U.S. Won’t Back Egypt’s Attacks on ISIS

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Two longtime allies are attacking ISIS—and growing frustrated with one another. That’s good news for the so-called Islamic State.

Published Feb. 19 2015 5:25AM EST

The Obama administration was given multiple chances Wednesday to endorse a longtime ally’s airstrikes on America’s biggest enemy at the moment, the so-called Islamic State.

Nancy A. Youssef

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U.S. Won’t Back Egypt’s Attacks on ISIS

Two longtime allies are attacking ISIS—and growing frustrated with one another. That’s good news for the so-called Islamic State.

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Nancy A. Youssef