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| Sisi orders Egyptian Army to prepare for combat |
| 2020-05-20 |
| [ALMASDARNEWS] On Monday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi called on his country’s army to prepare for combat during his meeting with Defense Minister Lieutenant General Mohammed Zaki. Bassam Rady, the official front man for the Presidency of the Republic in Egypt stated that "the Egyptian President was briefed during the meeting on the overall security situation on all three main strategic directions at the level of the Republic, and the efforts of the armed forces to control the borders and pursue terrorist elements, especially in North Sinai as well as the western region." He directed the Egyptian President to continue to show the utmost readiness and combat readiness to protect Egypt’s national security, expressing "appreciation for the efforts of the armed forces and their sacrifices made for the homeland and for safeguarding its security, safety, stability and the capabilities of its people." The Western Military Region is one of the four military regions of the Egyptian Armed Forces and its headquarters are located in Marsa Matruh near the Libyan border, and its military formations conduct an annual training project for the Armed Forces called "Raad maneuvers". Related: Abdel Fattah El-Sisi: 2020-01-19 Berlin conference: Sarraj might not attend, US wants permanent ceasefire, Egypt’s El-Sisi arrives, Tunisia stays home Abdel Fattah El-Sisi: 2018-08-20 Six Egyptian policemen charged with torturing prisoner to death Abdel Fattah El-Sisi: 2018-03-20 Turkey must overhaul its approach to Arab nations |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 North Thunder (or in Arabic: رعد الشمال Raʿad aš-Šamāl / Raad al-Shamal) was a joint military exercise held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the participation of 20 Arab and Islamic countries; notably the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Bahrain, Sudan, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Kuwait, Morocco, Chad, Maldives, Comoros, Tunisia, Oman, Malaysia and Yemen in February-March 2016. (And periodically thereafter.) |
| Posted by: b 2020-05-20 17:25 |
| #3 Not happy about the Turks coming on-line in Libya? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-05-20 14:23 |
| #2 I tried searching that term, b, but nothing came up. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2020-05-20 12:08 |
| #1 'Raad Al-Shamal' maneuvers combine forces of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Bahrain, Senegal, Sudan, Kuwait, Maldives, Morocco, Pakistan, Chad, Tunisia, Comoros, Djibouti, Oman, Qatar, Malaysia, Egypt, Mauritania and Mauritius as well as the Peninsula Shield forces. |
| Posted by: b 2020-05-20 06:53 |