the two sides have been occupied by supporters of ousted president mohamed mursi. at least 1,000 people died. as reported, many of the families of those killed continue their search for justice. a warning that this report contains graphic images. >> reporter: august the 14th, 2013. scenes that egyptians thought they would never witness. hundreds of dead bodies lie in the streets in the square in cairo, and another in giza. killed by the army and police. some burnt alive. egypt's security forces stormed the two sides against the military coup, which overthrew egypt's first democratically elected president mohamed mursi. for 48 days. tens of thousands of supporters and pro-democracy activists camped at the main camp. throughout that time, the government newspaper, radio and tv stations carried out a concerted campaign to demonize the protesters. >> whatever the cost. if you have to kill them all. >> we have to cleanse our city and country from the filthy people. >> reporter: less than a week after the muslim holiday, the top posterior approved a request -- prosecutor

mursi. rosalind jordan reports. >> this is the symbol of power and prestige sought. new f-16s like these have been delivered by the u.s. two years ago the obama suspended defense after the egyptian military led by general abdul fatah al-sisi kicked mohamed mursi out of office. the u.s.'s decision was surprising because of long and close ties with egypt. officials were angered by what they considered a violation of political freedom. every year since 1987 washington gave cairo $1.3 billion in military aid paying for american made fighter jets helicopters, tanks, ammunition and training. every other year egyptian and u.s. forces held training exercises. that has not happened since the arab spring in 2011. when abdul fatah al-sisi attended the united nations general assembly last september, he met with u.s. president obama, who said they had reason to work together. >> everything from the palestinian israeli situation to i.s.i.l., iraq and syria. >> reporter: even so, it wasn't until the end of

ally, ties were strained in 2013, when the army overthrew president mohamed mursi. in his talks kerry will address the threat of armed troops in the sinai peninsula, and the ongoing fight against i.s.i.l. in the region. >> in the last few days, this is something i know you'll wanted to talk about, turkey has come to the table. i know there are always concerns about what that means, but i can assure you the activities are clear and delineated, and we can discuss that in the course of the morning. it is vital for us to focus on the question of all violent extremist groups, because it goes to the question of stability frt middle east >>> the retrial of three al jazeera journalists has been postponed for a second time after the egyptian court was dismourned. peter greste was deported to australia. mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr were released on bail after 400 days in prison. peter greste said the delay a frustrating. the lives of no one involved in this can move on until we get the verdict. everything hinges on that day. for me it defines how my life works, what

cut off military aid to protest the ouster of former president mohamed mursi. washington is slowly restoring aid. more from louis jordon -- rosalind jordan in washington. >> reporter: this is the power that egyptian has been seeking, new fmpt 16s. f-16s. two years ago the obama administration suspended aid after abdul fatah al-sisi kicked mohamed mursi out of office. it was surprising because of long and close ties with egypt. officials were angry at what they considered a violation of political freedom. every year since 1987 washington gave cairo 1.3 billion in aid, paying for fighter jets helicopters, tanks, ammunition and training. every other year egyptian and u.s. forces hold training exercises called bright star. that has not happened since the arab spring erupted in 2011. when abdul fatah al-sisi, now president, attended the united nations general assembly last september, he met with u.s. president obama, who said they had reason to work together. >> everything from the palestinian-israeli situation, to libya, to the issues of i.s.i.l. iraq and syria. ev

it's the first time since pt ousting of president mohamed mursi. they protesters are tried. outside the court violence breaks out. the captain's sentence is quashed on appeal. this latest verdict is igipt's highest court. it is final and can't be appealed. >>> still to come for you on al jazeera - we tell you about the video that had soldiers put behind bars and shock an american nation. >> a cooking fuel better for health and the environment, in africa. stay with us. practices pass >> al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrap-up of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective. weeknights, on al jazeera america. >>> welcome back. you are with al jazeera, live from london. let's update you on the stories we are covering. 55 people have been killed in a bombing in a crowded market in the sadr city district of baghdad. this is the third attack by i.s.i.l. in as many days. a military court in pakistan sentenced several to death for their inv

mursi, where the united states under secretary kerry placed a set of democratic conditions that would have to be met before the u.s. re-engaged politically. >> softening the language. >> not just softening, the elimination of the precondition. there was a roadmap to democracy including presidential elections, a constitution and parliamentary elections, they are yet to be held. we see the reinstatement of aid starting last fall with the return of the apache helicopters, and just this past friday with the return of the f-16 fighter jets. >> who in egypt would be happy with that and who would not be happy with that. those would be happier, those looking for an increase in economic ties. the united states supplies about 6 billion in foreign direct investments to the egyptian economy, which is important for a country that has been hurting economically politically and socially. unfortunately those that have been calling for the revolutionaries, called for the movements of freedom, democracy and transparency are the ones losing. the preconditions that we are aiming to foster future democrati

they were strained when abdul fatah al-sisi took over from mohamed mursi. >> in the last few days - and this is something i know you will want to talk about. turkey has come to the table. i know there's always concerns about what that means, that i can assure you, the activities are clear and delineated and we can discuss that in the course of the morning. it is vital for us to focus on the question of all violent extremist groups because it goes to the question of stability >>> an egyptian journalist a former editor of a paper, and is with me in the studio. we'll talk about john kerry and his talks in egypt. i want your thoughts on the adjournment in the retrial of our colleagues. >> well for me it shocked me and i'm astonished by the ongoing postponements of this sentenced hearing. because it's totally against the procedural law in egypt. this is my view. a violation of procedural law. >> let's talk about john kerry. how are relations now, between the u.s. administration and the abdul fatah al-sisi government. >> well according to what i heard from mr kerry, i believe the most importa