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Egypt launches air strikes against IS militias in Libya | ||||||||||
2015-02-16 | ||||||||||
...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 Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... militias in Libya aired graphic videos of the beheading of 21 Egyptian Copts The Egyptian army announced in a statement on Monday morning it has conducted air strikes against Islamic State militias' targets in Libya, including training camps and arms depots.
Islamic State militias had published earlier on Sunday a graphic video on the Internet purportedly showing the beheading of Coptic Christians it said it had kidnapped recently, and vowing to fight what it described as "crusaders." The statement said the
... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe? aired footage of jets taking off from bases in Egypt at the begining of the operation. "We believe that avenging the blood of Egyptian, and extracting retribution from the killers and criminals is a duty we have to carry out," the army statement said.
In another interview, Al-Geroushi told Egyptian TV channel Al-Nahar that the Egyptian air strikes succeeded in destroying a training camp, weaponry, and a house that contained anti-aircraft missiles belonging to the Islamic State.
In a televised speech on Sunday night, El-Sisi said he ordered the Egyptian government to provide full support to the families of the victims, and tighten a ban Egyptians' travel to its western neighbor. He also said he issued directives to the government to take necessary steps in order to secure and facilitate the return of Egyptians trying to leave Libya. El-Sisi added he commissioned Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri to travel to New York in order to hold talks with senior United Nations ...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks... officials and members of the Security Council.
... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe? that dozens of Death Eaters had been killed in the bombing attacks, Rooters reported. "There are casualties among the individuals, ammunition and the communication centers belonging to them," al-said. "The number of deaths are not less than 40 or 50 for sure."
...who single-handedly turned a moderately prosperous kingdom into a dictator's fantasyland and was then murdered by his indignant subjects 42 years later... was tossed in 2011. It was not immediately clear whether other areas were also hit. | ||||||||||
Posted by:trailing wife |
#5 Way off topic, but look at the picture illustrating the story. Let your eye be lazy and look at the googles as eyes, don't that look like an enraged Beaker from the Muppetts? |
Posted by: Shipman 2015-02-16 12:58 |
#4 Too bad it was such a smashing success in Libya. |
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-02-16 12:28 |
#3 I think we can all be grateful that the Arab Spring failed in Egypt. |
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-02-16 12:27 |
#2 Sisi is one of the few good things. Kinda like getting a breath mint after eating a bowl of s/+. |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2015-02-16 08:51 |
#1 Another warm sunny day in the Arab Spring. Kinda gives you that warm fuzzy feeling all over. |
Posted by: BrerRabbit 2015-02-16 08:38 |