Egypt, Sudan hold war games as Ethiopian dam dispute continues

Egypt and Sudan started a new military exercise amid a dispute with Ethiopia over Addis Ababa’s plan to add 13.5 billion cubic meters of water to the reservoir of its dam on the Blue Nile.
Three French made Rafale fighter jets fly with other Egyptian air force warplanes (unseen) above Cairo, on July 21, 2015.
Three French-made Rafale fighter jets fly with other Egyptian air force warplanes (unseen) above Cairo, Egypt, July 21, 2015. - Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images
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Ground, naval and air forces from Egypt and Sudan began a joint military exercise May 26, amid mounting tensions with Ethiopia over its dam project on the Blue Nile River.

The Egyptian army said the six-day training, dubbed “Guardians of the Nile,” aims to boost combat preparedness of the participating forces and bolster joint military cooperation between Egypt and Sudan.

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