More than 400 American troops will ultimately go, as part of the long-standing Multinational Force and Observers peacekeeping mission.
Their assignment: To man posts and security
checkpoints along the Sinai Peninsula. They’re also tasked with reporting violations of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.Although they will be far from Cairo, where protests against the government have raised concerns in Israel, they have been trained to respond to any threats, including protests and riots, to the security of Israel or the peace agreement.
Part of their training
included how to respond to Molotov cocktails.The force is comprised of soldiers from 13 nations.
Their departure date isn’t yet fixed.
KCEN said they will leave in the near future. The troops trained for six months at Fort Hood and at the National
Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., KDH reportedRead more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/21/us-soldiers-set-deploy-egypt-riot-control/#ixzz2WzMEZ6HG
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