User:Fitzcarmalan/Timeline of the Sinai insurgency

Under the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (2011–12)

Fatal incidents

Date	Incident(s)	Fatalities
29–30 July 2011	Clashes broke out when a convoy of 100 armed men on motorcycles, some waving Islamic black standards, entered Al-Arish, the capital of the North Sinai Governorate, in an attempt to storm a police station. The fighting left six people dead, among them a policeman, a military officer and three civilians, including a 70 year-old man and a 13 year-old boy. One of the attackers was also killed. 21 more were wounded and security forces managed to arrest at least four suspects. The next day, gunmen attacked the Al-Shulaq gas pipeline with rocket-propelled grenades (RPG). However, the pipe contained no gas.	1 policeman 1 army officer 1 militant 3 civilians
14 August 2011 – September 2011	Operation Eagle: 15 August - Security forces raided the house of five leading Islamist figures in the Al-Dehaisha district of Al-Arish. Among the residents, one was shot dead, another was injured and the remaining suspects were arrested. Several weapons have also been seized. 17 August - Two Bedouin locals were killed in unclear circumstances. Families of the victims accused the police but a senior security source in South Sinai denied the accusation.	1 militant 2 civilians
18 August 2011	A number of militants carried out a series of cross-border attacks involving spree shootings and bombings on an Israeli highway near the Egyptian border. During the separate attacks, eight Israelis, including six civilians, one special unit policeman and one soldier were killed. Another five Egyptian soldiers were also killed in an alleged friendly fire by Israeli forces, according to the Egyptian government. An Israeli official said they were killed in a suicide bombing. On the other hand, both the IDF and Egyptian forces managed to kill 10 militants (eight and two respectively).	5 soldiers 10 militants Israelis: 6 civilians 2 security personnel
27 March 2012	A group of people identified as smugglers attempted to enter Israel through the border with Egypt but were met with IDF warning shots. Two of them, an Egyptian Bedouin and an Israeli Arab, were killed by Egyptian troops soon after fleeing back into the Sinai. What they attempted to bring into Israel is unknown.	2 smugglers
15 April 2012	An ambush by Islamist militants on a police checkpoint south of the airport of Al-Arish left two policemen dead, one hit in the chest and the other in the head. Security forces failed to stop the attackers who were driving vehicles mounted with machine guns and were able to flee the site.	2 policemen
2 May 2012	A policeman was killed and two others were injured in an attack carried out by masked gunmen on a security checkpoint in Rafah. State television reported that the attackers fired RPGs on the checkpoint.	1 policeman
19 May 2012	Unknown gunmen attacked Nayef Abu Qebal, the government-appointed chief of the Swarka tribe in Al-Arish, when he was in a salon for a haircut. The attackers escaped and Abu Qebal was rushed to a local hospital but died of his wounds a few minutes after arriving.	1 civilian
4 June 2012	Armed Bedouin tribesmen in vehicles attacked a security post, killing one policeman and wounding three others in South Sinai's Wadi Firan area. Another three policemen were injured in a shootout with Bedouin militants at a another police station in the same area. The attack's motive was not immediately clear.	1 policeman
18 June 2012	Four militants carried out an early morning cross-border attack at the Israeli border. The ambush included rifle fire, antitank weapons and two explosive devices. One Israeli construction worker was killed when two of the militants crossed the border and planted a roadside bomb next to jeeps carrying workers near the fence. The gunmen later opened fire at the vehicles. This triggered soldiers from the Golani Brigade to arrive at the scene within minutes and a gunfight took place where two of the militants were killed. Israeli sources did not rule out the possibility that the attackers could have planned to either kidnap an Israeli or infiltrate a nearby Israeli community to kill as many people as possible.	2 militants 1 Israeli civilian

Under Mohamed Morsi (2012–13)

Fatal incidents

Date	Incident(s)	Fatalities
5 August 2012	Several militants dressed up as Bedouins ambushed an Egyptian military base near the Israeli border during the iftar. They attacked the base using machine guns and RPGs, killing 16 soldiers and stealing two Fahd armored personnel carriers (APC), which they used to infiltrate the Kerem Shalom border crossing into Israel. They engaged in a firefight with IDF soldiers after one of the stolen vehicles exploded. Six militants were killed in the fighting and the other two apparently died in another gunfight following an IAF airstrike on the remaining APC.	16 soldiers 8 militants
7–29 August 2012	Operation Sinai: 8 August - Egyptian ground forces and military jets launch an offensive on the villages of Al-Toumah and Jabal Halal in which 20 militants were killed and a few dozens were injured. 12 August - Security forces carry out raids on the villages of Al-Ghora and Al-Mahdiyah where they managed to kill seven militants and seize multiple weapons, including heavy machine guns and grenades as well as landmines and an anti-aircraft missile. 13 August - Tribal chief, Khalaf el-Menahy, was killed by militants along with his son on their way back from a conference organized by tribal leaders to denounce militancy. 29 August - Using attack helicopters and tanks, the Egyptian military killed eleven militants and was able to capture 23 others.	32 militants 2 civilians
16 September 2012	Military and security forces engaged in a gunfight with militants near the border with the Gaza Strip. As a result, one soldier died of his wounds in a Cairo hospital after being shot in the stomach. Another three soldiers were wounded in a separate attack on a security building in Al-Arish by militants who positioned themselves on rooftops of neighboring buildings using RPGs and automatic rifles.	1 soldier
21 September 2012	Gunmen who wore sand-colored clothing as camouflage crossed into the Negev desert at Mount Harif through a portion of the Israel–Egypt barrier that was under construction and managed to kill one Israeli soldier. Israeli forces later killed all three gunmen during a 15-minute firefight that saw the use of assault weapons and an explosive belt which detonated during the clashes. The IDF said that the attackers also stockpiled a cache of weapons including three RPGs in a nearby pit, suggesting that a larger assault could have been planned. Two days later, Ansar Bait al-Maqdis claimed responsibility for the attack in response to the film Innocence of Muslims and to "punish the Jews for their heinous crimes".	3 militants 1 Israeli soldier
3 November 2012	Gunmen assaulted two policemen and a soldier in Al-Arish who later died from their wounds. Three other officers were injured in an attack on their car in the city's suburbs.	2 policemen 1 soldier
16 April 2013	A police lieutenant was killed in Nekhel, central Sinai, when gunmen opened fire on his convoy and later fled the scene, wounding another police officer.	1 policeman
2 May 2013	Israel, citing reasons of concern over increased Al-Qaeda activity in the Sinai, announced that its air force assassinated a key insurgent leader in the peninsula. This was allegedly in response to two rocket attacks, later claimed by the Mujahideen Shura Council of Jerusalem, that were launched into Israeli territory.	1 militant
5 May 2013	Four suspected Islamist militants shot dead a 28-year old alcohol seller at a bar on a main road near Al-Arish. A security official said that Islamic harliners were very likely to be behind the incident due to their strong influence in the region and ruled out tribal rivalries, as the victim came from the Nile Delta.	1 civilian
21 May 2013	An Egyptian air raid killed a militant in southern Rafah as part of an operation to liberate seven kidnapped security personnel. A security official added that three others were arrested and eight vehicles were seized during the procedure.	1 militant
9 June 2013	Police captain Mohamed Abu Shakra was driving his car in the city of Al-Arish when he was ambushed by unknown gunmen on a four-wheeler who followed him in 20-minute car chase, during which he shot and injured one of the attackers. The gunmen then peppered Abu Shakra’s car with automatic rifles. He suffered seven gunshot wounds to the upper body and was pronounced dead upon arriving in Al-Arish Hospital.	1 policeman