FILE- President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and a number of military commanders perform Friday prayer in Marshal Tantawy in June 2016, celebrating the 10th of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar when the Egyptian forces defeated Israeli forces in 197CAIRO - 9 March 2018: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi has performed Friday prayer in Marshal Tantawy Mosque, in New Cairo, to commemorate the army's "Martyr's Day. "He was accompanied by Minister of Defense Sadek Sobhi and a number of military personnel and Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam.Egypt's Armed Forces annually celebrate Martyr's Day in memory of former military chief of the staff Abd El-Moneim Riad, who along with a number of military forces were targeted by Israeli mortars on March 9, 1969 during the War of Attrition (1967- 1970) between the Arabs and Israel.Last year, President Sisi also celebrated the Martyr's Day in Tantawy Mosque, praising the military and security people who sacrificed their lives for their homeland.

Source: Egypt Today March 09, 2018 11:03 UTC