the disappearing delta only on al jazeera america >> >>> egypt strikes targets in libya after i.s.i.l. releases a video showing the killing of egyptian cop ticks. -- coptics >>> welcome to al jazeera. also on the programme - the u.n. security council votes against the houthi coup in yemen, and tells the rebels to hand over power immediately. >>> footage moments after a deadly attack in copenhagen. police reveal more details of the gunman they shot dead >>> why a rapidly growing population could pose a threat to south korea's economy. some developing news - egyptian jets have carried out air strikes in libya. video was released by i.s.i.l. showing the killing of 20 coptic christians. four planes attacked in the area three were killed in the raids. among the victims, children. we have this report. >> a predawn operation. egyptian war planes took off from libya to strike what the government says are targets of the state of iraq and levant. this was the retaliation promised by the president, the killing of 21 egyptians in libya. >> egypt does not only defend itself but the whole r

most of my life, libya was a word with bad associations. libya meant gadhafi. libya meant terrorism. >> pan am flight 103 went down in a blazing fireball. >> libya meant a bad place where a comical, megalomaniacal dictator was the absolute power. nobody in libya, however, was laughing. >> reports of explosions. >> clashes between rioters and security forces. >> in 2011, what was previously unthinkable happened. the libyan people rose up and fought for their freedom. >> heavy battles raging around the libyan capital. >> they fought like hell. >> the rebels are about to force gadhafi's complete departure. >> and they recorded the whole thing on their cell phones. >> libya! ♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ ♪ found something good in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ ♪ sha la la la la ♪ sha la la la la la ♪ sha la la la la ♪ sha la la la la la la ♪ >>> it's amazing arriving here after all you see on tv these days that libya is, in fact, functioning at all. but it is. the fountains across

three.comes explode in the east of libya, killing at least 45 people. >>> one year on the ukrainian capitol remembers the victims of the revolution. >>> i'm in arizona where nate tiff americans are protesting a deal that allows a multinational mining operation to begin a copper mine on public land. >>> our top story, the somali armed group, al-shabab has claimed responsibility for the two explosions in the capitol. the central hotel was the target. it's popular with somali officials because it's near the presidential palace also known as via somalia. >> translator: i was in the mosque when the first explosion went off. i saw a lot of people lying dead on the ground. i was shocked. >> a spocksman updated us on the situation a little while ago. >> the terrorist of al-shabab have attacked the [ inaudible ] and killed a number of innocent citizens in a mosque. so far we are trying to get the confirmation as to who was injured and [ inaudible ] very clear that al-- al-shabab [ inaudible ], and we are going to find this terrorism that is destroying the country and the people of somalia. >>> at le

i.s.i.l. targets inside libya. deadlock in ukraine. why both sides in the conflict are refusing to pull back from the front line. >>> no deal for now. greece rejects an opening eu offer. branding it absurd. >>> and why costume characteristics are cracked down in one of its iconic neighborhoods. but first to libya where egyptian jets have carried out air strikes hitting positions held by fighters allied to i.s.i.l. it's in response to the group's beheading of 21 egyptian hostages on a beach shown in a grizzly video released online. egypt's strikes which as you can see have caused devastation on the ground come at a time of deep crisis in libya. oftenon this news hour we'll look at how egypt's situation and spread of i.s.i.l.'s ideology with its slictly slickly produced videos fastly becoming a brand more and more groups are pledging allegiance to. >>> and then there is france, who just sealed a deal to sell rafael fighter jets. >>> warning, viewers pay find some of the images in caroline malone's report distressing. >> the military says it was aiming at i.s.i.l. targets but the attack al

on violent extremism. libya spirals out of control. word surfacing that another shadowy group inside that country may be in control of warplanes. welcome to "happening now." i'm jon scott. jenna: and a lot of news to get to. mr. obama speaking in just a few hours at the summit on countering violent extremism. this is ahead of the gathering the president writing an op ad in the los angeles times saying this. quote, in the face of this challenge, we must stand united internationally and here at home. we know that military force alone cannot solve this problem nor can we take out terrorists who take out ter extremists. we take out enablers who may not engage in terrorist acts themselves but who radicalize recruits and entice others to do so. in the meantime italy calling libya a ticking time bomb asking the u.n. to take action. just a few hundred miles from libya, italy said immigrants crossing the sea could be extremists and now reports of another extremist group carrying out an air strike in libya marking the first time extremists have had air power in general. we have to be sp

after the u.s.-led bombing campaign toppled muammar gaddafi's government, libya is in a state of crisis. on monday, egypt bombed islamic state targets in libya after the group released a video showing the beheading of 21 coptic christians. meanwhile, two different governments run libya, each with their own parliaments and armies. will foreign governments intervene in libya again? we will speak to vijay prashad and sharif abdel kouddous. plus, we will hear the latest on the al jazeera journalists released on bail in cairo. they await yet another trial in egypt. then as greece rejects an extension of its european bailout, an anti-austerity party called podemos is on the rise in spain. we will speak to the party's leader, pablo iglesias, who could become spain's next prime minister. >> my country has three big problems -- inequality, unemployment and debt. the socialist party and the popular party my country, must do the best way without austerity. after five years, or even more six years, the situation is worse than before. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, d

intervention in the fight against i.s.i.l. in libya >>> gunfire during a campaign rally in nigeria. the new threat a splinter group of boko haram presents ahead of elections >>> french president francis hollande visits a jewish cemetery where 250 graves were vandalised. why it is renewing fears of anti-semitism >>> high care, low cost solutions to provide medical care to some of the world's poorest countries >>> good evening, and welcome to the international hour of al jazeera america i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm antonio mora. one of libya's two rival governments sent militia so cert to fight groups they say is affiliated with i.s.i.l. they are trying to reclaim government institutions stormed and taken by fighters. >> the u.n. council will meet providing an emergency session. the 5 permanent members and egypt agree the approach will be different from the coalitions in iraq and syria. >> libya has been gripped i instability since muammar gaddafi was overthrown years ago. >> reporter: people in tripoli celebrated as he remember the start of an uprising that helped to push muammar gaddafi out

christians. isis beheaded them but this vicious act did not happen in syria nor iraq, it happened in libya. yes, isis on the move and it's getting closer to europe. now, each against the fight against isis launching strikes against libya. each calling for help asking for military intervention in isis lawsuit slaughter of the 21 christians who isis videotaped as they lined then up on a beach and then beheaded them. grn correspondent tom stephanson is live in cairo. tom, tell me what is the reaction on the ground in egypt to egypt now doing these air strikes? >> well, the immediate reaction from the government was strong as you say they called for air strikes and meeting of the defense counsel. egyptian council to put it mildly furious when they saw this video. they took it merely not as an attack on the christian population which is substantial but also on all egyptians and i should say that the mood among general egyptians is extremely negative toward the islamic state group. they saw this as outrage and something to be wholeheartedly condemned and grieved about. and they were also quite e

there i'm broorve barbara sara. calls grow for international action, against i.s.i.l. in libya. >>> another 2,000 migrants making the dangerous journey from libya. deadlock in brussels with greece rejecting the eu's opening bailout offer as unacceptable and absurd. and the battle rg continues around debaltseve. >>> and two of the rarest predators get a national park to help protect tell. them. egypt has launched two rounds of air strikes against positions held by fighters allied to the islamic state of iraq and the levant in libya. four egyptian military jets launched attacks in response to the killing of 21 egyptian coptic christians by the group. the strikes were coordinated with the libyan air force which is loyal to the u.n. recognized government based in the port city of tobruk. meanwhile, the rival government calls them a breach of immunity. military intrerchtion intrefns intervention of libya. >> egypt has launched air attacks for the second time in a day. killing a number of children and damaging residential buildings. the self proclaimed defense minister says they have

. thank you very much for watching and anthony bourdain parts unknown starts right now. >>> libya, a place where the dictator had the absolute power. however, nobody in libya was loud. in 2011, what was previously unthinkable happened. the libyan people rose up and fought for their freechdom. >> heavy battle in the libyan capital. >> they fought like hell. and they recorded the whole thing on their cell phones. ♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ ♪ ♪ found something good in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ ♪ sha la la la la ♪ sha la la la la la ♪ sha la la la la ♪ sha la la la la la la ♪ >>> it's amazing arriving here after all you see on tv these days that libya is, in fact, functioning at all. but it is. the fountains across from the corniche are operating. traffic works, kind of. at the radisson, club sandwiches arrive on time in the lobby. the occasional flash of camo and a security scanner are really the only discordant notes. >> you don't want to take the video. >> oh, you don'

officially expanding. egypt taking aim against the islamic state in libya. hours after mill taps released a video show the beheadings of 21 christian egyptians men who were simply traveling to libya for work and ended up dead. egyptian war planes launched two waves of strikes in eastern libya, this is video from egypt shack television. officials called the strike retribution for the murders. they targeted weapon supplies and training camps. egypt now calling for an international response in libya where extremists have taken over several cities. now to at the beheading video. it's said to be five minutes long and a title, quote a message to the blood with the -- the militants marched the men on to what they say is a beach in libya all knew for isis. the militants forced the men to lie face down#yw7[ç before cabbing off their head. one militant speaks in we were english, mentions osama bin laden and then says the group plans to conquer rome. pope francis condemned the killing the white house called the murders despicable and said it shows there's a need for political resolution in

♪ egypt says the strikes and libya and say it's a violation of libyan sovereignty. ♪ you are watching al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha and also on the program, the u.n. security council votes against the houthi court in yemen and tells the rebels to hand over power immediately. crisis in ukraine and army and separatists say they won't pull back until a full ceasefire is implemented. plus sri lanka new president is in india on the first official overseas trip after taking office last month. ♪ egypt says it carried out air strikes in libya as part of a coordinated effort with the libyan airforce and both say they were targeting fighters affiliated with the islamic state and lavonte and attacked positions killing seven civilians and the strikes happened after i.s.i.l. released a video showing the killing of 21 egyptian coptic christians and in a moment we will have reaction from tripoli based leadership but first gerald tan has this report. >> reporter: a predawn operation, egyptian war planes take off for libya to strike what the government says are targets of is

libya. the tripoli based government said it's a violation of sovereignty. >> the crisis in ukraine both army and separatists say they won't pull back until a full ceasefire is implemented. >> we'll take you into the forest of russia's far east where two of the world's rarest predators face a threat of their own. >> >> egypt is caring out airstrikes in libya as part of a coordinated effort with the libyan air force. both say they are targeting fighters affiliated with the islamic state of iraq and the levant. egypt france and italy are calling for the u.n. and nato to take stronger action against isil. we have the latest on the strikes. >> egypt retaliates. the operation in libya visible from miles away. the military was going after targets affiliated with the islamic state of iraq and the levant but these strikes damaged several buildings in a residential area. there are reports of civilian casualties. the air campaign took place just hours after egypt's president warned it would respond to the sleigh of its citizens in libya. >> egypt will react in the right time. >> egyptian figh

endowment for international peace will talk about the civil wars in yemen and libya, and what can be done to stop the conflict. office as the white house is hosting a summit on violent extremism in the middle east and around the world. we have coverage of that event also coming up on the c-span networks. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> a [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good morning and welcome. first i would like to make sure our video link is working. can you give us a wave if it is working. all right, thank you. thank you all very much for braving the aftermath of snow. i know in washington that's usually a disaster that takes weeks from which to recover, so you all are ahead by coming out today. i'm daniel byman, research director here of middle east center at brookings, also a professor at georgetown university. we designed this event because we felt that u.s. attention, really world attention when thinking about the middle east was thin

. >> egypt launches airstrikes on isil targets inside libya. international urges to take action. headquarters in doha, i'm jane dutton. deadlock in ukraine. why they're refusing to pull back from the front line. >> in turkey a brutal murder of a young woman triggers days of protest by rights activists. >>> and why new york wants to crackdown on costume characters on one of its iconic neighborhoods. >> egyptian warplanes have carried out airstrikes in libya targeting positions against the islamic state in iraq and the levant in response to isil's beheading of 21 egyptian hostages on a beach. warning that some may find some image notice report distressing. >> reporter: the operation in libya visible for miles away the military says it was going after targets affiliated with isil, but these strikes damaged several buildings in a residential area. civilians were killed, including children. the air campaign took just hours after egypt's president warned it would respond to the killing of 52 egyptians in libya. >> egyptian is not only defend itself but the whole region. egypt will rea

>>> tripoli-backed militias in libya, say they are sending forces to battle isil allied groups. ♪ >>> hello, i'm jane dutton. also ahead, ukraine's ceasefire is marred by fighting. pro-russian separatists claim to have captured the town of debaltseve. >>> thousands of afghan refugees who have been living in pakistan for decades are being deported. >>> a and taiwan companies are being told to share their profits with their young workers. ♪ >>> first to breaking news out of nigeria. there have been several explosions at an opposition rally in the south of the country. it happened at an all-progressives congress party in the oil-producing rivers state. let's go to our correspondent who is live for us. who was behind this ivan. >> reporter: well jane we have managed to speak directly to the sitting governor of the state who is a member of the opposition and what he basically explained were supporters were about to get started when three large explosions were heard. there was pandemonium, and people began running helter skelter. there was quite a stampede. but it wasn't clear wh

against islamic state militants to libya. >>> world leaders will gather in washington to look at ways to stop the militant group from expanding. >>> and young people in china are turning back to an older style of writing, but newer chinese characters are catching on in hong kong. >>> the president of egypt is asking european countries and the u.s. to join him in attacking the islamic state group in libya. abdel fattah al sisi launched air strikes there after militants announced they killed 21 christian egyptian captives. nhk world's craig dale is tracking developments for us. >>> president sisi promised retaliation. now egypt has waded into the chaotic situation in libya, where there are two rival governments, and a tangled web of militia groups including islamist extremists. egyptian fighter jets carried out the airstrikes on monday. military officials say they destroyed training camps and arms depots for the islamic state group. dozens of militants reportedly died. the strikes happened near the city of dparna militants affiliated with the group have a presence there. they also have

air force to bomb, you know, neighboring libya or certain positions in this neighboring libya against isis positions. so in many ways this really gives him both, you know an ability to project himself as a real leader and second, of course, to expose his credential credentials as a military man. this was an important -- an important junction. we too many revenge. states don't take revenge. >> state maybe plea onlitiously use national law and order to defend themselves. >> maybe that was mis translated. it was being translated from arabic into english? >> i think i originally heard the arabic. >> both? >> you can understand. the thing is there was a precedent set already, you know, the way the united states responded to the 9-11, basically saying we are going to go to this other country from where the 9-11 attacks were prepared, you know, were planned and we are going to go bomb and so forth. the israelis used that in gaza and south lebanon. lebanon is an sovereign country. israel thinks it can go in and occupy. the jordanians just did that in syria after the death of their own pilot.

on the chaos in libya. hello you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also on the program. >> we are not at war with islam. we are at war with people who have perverted islam. >> the u.s. holds a security summit aimed at stopping violent extremism. >> this is for you guys in cairo. >> brings royal society journalism awards. plus. >> one month after the suspicious death of prosecutor alberto nisman. it's. >> hello. the united nations security council has held an open emergency session on libya. diplomas from egypt and libya. foreign minister asked the security council to lift an arms embar go, and international help in building up the libyan army. egypt's minister asked for a blockade to stop arms exchange in libya. james bays has this report. >> egyptian foreign minister tried to lobby u.n. at a there should be a military intervention in libya. he later watered down that plan. he told the council that he wanted an arms embargo for all but one government in libya the government in tobruk. and support for companies authorization for egypt's ongoing air strikes. it doesn't look like

>>> security stepped up across egypt. it follows egyptian air strikes on libya. targeting fighters loyal to isil. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra, i am elizabeth live from our head quarters in doha. also coming up. a united front african leaders meet in cameroon to device a plan to fight boko haram. >>> fragile east fire the u.s. urges pro-russia separatist in eastern ukraine to stop their attacks. >>> and 10s of thousands of pima tends a memorial ceremony for the victims of the denmark shootings. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> egyptian jets have carried out air strikes targeting fighters link today the islamic state of iraq and the levant in response to a video lease odd line showing members of the group decapitating 21 egyptian hostages. the strikes come at a time of political crisis in libya the security situation there is already fragile. with warring armed factions and two rival governments. isil's ideology appears to be spreading outside of the base in iraq and syria. we'll be looking at why more and more groups are pledging allegiance to it. meanwhile, egypt is getting more military hard

at islamic state positions in libya after militants behead coptic christians. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this presidents' day: getting smart on crime and punishment, a new study finds jails and prisons have become overcrowded warehouses for the poor. >> ifill: plus... >> jehovah witnesses abhor child abuse in any form. >> ifill: ...breaking the silence-- can freedom of religion trump protections against child abuse? the legal battles with jehovah's witness leaders who refuse to shed light on members' dark pasts. >> my parents didn't have the power to know that kendrick was a child abuser. let's give the parents the power to be able to protect their children, and that's what these organizations are heading. >> woodruff: and, "politics monday" with amy walter and nia- malika henderson. those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. i.b.e.w. the power professionals in y

, the u.n.-recognized government in libya, asks the security council to lift the arms embargo against the country. >>> the u.s. president hosts a security summit aimed at stopping what he calls violent extremism. >>> germany jekts greece's request for an extension of its e.u. loan program. >>> and covering up a crime for a prize. al jazeera investigates the massive scale of rogue reporting in cambodia. ♪ >>> libya's under-recognized government has asked the security council to lift an arms embargo to help in the fight against isil and other armed groups. but western diplomats are cautious about sending weapons into a war zone. the fight in libya is drawn between two main coalitions. the first is based out of tobruk. they are also in control of a western city. the second one fights under the libya dawn banner and they are supporting the rival government based in tripoli. control of benghazi is split between the rivals. the grows died both between camps has given isil a chance to increase its influence. it has recently gained ground in several areas. other arms groups are now fighting

talks. let me say a word about the rise of isis. the idea of libya as a base, as a haven for extremism is not new. obviously it existed under gadhafi with the city of durna and syria. after the revolution, you had the growth of al qaeda affiliated groups, and, indeed general heftar's campaign was designed to root out those groups. i think what you've had in the wake of the campaign is not the decisive defeat of those groups, but rather their mutation. and this is what we're seeing now with isis. isis in libya is really peeling away a lot of members of these older post revolutionary jihadist groups that had affiliation to al qaeda. you've had the influx of volunteers that went to iraq and syria to fight with isis, libyans that went started returning last spring and last summer. and that formed the nucleus of isis. you had isis spread to all three of libya's major provinces. i think one of the things that makes this problem so confounding is we're faced with a terrorist problem in libya. that is embedded in a complex civil war. there's no government to work through. there's two competing

headquarters in doha. coming up, egypt's president calls for an international coalition to intervene in libya a day after cairo said it struck isil targets there. >> a missed deadline in east he were ukraine where fighting continues despite a ceasefire. >> not a very warm welcome for russian president value pass in budapest. >> kicked out thousands of afghan refugees living in pakistan for decades are being deported. >> we are getting reports that rebels in eastern ukraine have taken control in debaltseve where fighting has been intense in the last couple of days despite a ceasefire in place. we will get you more details on this breaking news story when we speak to our correspondent later in this news hour. >> in libya fighters loyal total recognized government in tripoli are trying to restore their authority. fighters are headed to cert. all of this comes after egypt launches airstrikes in libya for the retaliation of the beheadings of 21 fighters it says was linked to isil. some viewers might find images in the report disturbing. >> victims of egyptian airstrikes, jets bombarded the libyan

denmark. airstrikes from egypt hit islamic state group targets in libya after a new video came out showing the beheading of 21 coptic christians. ukrainian soldiers are killed in attacks by pro-russian separatists despite a new cease-fire put in place this weekend. also, a scoop for shoppers or a worry for workers? the debate in france over shops opening on sundays as lawmakers loosen the rules that banned most retailers from opening their doors. we will look at the effects of the kyoto protocol. ♪ let's start this hour in denmark where police have charged two men arrested sunday in the wake of the attacks in copenhagen. they are thought to have helped the man suspected of shooting dead two people at a free-speech event and a synagogue. the perpetrator was killed in a shootout with police in the early hours sunday morning. a look back at the events of the past two days. >> it was in this cafÉ on saturday afternoon at 3:30 that a seminar on free speech was suddenly and brutally interrupted. a gunman opened fire, killing a 55-year-old filmmaker and wounding three police officers.

is offering to evacuate's citizens to libya after a group linked to islamic state released images of what they say are 21 egyptian coptic hostages. a number of egyptians were kidnapped in libya in february and january. the families of the captives are calling for more to be done. does it surprise you that is long state has a foothold in libya? -- that is islamic state has a foothold in libya? >> to a certain extent absolutely. the conditions there, because of what has happened over the course of the last year with the civil war make it right not only for islamic state but al qaeda and local jihadist groups. >> do you competing against one another? >> it is hard to know exactly. there is evidence to suggest they are competing and occasionally they are cooperating. >> what are the conditions? it is almost four years since colonel gadhafi, the uprising against them began in libya. how chaotic has it become their? >> a year ago we probably would not have said there was a civil war in libya. over the course of the last year, libya has split into two different camps, both of which are arme

christians in libya. hi, everyone. i'm gretchen carlson. we're here to bring you the real story on that and much more. egypt immediately fighting back with warplanes pounding isis training camps, killing 64 militants and wounding dozens more. isis violence also playing out now in libya, deepening concerns that the extremist group is expanding beyond iraq and syria and establishing a direct affiliate in north africa. team coverage for you catherine herridge and conor powell. let's start with conor. >> egypt wasting no time retaliating. for the second time in just a few months, launching air strikes in libya in the town of derna, a hotbed of islam xichl extremism there for a long time. libyan officials say the air strikes were carried out with the full support of both the libyan armed forces and of the government there and that the two countries, libya and egypt, coordinated the attacks. it's tough to verify the actual claims as to how many were killed. but the egyptian air force targeted isis equipment and training centers and vehicles. and many analysts fear that libya is ripe for isis

time it didn't happen in syria, iraq this was in libya. this is an egyptian fighter jet. the first strikes by egypt against isis or at least the first they will admit to. the primary target, an isis stronghold in egypt's north derna. joining me now from amman, turkey is our cnn correspondent jamona who are these christians that were beheaded and how were they captured in libya? >> reporter: well brooke, 21 egyptian christians. we know that these are two separate incidents taking place in december and january where they were captured south of the libyan capital and turkey has had a history of extremist groups that have operated there. egyptians, christians and muslims, many over the years, have flocked across the border into libya looking for jobs and according to reports, these 21 men were from impoverished towns in egypt trying to send money back home when they were captured in libya. over the years, we have seen similar incidents, brooke where egyptian christians have been persecuted in libya. of course nothing has brutal as gruesome or horrific as we are seeing in this video. >>

and in three explosions in the eastern libya town and it's to the east of benghazi and u.s. and britain both permanent members of the u.n. security council rejected libya's call to lift an arms embargo british foreign secretary said libya needs a national unity government first, libya u.n. recognized government made the appeal on wednesday during emergency section and the neighbors have warned against foreign military intervention saying that it will further escalate the fighting between rival malitias. just to let you know later on the program we will be joined by the former british ambassador to libya richard northern and get all his thoughts on the situation and what is happening in the country but you are with the al jazeera news hour and coming up, next bail out talks on the cards after germany reject greece's plea for more time. plus how the mental hospital that gave us the word betz is transforming lives for the better. >>> this will show how public perceptions have changed surrounding mental health but those who have experience of any kind of mental illness would say the

tan's report disturbing. >> reporter: victims of egyptian air strikes, jets bombarded and the libya city of derma on monday killing a number of people the casualties included children. but egypt says its military struck training camps and weapon facilities for groups related to i.s.i.l. and calling for u.n. resolution for intervention in libya. the military campaign happened after the apparent beheading of 21 christians captured in libya, the strikes carried out with support when u.n. recognized the government in tabrook, one of two bodies vying for control. >> translator: if there were any terrorist groups on the egyptian side and able to hit them we would not hesitate to fight them and it's the same thing that applies for egypt for groups that commit such crimes borders are not going to be an issue. >> reporter: but the leadership is fractured and the legally installed government in tripoli has criticized the egyptian air strikes. >> translator: this horrible assault on this terrorism that has been conducted by the egyptian military represents a violation of sovereignty in libya a

>>> happening in the "newsroom," egypt strikes back against isis. watching air strikes in libya after the brutal beheading of more than 20 christians. >>> new this morning, two people arrested in denmark accused of supporting the man who opened fire on a copenhagen cafe and synagogue. what we're learning about the gunman and why police knew him. >>> plus a winter blitz for boston. cars piling up on slippery roadways. >> it was total whiteout. could not see a thing. >> roads so impassible even emergency vehicles got stuck. >> it makes us feel like we're a community that's forgotten about. >> now the south is bracing for its first major snowstorm this year. could we see a snow jam repeat? let's talk live in the cnn "newsroom"." >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. let's begin with the spread of terrorism and a widening reach of the u.s. led coalition. egypt launching a wave of air strikes into libya and the isis controlled city. training camps and stockpiles are part of the threat sweeping across the region. ian lee joins us from cairo to tell us

video shows the beheading of more than a dozen coptic christians on a beach in libya. >>> this appears to show a shift in crisis for isis. they show past prop been da that showed before and after shots. could this latest fatality bring egypt into the u.s.-led coalition? coverage on the ground in cairo. >> reporter: what we know this morning, in the early hours, under the cover of darkness f-16s flying out over libya, becoming the city. what we are hearing is they were targeting weapons depots as well as isis training centers. they made it back safely. the city about 200 miles from the egyptian border on the mediterranean coast. der na has sent militants in wars, jihadis to fight abroad. this is a city that isis took quickly, recently. now this video that we saw shows these 21 christians being brought out onto the beach, as you said some saying oh god, jesus, a message from one of the militants giving warning to the christians here in egypt. to the egyptian government. europe libya is on the doorstep. what this video shows most is how isis has a firm presence in libya. last month they a

libya's tripoli based government condemns egypt's air strikes on i.s.i.l. targets. >>> i'm lauren taylor, this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up. greece rejects the eu's opening bailout offer as disappointing and absurd. >>> ceasefire continues to be broken in the railway town of debaltseve. >>> cd responds to top tourist attraction. >> egypt has launched two rounds of air strike to areas islamic state of iraq and the levant. in response to the killing of 21 egyptian coptic christians by the group. the strikes were coordinated with the libyan affairs ws loyal to the u.n. government force in tobruk. condemned the strikes as calling them against the egyptian sovereignty. prompting growing support in italy for military intervention. new measures against i.s.i.l. caroline malone reports. >> reporter: egypt has hit the libyan city of durna aiming at i.s.i.l. targets. the attack also killed receivables as well as a number of children. fighters aligned with general halifa hafta says they have already bombed portions of benghazi and cert. >> we wouldn't hesitate to fight them

libya. >>> the massive winter storm affecting millions of americans in a dozen states. >>> and the two tech giants set to face off in court over washing machines? >>> hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm rosemary church. >> i'm errol barnett. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> it is 10:00 a.m. in libya where some areas in the isis-controlled town have been reduced to rubble. militants say egyptian air strikes have killed women and children. >> however, egypt's foreign minister insists his country's planes targeted isis training and storage spaces. these attacks are a response to ghastly footage released by isis which appears to be the beheadings of 21 egyptian christians. ian lee with more from cairo. >> reporter: in the early morning under the cover of darkness egyptian f-16s roar into the night sky. their target isis training camps and weapons depots in libya. the morning light reveals the destruction in durna. the mediterranean city close to the egyptian border and 200 miles from the european coast. the air strikes, revenge for the beheading of 2

hit isis targets in libya. the egyptian military says their jets have all returned safely from their missions. >> these twoxattacks are in response to a video showing decapitations on a beach in libya. isis captured those christians this past december and january. >> cnn's ian lee joins us now live from cairo with the latest. egypt's president has condemned the beheadings and has already responded as we've reported with these air strikes conducted on isis territory? >> reporter: the president spoke in cover of dark. . f-16s were taking off and struck targets inside libya. this is according to the egyptian military. they hit warehouses and weapons depots in libya. local media on the ground there is saying that the targets were in the city of durna. a city that was taken over by isis a while ago. it has a long history of militant activity. we're waiting to see if this one a one-off or a continuous campaign against isis in libya. this video that we saw come out where they behead 21 egyptian coptic christians is gruesome. also shows that isis in libya has a very first place presence. tha

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. coming up in the next 60 minutes. >> translation: egyptians will not be allowed to go to libya. we'll do our best to evacuate egyptians living there >>> i.s.i.l. says it killed 21 egyptian christians. >>> new footage of the moments after a deadly attack in copenhagen. police give more details of the gunman they shot dead. >>> the u.n. security council votes in favour of a new resolution demanding that houthi rebels give up control of yemen's government >>> a ceasefire between government forces and pro-russian separatists holds in eastern ukraine, but fighting continues in a disputed town >>> and... [ singing ] ..we are live on the streets of rio for all the colour and spectacle of carnival. >>> the islamic state of iraq and levant has released a video apparently showing the killing of 21 egyptian christians the coptic christians were killed in libya after being kidnapped by a group loyal to i.s.i.l. families. victims protested their capture in cairo. egypt's president called an emergency meeting with the national defense council. seven days of mourning has been announced. >> tr

for joining us from kiev. we have to take a short one-minute break. coming up, the turmoil in libya continues. multiple car bombings killed dozens in the east of the country as islamic extremism takes root. >> and a week after a video was released showing the beheading of 21 coptic christians, we travel to the egyptian village where many of the victims came from. we're back after a short break. please stay with us. >> welcome back. in libya, a series of car bombings have struck in eastern city. at least 40 people were killed and dozens more wounded. militants claiming loyalty to islamic state have claimed responsibility for the attack. >> libya has been plagued by violence since overthrowing the market off the four years ago. the instability has allowed islamist militant groups to take root and carveout huge trunks of territory area >> the country passed to rival governments are locked in a war making it impossible to tackle the country's many problems. >> a libyan coast guard boat leaves the port. skipper tells us it's one of eight vessels in the fleet far too few to patrol coast l

military says it carried out dawn bombing raids against isis targets in libya today. the air strikes came after egypt's president vowed revenge after the release of a video of execution of egyptian christians. the egyptians have their own ample intelligence on isis camps. egyptian leaders are drawing up evacuation plans for egyptian nationals in libya. they're being advised to leave in 48 hours for their own safety. france and egypt calling for a meeting of the u.n. security council. denmark is reeling after a murderous weekend after featuring eeriely familiar targets. we have audio this afternoon. a warning some of our viewers may find this audio disturbing. >> why do we still say but when we -- [ gunshots ] >> a documentary filmmaker was killed in that attack. and later in the day, a security guard was killed the a synagogue. the gunman was tracked down and killed by police yesterday. denmark's prime minister said today the alleged shooter is not suspected as being part of a terror cell. >> he was known by the police for several criminal acts, including severe violence but i want t

headquarters in doha. i'm jane dutton. egypt fires target inside libya. international pressure mounts on the u.n. to take action. >>> in ukraine both sides in conflict are refusing to pull back from the front line. >>> greece is accused of acting irresponsebly as euro group ministers begin make or break talks on their bailout program. >>> and in pursuit of poachers, we meet a team credited for taking out two of the rarest predators in the world. >> first to libya where egyptian warplanes have carried out war strikes held by isil. it's in response of beheading of 21 egyptian hostages on the beach. egypt strikes which you can see have caused devastation on the ground, and come at a time of deep crisis. we look at how the egyptian intervention could affect the already fragile security situation there. we have reaction were key players like italy that have cleared out its embassy. and this front right now in talks with cairo. just the type of hardware that egypt needs to fight isil. and in a show of solidarity the french and egyptian presidents have also issued a joint statement calling for u.n.

take on isil in libya. stop the fighting. the u.n. tries to save a fragile cease-fire as battles continues in eastern ukraine. >>> a police officer killed and civilian injured in explosions and gunfire in opposition rally in nigeria. and party lockdown. we look at the tight security measures at this year's rio carnival. >> but first egypt's foreign minister at the u.n. head quarters speak about the strikes in libya. they want to tackle groups affiliated to isil and are rejecting calls for foreign intervention. but that's exactly what egypt's government is pushing for. it's angry over a video apparently showing libya's isil-linked fighters killing 21 egyptian hostages. it's retaliated with airstrikes in libya. these picture shows the aftermath in a town. caroline malone reports. >> reporter: many are angry about the egyptian airstrikes. >> there is no militant presence here. just families. the father, mother, children, they were all killed. another man died here. about seven people were killed in the neighborhood. >> the court appointed the to describe the attacks as hostile. now

tripoli backed militias in libya say they are sending forces to battle isil allied groups. this caused grow for the u.n. to take action. claims and counter claims in ukraine over the city both sides say they were in control why thousands of afghan refugees have have been living in pakistan for decades are being deported. and we look at some of the most simple, yet innovative inventions that could change the future of healthcare. >> leg yeah is, maaing four years since the uprising that overthrew muammar gaddafi. following ejigs air strikes targeting isil. and pressure is now mounting on the united nations to act. we are live at the u.n. in a moment, with details on that, but first the developments inside libya. >> people in tripoli celebrate as they remember the start of a uprising four years ago that helped push mom mar out of power but more are also angry at the strikes on the east of the country on monday, and marched in support of relatives of the civilians killed in those attacks. describes the attacked as hostile. >> now militia who support them say they are headed to the

massive explosion in the somali capitol, one killed, three wounded. >> in libya bombs explode killing 25 in the east of the country. >> the mayor of venezuela's capitol arrested, accused of plotting a coup. >> cricket on the streets, new guinea, we find everybody there is in love with the game. >> details of confused information still trying to get to us. we understand that at least 11 people have been killed in two explosions in somalia's capitol. it was at a hotel in mogadishu. the deputy governor we understand is among those killed. somalia's deputy prime minister and transport minister are being treated for injuries, they've been taken to hospital. al shabab fighters claim responsibility for the attack. let's bring in the government spokesman in owe malia joining me from mogadishu. good to have you on. i guess things are pretty confused there. what do you understand actually happened? >> thank you very much. the terrorist group al shabab have attacked and killed an innocent. we are trying to get the confirmation -- >> we are going to fight for the country and people of som

people killed by explosions in eastern libya. fighters loyal to isil claim responsibility. al-shabab targets a hotel in the so mallso mall so mall vinnie capital mowing dear a.mogadishu. >>> greece has welcomed a four-month extension its bailout program. the government in athens must come one a list of proposed reforms for the extension to be ratified. the deal was brokered at crisis talks in butsing. when the creditors are satisfied the deal will be present odd monday. if the plans are not acceptable there is still a chance the deal will be scrapped. a final agreement needs to be reached by the end of april. john reports from athens. >> reporter: this was the greek and european nightmare a devalued drabbing ma raiseed from the dead. it would did did he destabilize the euro own. still european leaders are careful not to over sale the deal with depends on the greek side spelling out reforms it intends to undertake. >> the first step is that we have agreed and the greek authorities have agreed to present a first list of their reform ambitions. based on the current measurements but usin

president defends his country's attacks on isil-linked fighters in libya. >>> hello there. i am barbara sara. you are watching from london. also coming up on the program: an explosion kills two people in eastern ukraine as the country marks one year since the fall of vict victor yanukovych. yements president makes his first major public appearance since fleeing the capital, sanaa, plus... >>. >>. >> reporter: i am phil lavelle at the ausc-arizona in hollywood. the question being asked by some: who do these awards really represent? >>> thank you for joining us. he job description president abdel abdel fattah al sisi has defended his position, target. the attack targeted those linked to the it'slamic state in the lee vant. in the keynote address broadcast, he said the operation was planned meticulously to avoid civilian casualties. he also thanked gulf neighbors, saudi arabia the united airrab emirates and bay ran and kuwait and he accepted innocent young people may be locked in egypt's prisons, a matter that he urged the interior ministry to look in to. let's hear a little more o

>>> libya's u.n. recognized government asks the security council to lift an arms embargo to help it fight isil. ♪ ♪ >>> you are watching al jazerra live from our headquarters in doha. also coming up. thousands of argentinians brave the rain to demand justice one month after the suspicious death of prosecutor alberto nisman. journalists or blackmailers? reporters in cambodia accused of demanding bribes to cover up crimes. plus. >> reporter: this is for you guys in cairo. [cheering and applause] >> britain's royal television society honors the three al jazerra journalists who journalists who were jailed in egypt. ♪ ♪ >>> hello. libya's u.n. recognized government has asked the security council to lift an arms embargo to fight against isil and other armed groups. diplomats from egypt and libya address the u.n. during an emergency session with proposals to stop the decent in to chaos. the arms embargo was imposed by the u.n. in 2011 to protect civilians from libya's former leader muammar qaddafi. libya's for minnesotaster has appealed to international help to rebuild the arm. and