article_snippet: The injured included 42 Egyptian soldiers and two civilians.
article_snippet: North Sinai has been the site of dozens of recent deaths.
article_snippet: In January, at least 26 people were reportedly killed and dozens more wounded, in a series of militant attacks on army and police positions in Egypt's volatile North Sinai.
article_snippet: The Egyptian army is battling an Islamist insurgency in North Sinai that has spiked since the 2013 ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Morsy.
highlights_snippet: The injured include 42 Egyptian soldiers .
  
highlights_snippet: The Egyptian army has been battling an Islamist insurgency in North Sinai .