Militant Incidents in Egypt (Apr.-Jun. 2020)

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

Total casualties

48 fatalities

23 injuries

Total incidents

Sinai Peninsula
(share of incidents)

%

Overview of incidents

  1. Apr. 08, 2020 – Four members of a Bedouin tribe that supports the army were kidnapped by suspected DaIWS militants from Gafgafa, in the North Sinai governorate. [MM]
  2. Apr. 10, 2020 – A roadside bomb exploded as a military vehicle passed by near Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. The incident was claimed by the DaIWS. [AVSI]
  3. Apr. 11, 2020 – A soldier was killed and another one was seriously wounded in gun battles between DaIWS fighters and security forces near Abu Tawila, in the North Sinai governorate. [AaJ]
  4. Apr. 12, 2020 – Cadres of the DaIWS detonated a roadside bomb as an army vehicle passed by in Sadot, in the governorate of North Sinai. Unspecified casualties among the soldiers aboard were reported. [AaJ]
  5. Apr. 14, 2020 – An officer was killed and three colleagues were wounded when terrorists opened fire at police forces during a raid on their apartment in Amiriya neighborhood of Qahira. Seven militants were eliminated during the operation. [AaJ, Ahr, DNE, STU & Y7]
  6. Apr. 15, 2020 – Bands of DaIWS fighters clashed with Egyptian troops conducting operations in the village of Sadot, in the North Sinai governorate. No casualties were reported in the fighting. [AaJ]
  7. Apr. 17, 2020* – Militants attacked a security checkpoint in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate, killing a medic of an ambulance team. There were reports of casualties among the troops manning the position. [SN]
  8. Apr. 18, 2020 – Gunmen belonging to the DaIWS shot and killed a soldier at an undisclosed location in the North Sinai governorate. [AaJ]
  9. Apr. 18, 2020 – A roadside bomb exploded as a military convoy passed by the Tofaha area of the North Sinai governorate. Unspecified casualties among the security forces were reported. The incident was blamed on the DaIWS. [AaJ]
  10. Apr. 21, 2020 – Suspected DaIWS fighters blew up an electricity pylon near Sheikh Zuweid, in the North Sinai governorate, disrupting local power supply. [AaJ]
  11. Apr. 22, 2020 – At least four civilians were abducted by a band of suspected DaIWS militants from the villages of Baghdad and Hima, in the North Sinai governorate. [MM & SN]
  12. Apr. 24, 2020 – A defense volunteer was killed by suspected DaIWS terrorists as he was driving his car near Hassana, in the governorate of North Sinai. The victim’s vehicle was subsequently burnt by the assailants. [AaJ & MM]
  13. Apr. 27, 2020 – A roadside bomb exploded as a military armored vehicle passed by in west of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. The army suffered unspecified casualties in the incident. The attack was attributed to the DaIWS. [AaJ]
  14. Apr. 29, 2020 – Snipers fired at Egyptian troops in Rafah, in the governorate of North Sinai, killing a soldier and injuring another one. [AaJ]
  15. Apr. 30, 2020 – Ten soldiers were killed and three colleagues were wounded when a military armored vehicle was struck in a roadside bomb blast south of Bir al-Abd, in the North Sinai governorate. The DaIWS claimed responsibility for the incident. [AaJ & Ahr]
  16. May 01, 2020 – A band of DaIWS militants clashed with Egyptian troops during gun battles in Abu Tawila, in the governorate of North Sinai. No casualties were reported in the incident. [MM]
  17. May 03, 2020 – A roadside bomb exploded as an army vehicle passed by in the village of Wafaq, in the North Sinai governorate. Gunmen later clashed with Egyptian troops as they were securing the site of the attack in a gun battle. Casualties were reported among the security forces. The incident was blamed on the DaIWS. [AaJ]
  18. May 03, 2020 – A sniper shot and killed a soldier as he was manning a security checkpoint in Rafah, in the governorate of North Sinai. [AaJ]
  19. May 05, 2020 – DaIWS militants clashed with members of a tribal defense militia near Barth, in the North Sinai governorate. Two volunteers were killed in the fighting. [AaJ, MM & STU]
  20. May 09, 2020 – Two members of Bedouin tribes allied to the army were abducted by suspected DaIWS militants from Abu Tawila, in the North Sinai governorate. One of the captives was later beheaded by the terrorists. The other hostage was released unharmed. [AaJ & MM]
  21. May 09, 2020 – DaIWS militants abducted a civilian accused of cooperating with the army west of Sheikh Zuweid, in the North Sinai governorate. The hostage was executed four days later. [AaJ & SS]
  22. May 12, 2020 – A local civilian was kidnapped by members of the DaIWS near the village of Qabir Omar, in the North Sinai governorate. [AaJ]
  23. May 16, 2020 – An attacker hurled a homemade incendiary bomb at a Coptic Christian church in the Sidi Gabr suburb of Iskandariya. [EI]
  24. May 17, 2020 – Four civilians were killed and seven others were wounded when about fifteen DaIWS terrorists fired at a gathering of members of a government-aligned Bedouin tribe in the village of Qabir Omar, in the North Sinai governorate. [AaJ & MM]
  25. May 18, 2020 – A soldier was seriously injured in a bomb explosion during a military operation in Sheikh Zuweid, in the North Sinai governorate. [AaJ]
  26. May 19, 2020 – A roadside bomb went off next to an army tank west of Sheikh Zuweid, in the North Sinai governorate. No further information was available. The incident was claimed by the DaIWS. [SS]
  27. May 19, 2020 – A band of militants attacked a group of soldiers with bombs and gunfire in the Sheikh Zuweid area of the North Sinai governorate. Four soldiers were killed in the incident. The DaIWS asserted responsibility for the attack. [AaJ & AVSI]
  28. May 22, 2020 – A civilian was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in the village of Dhaher, in the governorate of North Sinai. [MM]
  29. May 23, 2020 – Two police officers were wounded in gun battles with militants as security forces raided two hideouts in Bir al-Abd, in the North Sinai governorate. Several terrorists were eliminated in the fighting. [Ahr]
  30. May 29, 2020 – Two members of a Bedouin defense militia were killed and several others were injured when their vehicle was struck in a roadside bomb explosion south of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. [AaJ, MM & STU]
  31. May 30, 2020 – A roadside bomb exploded as a military armored vehicle passed by on Mount Maghara, in the North Sinai governorate, killing five soldiers. [AaJ, Ara & DNE]
  32. Jun. 01, 2020 – Gunmen belonging to the DaIWS attacked a gathering of members of a Bedouin tribe that cooperated with the Egyptian security forces on the outskirts of Goura, in the North Sinai governorate, killing one civilian. [AaJ & MM]
  33. Jun. 03, 2020 – A group of DaIWS militants ambushed Egyptian troops near Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate, sparking a round of clashes. At least one soldier was killed in the incident. [AaJ]
  34. Jun. 05, 2020 – An army unit came under attack by DaIWS fighters south of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. Unspecified casualties among the security forces were reported. [AaJ]
  35. Jun. 06, 2020 – DaIWS terrorists captured and subsequently executed a leader of the Tarabin Bedouin tribe near the village of Barth, in the North Sinai governorate. The militants later detonated a bomb at the site as members of a tribal defense militia tried to recover the dead body that was hung from an electricity pole. There were reports of seven casualties among the militiamen. [MM, SS & STU]
  36. Jun. 19, 2020 – A powerful bomb went off near an army checkpoint on the outskirts of Rafah, in the North Sinai governorate. Gunmen subsequently attacked the position, sparking a shootout. The army suffered unspecified casualties in the incident. [AaJ & SS]
  37. Jun. 21, 2020 – Eight soldiers were killed and three others were wounded when a band of fighters attacked Egyptian troops with bombs and gunfire near Mount Maghara, in the North Sinai governorate. The DaIWS claimed responsibility for the action. [AaJ, BBC & SS]
  38. Jun. 21, 2020 – Two soldiers were wounded in a bomb explosion in the city of Arish, in the North Sinai governorate. No further information was available. [SS]
  39. Jun. 30, 2020 – Two militants opened fire at police trying to apprehend them as they were surveying a security checkpoint in the Galbana area of the Ismailiya governorate. Both attackers were killed in retaliatory gunfire. [Ahr]

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)