source: Rassd; Telegram; Al Arabiya; Madamasr
actor1: Islamic State (Egypt)
actor2: Military Forces of Egypt (2014-)
location: Bir Al-Abd
notes: On 27 September 2019, IS militants attacked a checkpoint south of Bir Al-Abd and killed at least 8 soldiers including one officer, although the IS branch claimed that they had killed 15 soldiers. Al Arabiya news source also reported that Egyptian soldiers killed some of the perpetrators, unknown fatalities coded as 3 for this report. 11 fatalities in total.