ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,991,753 30.07708 31.28591 Egypt The workers General Petroleum Authority organised two rallies toprotestcontinuing their work if the government's civil service law, which prohibits them from financial rights, is passed. The protesters claimed the Ministry of Finance rejected paying the workers their share of the profits for 2014, 2015 and the current year. Exact date not reported.
5,991,767 30.00808 31.21093 Egypt 11 detainees started a hunger strike on 21 May in Giza Central Prison in response to the 5-year prison sentence issued against them on charges of demonstrating against the maritime demarcation deal.
5,991,779 30.05061 31.21091 Egypt Several political parties began a week-long sit-in on 22 May in the Socialist Popular Alliance party (SPAP) headquarters against the maritime demarcation deal betweenEgyptand Saudi Arabia.
5,991,797 30.04458 31.23997 Egypt Dozens of transferred teachers continued an ongoingprotestthat began on 22 May, calling on the Ministry of Education to relocate them to work in their governorates due to the long distances they have to commute.
5,991,801 31.13159 33.79844 Egypt An Egyptian military officer and three soldiers were "killed" in anattackin North Sinai, according to Al-Jazeera TV. The channel did not mention how theattacktook place or which group was involved.
5,991,821 30.07708 31.28591 Egypt A group of police officers severely beat a workshop owner in Cairo on 25 May while he was being detained, and he was later pronounced dead at Al-Wayli police station in Abbasiya. The family of the workshop owner, accused the police of torturing him to death.
5,991,826 31.13159 33.79844 Egypt As many as 36 Islamist militants were killed in air strikes and military operations in Sinai over the past two days, the Armed Forces said Saturday [28 May]. They were targeted in Al-Arish, Rafah and Sheikh Zuwaid. Fatalities divided between events on 27 and 28 May.
5,991,830 31.07381 34.18599 Egypt Three soldiers were injured on 27 May as their military vehicle was targeted by an improvised explosive device (IED) east of El-Arish, near the bypass road Kharouba.
5,991,845 31.13159 33.79844 Egypt As many as 36 Islamist militants were killed in air strikes and military operations in Sinai over the past two days, the Armed Forces said Saturday [28 May]. They were targeted in Al-Arish, Rafah and Sheikh Zuwaid. Fatalities divided between events on 27 and 28 May.
5,991,849 31.12502 33.74021 Egypt Three police conscripts were injured on 28 May in the al-Masaeed area, west of Arish, North Sinai, when a roadside bomb exploded as their police armored vehicle was passing by. Security sources were unable to identify the militants responsible for the attack.