Operations in Sinai against militancy are ongoing, raising the death toll among alleged militants by eight individuals in central and North Sinai, according to the latest statement from the armed forces spokesperson, released early Tuesday. Two conscripts were killed in action, while three others and an officer were injured, according to the statement. Egypt has been battling several armed groups, concentrated mainly in the Sinai Peninsula, since the ouster of Islamist former president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013. A state of emergency was first declared in North Sinai by interim president Adly Mansour, who came to power following the ouster of Morsi. Tuesday’s military statement said that army forces distributed food rations to Sinai civilians, an initiative announced by the military days after a critical statement from Human Rights Watch (HRW).

Source: Daily News Egypt May 29, 2018 20:03 UTC