{"id":632412,"date":"2018-02-11T04:09:37","date_gmt":"2018-02-11T04:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/02\/11\/armed-forces-launches-sweeping-sinai-offensive\/"},"modified":"2018-02-11T04:09:37","modified_gmt":"2018-02-11T04:09:37","slug":"armed-forces-launches-sweeping-sinai-offensive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/02\/11\/armed-forces-launches-sweeping-sinai-offensive\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed Forces launches sweeping Sinai offensive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Armed Forces launched a \u201cfar-reaching\u201d combined arms offensive on Friday, dubbed \u201cOperation Comprehensive Sinai 2018,\u201d<\/strong> deploying troops and security forces throughout the Sinai, spokesperson of the Armed Forces Col. Tamer El Rifai announced in a televised statement (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyArmySpox\/videos\/1230325190431794\/\">watch, runtime 2:39<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The operation, which also includes the police service and coast guard, also reaches into areas of the Nile Delta and the Western Desert<\/strong> to tackle the inflow of arms and militant coming from Egypt\u2019s borders with Libya, said El Rifai. Security <a href=\"https:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/africaTech\/idAFL8N1PZ10T\">sources told Reuters<\/a> on Thursday that the operation, which had been in planning for some time, was unprecedented in its scope, coordination, and size, involving thousands of troops, but did not provide further details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The operation comes as President Abdel Fattah El Sisi\u2019s end-February deadline for the Armed Forces to clear the Sinai of terrorism<\/strong> <strong>approaches.<\/strong> El Sisi had set the deadline following an attack on <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2017\/11\/26\/305-killed-128-others-injured-in-bloodiest-attack-in-egypts-modern-history\/\">Sufi El Rawda Mosque in North Sinai<\/a>, which was the largest terrorist attack in Egypt\u2019s modern history.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Story dominates narrative on Egypt in the international press: <\/strong>Analysis of the story by the foreign press appears to focus on the timing of the operation, coming as it does a month before the elections. \u201cMilitary successes against the armed groups would bolster his standing and help energise turnout in what could be a lackluster election due to the absence of competition,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/578f6e66-0d7a-11e8-8eb7-42f857ea9f09\">Heba Saleh writes for the Financial Times<\/a>. \u201cAnalysts have said the president considers his anti-terrorism stance has won him enough U.S. support to let him dispense with the pretense of a democratic election,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2018-02-09\/egypt-declares-major-security-offensive-with-election-weeks-away\">according to Bloomberg<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/middle_east\/egypt-launches-major-offensive-against-islamic-state-militants\/2018\/02\/09\/27d052fa-80d4-4525-afbd-8173afb000bc_story.html?utm_term=.492f1cd99792\">The Washington Post<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2018\/feb\/09\/egyptian-military-offensive-targets-islamic-militants-sinai\">the Guardian<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/egypt-starts-anti-isis-operation-in-restive-sinai-1518191229?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=2\">the Wall Street Journal<\/a> also have coverage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Armed Forces launched a \u201cfar-reaching\u201d combined arms offensive on Friday, dubbed \u201cOperation Comprehensive Sinai 2018,\u201d deploying troops and security forces throughout the Sinai, spokesperson of the Armed Forces Col. 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