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Two Egyptian soldiers including one officer were killed in anti-terror raids in restive North Sinai province, while the forces killed six terrorists, the Egyptian army said in a statement on Sunday.
"The forces destroyed 993 terrorist dens, hideouts and storehouses and busted and destroyed a workshop for making explosives as well as 163 explosive devices planted to target the raiding forces," the military spokesman said in a statement.
Some 513 criminal elements were arrested, the statement added.
The raids are part of Egypt's recently launched "Sinai 2018" comprehensive anti-terror campaign, which have killed 163 terrorists since it started on Feb. 9.
Egypt's North Sinai province has been the center of terrorist attacks that killed hundreds of policemen and soldiers since the military ouster of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013 in response to mass protests.
The Sinai-based branch of the Islamic State (IS) regional terrorist group claimed responsibility for most of the terror operations in Egypt over the past few years.
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi ordered the army to restore security and stability in North Sinai within three months following the mosque attack that killed at least 310 Muslim worshippers and wounded more than 120 others in North Sinai's city of Arish.
"Sinai 2018" massive anti-terror operation started with the preparations of Egypt's presidential elections.
The results of the elections will be announced on Monday where incumbent President Sisi is expected to make an easy win for a second four-year term.
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
