| 5,579,353 |
31.2163 |
34.11074 |
Egypt |
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Army forces killed three extremists and injured two others in a security crackdown in North Sinai on Wednesday night including the brother of the alleged leader of an al-Qaida-inspired group called Ansar Beit al-Maqdis. "The three extremists were carrying rockets on their way to the Egyptian borders, when the army blew up their car. The army added that two others were injured in a fire exchange with security forces and 16 suspects were arrested. |
| 5,579,357 |
31.2163 |
34.11074 |
Egypt |
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At least 26 extremists were killed in militaryraidsthat continued from Friday afternoon until Saturday evening at Sheikh Zuweid in response to thekillingof two police and military officers by gunmen on Friday. The extremists belonged to the Sinai- based al-Qaida-inspired Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis group. |
| 5,579,361 |
31.2163 |
34.11074 |
Egypt |
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Members of Ansar Beit al-Maqdis killed two policemen in North Sinai's Sheikh Zoueid on Friday. The gunmen attacked a police vehicle carrying a brigadier-general and his son, a police officer. Security forces fired back at the gunmen who managed to escape. |
| 5,579,366 |
29.99313 |
31.1309 |
Egypt |
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Egypt's pro-Morsi alliance staged demonstrations in the streets of the capital and governorates ofEgyptfor the third week running to denounce the Zionist aggression on the Gaza Strip. Reports by state-run Al-Ahram said that security forces used tear gas on the demonstrators. |
| 5,579,371 |
29.30995 |
30.8418 |
Egypt |
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Fifty protesters assembled in Fayoum to denounce Israel's actions in Gaza. Reports by state-run Al-Ahram said that security forces used tear gas on the demonstrators. |
| 5,579,375 |
31.2878 |
34.2369 |
Egypt |
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A soldier was wounded by gunfire on Saturday near the town of Rafah. |
| 5,579,379 |
30.60367 |
34.17857 |
Egypt |
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Four children were killed on Saturday inEgypt'sSinai Peninsula when a mortar round hit their home, in an apparentattackby militants targeting soldiers. |
| 5,579,383 |
30.60427 |
32.27225 |
Egypt |
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Security forces located and killed on Sunday night one of the most "dangerous" members of the militant group Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis, in the Canal governorate of Ismailia. The suspect was killed during his arrest operation, after he allegedly tried toattacksecurity forces with an explosive device. |
| 5,579,387 |
31.2878 |
34.2369 |
Egypt |
|
Seven "extremists" were killed and five were wounded in a fire exchange with security forces in North Sinai's Rafah. |
| 5,579,391 |
30.59116 |
32.25905 |
Egypt |
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The Armed Forces announced that a dangerous "terrorist" element" was killed in an exchange of fire with army troops. The operation resulted in the arrest of three others in Al-Abtal village in Eastern Qunaytirah district. |
