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August 28, 2013       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/in-egypts-sinai-rising-militancy-threatens-peacekeeping-force/2013/08/27/b5dc5c0e-0b77-11e3-8974-f97ab3b3c677_story.html

In Egypt's Sinai, Rising Militancy Threatens Peacekeeping Force

(Washington Post) Ernesto Londono - A dramatic rise in militancy and violence in the Sinai desert is increasingly threatening a peacekeeping force there that includes nearly 700 U.S. troops acting as guarantors of a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. Heavily armed locals have blockaded bases and convoys of the Multinational Force and Observers, and, in a few instances, launched attacks against the peacekeepers, raising concerns about the long-term stability of their mission. The peacekeeping force, which includes American, Colombian, Fijian and Uruguayan troops, operates out of two main bases and a network of 30 small outposts.

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