Army forces launched on Sunday a major security campaign targeting terrorists and outlaws in Central and North Sinai.

Security checkpoints have been established to prevent terrorists from sneaking into villages of Central and North Sinai.

Also, warplanes have been seen bombarding hotbeds used by takfiri elements there. 

On Friday, 12 Egyptian servicemen were killed and six others injured when an armed group attacked a military checkpoint in North Sinai.

The troops killed 15 terrorists in turn.

Source: MENA