Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday instructed Air Force combat units during an army inspection to prepare to carry out missions outside Egypt’s border if necessary.
“I am happy that I am meeting you today and am reassured by you on the efficiency, technical and combat status of the armed forces,” Sisi told the Air Force units, adding “Be prepared to carry out any mission within our borders, or if necessary outside our borders.”
Sisi’s remarks came during his inspection of the Air force’s combat units in the Western Military Command, accompanied by the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, and the commanders of the main branches of the Armed Forces.
The Egyptian army is one of the most powerful armies in the region, he said, and is also an army that acts rationally in order to defend the nation inside and outside its borders, aiming to secure and not to assault.
Source: Egypt Independent
