The Egyptian army killed 9 militants Saturday during a military preemptive raid witnessed in North Sinai's Sheikh Rafah city, Al Bawaba News reported. The army had launched several raids targeting terrorist cell after the army received information that the cell plans to launch an attack on a military checkpoint near Rafah Mahdeya town, as well as killing a Wilayat Sinai terrorist group militant. Meanwhile, the army arrested four militants and defused an improvised explosive device in North Sinai Sheikh Zuweid city. Since September 2013, the Egyptian army has been carrying out an ongoing military campaign against terrorists groups in Sinai after they claimed responsibility for several deadly attacks targeting Egyptian military and police personnel.