Military Spokesperson Ahmed Mohamed Ali announced the killing of three extremists during clashes with Egyptian security forces , along with the arrest of another 17 during security raids in North Sinai.
On Facebook, Ali posted on Monday that military and police personnel in North Sinai attacked several terrorist havens at al-Qawadis, al-Zawaraa, Souq al-Sheikh Zuwaid, Rafah and Be’r al-Abd on 15 and 16 March.
Ali also announced destruction of nine illegal tunnels, 60 shanty houses allegedlly used by terrorists as base for their attacks against security troops and nine motorbikes without license plates.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
