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WSJ: Egypt Strikes Islamic State Targets In Libya
Egyptian warplanes bombed Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday in retaliation for the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians, opening a new front in the broadening conflict with the fast-expanding extremist group. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi urged the U.S.-led coalition fighting the extremist group in Iraq and Syria to follow his lead and take “necessary measures” to combat the organization’s growing profile in Libya, the strife-torn nation on his country’s western border. In response to Egypt’s call, a U.S. defense official said only that the U.S. has a long-standing military-to-military relationship with the Egyptians. “We look forward to continuing that relationship,” the official said. Egypt’s early morning airstrikes took place just hours after Mr. Sisi, speaking on national television late Sunday, said Egypt would choose the “necessary means and timing to avenge the criminal killings,” for which Islamic State claimed responsibility in a grisly video released on Sunday.Read more..
Washington Post: Lebanon’s Hezbollah Acknowledges Battling The Islamic State In Iraq
The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement acknowledged for the first time Monday that the Shiite militia has sent fighters to Iraq, and he urged Arab states throughout the region to set aside sectarian rivalries to confront the threat posed by the Islamic State. In a videotaped speech delivered to followers in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Hasan Nasrallah called on the region’s traditional American allies to abandon their reliance on the United States and instead align with Hezbollah — and by implication with its sponsor Iran — to defeat the Sunni extremists. “He who relies on the Americans relies on an illusion. You rely on someone who is stealing from you and conniving against you,” he said. Read more..
CNN/ORC Poll: Most Support Vote For War Against ISIS
An overwhelming majority of Americans think Congress should vote to authorize the use of military force against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), according to a new CNN/ORC poll. Seventy-eight percent said that Congress should vote for an authorization, while 21 percent said they should not. The president has proposed a war powers measure that prohibits "enduring offensive ground combat operations." That language is meant to placate those on the left who are worried that the president could send ground troops to fight ISIS, as well as those on the right who don't think he should be restricted from using any options. Those surveyed were not given information about the president's specific request. Half of adults said that they oppose using ground troops against ISIS, while 47 percent say they favor that option. In late September, 60 percent of Americans opposed using ground troops. Read more..
AP: Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein, Copenhagen Attack Suspect, Reportedly Just Got Out Of Prison
The Danish gunman who attacked a free-speech seminar and a synagogue in Copenhagen was released about two weeks ago from a jail where he may have been radicalized while serving time for a vicious stabbing. As Denmark mourned the two victims, these and other troubling details emerged Monday about Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein's path to the country's worst terror spree in three decades. El-Hussein was arrested 15 months ago in a vicious knife attack on a train passenger, and while he was awaiting trial, a change in his behavior last summer set off enough "alarm bells" for jail authorities to alert PET, Denmark's counter-terror agency, a source close to the investigation told AP.Read more..
WSJ: Danes Weigh Costs Of Free Speech As Fear Takes Grip
Tens of thousands of people rallied in Copenhagen after the weekend shootings in Denmark, with many vowing to defend free speech in the face of threats, echoing a similar moment a decade ago when a newspaper stirred outrage with its caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. On Monday, crowds gathered for memorials at the gunshot-pocked Krudttonden cafe and the synagogue where two people, including one attending a free-speech seminar, were killed over the weekend. The question many were asking: What price is Denmark ready to pay for free speech? An estimated 40,000 people gathered in central Copenhagen for a ceremony attended by the Danish prime minister and the crown prince. Singer Pernille Rosendahl performed John Lenon ’s “Imagine.” The large crowds Monday resembled those that flooded Paris after the attacks on the Charlie Hebdo magazine and a kosher store last month. “We must be courageous, all the time,” said Patrick Pelloux, a doctor and contributor to Charlie Hebdo who rushed to Copenhagen on Monday. “We must tame our own fears and combat self-censorship.” Read more..
Reuters: Pope Francis Decries ISIS Beheading Of Egyptian Coptic Christians In Libya
Pope Francis expressed deep sadness for the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya, departing from the script of an address on Monday to emphasize the unity of all Christians regardless of the denomination they follow. Addressing members of the Church of Scotland, the Argentine pope mentioned the killings which took place on a beach in Libya and were filmed and broadcast on Sunday by a website that supports Islamic State. "Their only words were: 'Jesus, help me!' They were killed simply for the fact that they were Christians," Francis said in his native Spanish, departing from the Italian he uses at most formal events. The leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, who has said it is "lawful" to stop an unjust aggressor, went on: "The blood of our Christian brothers and sisters is a testimony which cries out be heard. It makes no difference whether they be Catholics, Orthodox, Copts or Protestants. They are Christians!" Francis added: "The martyrs belong to all Christians." Read more..
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