Egypt military says 36 Daesh terrorists killed in Sinai clashes

The Egyptian military says three dozen members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group have been killed in the country’s restive Sinai Peninsula over the past five days. The military made the announcement in a statement on Monday, saying Egyptian soldiers and police had killed 36 Daesh terrorists as part of a months-long sweeping operation against the Takfiri outfit in the troubled region. Security forces “eliminated 30 armed Takfiri elements during a shootout with raiding forces” in the northern and central Sinai Peninsula, the statement said. A police shootout also left six “Takfiri elements” dead and destroyed “an extremely dangerous terrorist cell,” it added. The Egyptian military also announced that security forces had arrested 345 people, “including a number of extremely dangerous Takfiri elements and fugitives,” in Sinai over the past five days.

The Egyptian military says three dozen members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group have been killed in the country’s restive Sinai Peninsula over the past five days. The military made the announcement in a statement on Monday, saying Egyptian soldiers and police had killed 36 Daesh terrorists as part of a months-long sweeping operation against the Takfiri outfit in the troubled region. Security forces “eliminated 30 armed Takfiri elements during a shootout with raiding forces” in the northern and central Sinai Peninsula, the statement said. A police shootout also left six “Takfiri elements” dead and destroyed “an extremely dangerous terrorist cell,” it added. The Egyptian military also announced that security forces had arrested 345 people, “including a number of extremely dangerous Takfiri elements and fugitives,” in Sinai over the past five days.