Egyptian security forces stand by their Armoured Personell Carriers ahead of a military operation in the northern Sinai peninsula on August 08, 2012. 11 soldiers were killed on Saturday May 7, 2022 attempting to thwart a "terrorist" attack on the Suez Canal zone. FILE PHOTO | AFP
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More than a thousand suspected militants and dozens of security personnel have been killed since the start of operations, according to official figures
