Military Apache helicopters carried out airstrikes targeting militants' hideouts in Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah, North Sinai, in response to the coordinated terrorist attacks that left 12 soldiers and three civilians killed on Thursday, according to security reports. Apache helicopters chased the fugitive perpetrators, after ground forces killed 15 militants. Fierce clashes broke out between security forces and gunmen, as they attacked three military checkpoints in north Sinai, leaving 12 soldiers and three civilians killed.