Gunmen kill 15 Egypt soldiers in checkpoint attack
The attack took place in al-Farara region located 627 kilometers from Cairo, near Libya.
Libyan officials have long said that they know about security problems along the border, and thay cooperate with Egyptian authorities.
A few days before he was elected Egypt’s president in May, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discreetly visited tribesmen living along the border with Libya.
Al Arabiya