DefenceTalkSHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt: Soldiers from Bull Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment “Task Force War Eagle” recently completed a week long training event, Operation Bull Run, April 12, 2016. The exercise progressed from platform gunnery to platoon night live fire in only eight days. The purpose of Operation Bull Run was to certify the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/task-force-war-eagle-focus-on-operational-readiness-in-sinai-67292/

DefenceTalkThe Pentagon wants to cut the number of US peacekeeping troops in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, partly because of the growing threat from the Islamic State group, an official said Tuesday. About 700 US troops participate in a UN operation established after Israel and Egypt signed a 1979 peace deal and agreed for a Multinational Force […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-wants-drones-to-replace-some-us-troops-in-sinai-67229/

DefenceTalkEgypt’s military said two soldiers were killed Saturday during a widescale offensive against jihadists in the Sinai Peninsula that killed 64 militants on its sixth day. The military launched the campaign Monday to uproot militants loyal to the Islamic State group who have turned the northern part of the peninsula into a launch pad for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/egypt-military-says-two-soldiers-64-militants-killed-in-sinai-65385/