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El-Arish: Egyptian security officials said that the military has
carried out an assault on suspected militants in the Sinai peninsula following
new attacks against checkpoints.
Officials reportedly have said the airstrikes Wednesday killed 20 militants.
The strikes came hours after an attack against checkpoints
in the city of El-Arish, about 50 kilometers from the border with Israel and
the Gaza Strip.
The Egyptian military and President Mohamed Mursi had vowed to assert more
control over the border area following an attack Sunday that killed 16 Egyptian
border guards.
Egypt said militants
involved in the attack were trying to cross into Israel.