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Egypt army kills 40 militants in Sinai raids

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Egypt forces kill 9 militants in restive Sinai

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26 soldiers killed, wounded in suicide bombing, shooting in Egypt

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2 policemen killed, 9 injured in Egypt's Sinai

AtleasttwopolicemenwerekilledandnineotherswoundedinanexplosiononSaturdayinEgypt'sNorthSinaiprovince,theEgyptianstateTVreported.Aseniorsecurityofficialsaidthatan

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Egypt's military has upper hand over IS in Sinai anti-terror war

The Egyptian military has the upper hand in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula and attempts to end the Sinai-based militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) group, said Egyptian security experts.

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Fijian peacekeepers begin rotation for Egypt's Sinai

Fiji's peacekeepers have begun their rotation for duty in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, the government-owned Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) confirmed Friday.

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Egypt's Sisi says terrorists behind Russian plane crash

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said Wednesday that terrorists have been behind the October's Russian plane crash in Sinai to ruin Egyptian ties with other states, he said in a speech aired on the Egyptian state TV.

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Five Egyptian policemen killed in armed attack in Sinai

Five Egyptian policemen were killed late Wednesday in an armed attack by unknown gunmen in Egypt's North Sinai city of Arish, a local official newspaper reported.

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Moscow, Washington adopt different stands on cause of Russian plane crash

Since the crash of the Russian Airbus A321 over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula last weekend, Russia and the United States have obviously adopted different attitudes towards possible cause of the accident.

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U.S. intelligence suggests Russian plane crash caused by bomb planted by Islamic State: report

​The latest U.S. intelligence suggests that the crash of a Russian passenger plane in Egypt was most likely caused by a bomb planted by the terror group Islamic State (IS) or its affiliate, U.S. cable news network CNN reported Wednesday.

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Egyptian army kills 19 militants in Western Desert, Sinai

​The Egyptian security forces killed 19 militants on Monday during massive raids in the Western Desert and the restive Sinai peninsula, the Egyptian military spokesman said.

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17 militants killed, 62 suspects arrested in Egypt's Sinai

At least 17 militants were killed and 62 suspects arrested on Thursday as part of a massive operation launched by the Egyptian security forces in restive North Sinai province, a military official said.

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2 soldiers, 55 militants killed in Egypt's Sinai

​Two soldiers and 55 militants were killed Tuesday in North Sinai during an extensive operation by Egyptian army against Islamists, military spokesman said in a statement.

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12 killed accidentally by Egyptian security forces

Egyptian security forces on Monday mistakenly killed 12 people and injured 10 others in the country's western desert area of Al-Wahat, the state-run Al-Ahram news website reported.

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IS threatens to kill Croatian national kidnapped in Egypt: video

​A video circulated on social media website on Wednesday, purportedly released by Sinai State militant group in Egypt, threatened that the group will kill the kidnapped Croatian citizen if the Egyptian government does not release jailed Muslim women within 48 hours.

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IS claims missile attack on Egypt navy vessel, army killed 22 militants

​Egypt's Islamic affiliate said it fired out on Thursday a rocket at the Egyptian naval vessel in the North Sinai's Mediterranean coast.

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IS attacks in Egypt's Sinai draw international condemnation

​A wave of attacks by a local Islamic State (IS) affiliate in Egypt's Sinai on Wednesday have received wide condemnation from the international community.