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| Egyptian officer killed in terror attack at checkpoint near Gaza |
| 2015-03-12 |
| [Ynet] Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... 's Egyptian affiliate claims responsibility for Tuesday attacks in Sinai that killed 2 and maimed dozens Islamic holy warriors attacked an army checkpoint in northern Sinai near the border with Gazoo early on Wednesday, killing an officer, officials said. The attack came as Egypt's Islamic State affiliate, which is based in the restive peninsula, grabbed credit for two attacks the previous day. In Wednesday's attack, holy warriors opened fire on the checkpoint in el-Baraham near the border town of Rafah, triggering a shootout that killed 26-year-old Capt. Ayman Hassan, said medical and security officials. Meanwhile, ...back at the saloon, Butch got the bill for the damage caused by the fist fight, the mirror broken in the shootout, and drinks for everyone...... the Islamic State affiliate in Egypt - previously known as Ansar Beit al-Maqdis - grabbed credit for Tuesday's attacks that killed two and maimed dozens in restive Sinai. In one of the attacks, a jacket wallah drove a stolen water tanker packed with explosives up to the police compound in the city of el-Arish. His refusal to slow down at the gate prompted police to fire at the vehicle, setting off the explosives inside. Egypt has been battling an Islamic insurgency in northern Sinai for years, but attacks against army and police there have dramatically increased since the 2013 ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. The military has undertaken a major offensive against holy warriors in restive Sinai - where Egypt's Islamic State affiliate is based - and declared a state of emergency, along with a dusk-to-dawn curfew. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 Kinda hard to weld a moat..... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2015-03-12 15:38 |
| #1 Close it off again and weld it shut |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-03-12 09:25 |