Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Egyptian officials: Roadside bombing in Sinai kills 2 police

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — A roadside bomb went off Friday in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula, killing two members of the country's security forces and wounding five, security and medical officials said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Explosion hits gas pipeline in Egypt's Sinai, no casualties

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — An explosion at a key natural gas pipeline in Egypt's restive northern Sinai Peninsula caused a fire but no human casualties, a senior official said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Egypt officials: Bombs kill 3 security forces in Sinai

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Two roadside bombs exploded in restive northern Sinai Peninsula killing three members of Egypt's security forces and wounding 10 others, officials said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Egypt says 40 militants killed in Sinai since September

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — The Egyptian military on Tuesday said forces have killed at least 40 militants over the past three months in raids and airstrikes against an Islamic insurgency in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, in clashes that also left at least six casualties among its troops.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

At least 14 civilians killed by booby traps in Egypt’s Sinai

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — More than a dozen civilians, including women and children, were killed in Egypt’s restive northern Sinai Peninsula over the past two weeks from explosive devices laid down in their homes by militants, security and medical officials said Sunday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO