The Egyptian military is preparing to attack Islamic State militants operating in Libya for a second time just as U.S. military leaders are seeking an expanded mandate to stamp out the extremist group in any country where its members reside.
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“This is a moment where Egyptians are feeling threatened, and they want to know who’s with them,” said Lincoln Bloom, former assistant secretary of state and the chairman of Washington-based think tank the Stimson Center.
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