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Egypt Army Announces Major Operation In Sinai, Nile Delta

  The Egyptian army announced on Friday it had launched a major operation in the Nile Delta and the northern Sinai Peninsula, the heart of … Continue reading Egypt Army Announces Major Operation In Sinai, Nile Delta

By Ronke Sanya Idowu
Updated February 9, 2018
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A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on January 31, 2018 shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) attending an official ceremony for the inauguruation of the offshore Zohr gas field in the northern Suez canal city of Port Said, accompanied by Housing Minister Mustafa Madbouli (L), Central Bank governor Tarek Amer (2nd-L), Prime Minister Sherif Ismail (3rd-L), Egyptian Army Chief of Staff Sedky Sobhy (2nd-R), and Petroleum Minister Tarek al-Molla (R). Handout / EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY / AFP
A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on January 31, 2018 shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) attending an official ceremony for the inaguration of the offshore Zohr gas field in the northern Suez canal city of Port Said, accompanied by Housing Minister Mustafa Madbouli (L), Central Bank governor Tarek Amer (2nd-L), Prime Minister Sherif Ismail (3rd-L), Egyptian Army Chief of Staff Sedky Sobhy (2nd-R), and Petroleum Minister Tarek al-Molla (R).Handout / EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY / AFP

 

The Egyptian army announced on Friday it had launched a major operation in the Nile Delta and the northern Sinai Peninsula, the heart of a persistent Islamic State group insurgency.

Police and troops have been put on “maximum alert” for the duration of the operation, the army said in a statement.

The security forces have been increasingly targeted by jihadists since the army overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013.

AFP

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