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Egypt military says 40 militants killed in campaign
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Egypt’s military said on Tuesday it has killed more than 40 turbans in a wide-ranging campaign in the Sinai Peninsula where ISIS has been waging a deadly insurgency.The announcement came a day after seven non-combatants were killed in a foiled attack on a checkpoint with a boom-mobile. An army tank had intercepted the vehicle and driven over it, almost flattening it, before the explosives went off, according to a video released by the army. ISIS has waged deadly attacks on the military and police, most recently on a checkpoint in Sinai on July 7 that killed at least 21 soldiers. But the military, which killed the leader of the group's affiliate in Egypt last year, says it is closing in on the Death Eaters. It said in a statement on Tuesday that "40 Death Eaters" have been killed in the week-long campaign against the holy warriors. A military source told AFP that soldiers were staying put in locations they cleared of the holy warriors, rather than withdrawing as in past campaigns. "After storming terrorist hideouts, the soldiers are staying there," the source, who requested anonymity, told AFP. "The terrorist elements are fleeing and leaving their weapons behind," he added. Extremists launched an insurgency in Sinai after the military overthrew the divisive ...politicians call things divisivewhen when the other side sez something they don't like. Their own statements are never divisive,they're principled... Islamist president Mohammed Morsi in 2013. They have maintained a steady war of attrition with sniper attacks and roadside kaboomings. But unlike their parent organization in Iraq and Syria, they have been unable to seize population centers in the peninsula bordering Israel and Gazoo.
Security forces in North Sinai also destroyed 52 terrorist hideouts that were used to store weapons, medical supplies, explosives and communication devices, the statement read. The statement added that the army destroyed 100 bombs, as well as eight explosives workshops. Egyptian army foils major car bomb attack on checkpoint in North Sinai: Spokesperson [AlAhram] Seven non-combatants were killed when a 4x4 vehicle laden with explosives approaching an army checkpoint south of al-Arish in North Sinai went kaboom!after it was run over by an army tank to stop an imminent attack on the checkpoint on Monday evening, the army front man reported on his official Facebook page. The 4x4 vehicle, which went kaboom!on the scene, was carrying five suspected turbans armed with guns and 100 kilograms of explosives, the army said. The victims included two women and two children. The aborted attack could have killed nearly 50-60 soldiers and civilians, the statement added. A number of civilian cars and commercial trucks were lined up to pass the checkpoint at the time of the foiled attack, a video footage posted by the army spokesperson showed.
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