Egypt Airstrike Kills 23 Militants in Sinai

Egypt launched airstrikes on Islamist militant targets in the Sinai peninsula on Thursday, killing 23 fighters a day after the deadliest clashes in the region in years, security sources said. The sources said those killed had taken part in Wednesday's fighting in which 100 militants and 17 soldiers, including four officers, were killed, according to the army spokesman. Meanwhile, a newspaper close to the Egyptian government said the Islamic State-linked militants who attacked the...

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