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Hundreds of Egyptian Homes Destroyed for 'Buffer Zone'

The government's decision to create a buffer zone in the country's restive Sinai pennisula allows for the forcible seizure of the property of those who refuse to evacuate their homes.

Egypt: Hundreds of Homes Destroyed for 'Buffer Zone'

Aswat Masriya, 19 November 2014

Egypt's armed forces has so far destroyed over 700 houses to create a "buffer zone" on the country's Easter border with the Palestinian Gaza Strip, a North Sinai official said on… Read more »

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Women and a child sit amid the rubble of a destroyed home in North Sinai (file photo).

Egypt: Armed Forces - Buffer Zone in Rafah to Be Increased

Egypt Online, 18 November 2014

The area of the buffer zone on the borderline in Rafah will be extended to one kilometer following the discovery of tunnels extending to one kilometer. Read more »
Egypt: Egypt Expands Border "Buffer Zone" to 1000 Metres - Mena

Aswat Masriya, 17 November 2014

Egyptian authorities decided on Monday to double the depth of a "buffer zone" security forces are creating on Egypt's eastern border with the Palestinian Gaza strip to become 1000… Read more »
Egypt: Measures to Protect Citizens Comply With International Law - Foreign Ministry

Egypt Online, 7 November 2014

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry stressed that all measures taken by the government to secure Egyptians along the borders with Gaza during the current anti-terror war run in line with… Read more »
Egypt: Q and A On the 'Buffer Zone' Egypt Is Creating On Its Eastern Border in Sinai

Aswat Masriya, 4 November 2014

A week has passed since security forces started evacuating 500 metres of the border area in North Sinai to create a "buffer zone". The zone was proposed following deadly attacks in… Read more »
Egypt: Civilians Caught in Sinai Violence

UNIRIN, 10 December 2013

Despite the Egyptian government's deployment of additional troops to its restless northern Sinai region, attacks by Islamist militants continue, and almost inevitably civilians are… Read more »

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Egyptian Forces Raid Militants in Sinai

Security forces have intensified the measures in reaction to repeated attacks on army and police officers. Read more »
- Egypt: Armed Forces Kills 19 'Terrorists' in Past 10 Days - Army Spokesman
- Egypt: Four Army Conscripts Injured in Armoured Vehicle Overturn in North Sinai
Egypt Declares State of Emergency Following Attack

The Egyptian government has declared a state of emergency in the northern Sinai Peninsula following a terrorist attack that killed dozens of soldiers. Read more »
- Egypt: State of Emergency Declared After Attacks
- Egypt: Sinai Blast As Forces Evacuate Border

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Hundreds of Egyptian Homes Destroyed for 'Buffer Zone'

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Egyptian Forces Raid Militants in Sinai

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