Egypt's foreign minister is at the United Nations headquarters, trying to get support for a coalition to help take on ISIL in Libya.

The Egyptian military has been launching air strikes in Libya, targeting fighters linked to the group.

Al Jazeera's James Bays reports from New York.

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