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FILE: Members of the Egyptian security forces. Picture: AFP

North sinai

Egypt forces say they kill 83 militants in Sinai

By Reuters

The military also said forces detained 61 criminal suspects and found and detonated 376 explosive devices during the period, which is dated from 28 September.

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  • An Egyptian policeman stands guard. Picture: AFP

    Egyptian authorities detain former Islamist presidential candidate

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    9 suspected militants killed in raid - Egypt’s ministry

    Egyptian security forces killed nine suspected militants in a shootout in the Nile Delta province of Sharqiya, the interior ministry said in a statement.

    1697 days ago
  • FILE: Armoured personnel carriers (APC) of the Egyptian Army patrol on a road close to El Gorah in northeastern Sinai. Picture: EPA.

    Egypt authorities challenge Reuters on casualties in western desert attack

    The SIS also criticised the use of the word militant in the English version of the story that Reuters published.

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  • FILE: Armoured personnel carriers (APC) of the Egyptian Army patrol on a road close to El Gorah in northeastern Sinai. Picture: EPA.

    At least 30 police die in clash in Egypt's Western desert - security sources

    A number of suspected militants were also killed and security forces are combing the area, a statement by the Interior Ministry said.

    1762 days ago
  • An Egyptian policeman stands guard. Picture: AFP

    Car bomb kills seven civilians in Egypt’s North Sinai – army

    No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Four gunmen were inside the vehicle, the army said.

    1849 days ago
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    Egypt kills 12 militants in North Sinai air strike

    The air strikes 'resulted in the killing of 12 highly dangerous ... leaders of Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis', the military said.

    1884 days ago
  • FILE: Egyptians gather at near a church in Alexandria after a bomb blast struck worshippers gathering to celebrate Palm Sunday on 9 April 2017. Picture: AFP.

    Islamic State seeks to impose religious rules in Egypt's North Sinai

    Despite government crackdowns that have seen hundreds of militants and protesters killed and thousands jailed, Islamic State is still mounting deadly attacks in Egypt.

    1933 days ago
  • A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on 4 July, 2015, shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (2nd from R) reviewing military equipment during a visit to the Sinai Peninsula following a wave of deadly attacks on armed forces by the Islamic State jihadists. Picture: AFP.

    63 militants killed in Egypt

    Security sources said on Sunday troops killed the 63 in villages between the towns of Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah.

    2599 days ago
  • A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on 4 July, 2015, shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) shaking hands with a member of the security forces during a visit to the Sinai Peninsula following a wave of deadly attacks on armed forces by the Islamic State jihadists. Picture: AFP.

    Egyptian army kills 25 militants in North Sinai

    Sources said troops killed the 25 militants in villages between the towns of Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah.

    2600 days ago
  • FILE: A Sinai-based insurgency has killed hundreds of policemen and soldiers since the Egyptian army toppled Islamist president Mohamed Mursi after mass protests against his rule in 2013. Picture: AFP.

    50 dead in attacks in Egypt's North Sinai

    Islamic State’s Egypt affiliate has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

    2604 days ago
  • Egyptian women walk through rubble of houses destroyed by Egyptian security forces near the border with the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, on 5 November 2014. Egyptian authorities have evacuated and demolished over 800 houses belonging to 1,165 families in North Sinai along the border with the Palestinian Gaza Strip in order to create a security buffer zone. Picture: EPA.

    Egypt closes schools in Sinai towns as war looms

    Militancy has surged in the Sinai Peninsula which borders Israel, Gaza and the Suez Canal.

    2826 days ago
  • Clashes in Egypt. Picture: AFP

    Journalist charged for aiding Egyptian militants

    Six army officers were killed in two seperate car explosions near military units in Sinai.

    3261 days ago
  • A supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi throws a water container onto a fire during clashes with police in Cairo on August 14, 2013, as security forces backed by bulldozers moved in on two huge pro-Morsi protest camps, launching a long-threatened crackdown that left dozens dead. The clearance operation began shortly after dawn when security forces surrounded the sprawling Rabaa al-Adawiya camp in east Cairo and a similar one at Al-Nahda square, in the centre of the capital. Picture: AFP.

    Blast kill four in Egypt's Sinai

    More than 10 people were wounded in the attack.

    3262 days ago
  • Supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi flash the sign of victory atop a wall. Picutre: AFP

    Egypt tightens Sinai security

    Islamist militancy has risen sharply in the lawless region adjoining Israel and the Gaza Strip.

    3263 days ago
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