Egyptian military spokesperson Tamer El-Refaie denounced on Tuesday Human Rights Watch (HRW)’s latest report about the operations of the Egyptian armed forces in Sinai, which claimed that the army destroyed people’s homes and farms in North Sinai. On Tuesday, Human Rights Watch issued a report titled: Egypt: Army Intensifies Sinai Home Demolitions. Moreover, Margaret Azer, representative of the human rights committee in the Egyptian House of Representatives, denounced the data mentioned in the HRW report, accusing the international organisation of defaming Egypt’s national institutions. Azer described HRW as a “suspicious” organisation that regularly criticises Egypt’s institutions, particularly the army. On 9 February, Egypt’s security forces launched the extensive military operation in Sinai, dubbed Sinai 2018.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 23, 2018 15:45 UTC