The Egyptian military says it has killed the head of the Sinai
branch of so-called Islamic State (IS), along with dozens of its
fighters.
It said ABU DUAA AL-ANSARI was killed in a series of air strikes
on fighters of the Sinai Province – or Ansar Beit al-Maqdis –
group. The air strikes targeted jihadist strongholds near the town of El-Arish.
The Egyptian military said: "The raids left more than 45 terrorists killed, dozens of others injured and several arms caches destroyed."
Brig-Gen Mohammed Samir said in a posting on Facebook that Ansari was killed in an operation guided by "accurate intelligence".
Sinai Province is Egypt’s most active insurgent group and has
been linked to deadly attacks in Sinai and Cairo.
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