Egypt says 45 IS fighters dead in strikes that killed leader

Egypt’s military says 45 Islamic State fighters are killed in the airstrikes in the Sinai Peninsula, in which the jihadist affiliate group leader — Abu Duaa al-Ansari — is slain, according to Reuters.

Arms and ammunition are also destroyed in the raids near Arish, Reuters says.

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