Türkiye condemns the militant attack that killed 11 Egyptian soldiers in Sinai, extending condolences to Egypt and the families of people who lost their lives
The Egyptian army has for many years fought an insurgency on the Sinai Peninsula, led mainly by the local branch of the Daesh terror group. "We condemn the attack on a water pumping station east of the Suez Canal in Egypt on May 7, which killed 11 soldiers and injured 5 soldiers," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
Türkiye extended its condolences to the families of people who lost their lives and the Egyptian state, and wished a speedy recovery to those injured. In a Saturday attack, at least 11 soldiers were killed and five injured in a water pumping station west of Sinai, the country's military announced. Army forces clashed with the militants and surrounded them in an isolated area in Sinai. The statement did not provide further details.
Egypt's army remains optimistic over its fight to defeat militants in Sinai Peninsula. At least 11 of its troops were killed as they stopped an attack on a water pumping station on the eastern banks of the Suez Canal
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