Smoke Rises Over Syrian Town Of Kobani After An Airstrike
A man suspected of helping three British schoolgirls join ISIS in Syria has been arrested in Turkey. Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu revealed that the man was an intelligence agent working for a coalition member country. IN PHOTO: Smoke rises over Syrian town of Kobani after an airstrike, as seen from the Mursitpinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, October 18, 2014. Reutes/Kai Pfaffenbach

The Egyptian ambassador to the UK has warned of a new terrorist threat from North Africa. The British government has been urged to prepare for “boats full of terrorists” if ISIS militants are allowed to gain control of Libya.

According to Nasser Kamel, the migrants coming from North Africa will pose a new threat as ISIS seizes Sirte, a coastal town in Libya. The ambassador’s statement came after about 2,164 migrants were rescued at sea last weekend. The incident has been described as an “exodus without precedent,” the Daily Mail reports.

Kamel told BBC that the Libyan town of Sirte is just 300 kilometres from Italy. He was concerned of people crossing the Mediterranean by boat since they might be ISIS supporters trying to get to UK. He criticised Britain and other countries for their military intervention in Libya in 2011 and their lack of effort to help it move on from a dictatorship to a legitimate state. The Egyptian ambassador also called on the United Nations to lift the arms embargo so the Libyan government can fight terrorism.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said he does not regret ousting the Gaddafi dictatorship in Libya despite the growing threat from terrorists. He declared that the UK has no plans of abandoning Libya. He believes the decision he made in 2011 to send British troops to Libya was the “right thing to do.”

Meanwhile, Egypt has intelligence reports revealing ISIS’ plans to launch a global offensive in the spring or summer with the U.S. as one of the targets. Interrogations of ISIS members that were captured in the last few weeks indicate a planned ground offensive and control of more areas in the Middle East. A senior intelligence official in Egypt told WND that ISIS and its supporters could tapped its cells to carry out attacks in Europe and the U.S.

In retaliation for the execution of 21 Coptic Christians, the Egyptian government has sent warplanes into Libya to bomb ISIS targets. Egypt has reportedly sent its foreign minister to the U.S. in an effort to call for international support to send military troops to Libya.

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