Egypt army says it killed 4 extremists in Sinai

Egypt's military said Sunday (April 8th) it has killed four extremists in Sinai in recent days, in an ongoing campaign to quash "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS) fighters based in the peninsula, AFP reported.

Two suspected extremists and 250 "wanted and suspected criminals" have been arrested, the army said in a statement.

More than 100 extremists and at least 22 soldiers have been killed in the wider-ranging operation launched on February 9th, according to army figures.

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