source: Facebook; New Arab
actor1: Islamic State (Egypt)
actor2: Civilians (Egypt)
location: Bir Al-Abd
notes: On 5 March 2020, Islamic State militants kidnapped 2 civilians from their car and shot a third civilian as he ran away from the car in Bir Al-Abd (Bir Al-Abd, North Sinai). The whereabouts of the kidnapped civilians are unknown, while the third civilian was injured. The kidnappings are part of a recent Islamic State campaign to capture civilians they believe to be cooperating with the Egyptian Military Forces.