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2006-09-04 Africa North
Debka - 70 al-Qaeda Executing Attack Plan Against Israelis, US Forces In Egypt
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Posted by Anonymoose 2006-09-04 14:13|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Get your salt here!
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-09-04 15:14||   2006-09-04 15:14|| Front Page Top

#2 There are 2 US brigades in the Sinai..NOW?
Posted by Yehud of Soddiland 2006-09-04 17:05||   2006-09-04 17:05|| Front Page Top

#3 I think I've got a customer.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-09-04 17:16||   2006-09-04 17:16|| Front Page Top

#4 I thought there was at least one... didn't think there were two...
Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2006-09-04 17:27||   2006-09-04 17:27|| Front Page Top

#5 From the State Dept web site:

The U.S. and Egypt also participate in combined military exercises, including deployments of U.S. troops to Egypt. Every other year, Egypt hosts Operation Bright Star, a multilateral military exercise with the U.S., and the largest military exercise in the region. Units of the U.S. 6th Fleet are regular visitors to Egyptian ports.

Anyone know when the next exercise is due?
Posted by lotp 2006-09-04 17:30||   2006-09-04 17:30|| Front Page Top

#6 I just went to military.com and couldn't find out exactly what is deployed in the Sinai, but it appears there are US Army units deployed in the Sinai.

Batten the hatches, boys!
Posted by Yehud of Soddiland 2006-09-04 17:43||   2006-09-04 17:43|| Front Page Top

#7 We have some observer units there as part of the Israeli-Egyptian peace agreement. I didn't think it was a whole battalion, however.
Posted by Steve White">Steve White  2006-09-04 18:13||   2006-09-04 18:13|| Front Page Top

#8 This Congressional Research report says we have 700 troops as part of the Task Force Sinai. That would be one or two battalions, depending on their type.
Posted by lotp 2006-09-04 18:24||   2006-09-04 18:24|| Front Page Top

#9 They're National Guard, FWIW.
Posted by lotp 2006-09-04 18:28||   2006-09-04 18:28|| Front Page Top

#10 The US used to have a battalion of the 82nd Airborne as peacekeepers in the Sinai (Camp David accords, thanks again Jimmy Carter). Now it is others units, but the numbers are probably still the same, about 800 out of a total about 2000. More info at MFO Contingents
Posted by ed 2006-09-04 18:41||   2006-09-04 18:41|| Front Page Top

#11 Should have read your comments before posting, lotp.
Posted by ed 2006-09-04 18:43||   2006-09-04 18:43|| Front Page Top

#12  However, after long experience of information emanating from Egyptian sources, American and Israeli security tend to take this information with a large pinch of salt.

Sort of like what we do with reports from... DEBKA?
Posted by Chinter Flarong9283 2006-09-04 20:36||   2006-09-04 20:36|| Front Page Top

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