The Egyptian Armed Forces has declared its complete control over al-Halal mountain after purging all the caves, killing several extremists, arresting others and confiscating huge amounts of ammunition. Military spokesperson Tamer al-Refai posted on Facebook that the third field army achieved gains through security operations launched in central Sinai, which enjoys a mountainous nature. Al-Halal mountain is one of these areas where extremists took shelter, but the armed forces were able to gain full control, Refai said on Sunday. The first phase, according to Dash, was collecting information in collaboration with security services and Sinai residents. Each group was in charge of a sector inside the mountain and was ordered to comb through this area and fight the extremists.

Source: Egypt Independent April 02, 2017 14:48 UTC