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AP At the peak of its power in Libya, the Islamic State group controlled a 100-mile stretch of Libyan coastline and boasted between 2,000 and 5,000 fighters.
After UK, Egypt attacks, Libya seen as militants' haven
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BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — The Libya connection in the May 22 Manchester concert suicide bombing and Friday's attack on Christians in Egypt has shone a light on the threat posed by mi
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The Wall Street Journal Egypt’s military said the airstrikes were conducted after they determined that the bus attack had originated with militants trained in Libya.
Egypt Strikes Libya After Gunmen Attack Christians
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Gunmen killed at least 28 people on a bus carrying Christian pilgrims in Egypt on Friday, prompting Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi to order retaliatory airstrikes in Libya as he faces an emerging national security crisis.
97 months ago
Reuters Russia appears to have deployed special forces to an airbase in western Egypt near the border with Libya in recent days, U.S., Egyptian and diplomatic sources say, a move that would add to U.S. concerns about Moscow's deepening role in Libya.
99 months ago
Gary Hoskins Very telling ,but not to liberals.
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/04/27/report-egypt-preparing-large-assault-against-isis-in-libya-despite-opposition-from-obama/
Report: Obama Opposes Egypt's Plan to Launch Large Assault Against ISIS in Libya
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Egypt is getting ready to launch a large air and ground attack against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in eastern Libya DebkaFile reports, quoting military and intelligence sources.
122 months ago
The WorldPost It's not the first time Egypt has bombed Libya.
Why Egypt's Bombing Raids In Libya Come As No Surprise
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Every week, we bring you one overlooked aspect of the stories that made news in recent days. You noticed the media forgot all about another story's basic facts? ...
124 months ago
NPR Egypt's Coptic Christians have long been at risk in Libya; despite Egypt's strikes against ISIS there, it has yet to evacuate its citizens who are stranded in the war zone.
ISIS Beheadings In Libya Devastate An Egyptian Village
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The small hamlet of el-Aour is reeling from the mass execution of 13 of its men in Libya, where they worked. A lack of jobs in Egypt means laborers still head to neighboring Libya, despite the danger.
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The New Yorker Egypt’s involvement in the Libyan conflict has been semi-covert, but with the latest developments, it may well become direct.
Egypt Draws Battle Lines with Air Strikes in Libya
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With Egypt’s air strikes in Libya, the international war against ISIS has widened.
124 months ago
msnbc The attacks mark the first time since the 1990 Gulf War that Egypt has publicly acknowledged a foreign military intervention.
Egypt launches retaliatory airstrikes against ISIS in Libya
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The attack came in response to the release of video purporting to show the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians who had traveled to Libya seeking work.
124 months ago
Besho Melek http://youtu.be/Q-HID7id1M4
2015 - BBC World News - Egypt & Libya Fighter Planes Bomb I.S. Targets inside Libya - 16/2/15
Geeta Guru-Murthy presents this edition of BBC World News, recorded at 1600hrs & 1700hrs SGT on 16 Feb 2015. Both Egypt & Libya have bombed Islamic State tar...
124 months ago
NBC News Egypt said the airstrikes were "to avenge the bloodshed and to seek retribution from the killers."
Egypt Launches Airstrikes on ISIS Targets in Libya After Beheadings
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Egypt said Monday it has launched airstrikes against ISIS targets in Libya after the release of a grisly video showing the beheading of 21 Christians.
124 months ago