According to local sources in Sinai, the commander of the operations of the Egyptian Air Defense Brigade was killed by snipers south of Al-Arish.
Abdel-Fattah Fayed, the Egyptian affairs editor for Al-Jazeera TV, explained that the killed officer was called Mahmoud Reda, who had the rank of major.
Fayed added that in light of the severe media blackout on what is happening in Sinai by the Egyptian authorities, there are accounts that speak of his death in an armored vehicle he was traveling in, and another story that talks about a sniping operation for him while he was inside the battalion.
He pointed out that there is no official story yet, while political forces are calling for not to rely on security solutions only, and to hold accountable the officials behind these operations, whether because of their failure to insufficient security for the Egyptian forces in the Sinai, or the closure of the Sinai region completely and preventing press and media coverage. .
For seven years, the Egyptian security forces - whether the army or the police - have been engaged in a struggle with armed groups in the region.
Two days ago, a spokesman for the Egyptian army forces issued a statement in which he mentioned the outcome of the army’s operations in the last three months, revealing that 40 of those he called "takfiris" had been killed, and that many "dens" had been raided and hundreds of vehicles and weapons had been destroyed and confiscated. He also admitted killing 7 officers. And members of the Egyptian army.