Posts Tagged: Egypt ISIS
How Is Egypt’s ‘Operation Sinai 2018’ Succeeding Against Islamic State?
JNS.org - The Egyptian army launched a large-scale counter-terrorism operation on February 9, code-named “Sinai 2018,” against the self-styled Sinai province of Islamic State. Previously known as...
Egypt-Israel Cooperation Likely to Rise After Sinai Terror Attack
JNS.org - After terrorists killed more than 300 people during prayers at a mosque in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Friday, experts say that weaknesses in the Arab...
Islamist Gunmen Forced Egyptian Christians to Recite Muslim Prayer Before Execution, Survivors Say
Islamist gunmen who murdered at least 26 Christians traveling on a bus on Friday in central Egypt forced their victims to recite the Muslim declaration...
Are We Finally Getting Serious About Identifying Islamists?
After the jihadi attacks in Paris in January and November 2015, the French intelligence agency Direction générale de la sécurité intérieure (DGSI, General Directorate for Internal Security)...
Egypt Launches ‘Major Operation’ Against ISIS in Sinai, Kills 29 Jihadists
Egypt's army said Tuesday it had launched a "major military operation" against the Islamic State group in the Sinai Peninsula, killing 29 jihadists and leaving...
Egyptian President Calls for More US Military Aid to Fight Terrorism
Reuters - Egypt's president called for increased US military aid and creation of a regional coalition to fight Islamic State in an interview with Fox...
Egypt Bombs Islamic State Targets in Libya Following Release of Beheadings Video
BBC - Egypt says it has bombed Islamic State targets in Libya, hours after the group published video showing the apparent beheadings of 21 Egyptian...
Main Sinai Terror Group Swears Allegiance to ISIS
Ahram Online/Reuters - Ansar Bayt Al-Maqdis, Egypt's most active militant group, has sworn allegiance to Islamic State, a statement from Ansar said Monday night. Ansar had...
