Cairo, Feb 12 (IANS) At least 17 militants were killed Wednesday during security raids in Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid cities in Egypt's **rth Sinai province, a security source said. Most of the attacks were claimed by Sinai-based Al Qaeda-inspired Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis group, which has recently changed its name to "Sinai State" after declaring loyalty to the Islamic State militant group in Iraq and Syria.