source: New Arab
actor1: Islamic State (Egypt)
actor2: Military Forces of Egypt (2014-)
location: Bir Al-Abd
notes: On 4 October 2020, Islamic State militants and Egyptian military forces engaged in armed clashes after the Islamic State attacked the military forces in Bir Al-Abd (Bir Al-Abd, North Sinai), killing 2 Egyptian soldiers. Whether or not there were fatalities sustained by the Islamic State was not reported.