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Ansar Jerusalem kills 11 Egyptian soldiers
The al Qaeda-linked jihadist group released video of the IED attack that killed 11 soldiers in the North Sinai.
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Egypt
End of Gaza war doesn’t translate into peace
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Egypt
A roadside bombing killed 11 Egyptian soldiers and wounded two more in North Sinai. On Aug. 31, the army killed six militants during a raid in Wefaq, and an Ansar Jerusalem (Ansar Bayt al Maqdis) leader was killed in el Arish; three security force members were wounded in an el Arish raid. Muslim Brotherhood members torched a police car in 6 October city on Aug. 30.
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Hamas
Hamas caused prolonged war: Abbas
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Egypt
Egypt said it would carry out military strikes in Libya if so requested by the Libyan parliament. The Sinai-based terrorist group Ansar Jerusalem (Ansar Bayt al Maqdis) released a video showing the beheading of four Egyptian men it accused of spying for Israel. Egyptian intelligence said the group has contacts with Libyan jihadists who are influenced by the Islamic State. On Aug. 25, the military said it had arrested five wanted terrorists, including Sweilam Mohamed Salem Salama; killed 14 militants in a clash in the Sinai; destroyed a terrorist field hospital and a bomb-making facility; and smashed five tunnels in…
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Egypt
Libyan raids herald bolder Arab action as US wavers
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Hamas
Gaza conflict: Israel and Palestinians agree long-term truce
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Egypt
When will the US, Europe wake up to the threat of radical Islam?
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Egypt
Egyptian Islamic authority: Extremists no ‘Islamic State’
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Egypt
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Iron Hand in a Velvet Glove
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Egypt
Egypt calls for Gaza ceasefire as fighting rages
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Egypt
Steep obstacles to any Gaza deal
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Egypt
Libya calls for regional security alliance
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France
UK prime minister: Our generational struggle against a poisonous ideology
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Hamas
Gaza conflict: New three-day ceasefire begins
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Hamas
Hamas threatens major escalation in rocket strikes on Israel
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Egypt
In a final ruling, a court dissolved the Muslim Brotherhood’s political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party. The Muslim Brotherhood itself was banned in September. The military claimed to have killed 60 “extremists” and arrested 102 suspects in security operations in North Sinai, and to have found 17 tunnels in Rafah supplied with arms and ammunition. Three Palestinian infiltrators were also arrested. Egyptian officials have announced a project to dig a new 45-mile canal parallel to the Suez Canal, to be completed within a year.
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Hamas
Airstrikes, rocket launches continue after Gaza truce crumbles
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Hamas
Israel strikes Gaza after militants resume rocket fire
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Egypt
The military claimed to have killed three terrorists and arrested six more in the Sinai on Aug. 4; a military source said Sinai operations, including the destruction of smuggling tunnels, are continuing. Mediators in Egypt are working to extend the three-day Gaza truce, which expires tomorrow morning. Egyptian jihadist Islam Yakan has been promoting the Islamic State and encouraging youth to join the jihad in Syria and Iraq.
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Egypt
Up to 10,000 Egyptians stranded at Libya-Tunisia border
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Egypt
The Army said 11 militants were killed in shootouts with security forces during a north Sinai raid yesterday. On Aug. 2, security forces carried out raids on terrorist hideouts in Arish and Sheikh Zuwaid. Intelligence chief Mohamed Farid met with Palestinians about a proposed Gaza ceasefire. The trial of Mohamed al-Zawahiri, brother of al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri, and 67 others accused of terrorist crimes was postponed to Aug. 9 due to a malfunctioning microphone.
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Hamas
Israel Rules Out Dialogue with Hamas on Gaza
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Hamas
In Tunnel War, Israeli Playbook Offers Few Ideas
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Egypt
Israel, Palestinian militant groups agree to three-day Gaza truce
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Egypt
Arab Leaders, Viewing Hamas as Worse Than Israel, Stay Silent
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Iraq
Islamic State urges Turkish businessmen to return to Iraq
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Hamas
Israel warns of long Gaza war as Palestinian fighters cross border
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Hamas
Qatar’s Purchase Of Billions Of US Weaponry — And Support For Hamas — Shows How Awkward Foreign Policy Can Be
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Egypt
Fighting in Gaza abates, but truce hopes look fragile
