19 Facts About Sinai insurgency

Sinai insurgency is an ongoing insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, that was commenced by Islamist militants against Egyptian security forces, which have included attacks on civilians.

The Sinai insurgency began during the Egyptian Crisis, during which the longtime Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was overthrown in the Egyptian revolution of 2011.

Sinai insurgency initially consisted of militants, largely composed of local Bedouin tribesmen, who exploited the chaotic situation in Egypt and weakened central authority to launch a series of attacks on government forces in Sinai, later on, militants of other nationalities joined extremist groups in Sinai like: Palestinians, Syrians, Iraqis and Libyans.

The Sinai insurgency Peninsula has long been known for its lawlessness, historically, it has served as a route for the smuggling of weapons and supplies.

Radical Islamic elements in Sinai insurgency exploited the opportunity, using the region's unique environment, they launched several waves of attacks against Egyptian military and commercial facilities.

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In November 2014, the situation in the Sinai insurgency was thrust into the spotlight with the deadliest attack on the security forces since 2011, and the group responsible Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis pledging allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant forming the Sinai insurgency Province.

On 12 January 2015, Sinai insurgency Province kidnapped a police officer while traveling in North Sinai insurgency and took him to an unknown location.

Sinai insurgency said that during the operation 10 militants were killed, while two others were arrested.

On 26 January 2015, Sinai insurgency Province published a video online that included the kidnapping and execution of the police officer kidnapped on 12 January.

On 27 April 2015, members from Al-Tarabin tribe in North Sinai insurgency launched an attack on Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis positions in Rafah.

ISIL affiliate Sinai insurgency Province claimed responsibility for the attack on several Twitter accounts linked to it.

On 1 August 2015, Egyptian army forces surrounded the home of a leading figure of the Sinai insurgency-based militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, in the town of Sheikh Zuweid, before shooting him dead.

The insurgency has not spread to south Sinai, where there are tourist hubs.

On 28 November 2014, the militant group Sinai insurgency Province claimed responsibility for the killing of 2 army personnel in Cairo and Qaliubiya.

On 1 December 2014, Sinai insurgency Province claimed responsibility for killing a United States citizen in Egypt's western desert in August 2014.

Disposition of Egyptian forces in the Sinai insurgency peninsula is mandated by the Camp David Accords and it is monitored by the 1,600 foreign troops who make up the Multinational Force and Observers.

Egypt's expanded force structure in Sinai insurgency is designed to deny militants sanctuary by bringing more force to bear than the municipal police can provide.

On 23 May 2018, the Islamic State released a video claiming that Israeli aircraft struck civilian homes in the Sinai insurgency and showed Hebrew labels on munitions purportedly found in aftermath of the attack.

On 8 November 2021, after a meeting between Egyptian and Israeli military commanders in Sinai insurgency, Israel agreed to a larger deployment of Egyptian troops near Rafah.