Posts Tagged: Egypt Sinai Peninsula
Obama Mulls Pulling US Peacekeepers From Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
JNS.org - Reports indicate that President Barack Obama is quietly reviewing the future of U.S. military peacekeepers in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula as the threat of Islamic...
Sinai-Based Islamic State Affiliate Beheads Croatian Man
JNS.org - The Islamic State terror group’s affiliate in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has claimed to be behind the beheading of a Croatian hostage, reports indicate. According to...
4.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Israel
JNS.org - A 4.3-magnitude earthquake took place in Israel on Thursday, centering around the Dead Sea and southern Israel. Northern Israeli residents also reported feeling vibrations, but...
Israeli Army Threatens to Attack ISIS Militants in Preemptive Sinai Strikes
JNS.org - Israeli Brigadier General Royi Elcabets said that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) may launch an attack on Islamic State terrorists in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula...
Egyptian Military Says it Has Killed 241 Jihadists in Sinai Operations
JNS.org - The Egyptian military says it killed 241 jihadists and lost 21 of its own soldiers during operations against an Islamic State-affiliated terror group in...
Israel Approves Egypt’s Request to Bolster Sinai Military Forces
JNS.org - Israel has approved Egypt’s request to bolster the latter nation’s military presence in the Sinai Peninsula following a wave of attacks this week perpetrated...
Netanyahu Reaffirms Israel’s Bond With Egypt After Wave of Sinai Terror Attacks
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed Israel’s joint commitment to fighting terrorism with Egypt following a wave of Islamic State-affiliated terror attacks in Egypt’s...
Deadly Terrorist Attacks Hit 5 Egyptian Checkpoints in Sinai
A spokesman for the Egyptian armed forces reported Wednesday that terrorists had launched simultaneous attacks on checkpoints in the Sinai Peninsula -- the only part...
Jihadist Terror Attacks in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula Kill at Least 30
JNS.org - Jihadists affiliated with the Islamic State terror group launched four separate attacks in the northern Sinai Peninsula on Thursday, involving mortars and...
Egypt Begins Work on 2nd Stage of Sinai-Gaza Security Buffer Zone
JNS.org - Egypt has started work on the second stage of a buffer zone between the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip for the...
Islamic Militants Kill Five Policemen, Soldiers in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
ABC News/AP - Islamic militants set up roadblocks and killed five policemen and soldiers early on Thursday in Egypt's restive northern Sinai Peninsula, where authorities...
Israel Grants Egypt Permission to Deploy More Military Forces in Sinai
Jerusalem Post - Israel has permitted Egypt to send two additional infantry battalions as well as a fleet of attack helicopters into the Sinai Peninsula...
Egypt Cracking Down on Gaza Tunnels Following Deadly Terror Attack
JNS.org- Egypt has launched a new operation to crack down on Gaza smuggling tunnels in the wake of last week's deadly terror attack that left...
Israeli Spy Beheaded in the Sinai, Note on Corpse Says
JNS.org - Residents in Egypt's war-torn Sinai Peninsula said they found a beheaded corpse with a note by Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, an Islamic State-linked...
