source: Madamasr; AP
actor1: Military Forces of Egypt (2014-)
actor2: Islamic State (Egypt)
location: Al Arish
notes: On Jan 17, IS militants abducted a Christian police forensic expert while he was traveling in a taxi, North Sinai, close to Al Arish (geoprecision 2, coded as Al Arish). Police Forces clashed with the kidnappers, killing one and injuring 3. 2 policemen were also injured.