Militant Incidents in Egypt (April 2016)

1. Apr. 01 – A roadside bomb exploded as a police patrol passed by in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate, killing one officer and a civilian. Another soldier was wounded in the attack. [Ahr, Bal, DNE & EI]
2. Apr. 02 – Two civilians sustained injuries in two bomb explosions in the town of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. [Bal]
3. Apr. 02 – A cadre of the AM fired at policemen raiding his hideout in the Warak suburb of Giza, injuring three officers. The militant was killed in retaliatory gunfire. [Ahr, AM, Bal, Baw, DNE & EI]
4. Apr. 02 – One policeman was killed and two colleagues were wounded when their vehicle was hit in a roadside bomb explosion in the town of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. [Baw]
5. Apr. 04 – Assailants linked to a criminal entity opened fire at a parked police car in Khosous, in the Qalyubiya governorate, killing one officer and injuring two colleagues. [Ahr, AM, Bal, DNE & Wat]
6. Apr. 04 – Gunmen sprayed gunfire at a police checkpoint in Badrashin, in the Giza governorate, sparking a shootout. No one was hurt in the incident. [Baw]
7. Apr. 04 – Militants abducted and later beheaded a young man in the Sheikh Zuwaid area of the North Sinai governorate. [Bal]
8. Apr. 05 – Five policemen were hurt when a roadside bomb exploded during attempts to defuse it in the town of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. [Bal & Baw]
9. Apr. 06 – A roadside bomb exploded as the vehicle of the provincial deputy police chief passed by west of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate, injuring the officer. [Ahr, AM, Bal & DNE]
10. Apr. 06 – A terrorist hurled a hand grenade at an army patrol at an undisclosed location in the North Sinai governorate. The attacker was killed in retaliatory gunfire. [Bal]
11. Apr. 06 – A small bomb went off next to a university campus in the city of Asiyut. Nobody was hurt in the explosion. [Baw & Y7]
12. Apr. 06 – Terrorists abducted and later shot to death a civilian who they accused of cooperating with the security forces in the south of the North Sinai governorate. [Bal]
13. Apr. 07 – A group of militants attacked a military checkpoint on the outskirts of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate, sparking a gun battle in which two soldiers were wounded. Four of the assailants were eliminated in the incident. [Bal & DNE]
14. Apr. 07 – Three soldiers were killed and another one was wounded when a roadside bomb went off next to a military vehicle south of Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. [Bal & DNE]
15. Apr. 07 – A sniper shot and injured a soldier as he was manning an army checkpoint in Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. [Bal]
16. Apr. 08 – Motorcycle-borne gunmen opened fire at two police vehicles in the Qassima area of the North Sinai governorate, killing four officers. One of the assailants was eliminated in retaliatory gunfire. [Baw, DNE & EI]
17. Apr. 11 – Four policemen were injured when their vehicle was struck in a roadside bomb blast in Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. [Bal & Baw]
18. Apr. 12 – A police officer was killed and two security informers were injured when gunmen shot them in the Sharqiya governorate. No further details were provided. [Bal]
19. Apr. 13 – A roadside bomb went off as a military vehicle passed by in Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. One soldier was killed and four colleagues were wounded in the attack. [Bal & Baw]
20. Apr. 15 – One soldier was injured when gunmen opened fire at Egyptian troops who raided their hideout in the town of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. [Baw]
21. Apr. 15 – Terrorists shot and killed a civilian in front of his house in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [Bal]
22. Apr. 16 – Two soldiers were wounded when militants attacked a military checkpoint on the outskirts of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. Three of the assailants were eliminated in the ensuing shootout. [DNE]
23. Apr. 17 – A soldier was shot to death by militants as he was manning an army checkpoint in Karam al-Qawadis, in the North Sinai governorate. [Baw]
24. Apr. 18 – Gunmen shot and injured a soldier in the town of Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. No further information was available. [Bal]
25. Apr. 18 – A roadside bomb exploded as a prisoner transport van passed by in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate, killing two civilians. Three policemen and eight other civilians were injured in the blast. [Ahr, Baw & EI]
26. Apr. 19 – Terrorists fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a police armored vehicle passed by in Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate, killing three policemen and injuring eight colleagues. The DaIWS claimed responsibility for the attack. [Ahr, AM, Bal, Baw, DNE & EI]
27. Apr. 20 – A Coptic church was burnt and badly damaged by militants in the city of Uqsur. The PRM asserted responsibility for the attack. [Y7]
28. Apr. 22 – A roadside bomb exploded as an army vehicle passed by in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate, wounding four soldiers. [DNE]
29. Apr. 22 – Motorcycle-borne terrorists shot and killed a policeman as he was traveling home from work in the Fayoum governorate. [Bal & Wat]
30. Apr. 22 – Three officers were injured when a roadside bomb exploded as a police armored vehicle passed by south of Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. [AM, Bal, Baw & DNE]
31. Apr. 23 – A roadside bomb exploded as an army vehicle passed by in Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. A civilian was hurt in the blast. [Baw]
32. Apr. 24 – Three policemen were killed and a colleague was injured in a bomb explosion in the town of Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. [Baw]
33. Apr. 27 – A roadside bomb exploded as a police armored vehicle passed by in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. Three policemen were killed and eight colleagues were wounded in the blast. [Ahr, AM, AP, Bal & EI]
34. Apr. 27 – Gunmen opened fire at a police checkpoint at an undisclosed location in the North Sinai governorate, sparking a shootout in which several of the attackers were killed. [Baw]
35. Apr. 28 – Two young men were shot to death by terrorists in the town of Hassana, in the North Sinai governorate. [Bal]
36. Apr. 28 – A civilian was shot and killed by several unknown assailants in Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. [Bal]
37. Apr. 29 – Unidentified assailants bombed and destroyed a parked police vehicle in Giza. Nobody was hurt in the incident. [Bal]
38. Apr. 29 – A soldier was killed and three colleagues were wounded when a military vehicle was hit in a roadside bomb blast in Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. [Bal]
39. Apr. 29 – Assailants hurled a small bomb at a prosecutor’s office in the town of Abu Kabir, in the Sharqiya governorate. Nobody was hurt in the incident. [Y7]

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