The militants attacked the checkpoint.
During clashes in the Northern Sinai, the Egyptian military were killed six militants.
The militants are said to have attacked a checkpoint South of Rafah.
In 2014, when local armed groups have sworn allegiance to the Islamic state”, in this area of Egypt has intensified the confrontation between militants and security forces.
According to experts, the Northern part of the Sinai Peninsula virtually controlled the government of Egypt.
This region for several decades was one of the most dangerous, and after the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak is especially intensified Islamist movement.
