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2014-11-02 Africa North
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Egyptian helicopters fire on Sinai villages
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[Dhaka Tribune] Egyptian helicopters have bombarded several villages in the northern Sinai Peninsula region, witnesses reported, after a rise in attacks against soldiers in the unstable and often violent region.
Residents told Al Jazeera that the assault was launched on the villages of al-Tuma al-Mukataa and al-Mahdiya. The army this week vowed to stamp out gangs operating in the region.
No casualties were been reported in Friday night's shelling.
On Saturday, Egyptian security officials said a roadside kaboom had struck an army vehicle, also on Friday, injuring seven soldiers. Armed groups have been battling security forces in the Sinai Peninsula for a decade
The blast near the city of el-Arish, near the Gazoo border, came a week after an attack in the same area killed 31 soldiers.
It was the deadliest attack targeting security forces since the army toppled former president, Mohammed Morsi, in July. 
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