Pictures from Comprehensive Operation "Sinai 2018" by Egypt's military forces and police CC - Official Facebook PageCAIRO - 11 March 2018: The Egyptian Military destroyed nine terrorist targets in Sinai, killing 16 takfiri elements were killed in a shootout with the Armed Forces, and three individuals were arrested in Central Sinai, according to military statements on Sunday.Egypt's military has launched a full-scale military operation since February 9 against terrorists in the peninsula.Engineered hideouts, in which many automatic rifles, light machine guns and ammunitions were found, were destroyed. The hideouts, which are deep within the crooks of Sinai’s desert, were found through the real citizens of Sinai.Underground warehouses were discovered in the operations sector in Sinai with 34 locust, cornet and pyramidal missiles, four RPGs and a huge amount of C4 explosive materials.To reach those underground warehouses, Armed Forces personnel had to dig for extensive periods, whilst also relying on intel, to find them. The caves, as one would expect, are deep and have much space due to their strategic location in the Sinai desert. This highlights how the Armed Forces do not just fight strategic wars and battles to save and protect civilians, it also works on the development of Egypt and the social protection of civilians.The statement concluded that one non-commissioned officer and a conscript were martyred. In addition, an officer and four conscripts were injured while fighting the terrorists.

Source: Egypt Today March 11, 2018 10:41 UTC