Incident Summary:

07/08/2016: Assailants shot and killed Ali El-Baali, a civilian, at his residence in Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.

GTD ID:
201607080011

When:
2016-07-08

Country:
Egypt

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

North Sinai

City:
Sheikh Zuweid

Location Details:
The incident occurred in El Bahr in Sheikh Zuweid city.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Suspected Informant: Ali El-Baali
Nationality of Target Egypt
Additional Information
Hostages No
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
"‘Sinai Province’ assassinates ‘army collaborator’ in Sheikh Zuweid," Daily News Egypt, July 9, 2016.