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Egypt stepped up its counter-terrorism operation on March 25, launching airstrikes that killed 60 jihadists of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant’s (ISIL’s) Egypt affiliate.
![Egypt's air force carried out airstrikes near Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid on March 25.](https://www.worldtribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Egypt-and-Libyan-forces-launch-airstrikes-against-ISIS-300x151.jpg)
Another 40 jihadists were injured as Egypt’s air force struck Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis (also known as Wilayat Sinai) targets near Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid in North Sinai, reported Sky News.
The strikes on ISIL’s affiliate came a week after 15 Egyptian policemen were killed in North Sinai in an attack claimed by Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis.
According to Egyptian officials, 2,100 people were killed in North Sinai in 2015, including 1,800 terrorists, 150 civilians, 40 police officers and conscripts, and 140 military personnel.
Counter-terrorism operations have killed more than 100 jihadists in 2016.