Egypt forces kill 15 ‘terrorists’ in northeastern Sinai

CAIRO

At least 15 militants have been killed in clashes with Egyptian security forces in the northeastern Sinai Peninsula, according to local media reports.

Flagship state daily Al-Ahram reported that security forces had “struck a direct blow against terrorist elements” near the Sinai city of Al-Arish.

According to Al-Ahram, clashes between security forces and militants left 15 of the latter dead.

There were no causalities among security personnel, the newspaper claimed.

Egypt’s Interior Ministry, meanwhile, has yet to issue a statement on the incident.

Since February, the Egyptian army has been waging a wide-ranging operation against Sinai-based militants who it blames for carrying out a string of recent attacks.

The restive Sinai Peninsula has remained the epicenter of a militant insurgency since mid-2013, when Mohamed Morsi -- Egypt’s first freely elected president -- was ousted in a bloody military coup.

CAIRO

At least 15 militants have been killed in clashes with Egyptian security forces in the northeastern Sinai Peninsula, according to local media reports.

Flagship state daily Al-Ahram reported that security forces had “struck a direct blow against terrorist elements” near the Sinai city of Al-Arish.

According to Al-Ahram, clashes between security forces and militants left 15 of the latter dead.

There were no causalities among security personnel, the newspaper claimed.

Egypt’s Interior Ministry, meanwhile, has yet to issue a statement on the incident.

Since February, the Egyptian army has been waging a wide-ranging operation against Sinai-based militants who it blames for carrying out a string of recent attacks.

The restive Sinai Peninsula has remained the epicenter of a militant insurgency since mid-2013, when Mohamed Morsi -- Egypt’s first freely elected president -- was ousted in a bloody military coup.