The police have identified 120 individuals in North Sinai who are allegedly wanted for attacking police stations and killing policemen, said a security source in the area on Wednesday, adding that most of these individuals belong to illegal groups. The source also alleged that there are some 1,600 criminals belonging to such groups all over the country. Preliminary investigations suggest that these groups have received large funds, judging from the expensive four-wheel-drive vehicles they use, the source claimed. He also suggested that the funder behind these groups would be exposed soon. On Wednesday the Armed Forces and the police launched the Operation Eagle campaign to cleanse North Sinai of the terrorist elements that perpetrated the recent attack on the Rafah checkpoint that killed 16 soldiers. Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
