Defense Minister Sidqy Sobhy on Sunday appointed Third Army Chief of Staff Mohamed Abdallah as commander of the Third Army, replacing Major General Osama Askar.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had issued a presidential decree on Saturday to form a unified command for the area east of the canal and for fighting terrorism under the command of Major General Askar, promoting him to field marshal.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
