Islamic State – Egypt Province
| Islamic State – Egypt Province | |
|---|---|
| الدولة الإسلامية – ولاية مصر | |
| Dates of operation | 2015 – present |
| Active regions | Mainland Egypt |
| Ideology | Islamic Statism |
| Size | Unknown |
| Part of | Islamic State |
| Opponents | Egypt |
| Battles and wars | Insurgency in Egypt (2013–present) |
The Islamic State – Egypt Province (Arabic: الدولة الإسلامية – ولاية مصر, romanized: ad-Dawla al-Islāmiyya – Wilāyat Miṣr) is one of the two Islamic State (IS) branches in Egypt, the other being Islamic State – Sinai Province.
Background
Since 2013, violence in mainland Egypt has escalated and developed into a low-level Islamist insurgency against the Egyptian government.[1][2]
Attacks
On 20 August 2015, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bombings in Cairo and Giza, injuring thirty people.[3][4][5][6]
On 11 December 2016, a suicide bomber killed 29 people and injured 47 others at St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, a chapel next to Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope, in Cairo's Abbasia district. IS claimed responsibility for the attack.[7][8][9]
On 29 February 2017, the group released a propaganda video that targets Coptic Christians.[10]
On 29 December 2017, in Helwan, Egypt, a gunman opened fire at the Coptic Orthodox Church of Saint Menas and a nearby shop owned by a Coptic man, killing ten citizens and a police officer and injuring around ten people.[11][12] The gunman was wounded by police and arrested. Investigators said he had carried out several attacks in the last year.[13][12] Later, Amaq News Agency attributed it to the Islamic State group.[14]
On 2 November 2018, three buses left Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor carrying Coptic Christians on their way to Minya. The Buses were ambushed by IS fighters around Minya. During the ambush, the first two buses managed to escape with 12 injured passengers however the third bus was unable to escape the ambush and was forced to come to a stop. Seven civilians on board the bus were killed.[15][16]
References
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- ^ "Islamic State claims responsibility for massive car bombing in Cairo". The Washington Post. 2015-08-20. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
- ^ Agencies, French. "Car bomb targets security forces in Cairo". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
- ^ "ISIS Claims Responsibility for Egypt Church Bombing and Warns of More to Come". The New York Times. 14 December 2016.
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- ^ "Egypt's Christians in the cross-hairs".
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- ^ "Mass funeral to be held for Helwan church victims: Coptic Orthodox Church - Egypt Independent". 29 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Gunman kills 11 in attacks on Coptic church, Christian-owned shop in E". Reuters. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Gunman attacks Cairo Christians". 29 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017 – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "رسميًا.. داعش يُعلن مسؤوليته عن هجوم كنيسة مارمينا بحلوان". مصراوي.كوم. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Hundreds of Copts mourn victims of Minya's bus terrorist attack". daily news egypt. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "7 Dead In ISIS Attack On Bus Carrying Egyptian Christians". NDTV. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2022.