source: AP; Egypt Independent; Facebook; New Arab; Daily News (Egypt); AFP
actor1: Military Forces of Egypt (2014-)
actor2: Islamic State (Egypt)
location: Bir Al-Abd
notes: Around 3 May 2020, Egyptian military forces engaged in a firefight with alleged Islamic State militants during a raid in Bir Al-Abd (Bir Al-Abd, North Sinai), leaving 18 militants dead. Fatalities and injuries amongst Egyptian soldiers were not reported. Sources in North Sinai report that the dead were actually detainees taken from a police station who were shot and killed in a house in Bir Al-Abd to stage the raid.