CAIRO—Egypt’s military said it killed the leader of the country’s Islamic State affiliate and a number of his top aides in what would be a significant blow to the militancy after a yearslong war against the government. An army spokesman, Col. Mohamed Samir, identified the leader as Abu Doaa al-Ansary and said he had been killed in raids on the city of al-Arish, located near the border with the Gaza strip, in a statement posted to his...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 04, 2016 18:56 UTC