source: Xinhua; Twitter; Al Masry Al Youm (Egypt); Egypt Independent
actor1: Military Forces of Egypt (2014-)
actor2: Islamic State (Egypt)
location: Al Arish
notes: As reported on December 12, in the past few days the Egyptian army killed at least 27 Islamic State militants during clashes in North Sinai. Coded as three battles between December 10-12 with fatalities spread across these events.