| Salafiya Jihadiya in the Sinai | |
|---|---|
| السلفية الجهادية في سيناء | |
| Founder | Mohammed Al-Zawahiri |
| Dates of operation | 2012 - present |
| Country | Egypt,Gaza Strip |
| Ideology | |
| Allies |  Al-Qaeda |
| Opponents |  Israel Hamas |
Salafiya Jihadiya in the Sinai (Arabic:السلفية الجهادية في سيناء,romanized: al-Salafīyah al-jihādīyah fī Sīnāʼ,lit. 'Salafi Jihadist Movement in the Sinai') is an Egyptian/GazanSalafi Jihadist militant organization with ties to Al-Qaeda.
Salafiya Jihadiya in theSinai was established in 2012 byMohammed al-Zawahiri,[1] it was created in order to fightEgyptian Security Forces andIsraeli forces in the Sinai andGaza Strip.[2]
The group, and many other groups in the Sinai Peninsula, has ties withAl-Qaeda,[3] and was one of the many groups who committed terrorist attacks on civilians and Egyptian Armed Forces during many periods of terrorist attacks in the Sinai in 2012 through 2013.[4]
Ever since the creation of the militant group, Al-Salafiya Al-Jihadiya has battled Egyptian Forces and Israeli Forces in-and-out the Gaza strip,[5] but it is mostly considered a lone group since both the Salafist organizations,Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigade and thePIJ don't fully recognize themselves an ally of Al-Salafiya Al-Jihadiya in the Sinai.[6]
