Posts Tagged: ISIS Sinai Peninsula
‘ISIS in Sinai is Close, We Must Be Ready,’ Says IDF Battalion Commander
JNS.org - In recent days, an ISIS spokesman released a new audio message, which included a call for jihadist factions in the Sinai Peninsula and...
Egypt Says Three Soldiers Killed in Campaign Against Sinai Militants
Three Egyptian soldiers have been killed in a 10-day-old campaign against Islamist militants focused on the Sinai peninsula, Egypt's military said on Monday. It was the...
Egypt Launches Major Assault on Militants Ahead of Election
Egypt began a major assault against militants on Friday focused on the Sinai peninsula, where Islamic State attacks have killed soldiers, police and civilians, aiming...
Islamic State Affiliate in Sinai Declares War on Hamas in Bloody Execution Video
JNS.org - The Islamic State affiliate in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has called for attacks on the Palestinian terror group Hamas in a gruesome execution video posted...
Report: IDF Strikes Targets in Sinai Hours After Islamic State Rockets Hit Southern Israel
JNS.org - Israeli military planes bombed several targets in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Sunday night just hours after two rockets from the area were fired into...
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Rocket Attack on Israel From Sinai
JNS.org - The Islamic State terror group claimed responsibility on Monday for firing two rockets from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula into southern Israel the night before. “The fighters...
ISIS Pushes to Establish Religious Authority in Egypt’s North Sinai
One Monday in early April, Shaher Saeed was driving south of the city of Arish in Egypt’s North Sinai when he came upon a group...
Israelis Warned of Increased Terror Threat Before Passover Holiday Travel
JNS.org - Ahead of the Passover holiday, Israel has issued travel advisories cautioning Israelis to avoid vacationing in the Egyptian Sinai, Turkey and Jordan. The Egyptian...
Israeli Official to Hamas: IDF Aware of Your Cooperation With ISIS in Sinai
COGAT's Maj.-Gen. Yoav Mordechai told Hamas on Thursday that the IDF is well aware of its cooperation with Islamic State in Sinai. “Hamas leaders: Your efforts...
ISIS Abducts, Kills Egyptian Government ‘Collaborators’ in Sinai
In the past three days, Islamic State militants in Egypt's volatile northern Sinai region abducted four men accused of collaborating with the government, three of...
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Failed Rocket Attack Against Israel
ISIS claimed responsibility overnight Wednesday for a rocket fired at the Nitzana border crossing separating Israel and Egypt on Tuesday, despite the fact that the...
Israel Providing Intelligence to Jordan, Egypt in Fight Against ISIS
JNS.org - Israel is providing intelligence assistance to Jordan and Egypt in the fight against the Islamic State terror group, a senior Israeli military officer said...
ISIS Likely to Increase Attacks in Coming Months, US Defense Intelligence Chief Says
Islamic State is likely to step up "the pace and lethality" of its attacks in the months ahead as it seeks to fan the flames...
Egyptian Jets Using Israeli Airspace to Attack ISIS in Sinai
JNS.org - Egyptian Air Force planes have purportedly been using Israeli airspace to carry out attacks against Islamic State terrorist fighters in the Sinai Peninsula. According to...
