| 5,990,280 |
30.07708 |
31.28591 |
Egypt |
|
Egyptian authorities arrested on 19 May a well-known advocate for the rights ofEgypt'sCoptic Christians from his home in Cairo. The director of the Minority and Religious Groups Department of the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms was assaulted by police and taken in for interrogation by national security before he was given a four-day detention order. |
| 5,990,285 |
31.13159 |
33.79844 |
Egypt |
|
Forty-three insurgents were killed in raids in and around Arish, Sheikh Zuwaid and Rafah by Egyptian military and security forces on 20 May. Fatalities divided between three events. |
| 5,990,289 |
29.86534 |
31.30526 |
Egypt |
|
A Central Security Forces (CSF) officer was reportedly killed and two others injured during a securityraid on 20 April to arrest the alleged perpetrators of the Helwanattack. The raid took place in the Ezbet El Walda area in the governorate of Helwan. The armed clashes between the CSF and alleged militants were reported to have lasted for nearly two hours. Three militants were killed and another three were arrested. |
| 5,990,294 |
30.65299 |
34.02887 |
Egypt |
|
Military units from the Second and Third Field Armies, supported by the air force and civilian police, launched raids in the mountain areas in central Sinai as part of Operation Martyr's Right Three. Six insurgents and two commanders were killed in the Halal region in central Sinai. |
| 5,990,299 |
31.2878 |
34.2369 |
Egypt |
|
Forty-three insurgents were killed in raids in and around Arish, Sheikh Zuwaid and Rafah by Egyptian military and security forces on 20 May. Fatalities divided between three events. |
| 5,990,304 |
31.2163 |
34.11074 |
Egypt |
|
Forty-three insurgents were killed in raids in and around Arish, Sheikh Zuwaid and Rafah by Egyptian military and security forces on 20 May. Two other militants were also killed and one injured while they were trying to target a security patrol south of Sheikh Zuwaid. Fatalities divided between three events. |
| 5,990,308 |
31.13159 |
33.79844 |
Egypt |
|
A Central Security Forces personnel was killed and a police sergeant injured when an explosive charge hit their armoured vehicle in Arish [North Sinai Governorate] on 21 May. |
| 5,990,314 |
27.93333 |
30.85 |
Egypt |
|
Two people were injured and seven homes and a storage space were burnt after sectarian clashes between residents of the Minya province. The clashes took place after news of a romantic affair between a Christian worker and a Muslim woman broke out in the Karam village in Minya. A group of Muslim residents were reported to have gathered in front of the Coptic Christian worker's house and set it on fire, an act which ignited a larger set of clashes between the Muslim and Christian residents of the village. In response, a group of Christian residents gathered and set fire to more houses and a storage room that belong to the Muslim residents. Crowds were later controlled by security forces. |
| 5,990,318 |
15.60972 |
39.45 |
Eritrea |
|
Gunmen from the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) attacked a government military garrison in the northern Red Sea region, killing six intelligence agents and wounding a number of others. Various types of military hardware were also captured. The attack was reportedly in retaliation to government oppression against members of the Afar minority in the Alhan area. |
| 5,990,322 |
9.27766 |
40.57245 |
Ethiopia |
|
People protested against the national agenda in Asabot, West Hararge. Soldiers arrested seven people following the protests. |
