Tag Archives: EGYPT

EGYPTIAN ARMY BEEF UP TROOP STRENGTH IN SINAI..TRIBAL LEADERS PLEDGE COOPERATION; LOCALS DISPUTE CLAIMS OF SUCCESSFUL AIR STRIKES AGAINST MILITANTS..ALLEGE RIGHTS ABUSES, LOOTING BY TROOPS

Posted on August 11, 2012 by

Egyptian APCs arrive for Sinai CTCOIN operations AFP August 11, 2012 EL-ARISH The Egyptian army massed troops and carried out arrests on Friday to quell increasingly deadly militants in the Sinai Peninsula close to the borders with Gaza and Israel.Egypt … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, BORDER SECURITY, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

ISLAMIST GUNMEN KILL 16 EGYPTIAN SOLDIERS AND BORDER GUARDS, STEAL 2 ARMOURED VEHICLES

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

AFP 6 August, 2012 CAIRO: Gunmen on Sunday killed 16 guards in Egypt near the border with Israel before stealing two armoured vehicles and crossing into the Jewish state where one vehicle was destroyed by a helicopter. An Egyptian medical … Continue reading →

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SEVEN OF THE WORLD’S TEN LONGEST-SERVING PRESIDENTS ARE AFRICANS

Posted on May 31, 2010 by

Longest-serving leaders MUAMMAR QADDAFI: 40 years, 6 months. Mr. Qaddafi seized power in a bloodless military coup in September 1969. Thanks to sitting on top of Africa’s largest proven oil reserves, he is used to throwing his weight around internationally, … Continue reading →

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