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Egypt
Feature: Gaza smugglers rebuild smuggling tunnels after destruction by Egypt
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Egypt
Security forces in North Sinai defused two explosive devices and destroyed 10 smuggling tunnels. The army announced the arrest of 19 Muslim Brotherhood members in Ismailia. Security sources said Islamist militants in North Sinai are funded through human trafficking. Gunmen in a car shot at security forces at an intelligence building in Ismailia.
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Egypt
The army spokesman said one of those responsible for the downing of a military helicopter in late January was arrested. At least two people were killed in clashes between security forces and Muslim Brotherhood supporters. An improvised explosive device exploded along a road in North Sinai; no injuries were reported. Security sources denied reports of a thwarted pipeline bombing in the Sinai.
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Egypt
Security forces reportedly thwarted an assassination attempt on a top security official in Giza. The army spokesman said 112 Islamist militants have been killed or wounded in operations in North Sinai in the past week. Two policemen were shot and killed by unidentified gunmen south of Cairo. Ansar Jerusalem claimed a December car bombing in Sharkiya in a new video.
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Ansar Jerusalem releases video of December bombing in Sharkiya
The attack, which had previously gone unclaimed, wounded at least four Egyptian security personnel. Five days before this attack, a bombing by Ansar Jerusalem in Mansoura killed more than a dozen.
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Egypt
A pipeline in the Sinai Peninsula was again targeted by unidentified assailants. The army spokesman said 13 people were arrested in the latest operations in North Sinai. Unidentified gunmen shot and killed three security personnel in Ismailia. An Interior Ministry official warned that Sinai jihadists were escaping the security crackdown in North Sinai and reach cities in the Suez area. A police officer was reportedly killed during clashes with Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Ain Shams.
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Al Qaeda’s expansion into Egypt
Testimony to the House Committee on Homeland Security on al Qaeda’s network in Egypt and the threat it poses to the US
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Egypt
Unidentified assailants detonated explosives along a pipeline in North Sinai. The army spokesman said three militants were killed in the latest operations in North Sinai. Policemen were shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in Ismailia as well as Port Said. Police claimed to have arrested the perpetrator the October car bombing in Ismailia, which Ansar Jerusalem has claimed. A top Egyptian general said security forces are managing to deal with terrorism in the Sinai.
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More ties between Ansar Jerusalem and the Syrian jihad reported
A close look at Ansar Jerusalem’s attempted assassination of Egypt’s interior minister on Sept. 5, 2013 reveals multiple connections to al Qaeda’s international network.
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Ansar Bayt al Maqdis
The Strategy of Egypt’s Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis
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Egypt
The army spokesman said operations in North Sinai had resulted in the arrest of 37 militants. Jihadists who have returned from Syria were reportedly being targeted in operations in North Sinai. Six people suspected of carrying out attacks in Sharkiya against policemen last week were detained. Shadi el Menai of Ansar Jerusalem has reportedly entered the Gaza Strip. Officials denied reports that the presidency had upheld the death sentence for 14 Islamist militants.
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Egypt
The army spokesman said raids in North Sinai resulted in the death of three militants and arrest of 10 others. The spokesman also said the total number of militants killed in Friday’s airstrikes in North Sinai was now 20, with 70 injured. Security forces in Ismailia reportedly thwarted a suicide bombing attack at a Central Security Forces camp. The Interior Ministry accused the Muslim Brotherhood of forming a military wing.
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Ajnad Misr
‘Volunteer jihadists’ pose security dilemma in Egypt
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Israel targets Gaza terror operative linked to Sinai-based Ansar Jerusalem
In October 2012, Israeli intelligence noted that cooperation between Ansar Jerusalem and members of the Popular Resistance Committees was occurring.
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Egypt’s army says 16 militants killed in latest North Sinai airstrikes
The army spokesman did not identify the 16 suspect militants, but some reports have suggested that members of Ansar Jerusalem were targeted. In Cairo, authorities continued to search for the perpetrators of yesterday’s bombing.
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Egypt
The army spokesman said overnight airstrikes killed 16 terrorists in North Sinai. He also announced the destruction of seven smuggling tunnels in Rafah as well as the thwarting of a plot to target a bus in North Sinai transporting soldiers. Policemen in a number of governorates went on strike over unmet demands.
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Ajnad Misr claims 7th Cairo area attack, 6 wounded
This was the first claimed attack by the group since Jan. 24. Ajnad Misr, like Ansar Jerusalem, called on those serving in the security services to defect.
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Ajnad Misr
Violence risks turning Egypt to jihadi front
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Egypt
A bombing attack in the Cairo area wounded at least six policemen. The newly announced jihadist group Ajnad Misr claimed responsibility for the attack. In Alexandria, Muslim Brotherhood supporters clashed with security forces.
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Egypt
Two security personnel were killed when unidentified gunmen fired upon them in Sharkiya. Security sources claimed that Ansar Jerusalem receives instructions from al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri. The army spokesman said raids in North Sinai resulted in the arrest of seven Islamist militants. A new Islamist alliance is planning on organizing demonstrations and potentially conducting attacks against police.
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Ansar Bayt al Maqdis
Jihadist Return Is Said to Drive Attacks in Egypt
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Egypt
The Foreign Ministry requested that Qatar hand over Islamists who have fled to the Gulf power. Two Egyptian soldiers were wounded when an explosive device detonated in the Sinai. Authorities reportedly thwarted a plot to target an installation along the Suez Canal. An army officer was shot dead by gunmen in Sharkiya. Security officials expressed concerned that Islamist militants who fought in Syria are now fighting in North Sinai.
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Ansar Jerusalem
Why an upsurge in terrorism in the Sinai Peninsua raises fears for the Suez Canal
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Egypt
How academics got the Muslim Brotherhood wrong
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Egypt
Officials said 20 terrorists were killed and 41 others wounded or arrested in North Sinai operations. In central Sinai, unidentified gunmen wounded an Egyptian soldier. Security sources said some of those behind the recent bombings in Cairo were apprehended. The head of the Muslim Brotherhood, along with 50 others, was referred to trial on charges of inciting violence.
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Ansar Jerusalem
Shadowy jihadist group poses grave threat to Egypt
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Ajnad Misr, Egypt’s latest jihadist group
The group, which has thus far limited its attacks to the Cairo area, has been described as “our brothers” by Ansar Jerusalem. Jihadists have increasingly promoted Ajnad Misr’s material in recent days.
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Okba ibn Nafaa
Tunisia, Libya in AQIM crosshairs
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Ansar Jerusalem takes credit for latest Eilat rocket attack
This was the second such attack claimed by the group in the past two weeks. An Iron Dome missile defense battery intercepted the latest rocket and is likely to remain in the area over the coming weeks.
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Egypt
In recent days, the Egyptian military has claimed to have killed some 20 Islamist militants in operations in North Sinai. The army said security forces destroyed four smuggling tunnels and explosives in the Rafah area. Unidentified assailants fired three rockets toward a security post in Sheikh Zuweid. Separately, the headquarters of the military prosecutor in el Arish was targeted by gunmen. Leaflets threatening those collaborating with Egypt’s army were reportedly being distributed in North Sinai.
