by Kifah Ziboun | Jul 10, 2017 | Middle East
Ramallah – Hamas launched on Sunday a wide campaign in the Gaza Strip to arrest extremists, who are influenced by ISIS, in the wake of last week’s terrorist attack in Sinai, which claimed the lives of 23 Egyptian soldiers. Sources told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that...
by Kifah Ziboun and Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 9, 2017 | Middle East
Ramallah, Gaza – Unconfirmed news about the participation of former Hamas members in the ISIS’ attack in the Sinai Peninsula that killed at least 23 Egyptian soldiers stirred up debates in Palestine and Egypt. Social media accounts of ISIS supporters reported that...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 8, 2017 | Middle East
Egypt’s Interior Ministry said on Saturday its forces had killed 14 gunmen in Ismailia province, adding that they were linked to recent attacks against the security forces in Northern Sinai. At least 23 Egyptian soldiers were killed when suicide car bombs tore...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 8, 2017 | Saudi Arabia
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz has sent a cable of condolences to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on the victims of the terrorist attacks in Sinai, the Saudi Press Agency reported Saturday. In his cable, the Monarch expressed...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 7, 2017 | Middle East
Twenty-six Egyptian soldiers were killed or wounded on Friday in attacks on checkpoints in the Sinai Peninsula where terror group ISIS is conducting an insurgency, the military said. Security officials who requested anonymity said at least seven soldiers were killed,...
