Security forces launched Monday several raids on Wilayat Sinai militants' hideouts across northern Sinai governorate, Al Bawaba News reported. The security raids occurred in the cities of El Arish, Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah, during which the security forces succeeded in arresting 38 militants and safely detonating two improvised explosive devices (IEDs), without any casualties or injuries. Also, the security forces managed to destroy a number of militants' hideouts in these cities. However, one conscript was shot dead by a sniper in his head south of Sheikh Zuweid. The body was transferred to the military hospital in El Arish.