Egypt army says has ‘complete control’ over Sinai Peninsula - Al Arabiya News
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“There is obvious stability in Sinai despite rumors that there are still terrorist elements and tunnels in north Sinai,” said Major General Mohamed al-Shahat, who heads Egyptian forces in the peninsula, in comments carried by state news agency MENA.
Two officers, five militants killed in #Egypt army raid
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Two Egyptian army officers were killed on Wednesday in a shootout with members of a Sinai-based Islamist militant group, the Interior Ministry said. It said five militants were killed and four arrested when the military and police raided a bomb and weapons storage facility. The fighters belonged to Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, one of Egypt’s most active militant organizations, the ministry said. read more
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Report: Israel to call on U.S., EU to support Egypt army in drive against Muslim Brotherhood
| Haaretz
By Barak Ravid | Aug. 19, 2013
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Israel plans to launch a diplomatic campaign this week calling on the U.S. and European Union states to support the Egyptian government and military in their drive against the Muslim Brotherhood, the New York Times reported Monday.
According to the report, Israeli ambassadors in Washington and in several European capitals have been asked to relay the position that Egypt’s military is the only hope for preventing the country from a decent to anarchy. Foreign diplomats stationed in Israel will be briefed with a similar message, it said.
However, a senior official in Israel’s Foreign Ministry told Haaretz the diplomatic corps were issued with no such instructions, and denied any such briefings are planned for foreign ambassadors in Israel. He stated that all Israeli diplomats have been instructed to keep a low profile in regards to the Egyptian crisis, and refrain from making statements or discussing the matter unless pressed by other diplomats or foreign ministries in the countries where they are serving.
The New York Times, quoting anonymous Israeli sources, reported that the message to be relayed to European countries is that at present, stability in Egypt is more urgent than concerns over human rights or democracy. “We’re trying to talk to key actors, key countries, and share our view that you may not like what you see, but what’s the alternative?” one unnamed official was quoted as saying. “If you insist on big principles, then you will miss the essential - the essential being putting Egypt back on track at whatever cost. First, save what you can, and then deal with democracy and freedom and so on. At this point, it’s army or anarchy.”
Egypt army kills Sinai’s most wanted jihadist - Telegraph
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Abu Munir, 62, was the most important sheikh or religious voice in the Sinai militant movement. He was said by the authorities to lead Takfir wil-Hijra, a long-standing al-Qaeda-linked group, and was also associated with Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, a militant variant which has emerged in the last two years leading an insurgency in the Sinai against the Egyptian military.
He was personally sought in connection with the ambush and killing of 25 police recruits removed from the bus taking them on leave in August.
In interview, #Egypt army chief Sisi toys with idea of presidential candidacy
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An image grab taken from Egyptian state TV shows Egypt’s army chief General #Abdel_Fattah_al-Sisi giving a televised speech in Cairo on the attacks in the capital and North Sinai on November 20, 2013, targeting Egyptian security forces. (Photo: AFP / Egyptian TV)
Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who led the overthrow of President Mohammed Mursi, held open the possibility he might run for the presidency in an interview published on Thursday. Sisi, (...)
Heads of state in Egypt (1953 - aujourd’hui)
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