Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Sinai Rocked By Deadly Ambush And Murder of 25 Egyptian Polive Officers



Militants Execute 25 Egyptian Police In Sinai Ambush -- USA Today

CAIRO — At least 25 policemen were killed Monday when assailants ambushed two minibuses carrying security personnel in Egypt's north Sinai Peninsula, which shares a border with Israel and the Gaza Strip and has been a restive center for militant activity.

The attack is among the deadliest in the peninsula since the 2011 overthrow of former president Hosni Mubarak and part of a larger backlash against the state over what militants view as a slew of injustices.

"What I can say about the future is that violence will not disappear anytime soon," said Khalil al-Anani, an expert on Islamist organizations and a senior fellow at the Washington-based Middle East Institute. "We should expect a new cycle of violence — religious, political and social violence, and sectarian violence."

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25 Egyptian policemen killed in Sinai peninsula by suspected militants -- FOX News
Egypt turmoil deepens; militants kill 25 policemen -- Bloomberg bBusinessweek/AP
Egyptian police killed in Sinai ambush at Rafah -- BBC
Militants Kill 25 Egyptian Policemen in Sinai -- Wall Street Journal
With Cairo distracted, militants ambush police in Egypt's Sinai (+video) -- Christian Science Monitor
Egyptian police ambush adds to Israeli concern over Sinai -- The Guardian
Sinai attacks: Dark omen for Egypt? -- Shashank Joshi, BBC

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