The bloody terrorist attack in Egypt

Confirmed information about casualties among the Egyptian security forces in the attack of militants on the sinai peninsula. Gunmen approached a checkpoint in the province of North sinai and threw grenades at a military facility. After a series of explosions of grenades, the terrorists opened heavy fire on the checkpoint on duty on the Egyptian military. According to the latest data, as a result of militant attacks in North sinai killed six Egyptian soldiers.

Another four received injuries of varying severity. The attack was carried out in the administrative center of the province – the city of al-arish. The population of this city is around 150 thousand people. Responsibility for the attack on the checkpoint took on the terrorists of the so-called "Islamic State" (*banned in russia). Sinai terrorists of this structure is still quite strong.

It is first and foremost about the terrorist group "Ansar beit" (*), the leaders of which had previously sworn allegiance to ISIS (*). After reduction of the area of the territories controlled by ISIL (*) in Syria and Iraq, the surviving terrorists are trying to look for new areas of influence in the middle east. Egypt is no exception. It is noteworthy that before the Egyptian authorities took the decision to extend the state of emergency in the country. Pe was introduced by the president in april this year after the terrible terrorist attacks that claimed 45 lives.