Ahmed Mansi Explained

Ahmed Mansy
Birth Name:Ahmad Saber Muhammad 'Ali Mansy
Nickname:The Legend[1] [2] [3] [4]
Birth Date:4 October 1978
Birth Place:Minya al-Qamh, al-Sharqiyya Governorate
Death Place:Rafah, North Sinai Governorate
Allegiance:Egypt
Branch:Egyptian Army
Rank:Colonel, Military staff
Unit:Unit 999 / SEALs
Battles:Rafah Terror Attack
Alma Mater:Egyptian Military Academy
Spouse:Manar Selim[5]

Colonel Ahmed Mansy (Arabic: أحمد منسي, 1978–2017) was the commander of Egypt's Sa'ka Forces (Special Forces) Thunderbolt Battalion 103.

Life

He was born in 1978 in Minya al-Qamh district in al-Sharqiyya governorate. He joined the Sa'ka Forces in the Nineties, immediately after his graduation from the Egyptian Military Academy in 1998. He had served for a long time in the Special Forces Task Force Unit 999, which is the most powerful unit in Egypt's Thunderbolt Forces. In 2001, he joined the first Egyptian SEAL Team training and then he was selected to travel to the United States of America to join the United States Navy SEALs Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) Class 258 in 2006.[6]

Mansy obtained a master's degree in military science from the Command and Staff College, and he took over as commander of the 103rd Sa'ka (Thunderbolt) Forces Battalion in Sinai after the death of the battalion's former commander, Colonel Rami Hasanein, in October 2016.[7]

In 2016, he was awarded by the battalion during the month of Ramadan for his excellent performance and his military discipline.[8]

TV series

Actor Amir Karara played the biography of Colonel Ahmed Mansy in TV series titled "The Choice", which premiered in Ramadan 2020.[9] [10] [11] The series has been a success in the Egyptian and Arab street, since its introduction at the beginning of the month of Ramadan 2020, and its events revolve around the death of the hero of the Egyptian armed forces, Colonel Ahmed Mansy.[12] [13] [14] [15]

The events also cover the life of the terrorist Hesham Ashmawy,[16] an infamous former fellow officer who masterminded several terror attacks in Egypt before and after his escape to Libya, where he was eventually captured, returned to Egypt and sentenced to death.[17]

Death

He was killed in action with several other members of his battalion on Friday, July 7, 2017, in a violent terrorist attack on an ambush in North Sinai's al-Barth village located between the border town of Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid town during the clashes between Egyptian Armed Forces and Islamist militants affiliated to ISIS.[18] [19] [20]

According to the Egyptian army spokesperson Tamer el-Rifa'i, the army besieged groups of terrorists and foiled attacks that targeted a number of other checkpoints in the Rafah area in North Sinai.

The ambush got encircled by 13 armed vehicles carrying 100 Takfiris (terrorists who claim others are unbelievers). The outcome of the battle that lasted for hours was the killing of 46 takfiris and the destruction of six vehicles. Yet, 5 officers and 15 soldiers at the ambush were killed in action, including Colonel Mansi.[21]

Funeral and honour

Actor Mohamed Ramadan attended his funeral, he said that it was a funeral of a hero who knows the real meaning of being an Egyptian. He said that he met Colonel Mansy twice during his enlistment in the Egyptian armed forces.[22]

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi inaugurated a floating bridge called "Martyr Ahmed Mansy" connecting the Eastern and Western shores of the Suez Canal in Zone 6 in the Ismailia Governorate, achieving integration with ferries and undersea tunnels.[23] [24]

el-Sisi also drew a comparison between Colonel Ahmed Mansy and Hesham Ashmawi, and said there is a huge difference between Mansy and Ashmawy, stressing that both were officers of the same Army Special Forces unit, but one of them chose to betray the country, while the other remained loyal.[25] [26]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A rare photo of the Egyptian martyr "The Legend" Ahmed Mansi. Saudi 24 News.
  2. Web site: Friend of 'Mansi the Legend' reveals new details about his life, death. Egypt Today.
  3. Web site: In Pictures: Colonel Ahmed Mansy, The Real Life Hero Behind Amir Karara’s ‘Al Ikhtiyar’. Scoop Empire.
  4. Web site: Egypt's unsung heroes of Operation Sinai 2018 against terrorism speak. Al-Ahram.
  5. Web site: Brother of the martyr Ahmed Al-Mansy for "Al-Nahar": clips of "Choice". Saudi 24 News.
  6. Web site: Mansi: Legend of 103rd Thunderbolt Forces in Sinai. The Portal - Center For Middle Eastern Studies.
  7. Web site: Mansi: Legend of 103rd Thunderbolt Forces in Sinai. thereference-paris.com.
  8. Web site: Synergy releases promo of ‘El-Ekhteyar’ series set to be released in Ramadan. Egypt Today.
  9. Web site: Amir Karara to Play Ahmed Mansy in TV series "The Choice". see.news (Sada El-Balad English).
  10. Web site: Mohamed Emam to Appear on Amir Karara’s "The Choice". see.news (Sada El-Balad English).
  11. Web site: Egypt has made an epic Ramadan series about the battle with ISIS: The Choice الإختيار. After ISIS – The defeat of ISIS and the new Middle East.
  12. Web site: Brother of the martyr Ahmed Mansi for "Al-Nahar": clips of "Choice". Saudi 24 News.
  13. Web site: Let the Moslasalat Marathon Begin!. Egypt Today.
  14. Web site: ‘Elekhteyar’ : Remembering our Egyptian army champions who will never die.. Egypt Today.
  15. Web site: Why are Egyptian series ‘El-Nehaya’, ‘El-Ekhteyar' trending on Twitter?. Egypt Today.
  16. Web site: A rare photo of the Egyptian martyr "The Legend" Ahmed Mansi. Saudi 24 News.
  17. Web site: A Ramadan series brings Egypt's fight against extremists to TV screens. The Arab Weekly.
  18. Web site: Profile: Ahmed el-Mansy…commander of Sa’ka Forces martyr. Egypt Today.
  19. Web site: At least 23 Egyptian soldiers killed in attack on Sinai checkpoint. The Guardian.
  20. Web site: Listen to an Egyptian soldier’s last words recorded in a WhatsApp message. Al Arabiya.
  21. Web site: Friend of 'Mansi the Legend' reveals new details about his life, death. Egypt Today.
  22. Web site: Profile: Ahmed el-Mansy…commander of Sa’ka Forces martyr. Egypt Today.
  23. Web site: Sisi gives green light to operation of Canal floating bridge. Egypt Today.
  24. Web site: Egypt's Sisi inaugurates major tunnel, bridge projects at East Suez Canal development zone. Al-Ahram.
  25. Web site: Ashmawy Expected to Be Handed over to Egypt Next Week. Asharq Al-Awsat.
  26. Web site: President Sisi says Egypt wants terrorist El-Ashmawi to face justice on its soil. Al-Ahram.