El-Sisi’s resolve isn’t wavering one iota as he launches a second round of airstrikes to pound the heck out of ISIS targets in Libya. And I must point out that as the leader of a Muslim country, he is doing something that few others would in defending the Coptic Christians that are from his country.
I tip my hat to el-Sisi for being a friend to the Christians and an enemy to ISIS:
CNN – Egyptian warplanes staged a second wave of airstrikes against ISIS targets in Libya on Monday in retaliation for the slaughter of 21 Egyptian Christians by ISIS militants, Egypt’s state-run Ahram Online reported, citing security officials.
The airstrikes followed an earlier wave that struck ISIS camps, training areas and weapons depots, the military said in a statement.
“Avenging Egyptian blood and punishing criminals and murderers is our right and duty,” the Egyptian military said in the statement, which was broadcast on state television.
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said the airstrikes targeted ISIS locations in Derna.
“Leaving the situation as it is in Libya without a firm intervention to curtail these terrorist organizations would be a threat to international peace and security,” the ministry said.