Militant Incidents in Egypt (Jan. – Jun. 2011)

1. Jan. 01 – A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a Coptic Orthodox church in the Sidi Bechir suburb of Iskandariya during a New Year’s Eve ceremony. The blast killed 23 people and wounded at least 97 others. The incident was attributed to members of the JaIF. [AP, DNE & Reut]
2. Jan. 11 – A rogue policeman opened fire at Coptic Christians aboard a train in the city of Samalout, in the Minya governorate. A Christian was killed and five others were wounded in the attack. [Ahr, DNE & Reut]
3. Jan. 26 – Several government offices and a police station were burnt by assailants during protests by opponents of the Mubarak regime in the city of Suways. [DNE]
4. Jan. 27 – A police station was firebombed by a group of attackers during riots in the city of Suways, causing major damage. [DNE & Reut]
5. Jan. 28 – A band of unidentified assailants plundered and subsequently burnt the house of a police chief in the city of Iskandariya. [DNE]
6. Jan. 28 – Opponents of the Mubarak regime set fire to a police post in the city of Suways. No one was hurt in the incident. [DNE]
7. Jan. 28 – Thugs set fire to the national headquarters of the ruling NDP party during rowdy protests in the city center of Qahira. [DNE]
8. Jan. 28 – The local headquarters of the ruling NDP party was set ablaze by angry protestors in the city of Kom Ombo, in the Aswan governorate. [Reut]
9. Jan. 28 – Angry protestors set fire to the building housing the local offices of the ruling NDP party in the city of Dumyat. [Reut]
10. Jan. 29 – Gunmen opened fire at the passing vehicle of Egyptian vice president Omar Suleiman in the Heliopolis suburb of Qahira, killing a bodyguard. Another bodyguard and the driver were hurt in the attack. [Ahr, DNE, MENA & Reut]
11. Feb. 02 – Attackers armed with knives abducted a cameraman working for a Turkish news outlet and his driver while covering protest in the city of Qahira. Police forces rescued the hostages later that day. [DNE]
12. Feb. 02 – Thousands of thugs linked to elements within the ruling NDP party, including a large number on camels and horses, attacked opposition demonstrators with gunfire, incendiary bombs, knives and stones in the city center of Qahira. Four protesters were killed and at least ten others were wounded by gunfire. Massive brawls between the two sides that followed the attacks left many more casualties. [DNE & Reut]
13. Feb. 03 – Gunmen opened fire at opposition demonstrators in the city center of Qahira. Five protesters were killed in the incident. The attacks occurred during massive violent confrontations between detractors and supporters of the Mubarak regime. [DNE]
14. Feb. 04 – Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a compound of an Egyptian intelligence agency in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. No one was hurt in the incident. [DNE]
15. Feb. 05 – A group of militants blew up a section of a gas pipeline near the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [AP, DNE & Reut]
16. Feb. 05 – A bomb exploded at a Coptic Orthodox church in the town of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. No one was hurt in the incident. [AP, DNE & Reut]
17. Feb. 07 – Militants fired four rocket-propelled grenades at an army barracks in the town of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. A soldier and a civilian were hurt in the attack. The incident was attributed to the TRaS. [Ahr & Reut]
18. Feb. 09 – Thugs set fire to three police stations, a courthouse, a prison, an office of the ruling NDP party and an office of a lawyers’ association in the town of Kharga, in the Wadi el-Gadid governorate. [AFP, Ahr & DNE]
19. Feb. 10 – Terrorists fired rocket-propelled grenades and sprayed gunfire at a police barracks in Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. Nobody was injured in the attack. [DNE & Reut]
20. Feb. 11 – Gunmen threw firebombs and opened fire at a police station in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. Three parked vehicles were set on fire during the incident. The attack occurred during opposition protests. [Reut]
21. Feb. 24 – A policeman was shot and killed by gunmen as he tried to prevent Bedouin criminals from crossing the border with Israel in the North Sinai governorate. [Ahr & DNE]
22. Mar. 06 – A Coptic church was set on fire by Muslim thugs in the village of Sol, in the Qahira governorate. The attackers were angry over a love affair between a Christian and a Muslim woman. [AFP, Ahr, AP, DNE & Reut]
23. Mar. 08 – Six Copts were killed when Salafi militants armed with firearms and knives attacked Christians demonstrating against recent violence in the Moqattam suburb of Qahira. Four houses and two factories owned by Copts were set on fire by the attackers. Several of the assailants were killed as Christians defended themselves and in confrontations with security forces. [DNE]
24. Mar. 11 – Several unidentified gunmen opened fire at a security checkpoint in the city of Bur Said, killing one soldier. [Ahr & Reut]
25. Apr. 06 – Three souvenir hawkers were injured when a bomb exploded as they were examining the device at the pyramids on the outskirts of Giza. [Ahr & AP]
26. Apr. 19 – Several houses and shops owned by Copts were burnt by Muslim thugs in the town of Abu Qurqas, in the Minya governorate. The attacks followed a deadly altercation between Christians and Muslim over traffic infrastructure. [DNE]
27. Apr. 27 – A group of Bedouin militants bombed and damaged a section of a gas pipeline near Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [Ahr, DNE & Reut]
28. May 07 – Salafi thugs went on a rampage against the Coptic community during riotous protests in the Imbaba suburb of Giza, assaulting and shooting Christians. Four Copts were killed in the violence. Three churches were set on fire, while houses and shops belonging to Copts were firebombed during the violence. Eight of the assailants died when Christians defended themselves and in subsequent clashes with security forces. [Ahr & DNE]
29. May 14 – Gunmen opened fire at Coptic Christians demonstrating against terrorism in the city of Qahira. Two of the protestors were injured in the incident. [Reut]
30. May 14 – Militants bombed and damaged a Sufi Muslim shrine in the town of Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. [Ahr & Reut]
31. Jun. 13 – A driver employed by the education department was abducted when militants hijacked his vehicle in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [GTD]
32. Jun. 22 – Terrorists opened fire at policemen guarding a bank office in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate, killing two officers and wounding two colleagues. The incident was attributed to the TRaS. [Ahr, AP & DNE]
33. Jun. 25 – A group of Muslim thugs assaulted Christians at the construction site of a church in the village of Awlad Khalaf, in the Sohag governorate. One Copt was stabbed and injured during the violence. Eight houses were set on fire by the attackers. [AP & DNE]
34. Jun. 27 – A segment of an oil pipeline was bombed and destroyed by unknown militants near Bir el-Abd, in the North Sinai governorate. [NCTC]

AFP: Agence France-Presse (France), Ahr: Ahram (Egypt), AP: Associated Press (America), DNE: Daily News Egypt (Egypt), GTD: Global Terrorism Database (America), MENA: Middle East News Agency (Egypt), NCTC: National Counterterrorism Center (America), Reut: Reuters (Britain)