Militant Incidents in Egypt (July 2016)

1. undated – A mob of Muslim thugs set fire to several houses belonging to Christians in the village of Kom el-Lofi, in the Minya governorate. The assailants were angry over plans to construct a church. [AP]
2. Jul. 01 – Two policemen were wounded in a shootout between gunmen and security forces in the town of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. [Baw]
3. Jul. 02 – Militants detonated a roadside bomb as a military armored vehicle passed by in Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate, injuring two soldiers. [Bal & EI]
4. Jul. 02 – Gunmen attacked a security checkpoint in southern Arish, in the North Sinai governorate, sparking a firefight in which two of the assailants were eliminated. [Bal]
5. Jul. 05 – A roadside bomb exploded as an army vehicle passed by in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. No casualties were reported in the incident. [Bal & Baw]
6. Jul. 06 – Gunmen fired randomly at civilians on a street in the town of Dar el-Salam, in the Sohag governorate, injuring two people. [Bal]
7. Jul. 07 – Two children were killed and another one was wounded when their house was hit by a mortar shell launched by terrorists in Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. [Baw]
8. Jul. 07 – A group of militants attacked a security checkpoint in Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate, injuring a soldier and sparking a shootout with Egyptian troops in which two of the assailants were eliminated. [Bal & Baw]
9. Jul. 09 – Gunmen shot and killed an officer outside a police station in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [Ahr & Baw]
10. Jul. 09 – One civilian was killed and six others were wounded when a house was struck by a mortar round fired by militants in Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. [Baw]
11. Jul. 10 – Three soldiers were wounded when a roadside bomb exploded as a military vehicle passed by in the south of the North Sinai governorate. [Baw]
12. Jul. 10 – A roadside bomb exploded as a police vehicle passed by in the city of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate, injuring two soldiers. [Bal]
13. Jul. 10 – A local government office was blown up by terrorists in the Sabil suburb of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [EI]
14. Jul. 11 – Two policemen were killed and three colleagues were wounded when their vehicle was struck in a roadside bomb explosion in Montaba, in the North Sinai governorate. [Ahr, Bal, Baw & EI]
15. Jul. 12 – A police officer was killed when a bomb exploded as security forces raided a hideout of the DaIWS in the town of Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. [Bal & Baw]
16. Jul. 12 – A roadside bomb exploded as a police patrol passed by in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. Two policemen were killed and three colleagues were wounded in the blast. [Ahr]
17. Jul. 13 – An apartment building was damaged in a bomb explosion triggered by DaIWS fighters in Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. The compound was occasionally used by security personnel as a sentry post. [Bal]
18. Jul. 13 – Two soldiers were injured when a bomb exploded as security forces were sweeping an area in the south of the North Sinai governorate. [Bal]
19. Jul. 13 – A soldier was shot and killed by a sniper as he was manning a security checkpoint near Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. [Ahr, Bal, Baw & DNE]
20. Jul. 13 – Three soldiers were killed and twelve colleagues were wounded when their armored vehicle was struck in a roadside bomb explosion south of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [Baw & DNE]
21. Jul. 14 – One soldier was killed when a bomb exploded as security forces were sweeping an area in Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. [Bal]
22. Jul. 15 – A police officer was shot to death by gunmen as he was walking on a street in Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. The DaIWS claimed responsibility for the killing. [DNE]
23. Jul. 15 – A roadside bomb exploded as an army convoy passed by in Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. No one was hurt in the incident. [Bal]
24. Jul. 16 – The houses of several Christian families were burnt by Muslim thugs angry over plans to construct a church in the village of Abu Yacoub, in the Minya governorate. [AP & EI]
25. Jul. 16 – A roadside bomb exploded as a police vehicle passed by in Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. Three policemen were injured in the blast. [Bal]
26. Jul. 16 – Gunmen opened fire at a senior police officer as he was getting into his car in Tamiya, in the Fayoum governorate, killing him and one of his deputies. Another policeman was injured in the attack. [Ahr, Bal, Baw & DNE]
27. Jul. 17 – A group of Muslim thugs attacked the families of two Coptic Christian priests with knives and sticks in the village of Tahna el-Gabal, in the Minya governorate. One relative was killed and another one was injured in the incident. [Ahr, AP, DNE & EI]
28. Jul. 20 – A roadside bomb exploded as a police vehicle passed by on a main street in Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. Four police officers were injured in the blast. [DNE]
29. Jul. 20 – A civilian was killed and another one was wounded when a roadside bomb exploded after a military vehicle passed by in Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [Baw]
30. Jul. 20 – A group of gunmen attacked a police station in Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate, sparking a shootout in which five of the assailants were eliminated. [DNE]
31. Jul. 21 – Two policemen were killed in a gun battle between DaIWS fighters and security forces in Borag, in the North Sinai governorate. [DNE]
32. Jul. 21 – A roadside bomb exploded as a military armored vehicle passed by in the village of Kharouba, in the North Sinai governorate. Two soldiers were wounded in the blast. [Bal & DNE]
33. Jul. 21 – Three soldiers were injured when an army vehicle was struck in a roadside bomb explosion near Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. [DNE]
34. Jul. 21 – A civilian was injured when unknown militants shot him south of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [DNE]
35. Jul. 21 – Militants detonated a roadside bomb as an army vehicle passed by in Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate, injuring one soldier. [DNE]
36. Jul. 23 – A bomb exploded as police personnel was sweeping the vicinity of a checkpoint in the town of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. One policeman was wounded in the blast. [Bal & Baw]
37. Jul. 23 – A group of gunmen attacked a security checkpoint in Kharouba, in the North Sinai governorate, injuring one soldier. [Baw]
38. Jul. 24 – A sniper shot and killed a soldier as he was manning a military checkpoint south of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [DNE]
39. Jul. 24 – A gunman shot and killed a police chief as he was driving his car in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. The attack was claimed by the DaIWS. [Ahr, Bal, Baw & DNE]
40. Jul. 25 – Three officers were wounded when a police armored vehicle was struck in a roadside bomb explosion in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [Ahr & Baw]
41. Jul. 26 – DaIWS fighters attacked a military checkpoint in Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate, sparking a shootout in which a number of the assailants were eliminated. [Bal]
42. Jul. 27 – A roadside bomb exploded as an army vehicle passed by near Quntilla, in the North Sinai governorate, killing one soldier and wounding three colleagues. [Ahr, Bal, Baw & DNE]
43. Jul. 29 – One soldier sustained injuries in a bomb explosion at an undisclosed location in the governorate of North Sinai. No further information was available. [Bal]
44. Jul. 29 – Two policemen were killed and five colleagues were wounded when their armored vehicle was hit in a roadside bomb blast near Quseima, in the North Sinai governorate. [Bal & DNE]
45. Jul. 30 – A sniper shot and injured a soldier as he was manning a security checkpoint in Bir Lahfan, in the North Sinai governorate. [Bal]

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