sinai province
SPECIAL REPORT: Bedouins drawn into Egypt’s Islamist fight
Egypt
July 15, 2015
SPECIAL REPORT: Bedouins drawn into Egypt’s Islamist fight
By Ahmed Mohamed Hassan and Yara BayoumyOne afternoon in mid-April, a Bedouin woman screamed inside her single-storey, stone house in…
Sinai blast wounds 15 Egyptian policemen
Egypt
July 9, 2015
Sinai blast wounds 15 Egyptian policemen
A roadside bomb blast wounded 15 policemen on Thursday as they travelled in a bus in northern Sinai where militants…
Jerusalem Post: Israel agrees on deployement of more Egyptian forces in Sinai
Egypt
July 2, 2015
Jerusalem Post: Israel agrees on deployement of more Egyptian forces in Sinai
The Israeli Jerusalem Post newspaper said on its website Wednesday that the Israeli army has agreed to Egypt's request for…
Security sources: soldiers taken hostage in North Sinai difficult to confirm
Egypt
July 1, 2015
Security sources: soldiers taken hostage in North Sinai difficult to confirm
The Associated Press reports about a number of Egyptian soldiers taken hostage by North Sinai militants are difficult to confirm, given…
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…
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…
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…
Sinai Province fires rockets towards airport used by multinational peacekeepers
Egypt
June 10, 2015
Sinai Province fires rockets towards airport used by multinational peacekeepers
Sinai Province, Islamic State's Egypt affiliate, fired rockets on Tuesday at the direction of an airport in Sinai used by…
Group claims responsibility for Fayoum police murders
Egypt
May 23, 2015
Group claims responsibility for Fayoum police murders
A group calling itself “The Revolutionary Punishment” has claimed responsibility for shooting dead two police sergeants in Fayoum last Thursday…