Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi removed his armed forces chief of staff, Gen. Mahmoud Hegazy, over the weekend and the Interior Ministry is reportedly shaking up security personnel, including removing the chief of national security and other high-ranking security personnel. His other positions include deputy chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and deputy supreme commander of the armed forces. US support for Egypt’s war on terrorism, in this regard, is essential because security threats in Sinai affect the whole region.Because terrorist attacks haven’t taken place in Egypt’s major cities recently, a sense of security prevails. He warns against a "cross border deployment of Egyptian forces... However tempting that might seem as a short term measure, it would probably create adverse results for both Libya and for Egyptian security and political interests in the longer term.

Source: Libya Today October 31, 2017 06:20 UTC