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With Plenty of Help from Hamas, Islamic State Deepens Its War Against Egypt

(Times of Israel) Avi Issacharoff - Hamas is still allowing the transfer of injured Islamic State fighters to Gaza, while ignoring the smuggling of weapons to Sinai destined for the Islamic State, according to Arab sources. Heavy fighting continues in Sinai and elsewhere in Egypt between the Egyptian Army and Islamic State. Egypt knows that one of the main smuggling tunnels being used by Islamic State is operating under the protection of Hamas. Egypt knows at which hospital the injured are being treated in Khan Yunis. Hamas has allowed the transfer of a great deal of armaments to Sinai, in particular anti-tank missiles and improvised roadside bombs. Every week these roadside bombs inflict heavy casualties on the Egyptian Army. Explosives experts from Hamas have arrived in Sinai to assist with the assembly of the devices there. Despite all the setbacks and challenges, the Egyptian Army is racking up meaningful accomplishments in its war on Islamist terror in Sinai, and the security situation has improved substantially. The number of casualties is down compared to last year.
2016-12-20 00:00:00
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