After successfully taking the Strait of Gibraltar, ZAFT continued their push into the Mediterranean Sea and Africa. In order to take control of the Mediterranean Sea, and deny the Earth Alliance of vital strategic sea routes, ZAFT began pressing toward the Suez Canal. To counter this ZAFT offensive, the Eurasian Federation sent its massive Armored corps to stop the enemy's advance. Among the men of the armored corps was the tank commander Morgan Chevalier.

On the evening of May 30th, ZAFT forces approaching from the Mediterranean Sea made landing and clashed with the Eurasian Armored Corps at El Alamein, near the Suez Canal. Despite ZAFT forces displaying incredible tactical maneuvers, the battle was not in their favor. The Eurasian forces had came prepared; with vast minefields, endless missiles and artillery barragess, and an overwhelming number of tanks. ZAFT's landing forces, particularly the Zuoots, suffered many losses despite their superior firepower.

As the battle progressed, ZAFT reinforcements entered the battle from the Qattara Depression, a place that was considered impassable by most military vehicles due to the difficult terrain. But ZAFT's land battleships, equipped with the unique "scale motor" propulsion, managed to traverse the Qattara Depression. These ZAFT reinforcements led by Andrew Waltfeld caught the Eurasian Federation completely off guard, as Eurasians never considered the enemy to attack from that direction due to the terrain. Once on the battlefield, the ZAFT land battleships deployed the new BuCUEs, which tore into the Eurasian rank and decimated the Eurasian forces. Thanks to the surprise attack from an unexpected direction and the impressive performance of BuCUE, ZAFT managed to defeat the Eurasian armored corps, and even Morgan Chevalier had to admit the future of warfare is in mobile suits. With the massive loss of its massive Armored corps, Eurasian Federation could not hope to stem the tide of ZAFT heavy assault, and ZAFT took over the Suez Canal with ease.

After the defeat of the Eurasian Federation at El Alamein, ZAFT successfully took control of Suez. With both the Suez Canal and the Strait of Gibraltar under ZAFT control, Earth Alliance lost all sea routes to the Mediterranean Sea from outside. The control of Suez also meant that ZAFT could now travel straight to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal to reach North Africa and the Mediterranean. By securing the Mediterranean, ZAFT forces in North Africa could begin to push south toward the Habilis mass driver complex.