CAIRO, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian army destroyed five hideouts and two vehicles belonging to extremists in central Sinai, the southern part of North Sinai province bordering Israel and the Palestinian Gaza Strip, the Egyptian military spokesman said in a statement on Wednesday.
"The law-enforcement army forces continue their efforts to obliterate extremist and criminal elements in central Sinai," said military spokesman Tamer al-Refaay in the statement.
Terrorist attacks have killed hundreds of policemen and soldiers since the military ousted former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in early July 2013 in response to mass protests.
Most of the attacks were claimed by a Sinai-based group affiliated with the regional Islamic State (IS) militant group.
Meanwhile, the Egyptian military and police have killed hundreds of militants and arrested a similar number of suspects as part of the country's anti-terror war declared by President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, the army chief then, following Morsi's removal.
