Egypt’s armed forces announced late Monday the deployment of its forces in all governorates nationwide to “protect public and private properties, secure roads … and contribute to the capture of criminals and outlaws.” Armed Forces Spokesman Mohamed Samir said in a statement that the deployment comes to carry out the …

Algeria condemned “in the strongest possible terms the despicable” murder by ISIS organization Daech of Egyptian innocent citizens in Libya, recalling its “firm” position rejecting terrorism in all its forms and aspects, said a communiqué of the Foreign Ministry.

A Libyan air force commander said 40 to 50 militants were killed in Monday’s air strikes against ISIS targets in Libya. “There are casualties among the individuals, ammunition and the communication centres belonging to them,” Saqer al-Joroushi said on Egyptian state television. “The number of deaths are not less than …