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| Western Military Region | |
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| Country |  Egypt |
| Part of | Egyptian Armed Forces |
| Garrison/HQ | Marsa Matrouh |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Major General Sherif Ahmed Mu'awad |
| Notable commanders | Mahmoud Hegazy |
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."[1]
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."[2] The Western Military Region conducts the "Thunder maneuvers" military exercise annually. The "Raad 24" exercise was carried out at the end of October 2015.[3]
- ^ Metz 1991, p. 307.
- ^ The Egyptian Military: Fighting Enemies Domestic Not Foreign, November 15, 2014.
- ^ "Egypt's Annual Exercise and the Libyan Border". 8 November 2015.