Number of IS Fighters in Libya Doubles Over the Past Year
U.S. Gen. David Rodriguez, head of Africa Command, has noted intelligence suggests the number of Islamic State (IS) fighters in...
Egypt
Hamas Continues to Aid Terrorism in Egypt
Egypt has accused the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas of training Muslim Brotherhood members to carry out a bombing that killed...
IS Strengthening its Presence in Gaza
Breitbart Jerusalem reports that the Israeli Treasury Department is applying sanctions on three IS leaders tied to financing operations. One...
U.S. Targets IS in Libya Despite Ongoing Unity Talks
A U.S. airstrike targeting a major Islamic State (IS) operative, Noureddine Chouchane, may have killed upwards of 40 IS trainees...
U.S. Conditions IS Libya Fight on Unity Government
February 2, 2016, Secretary of State John Kerry met with officials from 23 nations in Rome to discuss combating IS....
Recent Bombing Illustrates Growing Network of Muslim Brotherhood
Thursday evening, 7 policemen and 3 civilians were killed in an explosion after Giza police forces unsuccessfully defused a bomb....
Aid Between IS and Hamas Threatens Israeli and Egyptian Governments
There are reports that the terrorist organization Hamas has been working along side Islamic State in the Sinai (ISS) to...
Islamic State Egyptian affiliate stays busy, claims hotel bombing
Following up on the October 31st Russian Metrojet bombing, Wilayat Sinai, the Islamic State’s “province” in Egypt, is now claiming responsibility...
Muslim Brotherhood bill in Congress, Islamic finance, Russian plane crash, China-Taiwan summit, Iran-Russia strategy in Syria…
Congress introduces bill to label Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization After American allies Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the United...
Saudi Talks with Hamas Point to Improving Relationship
Last week, Saudi King Salman held talks with Hamas leader, Khaled Meshaal, and other top Hamas officials. The Saudi monarchy...
Islamic State Hits Egyptian Naval Ship with Missile
On July 16, the Islamic State affiliate in Egypt, Wilayat Sinai (Sinai Province), fired a rocket or guided missile at...
Islamic State Claims Italian Consulate Bombing
At approximately 6:15am on July 11, a 450-kilogram car bomb laden exploded near the Italian Consulate in Cairo, Egypt. The...
Stand With Al-Sisi in Egypt
On Wednesday, Islamic State fighters launched a deadly military assault against Egyptian forces, simultaneously attacking some twenty different locations in...
The Islamic State-Muslim Brotherhood War on Egypt
The Sinai Peninsula region has been under bombardment this week. As previously discussed in the Free Fire Blog on Monday...
Egyptian prosecutor killed as Egyptian judiciary continues to sentence Muslim Brothers to death
On the two-year anniversary of the protests that ultimately led to the coup of Egyptian President Morsi, a car bomb...
Suicide Bombing at Luxor Temple Highlights Threat to Egypt Tourism
The Temple of Karnak in Luxor, Egypt was the site of a suicide bomb early Wednesday morning. There is debate...