location: Rafah
notes: One officer and three soldiers were killed in a bomb attack in the town of Rafah in North Sinai on 8 December. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. However, a security source revealed to local newspaper Al-Watan that the attack was executed by 'Islamic State' (IS)- affiliated group 'State of Sinai'.
target_text: location: Rafah, fatalities: 4