Soldiers of Egypt
| Soldiers of Egypt | |
|---|---|
| Ajnad Misr | |
| Leaders | Humam Muhammed † Ezz al-Din al-Masri |
| Dates of operation | 20 November 2013–2015 |
| Active regions | Cairo, Egypt |
| Ideology | Salafist jihadism |
| Opponents | Egyptian security forces |
| Battles and wars | Insurgency in Egypt |
Soldiers of Egypt (Arabic: أجناد مصر, romanized: Ajnad Misr) was a Salafist Islamist militant group that operated near Cairo, Egypt. The group was founded by Humam Muhammed in 2013, after he split away from the Ansar Bait al-Maqdis militant group. The group claimed that its attacks were "retribution" for the August 2013 Rabaa Massacre; notably, the group targeted only security forces. It warned civilians of the presence of bombs that it placed.
The Cairo Court for Urgent Matters declared the group a terrorist group on 22 May 2014. It was a Proscribed Organisation in the United Kingdom under the Terrorism Act 2000 since 28 November 2014. The United States Department of State designated it a terrorist organization on 18 December 2014.
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.