Egyptian army airstrikes kill 6 militants in Sinai
The Egyptian army has reportedly killed six militants during separate airborne attacks in the violence-plagued Sinai Peninsula of the North African country.
Military sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Tuesday that Egyptian attack helicopters pounded two militant hideouts in el-Gharra and el-Muqata’ah villages south of the Sinai town of Sheikh Zuweid on Monday evening.
The sources added that Egyptian government forces also carried out ground operations south of el-Arish as well as Sheikh Zuweid on Tuesday and managed to arrest eight militants, of whom five were wanted for involvement in acts of terror.
Earlier this month, Egyptian security officials said at least 44 people were killed and over 80 others injured after militants carried out attacks on army and police targets as well as an office of a daily newspaper in the strife-stricken Sinai Peninsula.
Ansar Bait al-Maqdis militant group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
On January 31, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi vowed to defeat militants fighting against government forces in the Sinai Peninsula.
He said his government is ready to brace for a long fight to defeat the extremists, adding that the fight will be long, but Egyptian forces will not give Sinai to the militants.
A state of emergency has been declared in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula since a militant attack on an Egyptian army checkpoint killed more than 30 soldiers in October 2014.
The Egyptian military considers the Sinai Peninsula a safe haven for gunmen, who use the region as a base for their “acts of terror.”
Ansar Bait al-Maqdis, which has pledged allegiance to the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group, has claimed responsibility for most of the attacks in the peninsula.
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