Egypt's military says it has killed Abu Duaa al-Ansari, which it identified as the leader of the Sinai branch of Islamic State, in a series of air strikes near the town of Arish.
It said on its Facebook page on Thursday that the strikes had also killed 45 other Islamic State fighters and destroyed arms and ammunition stores used by the group.
There was no immediate confirmation from Sinai Province, Islamic State's offshoot in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.
Reuters
