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Bomb attack on a mosque in northern Sinai, Eqypt
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angelburst29
The Living Force
monotonic said:Why Egypt, why now?
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2017/11/24/Bomb-attack-targets-mosque-in-Egypt.html
Apparently they were shooting at people fleeing the bomb and at ambulances.
A report that the Egyptian Army and Air Force have located and eliminated 15 of the terrorist involved in the Mosque attack.
Egypt's President Sisi has vowed a tough response to the deadly bombing, with the country's Air Force eliminating militants involved in the terrorist attack.
Egypt Mosque Attackers Carried Daesh Flag, Death Toll Reaches 305 - Prosecutor
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201711251059424795-death-toll-sinai-mosque-attack/
Following Sisi's announcement, local media reported on Friday that Egyptian drones eliminated 15 militants who were involved in the terrorist attack in the Al Rawdah mosque, located to the west of the city of Arish, with the country's Air Force destroying terrorist positions and military equipment the following day.
At the same time, "all the forces of the whole northern Sinai Peninsula have been mobilized in search of the attackers," according to a Sputnik source in the Egyptian security forces.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet, however, Egypt has been fighting a jihadist insurgency in the northern Sinai Peninsula since the army overthrew then-President Mohamed Morsi in 2013. The militants on the Sinai pledged allegiance to the Daesh terrorist group in 2014, and have claimed responsibility for a number of deadly attacks in the region since then.
At least 235 have been killed in a mosque in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula amid an explosion and gunfire.
Egyptian Drones Kill 15 Militants Involved in Attack in Sinai Mosque - Reports
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201711241059407835-egypt-drones-militants-sinai-mosque-attack/
"The armed forces are engaged in searching people, who have attacked the Rawda mosque. All the ways leading to the area have been blocked, at the moment the mopping-up operation is in progress in the village, as well as in all neighboring settlements," the source said, adding that the checkpoints had been strengthened.
Sputnik has spoken with a source in the province's security service, who said that radical militants had threatened representatives of the Sufism trend of Islam before bomb explosion in the mosque. According to another source in the local security services, Friday prayers in the mosque usually gathered up to 500 people, which explains the extremely high death toll.
Egypt's chief prosecutor's office revealed details of the Rawdah mosque terrorist attack during Friday prayers, saying that there were some 25-30 militants involved in the crime, with gunmen carrying a Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) flag.
Egypt's Prosecutor Reveals Sinai Mosque Attackers Carried ISIL Flag
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13960904001509
According to the chief prosecutor, Nabil Sadeq, militants, who arrived at the mosque in the town of Bir al-Abd in five all-terrain vehicles, stationed themselves at the building's main door and windows before opening fire on the worshippers inside, state-run MENA news agency reported.
The death toll in the explosion and gunfire in a mosque on the northern Sinai Peninsula in Egypt has risen to 305 killed, including 27 children, while 128 others were injured.
The deadly bombing Friday of a mosque in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, that killed at least 235 people, received significant condemnation from around the world.
World reacts to horrific attack at Egypt Mosque
http://www.anadoluajansi.com/en/middle-east/world-reacts-to-horrific-attack-at-egypt-mosque-/978087
U.S. President Donald Trump and France President Emmanuel Macron offered their condolences to Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi over the phone, according to an Egyptian presidential statement.
Trump said, Washington stands by Egypt and backs its fight against terrorism, calling the incident “shocking,” the statement read.
Also on Friday, Trump condemned the "horrible and cowardly terrorist attack on innocent and defenseless worshipers" over Twitter.
"The world cannot tolerate terrorism,” he tweeted. “We must defeat them militarily and discredit the extremist ideology that forms the basis of their existence!"
Macron told Sisi, France is in full support of the Egyptian government, saying, “Paris is willing to increase cooperation with Egypt in combatting terrorism which became a global threat.”
The Turkish Foreign Ministry also strongly condemned the incident with a statement issued on its website.
"We strongly condemn the terrorist attack perpetrated today [Nov. 24] on a mosque located in the west of Al-Arish [northern Sinai], causing many casualties and wounded people," the statement said.
"We convey our condolences to the families and brotherly people of Egypt, and wish a speedy recovery to the wounded," it added.
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu also called his Egyptian counterpart during the day to offer condolences.
Stella Kyriakides, the chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, said in a statement: “We must stand firm against the threat of terrorism, which knows no borders.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin, for his part, offered his condolences to Sisi, according to a statement released by the Kremlin.
"We are once again convinced that terrorists are completely alien to the notion of human morality,” Putin asserted.
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May, meanwhile, tweeted: "Appalled by the sickening attack on a mosque in North Sinai. Condolences to all those in Egypt affected by this evil and cowardly act."
The U.K. Foreign Minister Boris Johnson said on Twitter, “Deeply saddened by the abhorrent attack on a mosque in North Sinai, #Egypt. My sincere condolences to all those affected by such a barbaric act.”
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian also weighed in, saying: “I learned with horror of the ignoble attack that hit a mosque in the Northern Sinai, costing the lives of over a hundred worshippers during the Friday prayer.”
Speaking via Twitter, he added: “I send my condolences to the families, as well as to the authorities of the country.”
NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg, also speaking via Twitter, said: "I condemn the barbaric terrorist attack on a mosque in North Sinai. My thoughts are with all those affected and the people of our partner, Egypt."
The Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, issued a statement on the mosque attack in Egypt.
“I am shocked and horrified by today’s terrorist attack in the al-Rawda mosque in Bir-Al-Abed, which killed and injured hundreds of worshippers.
“On behalf of all Canadians, Sophie and I offer our deepest condolences to the friends and families of the victims of today’s attack. We hope for a complete and rapid recovery for all those injured,” he added.
"Canada condemned the attack and stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the people of Egypt in this difficult time."
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Qatari Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani expressed his "strong condemnation" of the attack, according to the press agency QNA. "We express our condolences to the families of the victims and to the Egyptian people, and we wish the injured a speedy recovery,” he said in the message to Sisi.
Kuwait also expressed its condolences to the “Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, his people, his government over “the heinous attack.”
According to the official Saudi News Agency, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz offered condolences over the phone. He said his country stands by Egypt by all means.
For its part, the Bahraini Foreign Ministry confirmed Bahrain's solidarity with Egypt, saying, “We strongly condemn this terror crime which contradicts the principles of Islam and other religions, and humanity,” according to a statement released by the ministry.
Oman and Yemen were also part of the countries that expressed condolences to Egypt.
Condemning the attack, Tunisia called on the international community to set up anti-terror mechanisms in fighting terrorism affectively.
The Head of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj expressed condolences to the Egyptian government and people about the attack in a written statement.
Sudan and Jordan also denounced the attack, and confirmed their firm stand by the Egyptian people in fighting terrorism.
The Gaza-based Palestinian resistance movement Hamas also condemned the deadly bombing, which occurred not far from Egypt’s border with the Gaza Strip.
“Hamas condemns in the strongest terms the criminal bombing targeting worshipers at Al-Rawda Mosque in Sinai’s Bir al-Abd region,” the group said, going on to extend its condolences to the friends and families of the victims.
Hamas also called upon “God Almighty to protect Egypt -- and all Muslim countries -- from misfortune and provide them with safety and stability
angelburst29
The Living Force
A witness states in this article, the terrorist did not speak Egyptian and were "beefy men looking like special forces and all dressed in the same way: black trousers, gray T-shirts, black bulletproof vests and black armbands" and acted in an organized way, which gives me the impression of a military operation being blamed on "Daesh (ISIS or ISIL)? The second article below contains "graphic" photos and video of Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) and none of them are dressed like the terrorists that attacked the Mosque.
It seems the main purpose for the Mosque attack was to kill all the males, while most of the women survived. One family lost 22 males! It was a horrendous pre-meditated crime.
EXCLUSIVE: Egypt Blast: 'They Competed With Each Other to Kill More People'
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201711271059473923-egypt-mosque-attack-militants-witnesses/
Fifteen-year-old Islam Muhammed said that he was at the Al Rawdah mosque when suspected terrorists burst into it last Friday and that his father and his younger brother Adam had gone to the mosque earlier that day.
He said that he came with his other brother Ahmed, but could not approach his father because there were a lot of people inside and they had to take a place at the mosque's door.
"When the Imam was reading a sermon, we heard a loud pop in the street which we thought was a small explosion or a shot. Suddenly, masked men emerged near every door and window [of the mosque], starting to shoot Muslims who were inside," Islam Muhammed said.
He said that some of the suspected terrorists entered the mosque in order to kill people with a shot in the head.
They competed with each other to kill more people. The rest of the militants continued standing at the door and shooting the backs of those who tried to escape," Islam Muhammed added.
According to him, there were about twenty attackers and judging by the way they talked to each other, they were not Egyptians.
He described them as "beefy men looking like special forces and all dressed in the same way: black trousers, gray T-shirts, black bulletproof vests and black armbands."
"They acted in a very organized way. There was a leader who ordered the militants to take their positions and sometimes shouted at them. When many people were killed, he said: 'This is a punishment for insulting the Mujahideen and ignoring their orders,'" Islam Muhammed said, adding that the militants used abusive and obscene words that he said "are out of line with the image of a Muslim.'
He said that he managed to survive after he managed to quickly fall on the floor the moment one of the attackers shot at him. Then Islam Muhammed grabbed his brother's hand and rushed from the mosque.
"We saw the [suspected] terrorists killing those who tried to escape the mosque. We took cover in an ablution room where we sat for half an hour till the shots stopped. Then we went to look for our father. When we entered the mosque, we saw our mother was sitting on the floor beside our father and crying. He was shot in legs and the head," he said.
Islam Muhammed added that his three-year-old brother was brought home after being injured, where his mother received the news about the terrorist attack on the mosque.
Another witness of these horrendous events, a resident of Bir al-Abd village, told Sputnik on condition of anonymity that he lives close to the mosque and that on Friday, he saw five cars with thirty militants approach Al Rawdah. He said that some of them entered the mosque, while others stood outside and shot those who tried to escape.
"When we heard the first shots, we decided that the Egyptian army drills are being held in the area adjacent to the mosque. Nobody could even imagine that someone had attacked the mosque during a prayer," the witness said.
He added that when the militants left the mosque, they detonated four hand grenades nearby, pushed seven hostages into the car and left after the sounds of approaching military aircraft could be heard.
In all, the attack lasted between twenty and thirty minutes," the witness said, adding that his uncle was at the mosque at the time of the attack.
He said that the terrorists carried out different tasks during the attack, with some of them shooting those who moved or spoke. According to him, many were killed for saying the Shahadah, the Muslim declaration of belief in the oneness of God and in Muhammad as his final prophet.
"There is a death toll in each and every family of our village. One family lost 22 men, with the only survivors being women and a twelve-year-old boy who was taken to hospital," the witness concluded.
While the country's authorities have declared a three-day mourning period after the deadly mosque attack, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pledged to respond with "brutal force" against militants, adding that "the army and police will avenge our martyrs and return security and stability with force in the coming short period."
On Sunday, the Al Arabiya broadcaster cited Egyptian army officials as saying that Egyptian military aircraft had struck the terrorists' positions in northern Sinai, destroying the vehicles of terrorists and their weapons depots.
Graphic footage: Egyptian Army annihilates dozens of ISIS fighters in Sinai Province
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/graphic-footage-egyptian-army-annihilates-dozens-isis-fighters-sinai-province/
The Egyptian Army continues to pursue all thinkable measures to quell the jihadist insurgency on the Sinai Peninsula, looking to restore order to the sparsely populated desert governorate and defeat ISIS’ Egyptian franchise branch.
Rare video material released by the Egyptian Air Force shows its warplanes conducting pinpoint airstrikes on ISIS gathering points at undisclosed locations in northern Sinai:
Another video newly released video shows Egyptian tanks and Humvees searching for ISIS militants on the outskirts of Al-Arish City:
In addition, an official spokesperson to the Egyptian Armed Forces released pictures of a recent ISIS attack near the provincial capital that was foiled by government forces, resulting in the death of five Islamic State insurgents with six more critically wounded:
Over the past months, Amaq Agency (main ISIS outlet) has released a string of photos detailing jihadist hit-and-run attacks on the Sinai Peninsula, thus indicating that clashes have escalated between the warring parties.
Although a number of Sinai-based tribes have sworn alligience to Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, ISIS is yet to hold on to any substancial territory in the country.
It seems the main purpose for the Mosque attack was to kill all the males, while most of the women survived. One family lost 22 males! It was a horrendous pre-meditated crime.
The death toll from Friday's explosion and gunfire in a mosque on the northern Sinai Peninsula in Egypt has climbed to 305, including 27 children. Sputnik talked to some of those who managed to survive the bloodbath.
EXCLUSIVE: Egypt Blast: 'They Competed With Each Other to Kill More People'
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201711271059473923-egypt-mosque-attack-militants-witnesses/
Fifteen-year-old Islam Muhammed said that he was at the Al Rawdah mosque when suspected terrorists burst into it last Friday and that his father and his younger brother Adam had gone to the mosque earlier that day.
He said that he came with his other brother Ahmed, but could not approach his father because there were a lot of people inside and they had to take a place at the mosque's door.
"When the Imam was reading a sermon, we heard a loud pop in the street which we thought was a small explosion or a shot. Suddenly, masked men emerged near every door and window [of the mosque], starting to shoot Muslims who were inside," Islam Muhammed said.
He said that some of the suspected terrorists entered the mosque in order to kill people with a shot in the head.
They competed with each other to kill more people. The rest of the militants continued standing at the door and shooting the backs of those who tried to escape," Islam Muhammed added.
According to him, there were about twenty attackers and judging by the way they talked to each other, they were not Egyptians.
He described them as "beefy men looking like special forces and all dressed in the same way: black trousers, gray T-shirts, black bulletproof vests and black armbands."
"They acted in a very organized way. There was a leader who ordered the militants to take their positions and sometimes shouted at them. When many people were killed, he said: 'This is a punishment for insulting the Mujahideen and ignoring their orders,'" Islam Muhammed said, adding that the militants used abusive and obscene words that he said "are out of line with the image of a Muslim.'
He said that he managed to survive after he managed to quickly fall on the floor the moment one of the attackers shot at him. Then Islam Muhammed grabbed his brother's hand and rushed from the mosque.
"We saw the [suspected] terrorists killing those who tried to escape the mosque. We took cover in an ablution room where we sat for half an hour till the shots stopped. Then we went to look for our father. When we entered the mosque, we saw our mother was sitting on the floor beside our father and crying. He was shot in legs and the head," he said.
Islam Muhammed added that his three-year-old brother was brought home after being injured, where his mother received the news about the terrorist attack on the mosque.
Another witness of these horrendous events, a resident of Bir al-Abd village, told Sputnik on condition of anonymity that he lives close to the mosque and that on Friday, he saw five cars with thirty militants approach Al Rawdah. He said that some of them entered the mosque, while others stood outside and shot those who tried to escape.
"When we heard the first shots, we decided that the Egyptian army drills are being held in the area adjacent to the mosque. Nobody could even imagine that someone had attacked the mosque during a prayer," the witness said.
He added that when the militants left the mosque, they detonated four hand grenades nearby, pushed seven hostages into the car and left after the sounds of approaching military aircraft could be heard.
In all, the attack lasted between twenty and thirty minutes," the witness said, adding that his uncle was at the mosque at the time of the attack.
He said that the terrorists carried out different tasks during the attack, with some of them shooting those who moved or spoke. According to him, many were killed for saying the Shahadah, the Muslim declaration of belief in the oneness of God and in Muhammad as his final prophet.
"There is a death toll in each and every family of our village. One family lost 22 men, with the only survivors being women and a twelve-year-old boy who was taken to hospital," the witness concluded.
While the country's authorities have declared a three-day mourning period after the deadly mosque attack, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pledged to respond with "brutal force" against militants, adding that "the army and police will avenge our martyrs and return security and stability with force in the coming short period."
On Sunday, the Al Arabiya broadcaster cited Egyptian army officials as saying that Egyptian military aircraft had struck the terrorists' positions in northern Sinai, destroying the vehicles of terrorists and their weapons depots.
The Egyptian Army continues to pursue all thinkable measures to quell the jihadist insurgency on the Sinai Peninsula, looking to restore order to the sparsely populated desert governorate and defeat ISIS’ Egyptian franchise branch.
Graphic footage: Egyptian Army annihilates dozens of ISIS fighters in Sinai Province
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/graphic-footage-egyptian-army-annihilates-dozens-isis-fighters-sinai-province/
The Egyptian Army continues to pursue all thinkable measures to quell the jihadist insurgency on the Sinai Peninsula, looking to restore order to the sparsely populated desert governorate and defeat ISIS’ Egyptian franchise branch.
Rare video material released by the Egyptian Air Force shows its warplanes conducting pinpoint airstrikes on ISIS gathering points at undisclosed locations in northern Sinai:
Another video newly released video shows Egyptian tanks and Humvees searching for ISIS militants on the outskirts of Al-Arish City:
In addition, an official spokesperson to the Egyptian Armed Forces released pictures of a recent ISIS attack near the provincial capital that was foiled by government forces, resulting in the death of five Islamic State insurgents with six more critically wounded:
Over the past months, Amaq Agency (main ISIS outlet) has released a string of photos detailing jihadist hit-and-run attacks on the Sinai Peninsula, thus indicating that clashes have escalated between the warring parties.
Although a number of Sinai-based tribes have sworn alligience to Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, ISIS is yet to hold on to any substancial territory in the country.
munaychasumaq
Dagobah Resident
The snake is giving its last throes and are the worst otherwise could not explain the tremendous barbarity in their acts. His days of glory are possibly numbered.
