Egypt Calls for Joint Arab Defense Force

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi told his countrymen, in a televised national address late Sunday, that Egypt is hoping to be part of a new Arab joint defense force, which is now under consideration by the Arab League.   Sissi insisted Egypt has always sought to defend itself “from inside its own borders,” without intentionally aggressing its neighbors.  He defended his military action in neighboring Libya, saying 13 terrorist sites were attacked in retaliation for the...

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