Sinai Province (ISIS) Escalating its Violent Islamist Campaign against Egypt

Highlights Sinai Province destroys an Egyptian naval vessel using a Surface-to-Surface missile. Egyptian government gives contradictory versions of the event and threatens to jail journalists who publish non-government approved narratives. In June, Sinai Province launched a major conventional armed offensive against Egyptian forces stationed in North Sinai, killing over 70 soldiers in a span of...