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Libya Remains Calm as Egypt's Parliament Authorizes Military Intervention

Edward Yeranian

   CAIRO - The Egyptian parliament has authorized President Abdel Fattah
   el-Sissi to deploy Egyptian troops to neighboring Libya, should the
   need arise. Sissi warned the Tripoli-based Government of National
   Accord (GNA) and its backers in Turkey earlier this month not to cross
   a "red line" Egypt considers vital to its security in the Libyan
   coastal port town of Sirte.
   The vote in Egypt's parliament for Sissi to intervene in Libya did not
   appear to set off any immediate military activity by rival forces in
   Libya.

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