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Philip Hammond: Britain Cannot Rule Out Sending Troops To Libya

UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says that he can not rule out a combat role for British troops in Libya. British ground troops, supported by the Air Force and Navy, may go to Libya to take action against ISIS in the future, Hammond said, just days after telling MPs that no such plans were in the works. RT reports: Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond made his remarks in a Telegraph interview on Sunday. Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) are seeking to turn Libya into a “bolthole” for launching attacks on mainland Europe or Western ships at sea, Hammond argued. “It wouldn’t make sense to rule anything out because you never know how things are going to evolve,” Hammond told The Telegraph. “But if there were ever any question of a British combat role in any form – ground, sea or air – that would go to the House of Commons.” The Foreign Secretary warned that there is a possibility that IS could send terrorists across the Mediterranean to Italy in order to mount attacks, adding that British cruise liners and commercial ships have already been warned to avoid the coast off the Libyan city of Sirte. “The southern Mediterranean coast is a [...]