Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com WASHINGTON — Egypt assigned an Army general in May to head the counter-insurgency mission in the Sinai Peninsula, a report said. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy identified Gen. Ahmed Wasfi as the chief of the CI campaign in Sinai in the spring of 2013. Wasfi has […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Egypt has been targeting Hamas fighters in the turbulent Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian military sources said the current counter-offensive in Sinai has led to the death and capture of scores of Hamas gunmen. The sources said the gunmen came from Hamas security forces in the Gaza Strip in wake of the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The strike by Egypt’s police has created a security crisis throughout the country. Egypt’s official Middle East News Agency said that at least 30 police stations have stopped working amid nationwide unrest. MENA said police shut down their facilities as part of their demand for the dismissal of Interior Minister […]