Posts Tagged: ISIS Sinai Peninsula
Hamas Funds ISIS Sinai Branch; Receives Help Smuggling Weapons Into Gaza
JNS.org - The Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas has reportedly been funding the Islamic State terror group’s branch in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in exchange for help with...
IDF Drills ‘Extreme’ Scenarios, Including ISIS Attack
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces Southern Command held a surprise drill earlier this week to practice readiness for “extreme” scenarios such as a clash with...
Russia’s Security Chief Says Act of Terror Caused Plane Crash Over Sinai
Russia's security chief says an act of terror brought down the Russian A321 airliner in Egypt last month, killing all 224 people on board. "Traces of...
Egypt Kills 24 Islamic State Terrorists in Sinai
JNS.org - The Egyptian military said it has killed 24 Islamic State-affiliated terrorists in the Sinai Peninsula.According to Egyptian security sources, the terrorists were killed as...
Egypt Launches ‘Major Operation’ Against ISIS in Sinai, Kills 29 Jihadists
Egypt's army said Tuesday it had launched a "major military operation" against the Islamic State group in the Sinai Peninsula, killing 29 jihadists and leaving...
Obama Mulls Pulling US Peacekeepers From Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
JNS.org - Reports indicate that President Barack Obama is quietly reviewing the future of U.S. military peacekeepers in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula as the threat of Islamic...
Sinai-Based Islamic State Affiliate Beheads Croatian Man
JNS.org - The Islamic State terror group’s affiliate in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has claimed to be behind the beheading of a Croatian hostage, reports indicate. According to...
Israeli Army Threatens to Attack ISIS Militants in Preemptive Sinai Strikes
JNS.org - Israeli Brigadier General Royi Elcabets said that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) may launch an attack on Islamic State terrorists in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula...
Eilat-Bound Aircraft Equipped With Advanced SkyShield Anti-Missile System
JNS.org - Israeli civilian aircraft bound for the southern city of Eilat has been reportedly fitted with an anti-missile system. The decision was made two weeks...
Egyptian Military Says it Has Killed 241 Jihadists in Sinai Operations
JNS.org - The Egyptian military says it killed 241 jihadists and lost 21 of its own soldiers during operations against an Islamic State-affiliated terror group in...
Israel Says Hamas Supporting ISIS in Sinai to Boost Arms Smuggling Into Gaza
Israel accused Hamas on Tuesday of supporting last week's assaults by Islamic State affiliates on Egyptian forces in the Sinai in hope of freeing up...
Israel Approves Egypt’s Request to Bolster Sinai Military Forces
JNS.org - Israel has approved Egypt’s request to bolster the latter nation’s military presence in the Sinai Peninsula following a wave of attacks this week perpetrated...
Egypt’s El-Sisi Reiterates Call for ‘Religious Revolution’ in Islam
JNS.org - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi reiterated his call for a "religious revolution" in Islam, in which values of tolerance should be promoted...
