France to strike terrorists leaving southern Libya
French President Francois Hollande is ruling out unilateral military intervention in Libya but says that French forces will strike Islamic extremists leaving the country to bring arms to Africa's Sahel region.
Hollande urged the United Nations to take action to stem growing violence in the country.
Speaking Monday on France-Inter radio, Hollande said French forces will strike the fighters "every time they will leave these places where they are hiding" in southern Libya.
For that purpose, France is setting up a military base in northern Niger, only 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the lawless Libyan border region.
