Egypt goes to war on ISIS, masses troops against Islamist Libyan stronghold at Darnah

DEBKAfile ^ | February 28, 2015

[Diogenesis]

"Egypt goes to war on ISIS, masses troops
against Islamist Libyan stronghold at Darnah"

Egyptian President Abdel-Fatteh El-Sisi has deployed his troops
for all-out war on ISIS strongholds in Libya, the first Arab ruler
to challenge the Islamists in a fellow Arab country ....

Our Washington sources report that the Obama administration’s planned
spring campaign to free Iraqi Mosul from the Islamic State’s occupation
is stuck in the sand. Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike
accuse the president of having no clear war strategy and of holding back
from the US-led coalition the fighting manpower necessary
for a successful operation. ....

Even so, US-led air strikes against ISIS targets in Syria and Iraq
remain sporadic, no better than pinpricks.
The Egyptian president was stirred into action by the barbaric beheading
on Feb. 15 of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians who had found work in Libya.

Cairo’s Darnah operation is believed to be days away.
... He is also considering aerial bombardments of the Gaza Strip
to target Hamas’ military arm whose active collaboration with the jihadis
has been confirmed by intelligence.

Some of the militias which have divided Darnah, a town of app. 50,000,
among themselves, have declared their territories provinces of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi’s
Islamic Caliphate."

[tet68]

... He is also considering aerial bombardments of the Gaza Strip
to target Hamas’ military arm whose active collaboration with the jihadis
has been confirmed by intelligence.

I would love to see it happen.

[BenLurkin]

[SWAMPSNIPER]

[Iron Munro]

This has to be a heartbreaker for Barack Obama.

After all his hard work and the billions he spent to overthrow Mubarak and turn Egypt into a muslim terrorist state, the thankless Egyptians turn right around, toss out his puppet and side with the forces of sanity against Obama’s Islamic Caliphate.

[CondorFlight]

Good for Sisi (elected btw by over 20 million votes). If the Muslim Brotherhood had been allowed to stay in control in Egypt, this wouldn’t be happening; Copts would be being beheaded in Egypt itself; and Egypt would be dispatching aid to ISIS.

[Dartman]

Even so, US-led air strikes against ISIS targets in Syria and Iraq remain sporadic, no better than pinpricks.

Try B-52.

[dila813]

They are learning that these groups could literally take down a country after looking at Yemen.

[McGruff]

I always found protests like this interesting.

[Gasshog]

Its about time ISIS Pampers have to fight a real Army rather than UMARMED women and children.

[Netz]

Egypt is doing what it needs to do to survive.
Israel is doing what it needs to do to survive.
Jordan is doing what it needs to do to survive.
Obama’s US is appeasing our enemies and insulting our allies.

[SunkenCiv]

Also considering airstrikes on targets in Gaza, because Hamas has been participating in, whoops, cooperating with jihad in the Sinai. Thanks Diogenesis.

Egypt takes aim at Hamas’ terror tunnels
foxnews.com | 11/19/2014 | Paul Alster
Posted on 11/19/2014 4:49:20 PM PST by TangoLimaSierra
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3228903/posts

[Mark17]

Place maker

[SunkenCiv]

• While you were watching ISIS, Iran took Yemen
• Al Qaeda's widening North African jihad confounds foes
• 'Khartoum allowing Iran to establish Red Sea base' [2012]
• Report: Israeli Spy Satellites Spot Iranian Ship Being Loaded With Rockets For Gaza
• Mali: France pointed against al-Qaeda
• Iran's Arsenal Of Sunburn Missiles Is More Than Enough To Close The Strait
• Iran's Africa Fiasco
• Yemen closes hospital found to be Iran front supporting Shi'ite rebels
• Iran urges Yemen's neighbors to stay out of rebellion
• Jihadis Report Of Syrian Meddling In Yemen [2009]
• Israelis warn of Eritrea flashpoint [2009]
• Iran Deploys Troops, Ballistic Missiles To Eritrea
• Iran: Leader of the Sunni Movements (with an intro by Michael Ledeen)
• 4 Sunni Muslim Groups Responsible for 66% of All 17,958 Terror Killings in 2013

  [and 85-90% of the world's Muslims are Sunni, IOW, Shiites kill twice as many per capita]

• Secret aid for al-Qa'ida in Somalia [2007]
• Eritrea warns of "consequences" for U.S. in Somalia [2007]
• U.N. says Somalia arms embargo violated
  (Hezbollah's dirty hands in Somalia and Iran's Mahdi army ) [2006]
• Russians help Iran with missile threat to Europe
• Keyword: iranianmissiles

[silverleaf]

My money is on Egypt (and Russian help)

unless brennan and obama order the CIA to help the Libyan islamist terrorists

[grania]

unless brennan and Obama order the CIA to help the Libyan and islamist terrorists

Perhaps they can find some moderate maniacal terrorists and train them to protect Libya's US-installed "government" from Egypt.

beyond disgusted

[a fool in paradise]

When is Obama calling the air strikes to defend his muslim brothers in Libya?

[a fool in paradise]

Hillary Clinton on the warcrime torture, abuse, and murder of Momar Gadaffi:

“WE came, WE saw, HE DIED!!! Hahahahaha!” - Sec. of State Hillary Clinton on CBS News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DXDU48RHLU

[HarleyLady27]

It takes someone who UNDERSTANDS how to do common sense things in life, no matter what part of life, which the idiot in the White House doesn’t have, didn’t have and NEVER will have....

I think we best start letting it all out, because we are not going to be able to say things over the internet anymore because the idiot in the White House is going to be ‘Lord Ruler’ by 2016!!! and then we’ll all live in the nation of Kenya.....

[molson209]

Beware Obama may push the Muslim Brotherhood to make a move while the troops are away