Battles of Iqtiya, Qatiya, Genayen, and Merih
| Battles of Iqtiya, Qatiya, Genayen, and Merih | |||||||||
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| Part of Sinai insurgency | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Egypt | Islamic State - Sinai Province | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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2+ killed, 18+ injured (Rabaa only, per Egypt) 40 killed, 60 injured (Rabaa only, per ISSP) | 18+ killed (Rabaa only, per Egypt) | ||||||||
| 14+ civilians killed, several injured | |||||||||
On July 21, 2020, jihadists from Islamic State – Sinai Province (ISSP) attacked an Egyptian military camp in the village of Rabaa, on the outskirts of Bir al-Abd, Sinai Peninsula. The attack was in preparation for a larger assault on an Egyptian security complex in the town, but Egyptian forces repelled the attack. ISSP militants then fled and captured four towns near Bir el-Abd, which they occupied until October. Booby-trapped buildings in the towns then killed fourteen civilians. The attack was the most significant attack by ISSP against Egyptian forces in several years.