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ISIS Militants in Sinai Showing Their Strength
(AP-ABC News) Ashraf Sweilam - In the past few days, Islamic State militants in northern Sinai abducted four men accused of collaborating with the government. Two of the men have been found slain. Egyptian officials say one of the slain men had his eyes plucked out and was set on fire before being shot to death. Women are being threatened with punishment if they don't wear the niqab and farmers are being forced to pay financial tribute to ISIS. The militants have set up checkpoints on the roads around the city of Rafah, which borders Gaza. This recent show of strength by ISIS loyalists comes on the heels of a recent easing of Egypt's military campaign against them. "The numbers of militants is not that big....But the army campaign stopped and the militants returned," said a prominent tribal leader.