At least 10 militants killed, 20 injured in army raid

At least ten militants were killed and 20 others injured in raids by the Egyptian army in various parts of the country, security officials said today.

The raid, which started midnight today, has succeeded in destroying some terrorist hideouts in Sinai desert dominated by the militant group, Ansar Biet el-Maqdis, official said.

Militants have launched many violent attacks against police and army personnel in Sinai since January 2011 revolution that toppled the ex-president Hosni Mubarak.

Many policemen and soldiers have been killed in the attacks, which have increased after the ouster of Islamist ex-president Mohamed Morsi last year.

In July, militants attacked a military checkpoint in Al-Wadi Al-Gedid governorate in southern Egypt, killing 21 Egyptian border guards and injured four others.
 

The Egyptian 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.