Report: Israel, Egypt are ‘covert allies’ in war on Sinai jihadists

Report: Israel, Egypt are ‘covert allies’ in war on Sinai jihadists

by WorldTribune Staff, February 4, 2018 Israel and Egypt have become “secret allies” in an effort to drive Islamic State-affiliated terrorists out of North Sinai, a report said. Israel, with the blessing of Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi, has used drones, jets, and helicopters in Sinai to target jihadists in more than 100 airstrikes over […]

ISIS warned elders in Egyptian village in advance of horrific attack

ISIS warned elders in Egyptian village in advance of horrific attack

by WorldTribune Staff, November 27, 2017 Elders and residents in the Egyptian town where Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists killed at least 305 people in a Nov. 24 attack on a Sufi mosque had been warned in advance by ISIS, a report said. Security officials in Bir Al-Abed, located near the city of El-Arish in North […]

Egypt to Hamas: Hand over terror suspects before talks on improving relations

Egypt to Hamas: Hand over terror suspects before talks on improving relations

by WorldTribune Staff, January 19, 2017 Egypt is demanding that Hamas turn 20 terror suspects before entering into talks on improving relations between the two sides. Egypt provided a list of 20 suspected Islamic State of Iraq and Levant-affiliated (ISIL) terrorists it wants Hamas to hand over. Cairo has rejected Hamas’s offer to hand over […]

Egypt reports successful counter terror strikes

Egypt reports successful counter terror strikes

by WorldTribune Staff, July 11, 2016 Security forces thwarted an attack on a North Sinai checkpoint by heavily-armed terrorists on July 10, the Egyptian military said. Egyptian forces stopped the attack in Sheikh Zuweid “after they monitored a gathering of militants near the checkpoint based on intelligence information, killing them through strikes conducted by air […]