Egyptian Army Beards ISIS in Sinai Mountain Strongholds
This week, the Egyptian military wound up a four-week offensive against remote Islamic State strongholds in central Sinai. The operation’s
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US Sinai pullback payback for islands handover
The US withdrew its forces from the Sinai Peninsula last weekend in retaliation for Egypt’s transfer of sovereignty over Tiran
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Israel and Egypt Oppose U.S. exit from Sinai
On April 12, the US military announced it is considering the possibility of replacing some of its 700 troops deployed
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The US-MFO Exit from Sinai will Expose a Widening Circle of Mid East Waterways
After a well-orchestrated media campaign (including a New York Times leader calling for the US to pull the MFO from
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Some 200 dead – Egyptian troops, Islamists, civilians – in major ISIS-Egyptian battle in North Sinai
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant moved ominously close to Israel’s borders Wednesday, July 1 – not as
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Terrorists in Small Special Ops Bands Now Strike in Two or Three Waves
As the debate in Washington turns on whether the murderous attack in Benghazi was “spontaneous,” or an “act of terror”
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Al Qaeda-led Salafis hit three Egyptian Sinai bases, down Egyptian chopper
Salafi Bedouin and al Qaeda bands Sunday, Sept 16, expanded their Sinai offensive to three Egyptian bases along a 70-kilometer
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At least 4 casualties in Al Qaeda attack on US-led Sinai peacekeeping mission
Unconfirmed reports of at least four peacekeepers hurt when scores of Salafi Bedouin linked to al Qaeda stormed the Multinational Force’s camp
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