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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Oliver Holmes

Egyptian army has turned Sinai schools into military bases, says rights group

Egyptian army pickup trucks and Humvees drive through the desert in north Sinai.
Egyptian army pickup trucks and Humvees drive through the desert in north Sinai. Photograph: Egyptian Defence Ministry/AFP/Getty Images

Egyptian forces have taken over 37 schools and transformed them into military bases while dozens more have been destroyed during a 10-year war with militants in Sinai, a rights group has found in an initial assessment.

In a months-long investigation shared with the Guardian before its official release, the UK-based Sinai Foundation for Human Rights (SFHR) accused the Egyptian armed forces of compromising the right to education of children during its campaign against militants in north Sinai.

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