ISIS captures town in Libya

[Ludicus]

Well, has gotten real in the past 24 hours. Reuters: Egypt bombs Islamic State targets in Libya after 21 Egyptians beheaded.

Two hours ago -Egyptian warplanes staged a second wave of airstrikes against ISIS targets in Libya on Monday in retaliation -Egypt launches second wave of airstrikes on ISIS in Libya .

[Papay]

http://news.yahoo.com/italy-weigh-mi...151857969.html

So what Mousolini did wrong?

[Flavius Julius Nepos Augustus]

Two hours ago -Egyptian warplanes staged a second wave of airstrikes against ISIS targets in Libya on Monday in retaliation -Egypt launches second wave of airstrikes on ISIS in Libya .

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/26/wo...irstrikes.html
last summer

I would be suprised to see boots on the ground.

[Caesar Germanico]

http://news.yahoo.com/italy-weigh-mi...151857969.html

So what Mousolini did wrong?

In North Africa? Invasion of British colonies.

Libya prior to WWII, after 20 years of struggle, was a story of success in colonial experiences (as much colonies can be).

[Mary The Quene]

Where's Gaddafi when you need him? I assume those terrorists who allign themselves to ISIS are former 'rebels' who fought against Gaddafi and received airstrikes from the west to remove him

[Vanoi]

All current factions fighting in Libya are former rebels including the secular government battling the Islamists.

If Gaddafi was so stable his country wouldn't have fallen into civil war in the first place.

[Roma_Victrix]

All current factions fighting in Libya are former rebels including the secular government battling the Islamists.

If Gaddafi was so stable his country wouldn't have fallen into civil war in the first place.

In the first and last time you will ever see me defend Gaddafi, his government really didn't stand a chance amid the 2011 Arab Spring that engulfed the entire region from Tunisia to Egypt, Syria and Yemen. Once the genie (of insurrection) was out of the box there was no putting him back in. Gaddafi was able to ensure stability through harsh and cruel authoritarian rule so long as people weren't inspired by some larger movement. Then the Arab Spring came...

[Papay]

100% certain that Egypt will invade eastern Libya to save the pro-western government that loses the war. There are reports that "ISIS" kidnapped another 35 civilians. In some days you will see a new video with beheadings, a new global outcry and the Egyptian tanks rolling in Libya to fight "terrorists". The question is: What next? Tripoli is 1500 Km away so i doubt that the Egyptians will go there. An Egyptian intervention poses great risks for Egypt

[Flavius Julius Nepos Augustus]

I would Imagine taking Sirte, Derna, Waddan and Benghazi

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

I bet SISI loves it

[Papay]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14934352

I love these old cheerful news

[Flavius Julius Nepos Augustus]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14934352

I love these old cheerful news

Perhaps he had to take the job as prime minister there

[Vanoi]

100% certain that Egypt will invade eastern Libya to save the pro-western government that loses the war.

Last time i checked, the pro-western government isn't losing.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

That map is accurate as of Feb 15 2015. The red area is territory held by the secular government in Tobruk while the green areas are held by the Islamist Libyan government.

And apparently, these two factions have a cease-fire going on so they aren't even fighting each other anymore.

[sumskilz]

100% certain that Egypt will invade eastern Libya to save the pro-western government that loses the war. There are reports that "ISIS" kidnapped another 35 civilians. In some days you will see a new video with beheadings, a new global outcry and the Egyptian tanks rolling in Libya to fight "terrorists".

Your clairvoyance is astounding...

[Roma_Victrix]

Your clairvoyance is astounding...

"You have given out too much Reputation in the last 24 hours, try again later."

[Flavius Julius Nepos Augustus]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...l?ito=embedded
The article speaks fir itself. At first I thought oh the Italians are exaggerating but this quote proved me wrong:

Safe: The mainly African migrants were among some 3,800 would-be immigrants to Europe rescued in the Mediterranean since Friday, according to figures compiled by the International Organisation for Migration

[alhoon]

I'm not so sure that Egypt wouldn't intervene in Syria with troops. They're after all... a junta. They aren't afraid of elections and they want to show that the military is necessary.

[sumskilz]

I'm not so sure that Egypt wouldn't intervene in Syria with troops. They're after all... a junta. They aren't afraid of elections and they want to show that the military is necessary.

Of course they will, Papay already said they will.

[Flavius Julius Nepos Augustus]

http://forsvaret.dk/FAK/eng/news/mag...afi-Libya.aspx

Question for debate: Is an Egyptian occupation (not to say annexation) possible for lets say the western\eastern half of Libya?

[Mary The Quene]

Egypt should annex Libya

[Treize]

In the first and last time you will ever see me defend Gaddafi, his government really didn't stand a chance amid the 2011 Arab Spring that engulfed the entire region from Tunisia to Egypt, Syria and Yemen. Once the genie (of insurrection) was out of the box there was no putting him back in. Gaddafi was able to ensure stability through harsh and cruel authoritarian rule so long as people weren't inspired by some larger movement. Then the Arab Spring came...

The rebels were being slaughtered as the loyalist were puttin' the dick on Benghazi. That is when Uncle Sam came to bring Freedom & Democracy (which in the Arab sense of the word is code for Sharia & Warlord Mayhem).

Egypt should annex Libya