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Historical Values
Year Value
2018 Harakat Sawa’d Misr (HASM): aim(s): overthrow the Egyptian Government area(s) of operation: Cairo, Nile Delta, Western Desert (April 2018) | Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)-Sinai: aim(s): spread the ISIS caliphate by eliminating the Egyptian Government, destroying Israel, and establishing an Islamic emirate in the Sinai area(s) of operation: operational throughout Egypt, primarily in North Sinai note: formerly known as Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis; core ISIS refers to Egypt as its Wilayat Sina
2018 al-Qa'ida (AQ): aim(s): overthrow the Egyptian Government and, ultimately, establish a pan-Islamic caliphate under a strict Salafi Muslim interpretation of sharia area(s) of operation: maintains a longtime operational presence and established networks (April 2018) | Army of Islam (AOI): aim(s): disrupt the Egyptian Government's efforts to provide security and, ultimately, establish an Islamic caliphate area(s) of operation: operational mainly in Cairo and the Sinai Peninsula note: associated wit
2019 Harakat Sawa’d Misr (HASM): aim(s): overthrow the Egyptian Government area(s) of operation: Cairo, Nile Delta, Western Desert (2018) | Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)-Sinai Province: aim(s): spread the ISIS caliphate by eliminating the Egyptian Government, destroying Israel, and establishing an Islamic emirate in the Sinai area(s) of operation: operations are based out of the Sinai Peninsula, but its reach extends to Cairo, the Egyptian Nile Valley, and Gaza; operations mainly target E
2019 al-Qa'ida (AQ): aim(s): overthrow the Egyptian Government and, ultimately, establish a pan-Islamic caliphate under a strict Salafi Muslim interpretation of sharia area(s) of operation: maintains a longtime operational presence and established networks (2018) | Army of Islam (AOI): aim(s): disrupt the Egyptian Government's efforts to provide security and, ultimately, establish an Islamic caliphate area(s) of operation: operational mainly in Cairo and the Sinai Peninsula note: associated with ISIS
2020 Army of Islam; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham – Sinai Province; Mujahidin Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem; al-Qa’ida (2019) | note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T
2021 Army of Islam; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham Sinai Province; Mujahidin Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem; al-Qa ida note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T
2022 Army of Islam; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham Sinai Province (ISIS-SP); al-Qa ida note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T
2023 Army of Islam; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham Sinai Province (ISIS-SP); al-Qa ida note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T
2024 Army of Islam; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham Sinai Province (ISIS-SP); al-Qa ida note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide
2025 Army of Islam; Harakat Sawa'd Misr (HASM); Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham Sinai Province (ISIS-SP); al-Qa ida note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide