Bedouins Capture Peacekeepers
The Washington Post reports that in the Sinai Desert, where US and international troops have been hanging out since the 1970s to be aimed at by both Egyptian and Israeli artillery at the same time, that apparently a base has been surrounded by Bedouins.
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — An international peacekeeping force remained surrounded by armed Bedouins in the Sinai desert Wednesday, senior Uruguayan officials said. The Bedouins hoped their show of force would lead to the release of five Egyptian terror suspects.
About 300 Bedouins armed with automatic rifles mounted on pickup trucks surrounded the camp, where hundreds of Colombian, U.S. and Uruguayan soldiers are stationed to monitor compliance with an Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty.
An official with the peacekeeping force said there has been no shooting, even as the Bedouins blocked the main road leading up to the camp and tore barbed wire outside. The forces were in a state of alert and had increased their security, the official said on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to brief reporters….
If you ask me, i think a single run by a A-10 should just about fix that.