Egypt 'Wipes Out' Assailants in Sinai
As authorities grapple with protesters supporting ousted President Mohamed Mursi in Cairo, security forces are also battling armed assailants in the Sinai Peninsula, along Egypt's border with Isreal. The army claims it has dealt a major blow to "terrorists" in the area, using Apache helicopters.
Egyptian soldiers in training.
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Egypt:
Assailants Attack Security With Explosive Devices in Sinai, No Casualties
Aswat Masriya, 13 August 2013
Unknown assailants attacked a police station, a border checkpoint and a VIP cafeteria with local-made explosive devices in Sinai's Arish early on Tuesday, causing no casualties, a… Read more »
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Egypt:
Army Raid in Sinai Leaves One Militant Killed, 25 Injured
Aswat Masriya, 11 August 2013
The army raided the location of a terrorist group in Egypt's Northern Sinai on Saturday, leaving one militant killed and 25 injured, said a military spokesperson statement issued… Read more »
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Egypt:
Egypt Govt Reaffirms Backing for Army's Fight Against Terror
Aswat Masriya, 11 August 2013
Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawi reaffirmed on Sunday the government's complete support for the army in its war against terror and its operation to purge Sinai from… Read more »
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Egypt:
Jihadists Killed in Sinai
Aswat Masriya, 11 August 2013
Between fifteen and seventeen "Jihadists" were killed in Sinai's Sheikh Zuwaid neighborhood late on Saturday, army sources said. Read more »
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Egypt:
Military Spokesman - 103 Detained, 102 Tunnels Destroyed in Sinai Military Operations
Egypt Online, 8 August 2013
The military operations against terrorism in Sinai resulted in the arrest of 103 persons and 124 either dead or injured, Military spokesman Ahmed Mohamed Ali released in a… Read more »
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Egypt:
Sixty Killed, 103 Arrested in Sinai Security Operation
Aswat Masriya, 7 August 2013
Egypt's army spokesman said on Wednesday that sixty people have been killed while tens were injured and 103 arrested in a joint security operation launched by police and army… Read more »
InFocus
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Police officers, members of the army, and civilians have faced recurring attacks on Sinai checkpoints. Read more »
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Instability in Sinai has resulted in the deaths of civilians and a prolonged security campaign by the Egyptian military. Read more »
