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Operation Sinai
Part of Sinai insurgency
Map of the Sinai Peninsula
Date 7 August 2012—ongoing (5 months and 4 weeks) Location Sinai Peninsula, Egypt Status Ongoing
Belligerents
Egypt Egyptian Armed Forces Central Security Forces Egyptian National Police	Islamist militants
Commanders and leaders
Mohammad Morsi  Sami Anan
Casualties and losses
21 killed, 36 wounded[1]	32 killed, 38 arrested
2 civilians killed, 6 wounded.[2] Total: 55 killed

Operation Sinai is an ongoing Egyptian military campaign, launched early August 2012, against Islamic militants within the Sinai Peninsula to crush the Sinai Insurgency. The operation came as a direct response to the 2012 Egyptian-Israeli border attack on 5 August 2012. The operation was initially reported as part of "Operation Nisr" (Operation Eagle), but on 3 September 2012, the Egyptian army issued a statement requesting media sources to use the official name "Operation Sinai."^[3][4]

Contents [hide] 1 Background 2 August 2012 3 September 2012 4 October 2012 5 References 6 External links

[edit]Background

The Sinai insurgency began in February 2011, during the events of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. As a result of distabilization of Egyptian government, various insurgent groups, including mostly Bedouins, began to undermine central authority of Egypt. As a result, Egyptian interim government poured troops into the Sinai peninsula on 15 August 2011, in what became known as Operation Eagle.

The 2012 Egyptian–Israeli border attack, which led to Operation Sinai, occurred on 5 August 2012, when armed men ambushed an Egyptian military base in the Sinai Peninsula, killing 16 soldiers and stealing two armored cars, which they used to infiltrate into Israel. The attackers broke through the Kerem Shalom border crossing into Israel, where one of the vehicles exploded. They then engaged in firefight with soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces, during which six of the attackers were killed. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi vowed to retake the Sinai Peninsula and declared three days of mourning.

[edit]August 2012

A few days after the 2012 Egyptian-Israeli border attack, forces from Egypt’s army and the police engaged in an operation against armed men who have bee