Sunday, December 21, 2014

In A Sign Of Improving Relations, U.S. Delivers 10 Apache Helicopters To Egypt

The US annually allocates some $1.5bn in aid to Egypt, including $1.3bn in military assistance [REUTERS]

US Delivers 10 Helicopters To Egypt In Sign Of Improving Relations -- The Guardian

* Apache helicopters arrived this week to support counter-terrorism
* Delivery had been on hold since coup against elected president last year

Egypt received 10 Apache helicopters from the US in the past week, security sources said on Saturday, in a sign of easing tensions between the longtime allies confronting Islamist extremism across north Africa and the Middle East.

The US announced in April that it had decided to lift its hold on the delivery of the attack helicopters. The hold was imposed last year, after the military toppled elected president Mohamed Morsi and cracked down hard on his Muslim Brotherhood supporters.

The Pentagon said in September that the US would deliver the helicopters, built by Boeing, to support Cairo’s counter-terrorism efforts.

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More News On The U.S. Delivering 10 Apache Helicopters To Egypt

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US delivers Apache helicopters to Egypt -- Al Jazeera
Egypt receives delayed Apache helicopter shipment from US -- Ahram Online

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