Egypt Kills 40 Terrorists in Crackdown After Fatal Giza Pyramids Attack
Egyptian police killed 40 suspects in a crackdown on Saturday after a roadside bomb hit a tour bus claiming the lives of three Vietnamese holidaymakers and an Egyptian guide.
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Egyptian Military Officer Gets Six Years in Prison for Announcing Presidential Bid
TEL AVIV — An Egyptian military court has handed down a sentence of six years in prison to an army officer for announcing in a video uploaded to social media that he intended to run for president in elections scheduled for next year, according to reports and the individual’s attorney.
Graphic Islamic State Photos Show Ongoing War with Egyptian Army
TEL AVIV — Wilyat Sinai, the Islamic State’s Egyptian branch, has continued its war against the Egyptian army in recent days with attacks that killed a number Egyptian soldiers and IS fighters.
Islamic State Publishes Pictures Claiming Control Over Parts Of Sinai
TEL AVIV — Wilyat Sinai, the Egyptian branch of the Islamic State organization, has published propaganda photos purportedly of everyday life in areas of the Sinai Peninsula under IS control.
IDF Upgrades Security Along Southern Border, Fearing Islamic State Attacks
The IDF recently decided to invest millions of shekels in the security of the Israel-Egypt border, including purchasing new vehicles for Border Police undercover commandos patrolling the border fence, in order to close a gap opened in recent years with drug-smuggling gangs in the Sinai Peninsula.
Hamas Blames Egypt for Three Deaths in Gaza Smuggling Tunnel
Hamas has accused the Egyptian military for the deaths of three Palestinians in a tunnel beneath the Gaza-Sinai border on Saturday.
Hamas Raises Alert Level Following Eilat Rocket Attack
Hamas on Wednesday raised its readiness level in the wake of four rockets fired on Israel from the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula, as well as claims that the Israel Air Force struck a cross-border tunnel between Egypt and Gaza, killing two.
Egyptian Newspaper Urges Country to Strike Islamic State in Libya
TEL AVIV – Columnists at Egyptian daily Al-Watan are calling for Egypt to launch preemptive strikes in Libya against the Islamic State, for fear that the terror group will attack Egyptian soil. The articles, translated by MEMRI, were both published
Leader of Egyptian ISIS Affiliate Killed by Egyptian Military Operation
Selim Suleiman al-Haram, a leader of the ISIS-affiliated militant group known as Sinai Province, was killed in a shootout, according to the Egyptian government.
Islamists Strike Egyptian Military In Wave Of Sinai Ambush Attacks
Islamic militants carried out a wave of terror attacks on early Thursday in the Sinai Peninsula. In the most deadly of five separate attacks, over fifteen Egyptian soldiers were killed, and at least nineteen were wounded, officials stated. All of the assaults were carried out near the military checkpoint in Sheikh Zuweid, which is located mere miles from the Gaza Strip.
