Egypt And United Arab Emirates Said To Have Secretly Carried Out Libya Airstrikes -- New York Times
CAIRO — Twice in the last seven days, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates have secretly teamed up to launch airstrikes against Islamist-allied militias battling for control of Tripoli, Libya, four senior American officials said, in a major escalation between the supporters and opponents of political Islam.
The United States, the officials said, was caught by surprise: Egypt and the Emirates, both close allies and military partners, acted without informing Washington or seeking its consent, leaving the Obama administration on the sidelines. Egyptian officials explicitly denied the operation to American diplomats, the officials said.
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My Comment: With the Islamists slowly gaining control of Libya .... Egypt and it's allies had to act. The question that needs to now be asked is .... to what extent will Egypt become involved in the Libyan civil war?
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