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Egypt 'bombs IS [ISIS] in Libya' after beheadings video
BBC ^ | 16 February 2015 Last updated at 06:34 GMT | BBC

Posted on 02/15/2015 10:37:51 PM PST by Eurotwit

Egypt says it has bombed Islamic State targets in Libya, hours after the group published video showing the apparent beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians.

State TV said the dawn strikes had targeted camps, training sites and weapons storage areas.

Earlier, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Egypt had the "right to respond" against IS.

A video emerged on Sunday showing a group wearing orange overalls being forced to the ground and decapitated.

IS militants claim to have carried out several attacks in Libya, which is in effect without a government.

"Egypt reserves the right to respond at the proper time and in the appropriate style in retaliation against those inhuman criminal killers," President Sisi said.

"Egypt and the whole world are in a fierce battle with extremist groups carrying extremist ideology and sharing the same goals."

The kidnapped Egyptian workers, all Coptic Christians, were seized in December and January from the coastal town of Sirte in eastern Libya, under the control of Islamist groups.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Egypt; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 201412; 201501; alsisi; beheadings; benghazi; christiancopts; christians; copts; egypt; france; isis; isisatrocities; israel; libya; nato; rafale; saudiarabia; sirte; unitedarabemirates; waronterror
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To: re_nortex
When you gotta send a man to get a job done..SISI knows how to do it!

SISI is highly respected in Egypt and why the people him, though he was reluctant to be their leader. HE will not mess around when it comes to anyone disturbing his people. He's an exceptional Military creme del a cream. He even said he can work with BOBO far better than with Obama!

21 posted on 02/15/2015 11:30:47 PM PST by caww
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To: caww

I meant BIBI..HA!


22 posted on 02/15/2015 11:31:55 PM PST by caww
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To: mylife
"My muslim faith"
"America is not a Christian country"
"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of islam"
"NASA shall be used as an agency for muslim outreach"

-- hussein obama: Kenyan born, Indonesian raised


23 posted on 02/15/2015 11:34:35 PM PST by re_nortex (DP - that's what I like about Texas)
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To: caww
Here's ISIS in Libya in Oct.....An armed motorcade belonging to members of Derna's Islamic Youth Council, consisting of 'former members of militias' from the town of Derna, drive along a road in Derna, eastern Libya on October 3, 2014...It doesn't take much to rile up the youth in these countries


24 posted on 02/15/2015 11:34:53 PM PST by caww
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To: Eurotwit
Why did NATO topple Libya again? I'm sure it was at Obunghole and Jarret's bidding by why was that a good idea?

Meanwhile, Italy ‘ready to lead’ coalition against Libya jihadists

Italy on Sunday said it was willing to lead an international coalition against jihadists in Libya, as it began repatriating its citizens from the troubled north African country amid security concerns.

Italy on Sunday closed its embassy in Libya, one of the last European missions in the troubled country. About 100 Italians were evacuated on a vessel escorted by the navy, the foreign ministry said.

Rome on Friday warned its nationals against travelling to Libya and urged those already there to leave in the face of mounting insecurity as jihadists gain ground.

Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti said in an interview published Sunday that Italy was ready to lead a coalition from Europe and north African states to battle against the advance of jihadists in the violence-plagued country.

"We have been discussing this for months but now it has become urgent," Pinotti told Il Messaggero newspaper.

25 posted on 02/15/2015 11:37:02 PM PST by csvset
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To: caww

There’s been Approximately 300 of the 800 strong force in control of ‘Derna’ and are reportedly hard-line Libyan Jihadists who fought with ISIS in Iraq an Syria.

Derna, population of about 100,000, not far from the Egyptian border and just about 200 miles from the southern shores of the European Union.


26 posted on 02/15/2015 11:42:04 PM PST by caww
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To: Netz
French Foreign Legion engage Taliban in Afghanistan! [Correction: French regular infantry.]
http://youtu.be/rsC6OvJjjhg?t=52s


27 posted on 02/15/2015 11:46:26 PM PST by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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To: Eurotwit

I’d trade Obama, Biden and Boehner for either the King of Jordan or the Egyptian President and fill guilty because I got, by far, the best end of the trade.


28 posted on 02/15/2015 11:46:38 PM PST by House Atreides (CRUZ or lose!)
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To: mylife
If you smoke cigaretts in Derna Libya ISIS will publically flog you

If you drink you're beat with a rod

ISIS destoryign statues in Derna


29 posted on 02/15/2015 11:51:38 PM PST by caww
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To: csvset
Sunday eve/Monday....Head of Libya's parliment said on public TV they were ready to co-operate with Egypt's SISI on their "war of Terroism" in their country.....http://www.alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/61479/


30 posted on 02/15/2015 11:59:55 PM PST by caww
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To: caww
The residence of 'Basheer al-Darsi', one of ISIS leaders in Libya, was among targets of the last night airstrikes


31 posted on 02/16/2015 12:07:44 AM PST by caww
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To: mylife

Nice video showing Egyptian jets coming out of the hanger and into flight on their way to bomb ISIS...Egyptian Military posted this video

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=616523398478646&set=vb.217455035052153&type=2&theater


32 posted on 02/16/2015 12:09:40 AM PST by caww
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To: Eurotwit

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/egypt-launches-air-strikes-on-isis-targets-in-libya-after-militant-group-releases-video-of-beheading-of-coptic-christian-hostages-10047954.html

More, I see from the article, there were protests in Egypt upon the initial abductions, the government did not act. That would have been a difficult position.

Get ‘em Egypt!


33 posted on 02/16/2015 12:10:49 AM PST by BeadCounter
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To: All

Couldn’t fighter planes do some damage against ISIS. This seems to be what attack helicopters do now. That seems to be what is needed against a group like ISIS.


34 posted on 02/16/2015 12:13:36 AM PST by BeadCounter
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To: caww


35 posted on 02/16/2015 12:23:48 AM PST by caww
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To: Netz

“Obama” doesn’t want to waste our tax dollars. “Obama” has spent billions funding and arming ISIS. It makes no sense for him to turn around and blow up the stuff he’s given ISIS.


36 posted on 02/16/2015 12:28:05 AM PST by Arthur McGowan
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To: caww; onyx; SoConPubbie

“The residence of ‘Basheer al-Darsi’, one of ISIS leaders in Libya, was among targets of the last night airstrikes.”

Coincidentally, that’s what Ted Cruz said in the video you sent me tonight.

Ted Cruz: “The solution to ISIS is to hunt down and kill the terrorist leaders.”

Approx 15 min into this video:

http://youtu.be/mkVwDSoSyNM

Ted Cruz rocks the Defeat Jihad Summit (Fri Feb 13, 2015):

http://www.blackfive.net/main/2015/02/ted-cruz-rocks-the-defeat-jihad-summit.html


37 posted on 02/16/2015 12:41:21 AM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: csvset
It is my hope that once obozo walks out of our White House, someone will even the score with him for the all pain, suffering and deaths he's responsible for. Just say’in.
38 posted on 02/16/2015 12:48:22 AM PST by itssme
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To: caww
Looks like they'll be going after kids next and showing us exactly what they will do....how much more does our congess need to see before they completely bypass Obama and act with our Military people????


39 posted on 02/16/2015 12:48:54 AM PST by caww
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To: GeronL

The pit of vipers after Benghazi was Derna


40 posted on 02/16/2015 12:48:58 AM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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