Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Friday cut short a visit to Ethiopia for a regional summit, after a wave of deadly ISIL attacks killed 29, mostly soldiers

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Friday cut short a visit to Ethiopia for a regional summit, after a wave of deadly ISIL attacks killed 29, mostly soldiers, his office said.
  
ISIL militants on Thursday fired rockets and set off a car bomb in North Sinai province in simultaneous assaults.
  
“After the terrorist operations in the North Sinai last night, the president decided to cut short his participation in the African Union summit after attending the opening session, and returned to Cairo to monitor the situation,” an official statement said.
  
The bloodshed came despite a series of security measures implemented by the authorities in North Sinai since an attack in October killed 30 soldiers and wounded scores.