Militant Incidents in Egypt (Jan.-Mar. 2020)

by | Apr 27, 2020 | Egypt Coverage, Incident Reports

Total casualties

46 fatalities

34 injuries

Total incidents

Sinai Peninsula
(share of incidents)

%

Overview of incidents

  1. Jan. 02, 2020 – A retired government employee who cooperated with the army was abducted by militants from his farm south of Bir el-Abd, in the North Sinai governorate. The terrorists executed the man later that month. The DaIWS claimed responsibility for the killing. [AaJ & MM]
  2. Jan. 04, 2020 – An army informer was beheaded and another one was executed by cadres of the DaIWS south of Bir el-Abd, in the North Sinai governorate. [MM]
  3. Jan. 11, 2020 – A Coptic Christian woman was stabbed and injured by a Muslim extremist on a street in the Warraq neighborhood of Giza. The assailant was angry that the victim was not wearing a veil. [Wti]
  4. Jan. 12, 2020 – A roadside bomb exploded as an army vehicle passed by in Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. There were reports of unspecified casualties among those on board the vehicle. [AaJ]
  5. Jan. 12, 2020 – A soldier was killed when a military bulldozer was hit in a roadside bomb triggered by DaIWS fighters west of Rafah, in the governorate of North Sinai. [AaJ]
  6. Jan. 14, 2020 – Terrorists belonging to the DaIWS abducted a local civilian who cooperated with Egyptian security forces from the village of Qabir Omar, in the North Sinai governorate. The man was executed two days later. [AaJ]
  7. Jan. 24, 2020 – Unidentified gunmen shot and killed two civilians in the village of Amiriya, in the North Sinai governorate. [MM]
  8. Jan. 25, 2020 – Four soldiers sustained injuries when an army tank was hit in a roadside bomb explosion in the town of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. The DaIWS asserted responsibility for the incident. [AaJ & MM]
  9. Jan. 25, 2020 – A sniper shot and injured a soldier near Sheikh Zuweid, in the North Sinai governorate. The attack was claimed by the DaIWS. [AaJ & MM]
  10. Jan. 25, 2020 – A group of DaIWS gunmen attacked an army checkpoint north of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate, sparking a shootout. No casualties were reported in the incident. [AaJ]
  11. Jan. 26, 2020 – Three soldiers were killed when a military vehicle was struck in a roadside bomb explosion near the town of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. The attack was claimed by the DaIWS. [AaJ & MM]
  12. Jan. 29, 2020 – DaIWS terrorists detonated a roadside bomb as an army vehicle passed by near Rafah, in the governorate of North Sinai. No further information was available. [AVSI]
  13. Jan. 31, 2020 – Members of the DaIWS detonated a roadside bomb as a military vehicle passed by in Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate, before raking it with gunfire. The attack set off firefights with security forces. No further information was available. [AaJ]
  14. Feb. 02, 2020* – Bands of DaIWS militants attacked an army unit that was installing safety barriers near Sheikh Zuweid, in the North Sinai governorate. Unspecified casualties were reported. [AVSI]
  15. Feb. 02, 2020 – A soldier was shot and injured by a sniper at a military checkpoint near Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. The incident was claimed by the DaIWS. [AVSI]
  16. Feb. 03, 2020 – DaIWS fighters detonated a roadside bomb as an army vehicle passed by south of Sheikh Zuweid, in the North Sinai governorate. Seven soldiers were killed and three colleagues were wounded in the blast. [AaJ] if not confirmed, scrap casualties
  17. Feb. 03, 2020 – Militants blew up a section of a gas pipeline near Taloul, in the North Sinai governorate. The DaIWS asserted responsibility for the incident. [AaJ, DNE & MM]
  18. Feb. 05, 2020 – Five off-duty police officers were dragged from taxi and subsequently shot to death by gunmen belonging to the DaIWS near the town of Hassana, in the North Sinai governorate. [AaJ]
  19. Feb. 06, 2020 – A roadside bomb exploded as Egyptian troops were trying to dismantle the device south of Arish, in the governorate of North Sinai. Three soldiers were killed and six colleagues were injured in the blast. The DaIWS asserted responsibility for the incident. [AaJ]
  20. Feb. 09, 2020 – Seven soldiers were killed and at least seven colleagues were wounded when militants attacked a security checkpoint near the village of Goura, in the North Sinai governorate. Ten of the assailants were eliminated in the ensuing gun battle. The attack was claimed by the DaIWS. [AaJ, Ahr, DNE & MM]
  21. Feb. 11, 2020 – DaIWS fighters clashed with Egyptian security forces during a round of gun battles in the town of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. No further information was available. [AaJ]
  22. Feb. 12, 2020 – An army officer was killed in a roadside bomb explosion that targeted a military vehicle near Taloul, in the North Sinai governorate. The attack was claimed by the DaIWS. [AaJ & AVSI]
  23. Feb. 25, 2020 – An army officer was killed and at least two soldiers were injured when their vehicle was hit in a roadside bomb blast in Karm al-Qawadis, in the North Sinai governorate. The DaIWS claimed responsibility for the incident. [AaJ & AVSI]
  24. Feb. 27, 2020 – A man who cooperated with the security forces was captured and subsequently executed by DaIWS militants near Sheikh Zuweid, in the North Sinai governorate. [AVSI]
  25. Mar. 03, 2020 – One soldier was killed and three others were wounded when DaIWS gunmen attacked an army checkpoint west of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. [AaJ]
  26. Mar. 03, 2020 – A sniper shot and killed a soldier manning a security checkpoint in the town of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. [AaJ]
  27. Mar. 04, 2020 – Members of the DaIWS beheaded two army informers south of Bir el-Abd, in the North Sinai governorate. [AaJ & MM]
  28. Mar. 05, 2020 – DaIWS militants snatched two civilians from their car in Bir al-Abd, in the North Sinai governorate. Another passenger was shot and injured as he ran away from the terrorists. [AaJ]
  29. Mar. 08, 2020 – A soldier was killed by militants during a raid by security forces on their hideout near Sheikh Zuweid, in the North Sinai governorate. [STU]
  30. Mar. 10, 2020 – DaIWS fighters attacked Egyptian troops conducting operations in Bir al-Abd, in the North Sinai governorate, sparking gun battles. No further information was available. [AaJ]
  31. Mar. 14, 2020 – Militants belonging to the DaIWS opened fire at the vehicle of the local police chief in the town of Bir al-Abd, in the North Sinai governorate, killing his driver. [AaJ & MM]
  32. Mar. 15, 2020 – A roadside bomb went off as a military vehicle passed by in Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate, inflicting unspecified casualties on those aboard. The attack was attributed to the DaIWS. [AaJ]
  33. Mar. 18, 2020 – A band of DaIWS fighters shelled and subsequently fired at several army positions in the town of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate, sparking a round of gun battles in which the security forces suffered unspecified casualties. [AaJ]
  34. Mar. 27, 2020 – DaIWS militants blew up five electricity pylons near the village of Kharouba, in the North Sinai governorate. [AaJ]
  35. Mar. 27, 2020 – Two soldiers were killed and five colleagues were wounded when a band of DaIWS fighters attacked an army checkpoint in Rafah, in the governorate of North Sinai. [AaJ]
  36. Mar. 29, 2020 – A roadside bomb exploded as an army convoy passed by near Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. The attack was claimed by the DaIWS. [AVSI]
  37. Mar. 29, 2020 – Gunmen belonging to the DaIWS shot and killed a soldier in the village of Goura, in the North Sinai governorate. [AaJ]
  38. Mar. 30, 2020 – Militants ambushed a truck carrying water for the Egyptian army in the Maghara area of the North Sinai governorate, killing a soldier and a civilian. The DaIWS asserted responsibility for the incident. [MM & STU]

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)