| Attack Al-Arish 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Part of Sinai insurgency | |
| Location | Arish, North Sinai Governorate, Egypt |
| Deaths | 13 |
| Injured | 0 |
| Victims | Soldiers and policemen |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
ArishSheikh ZuweidRafahclass=notpageimage| Location on the Sinai Peninsula of the three cities attacked in January 2015 by Wilayat Sinai.
The 2016 el Arish attack was a mortar attack by ISIS on March 20, 2016 in which thirteen Egyptian policemen and soldiers were killed at a security checkpoint in Sinai's Al-Arish.
According to the Egyptian Ministry of Interior, the mortar attack targeted Al-Safa checkpoint and at least 13 police officers and soldiers died.
See also
- October 2014 Sinai attacks
- July 2015 Sinai attacks
- Sinai insurgency
- List of terrorist incidents, January–June 2016
References
- "At least 13 Egyptian policemen killed in attack on North Sinai checkpoint".
- "Egyptian troops killed in Sinai attack".
- "Egypt: 'IS attack' kills 13 policemen in Sinai". BBC News. 19 March 2016.
- 13 policemen and soldiers killed in Al-Arish attack Daily News Egypt,March 20, 2016
- "Sinai attack kills at least 13 Egyptian policemen". Reuters. 20 March 2016.
- "Isis mortar kills at least 13 police at Egyptian checkpoint". the Guardian. 19 March 2016.
Categories:
- 21st-century mass murder in Egypt
- Attacks on police stations in 2016
- ISIL terrorist incidents in Egypt
- Islamic terrorist incidents in 2016
- Arish
- Mass murder in 2016
- Sinai insurgency
- Terrorist incidents in Egypt in 2016
- Terrorist incidents in the Sinai Peninsula
- Attacks on police stations in Egypt
- Attacks on military installations in 2016
- Attacks on military installations in Egypt