Militant Incidents in Egypt (December 2016)

by | Mar 18, 2017 | Egypt Coverage, Incident Reports

Total casualties

43 fatalities

76 injuries

Total incidents

Civilian casualty ratio

%

Frequent modalities

  • Roadside bombings (5)
  • Gun battles (3)
  • Minor bombings (3)

Frequent targets

  • Police mobile assets (4)
  • Police installations (2)
  • Deployed police units (2)

Deadliest attacks

  • Dec. 11 – Qahira (29 deaths)
  • Dec. 09 – Giza (6 deaths)
  • Dec. 13 – Sheikh Zuwaid (3 deaths)

Overview of incidents

  1. Dec. 01 – A child was killed when a bomb exploded in the village of Nag Shabana, in the North Sinai governorate. No further information was available. [Bal]
  2. Dec. 01 – Seven policemen were wounded when their vehicle was hit in a roadside bomb explosion in southern Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [Bal]
  3. Dec. 03 – Cadres of the DaIWS fired at a military checkpoint in Abu Tawila, in the North Sinai governorate, injuring two soldiers and sparking a shootout in which three of the assailants were killed. [DNE & EI]
  4. Dec. 04 – DaIWS militants opened fire at Egyptian troops conducting operations in Dehisha, in the North Sinai governorate. Six of the terrorists were eliminated in the ensuing gun battle. [DNE]
  5. Dec. 06 – Militants bombed and damaged a college building in the town of Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. The roof of the structure is used as a sentry by security forces. [Bal]
  6. Dec. 07 – Five soldiers were wounded when a bomb exploded during an operation by the Egyptian army at an undisclosed location in the North Sinai governorate. [Bal]
  7. Dec. 08 – A terrorist opened fire at policemen who raided his apartment in the village of Abu Za’abal, in the Qalyubiya governorate. The assailant was killed in retaliatory gunfire. [Ahr, Bal & DNE]
  8. Dec. 09 – A bomb exploded at a security checkpoint in the Haram suburb of Giza, killing six police officers and wounding three colleagues. The HaH claimed responsibility for the incident. [Ahr, AP, Bal, DNE, EI & Reut]
  9. Dec. 09 – A roadside bomb exploded as a police vehicle passed by in the city of Kafr el-Sheikh, killing a bystander and injuring three officers. [Ahr, AM, Bal, DNE, EI & Reut]
  10. Dec. 11 – A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a chapel of the seat of the Coptic Christian church in Qahira, killing 29 worshippers and wounding at least 47 others. The DaIISh asserted responsibility for the attack. [Ahr, AM, AP, DNE, EI & Reut]
  11. Dec. 13 – Three policemen were killed and six colleagues were wounded when their vehicles were struck in two separate roadside bomb explosions south of Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. [EI]
  12. Dec. 18 – A small bomb exploded in the vicinity of a government palace in Qarun, in the Fayoum governorate. No one was hurt in the blast. [Bal]
  13. Dec. 18 – A militant opened fire at police raided a hideout of the HaH in the city of Sadis min-Oktubar, in the Giza governorate, killing one officer. The attacker was killed in the operation. [Ahr, AM, Bal & DNE]
  14. Dec. 25 – A roadside bomb exploded as a police armored vehicle passed by in Arish, in the North Sinai governorate, injuring an officer and a bystander. [Bal & DNE]
  15. Dec. 25 – Cadres of the LeT opened fire at police manning a security checkpoint in Kafr Dawoud, in the Menoufiya governorate. Both attackers were killed in the ensuing gun battle. [AM, DNE & EI]
  16. Dec. 31 – A soldier and a policeman were killed when their vehicle was struck in a roadside bomb explosion near the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. Another soldier was hurt in the blast. The incident was attributed to the DaIWS. [Ahr, AM, Bal, DNE, EI & Reut]

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