Egypt s security forces killed 16 terrorists in North Sinai governorate on Tuesday morning in two raids.
According to the ministry of interior, the ministry s national security department identified two terrorist hideouts from which a number of attack were going to be launched against vital institutions and figures in the city of El-Arish.
Ten of the terrorists were killed in an empty plot of land in Ubaidat district, El-Arish city after they opened fire on security forces conducting the raid.
The second hideout was in an under-construction house in Abu Eita district, where six terrorists were also killed after opening fire on police forces.
Firearms, ammunition, and explosives were found at the hideout.
On Saturday, Egypt s armed forces said that 15 Egyptian military personnel were killed during an attack on a security check point in North Sinai. Seven militants were also killed in the attack.
The military has been carrying out Operation Sinai 2018, a counter-terrorism campaign, since February 2018. The campaign involves land, naval and air forces, as well as the police and border guards.
