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Islamic State attacks 15 military bases in Sinai Peninsula, at least 74 dead

Jul 1, 2015 11:29 am By Robert Spencer

Sinai Islamic State attackObama’s JV team continues to play above its level, while Western leaders wave away the threat it poses by assuring their people that what it does has nothing to do with its stated motives, principles and goals.

“UPDATE: Sinai attack death toll reaches 74,” AFP, July 1, 2015 (thanks to Lookmann):

CAIRO – Thirty-six Egyptian soldiers and civilians as well as 38 Islamic State group militants were killed in attacks and clashes in the Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday, security and medical officials said.

The officials said most of those killed by militants were soldiers.

Some reports says up to 15 military bases were attacked.

The jihadists attacked checkpoints and engaged in firefights with the army and police in a north Sinai town.At least 20 people were killed Wednesday in a series of attacks on security forces in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula claimed by Islamic State group militants, state media reported.

The jihadists launched simultaneous attacks against military checkpoints in the region, one with a powerful car bomb, the authorities said.

“It’s war. The battle is ongoing,” a senior military official told AFP.

Other security and medical officials said ambulances could not get to the scene of the attacks because of heavy fighting in which the military brought in Apache helicopters.

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  1. miriamrove says

    Jul 1, 2015 at 11:52 am

    Ramadan bomb- A- thon and blood shed in full swing! May Allah have mercy on all of us! M

    • Don McKellar says

      Jul 1, 2015 at 12:05 pm

      Allah has no mercy.

      Only hate, terror, persecution, lies, violence, perversion, and death.

      But you’re right! It’s full on Ramadanadingdong time!

    • Huck Folder says

      Jul 1, 2015 at 2:09 pm

      But look at the numbers – 36 white hats vs 38 black hats – that’s a war of attrition, a war IS must lose.
      There are supposedly 30-50,000 of them, while the Egyptian Army is estimated to number around 468,500 personnel, in addition there are 1,000,000 reservists for a total of 1,468,500 strong.

      That’s a ratio of nearly 30:1 against IS.

      BTW, I always had a wry smile when all the leftard and moslem (sinislam) talking heads wept in their beer over Israel’s ‘disproportionate’ battle statistics. With Jews, let alone just Israelis, outnumbered 100:1 by the zombie worshipers of mo/Shaitan, that is the ratio the mozombs should expect as truly ‘proportionate’.

      • Stephen Rohaty says

        Jul 2, 2015 at 7:26 am

        You are looking at the wrong numbers. In a population of 87,000,000, over 68,000,000 are mohammadans. That means they are ordered by their god to kill infidels. They may not be card carrying al quaeda or isis, but they are certainly willing supporters.

  2. Charli Main says

    Jul 1, 2015 at 12:10 pm

    Perhaps jahadis getting killed during Ramadan is so pleasing to Allah that he gives them a DOUBLE helping of virgins, sweet little boys and TWO herds of sexy female goats.

    • Lookmann says

      Jul 1, 2015 at 12:23 pm

      Hi Charlie !

      …………..and TWO herds of sexy female goats

      ROFL ! . You had me in splits.

  3. William says

    Jul 1, 2015 at 12:41 pm

    Egypt is in for a lot of grief. They are dealing with a multi-headed hydra. Chopping the heads – one Islamic terrorist group here, another there – of this Lernaean monster is not going to finish it off until its immortal head, Islam, is severed. If El-Sisi fails, which is very possible, and if the MB get back into power, they – the MB – won’t be as nice like the last time around.

    • Angemon says

      Jul 1, 2015 at 12:55 pm

      William posted:

      “If El-Sisi fails, which is very possible, and if the MB get back into power, they – the MB – won’t be as nice like the last time around.”

      In which case, popular reaction would be stringer than last time and Egypt would find itself in a civil war. The Copts would be attacked from all sides.

    • underbed cat says

      Jul 2, 2015 at 1:12 pm

      What is now happening in Cairo is Ramadan revenge against Sisi. This morning watching the news which ended without incident I remember thinking with all the first respond teams arriving in vehicles who checks the vehicles.

  4. zulu says

    Jul 1, 2015 at 1:04 pm

    The sick ambitions of a caliphate bent on carnage: Chilling map predicts where ISIS will seize new land, strike the West with ‘lone wolf attacks’ and awaken ‘sleeper cells’… all before the end of Ramadan

    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3134534/The-sick-ambitions-caliphate-bent-carnage-Chilling-map-predicts-ISIS-seize-new-land-strike-West-lone-wolf-attacks-awaken-sleeper-cells-end-Ramadan.html#ixzz3eezphqUv

  5. John C. Barile says

    Jul 1, 2015 at 1:16 pm

    I suppose that Islamic State’s Sinai affiliate would like to set-up shop in El-Arish and raise their flag there.

    • Godwin says

      Jul 1, 2015 at 3:33 pm

      Most likely Al-sisi will send a SOS to Israel for help.

      • John C. Barile says

        Jul 1, 2015 at 8:01 pm

        Yes. And has.

  6. Mohammed says

    Jul 1, 2015 at 7:04 pm

    How is this possible? They would have to pass though Jerusalem or Saudi Arabia, unless they took a boat from Syria across which is unlikely.

    • duh_swami says

      Jul 2, 2015 at 7:36 am

      Most likely those were Egyptian jihadists, already in the area that at some point swore allegiance to ISIS. The same thing with Boko Haram, they swore allegiance to ISIS also, so you could say that future Boko Haram attacks are ISIS attacks in Nigeria….

  7. TheBuffster says

    Jul 2, 2015 at 1:38 am

    So, what’s on for the 4th of July? 🙁

  8. duh_swami says

    Jul 2, 2015 at 7:26 am

    Don’t worry, Rasool has ISIS on the run…He has a secret plan to destroy them that’s so secret even he does not know about it…And neither do his Arab coalition partners who don’t understand his refusal to arm the Kurds, so they are threatening to do it themselves without US help.

  9. John C. Barile says

    Jul 2, 2015 at 8:05 am

    This is a major offensive by IS in the Sinai. Ramadan for IS becomes like the Viet Cong’s Tet Offensive. They are going for broke, coming out in force, out in the open.

    Fighting is still going on–perhaps IS is spent and Egypt is cleaning them out. IS tried to take territory, tried seizing the town of Sheikh Zuweid and cutting-off the Egyptian part of Rafah, IS was assisted by Hamas’ al-Qassam Brigades. Hamas’ military wing chafes from Egypt’s closure of Hamas’ tunnels and interception of smuggled arms.

  10. Guy Macher says

    Jul 3, 2015 at 9:43 am

    I thankful they weren’t the varsity squad.

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