location: Cairo - Al Marg
notes: Egyptian police killed a top Islamic State operative - belonging to the State of Sinai group - in Cairo who was implicated in a string of attacks including the murders of a Croat and an American. The militant was shot dead in an exchange of fire after police tried to arrest him on 8 November in the capitals El-Marg district.
target_text: location: Cairo - Al Marg, fatalities: 1