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Africa North
Egypt calls for anti-IS intervention in Libya
2015-04-13
[Libya Herald] A senior Egyptian foreign ministry official has called for the crushing of IS Death Eaters in Libya as well as in Iraq and Syria.

Abdel-Rahman Salah, an aide to Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri has demanded the international coalition against the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
 intervene in Libya to drive out the Death Eaters who have been taking root in since the fighting began between Libya Dawn
...aka Fajr Libya, the Islamist operation launched to counter that of General Khalifa Haftar (Operation Dignity). It is made up of the Libya Shield militia (Misrata and Moslem Brotherhood), Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room (Moslem Brotherhood), and Tripoli Brigade (close to Abdul Hakim Belhaj, head of Al-Watan party). Financing and moral support come from Turkey and Qatar...
 and the Libyan National Army (LNA) last year,

The coalition's actions in Iraq and Syria must their base of operations to Libya and continue to grow.

Since last summer, said Salah, the coalition has launched Arclight airstrikes against IS in Iraq and Syria. But it had shied away from Libya, reluctant to get involved in an already complicated situation. It has also been slow to be convinced that IS has become a significant threat in Libya.

Though groups purporting to represent IS had taken responsibility for different terrorist acts, including the attack on Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
's luxurious Corinthia Hotel, since late 2014, IS did not emerge as a real threat until mid-February, when it released a video of the beheadings of 21 Coptic Christians on a beach in Sirte.
Posted by:Fred

#3  Have a cigar, NS.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-04-13 14:58  

#2  Then the Egyptians will have to go in alone and keep all the oil for themselves.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2015-04-13 14:49  

#1  demanded the international coalition against the Islamic State

And when no such coalition will appear?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-04-13 01:00  

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