Egyptian forces kill 13 terrorists in Sinai

SANAA, May 16 (YPA) – The Egyptian army announced that seven Takfiris were killed, in addition to six other individuals, as they tried to escape after raiding a terrorist outpost in northern Sinai.

The armed forces spokesman said in a statement issued on Friday that the raid was carried out “on the basis of intelligence information” about a terrorist outpost on a farm in north Sinai.

“At least seven takfiris were eliminated during the raid and found in possession an automatic rifle, while six other individuals were killed as they tried to escape by tracking them with security cameras, targeting them inside a hideout and killing them all,”  the statement read.

The Egyptian forces seized a 4×4 vehicle and three motorcycles used by terrorist elements, found and detonated 10 explosive devices, in addition to the seizure of explosive belts, various weapons and ammunition.”

At the end of April, the Egyptian army announced that 10 soldiers had been killed and wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in an armored vehicle south of Bir al-Abad area in the northern Sinai.

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