Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS) called on foreign reporters and representatives of foreign media outlets to abide by professional rules and only publish what is being released by the army in their coverage of the “Comprehensive Sinai 2018” military operation, launched on Friday. It added that they should not publish any news reports based on anonymous sources or sources other than the state. On Friday, the Egyptian army launched a large-scale military operation aimed to eliminate terrorism in Egypt’s troubled Sinai region. The country’s Armed Forces killed 16 militants and destroyed 66 militant hideouts on Sunday morning, an official statement by the army’s official spokesperson read. The group has launched several violent attacks against army and police checkpoints in North Sinai cities.

Source: Egypt Independent February 11, 2018 12:56 UTC