The Egyptian Parliament unanimously approved on Monday July 20 a possible armed intervention in Libya. MEPs reacted to the eastward advance of Libyan government forces. Egypt, which supports Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s camp, intends to “defend national security” in the face of the Government of National Accord (GNA). The Egyptian president had warned last Thursday that Egypt “will not remain inert in the face of any movement that would constitute a direct threat to national security”. Last June, Egypt had already warned that an advance of GNA forces to the East was likely to provoke an armed intervention on its part.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 21, 2020 12:22 UTC