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| July 29, 2013
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Egypt’s military unleashes its own ‘Desert Storm’ in the Sinai

 

The Egyptian army deployed about 3,000 of its soldiers in more than 2 armored battalions, including dozens of tanks & at least 10 attack helicopters to destroy more than 50 terrorist compounds in central  & northern Sinai.

By Daniel Siryoti

 

The Egyptian military began staging an offensive over the weekend to clean out the terrorist networks in the Sinai Peninsula.

Egyptian Air Force attack helicopters, 10 have been deployed to combat terrorists in the Sinai Peninsula – Photo: Reuters

The goal of the operation, dubbed “Desert Storm,” is to clear out the more than 50 terrorist compounds located mostly in the northern and central parts of the peninsula.

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| May 18, 2013
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Egyptian Security keeps Gaza border closed

Egyptian Policeman say the crossing will remain closed until the 7 remaining kidnapped hostages that were taken by Islamic militants from the Sinai are freed.

They’re also demanding that the Interior Minister comes to listen to security concerns.

By REUTERS

 

 

CAIRO – Egyptian police angered by the kidnapping of seven colleagues by Islamist gunmen kept a crossing into the Gaza Strip closed again on Saturday, stranding hundreds of Palestinian travellers, witnesses said.

Palestinian baby sleeps next to his mother at the Rafah crossing with Egypt in Gaza, May 17, 2013

Palestinian baby sleeps next to his mother at the Rafah crossing with Egypt in Gaza, May 17, 2013 – Photo: REUTERS

The protest began on Friday when police strung barbed wire across the Rafah border post and chained up the gates, local residents said, a day after the abductions. Continue Reading »

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| May 18, 2013
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It’s no Secret. Even the Sinai Bedouin Say: It Was Better Under Israeli Rule

The Sinai Bedouin blame Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood’s interior ministry for the kidnappings in the region saying: ‘We’ve already paid a price for Israel returning the land.’

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

Bedouin tribes in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula implied on Thursday that they were better off living under Israeli rule and that they have been suffering since Israel withdrew from the region as part of the peace agreement with Egypt.

Desert tourism – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP

The residents of the Sinai spoke to the Egyptian daily Al-Ahram, after local tribesmen kidnapped seven Egyptian security personnel near the city of El-Arish.

The seven were kidnapped by an unknown group in north Sinai while en route to Cairo. Continue Reading »

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| March 23, 2013
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Kidnapped Israeli calls his family: ‘Stay calm’

Israeli-Arab Amir Omar Hasan, kidnapped in the Sinai, speaks with his family members, says: ‘Situation is ok’.

Egyptian report: Bedouin Kidnappers reject negotiation, demand release of relatives held in Egyptian jail

By Hasan Shaalan

 

Amir Omar Hasan, the 23-year-old Israeli-Arab who was kidnapped together with a Norwegian citizen by a gang of Bedouins while vacationing in Sinai, has spoken with his family members in Israel Friday.

Amir Omer Hasan - Photo nsrawy.net

Amir Omer Hasan – Photo: nsrawy.net

According to his relatives, Hasan himself had called the family to inform them of his captivity. “He asked us to stay calm, and said that he is healthy,” a family member said, adding: “We’re not so sure about the circumstance of the actually kidnapping.” Continue Reading »

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| September 2, 2012
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Egypt beefs up security in Sinai after 2 Bedouin were killed in clashes with police

Egyptian Police reported that after they found drugs in a vehicle on Saturday the passengers fired at them, as they tried to escape.

By DPA

 

Security was increased Sunday in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, in southern Sinai, following the death of two Bedouins in clashes with police.

An official told DPA that security was beefed up to prevent any retaliatory attacks.

Army trucks carry Egyptian military tanks in El Arish - AP - August 9, 2012

Army trucks carry Egyptian military tanks in El Arish, Egypt’s northern Sinai Peninsula, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. Photo by AP

Police said they found drugs in a vehicle on Saturday and the passengers fired at security forces as they tried to escape. Continue Reading »

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| August 1, 2012
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Israeli Soldiers Caught in Crossfire on Egyptian Border

IDF soldiers were caught in a crossfire between drug smugglers & Egyptian soldiers Wednesday morning. No Israeli injuries reported.

By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

 

Israeli soldiers were caught in apparent crossfire between Egyptian soldiers and drug smugglers Wednesday morning. No Israeli injuries were reported.

Egyptian soldiers spotted and shot at drug smugglers trying to cross into Israel, and several bullets hit an Israeli bus carrying soldiers.

Assuming they were under a terrorist attack, the Israeli soldiers fired back and wounded at least one Egyptian soldier. The IDF still is investigating to determine whether the shots fired at the bus were accidental or not. Continue Reading »

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| July 22, 2012
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Another Blast rocks Egypt’s gas pipeline to Israel and Jordan

Gas pipeline targeted for 15th time since mid-2011;  gunmen placed explosives under pipeline & detonated them remotely. Again gas supply suspended

By Reuters

 

An explosion on Sunday rocked the Egyptian pipeline built to carry natural gas to Israel and Jordan, the 15th time it has been attacked since the start of the uprising in early 2011 that toppled President Hosni Mubarak.

Explosion at pipeline (Archives) – Photo: EPA

The blast occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning at al-Tuwail, east of the coastal Sinai town of al-Arish, at a point before the pipeline splits into separate branches to Israel and Jordan, security officials and witnesses said. Continue Reading »

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| June 12, 2012
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Bedouins block Sinai-Israel passage

Truck drivers say Bedouins protesting Cairo’s policy towards them burn tires, but allow Gaza-bound vehicles through

By Ynet

 

A group of Egyptian Bedouins blocked on Monday the main road leading to the Nitzana border crossing between the Sinai Peninsula and Israel, the Palestinian Ma’an News Agency reported.

Archives Photo: AP

Archives - Photo: AP

According to the report, the Bedouins blocked the passage as an act of protest against the detention of Bedouins in the Sinai by Egyptian authorities.

Truck drivers reported seeing burning tires and rocks along the road, as well as gunmen armed with machine guns.

However, the truck drivers said, vehicles that were headed to Gaza, including fuel tankers delivering diesel from Qatar, were allowed through. Continue Reading »

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| May 31, 2012
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Beduin tribesmen kidnap 2 US citizens in Sinai

Kidnappers demanding release of fellow tribesman who was arrested in a drug case; US, Egypt authorities coordinating response.

Armed Beduin tribesmen kidnapped two American tourists in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, Egyptian police said on Thursday. The perpetrators are demanding the release of a fellow tribesman recently arrested in a drug case.

The Palestinian Ma’an news agency identified the tourist as Jonathan Shizarlasky and Carter Brabon, both of whom are 31 years old. They were seized while driving near the resort of Dahab.

“There are negotiations now between the security forces and the armed gunmen to release the tourists,” a police source said, adding that the Beduin were seeking the release of one of their tribe who has been jailed in a drugs case.”We

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| May 28, 2012
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IDF Fires on Smugglers, Infiltrators Wounded

Three Chinese infiltrators hurt in exchange of fire between Arabs trying to smuggle them in and the IDF.

 

Three infiltrators from China were lightly wounded in an exchange of fire on the Egypt-Israeli border Monday.

A force from Givati Brigade’s Rimon unit identified about ten infiltrators, escorted by four gunmen, crossing the border in the Netafim area. After the group crossed the border, the soldiers called out to them to halt and fired in the air. The infiltrators did not stop advancing and the force fired at them.

Israeli-Egyptian Border

Israeli-Egyptian Border - Reuters

The armed men who were in the group of infiltrators fired back at the IDF soldiers. Continue Reading »

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| May 10, 2012
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Egypt forces seize missiles, grenade aunchers in Sinai raid

Raid comes a month after rockets believed to have been smuggled from Libya were fired from Sinai toward the Israeli resort town of Eilat.

 

Egyptian security forces seized near the Libyan border on Thursday dozens of heavy weapons allegedly bound for the Sinai Peninsula to stir up trouble ahead of upcoming presidential elections, a police official said.

Sinai - Reuters - May 10, 2012

An Egyptian watch tower is seen close to the construction site of a fence on the border between Israel and Egypt along Israel's Highway 12 near Eilat - Photo by Reuters

Authorities uncovered the munitions – including 40 surface-to-surface missiles, 17 rocket-propelled grenade launchers, mortar rounds, automatic rifles and around 10,000 artillery shells – in three vehicles near the Mediterranean resort city of Marsa Matrouh, some 430 kilometers (270 miles) northwest of Cairo, the official said.

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