Terrorist attacks in North Sinai intensified in 2013 following the removal of elected President Mohamed Morsi in a military coup.
![Pakistani army [GETTY]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/2EA2D1E7-942E-4A7F-B387-15BC73F440D0.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=BQhpWELo "Pakistani army [GETTY]")
![Al-Shabaab [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/7D8FF848-EEF3-4A76-AB8D-28FC2F3E6AB2.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=aw2iWmjG "Al-Shabaab [AFP]")
