Egyptian War on Terror in Sinai

Sinai insurgency (2011–present)

Part of the Arab Winter, the Egyptian Crisis, and the Insurgency in Egypt (2013–present)

Map of the Sinai Peninsula.
(For a more detailed map of the current military situation in Sinai, see .)

Date	5 February 2011 – present (7 years, 6 months and 2 weeks)
Location	Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
Status	Ongoing

Belligerents

Egypt

United Arab Emirates (occasional counterterrorism missions)

Support:

Israel

Islamists:

Ansar Bait al-Maqdis (until late 2014)
Al-Qaeda
- Tawhid al-Jihad
- Al-Qaeda in Sinai Peninsula (from late 2011)
- Abdullah Azzam Brigades
- Ansar al-Sharia
Hasm Movement
Bedouin tribesmen
Jund al-Islam
Popular Resistance Movement
Takfir wal-Hijra
Army of Islam
Al Furqan Brigades
Soldiers of Egypt

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (from 2014)

Commanders and leaders

Sedki Sobhi
(2014–present)
Mohammed el-Shahat
Osama Askar
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
(2012–present)
Ahmed Wasfi
(2012–2014)
Hussein Tantawi
(2011–2012)

Sami Anan
(2011–2012)

Muhammad al-Zawahiri (POW)
Abd El-Fattah Salem (POW)
Fayez Abu-Sheta †
Youssif Abo-Ayat †
Saed Abo-Farih †

Abu Osama al-Masri (ISIL Emir of Wilayat Sinai)

Shadi el-Manaei

Selim Suleiman Al-Haram †

Strength

Total: 25,000 (41 battalions)

Total: ~12,000

ISIL: 1,000–1,500

Casualties and losses

500–1000 killed

1,100–2,000+ killed

Civilian casualties: 500+ Egyptian, 219 Russians, 4 Ukrainians, 1 Belarusian, 6 Israeli, 4 South Korean, 1 Croatian
Yamam: 2 killed
IDF: 1 killed
Total: 2,371–4,735+ killed