Egyptian army kills 13 militants in restive Sinai

The Egyptian armed forces killed 13 militants during raids against militants' hideouts in the country's restive North Sinai province on Monday, a military spokesman said.

Weapons, ammunitions and landmines were found at the site, and three cars and two motorcycles belonging to the militants were destroyed in the attack, according to a statement.

The forces also found 100 barrels full of explosive materials and five bags of ammonium nitrate.

Egypt has been facing a growing number of anti-government terror attacks since the military ousted former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013 and later blacklisted his Muslim Brotherhood group as a terrorist organization.

Most of the attacks have been carried out by the Sinai-based "Sinai State," an offshoot of the Islamic State (IS) militant group.

Increasing terror attacks have killed hundreds of policemen and soldiers nationwide, which led the army to launch a substantial anti-terrorist operation in Sinai, killing so far hundreds of militants. Endit