"There is no other choice, taking into account the agreement of the Libyan people and government and that they call on us to act," he told France's Europe 1 radio in an interview aired on Tuesday.
Asked if it would recommence its own action: "We need to do it again, and all of us together."
ISIL released a video on Sunday showing the decapitation of 21 Egyptian Christians, drawing Cairo directly into the conflict across its border.
Referring to the 2011 Libyan war in which France was part of an international coalition backing forces that deposed former leader Muammar Gaddafi, Sisi called it an "unfinished mission".
"We abandoned the Libyan people as prisoners to extremist militias," he said.
Sisi called on militias to hand in their arms but urged weapons to be supplied to Libya's internationally recognized government, based in the eastern city of Tobruk after rivals seized power in Tripoli.
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Egypt seeks UN mandate for Libya Islamic State intervention...
ReplyDeleteEgypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called for a United Nations resolution allowing international forces to intervene in Libya.
There was no other choice, he told French radio. "We will not allow them to cut off the heads of our children."
Egyptian jets bombed IS targets on Monday in response to a militant video of the apparent beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians.
Rival militias have been battling for control in Libya since 2011.
The country has two rival governments - one based in Tripoli, the other in Tobruk.
Mr Sisi called for weapons to be made available to Libya's internationally recognised government, which fled to Tobruk after rival militias seized power in the capital..............http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31500382
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