Egypt's military spokesman said today airstrikes in the northern Sinai Peninsula have killed 16 militants with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, the ousted president's Islamist group.
Col Ahmed Mohammed Ali said the airstrikes targeted hideouts of "terrorist, extremely dangerous takfiri" militants last night in the eastern border town of Sheikh Zuweyid.
Takfiri is an Arabic term referring to Islamic radicals.
He described the targeted militants as affiliated with the "terrorist" Brotherhood group.
It was the fourth such airstrike with a high death toll since militants downed a military helicopter in a nearby area on January 24, killing all its crew members.
The military has been waging a wide offencive against Sinai militants. The area has been a hotbed for attacks on the military since the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi in July.
