by AnStrat Intelligence | Jun 17, 2018 | Biographic Summaries, Egypt Coverage
ELIMINATED Full name: Mohammed Muslim Ahmed Freij Ziada Pseudonym: Abu Du’a al-Ansari Alternatives: Mohammed Farih Ziada Location: Sinai Affiliation: Islamic State’s Province of Sinai [DaIWS], fmr Partisans of the Holy House [ABaM] Mohammed Ziada was a...
by AnStrat Intelligence | Jun 16, 2018 | Biographic Summaries, Egypt Coverage
Salem al-Hamadeen, senior jihadi operative for the Islamic State’s branch in the Sinai who has overseen some of the deadliest attacks on the peninsula.
by AnStrat Intelligence | Jun 12, 2018 | Biographic Summaries, Egypt Coverage
ELIMINATED Full name: N/aPseudonym: N/aAlternatives: N/aLocation: Sinai, EgyptAffiliation: Islamic State’s Province of Sinai [DaIWS], fmr Assembly of Monotheism and Jihad in the Sinai [JTJS] Nasser Abu Zakul (°1968) was a little-known but influential jihadi from...
by AnStrat Intelligence | Apr 22, 2018 | Biographic Summaries, Egypt Coverage
ELIMINATED Full name: N/aPseudonym: N/aAlternatives: N/aLocation: SinaiAffiliation: Islamic State’s Province of Sinai [DaIWS] Ahmed Youssef was a local commander of the Islamic State’s Province of Sinai [DaIWS; Dawlat al-Islamiya Wilayat Sina’a]...
by AnStrat Intelligence | Apr 20, 2018 | Egypt Coverage, Militant Communications
Feb. 22, 2018 DaIISh statementThe DaIISh issued a statement in which it claimed responsibility on behalf of the DaIWS for the following incident:Feb. 22 – Four suicide terrorists attacked an army post and a nearby military checkpoint in the city of Arish, in the...
by AnStrat Intelligence | Apr 18, 2018 | Egypt Coverage, Militant Entity Profiles
Local Name: القاعدة فى جزيرة السيناء Transliteration: al-Qa’ida fi-Jazirat al-Sina’a Alternatives: Al-Qa’ida on the Sinai Peninsula Status: 2011 – Dormant Conflicts: Sinai Islamist Insurgency The Base Organization on the Sinai Peninsula [AQSP;...
by AnStrat Intelligence | Apr 16, 2018 | Biographic Summaries, Egypt Coverage
AT LARGE Full name: Ramzi Mahmoud al-Mowafi Pseudonym: “Dr Bin Laden” Alternatives: N/a Location: Sinai or Egypt Affiliation: Partisans of Jihad in the Sinai [AJJS], Base Organization [al-Qa’ida] Ramzi Mowafi (°1952) is a long-time senior...
by AnStrat Intelligence | Apr 16, 2018 | Egypt Coverage, Militant Entity Profiles
Local Name: أنصار الجهاد فى جزيرة السيناء Transliteration: Ansar al-Jihad fi-Jazirat al-Sina’a Alternatives: Al-Qa’ida on the Sinai Peninsula, Ansar al-Jihad in Northern Sinai Status: 2011 – 2012 Disbanded Conflicts: Sinai Islamist Insurgency The...
by AnStrat Intelligence | Apr 8, 2018 | Egypt Coverage, Incident Reports
Total casualties 43 fatalities 68 injuries Total incidents Sinai Peninsula (share of incidents) % Militant violence trending insignificant variations c Breakdown by month January ’18 (24 incidents) February ’18 (10 incidents) March ’18 (5...
by AnStrat Intelligence | Apr 6, 2018 | Biographic Summaries, Egypt Coverage
ELIMINATED Full name: Amr Abu Rahab Pseudonym: N/a Alternatives: N/a Location: Sinai Affiliation: Partisans of the Holy House [ABaM], fmr Partisans and Holy Warriors [AwM] Amr Abu Rahab (°ca 1969) was an Egyptian jihadi active on the Sinai peninsula during the early...