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Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/05/politics/us-sinai-deployment-egypt-israel/
U.S. Mulls Pulling Troops from Sinai Due to ISIS Threat
(CNN) Barbara Starr - The Obama administration is considering pulling troops out of the North Camp base at el-Gorah in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in part due to the growing threat from ISIS. Some 700 U.S. troops are currently stationed in Sinai to support the Israel-Egypt peace treaty. U.S. defense officials believe the threat of militant attacks in northern Sinai is growing.