U.S. Supplying Egypt With Attack Copters Easing Aid Halt
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The U.S. is resuming delivery of Apache attack helicopters to Egypt and releasing half of the $1.3 billion a year in military aid that was halted last year.
President Barack Obama decided to provide 10 helicopters to help fight terrorism in the Sinai Peninsula, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told his Egyptian counterpart in a telephone call April 22, according to Rear Admiral John Kirby, a Pentagon spokesman.