On the terrorism front, the Libya it will be the main dossier for the coming months. This is stated by the French Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, during an interview with radio Europe 1: “Today, we undoubtedly see fighters in Syria and Iraq going to Libya. Therefore, Libya is indisputably the big dossier of the coming months”.
According to Valls, the terrorist operations are still far from over and, as for Libya, a strong responsibility for the country's problems lies with the West: "The fault lies with not having followed up on the foreign intervention in 2011", when, after putting an end to the Gaddafi regime, joint action by the international community failed.
"We are carefully observing Libya for jihadist infiltrations: there is no doubt that we are concerned and we immediately said that we are willing to do what is necessary to bring about stabilization in Libya". The Defense Minister said, Roberta Pinotti, during a video forum with Repubblica TV, adding that he believes it is important that both Tobruk and Tripoli have expressed their willingness to fight Isis: "We need to think of a coalition, and we are foreseeing various scenarios".
In GermanyMeanwhile, the Council of Ministers has given the green light to military operations in Syria. Pending definitive approval by the Bundestag, the government has given the green light to a package of measures which provides for the sending of Tornado aircraft for reconnaissance missions, a frigate and up to 1.200 personnel, following the request for French assistance followed the massacres in Paris on 13 November last.
"The German contribution - reads the document approved by the government - is at the service of the fight against terrorism under the aegis of the alliance against ISIS and aims in particular at assisting France, Iraq and the international coalition". The approval of the plan, lasting one year with the possibility of extension for another year and costing 134 million euros, appears to be just a formality.
