He said Abdo MubasherThe writer, military historian, and chief military editor said that his role was to spread hope, raise awareness among citizens, and preach victory to them, stressing that he was not satisfied with this role.
“Rashid” added, during a telephone interview on Channel 1 and the Egyptian satellite channel, that his role as a writer was not enough, so he volunteered as a guerrilla under the command of the Egyptian military commander Ibrahim Al-Rifai as a civilian volunteer, in addition to participating in the fighting behind enemy lines.
He continued: “Writing alone was not enough for me. I wanted to work, and I wanted to do something positive to resist the Israeli occupation forces, so I fought under the leadership of Ibrahim Al-Rifai throughout the battles of attrition, and it was part of the first stage of my participation in the fighting as a guerrilla.”
The chief military editor pointed out that his second phase as a guerrilla began in October War 1973He transformed from a military or guerrilla editor into a war correspondent, noting that the war correspondent must be present in the theater of operations that brings together the Egyptian and Israeli fighting forces.