Militant Incidents in Egypt (October 2016)

1. Oct. 01 – One soldier was killed and eight colleagues were wounded when a military vehicle was struck in a roadside bomb explosion in the town of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. [AP, Bal, EI & Reut]
2. Oct. 01 – A child was shot and injured by unidentified gunmen in the town of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. [Bal]
3. Oct. 01 – Four Sufi Muslim religious leaders were abducted by a group of gunmen south of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. [Bal]
4. Oct. 01 – Gunmen opened fire at a security checkpoint in Bir Lahfen, in the North Sinai governorate, injuring one soldier. [Bal]
5. Oct. 01 – Five officers were shot to death after militants stopped a police vehicle in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [Ahr, AP, Bal, DNE, EI & Reut]
6. Oct. 02 – Three passengers were killed and three colleagues were wounded when a vehicle carrying workers of the state electricity company was hit in a roadside bomb explosion west of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [Ahr]
7. Oct. 05 – A civilian was killed and another one was injured when a bomb exploded near a police station in the town of Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. [Bal]
8. Oct. 06 – Two children were shot and injured by unidentified gunmen in the Sheikh Zuwaid area of the North Sinai governorate. [Bal & EI]
9. Oct. 07 – A roadside bomb exploded as a police vehicle passed by in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. One police officer was hurt in the attack. [Bal & DNE]
10. Oct. 07 – Gunmen raided and pillaged a medical center in Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. No one was hurt in the incident. [DNE]
11. Oct. 08 – Several unidentified gunmen shot and wounded a civilian in the village of Sakadra, in the North Sinai governorate. [DNE]
12. Oct. 08 – Motorcycle-borne militants shot and killed a police officer outside his home in Mahmoudiya, in the Beheira governorate. The HaH claimed responsibility for the killing. [Bal, DNE, EI & Reut]
13. Oct. 08 – A roadside bomb went off as a police vehicle passed by in Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. No one was injured in the blast. [Bal]
14. Oct. 08 – A woman was shot and injured by terrorists as she was walking on a street in the village of Hamaida, in the North Sinai governorate. [DNE]
15. Oct. 10 – Terrorists abducted four civilians from a café in the Masayid subur of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. The hostages were released later that day after being subjected to severe beatings. [DNE]
16. Oct. 13 – A roadside bomb exploded as a police armored vehicle passed by on the outskirts of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate, injuring one officer. [Bal]
17. Oct. 14 – A band of gunmen attacked a military checkpoint near the village of Zagdan, in the North Sinai governorate. Twelve soldiers were killed and six colleagues were wounded in the incident. Fifteen of the assailants were eliminated in subsequent retaliatory air strikes. The DaIWS asserted responsibility for the attack. [Ahr, Bal, DNE & Reut]
18. Oct. 16 – Three soldiers were killed and two colleagues were wounded in clashes between militants and the army during a series of operations across the North Sinai governorate. Eighteen terrorists were killed in the fighting. [Ahr & DNE]
19. Oct. 17 – Militants clashed with security forces conducting operations in the North Sinai governorate, killing one soldier. Nineteen militants were eliminated in the clashes. [Ahr & DNE]
20. Oct. 18 – Two soldiers were killed in a round of gun battles between militants and security forces conducting operations in the North Sinai governorate. Six terrorists were eliminated in the fighting. [Ahr & DNE]
21. Oct. 19 – Militants fired a mortar round at a police armored vehicle in Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate, killing two officers and wounding four colleagues. [DNE]
22. Oct. 21 – Two policemen were killed and a colleague was injured when their vehicle was struck in a roadside bomb explosion on a highway on the outskirts of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [Ahr & DNE]
23. Oct. 22 – Terrorists shot and killed a senior army officer outside his home in the city of Obour, in the Qalyubiya governorate. The LeT claimed responsibility for the killing. [Ahr, AP, Bal, DNE & Reut]
24. Oct. 28 – A woman was killed and two other people were wounded when a mortar round fired by unidentified assailants struck a house in the village of Mattala, in the North Sinai governorate. [Bal]
25. Oct. 28 – A roadside bomb exploded as security forces passed by in the Aïn Shams suburb of Qahira, killing a civilian and injuring another one. The LeT claimed responsibility for the attack. [Ahr, Bal, DNE & Reut]
26. Oct. 29 – A soldier was killed and a colleague was injured when a sniper fired at troops manning a security checkpoint in Bir Lahfan, in the North Sinai governorate. [AP]
27. Oct. 29 – A roadside bomb went off as a military armored vehicle passed by south of Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate, killing two soldiers and injuring four colleagues. [AP, Bal, DNE & Reut]
28. Oct. 29 – Two soldiers were injured when an army vehicle was hit in a roadside bomb blast south of Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. [AP]
29. Oct. 29 – Gunmen opened fire at two military checkpoints in the town of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. Two soldiers were wounded in the incidents. [AP]
30. Oct. 29 – Four soldiers were killed in clashes between bands of militants and Egyptian security forces at different locations in the North Sinai governorate. Six militants were eliminated in the fighting. [Ahr & DNE]
31. Oct. 30 – A suicide terrorist detonated an explosives-laden car next to a police patrol in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. Three policemen and three civilians were wounded in the attack. The incident was attributed to the DaIWS. [Ahr, Bal & DNE]
32. Oct. 31 – One soldier was killed when gunmen fired at a security checkpoint near Zagdan, in the North Sinai governorate. [DNE]

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