According to the statement, four especially dangerous extremists were killed in central Sinai, and 12 more in another part of the peninsula.
Cairo has been engaging in anti-terror activities on the Sinai Peninsula for years, where militants have repeatedly staged deadly attacks. In 2014, a state of emergency was introduced on the peninsula after militants attacked Egyptian security officers in the area.
The major anti-terror offensive in the area started on February 9.
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In late December, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Sisi ordered the country’s armed forces to end militant activities on the peninsula within three months.
