Egypt army launches a major operation in central and North Sinai to fight terrorism announced on Friday the Armed Forces spokesperson. “This morning, the operation started implementing a counter-terrorism plan against militants in central and North Sinai,” according to the statement. #المتحدث_العسكرى : بيان بشأن العملية الشاملة للقوات المسلحة في سيناء 2018 pic.twitter.com/Cvv67JUEYP — المتحدث العسكري (@EgyArmySpox) February 9, 2018 Earlier on February 6, the critical care department of the Ismailia Health Directorate issued an announcement to major hospitals in the governorate to stay on standby starting February 6 until further notice. According to the announcement, the hospitals are required to have a sufficient amount of medications, means to transport medications from one hospital to another and expand the state of emergency in all hospital for 24 hours. Among the announcements is the evacuation of 30 percent of the beds in the hospital to make it available for urgent cases and surgeries. Troubled North Sinai has been subject to many attacks targeting Coptic Christians, security forces in checkpoints and Sufi Muslims during Friday prayers. On Palm Sunday in April 2017, suicide bombings targeting St. George’s Church in Tanta and St. Mark’s…
Egypt Army Launches Major Operation to Fight Terrorism in Central and North Sinai
February 9, 2018
