Analysis: Libya Intervention Urgent but Risky

After the Arab League again called for a new strategy to fight the Islamic State in Libya, the need for action has never been more urgent, according to security analysts and some regional leaders. United Nations peace efforts have become “irrelevant” and militant groups based in Libya are threatening the entire region, the head of the Berlin-based security firm MOSECON, Yan St-Pierre, said. The Arab League has been pondering this idea since it was introduced by Egyptian...

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