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Egyptian army says killed 40 suspected jihadists in Sinai

Members of the Egyptian army

Members of the Egyptian army stand guard outside the venue of a conference for defence ministers and officials of the 27 members of CEN-SAD in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on March 24, 2016.

Photo credit: Khaled Desouki | AFP

Cairo,

The Egyptian army said Tuesday it had killed 40 suspected jihadist militants since September in air and ground operations in the Sinai region, site of an Islamist insurgency.