Incident Summary:

05/17/2020: Assailants attacked civilians in Qabr Umayr, North Sinai, Egypt. At least three people and nine assailants were killed and eight people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.

GTD ID:
202005170016

When:
2020-05-17

Country:
Egypt

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

North Sinai

City:
Qabr Umayr

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 Civilians
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
Additional Information Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here.
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 12 Fatalities / 8 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 12
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 9
Total Number of Injured 8
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Province of Sinai targets Union of Sinai Tribes fighters in Sheikh Zuwayed, coronavirus reaches central Sinai," Mada Masr, July 15, 2020.
"Militants launch attacks on North Sinai tribes following renewed call to mobilize alongside Armed Forces," Mada Masr, June 10, 2020.
"‘Three civilians killed’ in militant attack in Egypt’s Sinai," BBC Monitoring, May 18, 2020.