[15:32] Al-Masry al-Yawm: Jihadist groups intend to target security headquarters in Sinai in case Morsi falls
[15:27] Russia Today: Egyptian tanks deploying on Gaza-Sinai border, eyewitnesses say
#breaking #Egypt president Morsi in a meeting with military head Sissi and the PM
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Info on Commander Sissi
Early life and military education[edit]
Al-Sisi was born in Cairo on 19 November 1954.[2] He was graduated from the Egyptian Military Academy in 1977.[3] He attended the following courses:
General Command and Staff Course, Egyptian Command and Staff College, 1987
General Command and Staff Course, Joint Command and Staff College, United Kingdom, 1992
War Course, Fellowship of the Higher War College, Nasser’s Military Sciences Academy, Egypt, 2003
War Course, US Army War College, United States, 2006
Military career[edit]
Al-Sisi received his commission as a military officer in 1977 serving in the mechanized infantry, specializing in anti-Tank warfare and Mortar warfare. He became Commander of the Northern Military Region-Alexandria in 2008 and then Director of Military Intelligence and Reconnaissance. Al-Sisi was the youngest member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of Egypt. On 12 August 2012, Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi took a decision to replace Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, the chief-of-staff of the Egyptian armed forces, by Al-Sisi. Al-Sisi also took the post of minister of defense in the Egyptian Cabinet.
Military command[edit]
He commands during his military career differents units, higher military directorate and higher commands.
42nd Mechanized Battalion
94th Independent Mechanized Brigade
Military Attache to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
23rd Mechanized Division Commander ( Third Field Army-Suez )
Chief of Staff of the Northern Military Region
Commander of the Northern Military Region
Director of the Military Intelligence Reconnaissance Directorate, Egyptian Ministry of Defence
Commander-In-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces
Ministry of Defence and Military Production
Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
Egypt: Protesters Close Presidential Palace Gates
July 2, 2013 | 1321 GMT
Protesters have closed the gates of Egypt’s presidential palace with chains, Egypt Independent reported July 2. The demonstrators are staging a sit-in in the palace’s gardens amid widespread protests calling for the resignation of President Mohammed Morsi.
Just heard:
Morsi COULD BE UNDER HOUSE ARREST. The anchor on OWN TV channel isn’t sure where because Morsi is NOT in Qubba Palce.
Also a lot of fighting between the rebels and the Ikhwan in many parts of Alexandria. Shotguns and other weapons are used.
Yesterday, 4 HAMAS SNIPERS and one Egyptian MB were arrested in Mokattam for murdering 8rebels and injuring scores.