The Egyptian armed forces announced its recent results of the comprehensive military operation ‘Sinai 2018’ on Wednesday. The operation aims to combat terrorism and confront militants in central and north Sinai, the Nile Delta region, and the Western Desert. In statement No 30, the military said that three “very dangerous militants” were killed in the Western Desert, adding that another 24 “extremist militants” were also killed in a fire exchange with security forces. The armed forces pointed out that the military’s engineers succeeded in discovering and disarming 344 explosive devices, which were planted to target the security forces on the roads where the operations were carried out. Since October 2014, a state of emergency has been declared in north Sinai.

Source: Daily News Egypt December 12, 2018 22:18 UTC