Egyptian Forces Clash With Militants in Sinai Security Sweep
An Egyptian man points to a tunnel that was used to supply cars to Gaza, in Rafah city September 12, 2012. (photo by REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih)
Violent clashes erupted yesterday [September 16] between security forces and gunmen in the city of Sheikh Zuweid in northern Sinai as part of the Sinai campaign to hunt down criminals. The area witnessed street battles between militants and security forces. Ten people, including seven police personnel, were injured during the confrontations, and eight suspects were arrested. A helicopter was reportedly targeted as well.
According to eyewitnesses, the clashes began yesterday at dawn. A joint security campaign comprising of police and army forces raided four houses in the village of al-Muqataa near the city of Sheikh Zuweid, searching for those involved in the raiding of the Multinational Force and Observers’ (MFO) North Camp in the region of al-Gorah last Friday [September 14]. The raid led to an exchange of gunfire between security forces and militants, which resulted in the injury of seven soldiers, a child and an elderly woman who were later transported to Sheikh Zuweid hospital.
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