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| Operation Martyr's Right | |||||
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| Part of the Sinai insurgency | |||||
 Map of the Sinai Peninsula. | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
 Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (2015–present) Mohamed Ahmed Zaki (2018–present) Sedki Sobhi (2015–18) Mahmoud Tawfik (2018–present) Magdy Abdel Ghaffar (2015–18) |
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Security forces: 10 soldiers killed 3 humvees destroyed |
 1,013 militants killed[3] | ||||
Operation Martyr's Right was a military operation conducted by the Egyptian Armed Forces in cooperation with the Egyptian National Police officers, aimed at rooting out and killing jihadist militants.[4]
The operation was officially launched on 7 September 2015.[5][6] It is considered to be the largest military action in the Sinai Peninsula in months.[7] The operation targets sites in all towns in northern area of the peninsula.
A part of the larger background of an international campaign against the Islamic State, over two hundred militants tied to the terrorist group have been reported dead.[4]
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- ^ "Islamic State's Egypt affiliate urges attacks on judges - recording". Reuters UK. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Egypt says killed 55 militants in Sinai, two soldiers killed". Reuters. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Egypt military says two soldiers, 64 militants killed in Sinai". Ahram Online. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Egypt in 'major operation' in Sinai, 29 militants killed". Hurriyet Daily News. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Egypt's army starts North Sinai Operation 'The Martyr's Right'; reports 29 'terrorists' killed". Ahram Online. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "The Martyr's Right is Egypt's largest military action in North Sinai in months: Sources". Ahram Online. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.