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A natural gas pipeline is blown up in Bir al-Abd, North Sinai, Egypt, by suspected jihadist militants.
2022-04-30

Eight soldiers are killed and six more are wounded when a roadside bomb explodes in Rafah, Egypt. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack.
2021-08-13

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

Militants attacked an army checkpoint in Sinai Peninsula killing and injuring 15. It is believed that 11 soldiers were killed but that has not been confirmed. Seven militants also died in the attack.
2019-02-16

ISIL claims responsibility for an attack on a military base in the Sinai peninsula, Egypt, yesterday that killed eight soldiers and injured fifteen. The Egyptian Military said 14 militants were killed in the attack.
2018-04-15

The Egyptian Army kills four suspected terrorists in the Sinai Peninsula.
2018-04-8

Masked militants attack an Egyptian Army checkpoint in a village south of Rafah, North Sinai Governorate, killing at least 23 soldiers, including a high-ranking special forces colonel. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria later claims responsibility. The attack included VBIED and signal jamming.
2017-07-7

Egypt's military says it has gained "full control" over the North Sinai areas of Arish, Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid after successful raids on terrorist strongholds and weapons caches.
2015-10-22

Egypt opens its border with the Gaza Strip temporarily for the first time in months. Egypt blames Hamas for the Sinai insurgency.
2015-06-13

One pro-Morsi demonstrator and a policeman were killed during clashes between protester and security forces in Giza and Helwan respectively.
2014-07-3