July 2015 Sinai clashes

July 2015 Sinai clashes
Part of Sinai insurgency
Date1–2 July 2015
(1 day)
Location
North Sinai
Result Egyptian victory
Belligerents

 Egypt

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Strength
unknown 300+
Casualties and losses
21 soldiers killed (official army and health ministry statement)[1]
Other sources:64 soldiers killed[2]		 100+ militants killed.[3]
In subsecuent operations+241 killed[3]
July 2015 Sinai clashes is located in Sinai
Sheikh Zuweid
Sheikh Zuweid
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The city of Sheikh Zuweid in Sinai.

On 1 July 2015, the IS-affiliated Sinai Province militant group launched the largest scale battle the Sinai Peninsula has seen since the 1973 Yom Kippur War,[4] killing 21 soldiers in the numerous attacks which targeted multiple Egyptian army checkpoints and the Sheikh Zuweid police station in the Sinai Peninsula. More than 100 militants were reportedly killed by the army during the battle.[5]

  1. ^ "Military death toll from Sinai attack rises to 21: Health ministry". Ahram Online. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
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  4. ^ "F-16 vs. ISIS: Biggest battle in Sinai since Yom Kippur War". Ynet News. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Islamic State attack in Egypt's North Sinai kills more than 100". Reuters. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.