Defence minister Sedki Sobhi paid a visit on Friday to injured army personnel who are currently undergoing treatment in hospitals of the armed forces after having been injured in military operations in North Sinai. According to a statement from the army’s official spokesperson, the defence minister praised the injured army members for their role in fighting terrorism and asserted that all Egyptians are supporting them. The armoured vehicle was targeted near Sinai Cement Factory, inside the El Hasna region in central Sinai. The militants remotely detonated the IED after planting it near the armoured vehicle,” he explained. In 2014, the group declared its affiliation to IS and has launched deadly attacks on army and police checkpoints.

Source: Daily News Egypt February 17, 2017 13:54 UTC