This article is about the Salafist Islamist militant group. For the article on Egyptian government soldiers, see Egyptian Armed Forces.
Soldiers of Egypt
Ajnad Misr
Leaders
Humam Muhammed †[1] Ezz al-Din al-Masri[2]
Dates of operation
20 November 2013[3]–present
Active regions
Cairo, Egypt
Ideology
Salafist jihadism[4]
Opponents
Egyptian security forces[5]
Battles and wars
Insurgency in Egypt
Soldiers of Egypt or Ajnad Misr[6][7] was a Salafist Islamist militant group that has been operating near Cairo, Egypt.[8] The group was founded by Humam Muhammed in 2013, after he split away from the Ansar Bait al-Maqdis militant group.[1] The group claims that its attacks are "retribution" for the August 2013 Rabaa Massacre; notably, the group targets only security forces.[4] It has warned civilians of the presence of bombs that it has placed.[9]
The Cairo Court for Urgent Matters declared the group a terrorist group on 22 May 2014.[10] It has been a Proscribed Organisation in the United Kingdom under the Terrorism Act 2000 since 28 November 2014.[11] The United States Department of State designated it a terrorist organization on 18 December 2014.[12]
On April 5 of 2015, Hammam Mohamed Attiyah, founder of Ajnad Misr was killed during a raid in Cairo. The group confirmed that been succeeded by Ezz al-Din al-Masry.[13][14]
^ ab"Founder of Islamist militant group Ajnad Misr killed: Police spokesman". Ahram Online. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
^"Egypt terrorist group confirms leader's death". Ahram Online. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
^"New Egypt terror group adopting 'lone wolf' approach". Al Monitor. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 18 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
^ ab"Ajnad Misr: The Rise of Homegrown Egyptian Jihadists". Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
^"Ajnad Misr claims 3 more attacks in Cairo area". Long War Journal. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
^"Agnad Misr posts first video of its leader on YouTube". Egypt Independent. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
^"Egypt army hits Sinai militants; new group claims Cairo bomb". Reuters. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
^"Ajnad Misr, Egypt's latest jihadist group". Long War Journal. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
^"Two police officers killed in bomb blasts near Cairo palace". Reuters. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
^"Court designates Ajnad Misr as terrorist group". Mada Masr. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
^Terrorism Act 2000 (11, Schedule 2). 2000.
^"Ajnad Misr reacts to US terrorist designation". Daily News Egypt. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
^"Egypt militant group confirms chief's killing". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
^"Egypt says after deadly blast that 'terror' chief shot". Vanguard ngr. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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