Egypt said its security forces have eliminated 126 militants in recent army operations in the northeastern Sinai Peninsula, with 18 killed on Saturday, two days after an attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group killed eight soldiers.
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Islamic State claims responsibility for army attack in Egypt’s Sinai
The Islamic State said today it was behind Thursday’s attack that killed as many as 10 soldiers in Egypt’s northern Sinai region.
Read More »10 Egyptian Army Members, Including Officer, Killed and Injured in Sinai
Egypt’s Armed Forces spokesperson announced on Thursday evening that 10 Egyptian Army members were killed or injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) struck an armoured military vehicle at Bir Al-Abd in Egypt’s North Sinai.
Read More »The terror list Egypt uses to terrorise its citizens
On Egypt’s “terrorism list” lie over 6,300 names, among them some of the most fierce and dangerous militants alive today.
Read More »Egyptian ISIS fighter arrested in Spain
The Spanish police on Tuesday announced the arrest of a wanted fighter in the terrorist organization ISIS.
Read More »Egyptian policeman and seven suspected militants killed in Cairo gun battle
An Egyptian policeman and seven suspected militants have been killed in an exchange of gunfire in Cairo, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement late on Tuesday.
Read More »Coronavirus free, Egyptians in North Sinai see military blockade as a blessing for first time
The North Sinai governorate in eastern Egypt appears to be one of the world’s few remaining regions untouched by an outbreak of coronavirus.
Read More »Owners of Russian plane that crashed in Sinai take Egypt to international court
Kogalymavia and the Prince Group, the owners of the Russian plane, Airbus A231, that crashed in Sinai in 2015, launched a prosecution of Egypt before the International Arbitration Court in the Hague, Al Araby Al Jadeed reported on Friday.
Read More »Egyptian authorities announce execution of Hesham Ashmawy
Today, Wednesday, the Egyptian army executed Hesham Ashmawy, who was convicted of carrying out several terrorist attacks in the country.
Read More »Egypt court sentences former army officer and 36 others to death
An Egyptian criminal court today sentenced to death a former Egyptian military officer, who defected from the army and joined jihadists, along with 36 other militants, for their alleged responsibility for a number of terrorist attacks in the country.
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