Egypt military says 36 suspected militants killed in Sinai
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| Publication Date | 19 March 2018 |
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March 19, 2018 11:44 GMT
The Egyptian Army launched a sweeping campaign against Islamic State on the Sinai Peninsula last month. (file photo)
Egyptian security forces have killed 36 suspected militants over five days as part of a sweeping operation against the Islamic State (IS) group on the Sinai Peninsula, the military said in a statement on March 19.
The army launched the campaign last month after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is standing in elections this month for his second term, gave it a three-month deadline to crush IS in Sinai.
Over the past five days, soldiers also arrested 345 suspected militants, the statement said.
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