source: New Arab
actor1: Islamic State (Egypt)
actor2: Military Forces of Egypt (2014-)
location: Al Muqataah
notes: On 1 January 2021, Islamic State militants targeted a foot force from the Egyptian military forces with an IED in Al Muqataah (Rafah, North Sinai), killing 1 soldier and wounding 3 others during an escalation of violence while the Egyptian military undertakes security operations against an Islamic State stronghold in Al Muqataah.