3 soldiers, 30 jihadists killed in Sinai: army

Three soldiers and 30 jihadists have been killed in the past week in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula where the military is battling the Islamic State group, the army said yesterday. Around 200 jihadists and at least 33 government troops have now been killed since the launch of a major offensive against the jihadists on February 9 dubbed "Sinai 2018," according to official figures.