Southern Military Region is one of the five military regions of the

Egyptian armed forces The Egyptian Armed Forces ( arz, القُوّات المُسَلَّحَة المِصْرِيَّة, alquwwat almusalahat almisria) are the military forces of the Arab Republic of Egypt. They consist of the Egyptian Army, Egyptian Navy, Egyptia ...

. it is headquartered in Assiut.

Structure

The Southern Military Region is the smallest military region of the four, as it only consists of three

Mechanized Infantry Mechanized infantry are infantry units equipped with armored personnel carriers (APCs) or infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for transport and combat (see also mechanized force). As defined by the United States Army, mechanized infantry is di ...

Brigades, two Engineer Brigades and one medium range Artillery Brigade. * 116th Mechanized Brigade (Assiut) * 117th Mechanized Brigade (Assiut) * 305th Mechanized Brigade (

Aswan Aswan (, also ; ar, أسوان, ʾAswān ; cop, Ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ ) is a city in Southern Egypt, and is the capital of the Aswan Governorate. Aswan is a busy market and tourist centre located just north of the Aswan Dam on the east bank of the ...

)

References

External links

*http://www.arabstoday.net/en/news/arabworld/Egypt%20lauds%20role%20of%20southern%20military%20region%20in%20defending%20homeland.html Military regions of Egypt {{Africa-mil-stub