On 25 June, Mada Masr published a report titled ‘What is behind the Egyptian military operations in the southeastern desert?’ Mada speaks to several miners who witnessed military airstrikes and security buildup around key mines in southern Egypt in recent weeks, explaining that the strikes were different in scale than any prior operations. Meanwhile, and Egyptian official tells Mada that the scale of the attack was meant to send a message as Egypt has grown increasingly concerned about the push and pull of the war’s international dynamic, including eastern Libya’s support to the RSF via the tri-border area.
Read the full report here.