by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Oct 16, 2017 | Middle East
Cairo- Egyptian armed forces said Sunday that at least 24 terrorists and six soldiers were killed as they foiled terror attacks aimed at targeting checkpoints in al-Qawades district, North Sinai. Armed Forces Spokesman Colonel Tamer al-Rifai said in a statement that...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 16, 2017 | Middle East
Seven people were killed on Monday when militants robbed a bank and engaged in a shootout with security forces in northern Sinai in Egypt, security sources said. Four policemen were killed in the attack when five SUVs, each carrying four gunmen, fired at security...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 13, 2017 | Middle East
Terrorists attacked a checkpoint in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula where authorities are fighting an insurgency, leaving six Egyptian soldiers dead, a military statement said. “Armed terrorists attacked one of the security checkpoints in Arish city, using hand bombs...
by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Oct 12, 2017 | Middle East
Cairo- Hours after security authorities in Egypt announced the death of a security recruit who stopped a bomb-laden car driven by a suicide bomber on its way to the Central Sinai Cement Factory, terror group ISIS published footage related to the attack on Wednesday....
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 13, 2017 | Middle East
The Egyptian army thwarted on Wednesday a terrorist attack against a security position in northern Sinai. A military spokesman said that two soldiers and five “takfiri” elements were killed in the failed assault. Two others were wounded. Tamer al-Rifai said in a...