source: New Arab
actor1: Islamic State (Egypt)
actor2: Military Forces of Egypt (2014-)
location: Rafah
notes: On 19 March 2020, Islamic State militants and Egyptian Military Forces engaged in armed clashes in Rafah (Rafah, North Sinai). That night, Islamic State militants began by firing mortar shells at the Egyptian Military Forces before advancing on them in an armed attack using heavy weapons. The clashes lasted for approximately one hour, with witnesses reporting that members of the Egyptian Military Forces died and were wounded, while no reports have emerged about fatalities or injuries amongst the Islamic State. [unknown number of fatalities coded as 10].