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Egyptian soldiers in Sinai. (AFP/file)

March 30th, 2017 - 12:00 GMT

Daesh beheads two Sufi sheikhs in Sinai

The extremist group Daesh appears to be expanding its power in Egypt's Sinai, policing shipments of cigarettes and beheading Sufi sheikhs.

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April 23rd, 2014 - 06:00 GMT

Inside Egypt's new threat: Ansar Beit al Maqdis

An Egyptian soldier stands guard in the Sinai peninsula. Islamist-led attacks in the restive region have been on the rise since Morsi's ouster in July. (AFP/File)

January 29th, 2014 - 04:26 GMT

Egyptian army cracks down on Islamist militants in Sinai

An Egyptian policeman stands guard near the scene of a bomb that targeted the convoy of Egyptian Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim in Cairo on September 5, 2013. An Al Qaeda inspired group have claimed responsibility for the attack. (AFP)

September 8th, 2013 - 05:47 GMT

Jihadist group claim responsibility for attack on Egyptian interior minister

View from Mount Sinai (Wikimedia Commons/ Wilson44691)

August 10th, 2013 - 10:14 GMT

Israeli drone strike targets Sinai jihadists