conscripts
Conscript killed in North Sinai
Egypt
August 1, 2013
Conscript killed in North Sinai
A Central Security conscript was killed on Thursday in an armed attack on guards securing a hotel in North Sinai.…
Wednesday’s papers: The blame game
Egypt
January 16, 2013
Wednesday’s papers: The blame game
The local press Wednesday attempts to determine culpability for the devastating train wreck that killed 19 police conscripts and injured…
Central Security conscripts stop blocking Cairo-Ismailia Road
Egypt
May 6, 2012
Central Security conscripts stop blocking Cairo-Ismailia Road
The Cairo-Ismailia Road was reopened on Sunday morning after armed Central Security conscripts had blocked it for three hours in…
Facebook pages call for allowing police, army officers to grow beards
Egypt
February 19, 2012
Facebook pages call for allowing police, army officers to grow beards
Facebook users who say they are police officers have created a Facebook page titled “I am a bearded policeman,” saying…
Sixth victim of Israeli border assault dies at hospital
Egypt
September 10, 2011
Sixth victim of Israeli border assault dies at hospital
The sixth Egyptian border guard shot by Israeli forces on 18 August died in a military hospital in Cairo on…
Security personnel riot after officer abuses conscript
Egypt
July 18, 2011
Security personnel riot after officer abuses conscript
Central Security conscripts in Dekheila, west of Alexandria, rioted on Sunday when a higher-ranking officer assaulted their colleague. Angry recruits…
Military bolsters police force with additional conscripts
Egypt
May 11, 2011
Military bolsters police force with additional conscripts
Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy said the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has agreed to reserve 50,000 conscripts for the…