Security sources in North Sinai said Thursday that nine extremist elements were killed in raids by military Apaches in Sheikh Zuwayed.
An air raid on Al-Moqataa village left six dead, while another targeting a pickup truck that escaped the scene killed three passengers and destroyed the car completely.
The same sources added that the military foiled an attempt to detonate five IEDs planted on the Arish-Rafah road. The forces, which cordoned the area off, managed to explode the bombs safely.
Bloody attacks on security and army forces left hundreds of troops dead since the ouster of Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Islamist militant groups have claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
