EL-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian authorities say police killed 12 Islamic militants when security forces stormed three deserted buildings used as militant hideouts in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula.
An Interior Ministry statement on Thursday says the militants were the first to open fire on the policemen as they surrounded the buildings in the Mediterranean coastal city of El-Arish.
The statement says there were no casualties among the police.
Egypt has for years battled Islamic militants in Sinai.
The insurgency intensified after the military in 2013 ousted an Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi, whose one-year in power proved divisive. However, a large military operation launched this year against the militants in northern Sinai has significantly reduced the number of attacks.
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Egyptian police kill 12 militants in Sinai raid
Egyptian police kill 12 militants in Sinai raid
Iran summons Italian ambassador over EU Guards clampdown
Iran's foreign ministry summoned Italy's ambassador over Rome's efforts to place the Revolutionary Guards on the European Union's terrorist register, state media reported on Tuesday.
The ministry warned of the "destructive consequences" of any labelling against the Revolutionary Guards and called upon the Italian foreign minister to "correct his ill-considered approaches toward Iran," the media report said.
The ministry warned of the "destructive consequences" of any labelling against the Revolutionary Guards and called upon the Italian foreign minister to "correct his ill-considered approaches toward Iran," the media report said.
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