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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