Egypt
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Mar- 2020 -17 March
AFRICOM cancels North Africa multinational training exercise Phoenix Express over COVID-19 concerns
US Africa Command cancelled the Phoenix Express joint naval security exercise as a precaution to limit the spread of COVID-19
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4 March
Egypt executes special forces officer turned militant Hisham al-Ashmawy
Egypt executed an ex-special forces officer turned top Islamist militant, Hisham Ashmawy, over involvement in several high-profile attacks
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Feb- 2020 -10 February
Egyptian delegation arrives in Gaza after latest Israeli airstrikes
An Egyptian delegation arrived in Gaza seeking to ease tensions after Israel again attacked the enclave with airstrikes in response to projectiles fired by militants
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Jan- 2020 -15 January
Pilot killed in Egypt Air Force fighter jet crash during ‘training activity’ in North Sinai
An Egyptian Air Force pilot was killed when his fighter jet crashed during a "training activity," the Egyptian military said
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7 January
Libya: Haftar’s LNA captures Sirte as UN envoy expresses anger at foreign meddling
LNA forces loyal to rogue Libyan general Khalifa Haftar seized control the coastal city of Sirte as Turkey said it was deploying troops in the country
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Sep- 2019 -28 September
ISIS claims attack on Egyptian security checkpoint in Sinai as Cairo braces for protests
ISIS said Sinai Province fighters attacked an Egyptian security checkpoint in North Sinai, killing 15 soldiers
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Jun- 2019 -26 June
Egypt police officers killed in Islamic State attack in North Sinai
Seven police officers have been killed in a jihadist attack near Arish in restive North Sinai, Egypt's interior ministry said
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6 June
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
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5 June
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
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May- 2019 -20 May
Egypt police carry out raids near Cairo after Giza bus bomb
Twelve suspected jihadists were killed in police raids near Cairo, Egypt's interior ministry said, a day after a bomb blast injured 17 people near the Giza pyramids
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