Soldiers of Egypt | |
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Ajnad Misr | |
Leaders | Humam Muhammed † [1] Ezz al-Din al-Masri [2] |
Dates of operation | 20 November 2013 [3] –present |
Active regions | ![]() |
Ideology | Salafist jihadism [4] |
Opponents | Egyptian security forces [5] |
Battles and wars | Insurgency in Egypt |
Soldiers of Egypt or Ajnad Misr [6] [7] was a Salafist Islamist militant group that has been operating near Cairo, Egypt. [8] The group was founded by Humam Muhammed in 2013, after he split away from the Ansar Bait al-Maqdis militant group. [1] The group claims that its attacks are "retribution" for the August 2013 Rabaa Massacre; notably, the group targets only security forces. [4] It has warned civilians of the presence of bombs that it has placed. [9]
The Cairo Court for Urgent Matters declared the group a terrorist group on 22 May 2014. [10] It has been a Proscribed Organisation in the United Kingdom under the Terrorism Act 2000 since 28 November 2014. [11] The United States Department of State designated it a terrorist organization on 18 December 2014. [12]
On April 5 of 2015, Hammam Mohamed Attiyah, founder of Ajnad Misr was killed during a raid in Cairo. The group confirmed that been succeeded by Ezz al-Din al-Masry. [13] [14]
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