Posts Tagged: Egypt army
Egypt Continues Crackdown on Sinai Militants Near Gaza Border, Finds Anti-Aircraft Missiles and Motorized Paragliders
Egypt's crackdown on militants in the Sinai continued over the weekend as military forces raided several villages near Rafah, Palestinian Ma'an News Agency reported. Ma'an reported seeing...
Egyptian Army Helicopters Target Terrorist Hideouts in Sinai
Times of Israel - Militants clashed with the Egyptian army in the northern Sinai peninsula Sunday, on the second day of a major offensive aiming at...
Egypt on Edge as Muslim Brotherhood Calls for More Protests
Daily Telegraph - Defying criticism from major Western allies, Egypt's army-backed government warned it would turn its guns on anyone who attacked...
Bloody Wednesday: Official Death Toll in Egypt Surpasses 500
BBC - Egypt says 525 people were killed on Wednesday when security forces stormed Islamist protest camps in Cairo after a stand-off lasting...
Obama Suspends Delivery of F-16 Jets to Egypt
Washington Post - President Obama on Wednesday suspended delivery of four fighter jets to Egypt this week, the administration's most visible response to the...
As Chaos Grips Cairo, Three Muslim Brotherhood Supporters Killed in Mass Protests
At least three Muslim Brotherhood supporters were killed and scores wounded in protests near the Cairo headquarters of Egypt's Republican Guard on Friday, although reports...
Turkey Calls for Reinstatement of Deposed Egyptian Leaders
Turkey does not accept the removal and detention of elected leaders from power through "illegitimate means," Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said Friday,...
Egypt Army ‘On Alert’ in Sinai, Suez; Closes Borders
The Egyptian Army was "on alert" on Friday and closed a Sinai border crossing, after forces loyal to former president Muhamed Morsi attacked the El-Arish...
Report: Egyptian Army Holds Crisis Talks as Morsi Refuses to Cede Power
BBC - Egypt's army commanders are holding crisis talks in Cairo as the deadline they set for President Mohammed Morsi to respond to...
Should Egypt’s Morsi Stay or Go?
I was not present in Egypt yesterday, June 30, but I watched some of the wall-to-wall broadcasts on Egyptian television of packed...
Egyptian Military: Ultimatum Not a Coup
Times of Israel - Egypt's military issued a "last-chance" ultimatum Monday to President Mohammed Morsi, giving him 48 hours to meet the demands...
Egyptian Army Issues 48-hour Ultimatum to Muslim Brotherhood
Al Arabiya - The head of Egypt's Armed Forces issued on Monday a 48 hour ultimatum to all Egyptian political forces to reach a...
Report: Egyptian Soldiers Hunt for Sinai Terror Suspects
According to local reports, Egyptian forces have laid siege to the Gazan city Raffiah, on the Egyptian border following the attempted terror attack on Israel yesterday that...
