Egyptian forces have killed 13 Islamist militants during clashes in the
restive Sinai Peninsula.
The army said In a statement late Thursday, it said nine of its soldiers had been
"killed or wounded", without indicating when the fighting had taken
place.
اضافة اعلان
"In the framework of the armed forces efforts in the struggle against
terrorism in north and central
Sinai, 13 (terrorists) elements were
eliminated," it said.
It added that it had seized 15 automatic rifles, a large stash of various
munitions, motorbikes, binoculars, mobile phones and cash in multiple
currencies.
Egyptian forces have for years fought an insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula,
led mainly by the local branch of the Islamic State group.
Sinai militants have multiplied their attacks against Egyptian forces since
the army's 2013 ouster of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim
Brotherhood.
Since February 2018, the authorities have been conducting a nationwide
operation against Islamist militants, mainly focused on North Sinai and the
country's Western Desert.
Around 1,073 suspected militants and dozens of security personnel have been
killed in the Sinai, according to official figures.
No independently sourced death toll is available as North Sinai is off-limits
to journalists.
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