Egyptian Defense Minister instructs soldiers in Sinai Peninsula to 'maintain high level of alert in order to ensure military's ability to fulfill its various tasks.' Egyptian Defense Minister Abdel Mageed Saqr on Tuesday called for forces from the Egyptian Third Field Army to maintain a high level of operational readiness in order to ensure the military would be able to fulfill its tasks under any conditions.
The Third Field Army is headquartered in Suez and charged with guarding the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza-Egypt border. Saqr's statements were made during a central part of the Third Field Army's military command exercise, an Egyptian military spokesman said.
The spokesman noted that this stage of the exercise will last a few days, and is part of the Egyptian army units' operational exercise plan. Attending the exercise were Egyptian Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Ahmad Fathy Ibrahim Khalifa, commanders of the army's various divisions, and additional senior officers. (Read More)
