Rafah
5 extremist killed, 2 injured, in clashes in Rafah
Egypt
January 13, 2014
5 extremist killed, 2 injured, in clashes in Rafah
Security sources said that at least five extremists were killed, and two others were seriously injured, but the bodies and…
Gunmen fire on bus, injure three in Rafah
Egypt
December 25, 2013
Gunmen fire on bus, injure three in Rafah
Three people were injured on Wednesday after a bus transferring teachers from Rafah to Arish was attacked. Officials said unidentified gunmen…
Curfew imposed in two villages, south of Rafah
Egypt
December 21, 2013
Curfew imposed in two villages, south of Rafah
Armed forces have imposed curfew in the villages of al-Mahdiya and al-Moqataa, south of Rafah, North Sinai in the aftermath…
Military source: 97% of tunnels in Rafah destroyed
Egypt
December 18, 2013
Military source: 97% of tunnels in Rafah destroyed
Armed forces have destroyed 97 percent of the illegal tunnels linking Gaza and Rafah, an Egyptian military source said on…
Armed forces kill extremist involved in 2012 Rafah massacre
Egypt
December 17, 2013
Armed forces kill extremist involved in 2012 Rafah massacre
The Armed Forces killed an extremist in North Sinai named Salmy Mohamed Musbah, known as abu Khaled, late Monday after…
Border troops thwart watch tower exploding attempt
Egypt
December 4, 2013
Border troops thwart watch tower exploding attempt
Border troops, in collaboration with armed forces engineering authority elements, foiled an attempt on Wednesday to remotely explode a bomb…
Mubarak is infidel but still better than Morsy, arrested jihadi claims
Egypt
November 7, 2013
Mubarak is infidel but still better than Morsy, arrested jihadi claims
The main defendant in the Rafah massacre case, an alleged jihadi militant recently arrested by authorities, has claimed that former…
Thirty-five defendants referred to trial over Rafah massacre
Egypt
November 3, 2013
Thirty-five defendants referred to trial over Rafah massacre
The State Security Prosecution referred 35 defendants to the criminal court on Sunday over charges of killing 25 CSF soldiers…
Two dead in Rafah bus attack
Egypt
October 22, 2013
Two dead in Rafah bus attack
Casualties after an attack on two buses carrying soldiers in Rafah on Tuesday has now risen to two deaths and…
Army officer killed, 4 soldiers injured in Rafah attack
Egypt
October 22, 2013
Army officer killed, 4 soldiers injured in Rafah attack
A non-commissioned army officer was killed Tuesday in North Sinai after gunmen targeted soldiers using an improvised explosive device in…