September 11, 2017 Sinai ambush
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Result
Islamic State Victory
| September 11, 2017 Sinai ambush | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Sinai Insurgency | |||||
 A photo from the Ambush, as seen in Flames of War 2 released by the Islamic State's Al-Hayat Media Center | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 Islamic State |
 Egypt | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||
| Units involved | |||||
 Sinai Wilayah | |||||
| Strength | |||||
| Unknown | 30+ soldiers and police officers | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 1 (VBIED driver) |
18 killed 11 wounded | ||||
The September 11, 2017 Sinai ambush was a coordinated ambush on a police convoy in the North Sinai Governorate of Egypt on September 11, 2017.[1] The attack resulted in the deaths of at least 18 policemen and responsibility was claimed by the Sinai Wilayah of the Islamic State. It was one of the deadliest attacks against Egyptian security forces in 2017.[2]
Since the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état, the Sinai Peninsula has seen an escalation in an insurgency led by militant groups, most notably the Sinai Wilayah of the Islamic State. The group had previously carried out several high-profile attacks, including the July 2017 Rafah attack which killed 23 soldiers.[3]