As Egypt continues to prepare for an economic summit to be held in Sharm al-Sheikh later this month, attacks on police and army personnel are on the rise. In addition to targeting security forces, attackers have also begun to target businesses, among them telecommunications companies Vodafone, Etisalat, and Mobinil. At least one group has claimed responsibility for the attacks on the businesses, saying it is an attempt to sabotage Egypt’s upcoming conference.

Since the beginning of February, around seventy civilians have been injured, and almost twenty killed. Just over 100 security personnel have been injured, and eighteen killed. According to the armed forces, close to 250 militants have been killed. 

Egypt’s newly appointed Interior Minister, Magdy Abdel-Ghaffar, announced a nationwide security plan, in anticipation of the summit, with the police and military working in coordination with one another. The latest security raids in Sinai have led to the killing of over seventy suspected militants over the course of the past week.

Despite the security measures, the attacks show little sign of slowing. The latest attack in Sinai left one civilian dead and over forty police officers injured after a water tanker loaded with explosives rammed into a police barracks in the city of al-Arish.

Sinai

Feb 5
A conscript was killed and another injured in a drive-by shooting in al-Arish.

Feb 7
Two people were injured when security forces shot at them for breaking a night-time curfew.

Feb 8
Two people were injured when security forces shot at them for breaking curfew.

Feb 9
A civilian was shot dead after being abducted by unknown assailants in Sheikh Zuweid.

Feb 10
Egypt’s ISIS affiliate, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, released a video purportedly showing the beheading of eight Bedouin men it accused of working for the Egyptian and Israeli armies.
A young boy was in critical condition after being shot in the head, during clashes between militants and the army in Rafah
 A conscript was injured when unknown gunmen shot at a security checkpoint in Sheikh Zuweid.

Feb 12
A conscript was shot dead by unknown assailants while on duty in Central Sinai.
Armed assailants attacked the Sheikh Zuweid police station in North Sinai leaving no injuries.

Feb 14
A conscript was injured when unidentified gunmen shot him in the head while on duty in Central Sinai.
Six people, among them two policemen, were severely wounded in a car bombing near a police station in Sheikh Zuweid.

Feb 15
Two attackers were killed in a foiled attempt to bomb a police station in North Sinai’s Sheikh Zuweid. The incident left two conscripts and four civilians injured.

Feb 16
A conscript and two civilians, including a woman, were wounded when unknown assailants shot at a security checkpoint in al-Arish.

Feb 17
A civilian was killed after a stray mortar shell hit his house in Rafah
Two conscripts were injured after unknown assailants shot at a security camp and a checkpoint.

Feb 18
A conscript was shot in the leg while on duty when gunmen attacked his checkpoint.

Feb 20
A civilian was injured in Sheikh Zuweid when security forces asked him to stop, and shot him upon his refusal.

Feb 21
A policeman was killed after unknown assailants hit him with a car near Sheikh Zuweid.

Feb 23
A civilian was shot dead at the hands of unknown assailants in al-Arish’s fish market.

Feb 24
An improvised explosive device went off on Karam al-Qawadi, on a route often taken by security forces. There were no injuries.

Feb 26
A conscript was injured in a border shooting near the Rafah border crossing. The shots were allegedly fired from the Palestinian side of the border. The shooting occurred at the same time as an explosion at the border crossing.
A 5-year-old girl was killed by stray bullet in front of her house in Rafah.
An explosive device detonated in a public park in al-Arish. No casualties were reported.

Feb 27
A senior army officer was killed and another injured when a cross-border tunnel with the Gaza Strip collapsed during an investigation.
A 15-year-old girl was killed and her sister injured  in Rafah after a stray shell hit their home.

Feb 28
A conscript was wounded when armed assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Rafah.

March 1
The Military Spokesperson announced that the Egyptian army killed 173 militants, some of whom were linked to Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, during the month of February.

March 3
A civilian was shot dead and another was abducted by unknown assailants in Sheikh Zuweid.
A conscript was injured when a bomb targeted his tank in al-Arish.

March 4
An explosive device detonated on al-Arish port road, leaving no injuries.

March 5
A conscript was injured when an explosive device targeted his armoured vehicle in al-Arish.

March 8
The Armed Forces announced at least seventy militants have been killed in raids over the course of one week.  

March 9
A roadside bomb killed three soldiers, and wounded three others, in Sheikh Zuweid.

March 10
A roadside bomb killed an army officer and wounded three others in al-Arish.
A civilian was killed and at least forty-six police officers wounded when a water tanker loaded with explosives rammed into a police barracks in al-Arish.

Cairo & Giza

Feb 2
A bomb was defused outside Serag Mall in Nasr City.

Feb 3
Authorities defused two bombs at the Cairo International Airport.
A bomb exploded in Cairo’s downtown Qasr al-Nil Street damaging shop windows. No injuries were reported.

Feb 6
Three bombs detonated in 6 October city on the outskirts of Cairo, leaving no casualties.

Feb 8
Two civilians were injured and several shop fronts smashed in five successive minor bombings in Helwan, south of Cairo. The explosions took place near a KFC restaurant, a school, and a bank.

Feb 13
A homemade bomb targeting a security patrol detonated, killing a police officer and injuring seven police conscripts and one civilian bystander. Militant group Ajnad Masr claimed responsibility.

Feb 18
A civilian road sweeper was killed in an explosion in the vicinity of the October 6 Police Station in Giza

Feb 26
Six blasts at mobile shops Etisalat and Vodafone, as well as at two police stations in Giza left one civilian dead and at least nine, including four police officers, injured. An obscure group, the Popular Resistance Movement, claimed responsibility.

March 2
Two civilians died due to wounds sustained in in a blast outside Egypt’s High Court in Cairo. The blast also left nine injured.
A primitive homemade bomb went off near Nozha police station in Cairo with no injuries reported.
An explosive device exploded in the Maadi district causing damage to two private cars. No casualties were reported.

Mar 5
Five improvised bombs exploded in Matariya district, targeting Vodafone and Mobinil mobile-phone stores. The bombings, which caused no casualties, damaged ten private cars and seven shop facades.

March 6
Four bombs detonated in Cairo’s Zaytoun, Maadi district and Giza 6 of October city in the morning and two more in the afternoon in the crowded districts of al-Marg and al-Amiriya. No casualties were reported.
A homemade bomb exploded on the tram tracks in Mattariya district, leaving no casualties.

March 10
Two men were killed while attempting to make Molotov cocktails in Cairo’s Abu Zaabal district. Four others were injured.

Qalyubeya

Feb 15
A police officer was killed and three others injured when unidentified gunmen attacked a checkpoint in Benha

Feb 27
Three bombs targeting electricity pylons detonated in Qalyubiya. No casualties were reported.

Fayoum

Feb 7
A bomb detonated near a National Bank of Egypt branch in Fayoum with no injuries reported.

Feb 27
A policeman was killed and two conscripts injured during five separate attacks on police targets in Fayoum.

March 5
A homemade bomb went off in front of a policeman’s house and next to his parked car in Fayoum. The blast smashed the car’s glass and the fronts of the house.

March 6
A policeman was injured in a drive-by shooting in Fayoum.

March 10
Two men were killed while attempting to plant a bomb outside a security checkpoint

Aswan

March 1
Two civilians were killed and eleven others, including a police conscript, were injured in a blast outside a police station in Upper Egypt’s Aswan.

March 5
A bomb exploded at Kom Ombo railway station, no casualties reported.

Daqhaliya

Feb 24
The Ministry of Interior arrested two individuals in possession of explosive devices while en route to detonate them at the private residence of the Governor. A third individual escaped, but security forces said they are in the process of tracking him down.

Kafr al-Sheikh

Feb 9
Two policemen were injured when unidentified armed assailants shot at them in Kafr al-Sheikh

Feb 13
A policeman died due to wounds sustained in an attack by unknown assailants on the Kafr al-Sheikh International Road. The attack also left another policeman injured.

Alexandria

Feb 3
A bomb exploded near a gas station. No injuries were reported.
A civilian was killed and three others injured when a bomb targeting a security convoy on the Alexandria-Matrouh highway detonated.

Feb 5
A policeman was injured when an improvised explosive device went off near a military base in Sidi Gaber.

Feb 6
Security forces defused five bombs around the city of Alexandria

Feb 7
A 16-year-old girl was killed and four other civilians injured when an improvised explosive device detonated in al-Asafra.

Feb 10
Three explosive devices detonated outside three separate police stations in Alexandria, leaving ten civilians injured.

Feb 25
Security forces arrested an alleged Brotherhood terrorist cell in Alexandria accused of carrying out thirty-seven operations.

March 9
A blast outside the Carrefour Hypermarket killed one and wounded five others.
Four people were injured in an explosion outside the Harambe Police Station.
A bomb went off in Bab al-Sharq, leaving no injuries.

March 10
Two banks, the National Bank of Egypt and the Emirati NBD Bank, were attacked in Alexandria. Assailants attacked NBE with Molotov cocktails, while unknown gunmen opened fire at NBD. No one was injured.

Sharqiya

Feb 10
Ten civilians were injured when five improvised explosive devices detonated at police stations, a government office, and a railway station in Alexandria.

Feb 28
Four improvised explosive devices exploded, causing an electricity pylon to fall in Sharqiya governorate, which then led to a power outage in the village of Al-Ghafareya.

March 6
Two bombs detonated on railroad tracks and an electricity pylon in Sharqiya, leaving no casualties.

Suez

Feb 9
Security forces found a rocket launch pad, arms, and highly explosive devices in a villa east of the Suez Canal.

Feb 18
A conscript was killed and a police officer injured when unknown armed assailants shot at a security patrol that was securing the Suez-Ismailia road.

Gharbiya

Feb 10
A bomb exploded on the railroad tracks near Mahala Kobra. No casualties were reported.

Feb 15
Two small bombs detonated on the railroad tracks in Kafr al-Zayyat, halting the Cairo-Alexandria train service for hours, and leaving no casualties.

Feb 20
Two men were arrested in Gharbiya while trying to bomb an electricity pylon

Feb 22
An improvised explosive device detonated and another was defused on the railroad tracks between Cairo and Alexandria near Karf al-Zayyat. No injuries were reported.
A homemade bomb went off near the Zifta fire department. No injuries were reported.

March 5
A sound bomb exploded in a bathroom inside Samanod police station. No injuries were reported.

March 7
A policeman and army conscript were killed, and fifteen others injured, in an explosion near the Emirates NDB bank in Mahalla. A third policeman died the next day after having both his legs amputated.

Minya

Feb 7
Three policemen were killed and two injured in an exchange of fire with wanted suspected criminals in a police raid.

Feb 20
A bomb exploded in the city of Samalut in Minya, killing two unidentified suspects who were allegedly en route to plant the device.

Sohag

Feb 10
Three militants and a policeman were injured in an exchange of fire between security forces and dozens of militants from the al-Balabishi village in Sohag, who besieged the Khazan security checkpoint after the killing of two outlaws at the hands of security forces.

Beni Suef

Feb 21
One man was killed and another injured when a bomb in their car went off on Beni Suef’s Nile Bridge while they were en route to detonate it. Two civilians were also injured

Menoufiya

Feb 5
One person was killed and another wounded when unknown assailants firebombed a Kentucky Fried Chicken branch.

Feb 6
A bomb detonated on railroad tracks in Ashmon. No injuries were reported.

March 9
A bomb targeting a Vodafone store in Shebeen al-Kom left no injuries.

Damietta

Feb 27
 A homemade bomb detonated near Damietta police station, leaving no casualties.

Beheira

March 9
A policeman and conscript were injured in a drive-by shooting outside the Franciscan Sisters School.

Image: Photo: A worker clears debris outside a Vodafone branch following a blast, in Cairo February 26, 2015. (Reuters/Mohamed Abdel Ghany)