Egypt captures 15 ISIL fighters as ambush kills four soldiers in Sinai

Egypt captures 15 ISIL fighters as ambush kills four soldiers in Sinai

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Egyptian Army has again been struck hard in the turbulent Sinai Peninsula. Egypt’s official Middle East News Agency said four soldiers were killed on June 28 in northeastern Sinai. MENA said the soldiers were ambushed by suspected Islamic insurgents as they were driven in a pickup along the highway […]

Al Qaida militia establishes base in Gaza, trains Palestinians for ops in Iraq, Syria

Al Qaida militia establishes base in Gaza, trains Palestinians for ops in Iraq, Syria

Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Al Qaida’s leading militia in the Levant has claimed a presence in the Gaza Strip. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant said it established bases in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip in 2014. In a statement ISIL, deemed the most powerful Sunni Islamist force in the region, was training […]

Egyptian Army storms Al Qaida strongholds in N. Sinai

Egyptian Army storms Al Qaida strongholds in N. Sinai

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Egyptian Army has identified and raided insurgency strongholds in the Sinai Peninsula. Officials said the Army, backed by the Central Security Forces, stormed several suspected Al Qaida-aligned strongholds in northern Sinai. They said 21 alleged fighters were captured in military operations on March 26. “Some of them escaped from […]

Rival Islamist militias battling for control of Sinai smuggling routes

Rival Islamist militias battling for control of Sinai smuggling routes

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has become the battleground of rival Islamist militias. Egyptian security sources said the Al Qaida-aligned revolt in Sinai has become divided into rival militias. They said the militias have been competing for control over supply and smuggling routes in the northeastern portion of the peninsula. “There are […]

Al Qaida commander, riding a motorcycle, killed by Egyptian forces in Sinai

Al Qaida commander, riding a motorcycle, killed by Egyptian forces in Sinai

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has reported the killing of another Al Qaida commander in the Sinai Peninsula. Officials said the Egyptian Army and Central Security Forces killed a commander of Ansar Beit Maqdis in northeastern Sinai. The officials identified the target as Silmi Misbah, believed responsible for recruitment and training for Ansar. “Egyptian […]

Egyptian Army takes out Sinai terrorist linked to ambush that killed 25 policemen

Egyptian Army takes out Sinai terrorist linked to ambush that killed 25 policemen

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Egyptian Army has killed an Al Qaida-aligned leader in the turbulent Sinai Peninsula. The military said Army units killed a jihad commander in the northern Sinai village of Hurra on Nov. 26. The commander was identified as Mohammed Muhareb, known as Abu Munir, accused of planning numerous attacks on […]

Egyptian intel blames Al Qaida for series of attacks on behalf of Muslim Brotherhood

Egyptian intel blames Al Qaida for series of attacks on behalf of Muslim Brotherhood

Special to WorldTribune.com The Egyptian intelligence community has determined that Al Qaida has sent scores of operatives to conduct bombings and assassinations in an effort to undermine the new military-backed regime in Cairo,  officials said. On Nov. 20, at least 11 Egyptian Army soldiers were killed and 35 others injured in a car bombing near […]

Hamas eases up on Al Qaida in hopes of securing Qatari cash

Hamas eases up on Al Qaida in hopes of securing Qatari cash

Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas, desperate for new allies, has ended its crackdown on Al Qaida-aligned militias financed by Qatar. Palestinian sources said the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip has released scores of Al Qaida-aligned militia members, known as Salafists. The sources said the restrictions on the militias were eased amid Hamas’ […]

Palestinian insurgents suspected in bomb attack on Egyptian Army convoy

Palestinian insurgents suspected in bomb attack on Egyptian Army convoy

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Egyptian Army continues to sustain attacks near the border with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. On Oct. 22, at least two Army officers were killed and 12 soldiers injured in a bombing outside Rafah, a city divided between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. Officials said suspected Palestinian insurgents detonated a […]

Egypt sharply increased destruction of tunnels to Gaza after Morsi

Egypt sharply increased destruction of tunnels to Gaza after Morsi

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has reported the destruction of more than 1,000 tunnels that connect the Sinai Peninsula to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Officials said the Egyptian military has overseen the demolition of 1,055 tunnels since January 2011. The officials said more than half of those tunnels were destroyed in 2013, particularly in […]