Armed Forces: 3 takfiris killed, 285 hideouts, warehouses destroyed in Sinai

The General Command of the Armed Forces announced that three takfiris were killed as part of Comprehensive Operation Sinai 2018 and 285 hotbeds and warehouses, 200 kilograms of TNT and a number of tunnels in Rafah city were destroyed in North and Central Sinai.

The Armed Forces said on Tuesday in its 25th statement on the outcome of the operation that was launched on February 9 to fight terrorism in North and Central Sinai and other areas in the Nile Delta and the desert areas west of the Nile Valley.

According to the statement, the Air Forces destroyed five vehicles and warehouses in North Sinai.

– Three dangerous takfiris were killed within the course of the ongoing operations in North and Central Sinai. A number of machine guns and ammunition were found in their possession.

– Fifty-nine suspects were arrested during the operation in North and Central Sinai.

– Twelve vehicles used to attack security forces were destroyed.