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‘It is possible’ Ansar Jerusalem is tied to al Qaeda, brother of group’s leader says
Haitham el Menai further praised his brother Shadi and said anyone “who defends our children” should be treasured. Shadi el Menai, who was last seen in September, is believed to still be in North Sinai.
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Al Qaeda
Jihadist Groups Gain in Turmoil Across Middle East
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Egypt
Authorities are reportedly probing whether former president Mohammed Morsi had conspired with jihadists in Egypt. A police assistant was shot and killed near Port Said. President Mansour is expected to approve the country’s draft constitution. Ansar Jerusalem recently released video of some of its recent attacks against Egyptian forces in North Sinai.
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Ansar Jerusalem
Inside Egypt’s crackdown on Sinai’s Islamic militants
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Ansar Jerusalem: ‘The war has yet to start’
In its latest video, Ansar Jerusalem showed footage of the Nov. 20 car bombing in North Sinai that killed 11 Egyptian security personnel. The video also video featured a clip from former al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi.
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Egypt
Ansar Jerusalem announced the death of three of its fighters, including a commander. Authorities defused a car bomb on the Cairo-Suez desert road. A roadside bomb in North Sinai nearly struck a convoy of military vehicles. Security sources claimed that much of Sinai’s eastern region has been cleared of Islamist militants and that those remaining are fleeing toward the Nile Delta region.
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Ansar Jerusalem
In Egypt, ideas of a radical Islamist make comeback
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Ansar Jerusalem announces deaths of 3 fighters, including commander
The statement is the third since July in which the group has acknowledged the deaths of jihadists in the Sinai.
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Egypt
The army claimed to have killed three Islamist militants and seized a variety of weaponry during operations in North Sinai. Security forces clashed with supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo. Authorities requested that INTERPOL help arrest Assem Abdel-Maged, a leading member of Gama’a al Islamiyya who has reportedly fled the country.
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Egypt
The al Furqan Brigades claimed responsibility for a number of recent shooting attacks on Egyptian security personnel. Three Islamist militants were reportedly killed during operations in North Sinai. Authorities dispersed an authorized protest in Cairo. The army received a variety of weaponry from residents in the country’s western region, including Grad rockets. The committee working on the country’s referendum reached a consensus on the document’s text; a referendum is expected in December.
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Al Furqan Brigades claims responsibility for recent shooting attacks in Egypt
The new release is the first from the group since early October when it claimed responsibility for an RPG attack on a satellite station in the Cairo suburb of Maadi.
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Egypt
More than 200 people were arrested for participating in illegal protests. President Mansour said he would consider pardoning the Islamist women recently sentenced for protesting in support of the Muslim Brotherhood. Authorities reportedly arrested a main suspect in the killing of national security officer Mohammed Mabrouk. Authorities discovered a number of mines and mortars near the city of Suez.
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Egypt
In Egypt, university campuses emerge as the latest battleground
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Egypt
A court in Alexandria sentenced 14 alleged female Muslim Brotherhood members to prison for 11 years. During raids in North Sinai, the army seized a variety of weapons. The government reached an agreement with the EU for a €90 million aid package. The army released footage of some of the homes targeted in operations in North Sinai.
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Egypt
Three wanted Islamist militants were killed in North Sinai, including a man known as the “Sheikh of the Takfiris.” Authorities reportedly exposed a Mossad espionage ring. Prime Minister Beblawi says he considers the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group. Authorities said they were investigating the disappearance of an Egyptian-born German author and critic of Islam. Security forces clashed with opponents of the country’s new protest law.
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Egyptian forces kill ‘Sheikh of the Takfiris’ in North Sinai operation
Mohammed Hussein Muhareb (a.k.a. Abu Mounir) had reportedly issued a fatwa supporting attacks against Egyptian security personnel.
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Ansar Jerusalem
Egyptian Islamist figure issues warning on Sinai
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Egypt
Egypt takes aim at Brotherhood’s foreign backers
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Egypt
At least two police officers were wounded when a bomb exploded near a checkpoint in Cairo. Authorities dispersed a rally in Assiut province that defied a new protest law. Defense Minister el Sisi said operations continue in the Sinai against terrorist elements. Prime Minister el Beblawi said a referendum on the country’s constitution would likely take place in January.
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Egypt
Security forces closed off main squares in Cairo and Giza to prevent the Muslim Brotherhood from carrying out large-scale protests. The army denied that gunmen had attacked the headquarters of the Arish Military Prosecution. A bill that places some restrictions on the ability of citizens to assemble and protest was signed into law by President Mansour. Islamists and Coptic Christians traded threats over the country’s draft constitution.
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Egyptian Minister: Muslim Brotherhood ‘mobilized a number of terrorist extremist elements’
According to Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim, some of those arrested have ties to al Qaeda-linked groups as well as Gaza-based terror groups.
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Radical opposition boycotts Mauritanian elections
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Egypt
A gag order was imposed on a number of high profile cases including one involving former president Mohammed Morsi. A military source denied reports that a grad rocket was fired from the Sinai toward Israel. Influential cleric Sheikh Yusuf al Qaradawi described the current government in Egypt as “thugs who kill people and steal their money.”A US citizen is among a group of people detained for partaking in protests following the overthrow of Mohammed Morsi. The Turkish Ambassador to Egypt was expelled.
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Ansar Jerusalem
What’s Behind the Wave of Terror in the Sinai
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Egypt
A factory linked to the army was attacked near Rafah. Two people were detained in connection with the recent killing of a police officer, while army operations continued in North Sinai. At least three were killed during clashes throughout the country. A top Muslim Brotherhood figure was arrested in North Sinai. Security forces increased measures on roads linking the Sinai and Suez area. Army chief el Sisi did not rule out the possibility of running for president. A security official in North Sinai denied rumors of the arrest of Shadi el Menai, a leader in Ansar Jerusalem. The Interior Ministry…
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Egypt
Egypt’s ‘Muslim Sisterhood’ moves from social work to politics
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Egypt
A policeman was shot and killed while trying to arrest suspects in the recent assassination of a senior national security official in Cairo. In Ismailia, a police officer was also shot and killed. Security forces claimed to have arrested nearly 30 suspected terrorists during operations in North Sinai. Militants fired a mortar at an olive oil plant in Rafah linked to the army. The army released a simulation of yesterday’s deadly car bombing in North Sinai.
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Egypt
Egypt remains confused by White House policy
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Egypt
Ansar Jerusalem claimed responsibility for the recent shooting attack on a national security officer in Cairo. The Salafi jihadist group also released a video about its October attack on the South Sinai Security Directorate. A car bombing in North Sinai killed at least 11 Egyptian security personnel, and four security personnel were wounded in an attack in Cairo. President Mansour announced a three-day mourning period for those killed.
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Sinai car bombing kills at least 11 Egyptian security personnel
The army is currently pursuing those behind the latest attack in North Sinai and will likely increase operations in the area in response.
