Col. Yehuda HaCohen has worked for the last two years to prepare the Sagi Brigade for threats on the Israel-Sinai border opposite the rise of Islamic State in Sinai.
“In numbers they aren’t big, only about 1,000 members, but there are attacks against Egypt almost daily,” he said. “They first are looking to take care of what they consider infidels among them, and then those on the other side.”
“We are preparing our troops….These scenarios involve hundreds of terrorists shooting, with high trajectory fire as well as anti-tank missiles.”
HaCohen also noted that in recent months, the effectiveness of the Egyptian army in fighting ISIS in Sinai has increased considerably.
{Matzav.com Israel News Bureau}
