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Little Tich

(6,171 posts)
Tue Sep 8, 2015, 09:46 PM Sep 2015

Egypt kills 56 militants in first two days of major operation in Sinai

Source: The Guardian

Army announces operation to ‘eliminate terrorist elements’ targeting Isis affiliate Sinai Province as two Egyptian soldiers die in car bombing

Egypt’s army has announced a “major military operation” against Islamic State’s affiliate in the Sinai peninsula, Sinai Province, in which 56 militants have been killed in two days.

It said the operation was launched on Monday morning to “eliminate terrorist elements” around the towns of Rafah, Sheikh Zuweid and Arish.

The army claimed 29 jihadis were killed in Monday’s fighting, while an Egyptian officer and a soldier died, and four were wounded, when their vehicle was blown up by a bomb.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/08/egypt-kills-militants-major-operation-sinai-province-isis

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Egypt kills 56 militants in first two days of major operation in Sinai (Original Post) Little Tich Sep 2015 OP
Thats called "A start". Get those numbers every day for a few weeks. 7962 Sep 2015 #1
A good start indeed n/t cosmicone Sep 2015 #2
Do it every day. 840high Sep 2015 #3
 

7962

(11,841 posts)
1. Thats called "A start". Get those numbers every day for a few weeks.
Tue Sep 8, 2015, 11:27 PM
Sep 2015

Then ISIS will start hurting. No more of this 1 day BS. Continuous attacks.

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