PM orders plans be drawn up to strike at Libya jihadists as he calls on world to defeat Islamic State ‘death cult’
FILE – This is a Friday, May 22, 2015 file photo of British Prime Minister David Cameron as he speaks during a media conference at the conclusion of the Eastern Partnership summit in Riga, Latvia. Cameron declared Sunday July 19, 2015 that Britain needs to take a greater role in destroying the Islamic State group in Syria, his most direct signal to date that he will seek to expand his country’s role in supporting the United States and its allies. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)
Mr Cameron has ordered officials to begin planning for a new intervention in LibyaPhoto: AP
By Tim Ross Britain must be ready to fight terrorist groups anywhere in the world, David Cameron has declared, as the Government draws up plans to defeat jihadist forces inside Libya.
Mr Cameron flies out today for a four-day trade mission to South East Asia, during which he will also offer to send British expertise to Malaysia and Indonesia to help them disrupt terrorist plots and improve airline security.
The Telegraph can disclose that Mr Cameron has ordered officials to begin planning for a new intervention in Libya, which has become a haven for Isil jihadists.
The gunman who shot dead 30 British tourists in Tunisia is known to have received training in Libya. Western security sources believe the country needs international help to defeat the Islamist threat.
