The airstrikes Egypt launched in Libya mark a “new page” in its fight against terrorism. The strikes have upended the prevailing order in the region and sent a strong message to terrorists and the states that sponsor them, Karim Abdel Salam writes for Youm7. On the other side of the fence, Al Masry Al Youm’s Abdel Nasser Salama says our airstrikes in Derna could not have targeted Daesh members, since they were pushed out from the Libyan city in June 2015. This means that Egypt’s military either did not have accurate intelligence (which would be a disaster), or that the airstrike was not directly related to the Minya shooting, Salama says.

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