Operation Martyr's Right

Operation Martyr's Right
Part of the Sinai insurgency

Map of the Sinai Peninsula.
Date7 September 2015 – 25 January 2023[1]

(9 years, 2 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
Belligerents

 Egypt

Islamic State Islamic State

Commanders and leaders
Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
(2015–present)
Egypt Mohamed Ahmed Zaki
(2018–present)
Egypt Sedki Sobhi
(2015–18)
Egypt Mahmoud Tawfik
(2018–present)
Egypt Magdy Abdel Ghaffar
(2015–18)
Casualties and losses
Egypt Security forces:
10 soldiers killed
3 humvees destroyed		 Islamic State 1,013 militants killed[3]

Operation Martyr's Right was a military operation conducted by the Egyptian Armed Forces in cooperation with the Egyptian National Police officers, aimed at rooting out and killing jihadist militants.[4]

The operation was officially launched on 7 September 2015.[5][6] It is considered to be the largest military action in the Sinai Peninsula in months.[7] The operation targets sites in all towns in northern area of the peninsula.

A part of the larger background of an international campaign against the Islamic State, over two hundred militants tied to the terrorist group have been reported dead.[4]

  1. ^ "The cost of terrorism". 9 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Islamic State's Egypt affiliate urges attacks on judges - recording". Reuters UK. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Egypt says killed 55 militants in Sinai, two soldiers killed". Reuters. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Egypt military says two soldiers, 64 militants killed in Sinai". Ahram Online. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Egypt in 'major operation' in Sinai, 29 militants killed". Hurriyet Daily News. 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  6. ^ "Egypt's army starts North Sinai Operation 'The Martyr's Right'; reports 29 'terrorists' killed". Ahram Online. 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  7. ^ "The Martyr's Right is Egypt's largest military action in North Sinai in months: Sources". Ahram Online. 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2016-02-02.