source: Cairo Now; Al Gomhurriah; Youm7; FJ Portal; Rosa Everyday; Egypt Today; Egypt Window; Al Masry Al Youm (Egypt); Xinhua
actor1: Islamic State (Egypt)
actor2: Military Forces of Egypt (2014-)
location: Gilbana
notes: On 5 December 2019, Egyptian Military Forces and Islamic State militants exchanged fire in Al Jilbana (Bir Al-Abd, North Sinai), after the Egyptian military discovered the militants were plotting attacks on military checkpoints. Three militants were killed, with unknown injuries and fatalities of military forces.