recognized government with turkish support retook western libya here in tripoli most people are hopeful that this transitional government can make some changes. the government will have a launch task at hand it will not be easy we have there will be able to make some changes but because it is such a short term i doubt they'll be able to dig. into how about one of the only thing we want from this government is for it to bring us elections we want the decision through who holds power to return to the people although hopeful some have doubts that the elections can take place so the last government was supposed to stay in power for one year but they've been in power for over 5 years i hope they stick to their promise and help the average citizen and provide basic services after years of violence and political divisions most libyans want something to believe and to hope for and for now many hope that this new transitional government can leave a reconciliation process and bring about elections now traina al-jazeera tripoli turkey russia france and italy have welcomed the agreement but those s

based parliament the speaker of the tripoli based parliament said that they would respect the results of the vote in geneva and that they would then that that he would then call a session for them to certify this new government now of course we will see between the 2 lists that are currently in a runoff vote there are some some subtle some differences we have one vote one list where the speaker of the eastern based parliament argue who is a firm supporter of warlords khalifa haftar as the as the head of the presidential council and we also have. who is the current jian a minister of interior he's also the person who signed the security and maritime agreement with the church which helped the g.n.a.t. force back. forces outside of tripoli and and for the last few months we've seen a stalemate and that's allowed these political talks to to happen i think libyans for the most part everybody here wants to see elections take place there are some critics of these talks they say that the u.n. sort of overstepped their boundaries and handpicked these participants in the talks but supporters sa

and between the general in tripoli and that was specifically to manage the jna and then at the military level. and have had it but after at the helm of the island there but in order to preserve that structure it was a reconfiguration of the presidential count. the presence but all it is also the supreme commander of the armed forces and it can temper change and alter its structures and it could also be a point it's had cleared after so their main candidate was i got a solid who had appointed kind of after in 2015 in march doesn't the 15 and also structured is tribal the glue that holds it together now the unknown. and they may have to go to a plant has come of them and if he was he is a member of the east is from southern arc of the eastern part of libya he is not there 1st come to that and i think because of the the earliness of this was still in the. unknown but that my problem for them and i suspect given the last 5 years of their rejection of the last presidential council unless they have it in a configuration that suits them we could be back at square one it could be a very long 12

work was suspended during warlord khalifa haftar failed military campaign on tripoli. but his forces retreated towards the east more than 6 months ago it was restarted. how are you most sure we want to keep what is left of the old sea to mean certain your life into its so that it can be able to withstand the future the 1st step was to build trust with the residents and shop owners because without that nothing can happen. it is a blacksmith he says the lack of attention by the government and political disputes have had an impact on his business. this craft is like a why we have ups and downs when the political and economic situation a stable business is beta but there are still some people who enjoy handmade items and come and buy from us. tripoli's long history and the variety of cultures and religions that thrived in the city have left an interesting blend of architecture and given the old city a unique identity. people in shop owners here hope that with the recent political settlement in libya stability can be achieved and with that more attention given by libya's au

pulls out of tripoli much of the capital is destroyed by fighting. taking advantage of the chaos fighters claim to represent eisel take control of sirte the focus will have to forces becomes eisel the islamic state while the rest of the country different factions cement their power by 2017 he's defeated eisel and pushes forward and takes more territory april 2019 he decides to take tripoli for his fighters battle forces with the internationally recognized government of national accord well the jna it's backed by turkey and have to us forces are supported by france egypt russia and the u.a.e. . is not a decade after the libyan revolution the country still facing violence and competing international interest and there's no immediate prospects for peace and stability and wrong car observer. and i speak to my trainer who joins us live now from tripoli like a decade on from the start of the revolution there's been so much division tens of thousands of lives lost really not a great deal to celebrate. it's not libya has had a very difficult time after the r

we'll talk to train in tripoli shortly 1st back to our diplomatic go to james bays following the u.n. back to vote from u.n. headquarters in new york james i'm intrigued to know how much input did the u.n. have here when it came to nudging what became the final result towards being the final result with these 4 people who are now in place until the elections in december. well there were 4 different slates put forward and the u.n. had a role there with regard to these slates and with regard to who the electors were because the 75 members that were brought here the u.n. said were chosen to represent libyan society but they were chosen by the united nations the slates were drawn up by the united nations so that there was but loans between the regions and the political divisions of libya so yes this has been stage managed by the un the un i don't think is really denying that but they are saying what has resulted here is something that is representative of libya and is a way forward they're also stressing that the 4 names that have been chosen the new government the new presiding council i

this is fresh new it's known as a spark of tripoli in 2011 people here were among the 1st in tripoli to stage a peaceful protest wednesday marks the 10 year anniversary of an 8 month armed revolution that toppled longtime leader wal-mart get daffy here those who died are honored and celebrated as heroes who liberated libyans from a dictatorship. mohamed says he is throwing this party to honor his brother a doctor who was killed when the eastern warlord of the 4 huffed are attempted to seize the capital he says the revolution isn't over but he remains hopeful of a good in 2011 we sacrificed so much to be a free and democratic country i'm sure we'll have a civilian state we will continue to sacrifice like my brother did against half tar we will not allow libya to return to a military rule celebrations are happening across the country but it's here in martyr square where the biggest crowds have gathered at the height of the may god to unite all libyans from east to west and give a stability and make our country prosperous we have to celebrate every year as long as our hearts are beating

here in tripoli most people are hopeful that this transitional government can make some changes. the government will have a large task at hand it will not be easy we have they will be able to make some changes but because it's such a short term i doubt they'll be able to dig. into how much money the only thing we want from this government is for it to bring us elections we want the decision for who holds power to return to the people although hopeful some have doubts that the elections can take place so the last government was supposed to stay in power for one year but they've been in power for over 5 years we hope they stick to their promise and help the average citizen and provide basic services after years of violence and political divisions most libyans want something to believe and to hope for and for now many hope that this new transitional government can leave a reconciliation process and bring about elections now traina al jazeera tripoli. well more now on what exactly has been decided delegates to un brokered talks chose a diplomat from the east mohammad al mentee to hea

recognized government in the capital tripoli with both dissolved ending nearly a decade of division a new 3 member presidential council will be responsible for preparing the nation for general elections in december but the issue of foreign fighters remains the u.n. special representative in libya estimates up to $20000.00 turks russians syrians sidney's and chaldeans are still present al-jazeera is diplomatic editor james bays asked the u.n. secretary general antonio the tears our domestic libyan should be about the deal. secretary general if i could ask you to put today's developments in the context of lit libya's recent history it's almost exactly 10 years since the start of the uprising in libya there have been so many false storms for the people of libya do you believe now this is the breakthrough i do believe it is a breakthrough and it is following the successful result of the negotiations of the 5 plus 5 the military the joint military committee that led to a cease fire so now we have a cease fire we have a political agreement about elections we have a new transitional authorit

and all the you appear to be in against isis in libya in tripoli so basically suppose the warlord who is was in alliance with the president of the us at that time was permitted all given a green light allegedly by the president of the us at the same time. last trying to act as a spoiler using weapons given by a private but it was private contract that. weapon and assistance military assistance to undermine and spoil a u.n. backed peace plan and assassinate some of the counterterrorism partners and got insurgency partners against isis on the other side it just it tells you that the u.s. is playing against itself it's going in no way ok all or part of the white house parts of the u.s. government were turning against other parts of the u.s. government and were and this is. joe i want to get things even for the sure under the sort of adequacy is fascinating this is someone who was the the c.e.o. of blackwater that was forever tarnished after the incidents the shooting of civilians in iraq he then created another company z. it was rebranded after the same company went into massive internat

in 2019 the time huffed out was fighting to overthrow the internationally recognized government in tripoli breaching the arms embargo exposes branes has a staunch ally of former u.s. president donald trump to a possible u.n. sanctions the report raises many questions about the secretive weald of private security firms. private military contractors have grown into a global industry it's estimated to be worth more than $200000000000.00 a year defense experts say some of them are used by state leaders to deny involvement in conflicts for diplomatic or legal reasons a recent study said the pentagon spent more than half of its $370000000000.00 defense budget and contract in services in 2019 he also revealed that america hired 53000 contractors in the middle east compared to just 35000 of his own soldiers some mercenary armies like the wagner group have been accused of being proxies for russia the group has reportedly been active in libya ukraine and belarus the russian government denies any link to wagoner. i measuring in our guess in boston glenn carr former deputy national intelligence office

many ways it was really detained in zawiya a city situated some 50 kilometers from the libyan capital tripoli most of the rescued people on the ocean viking have spent time in the detention center that. don't sing i just never content there at around 730 or 8 pm they let us out to eat a large image but i told myself it might be a good meal it's boiled macaroni. we they heat it up to $100.00 degrees celsius $100.00 degrees you get a total of 2 minutes to eat it with your hands it's scalding hot. and then they tell you go on put your hand. you eat 2 handfuls and they say go back to yourself you're wasting time. go or will be chewing and break your ribs like that was a word. emmanuelle managed to escape but to avoid being detained again there was only one solution risk his life at sea and yet the libyan coast guard to try to arrest you what would you have done what based on the money personally i'd sooner have jumped into the sea them go back to libya couldn't be. libya has been forever branded into the rescued people's minds we went to investigate the city on the other side of the horizon tripo

headquarters is situated in this suburb in tripoli just behind these walls it's impossible to enter this bunco without official authorization. before we managed to secure a meeting with caroline gluck a spokeswoman for the u.n. h.c.r. in libya she says the main reason refugees are stuck here is because few western countries a willing to take them in. we continue to press to be the moral conscience to urge governments to offer more space but where our purchasing and political environments many governments more concerned about public opinion. in 2019 some 46000 refugees were registered in libya less than 2 and a half 1000 were able to leave the country illegally the country in conflicts it's a country that doesn't recognize that they deserve protection and safety libya is probably one of the worst countries in the world to be a refugee or asylum seeker and there is a very high chance that you will be abused tortured physically. sometimes rape. this abuse most often occurs inside the country's detentions and tis there are dozens of official and clandestine centers throughout libya one of th

incivil gainst the internationally recognized government in tripoli this triggered a bitter fight for control of the capital. at our hotel we were warned of the dangers. we also cause of. the i know you have her permission i know i know and be able to keep from being able to do more with you. this from you. ok thank you thank you on the day of our arrival a military school was the target of an ass strike. the following day the bodies of alleged martyrs which carried through the streets. was. the civil war here affects not only the libyans the refugees are also myatt in the conflict we pass them at every roundabout always group together for protection. they're here to search for work. a rare safe haven is the office of kerry chats situated next to this church kerry tass is a catholic and geo every friday after mass it opens its doors to my goods in need like this syrian family no one helps us no one protects us it's a very difficult situation there are kidnappings and arrests they even took my son out of school so they could beat him we don't want humanitarian aid in libya we just want

siv against the internationally recognized government in tripoli this triggered a bitter fight for control of the capital. at our hotel we were warned of the dangers. at the university which of. the i know you have her permission i know i know and be able to do even being able to do more with you to do. this from you. ok thank you thank you on the day of our arrival a military school was the target of an ass strike. the following day the bodies of alleged martyrs which carried through the streets. was. the civil war here affects not only the libyans the refugees are also mired in the conflict we pass them at every roundabout always grouped together for protection. they're here to search for work. a rare safe haven is the office of carry chast situated next to this church carriage house is a catholic and geo every friday after mass it opens its doors to my goods in need like this syrian family no one helps us no one protects us it's a very difficult situation there are kidnappings and arrests they even took my son out of school so they could beat him we don't want humanitarian aid in libya

reporter: this is known as the spark of tripoli. in 2011, people here were among the first in tripoli to stage peaceful protests. wednesday, marks the 10 year anniversary of an eight month armed revolution that toppled the longtime leader muammar gaddafi. here, those who died are honored and celebrated as heroes litigated libyans from the dictatorship. hamed says he is throwing this party to honor his brother, dr., who was killed when an eastern warlord attempted to seize the capital. he says the revolution is not over, but he remains hopeful. >> in 2011, we sacrificed so much. i am sure we will have a civilian state. we will continue to sacrifice like my brother did. we will not allowed libya to return to military rule. reporter: celebrations are happening across the country. but it is here in mars where were the biggest crowds of gathered. >> make god unite all libyans from east to west and give us stability, make our country prosperous. >> we have to celebrate every year as long as our hearts are beating. we celebrate for our mar

western libya as a result the minister of defense along has said that he has appointed a force from tripoli to calm the situation down. is a number that was once unfathomable but very soon will become a stark reality 500000 coronavirus deaths will be recorded in the united states very soon it means that within the course of one year the virus is now killed more americans than the 2 world wars and the war in vietnam combined and even as vaccinations ramp up the u.s. still has tens of thousands of new infections every day and almost 2000 it's it's just it's terrible it is historic we haven't seen anything even close to this for well over 100 years since the 1918 pandemic of influenza it's something that is stunning when you look at the numbers almost unbelievable but it's true if this is a devastating pandemic and it's historic people will be talking about this decades and decades and decades from now. that's dr eric fi gilding he's an epidemiologist and a senior fellow at the federation of american scientists he joins us from washington dr erik fikile doing welcome to al-jazeera 500000 is su

great deal of. 8 february 22nd 2011 in the libyan capital tripoli. non-malignant prepares to deliver a speech on that would make history. just a week prior small protests that erupted in benghazi in the east of the country to the state security forces are actually lost control of the city and in other towns across libya protesters were coming together and rising up. at their feet had a reputation for delivering political sentiments. they were a regular fixture of libyan state t.v. this time however it was different. this time the world was watching. 6 the speech was aired on the 22nd of february i was at home in tripoli and everyone was waiting what gadhafi would say. and that his speech was very. hostile was filled with violence and was the crux point that led to many libyans the to take to the streets and then everyone a woman a you got to you need to be here better. than them given that there'd. been a minute do you want to get stories in could know you libyan he was telling them i'm speaking to you in your own language. i'm going to come to you e

country since the toppling of moammar gadhafi nearly 10 years ago when the trainer reports now from tripoli. in what the u.n. is calling a historical vote participants of the libyan political dialogue for voted in a new transitional government their objective lead libya to parliamentary and presidential elections in december this is a moment for historic compromise for reaching we've already seen it people are reaching across the divide. you know the guarantee is that what you are doing now will. serve your people libya has been golden conflicts for the last 10 years since an armed revolution toppled longtime leader moammar gadhafi in 2011 and april 2019 just days before a un facilitated national conference warlord khalifa haftar began a military campaign in tripoli with support from egypt russia and the u.a.e. in june 2020 they were forced to retreat towards eastern libya after the un recognized government with turkish support retook western libya here in tripoli most people are hopeful that this transitional government can make some changes. the government will have a large task at hand i

has said that he has appointed a force from tripoli to calm the situation down. you know watching out is there a life from london still ahead for you on the program as voting wraps up in asia as a presidential runoff several election what is it a killed when their vehicle hit a landmine and there's been a 60 nice have protests in spain over the arrest of a rant but we look at why young people driving me on rights. hello parts of northern australia have had their heaviest rainfall for around 5 years most of cloud around the top and pushing across the gulf of carpentaria into the cape york peninsula in some loyalty shows to just around the east is sort of a straight is pulling away from new south wales some large swell on lot one and that's going to continue just driving its way over towards new zealand but ahead of that some pleasant walk in new zealand temperatures getting up to 30 celsius in cross just before the cloud and rain sweeps in to break the heat we will see a fair amount of heat continuing across western parts of australia still getting up into the thi

an attempt to shock us convoy was fired on us a drive in the west of the capital tripoli it happened as the government in tripoli which bashar serves for has to make way for an interim administration it's all part of a u.s. led process to unify warring factions train reporting from misrata in libya says the interior minister has taken a tough approach to groups 30 or the minister of interior is originally from here in the city of misrata is also seen by many as western libya strongman he's taken a hard stance against armed groups and and militias which has resulted in him gaining lots of popularity among ordinary libyans and the international community in a statement released by the ministry of interior a short while ago they said that as the minister was returning to his place of residence in the city of jones or west of tripoli a vehicle containing 3 men opened fire on the convoy after a brief exchange of fire 2 suspects were apprehended one was killed the situation has been described as tense in western libya as a result the ministry of defense along has said that he has appointed

libya to monitor the ceasefire it is essential that all foreign fighters and mercenaries move 1st to tripoli and benghazi and then leave the country according to the new schedule that was the find and it is essential that everybody equal rights with the new us oddities to make peace happen in libya according to the u.n. support mission there are more than 20000 foreign fighters in libya with an estimated 2000 russian mercenaries moscow was one of warlord felicia have to his biggest supporters in his 14 month failed military campaign to take control of the capital tripoli the u.s. africa command has said russia flew 4th generation jet fighters into libya with neither have to use forces nor private military companies having the ability to arm operate and sustain the jets without states the port the jets are believed to be based in the air base in central libya really sad that more than a damages. great to send a letter to the security council demanding that countries that have mercenaries and forces on the ground must be removed immediately on friday libya's rival factions agreed to form a new

and the parliament based in tripoli headed by how much. yesterday they attempted to meet and hold a unified session. of course we were there but the end of the day they weren't able to agree on holding a session to vote in a new new speaker and 2 deputies but they did release a statement last night saying that they hope to attempt to unify again into the on the 22nd or 23rd now the prime minister has a deadline of the february 25th to nominate this this new cabinet so we're going to have to wait and see if the parliament can actually come together at the end of the day i think libyans are looking or want to believe in something they want to hope that the country is heading into the right direction in 2011 they rose up against moammar gadhafi because they said they wanted freedom and they wanted a democratic state throughout the years of course there's been many challenges and there's been lots of fighting lots of political divisions but i think today we're going to see thousands head to the squares and celebrate the revolution. ok malik th

headquarters is situated in this suburb in tripoli just behind these walls it's impossible to end to this bunco without official authorization. but we managed to secure a meeting with caroline gluck a spokeswoman for the u.n. h.c.r. in libya she says the main reason refugees is stuck here is because few western countries a willing to take them in. we continue to press to be the moral conscience to urge governments to offer more space but where operating and political environments many governments most concerned about public opinion. in 2019 some 46000 refugees were registered in libya less than 2 and a half 1000 were able to leave the country illegally the country in conflicts it's a country that doesn't recognize that they deserve protection and safety libya is probably one of the worst countries in the world to be a refugee or asylum seeker and there is a very high chance that you will be abused tortured physically. sometimes rape. this abuse most often it because inside the countries detention centers there are dozens of official and clandestine centers throughout libya one of the

august 23, they launch a massive offensive on qaddafi's compound in tripoli. the transition council declares victory, and so do western powers. the british prime minister david cameron, and the french president sarkozy land in libya to a hero's welcome. october 20, qaddafi flees along with a handful of loyalists. his convoy comes under attack by nato. he's found alive by rebels and captured. he later died of his injuries. in circumstances that remain murky. since then, elections have failed to produce a stable government and the country has been ripped in half. to the east, the commander, under his leadership the libya national army has taken control of the country strategic oil reserves. backed by russia, egypt and the uae, he presents himself as a bulwark against jihadists. >> the city and benghazi has been liberated. this liberation is complete. >> to the west, the tripoli based government of national court recognized by the united nations. its forces are believed to have received military help from turkey. in october, 2020, after years of conflict, both si

and west agreed on who will run the country until new elections in december training has more from tripoli. libya's rival military committees have been meeting in the city of sorts for the last 3 days the meetings facilitated by the u.n. have played a critical role in the success of this week's talks in switzerland a nationwide cease fire was agreed last october in geneva which stipulated that all foreign fighters should leave the country within 3 months but the fighters have failed to withdraw by the january 24th deadline and the deal also called for the main roads between eastern and western libya to reopen a member of the joint military committee says that will happen once they remove landmines from the area. we agreed on opening the road between east and west i meet agreed to start the process of clearing mine through the specialist teams will start their work on february 10th and on february 25th the u.n. security council has requested the secretary general to establish and deploy a team to libya to monitor the cease fire essential that all foreign fighters and mercenaries move 1st to

headquarters is situated in this suburb in tripoli just behind these walls it's impossible to end to this bunco without official authorization. because we managed to secure a meeting with caroline gluck a spokeswoman for the u.n. h.c.r. in libya she says the main reason refugees is stuck here is because few western countries a willing to take them in. we continue to press to be the moral conscience to urge governments to offer more space but where a person and political environments many governments are more concerned about public opinion. in 2019 some 46000 refugees were registered in libya less than 2 and a half 1000 were able to leave the country illegally the country in conflicts it's a country that doesn't recognize that they deserve protection and safety libya is probably one of the worst countries in the world to be a refugee or asylum seeker and there is a very high chance that you will be abused tortured physically. sometimes rape. this abuse most often occurs inside the country's detention centers there are dozens of official and clan distance centers throughout libya one o

live now to tripoli and our correspondent there malik trainers so in theory malik will see a free and fair election in december but december's a long way away we're only just starting off in february right now what are the main hurdles that still have to be overcome. well i think there's a lot of questions that are still remain although this government is supposed to take power soon the next step is for the parliament to certify this government of course the parliament has been divided for years. and they haven't actually had an official session a few months ago they were meant to unite and come together in the city of the damages but that actually didn't come through in the end they that they postponed the meeting to a further date the head the speaker of the tripoli base parliament has said that he is going to call for a session where m.p.'s can meet and certify this government if that doesn't happen then the job will go back to the libyan political dialogue form the participants who voted on this government today and they will certify so there's a lot of questions to be asked wheth

has said that he has appointed a force from tripoli to calm the situation down more protests are being planned for monday in me in modifying an increasingly tough military response thousands are expected to be back calling for the release of the elected civilian leader understands she has been detained since the army seized power his attorney chang. protesters a back on the streets of mandalay less than 24 hours after the security services shot 2 dead and injured many more occupying an important intersection in the city the message is clear it will not back down footage that has emerged overnight suggest this was a well planned and sustained crackdown not a temporary lapse in discipline building showing the scars of live rounds that were liberally used. the soldiers beat and shot my husband and others he was standing on the side and watching the protests but the soldiers took him away. and while the police took the lead it appears it was the military that were in charge soldiers from the 33rd light infantry is said to be in command the division known for its panel and crackdowns on eth

here in tripoli most people are hopeful that this transitional government can make some changes. the government will have a large task at hand it will not be easy we have they will be able to make some changes but because it's such a short term i doubt they'll be able to do. for funneling to how much money the only thing we want from this government is for it to bring us elections we want the decision for who holds power to return to the people although hope for some have doubts that the elections can take place so the last government was supposed to stay in power for one year but they've been in power for over 5 years we hope they stick to their promise and help the average citizen and provide basic services after years of violence and political divisions most libyans want something to believe and to hope for and for now many hope that this new transitional government can leave a reconciliation process and bring about elections now a trainer al jazeera tripoli. our diplomatic editor james bass asked the u.n. secretary general if libyans should expect real change this time secret

in new york live now to the heart of the story tripoli our correspondent there malik trainer so malik we've got 4 new names to get to grips with here as part of the tapestry of libyan politics give us a thumbnail sketch please who are they and what does it do to the center of gravity of politics in the country. well we now have a 3 member presidential council who will be headed by mohamed and one of the he's a former diplomat and a former ambassador to greece he's from eastern libya we also have a deputy from the south in the in the presidential council koni he is he was a former ambassador and he was also a deputy in the presidential council under 5 is sort of raj from western libya we have a lefty who is a former m.p. member of parliament and of course of the he did originally from the coastal city of misrata which is a a big military source of power for western libya so it is bringing in a variety of libyans not as controversial as the other list the other list of course contain. who is a speaker of the eastern based parliament and. who is a minister of interior here in western lib

founder said foreign mercenaries and weapons to support libyan warlord khalifa haftar are against the tripoli based government described as a well funded private military company operation the plan was for mercenaries to track down and kill libyan leaders and it would be fair to assume that the attacks could have resembled what happened to libya's interior minister on sunday a spokesperson for prince denied the accusations at the annual u.n. report the report will be officially released to the public next month for watching the hawks i'm alex. fascinating report being released but not when i am sorry not surprising look in my humble opinion erik prince you know mr mercenary mr blackwater best friend of the bush administration best friend of the trumpet ministration to me he's one of the most notorious and. worst figures of the early 21st century at this point so it's crazy because i haven't heard you know the blackwater name. in news in a while you know so the theme of this and you know to know just how deep they go and how strategic they are in planning not only overthrows but also being the