Sisi Urges Army to Use ‘Brute Force’ to Secure Sinai

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Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi urged his military command on Wednesday to use all necessary force to secure the Sinai Peninsula within the next three months, following a deadly attack on a Sufi mosque that claimed the lives of over 300 people.

"It is your responsibility to secure and stabilize Sinai with the next three months", said Sisi whilst addressing his new chief of staff, "you can use all brute force necessary."

He further stated: "Egypt is facing a comprehensive war that seeks to destroy the state," citing the presence of foreign forces supporting groups in the region with "arms and money."

Last Saturday a deadly bomb explosion ripped through the Rawda mosque in the Northern Sinai region, killing and injuring hoards of people in an attack that has been viewed as the deadliest to hit the country in recent years.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. However, it has been reported that the assailants were carrying Daesh [Arabic Acronym for the terrorist "ISIS"/"ISIL"] flags.

Egypt has been battling a Daesh insurgency for the past three years since the group has been active in the peninsula.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team