Dozens of Egyptian police were killed in clashes with militants in the country’s western desert on Friday, one of the deadliest attacks this year suffered by Egypt’s security forces fighting a persistent and spreading Islamic militancy. At least 55 policemen, including 20 officers and 34 conscripts, were killed in a shootout during a raid on a militant hideout about 80 miles from the Egyptian capital, the Associated Press reported, citing security officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. Several other local media more or less reported similar death tolls. read more https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...f7b5f55964d_story.html?utm_term=.fefaf12f4d90
