02-16-2015, 12:45 PM
Egypt didn't have to deal with Netanyahu's grandstanding this last weekend as they mourned the killings of 21 Egyptian Christians.
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The Egyptian hostages were led by IS-affiliates to the Libyan seaside where they were made to lay face down and were then simultaneously beheaded. RIP. Libya's currently without a functioning central government, with rival factions battling it out for control. The 21 men had gone to Libya for work (as tens of thousands of other Egyptians have done) and were kidnapped in December and January.
Some Egyptians are blaming the government for not doing enough to save the hostages. I don't know what President Sisi and company did or didn't do in that regard, but Cairo did not hesitate to retaliate against IS in Libya after the executions. The Egyptian and Libyan militaries joined forces and took military action by air. Cairo released a statement that warplanes targeted weapons caches and training camps before returning safely. It said the strikes were “to avenge the bloodshed and to seek retribution from the killers”.
The video of the beheadings was released the day after IS took control of Sirte, birthplace of the late dictator Muammar Gaddafi, with gunmen capturing government buildings and radio stations, the third town in Libya it now holds.
“All crusaders: safety for you will be only wishes, especially if you are fighting us all together. Therefore we will fight you all together,” the head IS executioner claims in the video of the beheadings. “The sea you have hidden Sheikh Osama bin Laden’s body in, we swear to Allah we will mix it with your blood. We will conquer Rome, by Allah’s permission.”
Egypt has made arrangements to assist all Egyptians living in Libya to exit the country, if they so desire. Italy has announced that it will participate in the fight against IS in Libya as their terror hubs move closer to Europe.
The Egyptian hostages were led by IS-affiliates to the Libyan seaside where they were made to lay face down and were then simultaneously beheaded. RIP. Libya's currently without a functioning central government, with rival factions battling it out for control. The 21 men had gone to Libya for work (as tens of thousands of other Egyptians have done) and were kidnapped in December and January.
Some Egyptians are blaming the government for not doing enough to save the hostages. I don't know what President Sisi and company did or didn't do in that regard, but Cairo did not hesitate to retaliate against IS in Libya after the executions. The Egyptian and Libyan militaries joined forces and took military action by air. Cairo released a statement that warplanes targeted weapons caches and training camps before returning safely. It said the strikes were “to avenge the bloodshed and to seek retribution from the killers”.
The video of the beheadings was released the day after IS took control of Sirte, birthplace of the late dictator Muammar Gaddafi, with gunmen capturing government buildings and radio stations, the third town in Libya it now holds.
“All crusaders: safety for you will be only wishes, especially if you are fighting us all together. Therefore we will fight you all together,” the head IS executioner claims in the video of the beheadings. “The sea you have hidden Sheikh Osama bin Laden’s body in, we swear to Allah we will mix it with your blood. We will conquer Rome, by Allah’s permission.”
Egypt has made arrangements to assist all Egyptians living in Libya to exit the country, if they so desire. Italy has announced that it will participate in the fight against IS in Libya as their terror hubs move closer to Europe.