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Western Military Region (Egypt)

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Western Military Region is one of the four military regions of the Egyptian armed forces and is headquartered in Marsa Matrouh. The motto is "you have to prepare for war today until tomorrow to prevent war".

It conducts military formations War draft training of the armed forces annually named "Thunder maneuvers."

Stratfor.com claimed on November 15, 2014 that the region's forces consist '..predominantly of mechanised and motorised units. At the moment, the bulk of these units — which, according to intelligence from Stratfor ground sources, consist of three brigades from the First Army — is based in Mersa Matruh, with smaller forward units stationed in Sidi Barrani and Sallum.'[1]

References

  1. ^ The Egyptian Military: Fighting Enemies Domestic Not Foreign, November 15, 2014.


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