Four U.S. peacekeepers, possibly from Bryan-based Texas Army National Guard unit, injured in Egypt
Four U.S. peacekeepers with possible ties to Bryan were recovering Monday from injuries sustained five days earlier when their convoy was hit by two improvised explosive devices a few miles from the Egypt-Israeli border.
It wasn't confirmed late Monday whether the four soldiers were part of the Bryan-based Texas Army National Guard's 1st Squadron, 112th Cavalry Regiment. Reports from the Associated Press and three military publications, including Stars and Stripes, name only the infantry battalion based in Bryan, but fell short of specifying that the injured were part of the unit.
The soldiers were evacuated by air to medical facility and were being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, according to the published reports. Officials with the Department of Defense, the Texas Army National Guard's Austin headquarters and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's office could not be reached by The Eagle for comment Monday.
Documents on the Department of Defense website state an estimated 700 or so active duty U.S. soldiers and guardsmen are deployed to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula as part of a 12-nation Multinational Force and Observers group serving on the peacekeeping mission. Most of the troops - 425 to 450 - are part of the Bryan-based infantry squad, about 225 are from a support battalion and 40 are assigned from headquarters.
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