(MENAFN) The Egyptian armed forces declared that over 27 militants have died in clashes in North and Central Sinai in the past few days.
Tamer al-Refai, the spokesperson of the armed forces confirmed: "During anti-terrorist raids, the national security forces have killed 27 gunmen including three highly dangerous terrorists in several desert areas in the Sinai Peninsula."
It added that the operations were carried out the second and third field armies in Sinai.
Sinai Peninsula is the stronghold of terrorist groups in Egypt, most powerful of which is Sinai State, an Egyptian branch of the Islamic State.
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