Egypt’s military operations against an affiliate of the ISIL Takfiri group in North Sinai is threatening to spark a humanitarian crisis, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. The offensive launched on February 9 “has left up to 420,000 residents in four northeastern cities in urgent need of humanitarian aid,” said ...
Egypt’s military said Wednesday it had killed a terrorist leader in the Sinai Peninsula, where the ISIL terrorist group is carrying out an insurgency. During an operation in mountainous areas, Egyptian forces “killed Nasser Abu Zaqul, the central Sinai commander of the terrorist group, after significant exchanges of fire,” the ...