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Report: 30,000 Egyptian Troops In Sinai
2013-07-20
[Ynet] Egyptian military commentator, Hossam Sweilam, a retired Egyptian army general, told Al-Arabiya Thursday that the army had completed its planned concentration of forces in Sinai. According to Sweilam, 30,000 troops are currently stationed in the peninsula.

He added that the Egyptian army had placed in durance vile
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
a squad of senior terrorists, including an assistant to the former doctor of the late Osama bin Laden
... who was laid out deader than a mackerel, right next to the mackerel...
. He said that since the overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi, approximately 600 Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, soldiers have come through tunnels from Gazoo into Sinai.
Posted by:trailing wife

#5  Not doing it out of the goodness of their hearts. I imagine they're scared of the monsters they helped create. Frankenstein Syndrome.
Posted by: mojo   2013-07-20 15:06  

#4  It's a good thing they are doing.
Posted by: newc   2013-07-20 14:26  

#3  Its a nice way to signal that the military is still honoring previous agreements, wants to coordinate, and does not want to get vaporized, and didn't like the pick up game of whack-a-general, they need to find the tunnels they didn't already know about, and an enemy who cross dresses to blend in.

I'd still keep a close eye on them. Could be the quickest easiest way to gain favor with the US Administration is to be a thorn vs. Israel, not as much of a problem if the monies come from KSA et al. Clearing gophers is good, but have the feeling they will want to leave some troops for at least a short while.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-07-20 12:19  

#2  Three Divisions of Egyptian troops ? A lot of Sand out there apparently.
A battalion of Hamas? And they are all Moslem "fighting"men.

This should be fun to watch. How many Camels rear ends does that translate out at? The fearsome Lions of Islam. And sand, don't forget the sand.
Posted by: Threater Flusoper9823   2013-07-20 03:12  

#1  And all that's holding them back is a treaty?
Posted by: Skidmark   2013-07-20 00:52  

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