Egyptian soldier . Archival photo CAiro, May 29 During the ongoing large-scale operation in the north of the Sinai Peninsula, the Egyptian military killed 10 members of one of the terrorist groups, the press service of the Egyptian Ministry of Defense said. weapons and explosives were found on them,” the defense ministry said in a statement. Suez Canal 11 Egyptian soldiers were killed, reflecting the attack of terrorists. After that, the Egyptian army significantly increased the number of operations against radical Islamists based in northern Sinai. Following these events, the Egyptian Armed Forces announced the elimination of more than 20 militants in the Sinai Peninsula. During the operation, five soldiers were killed. The north of the Sinai Peninsula remains one of the most tense regions in Egypt. The extremists operating here periodically attack the military and police officers. Over the past few years, a large-scale anti-terrorist operation has been carried out in the Sinai, during which hundreds of extremists have been destroyed and detained.
