The General Command of the Egyptian Armed Forces announced today the elimination of 47 members of the Tkfiri found in possession of a number of different caliber rifles and improvised explosive devices for detonation in the north and central Sinai.
"This comes as part of its efforts to combat terrorism in all the strategic directions of the Egyptian state," it said in a statement.
The statement also pointed out that the Egyptian Air Force also targeted and destroyed 29 hideouts and Shelter used by terrorist elements in addition to the destruction of 97 vehicles SUV on the north-eastern directions, and the Western strategist and the southern strategic direction of the Egyptian state.
The statement revealed that the Egyptian military engineers discovered and detonated 385 explosive devices were planted to target the forces on the roads in the areas of operations and the discovery and destruction of 2 tunnel openings in cooperation with the border guards.
33 vehicles and 8 motorcycles were also seized and destroyed without metal plates used by terrorist elements during the combing and raiding operations.
In addition, 158 criminal, criminal and criminal elements were arrested and legal proceedings are under way. The discovery and destruction of a number of bunkers and caches to house the terrorist elements contained quantities of rations, a number of weapons and ammunition of different caliber, Sinai.
The statement said that as a result of the hostilities of the Egyptian armed forces in the areas of operations was killed officer and a non-commissioned officer and 3 soldiers and wounding four soldiers during the clash and the clearing of terrorist strongholds.
