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2020-05-04 Africa North

Egypt says 18 suspected militants killed in Sinai firefight

[IsraelTimes] Egypt’s interior ministry says 18 suspected snuffies were killed in North Sinai in a firefight with security forces, two days after a deadly blast claimed by the Islamic State

...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
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"National security received intelligence about terrorist elements hiding out in a home in Bir al-Abed, where they were planning to launch hostile operations," the ministry says in a statement.

"Their hideout was targeted and a firefight ensued, which led to the death of 18 (militants)."

Security forces found 13 automatic weapons, two boom belts and three other bombs in their possession, the ministry says.

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