Islamic State (IS)-affiliated group “Sinai Province” published on Sunday photos of an attack that killed 12 army conscripts at the El-Zagdan checkpoint in Al-Arish in North Sinai. The published photos show the North Sinai-based militants firing at conscripts at the checkpoint; one of the photos shows a conscript lying on the ground after being struck by heavy gunfire. According to the published photos, El-Zagdan checkpoint, located in an empty desert area south of Bir El-Abd in Al-Arish city, was insufficiently fortified, while another shows a tank being struck by a missile. The caption beneath the photos asserts that they depict the attack against El-Zagdan checkpoint. The United States (US) embassy in Cairo condemned the terrorist attack against the checkpoint and expressed its condolences in an official statement issued after the attack.

Source: Daily News Egypt October 16, 2016 13:30 UTC