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Egypt security forces raid Islamic State ‘hideout’ after North Sinai attack

Egyptian security forces have killed 14 suspected militants during a raid carried out in North Sinai in response to a deadly checkpoint attack

Egypt security forces killed in Sinai checkpoint attacks

Egyptian security personnel were killed in militant attacks on several security posts near Arish in the restive North Sinai region

Despite military campaign, security concerns persist in Egypt’s North Sinai

The lesson of shortcomings of successive Egyptian military campaigns seems to be that the real security crisis is the will to examine and learn from failures, Allison McManus argues

ISIS ambush in southwest Egypt injures 4 police officers

Four Egyptian policeman were injured in an ambush in the southwest of the country, a security source said, in an attack claimed by ISIS

US approves $1 billion sale to Egypt of 10 Apache AH-64E helicopters

The US approved a potential $1 billion sale to Egypt of 10 Apache AH-64E helicopters and related equipment, the DSCA said

Egypt Abrams tank rounds price doubles to $201 million

The US adjusted the estimated cost for the sale of 60,500 tank rounds to Egypt to $201 million, more than double the $99 million value placed on the proposed sale in September

Court jails 65 for membership in Upper Egypt ISIS ‘cell’

An court sentenced 65 suspected Islamic State members to between five years and life in prison for setting up a "terrorist cell" in Upper Egypt

Egypt sentences 8 to death over 2016 ISIS attack on army checkpoint

An Egyptian military court sentenced eight members of Islamic State to death for a deadly attack against the army in 2016

Egypt court sentences 17 to death over church suicide bombings claimed by ISIS

An Egyptian military court sentenced 17 people to death over a series of suicide bombings of churches claimed by Islamic State that left dozens dead

ISIS says senior Sinai leader in killed in Egypt army air strike

Islamic State announced the death of one of its leaders in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, where a source said 15 jihadists were also killed

Egypt cleared to buy 60,500 tank rounds from General Dynamics

The US approved a possible foreign military sale to Egypt of 56,000 tank rounds for its M1A1 Abrams tank fleet and operations against ISIS

The rule of khaki: How Egypt’s military dominates the economy

The term Neo-Mamluk is often used to describe the outsized role of the military in the Egyptian economy. Following Sisi's rise to power, the military has expanded its reach.

Three Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai campaign

Egypt said Monday three of its soldiers had been killed in the Sinai Peninsula during a wide-ranging operation against the local branch of the Islamic State group.

Egypt’s new Sinai campaign unlikely to achieve long-term stability

It is nearly inconceivable to think that the Egyptian military could support a sustained presence to the level it will demonstrate over the next days in Sinai, Allison McManus writes

Egyptian military launches major counterterror operation in North Sinai

Egypt launched a large-scale military operation aimed at eliminating terrorist groups in the Nile Delta and North Sinai