Egypt: 4 soldiers, 10 jihadists killed in Sinai

CAIRO — Egypt’s military says on Sunday that four soldiers and 10 jihadists were killed in a military operation in Sinai against the Islamic State terror group.

The deaths raise military casualties to at least 16 dead, along with more than 100 jihadists, since the start of the operation on February 9, according to previous army tolls.

The army launched the campaign after Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who is standing in elections for his second term this month, gave them a three month deadline to crush IS in Sinai.

— AFP

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