Takfiri ringleader killed, 18 nabbed in Central Sinai: Army

CAIRO - 20 Nov 2017: The law enforcement of the Third Field Army have managed, during a military operation in Central Sinai, to liquidate a leading Takfiri element and arrest 18 others with arms and ammunition in their possession.

Military spokesman Colonel Tamer El Refai said in a statement Monday that the operation was part of the military's efforts to hunt down criminal and terrorist elements.

He said the operation resulted in the destruction of three 4x4 vehicles and 11 motorbikes along with an amount of fuel and food.

He also said that the Third Field Army, in cooperation with policemen, managed to locate and destroy 24 illegal drug farms.