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8 IEDs defused, roadside bomb hits police vehicle in N.Sinai
Egypt
July 28, 2015
8 IEDs defused, roadside bomb hits police vehicle in N.Sinai
Eight IEDs planted by unknown perpetrators on the Arish-Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid-al-Goura highways in North Sinai were found on Tuesday…
UPDATE: Islamic State claims Egypt bomb that killed four soldiers
Egypt
July 23, 2015
UPDATE: Islamic State claims Egypt bomb that killed four soldiers
Islamic State's Egyptian affiliate claimed responsibility on Thursday for a bombing that the army said killed four soldiers near Rafah,…
Soldier, 25 militants killed in North Sinai on Wednesday
Egypt
July 16, 2015
Soldier, 25 militants killed in North Sinai on Wednesday
A soldier was killed and two others were wounded when their vehicle was hit by a mortar missile in North…
Police conscript wounded by smugglers on Rafah border
Egypt
July 8, 2015
Police conscript wounded by smugglers on Rafah border
A police conscript was wounded by gunshot at the Egyptian border in Sinai, a security source said. The 21-year-old conscript exchanged…
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…
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…
Rafah crossing closed 1 week after opening
Egypt
June 20, 2015
Rafah crossing closed 1 week after opening
The Border Crossings Authority at the Gaza Strip said the Egyptian authorities closed the Rafah landport Friday evening after it…
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…
Sinai tribes feel safer, reject further Rafah border evacuations
Egypt
June 15, 2015
Sinai tribes feel safer, reject further Rafah border evacuations
Prominent Sinai chieftain Sheikh Aref Abu Akr said the army has set up four security checkpoints south of Sheikh Zuweid…
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…