Event

2014 Farafra ambush

19 Jul 2014 · 27.06° N, 27.97° E

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When
19 Jul 2014
Kind
Event
Coordinates
27.06° N, 27.97° E
Description
An armed assault was perpetrated against a military checkpoint in the New Valley Governorate, killing at least 22 border guards.

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2014 Farafra ambush

Terror attack in Egypt's New Valley Governorate

The 2014 Farafra ambush occurred on 19 July 2014 when unidentified gunmen ambushed a desert checkpoint in the Farafra Oasis Road in Egypt's New Valley Governorate. Twenty-two border guards were killed in the attack, which was one of the biggest since the July 2013 ouster of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi and the second at the same checkpoint in less than three months.

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