Airstrikes Hit Syria Killing The Head Of ISIS According to reports, the Egyptian military has announced it killed the head of the Sinai branch of the Islamic State, along with dozens of its fighters. Abu Duaa al-Ansari was reportedly killed in a series of air strikes on fighters of the Sinai Province, or the Ansar Beit al-Maqdis group. The strikes targeted jihadist strongholds near the town of El-Arish. Sinai Province is Egypts most active insurgent group, and has been linked to deadly attacks in both Sinai and Cairo. The raids left more than 45 terrorists killed, dozens of others injured and several arms caches destroyed, the Egyptian military claims. Brig-Gen Mohammed Samir also posted on social media claiming that Ansari was killed in an operated guided by accurate intelligence. The post did not specify when the operation was carried out, but we do know they took place on the southern and south-western areas of El-Arish. The jihadist group has been active in the Sinai peninsula since 2011, and have yet to comment on the armys statement. Islamist militancy has grown in Egypt since the army eliminated President Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013. The group has reported carried out more than 31 attacks in various areas across Sinai within just a two-week period in March. It is also a prolific producer of propaganda videos. 