An ISIS fighter has reportedly been captured by the Egyptian army in Sinai, while dressed as a woman. The jihadist was caught by government forces near the coastal city of Al-Arish, the capital of North Sina province, some 200 miles north-east of Cairo. The alleged terrorist had attempted to disguise himself as a woman by wearing a burka, and is believed to have been trying to defect from ISIS-affiliates in Sinai. An image posted by Twitter account Jihad Threat Monitor on Thursday morning, shows the captured terrorist surrounded by smiling and cheering Egyptian army soldiers. The caption on the photo reads: 'Egyptian soldiers posing with alleged #ISIS operative dressed as a woman, captured in Al-Arish. #Sinai' ISIS-affiliated extremists are in the midst of waging a bloody insurgency which has killed hundreds of soldiers and policeman in the Sinai Peninsula.