Tag Archives: EGYPTIAN ARMY
Egyptian army says it has killed 60 militants in Sinai
A spokesman for the Egyptian army says it has killed 60 Islamic militants in northern Sinai, where armed forces have been battling fighters affiliated with the Islamic State group for two years. Brig. Gen. Mohammed Samir said in a statement
Bodies of Mexico tourists killed in Egypt to be flown home
The bodies of eight Mexican tourists mistakenly killed in an Egyptian air strike are to be flown home on Monday, Cairo airport sources said. The Mexicans were killed along with four Egyptians on September 13 when they came under fire
Army: Egypt Sinai car bomb kills woman, child
A car bombing killed an Egyptian woman and a child Friday in the North Sinai town of Rafah, where the military is engaged in a sweeping campaign against jihadists, the army said. The military said that the bomb went off
Two leaders of Sinai Islamist group killed
Two senior members of the Ansar Bait al-Maqdis Islamist group were killed in an operation south of Sheikh Zuweid town in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, Al Arabiya News Channel’s correspondent reported on Friday. Many of Ansar Bait al-Maqdis members have sworn
Civilian killed at Cairo protest on anniversary of Mursi ouster
A civilian was killed on Friday during the clearing of a demonstration in Cairo, the Egyptian health ministry spokesman told Reuters, on the second anniversary of the army’s overthrow of president Mohamed Mursi following mass protests. The protest took place
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