Western Military Region (Egypt)

The Western Military Region is one of the five military regions of the Egyptian Armed Forces and is headquartered in Marsa Matrouh.
In 1989-90, the regional commander "controlled armored forces supplemented by commando, artillery, and air defence units (possibly totaling the equivalent of a reinforced division) that were stationed at coastal towns in the west and in the Western Desert facing Libya."
Stratfor.com claimed on November 15, 2014 that the region's forces consisted of mostly armored and motorized infantry units: "At the moment, the bulk of these units consist of three brigades based in Mersa Matruh, with smaller forward units stationed in Sidi Barrani and Sallum."
The Western Military Region conducts the "Thunder maneuvers" military exercise annually. The "Raad 24" exercise was carried out at the end of October 2015.
Structure.
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