01/05/2014

US worries its aid to Egypt may be misdirected

WASHINGTON ? The Egyptian military recently used American-made Apache helicopter gunships to fire rockets into houses in the Sinai Peninsula, the latest in a series of lethal raids targeting a little-known al-Qaida-inspired group that has bombed civilians. The April 23 raid came on the same day that the State Department lifted a hold on military aid to Egypt, announcing that it would send 10 more Apaches and $650 million to help that nation fight extremists in the Sinai desert. The Obama administration placed the hold last year after a military coup deposed Egypt?s elected leader, Mohamed Morsi. Although the White House has sharply criticized Cairo?s harsh crackdown on Morsi?s Muslim...
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