The Egyptian junta launched a military operation against the Sinai Peninsula almost immediately after last summer’s coup d’etat. It’s gone poorly, and today, the army suffered its deadliest attack in decades as Islamist militants launched a coordinated offensive.
The attack took place just outside of the north Sinai town of El Arish. A suicide bomber began the offensive against a military checkpoint there, with attackers following up with rocket attacks and gunfire.
At least 31 troops have been confirmed killed at this point, and the toll is expected to rise, because dozens of others were also wounded, some gravely so. The junta has vowed “revenge” against the Sinai militants, as well as the forcible depopulation of several nearby villages believed to be militant hideouts.
But exactly what group carried out the attack is unclear. Officials are pointing the finger preliminarily at Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, though no one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
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These troops actually killed fighting in support of warlord Hafter militia in Benghazi.But in order to hide that,the Egyptian junta claims that they were killed in Sinai.
"But exactly what group carried out the attack is unclear"The dictator is waiting for instructions Israel,United states,Saudi Arabia,and the Emirates to accuse which group,entity,or country of this.Possibly blame Hamas to give them a pretext to relaunch their war against the people of Gaza.Because of their much irrational hatred of Hamas they have initiated secret contacts with "Islamic Jihad!" "in Gaza to spite Hamas.But it is more than likely these troops were killed in Libya fighting in support of their soldier boy Hafter.