Incident Summary:

02/26/2015: Assailants abducted Ibrahim Awad, the head of a water distribution company, in Sheikh Zuweid town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Awad's body was found on March 1, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.

GTD ID:
201502260028

When:
2015-02-26

Country:
Egypt

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

North Sinai

City:
Sheikh Zuweid

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Head of Water Distribution Company: Ibrahim Awad
Nationality of Target Egypt
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 1
US Hostages 0
Days of Kidnapping 3
Outcome Hostage(s) killed (not during rescue attempt)
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Sinai Province of the Islamic State No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Sources: 38 suspected militants killed in Egypt's North Sinai," Egypt Independent, February 26, 2015.
"Hosted Product: Sinai Weekly Summary 16 February - 10 March 2015," Israeli Government, March 12, 2015.
"North Sinai water manager kidnapped," Ahram Online, February 26, 2015.