23 Egyptian soldiers killed fending off major coordinated assault claimed by ISIS

Published time: 8 Jul, 2017 02:17

ISIS terrorists have claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on Egyptian forces on the Sinai Peninsula in which at least 23 soldiers lost their lives. Despite the heavy casualties, the military claims it foiled the major assault, killing dozens of terrorists.

At least 33 others were wounded in the major militant assault on an Egyptian army checkpoint near Rafah Friday, according to the latest figures reported by AP.

The attack in North Sinai started with at least one suicide bomber ramming a vehicle into the army’s outpost which had roughly 60 soldiers.

https://www.rt.com/news/395687-egypt-soldiers-isis-assault/

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-security-idUSKBN19S13G

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