Egyptian army officers killed in anti-illegal gold mining operation near Sudan border

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War & Defense Armed Conflict Egypt

Two Egyptian army officers, including a senior border guard, were killed during a military operation targeting illegal gold mining along Egypt’s southern border with Sudan, according to Colonel Gharib Abdel-Hafez, the official spokesperson for the Egyptian Armed Forces, in a statement on Thursday. The campaign, which began in the Eastern Desert in June, has resulted in the detention of 151…

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