| Islamic State – Egypt Province | |
|---|---|
| الدولة الإسلامية – ولاية مصر | |
 | |
| Dates of operation | 2015 – present |
| Active regions | MainlandEgypt |
| Ideology | Islamic Statism |
| Size | Unknown |
| Part of |  Islamic State |
| Opponents |  Egypt |
| Battles and wars | Insurgency in Egypt (2013–present) |
TheIslamic State – Egypt Province (Arabic:الدولة الإسلامية – ولاية مصر,romanized: ad-Dawla al-Islāmiyya – Wilāyat Miṣr) is one of the twoIslamic State (IS) branches in Egypt, the other beingIslamic State – Sinai Province.
Since 2013, violence in mainland Egypt has escalated and developed into a low-level Islamist insurgency against the Egyptian government.[1][2]
On 20 August 2015, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for thebombings inCairo andGiza, injuring thirty people.[3][4][5][6]
On 11 December 2016, asuicide bomber killed 29 people and injured 47 others atSt. Peter and St. Paul's Church, a chapel next toSaint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, seat of theCoptic OrthodoxPope, inCairo'sAbbasia district.IS claimed responsibility for the attack.[7][8][9]
On 29 February 2017, the group released a propaganda video that targetsCoptic Christians.[10]
On 29 December 2017, inHelwan, Egypt, a gunman opened fire at theCoptic OrthodoxChurch of Saint Menas and a nearby shop owned by a Coptic man, killing ten citizens and a police officer and injuring around ten people.[11][12] The gunman was wounded by police and arrested. Investigators said he had carried out several attacks in the last year.[13][12] Later,Amaq News Agency attributed it to theIslamic State group.[14]
On 2 November 2018, three buses leftMonastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor carryingCoptic Christians on their way to Minya. The Buseswere ambushed by IS fighters around Minya. During the ambush, the first two buses managed to escape with 12 injured passengers however the third bus was unable to escape the ambush and was forced to come to a stop. Seven civilians on board the bus were killed.[15][16]