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On January 25, ISIS cells in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula targeted a Humvee armored vehicle of the Egyptian military with a heavy improvised explosive device (IED) as it was passing to the west of the city of Bir al-Abd.
Egyptian news sources confirmed that the IED attack claimed the lives of five Egyptian service members, who were identified as: Cpt. Mohamed Atef, Cpt. Ayman Mohamed al-Sayed; Sgt. Mohammed Rashid; Pvt. Muhammad Tharwat; Pvt. Walid Tariq.
ISIS news agency, Amaq, released on January 28 footage showing the aftermath of the deadly attack, which left the targeted vehicle completely destroyed.
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ISIS cells in Sinai have been relying on IED attacks as a low-cost, low-risk tactic to inflict serious losses on Egyptian government forces.
The Egyptian military, security forces and tribal forces conduct operations against ISIS’ remaining cells in the Sinai Peninsula on a regular basis. The terrorist group has been waging an insurgency in the strategic region for more than eight years, with no end in sight.