As a result of the Islamic State's Video Release: al-Hayat release A Message Signed with Blood To the Nation of the Cross on 02.15.2015 featuring a mass simultaneous beheading of 21 Egyptian Nationals -- Coptic Christians, Egypt carried out massive airstrikes the following morning (02.16.2015) accidentally killing many civilians.  Immediately, the Islamic State's Libyan arm, The Islamic Youth Shura Council, started issuing propaganda unifying a a previously fractured atmosphere of armed Libyan groups.

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