[AlAhram] Egypt's armed forces have gained full control over the North Sinai areas of Arish, Rafah and Sheikh Zuwaid after successful raids on terrorist strongholds and weapons caches, the Egyptian army front man announced on Thursday| Place yer bets, ladies and gents, on the over/under for the next round of reprisals required. I'm thinking a month or so. |
His statement also mentions that Egyptian forces dismantled 51 bombs and destroyed cycle of violences used to monitor troops' movements and six SUV vehicles fitted with machine guns.
The Egyptian military also stated that it has destroyed eight hideouts containing some 1000 kilograms of explosives, 4000 litres of gas and three tons of cannabis,
| ...personal use or fund raising? Where on earth was that smuggled from -- Gaza has shortages of both power and water -- and how without anyone noticing? |
Twenty underground shelters used for hiding individuals and vehicles were also destroyed.
On 7 October Egypt's armed forces announced the commencement of the second stage of Martyr's Right, its most recent North Sinai operation.
Martyr's Right is the largest and most comprehensive operation aimed at rooting out and killing turbans in Sinai yet. ISIS-affiliated Lions of Islam mounted their largest attack in months on Egypt's security forces in July.