Islamic State – Sinai Province

branch of the Salafi jihadist group IS, active in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula
Organization terrorist_organization Q21070586
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Summary

Islamic State – Sinai Province is a terrorist organization[1]. It draws 2,414 Wikipedia views per month (terrorist_organization category, ranking #64 of 165).[2]

Key Facts

  • Islamic State – Sinai Province is located in Sinai Peninsula[3].
  • Islamic State – Sinai Province is in the country of Egypt[4].
  • Islamic State – Sinai Province's instance of is recorded as terrorist organization[5].
  • Islamic State – Sinai Province's headquarters location is recorded as Sinai Peninsula[6].
  • Islamic State – Sinai Province's chairperson is recorded as Abu Osama al-Masri[7].
  • Islamic State – Sinai Province's chairperson is recorded as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi[8].
  • November 13, 2014 marks the founding of Islamic State – Sinai Province[9].
  • Islamic State – Sinai Province was dissolved in January 25, 2023[10].
  • Islamic State – Sinai Province was part of the conflict Sinai insurgency[11].
  • Islamic State – Sinai Province's parent organization or unit is recorded as Islamic State[12].
  • Islamic State – Sinai Province's significant event is recorded as Metrojet Flight 9268[13].
  • Islamic State – Sinai Province's significant event is recorded as Rafah terror attack[14].
  • Islamic State – Sinai Province's replaces is recorded as Ansar Bait al-Maqdis[15].
  • Islamic State – Sinai Province's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'ولاية سيناء'}[16].
  • Islamic State – Sinai Province's different from is recorded as North Sinai Governorate[17].
  • Islamic State – Sinai Province's designated as terrorist by is recorded as United States[18].

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Founding

November 13, 2014 marks the founding of Islamic State – Sinai Province[9].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Abu Osama al-Masri[7], a military personnel[19], 1973–2018[20], of Egypt[21] and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi[8], an imam[22], 1971–2019[23], of Ba'athist Iraq[24].

Operations

Islamic State – Sinai Province's headquarters location is recorded as Sinai Peninsula[6]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Islamic State[12].

Dissolution

Islamic State – Sinai Province was dissolved in January 25, 2023[10].

Why It Matters

Islamic State – Sinai Province draws 2,414 Wikipedia views per month (terrorist_organization category, ranking #64 of 165).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . uk.reuters.com. uk.reuters.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . state.gov. state.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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