Soldiers of Egypt

This article is about the Salafist Islamist militant group. For the article on Egyptian government soldiers, see Egyptian Armed Forces.

Soldiers of Egypt
Ajnad Misr
LeadersHumam Muhammed †[1]
Ezz al-Din al-Masri[2]
Dates of operation20 November 2013[3]–2015
Active regionsEgypt Cairo, Egypt
IdeologySalafist jihadism[4]
OpponentsEgyptian security forces[5]
Battles and warsInsurgency in Egypt

Soldiers of Egypt or Ajnad Misr[6][7] was a Salafist Islamist militant group that operated near Cairo, Egypt.[8] The group was founded by Humam Muhammed in 2013, after he split away from the Ansar Bait al-Maqdis militant group.[1] The group claimed that its attacks were "retribution" for the August 2013 Rabaa Massacre; notably, the group targeted only security forces.[4] It warned civilians of the presence of bombs that it placed.[9]

The Cairo Court for Urgent Matters declared the group a terrorist group on 22 May 2014.[10] It was a Proscribed Organisation in the United Kingdom under the Terrorism Act 2000 since 28 November 2014.[11] The United States Department of State designated it a terrorist organization on 18 December 2014.[12]

On April 5 of 2015, Hammam Mohamed Attiyah, founder of Ajnad Misr was killed during a raid in Cairo. The group confirmed that been succeeded by Ezz al-Din al-Masry.[13][14]

  1. ^ a b "Founder of Islamist militant group Ajnad Misr killed: Police spokesman". Ahram Online. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Egypt terrorist group confirms leader's death". Ahram Online. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. ^ "New Egypt terror group adopting 'lone wolf' approach". Al Monitor. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 18 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Ajnad Misr: The Rise of Homegrown Egyptian Jihadists". Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Ajnad Misr claims 3 more attacks in Cairo area". Long War Journal. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Agnad Misr posts first video of its leader on YouTube". Egypt Independent. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Egypt army hits Sinai militants; new group claims Cairo bomb". Reuters. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Ajnad Misr, Egypt's latest jihadist group". Long War Journal. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Two police officers killed in bomb blasts near Cairo palace". Reuters. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Court designates Ajnad Misr as terrorist group". Mada Masr. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  11. ^ Terrorism Act 2000 (11, Schedule 2). 2000.
  12. ^ "Ajnad Misr reacts to US terrorist designation". Daily News Egypt. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Egypt militant group confirms chief's killing". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Egypt says after deadly blast that 'terror' chief shot". Vanguard ngr. Retrieved 30 September 2023.