More than 46 terrorists were killed by an Egyptian airstrike in the restive Sinai Peninsula on Sunday according to local security source.
The jet fighters conducted aerial assaults destroying an ammunition depot in North Sinai’s city of Rafah.
A report by Anadolu News Agency says at least 46 terrorists were killed in the air bombardments including two senior members of the Daesh affiliated “Welayet Sinai” (Province of Sinai) group.
Corresponding military report indicate that the two slain senior militants killed alongside other fighters were identified as Sami Shuaib and Mohammed Zeygan.
There was no comment from Welayet Sinai on the airstrikes.
Since Mohamed Morsi was ousted in a military coup in 2013, the Egyptian forces have waged fierce campaigns against the Sinai based terrorists.
Since Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's first freely-elected president, was ousted in a 2013 military coup, Egyptian security forces have waged a fierce campaign against Sinai-based militants.
Ansar Beit al-Maqdis is the most active militant group in Sinai. The militant group sworn allegiance to Daesh terrorist group (Islamic State) in late 2014 and changed its name to “Welayet Sinai”.
