Breaking: Egypt's army reveals Sinai developments in press conference

CAIRO - 15 February 2018: Egypt's army revealed the latest developments of the Comprehensive Operation Sinai 2018 that targets terrorist hotspots in Sinai Peninsula, in a press conference held on Thursday.

The conference kicked off the statement of the army's spokesperson Tamer al-Rifai on the outcome of the operation that started past Friday, followed by statements of representatives of the navy, air forces, armed forces operations authority of Sinai operation and representatives of interior ministry.

The army's representatives answered the reporters questions regarding the results of the operation and whether the army achieved its target.

The Armed Forces launched a widened crackdown against Sinai's terrorists on February 9, in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior.