US decides to suspend military aid to Egypt

The US government has decided to suspend some parts of the aid it supplies to the Egyptian military.

Aid for counter-terrorism operations and border security will remain unaffected, but deliveries of tanks and aircraft will be stopped, due to the crackdown on supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood after President Mohammed Morsi was overthrown in a coup.

The US refused to label the ouster as a coup, as that would have required a full suspension of aid, but a review of the aid worth $1.3bn was launched in August.

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