U.S. May Pull Its Troops From Sinai Due To The Islamic State Threat

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno awards coins for excellence to Soldiers during a visit to South Camp near Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt Sept. 21, 2012. Soldiers are deployed in the Sinai Peninsula in support of the Multinational Force and Observers. The MFO is an international peacekeeping force overseeing the terms of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. The MFO is currently comprised of troop formations from 12 different nations. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade/Released)

CNN: First on CNN: U.S. mulls pulling troops from Sinai due to ISIS threat

Washington (CNN)The Obama administration is considering pulling troops out of a base in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in part due to the growing threat from ISIS and other militants, CNN has learned.

The U.S. is mulling moving some U.S. and international troops into southern portions of Sinai. They are discussing the possibility with Egypt and Israel, which signed a peace treaty in 1979 that the Multinational Force and Observers mission monitors compliance with. Some 700 U.S. troops are currently part of the mission.

So far, neither Egypt nor Israel has commented publicly on the talks, and any significant changes would have to be approved by all signatories to the peace accord.

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