Egypt's security forces arrested 40 suspects in North Sinai's Rafah, Sheikh Zuweid and Al-Arish cities on charge of involvement in terrorist activities, Al-Bawaba News reported. The forces succeeded to destroy a number of hideouts used by terrorist groups to conduct terrorist operations against army and police personnel in Sinai, as well as defusing three improvised explosive devices. Since September 2013, Egyptian army and police have been carrying out an ongoing military campaign against terrorist groups in Sinai after they claimed responsibility for several deadly attacks targeting military and police personnel.