north sinai
Rafah buffer zone to extend 1,000 more meters into Egypt
Egypt
March 24, 2015
Rafah buffer zone to extend 1,000 more meters into Egypt
People in the restive Sinai Peninsula have been informed of a third phase of evacuations to be made as part…
28 suspected militants killed in security campaign in North Sinai
Egypt
March 19, 2015
28 suspected militants killed in security campaign in North Sinai
A security campaign targeting "extremists" and "terrorist hotbeds" in North Sinai on Thursday left 28 suspected militants killed, the state…
Sources: 9 suspected militants killed in clashes with security forces in North Sinai
Egypt
March 11, 2015
Sources: 9 suspected militants killed in clashes with security forces in North Sinai
Nine alleged members of Egypt's most active militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis were killed on Tuesday following clashes with security…
Official: 15 extremists killed, 15 injured in North Sinai air strikes
Egypt
March 5, 2015
Official: 15 extremists killed, 15 injured in North Sinai air strikes
The armed forces killed 15 alleged members of the terrorist group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis in North Sinai on Thursday, including…
Man commits suicide in North Sinai
Egypt
March 3, 2015
Man commits suicide in North Sinai
A 36-year-old man committed suicide in North Sinai on Tuesday morning jumping from the rooftop of a house. Security in…
8 alleged extremists killed in North Sinai raids
Egypt
March 2, 2015
8 alleged extremists killed in North Sinai raids
Eight suspected extremists were killed and six others injured in air strikes by Apache helicopters in North Sinai Sheikh Zuwayed…
Security sources: Shell hits house in North Sinai, girl killed
Egypt
February 28, 2015
Security sources: Shell hits house in North Sinai, girl killed
A 15-year-old girl was killed in North Sinai's Rafah late Friday after a shell from an unknown origin hit her…
Military official: Tunnel collapse kills army officer and injures another in North Sinai
Egypt
February 27, 2015
Military official: Tunnel collapse kills army officer and injures another in North Sinai
An army officer was killed and another was injured on Friday when a tunnel "suddenly" collapsed in North Sinai's Rafah,…
Security source: North Sinai policeman killed after being hit by car
Egypt
February 21, 2015
Security source: North Sinai policeman killed after being hit by car
A policeman was killed on Saturday after unidentified assailants driving a car hit him near North Sinai's Sheikh Zuweid city,…
Source: 8 suspected militants killed in raids on North Sinai
Egypt
February 13, 2015
Source: 8 suspected militants killed in raids on North Sinai
Eight suspected militants were killed on Friday in military air strikes over North Sinai's border town of Rafah, a source…