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Sixteen gunmen fatally shot in Egyptian police raids on militants

Egyptian police officers have shot dead 16 gunmen in two shootouts, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Saturday, adding that most of those killed were fugitive militants linked to recent attacks on security forces in Northern Sinai. Egypt faces an Islamist insurgency led by the Islamic State group in the restive Sinai Peninsula, where hundreds… Read More Sixteen gunmen fatally shot in Egyptian police raids on militants

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Suicide car bomb attacks leaves 23 soldiers dead, 26 injured in Egypt

At least 23 Egyptian soldiers were killed when suicide car bombs tore through two military checkpoints in North Sinai on Friday, security sources said, an attack claimed by Islamic State that marks one of the bloodiest assaults on security forces in years. Islamic State militants are waging an insurgency in the rugged, thinly populated Sinai… Read More Suicide car bomb attacks leaves 23 soldiers dead, 26 injured in Egypt

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