The Egyptian army said it has eliminated 46 militants in the restive Sinai province in several gun battles that also claimed lives of three soldiers. The army in February last year launched an operation in the Sinai province to flash out Islamist state fighters and other militant groups. In a video recording made public Monday, the army said it lost three soldiers but killed 46 fighters whom it branded “dangerous”. Hundreds of fighters have been killed since the outset of the campaign, according to the army’s figures. Al-Sisi had ordered the army to use “brute” force in the Sinai province operation.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 12, 2019 14:26 UTC