Sinai tribes participate in military action against jihadi organizations
Over the past few days, the Sinai Tribes Union has issued statements on confrontations between tribesmen and members of the IS-affiliated Sinai Province organization.
Military confrontations against extremist groups in Sinai have expanded to include Sinai tribes as well as the Egyptian army.
On Dec. 18, the Sinai Tribes Union website published pictures of an operation carried out by tribesmen in El-Ajra area, in the south of Rafah, against members of extremist groups. And on Dec. 19, the union's official website published video clips of a clash between tribesmen and two members of jihadi groups in the village of El-Ajra in North Sinai. Both operations resulted in the killing of the jihadi members.
The Sinai Tribes Union operations are running in coordination with the Egyptian army, as the union issued a statement Dec. 1 regarding an operation against what they described as the “dangerous terrorist jihadi leaders … with air and field cover from the Egyptian armed forces.”
The statement added that “dozens of explosive devices prepared for detonation were found along with around a ton of explosive materials, weapons, equipment, wireless communication devices and wires used in terrorist acts.”
