Army chief-of-staff meets forces in North Sinai, checks anti-terrorism efforts

CAIRO – 7 June 2018: Army Chief-of-Staff Mohamed Farid lauded the efforts of the police and army personnel in combating terrorist militants in North Sinai, saying that consecutive anti-terrorist attacks carried out by the police and Armed Forces are a source of pride to the Egyptian people.

During an “iftar” gathering in North Sinai, Farid followed up on the updates of the military “Comprehensive Operation – Sinai 2018”, renewing his trust in the army and police forces involved in the operation, according to the Defense Ministry on Wednesday.


The consecutive anti-terrorist attacks carried out by police and Armed Forces are a source of pride to the Egyptian people: Army Chief-of-Staff Mohamed Farid - courtesy of the Defense Ministry

Meeting with a number of North Sinai’s tribal leaders, Farid praised the role played by the people of Sinai in preserving national security; he also praised their support to the army and police forces against threats and probable hostile attacks.



On Wednesday, Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi said that the Armed Forces will continue to confront any attempts that aim to harm Egypt’s national security, praising the combat doctrine held by the heroes of the Armed Forces.

During an “iftar” gathering that was attended by a number of military leaders, Sobhi affirmed that the forces will decisively and powerfully continue to uproot terrorism in North Sinai.


The Armed Forces continue to confront any attempts that aim to harm Egypt’s national security: Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi - courtesy of the Defense Ministry

In February, army spokesman Tamer el-Refae announced in a televised statement that the military and police forces have initiated the “Comprehensive Operation - Sinai 2018”.

The operation involved land, naval and air forces, as well as the police and border guards, targeting "terrorist and criminal elements and organizations" in North and Central Sinai, as well as parts of the Nile Delta and the Western Desert along the porous border with Libya, considered to be strongholds of a persistent Islamic State (IS) group insurgency that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Egyptian soldiers and police.

أتابع بفخر بطولات أبنائى من القوات المسلحة والشرطة لتطهير أرض مصر الغالية من العناصر الإرهابية أعداء الحياة .. ودائماً #تحيا_مصر

— Abdelfattah Elsisi (@AlsisiOfficial) February 9, 2018

On his official Twitter account in February, President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi said: “I proudly follow up on the heroic acts of my sons in the Armed Forces and the police to purge the land of precious Egypt from terrorist elements who are enemies of life ... And always #LongLiveEgypt.”