Libyan raids herald bolder Arab action as U.S. role wavers
Air strikes by Egypt and the United Arab Emirates on Libyan Islamists - as alleged by Washington despite denials from Cairo and the Gulf state - would mark an escalation of a regional struggle over the future of the Arab world. If true, Arab responsibility for the attacks would also add to a picture of the West's regional allies acting increasingly independently in the absence of decisive U.S. involvement, seeking security goals with which Washington may not agree. U.S. officials said on Monday that Egypt and the UAE, which has one of the ...
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