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46 'dangerous terrorists' and 3 soldiers killed in Sinai operations - Egypt's military
Summary: over an unspecified period of time, and at the cost of only 3 troops killed, 46 turbans were killed and 100 were arrested. Lots of stuff was broken, confiscated, or detonated, including 244 acres of poppies and 2 tonnes of pot.
[AlAhram] Forty-six "extremely dangerous" snuffies have been killed in northern and central Sinai during operations by Egypt's armed forces, according to a military statement on the latest developments related to Operation Sinai 2018.

In the 32nd statement on the comprehensive counter-terrorism operation, which was launched in 2018, the Egyptian armed forces said the bad boyz were potted following shootouts in northern and central Sinai.

Around 15 hideouts and four vehicles used by the snuffies in the north-east were destroyed by the air forces.

Three army soldiers were martyred in those operations, the statement said.

The timeframe of events was not specified.

Seventeen vehicles used for smuggling across borders were destroyed, as were ten other vehicles and a hideout by terrorists, in the southern and western area.

Forces discovered and demolished a number of hotbeds occupied by the snuffies in northern and central Sinai, seizing weaponry and ammunition and highly kaboom used to prepare improvised bombs (IEDs).

Around a hundred criminal elements and suspects were enjugged
Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit!
A total of 204 IEDs were found and detonated by the military. A number of RPGs and mortars, used by the krazed killer elements to attack security checkpoints, were confiscated.

Around ten tunnel openings located at the international borderline with Rafah were destroyed.

The statement added that naval forces have continued to secure coastal borderlines to block smuggling attempts through both the Red Sea and the Mediterranean.

Border guards, in cooperation with the police and military, discovered and destroyed 244 feddans
...literally the amount of land a yoke of oxen can plow in a day. In Egypt this is apparently about 1 acre...
of poppies, two tonnes of cannabis, and 1 million narcotic pills, as well as black powder used for IEDs.

They were able to seize 117 vehicles used in smuggling activities across borders, as well as confiscating an amount of ammunition and weaponry in different strategic locations.

The armed forces launched Operation Sinai 2018 in February last year to target terrorist and criminal organizations in northern and central Sinai, parts of the Nile Delta and the Western Desert.

The operation involves the army, navy, border patrol, air force and police.

Hundreds of snuffies have been killed as part of its activities.
The Times of Israel adds:
In February 2018, the army launched a nationwide operation against Death Eaters, mainly focused on the volatile northern part of Sinai and the Western Desert, along the mostly non-existent border with Libya.

Some 600 bandidos hard boyz and around 40 soldiers have been killed since the start of the offensive, according to the armed forces. No independent statistics are available and northern Sinai is largely cut off to media and foreigners.
Posted by: trailing wife 2019-03-12
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