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Islamists in Sinai

MK Gadi Eizenkot attends the launch of a new book at the INSS (The Institute for National Security Studies) in Tel Aviv on June 11, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 11, 2023, 8:02 pm
Ex-military chief says Israel ‘was asked’ to attack Islamic State in 2015
Eisenkot says jihadist group suffered hundreds of losses as a result of IDF strikes, in apparent reference to campaign in Egypt’s Sinai Desert
By Emanuel Fabian
Men pray in front of the coffin of military solider Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Ali, who was killed in battle, during his funeral service, in Qalyubia province, Egypt, May 8, 2022. At least 11 Egyptian troops, including an officer, were killed May 7, 2022 in a militant attack on a water pumping station east of the Suez Canal, the military said. (AP Photo/Sayed Hassan)
May 11, 2022, 10:00 pm
Egyptian army says five soldiers killed by jihadists in northern Sinai
Seven insurgents reportedly dead after attacking Egypt’s forces; attack comes days after IS struck a water pumping station in the peninsula
By AFP
Islamic State's affiliate Sinai Province at weapons training, February 6, 2016 (illustrative image: Telegram.me/HaiAlaElJehad5 via MEMRI)
May 1, 2022, 1:47 pm
Islamic State accuses Israel of slaying jihadist leader in Sinai airstrike
Terror group says Abu Omar al-Ansari killed as Egyptian army launches new campaign in northern part of desert, with Israeli air support
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Egyptian policemen driving on a road leading to the North Sinai provincial capital of El-Arish, July 26, 2018. (AFP/Khaled DESOUKI)
May 1, 2022, 1:10 am
Suspected Islamic State terrorists blow up gas pipeline in Egypt’s Sinai
No casualties in massive explosion in town of Bir al-Abd; attack comes as Egyptian troops and locals step up battle against terror insurgency in the area
By ASHRAF SWEILAM
Israeli and Egyptian officials meet in Sinai to discuss Egyptian troop deployments on the peninsula on November 7, 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 8, 2021, 11:36 am
IDF generals travel to Sinai for rare public meeting with Egyptian army
Israel signs off on larger deployment of Egyptian troops near Rafah; move comes as Cairo becomes increasingly open about ties with Jerusalem
By Judah Ari Gross
Egyptian President Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi arrives to speak at the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2019 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
October 26, 2021, 9:03 am
Egypt lifts state of emergency in force since 2017 bombings of Coptic churches
‘Egypt has become… an oasis of security and stability in the region,’ says President el-Sissi
By AFP and ToI Staff
New Moon Camp near Ras Sheitan in the Sinai Peninsula on April 4, 2021. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
August 19, 2021, 12:17 am
Israel scales back travel advisory for Sinai as Bennett invited to Cairo
National Security Council changes warning level for southern peninsula — home to popular resorts — from highest possible alert to ‘basic concrete threat’
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: In this August 6, 2012 file photo, Egyptian border guards patrol near the border with Israel in Rafah, Egypt. (AP/Ahmed Gomaa, File)
July 31, 2021, 8:22 pm
5 Egyptian troops killed in Islamic State attack in northern Sinai
Jihadists ambush a military checkpoint in the town of Sheikh Zuweid; sources say 3 attackers killed by security forces
By Agencies
Illustrative: Egyptian policemen driving on a road leading to the North Sinai provincial capital of El-Arish, July 26, 2018. (AFP/Khaled DESOUKI)
January 2, 2021, 6:55 am
Roadside bombing in Egypt’s Sinai kills 2 police
2nd attack in area this week wounds 5 as Egyptian forces battle Islamic State-led insurgency near Israel’s southern border
By ASHRAF SWEILAM
Illustrative: Egyptian policemen driving on a road leading to the North Sinai provincial capital of El-Arish, July 26, 2018. (AFP/Khaled DESOUKI)
December 19, 2020, 5:14 am
Pair of bombs kills 3 Egyptian security members in Sinai
Explosives at checkpoints wound 10 in area home to Islamic State-led insurgency
By ASHRAF SWEILAM
Illustrative: A gas pipeline in the Sinai Peninsula sabotaged by a jihadist group in 2012. (AP/File)
November 20, 2020, 5:28 am
IS claims Egypt-Israel gas pipeline blast that caused fire, but little damage
Terror group provides no evidence for claim it was behind explosion at el-Arish al-Qantara in Sinai; Israeli energy official reportedly says gas is still flowing
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: People gather at Al-Rawda Mosque in Bir al-Abd northern Sinai, Egypt, a day after attackers killed hundreds of worshipers, November 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Tarek Samy)
October 25, 2020, 2:15 pm
Booby traps left inside Sinai homes by IS kill at least 14 civilians
Jihadists took over town of Bir al-Abd, but were later then driven away, leaving behind explosives that have claimed the lives of women and children
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: In this November 25, 2017 file photo, a burned truck remains outside the Al-Rawda Mosque a day after attackers killed hundreds of worshipers, in Bir al-Abd northern Sinai, Egypt. (AP Photo/Tarek Samy)
August 31, 2020, 3:51 am
Egypt army says it killed over 70 jihadists in North Sinai
Military says ‘three officers and four soldiers were killed or wounded’ in operations over last six weeks
By AFP
Screen capture from unverified video claiming to show an explosion during an attack at a checkpoint in the town of Bir al-Abd, in the northern Sinai Peninsula region of Egypt, July 21, 2020. (Twitter)
July 22, 2020, 8:05 am
Egypt kills 18 jihadists in Sinai operation, army says
2 military personnel also killed, 4 injured as forces repel attack on security position in north Sinai town of Bir al-Abd
By Agencies
Multinational Force & Observers troops stand in formation during a change of command ceremony in Sinai, Egypt, July 15, 2019. (US Army/Staff Sgt. Kulani J. Lakanaria)
May 8, 2020, 2:25 am
US Defense Department said pushing to withdraw troops from Sinai; Israel opposed
Potential removal of some 400 soldiers from US-led peacekeeping force is opposed by Israel and US State Department, The Wall Street Journal reports
By ToI Staff
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