location: Al Arish
notes: Seven members of Ansar Beit al-Maqdis were killed in a shootout in Egypts Sinai peninsula during a joint operation by police and the army between 13th-15th September. They arrested 17 other militants in a security crackdown days in North Sinai, Al-Ismailiyah and Al-Daqahliyah
target_text: location: Al Arish, fatalities: 7