source: Al Masry Al Youm (Egypt); Cairo Now; FJ Portal; Masr Alarabia; AFP; El Fagr News; Xinhua; Facebook; Youm7; Misr5; AP; Egypt Today; Egyptian Streets; New Arab; Al Shorouk; Al Ahram; Daily News (Egypt)
actor1: Military Forces of Egypt (2014-)
actor2: Islamic State (Egypt)
location: Sheikh Zuwayid
notes: On 9 February 2020, Islamic State militants launched simultaneous attacks against Egyptian Military Forces at 3 checkpoints south of Sheikh Zuweiyid (Shaykh Zuwayd, North Sinai), shooting at Egyptian soldiers and using heavy weapons and rocket-propelled grenades in the attack. Egyptian Military Forces responded to the attack and used air support to fight back the militants and destroy one of their vehicles. 7 Egyptian soldiers were reportedly killed and 4-10 Islamic State militants killed.