Armed forces continue their missions in Sinai

CAIRO – 30 July 2017: The law enforcement forces of the Civil Second Army continued their missions in Arish, Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid to destroy the rest of terrorist sites and to uproot terrorism from Northern Sinai, stressed War Staff Colonel Tamer al-Refai on Sunday.

The forces could discover and destroy several dens used by Takfiri elements for hiding, said Refai during a press conference.

He added that many weapons, ammunition, equipment manufacturing explosive devices, electronic devices, cameras, Takfiri books and documents alongside military clothes and missions used by the terrorist groups are found in the dens.

The law enforcement forces of the Civil Second Army in cooperation with Civil Police implement planned missions to eradicate terrorism from Sinai.

Lots of Islamist insurgency led by Islamic State terrorist group forms war against Egypt in Sinai Peninsula, where hundreds of soldiers and policemen lost their lives since 2013.