(McClatchy) Nancy A. Youssef and Amina Ismail - As soon as the Egyptian military helicopter arrives over the northern Sinai village, the men flee the village. They know government ground forces won't be far behind. Each company of ground troops has its own form of attack. In one village, home after home is riddled with tank rounds. In another, the military flattens the homes. In a third, the military simply ransacks the houses it enters. This has become the norm in Sinai as the country's military avenges a string of assassinations and attacks on security forces by Sinai tribesmen. The military not only attacks suspected insurgents, but it's also taking out its wrath on everyone related to the insurgents. Military officials say the attacks are aimed at destroying enemies of the state who've killed 125 members of the security forces and wounded nearly 1,000.
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