A general view shows Israel's border fence with Egypt's Sinai peninsula (R), as seen from Israel's Negev Desert February 10, 2016. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Reuters: U.S. reviewing Sinai peacekeeper mission, looks at automating jobs
The U.S. military said on Tuesday it has formally notified Egypt and Israel that it is reviewing multinational peacekeeping operations in the insurgency-wracked Sinai, including ways to use technology to do the job of some U.S. troops there.
U.S. officials, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said using remote surveillance technology could eventually allow the United States to withdraw hundreds of its roughly 700 peacekeeping troops.
Installed to monitor the demilitarization of the Sinai under the 1979 Egyptian-Israeli peace accord, the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) mission has come under increased scrutiny over the past year after six peacekeepers were wounded by a roadside bomb. Four U.S. soldiers were among them.
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More News On Reports That The U.S. Is Reviewing Its Peacekeeping Mission In Sinai
US Reviewing Scale of Its Peacekeeping Mission in Sinai -- AP
Pentagon wants drones to replace some US troops in Sinai -- AFP
Pentagon reviewing Sinai peacekeeping operations -- Middle East Eye
US admits it plans to withdraw Sinai peacekeepers -- Arutz Sheva
The rise of ISIS in Egypt is forcing the Pentagon to rethink troop numbers there -- Military.com
U.S. is 'committed as ever' to Sinai peacekeeping mission: White House -- Reuters
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