Egyptian parliament members on Monday approved the possible deployment of troops in Libya to support Khalifa Haftar, if rival Turkish-backed forces recapture Sirte. (AFP)
France 24: Egypt parliament greenlights possible intervention in Libya
Egypt's parliament on Monday greenlighted a possible deployment of troops outside its borders, after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi spoke of potential military operations in neighbouring Libya.
Lawmakers unanimously approved "the deployment of members of the Egyptian armed forces on combat missions outside Egypt's borders to defend Egyptian national security... against criminal armed militias and foreign terrorist elements," it said in a statement.
Monday's vote, in a legislature packed with Sisi supporters, took place in a closed session where deputies discussed "threats faced by the state" from the west, where Egypt shares a porous desert border with war-torn Libya.
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