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Ansar Bayt al Maqdis
Egypt’s Invisible Insurgency
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Egypt
The army spokesman said 38 suspected militants were arrested in operations in North Sinai. He also announced the destruction of 13 smuggling tunnels in Rafah. Investigators said the Ansar Jerusalem cell targeted yesterday in the Nile Delta was planning attacks for the coming days.
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Egypt
Militancy on rise in Egypt
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Egypt
The Interior Ministry said security forces carried out a raid against a major terror cell in al Qanatir al Khayriyah and that at least five Ansar Jerusalem members were killed. At least one person was killed during clashes between security forces and Muslim Brotherhood supporters. A court sentenced 26 people to death in absentia on terrorism charges. A Cairo prosecutor ordered an investigation into the use of the black al Qaeda flag at a protest at al Azhar University. Unidentified gunmen opened fire on an army conscript in Ismailia.
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Egypt says 5 Ansar Jerusalem fighters killed in clashes north of Cairo
The Interior Ministry’s statement did not specify the names of the jihadists captured or killed, but said they had been involved in a number of recent attacks in the Cairo area.
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New Ansar al Sharia in Egypt claims more than a dozen shooting attacks
According to the group, its fighters targeted 28 security personnel in three of Egypt’s governorates. A group under the same name appeared in early March with a founding statement.
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Ansar Bayt al Maqdis
Disillusioned foreign fighters abandon rebel ranks in Syria
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Egypt
The army spokesman said security forces had arrested 43 militants and criminals in operations in North Sinai and in cities near the Suez Canal. Hamas denounced Egypt’s closure of the Rafah border crossing as a “crime against humanity.” Authorities reportedly refused to renew the residency visa for Hamas’ Mousa Abu Marzouk. A new purported jihadist group calling itself the Brigades of Ansar al Sharia in the Land of Egypt claimed responsibility for a slew of recent shooting attacks in Egypt.
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Gaza jihadist group praises Ansar Jerusalem fighters, calls for more attacks
“Continue your journey and aim your strikes to hit the economy and tourism, for by striking these two the tyrants will wither and recede,” the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem advised its “brothers” in Ansar Jerusalem.
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Egypt
Two police officers were killed in Qena during a security raid. The army spokesman said three militants were killed and 17 arrested in weekend operations in North Sinai. The Interior Ministry said it arrested two people involved in plot to target a power station in Giza. The army reshuffled a number of its top officers, including the commander in charge of operations in North Sinai.
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Egypt
Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim said the government is pursuing a comprehensive plan to deal with terrorists in the country. Security sources said Ansar Jerusalem members were arrested in army operations in North Sinai. A Cairo court will decide on March 24 whether Ansar Jerusalem is a terrorist organization. The cabinet said it would take “decisive” action following the killing of six soldiers yesterday in Cairo.
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Ansar Bayt al Maqdis
Egyptian militants outwit army in Sinai battlefield
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Ansar Jerusalem confirms deaths of 2 members, including founder
In its first eulogy statements in over two months, Ansar Jerusalem confirmed the deaths of two of its members. The two jihadists were the 18th and 19th named members whose deaths have been confirmed by the group.
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Egypt
Six soldiers were killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a checkpoint in the Cairo area. The army spokesman blamed the Muslim Brotherhood for the attack. Ansar Jerusalem confirmed the death of two of its members, including a founder. The Egyptian military is reportedly planning to launch a major offensive against militants in North Sinai.
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Egypt
Unidentified gunmen killed at least one person and injured three others in an attack on a bus transporting security personnel in Cairo. The army spokesman blamed the Muslim Brotherhood for the attack. Masked gunmen also carried out an attack against security personnel in el Arish. Two members of the Muslim Brotherhood were reportedly arrested in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
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Egypt
North Korea denies role in tanker loaded with crude at rebel-held Libya port
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Egypt
Emboldened Libyan Militias Press Demands for Autonomy
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Egypt
The Interior Ministry announced the arrest of a terror cell in Dakahlia. The North Sinai security director said attempts to turn the Sinai into an Islamic emirate have been thwarted. The army spokesman said seven militants were killed in the latest operations in North Sinai and that security forces have destroyed 1,370 smuggling tunnels near the border with Gaza. Ansar Jerusalem released a video in which it called on “spies” in the Sinai to repent.
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Ansar Jerusalem
Egypt, Libya at odds over border control
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Ansar Jerusalem calls on ‘spies’ to repent in latest video
The last segment of the video showed Ansar Jerusalem fighters operating a checkpoint on the Rafah-el-Arish international road in order “to arrest the spies and the agents, the traitors.”
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Ansar Jerusalem
For 3 Egyptian Islamists, violence is only way to respond to police crackdown
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Key suspect in January Cairo car bombing killed in shootout
Meanwhile, four suspected al Qaeda members were referred to trial yesterday over their involvement in plots to carry out attacks in Egypt, including against the US and French embassies.
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Egypt
The army said 18 suspected militants and criminals were arrested in North Sinai operations. Authorities reportedly seized a workshop used for creating explosives and bombs in Sheikh Zuweid. A number of Arab foreign ministers met in Cairo to discuss ways to combat terrorism. The Interior Ministry said a terrorist suspected of involvement in the Cairo Security Directorate bombing was killed in a shootout with authorities. A homemade bomb exploded near a police vehicle in Cairo.
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Egypt says suspect in Cairo attack fought in Syria and Libya
If al Taliawi is a member of Ansar Jerusalem and did indeed fight in Syria, he would be the third member of the group to have done so.
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Egypt
Unidentified gunmen fired on a bus transporting soldiers in North Sinai. More than 100 Muslim Brotherhood supporters were released upon orders from Egypt’s prosecutor general. Four members of an alleged al Qaeda-linked terror cell were charged for offenses that included planning attacks against the American and French embassies in Egypt.
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Egypt
An official said that an Iranian arms shipment recently intercepted by Israel in the Red Sea was destined for militants in the Sinai or Gaza. At least two police officers were injured in a shooting attacker by gunmen in Zagazig. The army spokesman announced the arrest of 13 suspected militants in operations in North Sinai.
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Egypt
At least one person was injured when a homemade bomb exploded near a tram station in Cairo. Egypt urged other Arab states to designate the Muslim Brotherhod as a terror organization. Security measures were increased around schools in North Sinai for the start of the second semester.
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Egypt
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a police officer overnight in el Arish, North Sinai. The Foreign Ministry called for an international fund to collect weapons in neighboring Libya. At least two police vehicles were torched by unknown assailants in Giza. Clashes between Muslim Brotherhood supporters and security forces were reported in a number of governorates.
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Egypt
The army said operations in North Sinai resulted in the deaths of 10 militants. Unidentified gunmen fired on a non-commissioned police officer in Beni Suef. An IED exploded overnight in District 7 of 6 October City, while a homemade bomb went off near a courts complex in Qena. A bomb struck a reserve gas pipeline in Port Said. A government-appointed panel blamed Muslim Brotherhood supporters for the deaths of hundreds of people at protests in August.
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Egypt
Egypt’s Arms Deal with Russia: Potential Strategic Costs
