Egypt: two people killed and eleven injured in a bombing in North Sinai

Security cordons in the city of El-Arish in North Sinai
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Two citizens were killed and eleven were wounded in a bombing that occurred in Northern Sinai city of El-Arish on Monday, 18 April.

An improvised explosive device (IED) detonated when a police van transporting the prisoners was passing by. There are three police conscripts among the wounded.

According the Armed Forces and security forces statements unknown assailants have planted the IED in the El-Khazan area aiming to attack the police van.

Egypt's Armed Forces killed nearly 60 militants in the raids in Northern Sinai

Egyptian soldiers during the military operation in Northern
Sinai
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Egyptian Armed Forces have carried out anti-terrorist operation on Thursday and Friday, 24 and 25 March, in the restive Sinai Peninsula aimed to eliminate terrorist activities in the region and restore security and stability in Northern Sinai.

The raids were carried out in the Northern Sinai cities of Rafah and Sheikh-Zuweid. As a result of the military raids nearly 60 militants were reported to be killed and 40 others were injured, according to the official statement of Brigadier General Mohamed Samir, spokesperson of Egyptian Armed Forces.

Belgium: deadly terrorist attack in Brussels left dozens dead, police started a huge manhunt following the attack

People are evacuated from the Brussels airport after the terrorist
attack
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Associated Press - BRUSSELS: The Islamic State group on Tuesday officially claimed responsibility for the attacks in Brussels that left some 35 people dead and threatened further violence.

Belgium launched a huge manhunt Tuesday after a series of bombings claimed by the Islamic State group ripped through Brussels airport and a metro train, killing around 35 people in the latest attack to bring carnage to the heart of Europe.

Two huge blasts, both possibly caused by a suicide bomber, hit the check-in hall at Zaventem Airport, strewing the scene with blood and mangled bodies and sending hundreds of terrified travelers fleeing in terror.

Saudi Arabia to take part in any US-led ground operation against ISIS

Saudi Arabian Armed Forces
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Reuters - DUBAI: Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it was ready to participate in any ground operations in Syria if the U.S.-led alliance decides to start such operations, an adviser to the Saudi defence minister said.

"The kingdom is ready to participate in any ground operations that the coalition (against Islamic State) may agree to carry out in Syria," Brigadier General Ahmed Asseri, who is also the spokesman for the Saudi-led Arab coalition in Yemen, told the Saudi-owned al-Arabiya TV in an interview.

German Parliament approves military actions against ISIS in Syria

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and members of German
Parliament cast their votes in favor of military operationin Syria
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German Parliament approved on Friday, 4 December, German military actions against ISIS to be carried out in Syria, following the decision of Great Britain's Parliament to launch airstrikes against ISIS in Syria and the first series of bombings carried out in Thursday, 3 December.

German Parliament agreed to the mandate for deployment of Tornado reconnaissance jets, a frigate and up to 1200 troops. The Parliament supported this decision by an overwhelming majority of 445 voices in favor against 146 voices against.

UK Parliament approves airstrikes against ISIS in Syria

UK Parliament during the vote for airstrikes against ISIS
in Syria
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Al-Jazeera - LONDON: Opposition calls for diplomatic effort to end Syrian crisis and questions emphasis of Prime Minister's plan on bombing.

The British parliament has approved authorisation to use military force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in Syria, despite sharp objections and a warning of an "ill thought-out rush to war" from the opposition Labour Party.

The vote on Wednesday followed more than 10 hours of debate, with Prime Minister David Cameron calling on Britain to take immedate action against the "medieval monsters" in its stronghold within Syria, and the opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn questioning the lack of strategy to defeat ISIL and end the civil conflict.

USA urges Turkey and Russia to end tensions over the downed Russian warplane

US President Barack Obama during the Paris climate talks
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Reuters -PARIS: US President Barack Obama has urged Turkey and Russia to reduce tensions, a week after Turkish jets shot down a Russian warplane.

After talks with Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Paris, Mr Obama reaffirmed US support for "Turkey's right to defend itself and its airspace".

But he stressed that Russia and Turkey should "de-escalate" their dispute.

"We all have a common enemy," Mr Obama said, referring to the so-called Islamic State (IS) group.

France and coalition attack ISIS strongholds in Syria

French military jets participating in an offensive in Syria
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Reuters,Al-Arabiya - PARIS: French fighter jets launched their biggest raids in Syria to date targeting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) stronghold in Raqqa just two days after the group claimed coordinated attacks in Paris that killed more than 130 people, the defence ministry said.

“The raid ... including 10 fighter jets, was launched simultaneously from the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. Twenty bombs were dropped,” the statement said, adding that the mission had taken place this evening.

Egypt: Huge explosion in Greater Cairo left 29 injured and was claimed by ISIS

An exposion site in Greater Cairo
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Huge explosion occurred in Greater Cairo early on Thursday, 20 August, when a car bomb went off in front of the State Security Building in Qaliubiya’s Shubra El-Kheima district. Shubra El-Kheima is located north of Cairo and is considered being a part of Greater Cairo. An explosion was so powerful that it was heard in many districts of Cairo including Dokki, Zamalek and Downtown, according to the accounts of Cairo residents.

An explosion left 29 people injured, among them 6 policemen and police officers and 7 conscripts. Other wounded are civilians. The blast left no deaths, according to Egypt’s Ministry of Interior. Egyptian Ministry of Health in its turn reported that most of the wounded received minor injuries. They were treated at the nearby hospital, while some of the injured were released from the hospitals and sent home.

Egypt: four soldiers were killed in North Sinai attack launched by ISIS

Egyptian soldiers in North Sinai
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Egypt’s based Sinai Province group, an ISIS affiliate, has claimed responsibility for an attack against Egyptian Armed Forces carried out in North Sinai on Thursday, 23 July.

An Armed Forces official spokesperson Mohamed Samir stated that the bombing struck the military vehicle in the village near the border city of Rafah. The roadside bomb, that hit the armored vehicle, killed four soldiers, among them one officer, and left three soldiers injured, according to the official statement.

Deadly suicide bombing in Turkish border city close to Syria left at least 30 people dead

Wounded people after a deadly blast in the city of Suruc,
Turkey
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At least 30 people were killed at over 100 people, mostly students, were injured in a terrible bombing attack that occurred on Monday, 20 July, in the city of Suruc, in southeast Turkey. An explosion went off at about 12 p.m. local time (9000 GMT) in the cultural center, during an event of Turkish and Kurdish youth dedicated to the issue of reconstruction of the Syrian city of Kobane, a scene of fierce battles between the ISIS militants and Kurdish Peshmerga forces. Turkish city of Suruc is about 10 km from the Syrian border and close to the city of Kobane.

Egypt: 241 terrorists reported to be killed by the Armed Forces in North Sinai during the military operation

Mohamed Samir, Egypt's Armed Forces spokesperson
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Egyptian Armed Forces have killed 241 terrorists in Northern Sinai during the five days military operation launched in Sinai on 1-5 July, according to the official statement of Egyptian military.

Egypt’s Armed Forces spokesperson, General Mohamed Samir, also stated that four wanted terrorists and 49 suspects were also arrested during an operation.

Egyptian aerial strikes also destroyed four headquarters of the terrorists based in Sinai and numerous bases and facilities as well. An official account of Egyptian Armed Forces on Facebook also contains several pictures of the mangled bodies of the terrorists killed in the military strikes during the past five days. On Saturday, 4 July, military has published videos of its aerial strikes against the terrorists and their facilities in Northern Sinai.

Egypt: journalists can face trial for reporting non-official terrorism statistics

Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, Egyptian President
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New anti-terrorist law recently drafted by Egypt’s Cabinet of Ministers and awaiting Presidential approval criminalizes reporting of terrorism and military operation statistics that differ from those the government and Armed Forces provide.

Under the new anti-terrorist law journalists and reporters including the foreign journalists can be accused of spreading false information and can face two years in jail if they publish figures and data that contradict the official statistics and numbers presented by Egypt’s authorities.

Egypt: major terrorist attack in North Sinai leaves dozens dead

Egyptian Armed Forces in Northern Sinai
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Egypt’s North Sinai was shaken on Wednesday, 1 July, by the major terrorist attack which was the biggest and the most coordinated since the beginning of this year.

Fifteen military checkpoints and security forces stations were attacked simultaneously in Northern Sinai cities of El-Arish, Sheikh-Zuweid and Rafah, along the border with Gaza. The attacks started at about midday.

It was the second largest attack that targeted Egyptian security and military forces since January 2015, when a massive attack of militants left 44 soldiers dead in Northern Sinai. Insurgency in the restive Sinai Peninsula intensified since ouster of the Islamist backed President Mohamed Morsi, as hundreds of soldiers and security forces personnel were killed and injured in the numerous attacks against Egypt’s security and military facilities. Civilians were also strongly affected by these attacks.

Tunisia: at least 30 British citizens were among those killed in a deadly beach attack, as investigation is ongoing

Tunisian boy at the place where the tourists were killed
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At least 30 British citizens could be among those killed in a deadly terrorist attack that occurred on Friday, 26 June, on the beach of the popular resort in Tunisian city of Sousse, according to the reports on the scene. It was stated earlier that the number of the Britons killed in an attack was 15, thus, if confirmed, it would double the initial number of British citizens who lost their lives in a terrible attack.

British authorities have confirmed the identities of 15 victims of the terrorist attack who are British citizens. But it was stated in an official statement that their number could rise.

Tunisia: Dozens killed in a terrorist attack at the resort

Armed Forces were deployed to the scene in Tunisian resort after
the deadly attack
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A terrible terrorist attack occurred on Friday, 26 June, on the beach of two hotels in a popular Tunisian resort, leaving dozens of people dead.

An attack happened around midday, according to the eyewitnesses, as a man dressed like a tourist who was going to swim entered the beach carrying a beach umbrella with him. It appeared later that a gun was hidden in an umbrella as assailants suddenly opened a random fire at the tourists lounging on the beach.

An attack was carried out in a popular resort place called Port El-Kantaoui, which is located on the outskirts of Sousse, popular tourists’ destination, and is about 140 km from the city of Tunis.

ISIS bombing of a Shia mosque in Kuwait left dozens of dead

Kuwaiti Shia mosque after deadly bombing
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A deadly bombing was carried out on Friday, 26 June, inside of the Shia mosque in Kuwaiti capital, Kuwait. An explosion occurred during the Friday midday prayer, when the mosque was packed with the worshippers, as there is also a time of a Holy month of Ramadan for the Muslims.

A suicide bomber has reportedly entered the mosque and joined the worshippers after he blew off his explosive device, killing and injuring dozens of people.

According to the Kuwaiti Health Minister Ali Al-Obaidi, at least 27 people were killed and 222 wounded in an attack. Many of those wounded are in a critical condition. Local hospitals were put in state of emergency in order to deal with the injured, as the doctors call on people to donate blood.

France security forces on high alert after the terrorist attack at the chemical factory

French police and security forces at the scene of an attack
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A daily-light terrorist attack of a chemical plant, located 40 km from the city of Lyon, France, was carried out on Friday, 26 June, at about 10 a.m. local time.

A vehicle on a high speed has crashed the gates of the chemical depot in the morning, causing an explosion. In addition to that an assailant has reportedly planted some small explosive devices inside of the factory as well.

A severed head was also found thrown in front of the gates of the factory. Two flags, white and black, bearing Arabic inscriptions, were reportedly found next to the head. It is currently unclear whether the beheading occurred at the territory of the factory or the body and head were brought there by an assailant, stated the police.

Egypt: Armed Forces military operation in Sinai killed 29 militants

Egyptian Armed Forces in Sinai
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Mohamed Samir, official spokesperson of Egypt’s Armed Forces, has issued an official statement regarding the latest developments of the state Armed Forces raid carried out in Northern Sinai region during 20-30 April.

According to the official military statement Egypt’s security forces and army have carried out military campaigns in Rafah, El-Arish and Sheikh Zuweid areas, targeting numerous militants’ bases and hideouts and damaging at least 51 locations and militants’ facilities.

At least 29b alleged militants were reportedly killed as a result of the military raids in North Sinai, while 133 jihadists were reported to be arrested.

Egypt Armed Forces launch military operation in North Sinai after militant attack killed at least 5 soldiers

Egypt's Armed Forces in Sinai (Image: Al-Arabia)

Egyptian Armed Forces launched military operation near the city of Rafah in North Sinai, after gunmen killed at least 5 soldiers in an ambush on Thursday, 2 April.

Several attacks occurred in the morning of Thursday, 2 April, as gunmen attacked military checkpoints near the cities of Sheikh Zuweid and Al-Arish, close to the Israeli-Gaza border.

Gunmen fired on soldiers using automatic rifles and RPG-missiles, according to the official spokesperson of Egypt’s Armed Forces, Mohamed Samir. These attacks were coordinated and planned in advance and targeted Egyptian security and military personnel.