Downing Street waiting to see whether peace efforts succeed before joining US and France in calling for interventionA British decision on whether to join western powers considering direct military intervention against Islamic State in Libya is likely to rest on whether long-running efforts to form a viable Libyan national unity government will materialise in the coming weeks.
The Pentagon and the French government have been urgent for direct action following a assembly in Paris last week, and Italy has said it would consider involvement. Downing Street said on Monday that no decisions had been taken regarding British troops and fended off questions approximately whether they would be deployed in a combat or training role. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com