Militant Incidents in Egypt (August 2017)

by | Oct 12, 2017 | Egypt Coverage, Incident Reports

Total casualties

26 fatalities

40 injuries

Total incidents

Civilian casualty ratio

%

Overview of incidents

  1. Aug. 03 – Assailants stabbed and injured two police officers at a checkpoint in the town of Batra, in the Dakahliya governorate. [Bal & MS]
  2. Aug. 03 – A young man was shot to death by unidentified assailants at a farm in the Abu Shanar area of the North Sinai governorate. [Sho]
  3. Aug. 04 – Militants belonging to the DaIM opened fire at policemen who had stopped their vehicle in the town of Esna, in the Uqsur governorate, killing one officer and a civilian. Three other civilians were injured in the incident. [Ahr, Bal, Baw, DNE, EI & Reut]
  4. Aug. 05 – Militants opened fire at a security checkpoint in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate, injuring two police officers. [DNE & Wat]
  5. Aug. 08 – Gunmen shot and killed two officers during an attack on a police patrol in the town of Quwaysna, in the Menoufiya governorate. [Ahr, MS & Reut]
  6. Aug. 08 – A roadside bomb went off as a police convoy passed by in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. Nobody was hurt in the blast. [Sho]
  7. Aug. 08 – An officer was killed and four colleagues were injured in a gun battle between DaIISh-loyal militants and security forces who raided their hideout in the village of Karnak, in the Qena governorate. Three terrorists were eliminated in the encounter. [AFP, Bal, Baw, DNE, EI & Reut]
  8. Aug. 08 – Terrorists opened fire at a vehicle of an electricity company south of Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. Nobody was hurt in the incident. [Wat]
  9. Aug. 08 – A roadside bomb exploded as the brother of a member of parliament drove by in his car in the Karashin area of the North Sinai governorate. No one was hurt in the blast. [Wat]
  10. Aug. 09 – A soldier and three policemen were killed when terrorists raked a police car with gunfire in Bir el-Abd, in the North Sinai governorate. The DaIWS claimed responsibility for the attack. [AP, Bal, Baw, DNE, EI & Reut]
  11. Aug. 11 – Gunmen opened fire at a security checkpoint in Shubra el-Kheima, in the Qalyubiya governorate. Nobody was hurt in the incident. [MS]
  12. Aug. 11 – A member of the Rumeilat Bedouin tribe was abducted by militants near Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. The hostage was found shot to death two days later. [SHR]
  13. Aug. 12 – Two policemen were killed and six colleagues were wounded when their truck was struck in a roadside bomb explosion in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [MS, Sho & Wat]
  14. Aug. 12 – Militants abducted three men belonging to the Rumeilat Bedouin tribe near Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. One of the hostages was shot dead two days later. Another captive was released by the terrorists. [Wat]
  15. Aug. 13 – Unknown gunmen shot and wounded two civilians in southern Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [MY]
  16. Aug. 13 – Two militants belonging to the HaH opened fire at police forces who raided their hideout in the Qalyubiya governorate. Both gunmen were eliminated in the ensuing firefight. [Ahr]
  17. Aug. 14 – A terrorist opened fire at policemen before he blew himself up as security forces raided their hideout in Farafra, in the Wadi el-Gadid governorate. Nobody was hurt in the incident. [Ahr, DNE & EI]
  18. Aug. 15 – Militants shot and killed a police officer as he left his residence in eastern Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [AP, Baw, DNE, EI, Reut & Wat]
  19. Aug. 15 – Gunmen fired at a police checkpoint in southern Arish, in the North Sinai governorate, injuring one officer. [Baw & Wat]
  20. Aug. 15 – A police officer was killed when militants raked his car with gunfire in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [AP, Reut & Wat]
  21. Aug. 16 – Militants opened fire at a police checkpoint on the outskirts of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate, critically wounding one officer who later died of his injuries. [Wat]
  22. Aug. 17 – A sniper shot and injured a soldier as he was manning a security checkpoint in Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [Sho & Wat]
  23. Aug. 18 – A civilian was abducted by unknown attackers in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [Wat]
  24. Aug. 20 – Motorcycle-borne gunmen fired at a police colonel’s vehicle as he left his home for work in the Dumyat governorate, injuring the officer and his driver. [Bal, DNE & EI]
  25. Aug. 20 – A roadside bomb exploded as a military armored vehicle passed by in the town of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. One soldier was killed and five colleagues were injured in the attack. [Baw & Sho]
  26. Aug. 20 – A sniper shot and killed a police officer as he was manning a security checkpoint in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [Baw & Wat]
  27. Aug. 21 – Three policemen were shot and injured by snipers at a security checkpoint in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [DNE, EI & Wat]
  28. Aug. 21 – One civilian was killed and a companion was injured when their car was hit in a roadside bomb blast in Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. [Wat]
  29. Aug. 22 – Three civilians died when a roadside bomb exploded next to their vehicle near the village of Naga Shabana, in the North Sinai governorate. [Sho & Wat]
  30. Aug. 23 – Militants decapitated two civilians and dumped their heads on a square in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [MY & Wat]
  31. Aug. 23 – Six soldiers were wounded in two separate gun battles between bands of militants and security forces in the town of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. Four terrorists were eliminated in the fighting. [Wat]
  32. Aug. 24 – Gunmen opened fire at Egyptian security personnel south of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate, injuring a civilian and sparking a brief shootout. [Wat]
  33. Aug. 25 – A group of militants attacked a security checkpoint in the town of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate, killing one soldier. [Baw, DNE & Wat]
  34. Aug. 25 – Two civilians were abducted by unidentified militants west of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. Both hostages were released two days later. [Wat]
  35. Aug. 28 – Unknown assailants abducted a man outside his residence in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. [Wat]
  36. Aug. 30 – A roadside bomb exploded as a car passed by in the town of Sheikh Zuwaid, in the North Sinai governorate. No casualties were reported in the incident. [Wat]
  37. Aug. 30 – A policeman was injured in a gun battle between a band of militants and security forces following the discovery of roadside bombs on a highway on the outskirts of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. Three militants were eliminated in the fighting. [MY & Wat]

AFP: Agence France-Presse (France), Ahr: Ahram (Egypt), AM: Aswat Masriya (Egypt), AP: Associated Press (America), Bal: Balad (Egypt) Baw: Bawaba (Egypt), BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation (Britain), CNN: Cable News Network (America), CP: Cairo Post (Egypt), DNE: Daily News Egypt (Egypt), EI: Egypt Independent (Egypt), MENA: Middle East News Agency (Egypt), MS: MENA Stream, MY: Masry al-Youm (Egypt), Reut: Reuters (Britain), Sho: Shorouk (Egypt), SHR: Sinai Human Rigths (Egypt), SIS: State Information Service (Egypt), SN: Sinai News (Egypt), TNN: Tahrir News Network (Egypt), Y7: Youm 7 (Egypt), Wat: Watan (Egypt)