Violent attack on an Egyptian Armed Forces checkpoint
Rafah terror attack
Part of the Sinai Insurgency
Date
July 7, 2017
Location
Rafah, Egypt
Belligerents
Egyptian Armed Forces
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Sinai Province
Strength
30 soldiers
100 terrorists
13 car
Casualties and losses
20 killed
3 injured
46 killed
6 cars destroyed
66 total killed
The Rafah terror attack was a terrorist attack conducted by the Islamic State – Sinai Province on an Egyptian Armed Forces checkpoint in Rafah in North Sinai on 7 July 2017 and resulted in the death and injury of 23 Egyptian soldiers, including the high-ranking El-Sa'ka officer, Col. Ahmed Mansi. 46 terrorists were killed and six cars of the militants were destroyed in the attack.[1][2][3]
Following the attack, multiple domestic and international reactions condemned the attack, included Al-Azhar, the Coptic Orthodox Church, UAE, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States, Bahrain, Germany, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Palestine, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia.[4]
^"International community condemns Rafah terror attack". Egypt Today. 8 July 2017.
^"Egyptian army: 40 militants involved in Sinai attack killed". Al Arabiya. 7 July 2017.
^"The Rafah Terror Massacre". Israel Defense. 9 July 2017.
^"North Sinai Attack: 26 Soldiers Killed or Wounded, 40 Terrorists Killed". Egyptian Streets. 7 July 2017.
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