Army kills 8 terrorists, arrests 12 in Egypt

Eight terrorists have been killed and 12 others, including brother of a dangerous militant leader were arrested today in Egypt's North Sinai province, army spokesperson said.
Army spokesperson Brigadier General Mohamed Samir said four other people who cooperated with terrorists were arrested.
The four people included brother of one of the dangerous takfiri terrorist leaders.
Samir did not mention the name of the leader.
Eight other suspects were arrested during the raids. The raids targeted a number of areas in North Sinai, Samir said.
Since the January 2011 revolution that toppled ex-president Hosni Mubarak, North Sinai has witnessed many violent attacks by militants .

The attacks targeting police and military increased after the ouster of Islamist ex-president Mohamed Morsi in 2013 by military following massive protests against his rule.
Over 700 security personnel have been reported killed since then. The military has launched security campaigns in the area, arrested suspects and demolished houses that belong to terrorists, including those facilitating tunnels leading to the Gaza Strip.