Defense News Egyptian Navy To Receive Mistral Warships by September The Egyptian Navy will this year take delivery of both Mistral-class Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) warships acquired from France last year, according to an Agence France-Presse report. Further, the report quoted officials from the manufacturer DCNS shipyard saying at least 180 Egyptian Navy officers will be sent to France at the end of March to attend training on how to operate and maintain the vessels. An advance group from the Egyptian Navy is thought to be already in France where they are undergoing tactical training provided by specialists from DCNS, shipbuilders STX France and DCI Navfco, the training and support consultants. Read more: http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/naval/ships/2016/02/24/egyptian-navy-mistral-warships-france-russia/80891072/ Sputnik Egyptian Army Kills 12 Daesh Militants in North Sinai The Egyptian Armed Forces killed 12 fighters from the Daesh militant group during an anti-terror operation in the north of the country, local media reported Wednesday. According to the broadcaster Al Arabiya, 12 Daesh militants were killed in the operation conducted in the northwestern Egyptian town of Rafah. The broadcaster added that operations also held in the Egyptian cities of Arish and Sheikh Zuweid resulted in the arrest of 38 people on suspicion of Daesh membership. Read more: http://sputniknews.com/military/20160224/1035267948/egyptian-army-kills-dozen-daesh-militants-north-sinai.html#ixzz419uSqsx5
