Egyptian army opens offensive in Sinai

@Junebug1952: [link to t.co] Egyptian army plans operation against Sinai ‘armed gangs and terrorists’ @BarackObama Islamic MILITANTS not Conservs

The Egyptian military is planning a crackdown on Islamist militants in Sinai, according to media reports late Friday, following an attack which left one Egyptian police officer dead and another wounded.

[link to english.alarabiya.net]

@TruthPartyJamie: Egyptian Army getting set to clean house of radical Islamic elements/Hamas.

Closing border to Gaza.

[link to t.co]

What is the big picture?

Just wait. The picture will soon become so big that you will clearly see it.

Some reports are this is the biggest offensive of Egypt in Sinai since '73.

"Some reports"? Of course it is! The 1979 Israel/Egypt peace treaty prohibits large concentration of troops in Sinai without mutual knowledge and consent.

Operation "Cleaning House" in full swing. About fucking time.

More significant / comprehensive than after Mubarak's fall and isolated incidents in the past year

Last Edited by rachel3108 on 07/13/2013 07:08 PM

@TheBigPharaoh: Gunmen fired at a checkpoint in Arish, Sinai. No reports of casualties so far.

Yup!

@LateNightWatch: Egypt: Army preparing major operation to 'purify' Sinai of terrorists - Israel News, Ynetnews [link to t.co]

Egypt and Israel are falling into a trap.

Elaborate please?

IDK, it doesn't look like that in my opinion.

The operations in Sinai was carried on -with moderation- in the past months, but this time I think it's a part of army's propaganda against MB.

Sinai witnessed many attacks -even during Mubarak's rule-, but since some of them are islamists -drug dealers & arm smugglers also there-, army is using the fight there to punch Morsi protestors.

From a better view : Morsi supporters are islamists, not terrorists but islamists. In Sinai, some terrorist groups are active, they're -despite being different from MB- are also ISLAMISTS.

Sinai was always in war. What surprises me is that it's being "used" too many often in Egyptian media. U should think why.

Are you referring to those 160k Russian Troops waiting in the wings?

muzz killing muzz. that is all.

Stay safe, bro.

Wow, an intelligent Egyptian? You aren't Egyptian are you? Hard to believe there are non-neaderthals in that country still.

A conflict in the Sinai is the perfect distraction for the continuation of the coup. A great way to juxtapose the military and the mb. Stability/nationialism VS. Terrorists.

Come into the desert Egypt - fate awaits you...

das right obadingo run with the MB you jackazz!!

Arab spring turned into Summer fail! Soon to be the winter of discontent.

When was the last time you were in Sinai?

I'm not Egyptian, right now stateless, trying to find a better flag to represent me, but honestly all flags don't satisfy me.

Yes, in Egyptian media -with the closing of islamic channels- you only have channels which support the military & resistance. They literally dominate T.V right now.

The played cards to suppress the fact it was a coup are terrorism-Sinai -, nationalism-claiming that coup was only a demand of the people-.

Though another card -used against Algeria once- is racism. You'll find more info about this card which officials in Egypt love to deal
[link to en.wikipedia.org]

Right now, they hide the coup with focusing their fire at foreigners. Syrian refugees were kicked out in hundreds, many Palestinian pilgrims are stuck now in Saudi Arabia because Egypt "wouldn't allow them to pass into Israel".

The media is -officially- cursing at foreigners in general syrians in specific.

Wicked stuff.