It May Be Necessary to Reexamine the Entire Defense Strategy and Assess Whether There Is an Appropriate Balance Among Forces, Posts and Means of Observation, Given the Extraordinary Length of the Egypt Border
A Czech member of the U.S.-led multinational peacekeeping force in Sinai was one of the seven peacekeepers killed in a helicopter crash over Tiran Island in Sinai on Thursday. The Czech Republic is mourning its first woman killed in a foreign mission.
The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter of the U.S.-led Multinational Force and Observers was on a routine monitoring mission over Tiran Island when it crashed. Five Americans, a French national and one Czech – 27-year-old Sergeant Michaela Tichá – died in the accident.
Magdalena Dvořáková, spokeswoman for the Chief of Staff of the Czech Armed Forces confirmed the news late on Thursday.