The Battle of Sinai
Developing story. The police have withdrawn temporarily from the Sinai mountain range where two high-ranking officers were killed Thursday during a search for militant Islamists. The police say they want to assess the strategic situation and ‘clear any more landmines.’*
- The sweep and siege of militants is still on, says anonymous ministry of interior official.
- 4,000 security troops backed by armored cars are involved in the weeklong hunt for Islamists in the Sinai area.
* clearing landmines is as far as I can understand a time-consuming process; how is the police doing that if they have withdrawn their forces from an unsecured area?
- The government yesterday imposed a media black-out on the developments in Sinai; local media are not allowed to report on the hunt for Islamists.
- The sweep and siege of militants is still on, says anonymous ministry of interior official.
- 4,000 security troops backed by armored cars are involved in the weeklong hunt for Islamists in the Sinai area.
* clearing landmines is as far as I can understand a time-consuming process; how is the police doing that if they have withdrawn their forces from an unsecured area?
- The government yesterday imposed a media black-out on the developments in Sinai; local media are not allowed to report on the hunt for Islamists.
posted by ritzy @ 10:40 pm
<< Home