Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Obama Administration's Gun Running Update: Are American weapons being used by jihadists in the Sinai?

07/31/13

Since the ouster of Mohammed Morsi from the presidency of Egypt on July 3, there has been a noticeable uptick in the number of attacks against security personnel and installations in the Sinai Peninsula. Eight army checkpoints were attacked on Monday alone, according to Ma'an News Agency.

New claims from Egypt's Interior Ministry suggest that in an attack over the weekend, a US-made missile may have been fired by militants at a security installation in el Arish.


The Times of Israel reports:

Jihadists attacked the Egyptian security headquarters in northern Sinai ostensibly using an American-made ballistic missile, Egypt's interior ministry said early Monday morning.

In a statement posted on its official Facebook page, the ministry said the missile, which it said was made by the US, hit the third floor of the building in the city of el-Arish on Sunday evening, injuring three soldiers.




Along with its statement, the Interior Ministry released three photos of the alleged missile, which appears to be labeled as an AGM-114F.


source: Threat Matrix

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