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Security forces detonated two bombs planted near a main road west of Arish, North Sinai on Tuesday. Sources and eyewitnesses said the forces shot at the IEDs from a distance. The operation left no casualties, they said. Sinai Peninsula has witnessed recurrent attacks against army and police forces since 2013, mainly claimed by Islamic State affiliates. A state of emergency in many regions of North Sinai, active since October 2014, will be renewed for three months starting Wednesday, January 27.
