Egypt strikes Libya jihadists after beheadings video

By: American Decency Staff

Cairo (AFP) – Cairo carried out air strikes against Islamic State group targets in Libya on Monday after the jihadists posted a video showing the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians.

Egypt said a "tough intervention" was needed and with France called on the UN Security Council to "take new measures" against the jihadists in neighbouring Libya.

 

With Monday's air strikes, Egypt opened a new front against the jihadists, who it is already battling in the Sinai Peninsula where scores of troops have been killed since the army toppled Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013.

Read More

---