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Iran condemns terrorist attacks in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi condemned a recent terrorist attack on Egypt's military forces in Sinai Peninsula, and expressed sympathy with the victims' bereaved families, Egyptian government and nation.

At least 4 killed in militant attacks in Egypt’s Sinai

At least four people, including one civilian, have been killed in militant attacks on a number of security checkpoints in Egypt’s northern Sinai, medics and security sources say.

HRW accuses Egypt of committing ‘war crimes’ in Sinai

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Egyptian security forces have committed “war crimes” by allegedly targeting civilians in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula.

Egypt security forces kill 11 suspected terrorists in Sinai

Egyptian security forces killed 11 suspected terrorists in Sinai as they press a campaign against gunmen in the area, a security source said Monday.

Egypt's military kills 52 militants in Sinai

The Egyptian military has killed at least 52 militants in recent days across the Sinai Peninsula in line with a push for the elimination of the Daesh Takfiri terrorists there.

Egypt: 16 Daesh members killed in Sinai operation

Egypt's military said Sunday 16 Daesh members, an officer and a soldier were killed in the past four days during a major military operation against the terror group in Sinai.

Four Egyptian soldiers, 10 gunmen killed in Sinai

Egypt's military said on Sunday four soldiers and 10 Daesh members were killed in a military operation in Sinai against the terror group.

Egypt's Sisi tells military chief to secure Sinai in three months

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday ordered his military command to use all force necessary to secure the Sinai Peninsula within the next three months following a terror attack on a mosque that killed more than 300 people.

Egyptian forces kill 11 suspected terrorists near Sinai

Egyptian security forces killed 11 suspected terrorists in a shootout near the Sinai, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday, just days after more than 300 people were killed in an attack on a mosque in North Sinai.

Egypt mourns 305 victims of Sinai mosque attack

Egypt mourned on Saturday as the death toll from a gun and bomb assault at a mosque rose to 305, including children, in the deadliest attack the country has witnessed.

Gaza’s Rafah crossing closed until further notice after Sinai massacre

Egypt said the Gaza Strip's Rafah border crossing, which was due to reopen on Saturday, would remain closed until further notice in the wake of a bloody attack in Egypt's Sinai that claimed the lives of more than 230 people.

Three militant killed, 74 arrested in Egypt’s raids in Sinai

Egyptian military has launched a major counter-terrorism operation in the restive Sinai Peninsula, killing three militants and arresting 74 others.

Sources: Gunmen kill nine in Egypt’s Sinai

Gunmen shot dead at least nine truck drivers in Egypt’s Sinai region late on Thursday when they targeted a transport convoy, setting the vehicles on fire, medical and security sources said on Friday.

Two Egyptian soldiers, five militants killed in Sinai clashes

Egypt’s military says two soldiers and five militants were killed in clashes that erupted after armed men tried to attack a security checkpoint in Sinai province.

Sinai blast kills 18 Egyptian policemen

At least 18 Egyptian policemen were killed and three injured on Monday in an attack claimed by Daesh on a security convoy in the Sinai Peninsula, which is gripped by an insurgency.