Islamic State – Sinai Province
The Islamic State – Sinai Province (IS-SP; Arabic: الدولة الإسلامية – ولاية سيناء, al-Dawlah al-Islāmiyah – Wilayah Sīnāʼ) was a branch of the terrorist Islamist group Islamic State that was active in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt.
| Sinai Province | |
|---|---|
| ولاية سيناء (Wilayah Sīnāʼ) | |
Logo of Wilayat Sinai | |
| Leaders | Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (Leader of ISIL) Abu Hajar al-Hashemi (governor/wali) Abu Osama al-Masri † Ashraf Ali Hassanein Gharabali † |
| Dates of operation | 13 November 2014 – present |
| Country | Egypt |
| Headquarters | Sinai Peninsula |
| Active regions | Egypt |
| Ideology | Salafism Salafi jihadism Wahhabism Qutbism |
| Size | 1,000–1,500 (2015) ~1,000 (2023) |
| Part of | Islamic State |
| Opponents | Egypt Israel United States Palestine Jund al-Islam |
| Battles and wars | Sinai insurgency Gaza-Israel conflict |
| Designated as a terrorist group by | Australia Malaysia Qatar |
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