In mid-July, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with a group of Libyan tribesmen who reportedly said they mandated the Egyptian military to intervene in Libya to "protect Libya's sovereignty."
Bartamihii July, madaxweynaha Masar, Cabdel Faraax Al Siisi ayaa la kulmay qayb kamida beelaha Libya oo lagu waramay in ay codsadeen faragelin ay Masar sameyso "si ay u badbaadiso madax-banaanida Libya."