Egypt says 7 jihadists killed in Sinai
Interior minister says army, police eliminate some of ‘the most dangerous elements of Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis’
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Seven jihadists were killed in a shootout in the Sinai Peninsula during a joint operation by police and the army, Egyptian Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim said Sunday.
The seven men were among “the most dangerous elements of Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis” and had taken part in a July attack on a border post with Libya that killed 22 soldiers, he told a news conference.
The minister did not give a date for the operation.
Based in the northern Sinai, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis has spearheaded attacks that have killed scores of policemen and soldiers since the army overthrew Islamist president Mohammed Morsi in July 2013.
It says the attacks are to avenge the killing of pro-Morsi protesters by the army and police, a crackdown that has left at least 1,400 dead.
The Times of Israel Community.