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Friday, October 9, 2015
Egypt’s army begins second stage of operation ‘Martyr's Right’ in North Sinai

Egypt’s army begins second stage of operation ‘Martyr's Right’ in North
Sinai
'Martyr's Right' is the largest operation aimed at rooting out and killing
terrorists in Sinai since July's immediate response to militant attacks
Ahram Online , Thursday 8 Oct 2015
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/152407/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt’s-army-begins-second-stage-of-operation-‘Mar.aspx

The Egyptian armed forces announced on Wednesday the commencement of the
second phase of the army’s latest operation “Martyr’s Right” in North Sinai
in the cities of Sheikh Zuweid, Rafah, and Arish.

“Martyr's Right” is the largest and most comprehensive operation aimed at
rooting out and killing militants in North Sinai since the group affiliated
with ISIS mounted their largest attack in months on Egypt's security forces
in July.

According to Al-Ahram Arabic news website, the second stage, which
deliberately coincides with the 42nd anniversary of Egypt’s victory in the 6
October War, includes the commencement of numerous development projects and
planned execution of reconstructions in North Sinai in the cities of Sheikh
Zuweid, Arish, and Rafah, among others.

The armed forces also announced the dispatch of a convoy loaded with medical
supplies and construction materials, as well as food for the people of
Sinai.

Forces are preparing for the construction of the new town of Rafah, which
will include 1200 housing units as well as a number of hospitals and
schools.

The second stage of “Martyr’s Right” includes plans to build 27 water
desalination plants as well as water tanks and new roads.

North Sinai, which borders Israel and the Palestinian Gaza Strip, is a
stronghold of Islamist militant group Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis, which pledged
its allegiance to ISIS in 2014.

The Egyptian army has been battling a decade-long militant insurgency in
North Sinai, which has spiked in the last two years following the ouster of
Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013.

The Egyptian army announced the end of the first stage, which lasted 16
days, on 22 September after the "achievement of its primary objectives,”
which reportedly included the killing of over 500 militants and destroying
various “terrorist” hideouts and artillery storage facilities in North
Sinai.

Phase two of the operation, according to a statement released by the army
after the conclusion of the first phase, will “pave the road for creating
suitable conditions to start development projects in Sinai.”

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