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January 2015 Sinai Attacks
Part of Sinai insurgency
Date 29 January 2015 Location North Sinai
Belligerents
Egyptian Army	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Wilayat Sinai (formerly known as Ansar Bait al-Maqdis)
Casualties and losses
32 killed including civilians	Unknown

On 29 January 2015, militants from the ISIS-affiliated Wilayat Sinai (Province of Sinai) militant group launched a series of attacks on army and police bases in Arish using car bombs and mortars. The attacks, which occurred in more than six different locations, resulted in 32 confirmed deaths, though Al Jazeera English has reported that 45 people died.

Attacks

Militants launched consecutive attacks on the headquarters of the North Sinai security directorate in Al-Arish, a nearby army base, a hotel and several security checkpoints. Residents of the Sinai and the Egyptian state news media reported that the attackers had used multiple car bombs and mortars against their targets.

Responsibility

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant linked militant group Wilayat Sinai (Province of Sinai), formerly known as Ansar Bait al-Maqdis until it pledged allegiance to ISIS in November 2014, claimed responsibility for the attacks on an affiliated Twitter account.

Casualties

Army

• Brigadier general Al Said Fawzy, commander of the 12 mechanized infantry brigade.
• Major Hisham Abdel Aal, head of operations of the 12 mechanized infantry brigade.
• Captain Mohammed Adel Ibrahim, head of weapons department of the 12 mechanized infantry brigade.
• First Lieutenant Ahmed Mohammed Salah.
• Private Mohammed Adel Hassan.
• Private Khalid Mohammed Abdel Ati.
• Private Ali Abdul Wahab Osman.
• Private Ahmed Esmat Mohammed Mustafa.
• Private Mohammed Atef Abdel Moneim.
• Private Hani Mohamed Abdullahi.
• Private Ahmed Abdel-Aziz Abdel-Maksoud.
• Private Adel Abdel-Moneim Abdel-Razek.
• Private Ahmed Abdul Baqi Mahmoud.
• Private Sherif Ahmed Al Said.
• Private Mohamed Mahmoud Abdel-Hafiz.
• Private Salah Salem Mahmoud.
• Private Mohammed Fathi Hassan Hussein.
• Private Ahmed Adawy Al Said.
• Private Fathallah Amer Fathallah.
• Private Hassan Al Mutawalli Hassan.
• Private Abdo Samir Al-Saeed.
• Private Mostafa Magdi Ibrahim Mohammed.

Police

• Police captain Walid Essam Ramadan.
• Policeman Mohammed Saad Kamel Ali.
• Policeman Samir refaat.
• Policeman Shehata ElDesoki.
• Policeman Mahmoud Mohamed Abdel Nour.
• Policeman Nader Shahat Abul Magd.
• Policeman Ahmed el-Sayed Mohamed el-Sayed.

See also

• October 2014 Sinai attacks

References

1. "At least 32 killed in Egypt as militants attack army and police targets in Sinai". The Guardian. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
2. ^ Kirkpatrick, David (30 January 2015). "Bomb Attacks at Security Sites in Sinai Kill at Least 26". New York Times. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
3. "Egypt's Sisi pulls out of AU summit after Sinai attacks". Al Jazeera English. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
4. "Sources: At least 26 killed in North Sinai attack". CNN. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
5. "Egypt attack: Profile of Sinai Province militant group". BBC News. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
6. "Egyptian military says it will intensify offensive against terrorism". Ahram Online. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

• Attacks in 2015
• Terrorist incidents in 2015
• 2015 in Egypt
• Terrorist incidents in Egypt