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Urgent: Egypt strikes IS targets in Libya

Xinhua, February 16, 2015 Adjust font size:

Egypt carried out air strikes against Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday, a day after the group released a video purporting to show the beheading of 21 Egyptians in the neighboring country.

"Your armed forces on Monday carried out focused air strikes in Libya against Daesh camps, places of gathering and training, and weapons depots," the military said in a statement. Endi