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| Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis claims responsibility for military helicopter crash and attacks |
| 2014-01-27 |
| [Egypt Independent] Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis grabbed credit Sunday for a helicopter crash in North Sinai on Saturday. Five military personnel were killed when a military helicopter crashed in the Sinai Peninsula Saturday, AFP reported in breaking news, quoting medical sources. The statement attributed to Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis said they targeted the aircraft using a missile near Sheikh Zuwayed, Saturday, killing the crew. The statement also grabbed credit for an attack on a camp using shells in al-Zohour neighborhood in Sheikh Zuwayed, as well as an attack on three security checkpoints on Sunday morning using a RPG. The group clashed with security forces around al-Joura Airport and killed a soldier at al-Kharouba checkpoint, according to the statement. The statement mentioned that another group dubbed Agnad Misr (Egypt's Soldiers) carried out a bombing that targeted a police patrol belonging to al-Talebeya Police Station in Cairo. It apologized for claiming responsibility for recent bombings in Cairo by mistake, saying confusion occurred because Agnad Misr operated in the vicinity of Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis's activity in Cairo. The statement said Agnad Misr carried out a bombing on Friday near a metro station in Cairo and that each group carried out an operation against Talebeya Police Station. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 HEINZ/CATSUP MAN??? gut nuthin. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-01-27 21:46 |
| #5 See also TOPIX > [Time] SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSLE ATTACK IN SINAI SPELLS TROUBLE FOR ISAELI AIRLINERS. "Back to the future" of the late 1960's-early 1970's of routine Arab-Muslim hijackings of Israeli + Western airliners - YOKAY PEOPLE, I'LL BITE, WASN'T THIS ONE OF THE MAJOR OR PRIMARY REASONS FOR SETTING UP THE GWOT BACK IN THE DAY??? As a reminder, please remember than I'm from Guam, I'm a Madonna Fan, + I knew + fought alongside Osama, etal. during the original 1980's anti-Soviet war. RETURN TO ARAB-MUSLIM AIRLINE HIJACKINGS = "ANOTHER OBAMA SUCCESS STORY" [Topix Artic??? Also from the late 1960's, i.e. Year 1967 ... * SAME > [JPost] A [Israeli]SECURITY BUFFER FROM GOLAN HEIGHTS [+ near Damascus] TO THE SEA? The Bammer may want Rising Iran includ Hezbollah in Lebanon to help contain or defeat the Qaeda Boyz in the region, but that doesn't mean Israel is going to fully trust Iran. THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR SSSUUUUPEER [SUPER]-JAAWHN! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-01-27 21:45 |
| #4 a bad gearbox So you have to do, like, maintenance and stuff on a whirly-bird? Low fluids is the Will of Alan (bees pee upon him). |
| Posted by: SteveS 2014-01-27 19:44 |
| #3 Thanks B. yeah my opinion was either a bad gearbox or mast bumping, just wondered aloud if anything new surfaced. |
| Posted by: USN,Ret. ontheroad 2014-01-27 17:51 |
| #2 Looked pretty high for ground fire and there was apparently no explosion, so a MANPAD doesn't seem plausible. A writer here last week indicated a catastrophic mechanical failure [frozen gear box] or something along those lines. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-01-27 08:36 |
| #1 Speaking of helicopter crashes, any new word on the one in last week's video in Syria falling w/out the tailboom and rotors? Mechanical failure, enemy action, pilot error? |
| Posted by: USN,Ret. ontheroad 2014-01-27 08:30 |