Militant Incidents in Egypt (Jul.-Sep. 2019)

by | Nov 1, 2019 | Egypt Coverage, Incident Reports

Total casualties

65 fatalities

80 injuries

Total incidents

Sinai Peninsula
(share of incidents)

%

Overview of incidents

  1. Jul. 03, 2019 – A roadside bomb exploded as an army vehicle passed at an undisclosed location in the North Sinai governorate, killing a soldier and injuring five colleagues. [AaJ]
  2. Jul. 03, 2019 – A soldier was shot to death by a sniper in the village of Baghdad, in the North Sinai governorate. [AaJ]
  3. Jul. 17, 2019 – Cadres of the DaIWS beheaded four civilians whom they had kidnapped in separate incidents weeks earlier. The victims were found along a highway near Bir al-Abd, in the North Sinai governorate. [AaJ, DNE & ITIC]
  4. Jul. 17, 2019 – Seven travelers were abducted by suspected DaIWS terrorists on a highway near Bir al-Abd, in the North Sinai governorate. [DNE]
  5. Jul. 18, 2019 – A suicide bomber exploded near a security checkpoint in Sheikh Zuweid, in the North Sinai governorate. A soldier was killed while others were wounded in the blast. The DaIWS was suspected in the incident. [DNE, EI & ITIC]
  6. Jul. 19, 2019 – A bomb exploded next a police vehicle in Sheikh Zuweid, in the North Sinai governorate. Five policemen and military contractors were killed in the blast. [ITIC]
  7. Jul. 24, 2019 – An assailant who supported the DaIISh fired at officers outside a police station in the Shubra suburb of Qahira. Three policemen and a bystander were wounded in the incident. [MY]
  8. Aug. 04, 2019 – An explosives-rigged car prematurely blew up following a collision during preparations outside a medical institute in the Manial neighborhood of Qahira. The blast killed twenty people and wounded 47 others. The incident was attributed to the HaH. [Ahr, AP, DNE & MY]
  9. Aug. 06, 2019 – Cadres of the DaIWS executed two men who cooperated with the army south of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. [ITIC]
  10. Aug. 10, 2019 – Suspected DaIWS militants fired at a police checkpoint in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate, injuring an officer. [AaJ & ITIC]
  11. Aug. 11, 2019 – Gunmen attacked a security checkpoint in Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. An army officer was wounded in the incident. [ITIC]
  12. Aug. 11, 2019 – Militants bombed and shot up a military convoy west of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate, killing a soldier and injuring another one. [AaJ]
  13. Aug. 12, 2019 – A roadside bomb exploded as a military foot patrol passed by along a highway near Bir al-Abd, in the North Sinai governorate. No further information was available. [ITIC]
  14. Aug. 12, 2019 – A group of gunmen attacked an army checkpoint east of Sheikh Zuweid, in the North Sinai governorate. No further information was available. [AaJ]
  15. Aug. 20, 2019 – Militants opened fire at police forces during a raid on their hideout on the outskirts of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. Eleven terrorists were eliminated in the operation. [Ahr & EI]
  16. Aug. 25, 2019 – A sniper shot and killed an army officer during military operations in the town of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. The DaIWS was blamed for the attack. [AaJ, DNE & ITIC]
  17. Aug. 28, 2019 – A band of gunmen attacked a military checkpoint in Bir al-Abd, in the North Sinai governorate, killing two soldiers and injuring several others. [AaJ]
  18. Aug. 29, 2019 – A soldier was shot dead by a sniper as he was manning a security checkpoint near the village of Rawda, in the North Sinai government. [AaJ]
  19. Sep. 05, 2019 – Militants opened fire at police forces who raided their hideout in Bahariya, in the Giza governorate. Six terrorists were eliminated in the ensuing gun battle. [Ahr & EI]
  20. Sep. 14, 2019 – Gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades at a military checkpoint south of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate, killing three soldiers and injuring two colleagues. Four of the assailants were eliminated in retaliatory gunfire. [AaJ & DNE]
  21. Sep. 15, 2019 – A soldier was injured in a gun battle between terrorists and security forces in the Galbana area of the Ismailiya governorate. Several militants were eliminated in the encounter. [AaJ & EI]
  22. Sep. 17, 2019 – DaIWS fighters simultaneously attacked an army unit, a military vehicle and a security checkpoint with bombs, a rocket and gunfire in Sheikh Zuweid, in the North Sinai governorate. Two soldiers were killed and eight others were wounded in the attacks. [AaJ]
  23. Sep. 18, 2019 – Gunmen belonging to the DaIWS attacked a security checkpoint near Kharouba, in the North Sinai governorate, killing two soldiers and injuring another one. [AaJ]
  24. Sep. 19, 2019 – Two soldiers were killed and several others were injured when an army vehicle was struck in a roadside bomb blast south of Sheikh Zuweid, in the North Sinai governorate. [AaJ]
  25. Sep. 22, 2019 – A roadside bomb exploded as a military armored vehicle passed by south of Sheikh Zuweid, in the North Sinai governorate. Two soldiers were killed and four colleagues were wounded in the blast. [AaJ & ITIC]
  26. Sep. 22, 2019 – Two policemen were wounded when HaH militants opened fire at security forces who raided their hideout in the Matareya suburb of Qahira. One of the militants was eliminated in retaliatory gunfire. [Ahr]
  27. Sep. 23, 2019 – Two civilians were snatched from their home by militants in the village of Goura, in the North Sinai governorate. Both captives were shot to death by the terrorists three days later. The DaIWS asserted responsibility for the killings. [ITIC]
  28. Sep. 24, 2019 – Terrorists linked to the Muslim Brotherhood exchanged gunfire with police forces who raided their hideout in the Sadis min-Oktubar suburb of Giza. Six of the militants were eliminated in the ensuing firefight. [Ahr, DNE & EI]
  29. Sep. 25, 2019 – A Coptic Christian man was clubbed and stabbed to death by a group of six Islamists as he tried to stop them from assaulting his son at an undisclosed location in the Assiyut governorate. Five other Christians were hurt when the attackers assaulted people trying to halt the violence. [ICC]
  30. Sep. 27, 2019 – Gunmen fired at policemen along a highway near the town of Farshout, in the Qena governorate. A police officer and a security guard were wounded in the incident. [EI]
  31. Sep. 27, 2019 – A group of terrorists attacked an army checkpoint in the Tofaha area of the North Sinai governorate, killing seven soldiers and a bystander. Several other people were injured in the incident. The DaIWS asserted responsibility for the attack. [AaJ & ITIC]
  32. Sep. 29, 2019 – Militants opened fire at Egyptian security forces who raided the farm where they had gathered on the outskirts of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. Fifteen terrorists were eliminated in the ensuing gun battle. [Ahr & DNE]

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), CA: Cerus Intel Archives (Belgium), CNN: Cable News Network (America), CP: Cairo Post (Egypt), DNE: Daily News Egypt (Egypt), EDR: Egypt Defense Review (International), EI: Egypt Independent (Egypt), EOHR: Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (Egypt), Esh: Esshad (Egypt), HRW: Human Rights Watch (America), IKC: Ibn Khaldoun Center (Egypt), MENA: Middle East News Agency (Egypt), MM: Mada Masr (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), ToI: Times of Israel (Israel), TNN: Tahrir News Network (Egypt), Y7: Youm 7 (Egypt), Wat: Watan (Egypt)