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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on May 28, 2017, 06:49:55 am
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Manchester Bombing, Massacre in Egypt Trigger Intense Fighting in Libya
May 27, 2017 2:02 PM
Jamie Dettmer
ROME —
When suicide bomber Salman Abedi, a 22-year-old British-Libyan, triggered his bomb packed with nuts and bolts Monday in Manchester, he not only brought Libya’s civil war to the streets of Britain, he may well have wrecked the chances of a peace deal being struck between rival governments and their militia backers in the strife-torn North African state.
The Manchester bombing that left 22 dead and dozens injured, mostly teenagers and children, has sparked an escalation in fighting in Libya in a war featuring a complex array of militias and three rival governments. All of them are vying not only for control of the country, but also backing from foreign powers.
All sides appeared to be seizing the opportunity of the Manchester attack, as well as the massacre Friday in Egypt of Coptic Christians by Islamic State fighters, to strike their foes — regardless of whether their enemies are linked to the bombing in Britain or the slaughter of Christian pilgrims in neighboring Egypt.
Continued: http://www.voanews.com/a/manchester-bombing-massacre-in-egypt-trigger-fighting-in-libya/3873880.html
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This is why toppling Khadaffi was a bad idea, Hillary.
When you get rid of the nastiest murderous b@st@rd in town, there's going to be a shakeup until a new nastiest murderous b@st@rd emerges.
There is no guarantee that the new nastiest murderous b@stard will chill out and behave himself, either. He has a reputation to make and maintain in order to maintain power.
KumBaYah, pattycake, and beanbag just ain't gonna cut it in that neighborhood.