Libya Standoff Deepens as Egypt Lawmakers Approve Use of Force
- President Sisi has warned against any attack on central city
- Turkish support for Tripoli recently turned tide in conflict
Members of the self-proclaimed eastern Libyan National Army special forces gather in the city of Benghazi on June 18.
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Egypt’s president secured a parliamentary green light for possible military intervention in Libya, raising the stakes in the OPEC member amid international efforts to reach a political solution to the conflict.
The unanimous backing, announced in a statement by the 596-seat parliament, came after President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi told a group of mainly eastern Libyan tribal heads last week that Egypt was determined to protect its interests and those of its North African neighbor.