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The Obama administration may order the movement of some US and international troops from a base in the northeastern part of Egypt's Sinai Peninsulainto the southern Sinai, and is discussing such a move with Egypt and Israel, CNN reported on Tuesday.
Egypt and Israel signed a peace deal in 1979, agreeing that a Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) mission would monitor compliance.
Some 700 US troops are part of that mission, CNN said.
Most of the peacekeepers are stationed at El-Gorah camp, near the Gaza Strip.
Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis declined to confirm or deny the CNN report.
"We remain fully committed to the objective of the MFO mission and the maintenance of the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt," he told AFP. "We are in continuous contact with the MFO and adjust force protection capabilities as conditions warrant."
Officials worry the threat of an ISIS group attack targeting US forces in the region is increasing.
Egyptian security forces have been fighting a militant insurgency, which includes the Islamic State group-affiliated Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis, in parts of North Sinai where the Multinational Forcers and Observers are located for several years. Hundreds of troops and militants have been killed in the violence.
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