Egypt army says kills 8 jihadists in desert air strikes 15 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseEgypt’s military said Saturday it had killed eight jihadists in air strikes in the Western Desert, as it leads a major campaign against the Islamic State group. “The air force targeted the terrorist base… the completed operation has killed eight very dangerous terrorists”, the military said in a statement. Egypt launched an operation dubbed “Sinai 2018” a year ago, in a bid to dislodge IS from the northeastern Sinai Peninsula and other parts of the country, including the Western Desert bordering Libya. Operation Sinai was launched on February 9 last year and was supposed to last three months, but is still ongoing.

Source: Manila Bulletin February 02, 2019 23:37 UTC