SSG Norman Lihou 478786 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti said in an interview published Sunday that Italy was ready to lead a coalition from Europe and north African states to battle against the advance of jihadists in the violence-plagued country.<br /><br />"We have been discussing this for months but now it has become urgent," Pinotti told Il Messaggero newspaper.<br /><br />Read more:<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.france24.com/en/20150215-italy-coalition-libya-jihadists-battle/">http://www.france24.com/en/20150215-italy-coalition-libya-jihadists-battle/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/009/004/qrc/150215-libya-militia.jpg?1443033815"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.france24.com/en/20150215-italy-coalition-libya-jihadists-battle/">Africa - Italy ‘ready to lead’ coalition against Libya jihadists</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Italy on Sunday said it was willing to lead an international coalition against jihadists in Libya, as it began repatriating its citizens from the troubled north African country amid security concerns.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> 2015-02-16T00:22:54-05:00 SSG Norman Lihou 478786

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti said in an interview published Sunday that Italy was ready to lead a coalition from Europe and north African states to battle against the advance of jihadists in the violence-plagued country.<br /><br />"We have been discussing this for months but now it has become urgent," Pinotti told Il Messaggero newspaper.<br /><br />Read more:<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.france24.com/en/20150215-italy-coalition-libya-jihadists-battle/">http://www.france24.com/en/20150215-italy-coalition-libya-jihadists-battle/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/009/004/qrc/150215-libya-militia.jpg?1443033815"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.france24.com/en/20150215-italy-coalition-libya-jihadists-battle/">Africa - Italy ‘ready to lead’ coalition against Libya jihadists</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Italy on Sunday said it was willing to lead an international coalition against jihadists in Libya, as it began repatriating its citizens from the troubled north African country amid security concerns.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div>

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