The Islamic State group's affiliate in Egypt says it is responsible for a series of attacks on security personnel in the Sinai Peninsula Thursday that killed at least 26 people.
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![A convoy of army soldiers arrive to provide security during the funerals of army personnel killed in al-Arish near the Almaza military air-base where the funerals were held in Cairo, Jan. 30, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/23744dff-5c3d-4267-8f66-44398d272215_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A convoy of army soldiers arrive to provide security during the funerals of army personnel killed in al-Arish near the Almaza military air-base where the funerals were held in Cairo, Jan. 30, 2015.
![Relatives of security personnel killed in al-Arish leave the Almaza military air-base where the funerals were held in Cairo, Jan. 30, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9e43787c-a0e4-4141-ada1-391c9545e30b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Relatives of security personnel killed in al-Arish leave the Almaza military air-base where the funerals were held in Cairo, Jan. 30, 2015.
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![A soldier stands guard outside the Almaza military airbase, where a military funeral of security personnel killed in attacks in Sinai is being held, in Cairo, Jan. 30, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b8e2dcf0-6fa1-411c-bf8e-d6d70de9715e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A soldier stands guard outside the Almaza military airbase, where a military funeral of security personnel killed in attacks in Sinai is being held, in Cairo, Jan. 30, 2015.