Army launches 'Operation Desert Storm' to eradicate terror in Sinai peninsula; minister warns sit-in protests in Cairo by Morsi supporters will be 'brought to an end soon' as death toll in weekend clashes rises to 72 Egyptian security forces killed 10 terrorists and captured 20 in an operation in the Sinai Peninsula over the past 48 hours, state news agency MENA reported Sunday. "Security operations carried out by the armed forces and police in north Sinai to hunt down armed terrorists... (resulted) in the liquidation of 10 of these armed terrorist elements," the agency said, citing a security source. "The forces also managed to capture 20 of these elements," it added. State-run news website Al-Ahram quoted a senior security official as saying that the army has launched "Operation Desert Storm" in the Suez District to eradicate terror and violence in Sinai. According to the official, the army plans to besiege terror hubs, particularly in north and central Sinai. According to the same source, the army will closely monitor the roads connecting Sinai to the Suez and Cairo districts. According to estimates, the number of terrorists in this area does not exceed 500. Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, which borders Israel, has been the scene of increasing violence since a coup that overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi on July 3. Terrorists have conducted almost daily attacks on security forces in the area, where security had already deteriorated since the 2011 uprising that overthrew then-president Hosni Mubarak. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4410723,00.html Egyptian security forces killed 10 terrorists and captured 20 in an operation in the Sinai Peninsula over the past 48 hours. I assume some of the dead are Salafis or from Hamas ? Who are the terrorists ? Palestinian bedouin ?
Why don't you tell us. You've already mentioned Palestinians twice so I guess that's your assumption. Am I right? By the way, a very wise person once said that "assumption is the mother of all f*ck-ups". You should take note.
Egypt has become no better than most countries in the ME, and is thus no longer worth caring about. I have grown quite disgusted with the mindset these people have toward each other, and the religion that drives it. I can no longer find the compassion in my heart for this entire region, as they longer deserve it........go ahead and kill each other.
If you don't know, then how do you know they are terrorists? They are repeating the choice of words used by the Egyptian leaders, who are the military who seized control from a democratically elected leadership in a coup de tat. ANY people who resist will be called, by them, "terrorists".. People always call those they kill "terrorists". They said these "terrorists" targeted "security forces" that's not terrorists. That's armed conflict. I'm not saying there are not terrorists, or that anyone called a terrorist is not a terrorist. What I'm saying is, we should first find out who. Based on the story, it looks like the current leadership are fighting against opposing forces who want to reclaim power for Morsi. And it's getting violent. The Mossad perhaps?
As far as I know, the IDF came under attack from the Sinai several time over the last months, so probably not.
