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UPDATE: Sheikh Zuweid police station siege ends
Egypt
July 1, 2015
UPDATE: Sheikh Zuweid police station siege ends
A senior security official has told Al-Masry Al-Youm that the siege on a police station in Sheikh Zuweid was lifted…
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…
TV: Syrian army secures oil field perimeter, kills militants
Middle East
June 24, 2015
TV: Syrian army secures oil field perimeter, kills militants
Syrian state television said on Wednesday the army and allied militia had secured the perimeter of an oil field near…
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…
Two policemen wounded in IED blast in North Sinai
Egypt
June 21, 2015
Two policemen wounded in IED blast in North Sinai
Two police conscripts were injured when an IED explosion damaged their vehicle during a security raid in Arish, North Sinai. The…
Army: 9 extremists killed in North Sinai raid
Egypt
June 18, 2015
Army: 9 extremists killed in North Sinai raid
Security sources in North Sinai said Thursday that nine extremist elements were killed in raids by military Apaches in Sheikh…
NGO slams detentions, property damage during security operations in Sinai
Egypt
June 16, 2015
NGO slams detentions, property damage during security operations in Sinai
The Egyptian Observatory of Rights and Freedom has criticized the ongoing detentions, displacements and killings resulting from the counter-terrorism operations by…
Appeal accepted for defendants in 2013 Rafah soldier killings
Egypt
June 14, 2015
Appeal accepted for defendants in 2013 Rafah soldier killings
The Court of Cassation accepted on Saturday an appeal by defendants in the August 2013 killing of 25 policemen in…
Soldier killed in gun attack North Sinai
Egypt
June 10, 2015
Soldier killed in gun attack North Sinai
A security officer was shot dead Wednesday morning by unknown gunmen south of Rafah, North Sinai, security sources said. The attack…