Egypt says security forces killed 450 fighters in Sinai peninsula
Egypt has said its security forces have killed 450 armed fighters since the beginning of its eight-month offensive against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, otherwise known ISIS) in the Sinai peninsula. Army Spokesman Tamer al-Rifai said the large-scale operation, dubbed “Sinai 2018,” has also resulted in the dismantling of some 1,200 explosive devices and the destruction of about… Read more »