Sinai Peninsula
Sinai Province claims responsibility for North Sinai attacks
Egypt
July 1, 2015
Sinai Province claims responsibility for North Sinai attacks
In a statement circulated on social media, the Sinai Province, a pro-Islamic State militant group, has claimed responsibility for the…
Update: army spokesperson says battles ongoing with N.Sinai militants
Egypt
July 1, 2015
Update: army spokesperson says battles ongoing with N.Sinai militants
Balttes are ongoing and deaths are surging on both sides as Egypt's army forces engage in fihgting with militants in…
Murders, army raids continue in Sinai on Morsi’s ouster anniversary
Egypt
June 30, 2015
Murders, army raids continue in Sinai on Morsi’s ouster anniversary
Violence by suspected extremists and counter raids by security forces continued in Sinai on Monday and Tuesday as Egypt marks…
Two wounded as mortar missile hits house in North Sinai
Egypt
June 24, 2015
Two wounded as mortar missile hits house in North Sinai
A civilian and his wife were wounded late Tuesday when a mortar missile hit their house in the village of…
Security sources: Blasts in Egypt’s North Sinai wound police, civilians
Egypt
June 22, 2015
Security sources: Blasts in Egypt’s North Sinai wound police, civilians
At least eight policemen and civilians were wounded on Monday when explosions hit two houses in Egypt's El-Arish, the provincial…
Two policemen wounded in IED blast in North Sinai
Egypt
June 21, 2015
Two policemen wounded in IED blast in North Sinai
Two police conscripts were injured when an IED explosion damaged their vehicle during a security raid in Arish, North Sinai. The…
Army: 9 extremists killed in North Sinai raid
Egypt
June 18, 2015
Army: 9 extremists killed in North Sinai raid
Security sources in North Sinai said Thursday that nine extremist elements were killed in raids by military Apaches in Sheikh…
Sinai Province admits senior member killed in Arish in April
Egypt
June 18, 2015
Sinai Province admits senior member killed in Arish in April
A video issued by an Islamic State-affiliated militia in Sinai has admitted that one of the group’s senior leaders had…
NGO slams detentions, property damage during security operations in Sinai
Egypt
June 16, 2015
NGO slams detentions, property damage during security operations in Sinai
The Egyptian Observatory of Rights and Freedom has criticized the ongoing detentions, displacements and killings resulting from the counter-terrorism operations by…
Appeal accepted for defendants in 2013 Rafah soldier killings
Egypt
June 14, 2015
Appeal accepted for defendants in 2013 Rafah soldier killings
The Court of Cassation accepted on Saturday an appeal by defendants in the August 2013 killing of 25 policemen in…