Sources: Reuters
Two roadside bombings near Sheikh Zuweid in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, kill three Egyptian Army troops and wound 10 others. Separately, Egyptian military raids on Sheikh Zuweid kill four Islamist militants. 2020-12-17
Fourteen people are killed after bombs planted by Islamic State militants explode near civilian homes in Bir al-Abd, Egypt. The bombs were placed when militants attacked several villages in the town in July, forcing people to flee their homes, who then returned a month later when soldiers secured the area. 2020-10-25
At least five Egyptian Army soldiers are killed by unknown gunmen in the Sinai Peninsula. 2017-01-23
At least seven people are killed, including five Egyptian Army soldiers, a military officer and a civilian woman in two separate blasts in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. ISIL's Sinai branch claimed responsibility for the attacks on several websites. 2016-04-8
The Egyptian army launches a major operation against Islamist militants in North Sinai killing at least 30 people. 2013-09-7
Six people β including army officers and policemen β are killed and another eleven wounded in a series of militant attacks in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. 2013-07-22
The US calls on the Egyptian Army to free deposed president Mohamed Morsi. 2013-07-12
Two rockets fired from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula hit the Israeli resort of Eilat, but land in open areas, causing no damage. Three more rockets hit open areas in neighboring Jordan. 2013-04-17
An explosion destroys the Arab Gas Pipeline in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula supplying natural gas to Jordan and Israel. 2011-09-27
The Egyptian Army dispatches hundreds of troops to the northern Sinai Peninsula to protect a gas pipeline to Israel. 2011-02-17