U.S. Furious That Egypt And The UAE Did Not Notify The White House That They Were Launching Airstrikes Against Islamists In Libya

US Furious After Source Of "Mystery" Libya Bombing Raids Revealed -- Zero Hedge

Over the past week a new geopolitical mystery emerged: an "unknown" party was launching airstrikes against Libya, which is already reeling in its latest political crisis where headlines such as this have become the norm:

* MILITIA MEN SET HOUSE OF LIBYAN PM THENI ABLAZE: ARABIYA
* LIBYA'S NEIGHBOURS AGREE NOT TO INTERVENE IN LIBYAN AFFAIRS, CALL FOR NATIONAL DIALOGUE

The strikes puzzled all media outlets, including Reuters which just over the weekend reported that "Unidentified war planes attacked positions of an armed faction in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Saturday, residents and local media said. Local channel al-Nabaa said the planes had attacked four positions of the Operation Dawn, an umbrella of Islamist-leaning forces from Misrata which has been trying to expel brigades from Zintan, also located in western Libya." This follows a similar report when on Monday, the government said unknown fighter jets had bombed positions from armed factions in Tripoli, an attack claimed by a renegade general in Benghazi.

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My Comment: The above video provides a good summary on these air strikes and U.S. reaction to being left out. As to what is my take .... this is what happens when your allies can no longer trust you.