source: Akhbar Al Youm (Egypt); FJ Portal; Egypt Today; Cairo Now; Youm7; Xinhua; AFP; Al Gomhurriah; Al Masry Al Youm (Egypt); Facebook; Soutalomma; Masr Alarabia; Dotmsr
actor1: Military Forces of Egypt (2014-)
actor2: Islamic State (Egypt)
location: Bir Al-Abd
notes: On or before 16 March 2020, Egyptian Military Forces claimed they engaged in a firefight with Islamic State militants during a raid in Bir Al-Abd (Bir Al-Abd, North Sinai), where 6 militants were killed. The announcement came 6 days after witnesses in Bir Al-Abd reported that the Egyptian Military Forces brought 12-15 detainees into the city, shot them, and photographed the bodies with weapons placed next to them. These witnesses alleged that the Egyptian Military Forces were planning on using the photos in the future to fabricate reports about a raid in which they defeated Islamic State militants.