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Egypt’s army kills 10, arrests 400 in Sinai operation, reports state TV | The Indian Express

Egypt’s army kills 10, arrests 400 in Sinai operation, reports state TV | The Indian Express

Egypt’s army kills 10, arrests 400 in Sinai operation, reports state TV

Egypt launched a major security operation on Friday involving the army and police against "terrorist and criminal elements and organisations" across the country, according to the army spokesman.

By: Reuters | Cairo | Updated: February 13, 2018 11:42 am
Egypt's army kills 10, arrests 400 in Sinai operation
Egyptian Army’s Armoured Vehicles are seen on a highway to North Sinai during a launch of a major assault against militants, in Ismailia, Egyp. (Photo via Reuters)

Egyptian security forces killed 10 militants in an exchange of fire and arrested 400 suspects, including foreigners, in a continuing crackdown in Sinai, the army said in a statement carried by state TV on Tuesday. Based on army statements, around 38 militants have been killed since the latest offensive to crush insurgents blamed for a string of attacks began.
Egypt launched a major security operation on Friday involving the army and police against “terrorist and criminal elements and organisations” across the country, according to the army spokesman.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is seeking re-election in March, ordered the armed forces in November to defeat militants within three months after an attack on a mosque killed more than 300 people, the deadliest such violence in the Arab world’s most populous country.
Egypt's army kills 10, arrests 400 in Sinai operationA woman sips on a cup of tea as she sits behind a poster of Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who will run for a second term in an upcoming election, in Cairo, Egypt. The President ordered the armed forces in November to defeat militants within three months. (Reuters Photo)
The insurgency poses the greatest challenge to the government in a country that is both the most populous in the Arab World and a main regional ally of the United States.
Sisi was elected for his first term in 2014 after the army ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi following mass protests against his rule.
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