January 2015 Sinai attacks

January 2015 Sinai Attacks
	Part of Sinai insurgency
Date	29 January 2015
Location	North Sinai
Result	Initial ISIS victory Egyptian authorities bombs ISIS installations;
Belligerents
Egypt Egyptian Army;	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; Wilayat Sinai (formerly known as Ansar Bait al-Maqdis);
Casualties and losses
44 killed ; (24 soldiers, 6 policemen, 14 civilians); 62+	Unknown; in subsequent operations:; 47 killed

On 29 January 2015, militants from the ISIL-affiliated Wilayat Sinai (Sinai Province) militant group launched a series of attacks on army and police bases in Arish using car bombs and mortars. The attacks, which occurred in more than six different locations, resulted in 44 deaths.

Arish

Sheikh Zuweid

Rafah

Location on the Sinai Peninsula of the three cities attacked in January 2015 by Wilayat Sinai.

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