Operation Sinai (2012)

This article is about the Egyptian military operation in 2012. For other operations of that name, see Operation Sinai.

Operation Sinai
Part of the Sinai insurgency

Map of the Sinai Peninsula
Date7 August 2012 – present
(12 years, 3 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Location
Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
Status Ongoing
Belligerents

 Egypt

Islamists:

Islamic State Islamic State[14] (from 2014)

Commanders and leaders
Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
(2014–present)
Egypt Adly Mansour
(2012–16)
Egypt Mahmoud Tawfik
(2018–present)
Egypt Magdy Abdel Ghaffar
(2015–18)
Egypt Mohamed Ibrahim Moustafa
(2013–15)
Egypt Ahmed Gamal El Din
(2012-13)
Egypt Mohamed Ahmed Zaki
(2018–present)
Egypt Sedki Sobhi
(2014–18)
Casualties and losses
21 killed, 36 wounded[15] 32 killed, 38 arrested
2 civilians killed, 6 wounded.[16]
Total: 55 killed
This article is part of
a series about
Mohamed Morsi

Presidency

Government

Post-coup unrest in Egypt (2013–2014)

Supporters

Opponents

Family

Operation Sinai is an ongoing Egyptian military campaign, launched in early August 2012, against Islamic militants within the Sinai Peninsula to crush the Sinai Insurgency. The operation came as a direct response to the 2012 Egyptian-Israeli border attack on 5 August 2012. The operation was initially reported as part of "Operation Nisr" (Operation Eagle), but on 3 September 2012, the Egyptian army issued a statement requesting media sources to use the official name "Operation Sinai."[17][18]

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