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On 1 July 2015, ISIL Sinai Province militants launched one of the largest-scale battles seen in the Sinai Peninsula since the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and the largest attack since the insurgency begun in 2011, on multiple Egyptian army checkpoints in the Sinai Peninsula, killing 21 soldiers and wounding 9. However, unknown Egyptian security and ...
- Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
Overview: All terrorist attacks in Egypt during the year took place in the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian counterterrorism efforts continued, as ISIS-Sinai Province conducted regular small arms and IED attacks against security forces, civilians, and critical infrastructure.
Nov 22, 2013 · What's Behind the Wave of Terror in the Sinai. In just five months, Egypt has suffered more than 200 attacks. By Vivian Salama. November 22, 2013. People rush to the scene after a car bombing...
Apr 30, 2017 · Though often overlooked in the international media, the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS) in the Sinai Peninsula demonstrates the failure of securitized counterterrorism as a strategy. The...
2021 Terrorist Incidents: Based on government press releases, as well as social media and other local reporting, at least 90 terrorist incidents took place in the Sinai Peninsula and claimed about 200 casualties. ISIS-SP claimed most of the attacks.
May 9, 2022 · CAIRO, May 9 (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expressed hopes for deeper U.S. counter-terrorism ties during talks with a top American general on Monday, following a deadly...
Sep 13, 2021 · The small conflict in the Sinai is but one of many such stories associated with the so-called global war on terror. From Washington’s standpoint, 9/11 transformed the U.S. role in the world as the anti-jihadist fight became the animating rationale of U.S. foreign policy.
