source: Egypt Today; International Christian Concern; Al Bawaba; Amnesty International; Egyptian Streets; FJ Portal; Madamasr; AFP; AP; The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
actor1: Police Forces of Egypt (2014-)
actor2: Islamic State (Egypt)
location: Al Arish
notes: On 11 February 2020, Egyptian Police Forces raided 2 alleged Islamic State hideouts in Al Arish (Al Arish, North Sinai), killing 17 people in total in a shootout. The Egyptian government claims Police Forces found a number of weapons belonging to the militants.