CAIRO, Egypt
Egypt’s military has announced that operations in the country’s Sinai Peninsula resulted in the deaths of 77 militants in recent weeks.
The North African country’s armed forces say their efforts in
the restive north-eastern region destroyed 317 shelters or weapons caches and
10 four-wheeled vehicles between July 22 and August 30.
Seven members of the security forces were killed in the same
period, the Defence Ministry says.
Video released by the ministry shows aerial footage of remote
strikes targeting alleged militant outposts and vehicles, alongside the corpses
of alleged fighters gripping automatic rifles.
For years, North Sinai has been the site of bloody clashes between
government forces and insurgents, some of which are affiliated with the Islamic
State tendency.
Deadly attacks on civilians by Sinai militants have prompted
vows of reprisal from Egypt’s government and have resulted in a major military
focus on the area.
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