Defunct insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula
| Sinai insurgency |
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| Part of Terrorism in Egypt, the Egyptian Crisis, and the Arab Winter |
Map of the Sinai Peninsula
(For a more detailed map of the current military situation in Sinai, see here.). |
| Date | 5 February 2011[18] – 25 January 2023[19]
(11 years, 11 months, 2 weeks and 6 days) |
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| Location | |
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| Result |
Egyptian government claims victory[20]
- ISIS militants turn to low-level insurgency
- Small to medium attacks continue
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| Belligerents |
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 Egypt
Supported by:
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 Islamists:
 Islamic State[16] (from 2014)
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| Commanders and leaders |
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 Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
 Mostafa Madbouly
 Mahmoud Tawfik
 Mohamed Ahmed Zaki
Osama Askar
 Ashraf Ibrahim Atwa
 Mahmoud Foaad Abd El- Gawad
 Mohamed Hegazy Abdul Mawgoud
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Muhammad al-Zawahiri (POW)[21]
Abd El-Fattah Salem (POW)[12]
Fayez Abu-Sheta †[22]
Youssif Abo-Ayat †[23]
Saed Abo-Farih †[23]
Abu Hajar al-Hashemi (ISIL Emir of Wilayat Sinai)
Salim Salma Said Mahmoud al-Hamadin †
Abu Osama al-Masri †[24]
Shadi el-Manaei
Selim Suleiman Al-Haram †[25][26] |
| Strength |
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Total: 25,000 (41 battalions)[27] |
Total: ≈12,000[28]
ISIL: 1,000-1,500 |
| Casualties and losses |
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3,277 killed (2013-2022)
12,280 injured (2013-2022)[29]
 IDF: 4 killed[30] |
4,059-5,189+ killed
[31][32][33] |
Civilian fatalities: 1,539+ Egyptian,[34][35] 219 Russians, 4 Ukrainians, 1 Belarusian,[36] 3 South Koreans,[37] 3 Vietnamese, 2 Germans,[38] 1 Croatian[39]
Total: 5,853–7,353+ killed |
