Latest in Tag: Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis Highlight
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Cairo court officially rules Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis a terrorist organisation
Sinai-based militant group has claimed responsibility for a string of violence
Egyptian accused of terrorism charges after returning from Syria
38 year-old Egyptian had been fighting in Syria alongside the Al-Nusra Front
US declares Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis a terrorist organisation
The Sinai-based militant group has claimed responsibility for attacks around Egypt
12 bombs defused at Ain Shams University
University security found the IEDs, called bomb experts on campus to disable
Retired army officer gunned down by unknown assailants
Retired Colonel Mohamed Abdel-Salam killed in canal city of Ismailia
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis âterroristâ ruling set for mid-April
Six of the militant groupâs members were killed during a terrorist raid 19 March, Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis reported
Egypt general, colonel killed in militant shootout
AFP – An Egyptian army brigadier general and a colonel were killed in a raid Wednesday on the hideout of jihadists suspected of involvement in a series of deadly attacks, the military and police said. Five jihadists with the Al-Qaeda-inspired Ansar Beit al-Maqdis group also died in what was an hours-long shootout north of Cairo, the interior …
Al-Sisi reshuffles army leadership
Changes made in the Egyptâs second army and Southern Military District
âTerrorist cellâ arrested in Alexandria: Ministry of Interior
Statement claims more than a dozen detained in Muslim Brotherhood-linked âmilitiaâ
Human Rights Watch calls for investigation into Taba bombing
The international human rights group issues a statement calling for a âspeedy and effectiveâ investigation
Militants bomb Sinai pipeline
The attack is the fifth of its kind this year
Army kills alleged Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis member, destroys âfield hospitalâ in Sinai
Increased efforts to suppress militant activity in Sinai continue
Two dead as security forces targeted in Zagazig
Ministry of Interior was unable to confirm whether the attacks were connected
Preventing terror is a job for all
Earlier this week, a bomb attack on an Egyptian tourist bus took place in Sinai, taking the lives of three South Korean tourists, and one Egyptian driver. More were wounded in the attack, which was claimed the following day by the Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis (ABM) group as part of an âeconomic warâ against Egyptâs military-backed …
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis claim Taba bus bombing
âUnidentifiedâ human remains found at blast site as Sinai militant group claims targeting of tourists is part of âeconomic warâ against government
Suspect in attack on helicopter attack arrested: armed forces
The military arrests two, one who allegedly shot down helicopter last month
Seven injured and 13 killed following Sinai airstrike on militants
Dar Al-Eftaa warns of the severity of extremist fatwas
Egypt jihadists claim rocket fire on Israel’s Eilat
AFP – An Egyptian jihadist group said Saturday that it fired a rocket at the Red Sea resort of Eilat which was intercepted by Israeli air defences, its second in a fortnight. Al-Qaeda inspired Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (Partisans of Jerusalem), which is based just across the border from Israel in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula, threatened …
Improvised explosive device detonates in Omraneya
No casualties or damages: Interior Ministry
Sedky Sohbi meets US Central Command deputy in Cairo
Meeting aims at strengthening bond between the two nationsâ armed forces
Gunmen bomb Sinai pipeline, army strikes back with arrests
Sinai pipeline attacked for third time this month, while army destroys âmilitantsââ tunnels and cars
Three soldiers dead in Sinai, more injured
Security forces have been increasingly targeted in the peninsula
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis claims responsibility for helicopter shooting
By Aya Nader Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis (Supporter of Jerusalem) released a statement Sunday morning claiming responsibility for shooting down a military helicopter in North Sinai on Saturday, among other attacks. The Al-Qaeda inspired group also said it was behind attacks on military support forces in the area surrounding Jura International Airport using heavy weapons, a …
24 January terrorist attacks met with international condemnation
Attacks leave six dead, dozens injured
Bomb explodes near Police Academy in Ain Shams
Explosion injures one as Egypt prepares for a violent 25 January
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis claims responsibility for Friday bombings
Four bombings on Friday left six dead
El-Beblawi explains cabinet’s decision to label Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation
Government will only change our strategy when it is convinced it is wrong, says the Prime Minister
Perpetrator of 2012 Rafah ambush killed: Military spokesman
Ambush in August had killed 16 soldiers
Homemade bomb explodes in Nasr City
Improvised device explodes, no injuries or deaths reported
New footage released of deadly Sinai bus explosion
A video recently surfaced showing footage of the explosion from various angles