Despite the remarkable military activity of the IS affiliated group 'Sinai Province' in the Sinai Peninsula -- that includes several attacks against army and police checkpoints there -- the group has not claimed responsibility for the aforementioned limited-scale militant attacks against police members and checkpoints in Cairo and Giza. Instead -- and on a regular basis -- two little-known militant groups have claimed responsibility for such attacks; they have even broadcast video footage of some of these operations as a proof of their responsibility. The Interior Ministry said that these groups are affiliated to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group. Moreover, the group released several video messages that contained scenes from militant attacks they committed against police checkpoints or members, whether in Cairo or in nearby cities such as Menufyia governorate. The MB is believed to be in relation with these two militant groups, due to the mention of Kamal's name and other MB members who have been killed in similar raids.

Source: Egypt Independent May 02, 2017 14:15 UTC