getting the guy who actually could get busted it so his followers approve this all. but there has been a 7 or 8 month campaign after that h

mission in tripoli zain but. in the news ahead from democratic republic of congo to silicon valley why a rights group is suing california's tech giants plus the children forced to live on the freezing streets. calling for urgent action. hello there plenty of cloud behind me here across much of northern asia we have got some pretty falls along with some snow flurries work in the east was across much of central japan and then you'll see this mass of rain and overseas snow the cold air working its way through eastern china is this that in beijing on sunday 3 celsius that will come with some snow not a bad day that's across the korean peninsula but the rain is on its way towards you and also on its way toward shanghai be feeling pretty warm in shanghai 20 celsius meanwhile fine and dry for the next couple days into hong kong with a high of a 22 very unsettled generate much of indonesia but the very heavy flooding rains across java they have that little bit heavier further towards the east but a bit of a break across

had signed the agreement have time and asked for more time to consider it will be speaking in tripoli in just a moment for the latest on the situation on the ground there but 1st a step in moscow so step things didn't really go as planned in moscow what are the russian authorities saying. no fully things didn't quite go as planned here in moscow at all and the sorties have been very tight lipped and also people involved in the negotiations have not come out saying anything except for. the foreign minister sergei lavrov who immediately went on a visit to sri lanka and he had a very brief statement he didn't mention the name khalifa haftar at all but all he sat was there was no definite defer outcome and that we're still working to continue on this track meeting didn't go she so basically what he is suggesting is that the deal is not completely off but there that there still could be some kind of outcome and this is the same when i heard from also another source who has been involved in these negotiations he also said the deal was on hold and they're to have to have asked for some time

all right let's introduce our guests now in tripoli the libyan capital we have 2 weezer a former libyan minister of planning in florence initially we have version the columbia professor at the middle east directions program in the european university institute and in berlin in germany galloped ally a visiting scholar at the university of oxford welcome to you all that is or can i come to you 1st so gay lover of the russian foreign minister has described the berlin conference as a small step forward but how on earth can you consider that a success when there is fighting continuing on the ground and libya's oil production the means of its support has been drastically reduced to one that is very true i think in bolivia just made some wishes for libyans some good wishes for libya they are not really what employers in the mechanisms that will hold the future says fire or when the oil fields so are really remain with the same situation actually you are living with the more school or whatever has been done and more school but the balloon has north so far on the ground people are still out of a

recognize the government in tripoli but also the warlords as having equal legitimacy and as i mean to call wait i thin that's the premises of which is completely fallacious in the end on the one hand you have the your retinas government yes yes absolutely got abandoned and the point you're making but on but also you have to recognize do you not that half the controls around 2 thirds of the libyan territory he has to be taken seriously he is part of the any future equation is he not know absolutely he has to be taken seriously but i think this international process should not turn into the legitimisation of or in that because that if this is the case then you are sending a message to everyone if you can do the things through arms to the militias do it then the international process will turn what cream you create in the ground into illegitimate process so one of the trouble that i see in things like berlin process that the own willingness to call the spot a spot in there and one of the reason that is advancing is because the support of his getting from the countries like egypt your way

in april turkey supports the internationally recognized government base in tripoli early attempts to negotiate a cease fire failed including a summit in moscow last week. we have been trying on a number of occasions to have a cease fire agreement signed the national government of accord signed a cease fire agreement yes it wasn't signed by the other party lead by hostile if we fail to have a cease fire in place and if we fail to have an agreement signed we will never see how fatah's hostilities coming to an end to go with what we think both the parties were coming to moscow as they both had heeded our calls and they had both responded to our demands of a ceasefire now we are in berlin we hope for more success in this particular crisis . we have 2 reporters on this story. correspondent in tripoli will be checking in with him in just a moment but 1st to child in berlin for his jamal we just saw the official family photo just a few minutes ago the meeting officially now under way tell us 1st about who is there and who is not and what the expectations are. willfully resawing those leader

really starting this siege on tripoli so there is a reality to deal with and all actors here are very much aware of that that doesn't match with the process that is seen as a very theoretical one with the un backed government in tripoli that has very little control even over tripoli where there are several militia groups controlling different ministries even. as we await more dignitaries to arrive here we know that major players are still not yet gotten there we haven't seen putin from russia we have not seen or heard of one of course from turkey these are the 2 major power brokers in the region who believe they have the high stakes in the outcome here in libya i want to turn that question to you know what is the thinking about not putting the long term solution on the table which is perhaps some kind of power sharing agreement is it again today to buy some time because i think what the negotiators here in the last few months have been preparing this meeting are trying to do is not to overload the agenda for these talks you can't expect too much from a meeting like this as we said at

libya is over the top official aligned to the warlords favor hafter announces that his forces attack tripoli. the u.s. house prepares for a historic vote to send out calls of impeachment to the senate. russia's prime minister dmitry medvedev and his government have resigned it comes just hours after president vladimir putin used his annual state of the nation address to announce a shake up of the political system he said parliament should have the power to choose the country's prime minister but the president should still have wide ranging powers so he would hold a referendum on any changes to the constitution alexander golts roy joins us live from the russian capital right now we understand the president is speaking what is he saying. well of the russian president expressed gratitude to the government and he said that he was a satisfied with the performance of this government he accepted there is a nation of medicare that mr medvedev is a man and that has been close to the side of the middle lot in almost all of his career actually from the very start to when he 1st candidate for president

has sent an official letter to the german embassy in tripoli requesting that both qatar and tunisia be invited for the talks we know that the government of national accord is keen to include both countries to achieve some kind of balance facing the other daily geisha in supporting the warlords really for have to do as you know at least 4 countries supporting the warlord khalifa haftar are invited to take part in the 1000000000 talks on sunday including the united arab emirates egypt russia and france so by this move the government here in tripoli is trying to achieve balance it says that tunisia is very important to take part in these talks as tunisia not only as a neighboring country and being impacted and affected by the ongoing crisis in libya but it has been also costing thousands of libyan if you g.-d. and as for qatar the government says that qatar has been all supporting the freedom revolutions in libya since 2 n.t.l. event and the government believes that qatar is a key. player in the peace talks in berlin. some thoughts now from jason park founder of the consultancy libya a

mission in tripoli zain basra. and al-jazeera that the that the scene of a grad missile attack and says residents are wired about future of further strikes . this densely populated area in a neighborhood in the vicinity of m 80 good airport the only operational airport in the libyan capital tripoli was hit by rockets launched by forces loyal to the world have to the transportation minister of the government of national accord said that this area was hit by 20 rockets into n.t. 4 hours one old man was killed several other civilians were wounded a child lost his eye but the schools here in this area to get an education was suspended that school intimate airport a vision was also hold to in the in the aftermath of this attack there is also a hospital in salahadin neighborhood they'll be this hospital that was hit by a rocket launcher by have to us forces and the united nations support the mission in libya has expressed concern over indiscriminate shelling of residential areas people here are still living in a state of

tripoli and that's truly significant given that there is almost 2000000 people in their own tripoli let alone the hundreds of thousands that were displaced from those last campaign in benghazi and. controls and i suppose that the intervention is coming where the national cooled really need to. be requesting around 7 or 8 months from its european partners from countries that were its existence like brutally u.s. and and other european countries and bullshitters their schools well and it was also if turkey does intervene in this this is about more than just that 2 rival factions within libya they have turkey intervenes this brings them into contact with other external powers. listen a little of those cameras have been there for a long time so i think it's difficult for them are. today's the gloom and given that it's full and open and it's out there in the an ugly guy getting the guy who actually could get busted it so just follow him as a group that's all. there has been a 7 or 8 month campaign after that has used french procured u.s. missiles russian special forces and iraqi troops for t

head is standing by for us in the libyan capital tripoli but 1st let's go to how some of his in as i'm there on various heads of state in town for this meeting talk us through what's expected to happen today. well some of the bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the conference. are taking place now are underway one of those key moments will be a meeting between the russian president putin but the mere putting of the turkish president that. the 2 leaders took the center stage of the talks here in berlin because ultimately according to many sources the of the ones just shape the future of libya for the simple reason that russia has all it takes to reign in hell if i have to of the warlords operating in the east and the intervention of the turks recently we're sending advisors and saying that they would send troops in the country was instrumental according to libyan diplomats in preventing the fall of tripoli so ultimately they are the ones to have a bigger say in this explains why the europeans are pretty much concerned about that saying various about time for us to step in the america