What the records say
- When
- 29 Jan 2015
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 30.50° N, 33.70° E
- Description
- Sinai Insurgency: A series of attacks by ISIL-affiliated militants kill 44 people, including 14 civilians, in North Sinai.
Placed at the area around the region its text names, North Sinai.
January 2015 Sinai attacks
Battle in Egypt
On 29 January 2015, militants from the ISIL-affiliated Wilayat Sinai militant group launched a series of attacks on army and police bases in Arish using car bombs and mortars. The attacks, which occurred in more than six different locations, resulted in 44 deaths.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article
The source
Nearby in time and place
- Sinai Insurgency: Over 100 dead in clashes between Egyptian security forces and ISIL-affiliated militants in the area of Sheikh Zuweid in North Sinai1 Jul 2015 · Event
- Metrojet Flight 9268, an Airbus A321 airliner en route to Saint Petersburg from Sharm el-Sheikh, crashes near Al-Hasana in Sinai31 Oct 2015 · Terrorist attack
- Egypt: Islamic State2015 · Armed conflict · Deaths 3,627
- Two attacks by militants on Egyptian military positions in the Sinai Peninsula kill at least 33 security personnel24 Oct 2014 · Event
- 2016 Arish attack20 Mar 2016 · Massacre · Deaths 13
- Beersheva bus station shooting18 Oct 2015 · Terrorist attack
- massacre de Rafah28 Jun 2014 · Massacre · Deaths 4
- 2014 Gaza war beach bombing incidents16 Jul 2014 · Massacre · Deaths 13