Posted on 09/08/2013 5:02:26 AM PDT by kingattax
At least nine Islamist militants have been killed in a major offensive by the Egyptian army in Sinai, security officials have said.
Eyewitnesses told the BBC that tanks and troops, backed by Apache helicopters, had struck the militants in towns along the Gaza Strip border.
The operation is said to be the biggest of its kind in recent years in Sinai.
Meanwhile, Egyptian soldiers defused mortars and other explosives found on a railway line near the Suez Canal.
There have been frequent attacks on pipelines and security forces since the uprising that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
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Kill them boys... stack those monsters like cord wood! GO ARMY!
This is good news. Middle Eastern governments taking responsibility to wiping out the terrorists in their lands. Time to bitch-slap the Saudis into following suit.
So, again, where are the Liberal lefties. When an Egyptian attack helicopter fires missiles at their HAMAS Arab brothers, that's OK, but an Israeli blockade is a big no-no, right?
Rand Slams Congress for Funding Egypt’s Generals:
‘How Does Your Conscience Feel Now?’
Foreign Policy | 15 Aug 2013 | John Hudson
Posted on 08/15/2013 5:44:10 PM PDT by Hoodat
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3055253/posts
Sen. Rand Paul is hammering his fellow senators for keeping billions in financial aid flowing to Egypt’s military — even as Cairo’s security forces massacre anti-government activists.
[by “anti-government activists” is meant church-burning jihadists]
Sen. Cruz Statement on Egypt (Suspend aid over anti-Muslim Brotherhood ‘coup’)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3055492/posts
Ted Cruz blames Egyptian violence on Obama’s disregard for foreign aid law
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3055589/posts
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