More than 400 US soldiers are preparing for their deployment to Egypt in anticipation of violent protests, riots, and the possibility of having to protect the country\u2019s border with Israel.<\/p>\n
\n Training at Fort Hood for a nine-month deployment in the \u201cnear
\n future\u201d concluded on June 20, KCEN-TV reports, noting that the
\n soldiers encountered Molotov cocktails and \u201cother dangerous
\n items\u201d in their training.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cJust what I\u2019ve seen over the course of the past week, this
\n unit is already far more ready for this type of threat than we
\n were last week,\u201d<\/i> Lt. Matthew Wilkinson told the television
\n station. According to KDH News, the training lasted about six
\n months.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe want to be as professional as possible so that whatever
\n situation we may encounter, [so] the opposing force knows that we
\n mean business and we know what we\u2019re doing,\u201d<\/i> said PFC Perez
\n Alexander.\n<\/p>\n
\n Troops from 13 nations, including the 400 from the US, will man
\n posts and security checkpoints along the Sinai Peninsula, report
\n any peace treaty violations between Egypt and Israel, and be
\n prepared to respond to threats.\n<\/p>\n
\n A spokesman of the Egyptian armed forces on Saturday<\/span> \n “The 400 US soldiers coming to Egypt as mentioned in the media \n \u201cWe are providing this clarification as we respect the right \n Anti-government protests calling for the removal of Egyptian \n The Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), which is made up of
\n confirmed that 400 US troops will be deployed to Egypt, Ahram
\n Online reports.\n<\/p>\n
\n are part of the periodical renewal routine for the US faction of
\n the 13-state multinational force deployed in Sinai since the
\n peace treaty. They are not armed with military operations
\n gear,”<\/i> said spokesman Ahmed Ali on behalf of the Egyptian
\n military.\n<\/p>\n
\n of the great Egyptian people to know the truth from its original
\n sources and to prevent distortion of information by any
\n instigators,\u201d<\/i> he added.\n<\/p>\n
\n President Mohamed Morsi are scheduled to occur on June
\n 30<\/span>. Since the 2011 uprising that removed former president
\n Hosni Mubarak from power, the Sinai Peninsula has suffered
\n growing unrest and disorder, but Egypt\u2019s military presence there
\n is limited under the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. The treaty
\n required that Israel\u2019s armed forces withdraw from the Sinai
\n Peninsula, which the Jewish state had captured in 1967. Egypt was
\n required to keep the area demilitarized, but in during widespread
\n 2011 protests, Israel agreed to allow several hundred Egyptian
\n troops into the region.\n<\/p>\n
\n international peacekeepers from 13 countries, ensures that Israel
\n and Egypt abide by the treaty and avoid a military build-up along
\n the border. The MFO operates checkpoints, observation posts, and
\n patrols the border. The observers also verify the terms of the
\n peace treaty at least twice a month, and ensure free marine
\n navigation in the Strait of Tiran.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n