Latest in Tag: Sinai Highlight
Latest in Tag: Sinai

Military spokesperson denies HRW report on Sinai operations
State’s compensations for Sinai residents reach EGP 900m

21 alleged militants killed in a new operation for armed forces in Sinai
Extensive operation Sinai 2018 started on 9 February to combat militants in Sinai

Final exams suspended in Sinai due to military operations
Second semester final examinations for transitional educational stage students have been suspended in the Sinai Peninsula due to ongoing military operations against armed militants, and first term exam results are to be adopted as the final ones, Ministry of Education spokesperson Ahmed Khairy announced on Tuesday. Transitional educational stages are years when students enter the …

What is happening in Syria is new Sykes-Picot: military expert
Western strikes on Syria are part of ‘Theatrical play’ between west, Russia , Says Al-Ghobari

Op-ed review: Sinai Liberation, Syria’s threatening crisis
Journalist warns of frequent foreign loans obtained by ministries

Threats to Sinai have not come to an end: Al-Sisi
As Egypt celebrates Sinai Liberation Day, military operations in North Sinai continues

Leader of IS in central Sinai killed in shootout with security forces
‘Sinai Province’ declared affiliation with Islamic State group in 2014

7 militants killed in past two weeks of intensive operation Sinai 2018
Two security personnel were killed, two others wounded

36 militants killed in past 5 days of Sinai 2018 operation
Four security personnel killed, seven others wounded

16 militants killed, 3 leaders arrested during Sinai 2018 operation
Military conscript, non-commissioned officer killed, officer, non-commissioned, 4 conscripts injured during shootout with militants

Counterterrorism: Main pillar of post-3 July state
The latest Sinai 2018 operation is not the first counterinsurgency operation that has been down to limit the effect of militancy in Egypt since the ouster of Islamist former president Mohamed Morsi. Indeed, several military campaigns have been unleashed to eliminate radical militant groups whose activity peaked after 2013, and found refuge in Sinai and …

Egypt sees boom in military manufacturing
Many have called for the development of Egypt’s weapons arsenal because powerful nations live in peace. Calls for the development of armament remained neglected by the state, which argued that times of war have ended. In previous years, the Middle East witnessed a number of wars and conflicts not witnessed since the October War of …

10 militants killed on 14th day of intensive operation Sinai 2018
2 officers, 2 soldiers killed; 1 officer, 3 soldiers wounded

Suicide bombing attempt aborted, 4 militants killed during Sinai 2018 operation
On the 17th day of the extensive armed operation Sinai 2018, military spokesperson Tamer El-Refaie announced on Tuesday, that the Egyptian Armed Forces has successfully aborted an attempted suicide attack carried out by terrorist elements, and that four militants wearing explosive belts were also killed during the operation. El-Refaie said that four military personnel have …

7 militants killed during extensive armed operation in Sinai
Egyptian-French joint military exercise “Cleopatra 2018”

4 militants killed on 11th day of extensive operation in Sinai
112 suspects arrested, 41 bombs controlled

Al-Sisi discusses operation Sinai 2018, economic reforms with officials
President praised armed forces, police efforts to protect homeland, citizens

Egyptian parliament criticises Amnesty report on Sinai operations
Organisation published on Wednesday a report saying that its experts found that Egyptian military is using cluster bombs

7 militants killed in 9th day of operations in Sinai
The army held a press conference to announce the results of the campaign

15 more militants killed in Sinai operation
More operations are targeting militants in North Sinai, as part of the extensive armed operation Sinai 2018 which started last Friday, with the latest raids killing 15 militants, raising the campaign’s death toll to 53. Military spokesperson Tamer El-Refaei said that air forces have destroyed 11 sites that were reported to have been dens for …

Continuing military raids in Sinai kill 10 militants
Death toll among militants reaches 38, 434 suspects arrested

Military forces kill 12 militants in Sinai on 3rd day of Sinai 2018
Operation targets countering terrorism and eliminating militancy dens

Timeline of security developments in Sinai
Since 2013, state security forces, represented by both the military and the police, have been engaged in violent clashes with “Sinai Province”, known previously as Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis. In 2014, the group declared its affiliation with the Islamic State group (IS) and has repeatedly launched deadly attacks on army and police checkpoints. Over the course …

Op-ed review: Sinai counter-terrorism operation
Writers call for civil efforts to occur in parallel with security strategy

Military forces destroy 66 terror targets, kill 16 extremists in extensive operation
30 suspected individuals were also arrested, 12 bombs controlled

Sinai 2018: Egypt mobilises for hopeful sweeping operation to end violence
Operation comes amid attacks on worship houses across Egypt, shortly before presidential election

Extensive military operation to wipe out militancy launched in Sinai
The Egyptian Armed Forces announced on Friday that it has launched an extensive military operation in Sinai to eliminate militants from the restive peninsula. Military spokesperson Tamer El-Refaei said in a televised statement that the operation aims to target “dens and ammunition storages that are being used by terrorist elements.” He added that the ongoing …

Extensive military operation to wipe out militants launched in Sinai
Police forces placed on maximum alert countrywide as raids are ongoing in Sinai

‘El-Jerken’: a message of peace from the destruction of war
“We aim to tell the world that we have taken the equipment that was once used against us, and turned it into a source of joy, art, and happiness,” says band

Pre-emptively targeting terrorists threatening national security is legitimate: in-depth analysis of Justice Adel Maged study on countering terrorism in Sinai
It is complacently wrong to name members of the terrorist groups in Sinai “fighters” or “insurgents”. In fact, according to established rules of international law, they should be labelled as “armed terrorist groups”: Adel Maged