Egypt army says it killed 16 jihadis in troubled Sinai

CAIRO: Egypt’s military has destroyed dozens of targets, killed 16 militants and detained over 30 suspects as part of its latest operation against Islamic militants in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula, the army said on Sunday. The operation, which targets “terrorist and criminal elements and organizations,” involves land, naval and air forces from the army and police, and covers north and central Sinai, the Nile Delta and the Western Desert. The offensive comes ahead of a March vote that will see President Abdel-fattah el-sisi win a second four-year term, after all serious opponents have been driven out of the race.