Sinai insurgency
Egypt Kills 30 Extremists In Sinai
Egyptian forces have killed 30 extremists during several days of security operations in the Sinai Peninsula involving...
Egypt Says 9 Militants Killed In Sinai
Security forces have killed nine militants in the Sinai Peninsula and also destroyed 15 vehicles transporting weapons...
Five Egypt Police Shot Dead Near Capital
Assailants killed five Egyptian policemen in a shooting south of Cairo on Friday, in the latest of a series of attacks...
Egypt Police Kill 6 IS Sympathisers In Shootout
Egyptian police killed six militants who allegedly adhered to the Islamic State group's beliefs when a gunfight erupted...
Egypt Holds Funerals For At Least 21 Soldiers Killed In Sinai
Egypt held funerals on Saturday for at least 21 soldiers killed in an attack by the Islamic State group in the restive...
Egypt Military Says 26 Soldiers Killed Or Wounded In Sinai Attacks
Twenty-six Egyptian soldiers were killed or wounded on Friday in attacks on checkpoints in the Sinai Peninsula where...
Egypt Says 26 Soldiers Killed Or Wounded In Sinai Attacks
Twenty-six Egyptian soldiers were killed or wounded on Friday in attacks on several checkpoints in Sinai that included...
Suicide Car Bombers Target Egypt Checkpoint In Sinai
Egyptian security officials said two suicide car bombers on Friday struck a security checkpoint in North Sinai where...
Egypt Army Says Senior IS Cleric Killed In Sinai
The Egyptian military said Thursday it killed a senior Islamic State group cleric and 18 jihadists in air strikes in...
Egypt Says Killed Sinai Monastery Shooter
Egyptian security forces killed a gunman suspected of shooting dead a policemen near St Catherine's monastery in the...
Shooting At Egypt Monastery Kills Policeman
A policeman was killed and four more were wounded on Tuesday in a shooting outside St Catherine's monastery in Egypt's...
‘IS’ Rocket Fired From Egypt Hits Israel, Crossing Shut
A rocket fired from Egypt's Sinai crashed into Israel on Monday, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist...
10 Egyptian Soldiers Killed In Sinai Roadside Bombings
Ten Egyptian soldiers were killed in two roadside bombings as they clashed with Islamic State group jihadists in the...
Sissi Defends Anti-Jihadists Fight After Copts Flee Sinai
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi has defended his government’s strategy in the fight against jihadists in...
IS Group Executes 5 Egyptians It Accuses of Spying For Army
The Islamic State group in Egypt claims to have executed five men it accuses of spying for the army, which is battling...
14 Militants Killed In Security Raids In Egypt’s Sinai
As many as 14 militant extremists were killed during military raids in Egypt's restive North Sinai province's two...
Egypt Launches ‘revenge’ Airstrikes On ISIS In Sinai
Security situation in Sinai has deteriorated since Hosni Mubarak's overthrow in 2011 The Egyptian military has launched...