source: Hoop
actor1: Islamic State (Egypt)
actor2: Military Forces of Egypt (2014-)
location: Sheikh Zuwayid
notes: On 9 December 2019, Islamic State militants attacked Egyptian soldiers near Sheikh Zuweiyid (Shaykh Zuwayd, North Sinai) when Egyptian soldiers arrived to provide support after Islamic State militants targeted a military vehicle with an IED. An unknown number of soldiers were killed and injured, while there is no information about fatalities of militants. Unknown number of fatalities coded as 3.