United States Central Command apologized on Monday for a Twitter slip-up after it tweeted that Egyptian security forces are ready to eliminate terrorism from its territories, while erroneously attaching a photo of Iraqi forces instead. The tweet read that Egyptian commando forces, paratroopers, artillery troops, and tanks – all with air support – are confronting remnants of terrorism wherever they are present. “We humbly apologize for attaching a photo of Iraqi forces on twitter,” said US Central Command, distancing the photo from the post. US Central Command then asserted that the US military is a proud partner standing alongside Egyptian armed forced in the war against terror. Edited translation from al-Masry al-Youm

Source: Egypt Independent November 29, 2017 09:45 UTC