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Source: http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/134324/Egypt/Politics-/The-longest-battle-in-North-Sinai-Egypts-army-figh.aspx

Egypt's Army Fights Back Against IS Assaults

(Al-Ahram-Egypt) Marina Barsoum - For the third year in a row, Islamist militants targeted Egyptian security forces on a large scale during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Militants launched simultaneous attacks on checkpoints in Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah using car bombs and other weaponry. The Egyptian army used F-16 jet fighters, Apache helicopters and tanks to stop the militants. Maj.-Gen. Hisham El-Halaby said the total number of attackers exceeded 300.

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