Egyptian security forces killed 11 militants from a local affiliate of the ISIL terrorist group based in the restive North Sinai region, the interior ministry said Tuesday.
The militants, armed with weapons and explosives, were killed in a shootout during a raid on their hideout near a police station in the provincial capital El-Arish, the ministry said in a statement.
According to intelligence from the national security department, the militants used the hideout as “a base to launch their hostile operations,” it added.
Source: AFP
