Egypt's fight against terrorism will not end without popular determination, Sisi says
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said the fight
against terrorism would not end without popular determination, adding that
"I want the nation's purpose to be eradicating terrorism and prioritising
Egypt's interests."
El-Sisi highlighted in a statement on his official Facebook
page late on Friday the vital role the Egyptian army plays in the fight against
terrorism, saying the army was “the stumbling block that halts the ambitions of
the malicious.” He said that terrorism was "still trying to hijack the
country, but we are resilient, fighting back with all of our might."
In an official statement issued by the General Command of
the Armed Forces on Friday, Egypt’s Armed Forces said it destroyed dozens of
terrorist hideouts and killed 118 takfiri elements in north and central Sinai
during its operations to eliminate terrorism in all strategic directions in the
country in the past period.
The Armed Forces added an army officer and nine soldiers
were killed and injured during these operations.
