Egypt Support Coalition backs “Sinai 2018”

CAIRO – 9 February 2018: The Egypt Support Coalition, led by lawmaker Mohammed Zaki el-Sewedy, expressed its full support for Egypt's brave law enforcement forces for their efforts in the war against terrorism in North Sinai, noted a statement released on Friday.

He affirmed the coalition’s full support for President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi facing terrorism.
“The great Egyptian people, with all their political and partisan affiliations, strongly support the decisions taken by President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi against terrorism," said Dr. Salah Hasballah, official spokesman of the Egyptian Support Coalition and a representative of the House of Representatives Values Committee.

Hasballah added that they trust the unlimited ability of law enforcement forces to cleanse Sinai and all of Egypt from terrorist elements.The Egyptian Armed Forces and police raised a state of high alert across different governorates to execute a comprehensive security crackdown against terrorists, according to statements issued on Friday by the Armed Forces.

According to the statement, the operation’s target is to tighten control on the external ports of the Egyptian state and ensure the achievement of the goals planned to clear the areas of any terrorist elements.