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Renewed gun battles in Egypt's North Sinai Security forces exchange gunfire with unknown assailants in North Sinai town of Arish as unrest continues in lawless peninsula
Unidentified assailants opened fire at several security sites in the Sinai Peninsula late on Sunday near Egypt's border with Israel and the Gaza Strip.No injuries or deaths have been reported. Security forces and gunmen exchanged gunfire at three security checkpoints as well asthe security directorate headquarters in North Sinai's Arish, Ahram Arabic news website reported. The deserted province is a hotbed for hard-line Islamist militants who have intensified their attacks onsecurity and military checkpoints since the army's popularly-backed overthrow of Egypt's Islamist leader early in July. Dozens of security personnel and civilians have been killed and around a hundred injured in drive-by shootings and rocket attacks since Morsi's ouster. The army has killed tens of alleged jihadi fighters in its latest crackdown in the peninsula. http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/77658.aspx