In an unprecedented and critical development in attacks targeting police and army personnel in recent years, a little-known and unaffiliated militant group called Lewaa El-Thawra (Revolution Brigade) on Saturday claimed responsibility for assassinating a high-ranking army officer who is head of the army’s ninth armour division, Major Adel Ragaai. On Saturday at dawn, the head of the Egyptian army’s ninth armour division was killed after being subjected to an assassination operation, the army media office told Daily News Egypt. Following the assassination operation, the group Lewaa El-Thawra claimed responsibility for the act on its Twitter account. On the ground in the tumultuous North Sinai region, confrontations between the Islamic State (IS)-affiliated group Sinai Province and army and police forces continue to rise. Atta claims the militant group Lewaa El-Thawra originated as part of the Brotherhood militias that were established during the time when Morsi and his regime were being ousted from power..

Source: Daily News Egypt October 22, 2016 16:52 UTC