Cairo sit-ins brace for security push amid rising clashes
Supporters of ousted President Morsi fortify two Cairo sit-ins as Egyptian security officials say forces may move in within 24 hours. Protesters sell gas masks and gear, erect barriers, and prepare for police tear gas while officials plan cordons and troop readiness to minimize casualties.
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Egypt
Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi
Muslim Brotherhood
Rabaah al-Adawiya
Giza
Cairo University
Al-Azhar
el-Sissi
Mohammed Mors
Rabaah al- Adawiya
Khalil Hamra
Associated Press
Helicopter Attack Strikes Sinai Militants in Desert Town
Egyptian helicopters attacked a desert town in the Sinai Peninsula targeting militants wanted for last year's soldier deaths and a 7 security forces abduction. Officials say 12 killed and 25 targeted overall, with dozens wounded as security forces press a long campaign in the region after a drone strike near the Israeli border.
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Sinai
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Sheik Zuweyid
Ahmed Mohammed Ali
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Israel
Morsi
Moshe Yaalon
U S Embassies Reopen Amid Ramadan Calm and Doubts
Eighteen of nineteen U S embassies and consulates reopened after a weeklong closure over a terror threat as Muslims marked Ramadan. Yemen’s Sanaa mission stayed closed while Pakistan’s Lahore consulate remained shut indefinitely amid ongoing threats. Five Yemeni soldiers were killed in a separate attack in Shabwa province. A worldwide travel warning remains through August. Officials debate whether the al Qaida threat has waned and if closures were overhyped.
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Yemen
al-Qaida
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