Mahmoud Barakat
05 March 2019•Update: 06 March 2019
CAIRO
The Egyptian army on Tuesday conducted a major military exercise near the Libyan border.
The exercise was attended by Army Chief-of-Staff Mohamed Farid, according to an army statement.
The drills included tactical exercises simulating real-time combat scenarios.
Within recent years, the Egyptian army has foiled numerous attempts to smuggle weapons from neighboring Libya.
