Egypt Strikes Islamic State Targets in Libya

Egyptian warplanes bombed Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday in retaliation for the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians, opening a new front in the broadening conflict with the fast-expanding extremist group.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi urged the U.S.-led coalition fighting the extremist group in Iraq and Syria to follow his lead and take “necessary measures” to combat the organization’s growing profile in Libya,...