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| U.S. Command MFO Base in Sinai under attack: Report of dead inside compound |
| 2012-09-15 |
| From 'The Times of Israel' The headquarters of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the Sinai was attacked on Friday night by dozens of Bedouin Salafi gunmen, Israel's Channel 2 News reported. Dozens of gunmen, in some 50 vehicles, surrounded the base and then 60-70 of them burst in, storming into the base amid heavy gunfire. Exchanges of fire were continuing into the night, the report said. First reports of the attack surfaced a little after 8 p.m. local time. Half-an-hour later, Channel 2 reported that Egyptian troops had arrived at the base, to try to help to restore order. The TV report cited conflicting accounts of casualties. One source indicated that three people had been killed. Another said there were no fatalities, but that three Colombian members of the force had been injured. The attackers were described as Bedouin jihadists, possibly affiliated with Al-Qaeda. First reports said Al-Qaeda flags were seen flying at the base after the attack. US forces dominate the MFO's 1,650-strong personnel. The MFO's mission is to oversee the arrangements for securing the Sinai as agreed by Israel and Egypt in their 1979 peace accords. More at link and more here |
| Posted by:Mullah Richard |
| #6 Allying with locals/natives was also a factor in consolidating the region Standard and effective practice when dealing with tribal opponents. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2012-09-15 12:26 |
| #5 Well, herded into starvation. The Navajo were relocated to Santa Rosa which worked till the Army moved even more tribes into the area overloading the available food supply. For the Sioux, the Army moved during the winter a real * of time to be in the field on the Northern Plains, but they could do it while the natives couldn't who found themselves without food or shelter. That forced the braves with their families to turn themselves in at the forts or starve/freeze. On the other hand, tribes like the Crow readily aligned themselves with the Army for payback to their old tormentors, the Sioux. Allying with locals/natives was also a factor in consolidating the region. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-09-15 11:57 |
| #4 Then plains Indians were defanged by starvation. (cough) |
| Posted by: Shipman 2012-09-15 11:36 |
| #3 This really sounds like a replay of the wars with the plains Indians. Time to either get out or to invoke tactics that will hunt this scum down and off them. Could we send out sniper teams to pick off the leaders at home? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2012-09-15 11:31 |
| #2 Some more info here. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-09-15 08:49 |
| #1 Bedouin Salafi gunmen Cui bono? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-09-15 02:17 |