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An Egyptian army soldier looks on from his position at a checkpoint in al-Arish city, the troubled northern part of the Sinai peninsula, July 8, 2015. Reuters
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An Egyptian military vehicle is seen on the highway in northern Sinai, Egypt, in this May 25, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih/Files
Egyptian Army Kills 14 Militants in Central Sinai Raid
Egypt’s military announced on Monday it has killed 14 militants and arrested ten others in a raid in central Sinai. The operation, which took place over the past five days, resulted in destroying three car bombs and 10 other explosive devices and seizing weapons,...Caption:
Egyptian riot policemen stand in front of the damaged national security building in northern Cairo’s district of Shubra Al-Kheima on August 20, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI)
ISIS affiliate says responsible for bombing near Cairo security building
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—An Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) affiliate has claimed responsibility for a car bombing near a state security building in Cairo on Thursday. At least 29 people, including 8 policemen, were injured after a car bomb went off outside the...Caption:
Workers clear rubble at the site of an explosion near the Italian Consulate in Downtown Cairo, Egypt, on July 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)
Egypt: ISIS claims responsibility for attack on Italian consulate
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—One person was killed and 10 injured in an explosion that targeted the Italian consulate in Cairo on Saturday morning, according to health officials. The attack was claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). A Twitter account...Caption:
Smoke rises in Egypt’s North Sinai as seen from the border from the southern Gaza Strip with Egypt, on July 1, 2015. (Reuters/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)