The Foreign Ministry said on Friday the Armed Forces and police will purge terrorism from Sinai and Egypt.

In a tweet, Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid commented on the comprehensive military operation titled "Sinai 2018" that was launched earlier today, saying that it will oust terrorism from the country.

The Armed Forces announced a comprehensive military operation at all strategic fronts that aims to uproot terrorism.

The operation comes after directives issued by Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Interior to root out terrorism.

MENA