Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Ramadan Death count: Egypt 15/06/16

(CAIRO )  The Egyptian army  killed 35 gunmen in Sheikh Zuweid city in the northern Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday morning.

Egyptian military forces reported that suspicious movement of “terrorist” gunmen was spotted after dawn prayer in two areas “thanks to advanced night vision surveillance devices."
In an area known as Najid Square, the Egyptian army noticed more than 30 gunmen on motorbikes reportedly armed with rocket-propelled grenade launchers advancing towards checkpoints the Egyptian army had recently set up south of Sheikh Zuweid. Egyptian forces fired artillery shells at the gunmen, killing 35.

Ramadan death toll is now at 3,165