Monday, January 4, 2016

Egypt launches airstrikes on ISIS affiliate in northern Sinai, killing up to 60

Egyptian Air Force F-16
The Egyptian air force began intensive airstrikes last Thursday morning against a local branch of the Islamic State group in Egyptian Rafah, near the border with the Gaza Strip, local media reported. Palestinian sources were quoted by the Walla news site as saying that Egyptian fighter jets were entering Gaza’s airspace in their attacks on the Wilayat Sinaa group (formerly known as Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis), which has claimed responsibility for numerous deadly attacks on Egyptian soldiers and civilians over the last two years.

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