U.S. May Replace Some Sinai Peacekeeping Troops with Sensors

(Reuters) Phil Stewart - The U.S. said Tuesday it has formally notified Egypt and Israel that it is reviewing whether to automate aspects of multinational peacekeeping operations in the insurgency-wracked Sinai, potentially allowing a reduction in American troop deployments. U.S. officials said using remote surveillance technology could allow the withdrawal of hundreds of its 700 peacekeeping troops. Navy Captain Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, said the military would "look at the number of people we have there and see if there are functions that can be automated or done through remote monitoring."


2016-04-13 00:00:00

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