Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt’s military has been battling Islamist fighters along the border with the Gaza Strip. The Egyptian Army deployed hundreds of soldiers, backed by security forces, around the divided city of Rafah. Palestinian sources said Egyptian AH-64 attack helicopters fired air-to-ground missiles along the 14-kilometer border with the Gaza Strip. On […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Egyptian military has launched one of the largest air and ground strikes on suspected insurgency strongholds in the Sinai Peninsula. Security sources said the military coordinated a major air and ground operation in northern Sinai. They said the operation included such U.S.-origin assets as the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt’s military has intensified operations in eastern Sinai. Officials said the Egyptian Army has killed close to 100 suspected insurgents in operations in Sinai. They said more than 200 people, many of them foreign nationals, were arrested on charges of joining the Al Qaida-aligned revolt in the peninsula. “We must […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt’s military regime has again been struck hard in the turbulent Sinai Peninsula. Officials said Islamist fighters believed aided by the Hamas regime ambushed police vehicles in eastern Sinai near the border with the Gaza Strip. The officials said at least 25 police officers were killed in the rocket-propelled grenade […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has reported another counter-insurgency offensive in the Sinai Peninsula. Officials said Army units, backed by attack helicopters and main battle tanks, were storming suspected Al Qaida-aligned strongholds in northeastern Sinai. The officials said the Army, in what was dubbed “Operation Desert Storm,” was making extensive use of the U.S.-origin […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — An Al Qaida-aligned militia has expanded operations in Egypt to include attacks on the Army and security forces. The military has responded with an offensive using U.S. combat platforms including the F-16 fighter and Apache attack helicopters. Egyptian sources said a Salafist movement with a significant presence in the Gaza […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has launched a blockade over part of the coast of the Sinai Peninsula. Officials said the Egyptian Coast Guard has enforced a blockade over the coast of northern Sinai. They said the blockade was meant to stop the flow of Al Qaida-aligned fighters and weapons into the turbulent peninsula. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Egyptian Army plans to send two infantry battalions to the turbulent Sinai Peninsula. Officials said Egyptian Defense Minister Abdul Fatah Sisi has approved the deployment of an additional two Army battalions to protect strategic interests in Sinai. The officials said the deployment of the battalions, or about 1,000 soldiers, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has determined that Palestinian fighters from the Gaza Strip were playing a major role in the revolt in the Sinai Peninsula. Security sources said the Egyptian intelligence community has assessed that the Hamas regime as well as Palestinian militias in the Gaza Strip were sending hundreds of fighters to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has cracked down on the Palestinian presence in the Sinai Peninsula. Security sources said Egyptian security forces have been raiding Palestinian strongholds in eastern Sinai. They said the forces were also intercepting Palestinian infiltrators from the neighboring Gaza Strip. “We believe that Hamas is linked to the violence in […]