2016 Arish attack

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

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Arish

Sheikh Zuweid

Rafah

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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.[1][2]

According to the Egyptian Ministry of Interior, the mortar attack targeted Al-Safa checkpoint and at least 13 police officers and soldiers died.[3][4][5][6]

## See also

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* October 2014 Sinai attacks
* July 2015 Sinai attacks
* Sinai insurgency
* List of terrorist incidents, January–June 2016

## References

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1. ^ "At least 13 Egyptian policemen killed in attack on North Sinai checkpoint".
2. ^ "Egyptian troops killed in Sinai attack".
3. ^ "Egypt: 'IS attack' kills 13 policemen in Sinai". BBC News. 19 March 2016.
4. ^ 13 policemen and soldiers killed in Al-Arish attack Daily News Egypt,March 20, 2016
5. ^ "Sinai attack kills at least 13 Egyptian policemen". Reuters. 20 March 2016.
6. ^ "Isis mortar kills at least 13 police at Egyptian checkpoint". the Guardian. 19 March 2016.

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