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Tuesday, February 27, 2018
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Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Egypt says 3 soldiers killed in Sinai fighting
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEgypt’s military says three soldiers, including an officer, were killed while fighting jihadists in the Sinai Peninsula.
Military spokesman Col. Tamer al-Rifai says three other officers and four conscripts were wounded in the fighting on Tuesday, which killed 11 jihadists.
The troops were taking part in a countrywide offensive announced February 9. The army says it has destroyed hundreds of targets and killed dozens of fighters. The latest casualties bring the army’s total death toll to 10 since the operation began.
The figures cannot be independently confirmed as press access is severely restricted.
— Agencies
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