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Egypt
The army arrested 10 terrorists in North Sinai operations. Prosecutors began investigating the overnight gas pipeline attack. The head of the South Sinai General Intelligence Service was killed in a car accident. Al Azhar plans to start a satellite channel that will aim to counter radical and terrorist ideologies. At least two people were killed in clashes between security forces and Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Alexandria.
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Egypt
Egypt’s Christians pray for peace after months of unrest
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Egypt
Egypt and the Threat of Islamic Terror
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Gas pipeline targeted in last Sinai attack of 2013
It is the first such attack since early July. In July 2012, Ansar Jerusalem claimed responsibility for more than a dozen such attacks since February 2011.
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Egypt
Interior Minister Ibrahim said 90% of those behind the Mansoura attack have been arrested. North Sinai security forces defused a roadside bomb. Authorities increased security around churches in Cairo and Giza in preparation for the New Year. A former Muslim Brotherhood official said Ansar Jerusalem and the al Furqan Brigades are branches of the Brotherhood. The Justice Ministry asked Qatar to arrest al Gamaa al Islamiya leader Assem Abdel-Maged; authorities also ordered an asset freeze on some 500 Muslim Brotherhood and Islamist figures. Militants were believed to have attacked a gas pipeline in Sinai.
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Egypt
Egyptian presidential advisor: Brotherhood ideology a crime against society
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Egypt
Hamas rejects terror label of Egypt Islamists
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Egypt
A high-level security official said 70 policemen have been killed in North Sinai since June 30. The army spokesman announced the seizure of a weapons cache in North Sinai. A court banned protests at universities without a permit, while 139 pro-Morsi protesters received two-year prison sentences. Authorities arrested three reporters affiliated with al Jazeera.
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Egypt
At least four security personnel were injured in a bomb attack outside a military intelligence headquarters in Sharqiya province; security sources suggested the attack was a car bomb. The army said operations in North Sinai resulted in the destruction of four smuggling tunnels and arrest of three terrorists. Authorities defused a bomb at al Azhar University’s Faculty of Medicine in Damietta and another bomb near a school in el Arish.
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Suspected car bomb wounds 4 Egyptian soldiers in Sharkiya
The attack came five days after an Ansar Jerusalem suicide car bombing in Mansoura killed more than a dozen people. Authorities also reportedly defused a bomb near a school in el Arish today.
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Egypt
At least one protester was killed during clashes between security forces and Muslim Brotherhood supporters al Azhar University in Cairo. Human Rights Watch called on the Egyptian government to reverse its decision to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. Authorities managed to defuse a bomb on a bus in Heliopolis. The army spokesman said 13 people were arrested in new operations in North Sinai. Unidentified gunmen targeted a military intelligence building in el Arish.
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Egypt
Security sources said they managed to identify the suicide bomber behind the recent attack in Mansoura. The Interior Ministry said the recent bombing in Nasr City was aimed at security personnel. At least three people were killed and more than 260 arrested during clashes between security forces and Muslim Brotherhood supporters. The Muslim Brotherhood said the decision of the interim government to deem it a terrorist organization was illegal.
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Ansar Jerusalem does not have a Twitter account
The Sinai-based jihadist group had issued a statement in October denying the existence of any social media accounts tied to the group. The account mentioned by Egyptian media outlets itself notes on multiple occasions it is unofficial.
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Egypt
As 2014 dawns, Israel keeps a nervous eye on regional jihadist groups
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Egypt
At least five people were wounded when a bomb exploded near a bus in Cairo. Security sources claimed there is an alliance between Ansar Jerusalem, the al Furqan Brigades, and the Muslim Brotherhood. Gamaa Islamiyya said the government’s decision to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group opens the door to violence. Unidentified gunmen wounded a policeman in a shooting attack in the Beheira Governorate. Authorities arrested dozens of Muslim Brotherhood members in security sweeps. A new poll found that over a third of Egyptians hold the Brotherhood responsible for the recent Mansoura bombing, which was claimed by Ansar…
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Egypt
Egypt Brotherhood may radicalise after terror listing
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Egypt
The Muslim Brotherhood was declared to be a terrorist organization by the interim government. Ansar Jerusalem claimed responsibility for the Dec. 24 suicide bombing in Mansoura that killed more than a dozen. The army spokesman said authorities thwarted a plot, allegedly involving a Hamas member, to target a security post in Sinai. Authorities reportedly arrested a doctor tied to the al Furqan Brigades in North Sinai. At least three people were wounded when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a bus in North Sinai. Hisham Qandil, the country’s former prime minister, was detained as he tried to flee to Sudan.
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Ansar Jerusalem
Analysis: As Egypt hardliners gain, scope for conflict grows
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Egypt
Egypt designates Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group
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Ansar Jerusalem claims responsibility for Mansoura suicide bombing
The attack in Mansoura came a day after the Sinai-based group had called on Egyptian security forces to stop serving. In its statement, Ansar Jerusalem noted that the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber, at least the third used by the group in recent months.
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Egypt
At least 12 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a bombing at a security building in Mansoura. The Interior Ministry said preliminary investigations suggested the attack was a suicide car bombing. Mansoura residents attacked property linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, while political bodies blamed the Brotherhood for the attack. Overnight a roadside bomb targeted a security vehicle near el Arish.
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Egypt
Egyptian Christians living in fear of kidnap and torture
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Egypt
Exclusive: Assad’s secret oil lifeline: Iraqi crude from Egypt
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Bombing in Mansoura leaves at least 12 dead, 130 injured
The attack comes a day after Ansar Jerusalem said its fighters were prepared to “do jihad against” members of the security forces who do not repent and leave their positions. The number of wounded is the highest in a single attack since the overthrow of Mohammed Morsi in early July.
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Egypt
The army spokesman said operations in North Sinai in recent months had resulted in the death of 184 terrorists, a quarter of whom were said to be foreigners. The spokesman further said that 803 people had been arrested as part of the operations in North Sinai. Ansar Jerusalem called on members of the security forces to leave their positions. Officials announced the formation of a panel to investigate the violence following the overthrow of Mohammed Morsi in early July.
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Egypt
Who runs the Brotherhood?
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Ansar Jerusalem threatens Egyptian security forces as army claims successes
Ansar Jerusalem called on members of the security forces to repent and leave their positions. According to Egypt’s army spokesman, a quarter of the terrorists killed in recent operations in North Sinai have been foreign fighters.
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Egypt
The army spokesman said security forces operating in North Sinai killed four terrorists, including a leader in Ansar Jerusalem. Forces also reportedly arrested four terrorists trying to flee to the Gaza Strip. Authorities jailed three figures known for their roles in the 2011 uprising against the Mubarak regime. A recent Hamas rocket launch landed in Egyptian territorial waters. Security sources claimed that Ahmed Salama Mabrouk, a member of Egyptian Islamic Jihad, plays a key role in Ansar Jerusalem.
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Egypt
An explosive device went off overnight near a military vehicle south of el Arish. A day after major clashes with Ansar Jerusalem fighters, authorities imposed a curfew for a number of villages near Rafah. Al Gamaa al Islamiya said it plans to oppose the country’s upcoming constitutional referendum. Former president Mohammed Morsi and over 125 others were referred to court over charges related to a mass jailbreak in January 2011.
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Egyptian raid in Ansar Jerusalem stronghold fails to achieve goals
According to Egypt’s army spokesman, the raid targeted Shadi el Menai and Kamal Allam, both of whom appear to have survived. At least two Egyptian soldiers were killed during the clashes.
