Posts Tagged: Egyptian Army
Report: Egyptian Army Kills 77 Radical Islamic Militants in Sinai Operations
JNS.org - The Egyptian Army announced that its forces have killed 77 radical Islamic militants in the Sinai Peninsula since July 22. The military said that...
Egypt’s Sisi Says Army Will Defend Gulf Arabs in Case of Direct Threat
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said the army will come to the defense of Gulf Arabs if they face any direct threats, a pro-government newspaper...
Egyptian Forces Kill 52 Militants in Sinai: Military
Egyptian troops and security forces have killed at least 52 suspected militants in recent days, the army said in a statement on Sunday, as authorities...
Egyptian Army: 10 Killed, 400 Arrested in Major Anti-Terrorist Operation
Egyptian security forces killed 10 militants in an exchange of fire and arrested 400 suspects, including foreigners, in a continuing crackdown in Sinai, the army...
Egyptian Army Summons Ex-Military Chief Over Presidential Bid
Egyptian ex-military chief of staff Sami Anan was detained in Cairo on Tuesday, three of his campaign organizers said, after the army summoned him for...
Egyptian Army Destroys Gaza Border Tunnels; Coptic Christians Forced to Flee From ISIS
JNS.org - The Egyptian military said it has discovered and destroyed weapons-smuggling tunnels at the Sinai-Gaza border. A military spokesperson told Egyptian media that one of the...
Seizure of Hamas Operatives Possibly Carried Out With US-Israel Cooperation
Pro-Hamas websites on Wednesday published correspondence between the Palestinian Authority and Egypt, detailing the seizure of four Hamas operatives in the Sinai, indicating it was carried...
Report: Egypt Digging Massive Water Reservoirs to Destroy Smuggling Tunnels Running Into Gaza
The Egyptian army has begun digging deep water reservoirs to be used for fish farming along the country's border with Gaza in order to combat and...
Israeli Forces on Heightened Alert Along Egyptian Border After ISIS Sinai Attacks
Israel Defense Forces troops stationed on the Egyptian border heightened their alert level in the wake of Wednesday's terrorist attacks against Egyptian army targets by...
Netanyahu Warns ISIS Threat Closing in on Northern and Southern Israeli Borders
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday warned that the Islamic State is “facing our borders” in Egypt, as Israel’s southern neighbor was reeling from...
Egypt Says Hamas Helped Organize Sinai Car Bombing Which Killed Dozens of Troops
Egyptian sources claim Hamas helped organize an ISIS-affiliated car bombing on Friday which killed dozens of Egyptian soldiers in the northern Sinai, Israel's Ch....
Hamas Desperate for Good Relations With Egypt
Moussa Abu Marzouk, deputy head of Hamas's political bureau, took to Facebook to send peaceful greetings to Cairo, which has barred all activities from the...
Senior Israeli Official: Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty Will Outlive Cuts in U.S. Military Aid to Egypt
A senior Israeli official on Thursday described the peace treaty between Egypt and the Jewish state as "the most significant foundation stone for security in...
Militants in Northern Sinai Killed in Targeted Strike by Egyptian Army
Ynet - Fifteen militants were killed in the Sinai Peninsula by rocket fire, Egyptian state TV reported on Tuesday, after witnesses said army...
