Two ISIS attacks in Sinai leave at least four Egyptian troops dead

Four members of the Egyptian security forces were killed and dozens were wounded in two attacks by ISIS in the Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday night. In the first incident, near the city of Al-Arish in the north, a powerful roadside bomb was detonated as an armored vehicle passed by, killing three soldiers. Later, ISIS gunmen opened fire on a sentry at a military checkpoint near the town of Sheikh Zuweid, killing him and wounding many others.  

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