Security forces kill senior Daesh member Maqdisi and two others

Daesh announced yesterday that Egyptian security forces killed senior member Abu Hamza Al Maqdisi and two others during an airstrike yesterday near Sheikh Zuweid in North Sinai, Reuters reports. Maqdisi was head of Daesh’s planning and training operations in Sinai. Egyptian authorities did not make an official comment on the incident, the newswire notes.