source: Facebook
actor1: Military Forces of Egypt (2014-)
actor2: Islamic State (Egypt)
location: Bir Al-Abd
notes: Around 21 May 2021 (as reported), Egyptian military forces engaged in armed clashes with Islamic State militants who were holding 3 kidnapped civilians in Amoriya village in Bir Al-Abd (Biear Al Abd, North Sinai). Two militants and one of the civilians were killed, while the other 2 civilians were released.