Egypt's army on Thursday said 47 militants and five of its troops were killed as part of its military offensive in the restive Sinai Peninsula, where it is fighting Daesh. (File/AFP)
Al Jazeera: Egypt's Sinai: At least 47 fighters, 5 troops killed in battle
Army says it also confiscated firearms and improvised explosive devices from fighters in the restive peninsula.
Forty-seven fighters and five Egyptian soldiers were killed during Egypt's ongoing military offensive in the restive Sinai Peninsula, where it is fighting Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, ISIS).
The fighters had "guns of different makes, ammunition, explosive devices in northern and central Sinai" in their possession, according to a video statement posted on Thursday on the armed forces' social media accounts.
One of the Egyptian troops killed included an officer, it said. As part of the wide-ranging operation to secure Egypt's borders, 158 "criminal elements" were arrested.
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Update: 47 suspected militants, 5 troops killed in Egypt's Sinai (Arab News/AFP)
WNU Editor: This is one of those conflicts that deserves far more coverage than what it is receiving.
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Was there an influx drom Syria?
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