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Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/09/world/meast/us-egypt-aid/
U.S. Suspends Significant Military Aid to Egypt
(CNN) Elise Labott - In a dramatic shift toward a major Arab ally, the Obama administration announced the suspension of significant military aid to Egypt on Wednesday over its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood. The U.S. will halt a $260 million cash transfer to Egypt and suspend transfers of F-16 aircraft, M1A1 tank parts, Harpoon anti-ship missiles and Apache helicopters. The U.S. will "continue to hold the delivery of certain large-scale military systems and cash assistance to the government pending credible progress toward an inclusive, democratically elected civilian government through free and fair elections," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.