source: New Arab; Madamasr; AP; Egypt Independent
actor1: Military Forces of Egypt (2014-)
actor2: Islamic State (Egypt)
location: Al Arish
notes: Around 19 April 2021 (as reported), Egyptian military forces killed 3 militants belonging to the Islamic State in an unspecified location in North Sinai, coded as Al Arish (Al Arish 2, North Sinai). During the fire fight between the Islamic State and military forces, a suicide belt detonated. The militants were allegedly involved in the killing of a Coptic Christian man that was publicized in an Islamic State propaganda video.