Egypt’s army said Sunday it had killed 16 terrorists and detained 34 more in the Sinai Peninsula since launching a major operation against them on Friday. The security sweep in the Sinai, heart of a persistent Islamic State group insurgency, comes as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi seeks re-election next month. ...
Egypt has begun a sweeping military operation against the militants active in violence-torn North Sinai Province in the extreme northwest and the nearby Nile Delta. The army announced the launch of ‘Operation Sinai 2018’ on Friday, putting the police and military forces on “maximum alert,” AFP reported. The goal is ...