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Egypt officers' death site
Two Egyptian officers were killed during an operation to combat illegal gold prospecting near Egypt’s southern border, in an area that includes Jabal Iqqat within the Halayeb and Shalateen region. The area is rich in gold and has seen artisanal mining. Egypt exercises de facto control over the region, while Sudan claims sovereignty over it. The dispute stems from differing interpretations of the 1899 and 1902 border agreements and arrangements. The army announced on November 7 that it had begun the fourth phase of its campaign, after earlier phases resulted in the arrest of 691 people. This comes amid Sudanese allegations—unconfirmed independently—that prospectors were killed in an airstrike, which Sudan is investigating.
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