Egyptian security forces have killed dozens of “very dangerous” militants in operations in the northern Sinai region, the military said on Monday.
Several hundred militants have been killed since the armed forces launched a major campaign in February 2018 aimed at vanquishing terrorists in Sinai.
Over the last period the campaign had resulted in “the elimination of 46 very dangerous members of terrorist elements during exchanges of fire in the north and central Sinai...,” the forces said in a video recording.
The military also said that forces destroyed 15 hideouts, and dismantled 204 explosive devices.
Troops found weapons caches, including explosives, in Sinai, the Western Desert and southern Egypt.
The statement did not give the identity of suspects or their affiliation.
