Suez Canal targeted: Muslim Brotherhood fighters join forces with Al Qaida insurgents
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Suez Canal has become a leading target of the Islamist insurgency in Egypt. On Oct. 7, suspected Islamist fighters ambushed an Egyptian Army patrol near the Suez Canal. Officials said six soldiers, including an officer, were killed outside Ismailia. “Masked assailants fired at the patrol from a private car,” […]